As another interesting aspect---the focus of this article was a local pastor. Rev Kistler, who was pastor of three local churches in this area at the same time, was in the crowd when this event took place.
My long time beloved doctor who retired at least 30 years ago and since died was his son. Another, now retired, local medical doctor is his grand daughter.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis