COLL/131 Guide to the Henry G. Jager Collection Jager, Henry G. Collection

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Guide to the Henry G. Jager Collection Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Henry G. Jager Collection 1937-1997 COLL/131 Henry G. Jager, 1896-1993 1.00 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Chaplain and home missionary. The collection includes sermons, articles on Diamond Chapel (Zeeland, Michigan), Good News Chapel (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Horseshoe Chapel (Allegan, Michigan), Milgrove Chapel (Allegan, Michigan), Helping Hand Mission (Chicago, Illinois), and Christian Aaron Post #788 (Chicago, Illinois); plus a tribute to his ministry, and a 16mm film [1949] also a video on the Helping Hand Mission entitled "Christ on the Street."
Biographical Information:

Henry G. Jager was born on August 29, 1896. In late 1930s Jager was the Chaplain the American Legion of the all Christian Aaron Post # 788 in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Allegan, Michigan where he helped build chapels and preached at Diamond School under classis Zeeland. He then served as superintendent of the Chicago Helping Hand mission under classis North from 1947 to 1950. In the latter half of the 1950s, Jager served as a Missionary in Marion, Michigan for a short period. Before retiring from full time missionary work, Jager served the Good News Chapel in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Henry G. Jager passed away on January 11, 1993.

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Detailed List of Contents id28309 1 id28310 1 1 Article on Diamond Chapel in Bible Truth January 20, 1957 id28311 1 2 id28312 1 2 Article on the Good News Chapel of Oskaloosa, Iowa February 10, 1957 id28313 1 2 Bulletin February 2, 1956 id28314 1 3 Sermon records of Horseshoe Chapel, Diamond Chapel, and Milgrove Chapel 1946 id28315 1 4 Possible sermon thoughts and texts id28316 1 5 Sermons to be improved id28317 1 6 Tribute to Henry G. Jager on his ministry February 18, 1997 id28318 1 7 Ministry of Henry G. Jager, in envelopes, selected sermons, where preached 1937-1966 id28319 1 8 Helping Hand Mission: "Christ on the Street," c.1949 (16 mm film), filmed in Chicago, IL and VHS 2002 id28320 1 Selected sermonic material 1937-1997