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SUMMARY:A Cause Sprinkled with Blood: The Life of Owen Lovejoy\; Aboli
tionist\\\, Pastor and Congressman with Rev. Owen Bryant Lovejoy and R
ev. Elijah Patrick Lovejoy
LOCATION:Hayner Library\, 132 Alton Square\, Alton\, IL 62002
DESCRIPTION:A Cause Sprinkled with Blood: The Life of Owen Lovejoy\; A
bolitionist\, Pastor and Congressman with Rev. Owen Bryant Lovejoy and
Rev. Elijah Patrick Lovejoy Monday\, November 9\, 2026 7:00 p.m. – 8:
00 p.m. Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library 401 State Street\, Al
ton 62002 Reverend Owen Bryant Lovejoy\, the great-great grandson of O
wen Lovejoy\, and his son\, Reverend Elijah Patrick Lovejoy\, with spe
cial guest Alton School District Superintendent Elaine Kane\, will be 
presenting a reader’s theater piece to mark this year’s Lovejoy Day. H
ayner Library and the Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial are co-hosts for this
program. Owen Bryant Lovejoy was born in Illinois but most of his chi
ldhood and youth were spent in Indiana. After a dramatic conversion\, 
he attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore\, KY. and Erskine T
heological Seminary in Due West\, SC. He has pastored churches in Kent
ucky and North Carolina. Owen and his wife\, Anita\, have been married
for fifty years. Black Mountain\, NC has been their home for most of 
their married life. Owen recently retired from mission work in Hondura
s. Anita retired from teaching ESL in public elementary schools. Since
his retirement\, Owen has written a book about his great\, great\, gr
andfather: A Cause Sprinkled with Blood: The Life of Owen Lovejoy\; Ab
olitionist\, Pastor and Congressman. Elijah Lovejoy and his wife\, Bra
ndi\, have been married for 25 years. They live in Hope Mills\, NC wit
h their five children\, ages 8-16\, dog\, cat and flock of chickens. T
hey have travelled extensively on international mission trips and stud
y abroad opportunities. Elijah has served as the Pastor of Resurrectio
n Church for nearly ten years\, where he works to lead\, build up\, re
vitalize and plant local churches in the Anglican context. Please call
1-800-613-3163 to register.\n\nEvent details: https://www.riverbender
.com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57696
URL:https://www.riverbender.com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57696
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