MARTINDELL, CAREY, BROWN & BRABETS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SUCCESSORS TO WILLIAMS, MARTINDELL, CAREY & BROWN

aa C. MARTINDELL

EDWIN phigh heed 601-606 WOLCOTT BUILDING
*on LEAVE IN ARMED FOROES TELEPHONE 2154
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

April 4, 1944

Mr, F.C. Allen
Athletic Director
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear friend Phog:

This may surprise you, but 1 amChairman of our local committee
to find a new pastor for our local Congregational Church,

Our committee is considering Mr. Lawrence Deever, who is the pas-
tor of the United Brethren Church at Lawrence. While he is a
United Brethren preacher, he has expressed a preference to the
Congregat+ cual Church,

If you have time and are willing to do s0, I would appreciate it
if you could find out what you can about Mr, Deever and let me
know your appraisal of the man and your ideas of what kind of a
pastor he would make in the Congregational-:church,y, For your
information, I wish to state that generally speaking Congrega-
tionalists are very broad minded and liberal.

Owing to the fact that Mr. Dever has not yet severed his connec-
tions with the United Brethren Church, I wish you would keep this
inquiry as confidential and not let any ¢ the members of his

church know that he might be considering a change. Your reply
will be treated as confidential.

With best personal wishes, I am,
Yours very truly,
D. C. MARTINDELL

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