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Robert W. Lind
ROBERT W. LIND (July 31, 1929 - December 12, 2006) was a Professor at Montana State University (MSU), former extension specialist for the state of Montana, lifelong member of the United Methodist C...view moreROBERT W. LIND (July 31, 1929 - December 12, 2006) was a Professor at Montana State University (MSU), former extension specialist for the state of Montana, lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, and writer. Born one of seven children in Polson, Montana, to Peter W. Lind and Mildred I. Lind, he married Carol J. Dover in 1948, and together the couple had four children, Janice, Kathie, Bob Jr. and Doug. He received his B.A. degree from Rocky Mountain College in 1954, Master of Theology degree from Iliff School of Theology in 1957, and his doctorate from Florida State University in 1971. He published his first book, From the Ground Up: The Story of “Brother Van”, Montana Pioneer Minister, 1848-1919, in 1961. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, whilst serving as Associate Professor and Acting Coordinator within the Cooperative Extension Service at MSU, Prof. Dr. Lind wrote several short publications on parenting, particularly parenting adolescents in teenage years. In 1992, following a move to Las Vegas, Nevada, he published a further book on “Brother Van” titled Brother Van : Montana Pioneer Circuit Rider. He died in Las Vegas in 2006, aged 77.
GEORGE A. HARPER (July 4, 1923 - May 2, 2011) was a Pastor at the St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Helena, Montana. Born in Salem, Ohio, he was elected president of the million-member Methodist Youth Fellowship and later appointed executive secretary of the National Conference of Methodist Youth. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he traveled worldwide, becoming known as a great speaker, a comedian, a man of God, and a believer in youth. In 1952, he and his wife Dorothy moved to Great Falls to become youth and camping leader for the Montana Methodist Conference. In 1961 he was appointed pastor to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Helena. He was the author of 14 books, including a set of nine covering the whole Bible. He died in Helena in 2011, aged 87.view less
Books by Robert W. Lind
From the Ground Up: The Story of “Brother Van”, Montana Pioneer Minister, 1848-1919