Nov. 5, 1936: Cowboy evangelist

Lariat in hand, J.C. Kellogg was the featured speaker at Foursquare Gospel Church in Minneapolis for a few weeks in the fall of 1936.

November 13, 2010 at 4:21PM
Cowboy evangelist J.C. Kellogg, 1936
(Ben Welter — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Minneapolis Star caption: "J.C. Kellogg, cowboy evangelist, begins whirling his lariat at the Four Square Gospel church. ... Expertly he whirls his rope as the congregation sits at attention while he performs his nightly services."

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