McConnell History

John Saunders McConnell (Evangelist J. S. McConnell) was my father. He was born in Seattle, Washington January 9,1892 (died in Ahwahnee, California in 1966). His father was Rev.T. W. McConnell and when I was small, Grandpa told about his going to Oregon in a Covered Wagon and how the Indians they met did not attack them because he prayed and trusted God.

When I was a teen-ager I heard many stories about how we were related to Daniel Boone and the pioneer spirit was in our blood. When I was about ten years old we were living outside of San Diego. I was walking down a dirt road and picked up a piece of paper which had a poem on it. It said, "Lord give me the stregth of the pioneer and the faith of his hardy soul. Provide me with courage to perservere, make me fight till I reach my goal. I want to be known as a man who wins, as a fellow with nerve and pluck, who finishes everything he begins and as one who can whip his luck." I still remember the poem and feel it contributed to my drive and persistence.

The global changes in my life time are mind-boggling.

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