Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 12, 1940
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'PARSON'S GRIST MILL': Rev. William Hainsworth, pastor of the Dexter Federated church and the Webster Congregational church, is shown in one of the settings for the monodramas with which he dramatizes modern parables and problems every Thursday night on a program which he calls the "Parson's Grist Mill." Rev. Mr. Hainsworth was a professional entertainer before he joined the ministry.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 21, 1946
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LOOKS OVER HIS SKY 'PULPIT': Rev. William Hainsworth, pastor of the Webster Congregational church for the past seven years, looks over the roof of the Dexter coffee shop from which he will preach at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when he puts into practice the 27th verse of the 10th chapter of the Book of Matthew: "What ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops." Rev. Mr. Hainsworth believes too many persons practice surface Christianity but fail to introduce the principles of Jesus Christ into daily living. He hopes a roof-preaching tour, which he will begin next week and which will take him over much of the nation during the next month, will start people thinking about religion as a daily way of living. While Rev. Mr. Hainsworth has made no public plea for funds to finance his tour, an account has been opened in the Dexter Savings bank, where contributions for the tour are being placed.