Give me those old time lady preachers: Amy Lee Stockton and Rita Gould

Amy Lee Stockton is one of these women; the picture may in fact be of both Amy Lee Stockton and Rita Gould, who preached and sang together for many years. The Image is from http://www.seminary.edu/about/history/.

In my post "Ideas have DNA (give me those old time lady preachers)", I referred to a woman that my Grandpa Cairns credited with leading him to the Lord ("getting saved" in evangelical parlance).

My Mom, bless her heart, found the evangelist and even her musical accompanist: Amy Lee Stockton and Rita Gould. Mom says Grandma and Grandpa Cairns thought very highly of these ladies.

 

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Click to enlarge: Miss Amy Lee Stockton and Miss Rita Gould are mentioned in the June 5, 1940 edition of the San Jose Evening News.

At right is a short mention in the June 5, 1940 edition of the San Jose Evening News about Miss Rita Gould and Miss Amy Lee Stockton.

It reads:

Evangelist Pair At Baptist Church To Appear Tonight
Miss Rita Gould, singer, and Miss Amy Lee Stockton, evangelist, are to appear tonight and Friday evening in the First Baptist Church here. The two women, according to Rev. David M. Dawson, have gained international honors, and been invited for special meetings in many of the largest churches of the United States and Canada. They are in San Jose for a short visit with their families. Miss Stockton speaks tonight on "What Will Italy Do?" and Miss Gould sings and plays the vibra-harp. See the full page here >

Amy Lee Stockton and Rita Gould traveled together for decades. You can learn a little more from these links:

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary >

Amy Lee Stockton - evangelist and first student of Northern Seminary >

Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference History >

Northern Seminary History Page >

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