A Tribute to the Memory of Rev. Willis Bishop Skillman, Pastor of Tabor Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth and Christian Streets from March 15, 1881 to October 9, 1920
by Skillman, Annie W
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Tabor Presbyterian Church, 1921. Hardcover. Good +. [8], 52 p.: 2 leaves of plates; 17 cm. Dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title: A Tribute to Rev. Willis Bishop Skillman. No dust jacket (as issued?). Light brown endpapers. Introductory essay by Annie W. Skillman. Inscribed on the front blank flyleaf: "For Mrs. Good, In loving memory of one whose life was an inspiration and whose memory is a benediction - Lovingly, A.W.S." Contents: A Sketch and a Tribute by Annie W. Skillman [widow of the Rev. Willis Bishop Skillman] -- An Appreciation [by a committee of Tabor Presbyterian Church] -- Memorial Minute on the Life and Work of Rev. Willis Bishop Skillman [by the Presbytery of Philadelphia] -- A Resolution by Mountainhome M.E. Church and Sunday School -- Memorial Sermon by Rev. Francis C. Yost. In Good+ Condition: cloth is stained and faded; pages are clean and tight.
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- Title
- A Tribute to the Memory of Rev. Willis Bishop Skillman, Pastor of Tabor Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth and Christian Streets from March 15, 1881 to October 9, 1920
- Author
- Skillman, Annie W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Tabor Presbyterian Church
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1921
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