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At the Holiness Christian Church annual conference held at Tipton, Indiana in 1906, The Crown of Glory was discontinued, and another paper launched under the heading of "A Voice From Canaan." " Rev. E.J.N. Bradshaw was elected editor and Rev. C. C. Brown, publisher. It is published at Carlinville, Illinois, [at the Carlinville Bible School] where they have a new three-story cement block building, a good printing plant, new cylinder press, etc.

In the Spring of 1907, the Bethel Holiness Orphanage was launched at Carlinville, Ill., in the home of Rev. C.C. & Mrs. Myrtle Brown.

In January, 1908, Rev. Melvin F. Pratt and wife were led to open a home in St. Louis, Mo., for fallen girls. It is known as the Beulah Rescue Home, and is located at 3103 Bell Avenue, in that city.

At the annual conference in 1912, held at Sullivan, Ind., the Indiana conference purchased a fine camp ground, located at Frankfort, Ind.

The Holiness Christian Church also took up other lines of Gospel work and in the autumn of 1905, Rev. C. C. Brown and wife [Myrtle] launched the Holiness Bible school and Faith Missionary Training Home at Carlinville, Illinois. Property has since been purchased and the school is now permanently located at that place.

This series comprises records from the Carolina (Intl. Apostolic Holiness Church) district. They capture the district’s role as a vital regional hub within the wider church. The materials include minutes from district conferences, correspondence between local pastors and district leaders, reports from area churches, pastoral appointments, membership and financial statistics, and policy documents specific to the region.

These records reveal how the district guided and supported local congregations and clergy, implemented denominational policies on a regional level, and fostered church growth and ministry within the community.