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1914 |
Obituary for the Rev. Jānis Neibuks |
Latvian Baptists |
The Rīga-based Latvian Baptist periodical Avots carried this obituary for the Rev. Jānis Neibuks (1849-1914) in its March 19, 1914, issue. Neibuks had served the First Lettish Baptist Church in Philadelphia from 1904-1909, but then moved to Boston, where he was pastor until 1913. Illness forced him to step away from the ministry, but after recuperating he began mission work through the Chicago congregation. Niebuks also served the small Latvian Baptist congregation in Sussex County, Virginia. Before his death, he had returned to Philadelphia to once again lead the congregation there. The obituary was written by the Rev. Jānis Kvietiņš, then pastor of the Baptist congregation in New York. |
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1910 |
Drawing of the First Lettish Baptist Church, Philadelphia |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
A drawing of the First Lettish Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published in the April 28, 1910, edition of the Rīga-based periodical Avots. The building at 855 Preston Street was a two-story house that the congregation began using in 1910 but quickly outgrew. The illustration was created by J.W. Celms. |
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1902 |
Amerikas Latvietis |
Immigrant press |
Amerikas Latweetis (Amerikas Latvietis, American Latvian) was published in Philadelphia from 1902-1905. |
