The following post is a transcript of the Carbondale Free Press dated May 21, 1923. It is somewhat typical of the Klan’s approach to infiltrating its way into the good graces of local christian churches, as long as those churches weren’t Catholic, that is. This area during the early 1920’s, was wrought with bootleggers born out of prohibition, prostitution, gambling houses and gang warfare. Much of the system of authority and law enforcement were on the take and useless against these elements. Continue reading
Category Archives: Churches
In the midst of the violence of the “Bloody Williamson” era of the 1920’s and the hardships of the Great Depression years, St. Joseph Catholic Church was established to provide a place of worship for the few Catholic families living in Marion. Continue reading
The Warder Street Baptist Church was formerly known as the Free Will Baptist Church of Marion, Illinois. Continue reading
“The First United Methodist Church, formerly known as “Sweet Gum Church”, was organized about the year of 1844, when the entire population of Williamson county did not exceed 5000 people, and at a time when the village of Marion had but recently been organized. Continue reading
“The history of the Third Baptist Church located at 1102 E. Blvd. dates back to the spring of 1918 when God sent Brother C. C. Allen from Ewing into Marion to lead in a great revival. Continue reading
