From Ascended Saints book at Christ's Lutheran Church in Stanley, NC.
The Great Depression years were probably the most difficult time in the history of the United States to have a house full of youngsters. This happened to be the time for Gertrude and Oscar to raise a family. The Cloningers lived just outside the Stanley city limits heading east on the Blacksnake Road where they owned a farm. Farming is always tough, but in those days it was doubly tough. Equipment included horses, plows and other machines pulled by horses. Hard work was something that happened every day. Different families helped each other to survive. Mr. Cloninger was well known to his neighbors for his skills during hog killing season. As hard as the Cloningers worked in the farm, they were also willing to work for their church. The children were taught valuable lessons, not only about the need to perform work, but also to interact with their neighbors and the strength of family and church life. Sunday mornings the children did not have to ask, "Are we going to church today?" They knew they were going to church. Nickels were tied in the corner of the young children's handkerchiefs to keep them from being lost before Sunday school. Somehow, Mrs. Cloninger found time to teach Sunday school. Mr. Cloninger found a way to make it back for Lutheran Brotherhood meetings. Both were active in many phases of church life. Has their hard work and devotion to their church paid off? Today, the Cloninger family raised by Gertrude and Oscar remain one of the cornerstone families of Christ's Lutheran Church!
From Ascended Saints book at Christ's Lutheran Church in Stanley, NC.
The Great Depression years were probably the most difficult time in the history of the United States to have a house full of youngsters. This happened to be the time for Gertrude and Oscar to raise a family. The Cloningers lived just outside the Stanley city limits heading east on the Blacksnake Road where they owned a farm. Farming is always tough, but in those days it was doubly tough. Equipment included horses, plows and other machines pulled by horses. Hard work was something that happened every day. Different families helped each other to survive. Mr. Cloninger was well known to his neighbors for his skills during hog killing season. As hard as the Cloningers worked in the farm, they were also willing to work for their church. The children were taught valuable lessons, not only about the need to perform work, but also to interact with their neighbors and the strength of family and church life. Sunday mornings the children did not have to ask, "Are we going to church today?" They knew they were going to church. Nickels were tied in the corner of the young children's handkerchiefs to keep them from being lost before Sunday school. Somehow, Mrs. Cloninger found time to teach Sunday school. Mr. Cloninger found a way to make it back for Lutheran Brotherhood meetings. Both were active in many phases of church life. Has their hard work and devotion to their church paid off? Today, the Cloninger family raised by Gertrude and Oscar remain one of the cornerstone families of Christ's Lutheran Church!
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