I've learned that a little over an hour from where I live is the original church in which the hymn 'The Old Rugged Cross' was sung for the first time. A Rev. Bennard, who started out in the Salvation Army, became an ordained evangelist in the United Methodist Church.
He wrote many hymns, but his most famous hymn took quite some time to complete. Finally in a revival series, at Pokagon MI, he was able to pick out the last notes to the song on his guitar. One of our church families took a tour there only a couple of weeks ago. A huge restoration project is under way, and it is officially a Michigan Historic Site! Hopefully when the site is completed we'll be able to take a group of Senior's there to view it. I would encourage you to go to the site and be enriched by this awesome story! http://www.the-oldruggedcross.org/
ENJOY.
He wrote many hymns, but his most famous hymn took quite some time to complete. Finally in a revival series, at Pokagon MI, he was able to pick out the last notes to the song on his guitar. One of our church families took a tour there only a couple of weeks ago. A huge restoration project is under way, and it is officially a Michigan Historic Site! Hopefully when the site is completed we'll be able to take a group of Senior's there to view it. I would encourage you to go to the site and be enriched by this awesome story! http://www.the-oldruggedcross.org/
ENJOY.
I've thought about trying to get there sometime, along with the fishing lure museum in Dowagiac. The author's home is near Reed City and is also a museum.
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ReplyDeleteNow that would be a complete tour - with the lure museum!