Letters from H. C. Willis of the Coffee County Council of Defense in Kinston, Alabama, to Lloyd M. Hooper in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Willis tells Hooper about a "holiness, or some kind of jack-leg preacher . . . making unpatriotic and pro-german utterances" during his sermons: " . . . it is reported that he made the statement that no Christian would fight in this war and that every man or boy who went...
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Alabama documents Letters from H. C. Willis of the Coffee County Council of Defense in Kinston, Alabama, to Lloyd M. Hooper in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Alabama documents Hooper, Lloyd M.; Willis, H. C.; Alabama. State Council of Defense (1917-1919); World War, 1914-1918--Home front; World War, 1914-1918--War work; Coffee County (Ala.) |
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In the letter Willis tells Hooper about a "holiness, or some kind of jack-leg preacher . . . making unpatriotic and pro-german utterances" during his sermons: " . . . it is reported that he made the statement that no Christian would fight in this war and that every man or boy who went to fight the Germans was bound for hell." The minister has also spoken against daylight saving time: "The only remark I have heard him make was, 'I DO NOT HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH THIS GOVERNMENT TIME,' meaning that he went altogether by the old time." |
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Q0000099252Q99252Letters from H. C. Willis of the Coffee County Council of Defense in Kinston, Alabama, to Lloyd M. Hooper in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Willis tells Hooper about a "holiness, or some kind of jack-leg preacher . . . making unpatriotic and pro-german utterances" during his sermons: " . . . it is reported that he made the statement that no Christian would fight in this war and that every man or boy who went to fight the Germans was bound for hell." The minister has also spoken against daylight saving time: "The only remark I have heard him make was, 'I DO NOT HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH THIS GOVERNMENT TIME,' meaning that he went altogether by the old time."1918 July 231918-07-231910-1919Hooper, Lloyd M.; Willis, H. C.; Alabama. State Council of Defense (1917-1919); World War, 1914-1918--Home front; World War, 1914-1918--War work; Coffee County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. State Council of Defense (1917-1919)Alabama State Council of Defense (1917-1919) administrative filesSG018900Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, 600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/8465 |
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Letters from H. C. Willis of the Coffee County Council of Defense in Kinston, Alabama, to Lloyd M. Hooper in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Letters from H. C. Willis of the Coffee County Council of Defense in Kinston, Alabama, to Lloyd M. Hooper in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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