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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Rodney R. Romney Papers 1947-2005<date calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1980/2005" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">D.N. Feddes</author>
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          <addressline>Spokane, WA 99251</addressline>
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">This collection consists of the papers of Rev. Rodney R. Romney. Included are papers Romney wrote and lectures Romney gave concerning peace in the Middle East, homosexuality, and aging. Speeches given at various conferences can also be found in the collection. Also included are Romney's <emph render="italic">Manna</emph> sermons (1980-2000) as well as sermons he gave when visiting churches after his retirement in the early 2000's.</abstract>
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      <p>The Rev. Dr. Rodney R. Romney graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon in 1954. He then went to the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkley, California where he graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1960 and a Doctor of Ministry in 1967. He served as the senior minister of the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, California until the mid-1980's. He then moved to Seattle, Washington where he served as the senior minister for First Baptist Church until his retirement in 2000.</p>
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      <p>This collection consists of the papers of Rev. Rodney R. Romney. Included are papers Romney wrote and lectures Romney gave concerning peace in the Middle East, homosexuality, and aging. Speeches given at various conferences can also be found in the collection. Also included are Romney's <emph render="italic">Manna</emph> sermons (1980-2000) as well as sermons he gave when visiting churches after his retirement in the early 2000's.</p>
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      <p> Series Sermons</p>
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