Rev. SANDY grew up in Sandyville and preached his first sermon at the Sandyville Disciples of Christ Church. He conducted the dedication ceremony for the Beech Christian Disciples of Christ Church in June 1916. (Source: The Sandyville Christian Church, written by Mrs. Leo SPURGIN, is copied from the History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151)