WHITE-GARLOCH Edward White and Evelyn Garloch were married June 30, 1942, at the St. Joe church building, near Bellaire, Ohio, in Belmont County. The ceremony was performed by the late George W. Butterfield, a close friend of both Edward and Evelyn. Geor~e had bapti sed Edward Ju~ 12, 1932. This wedding was the first open-church ceremony ever held in the St. Joe church building. Edward was preaching at St . Joe a t the time of the wedding. He was also preaching half-time at nearby Shadyside. R~ssell Wayne, the Whites• fir s t child , was born May 17, 1943, at Bellaire Cit,y Hospital. Evelyn 's three-day s t ay in the hospital cost $21.00, and the physician's fee was $20 . 00 . _Edward ' s preaching pay was 835.00 per week. In the summer of 1944, the Whi tes, with thei r new son, moved to New Hartins·· ville, West Virginia, and worked f ull-time with the Bridg4] Stree t church i.n that town. They lived the re two years. During their stay in New Martinsville, their second son, Charles Otis , was born on Mother's Day, May 12, 1946. In 1946, the Whites, now with two s ens, moved to Athens, Ohio , to work wi t h the struggling church in that town, which was meeting in a converted cbre lling house. Edward was sponsored by the Sixth and ~shington church i n Marietta , aided by a number of contributors. By this time, his income was $200 per month. He worked part- time f or the fioolley Funeral Home to supplement his income. He also began part-time work at Ohio University, hoping some day to c omplet e a degree. Also, whi l e l iving in Athens, the Whitest third son, Donald Edwa rd, waEJ born June 1~, 1948. During their tenure in Athens, a new church buildi ng wa.s constructed, l argely with volunteer labor, and the church ~rew. The \-.Thites moved to Canton, Ohio, in 19$1 to work with the Crystal Par•k church. The church grew, and there was a need for another building. So a new edifice was built a t 1104 Horth Walnut Avenue. And it happened again--a fourt h son, James Leslie, was born May 6, 19~4 at Aultman Hospital , Canton. In the summer of 19~~, the Tenth Avenue and Twenty-firs t Stree t church :i.n Huntington, West Vir ginia, invi~d t he Whites to work with that c ongrega·c;ion .. Edward had maintained a desi re to continue his education, which he hau not been able to do in Canton; so he asked t he elders for permission to do part-i,ime work at Marshall College. They agreed, as l ong as i t did not int,erf'ere wit,h his work. In Ma.y, 19,9, Edward completed work on a Bache lor of Arts degree, with a double major in English and speech. He wanted to continue work in a gradu~te program, but the Tenth Avenue church wanted to change preachers. He then was invited by the Twenty-sixth Street church to be its minister, and the elders agreed that he could continue his school work. In two years, taking only a few hours per semester, Edward completed work for a Master of Arts dagrea in English. It was a long, hard struggle to make these achievements, and he could not have done so without the faithful support of Evelyn, who shared a ma.jor part of tbe responsibility for bringing up the children. (Note: I am very grateful to Evelyn and to both churches in Huntington for their support in helping plete my education. E.W.) After receiving the Master• a degree from Marshall University (the '3tat'– of the ,school had changed during that time) 1 the v/hites I life Wa!l to take Oil new perspective. Edward read in the Gospel Ad~ec.a..t.! that York CC',llege:, 1n
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