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Seth Rees was born at Westfield, Indiana, August 6, 1854. His parents, Zechariah and Luzena Rees, were faithful Quakers from North Carolina. The Friends academy at Westfield furnished Seth with what formal education he was to receive. In March 1873, Seth was converted. Just after his 19th birthday, he attended the Quaker quarterly meeting in Westfield. Under the Spirit’s prompting, Seth mounted a pile of dirt and preached his first sermon. He became known as the "Earthquaker" for his strong preaching of holiness. Even in the last months of his life he kept trying to carry on the ministry. On his sick bed he prayed constantly for the missionaries and dictated letters to them. On his last weekend, he whispered faintly to Paul S. Rees, his preacher-son, "I’m almost home!" He arrived "home" on Monday morning, May 22, 1933.
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