It Is Appointed Unto Men

About the Book

“ This is one family’s saga of faith and obedience in the ranks of The Salvation Army, carefully researched and engagingly recorded in these pages by the four Payton siblings: Ernest, George, Frank and Margaret and cousin Harold. It will be for all of us a stimulus to fresh commitment, sustained devotion, and a Spirit-inspired determination to cherish the flame and pass the ‘fire’ to the next generation.” General Paul A. Rader (Ret.) Lexington, Kentucky April 2013

About the Author

In August of 2009, the authors of the informal Payton Historical Society first met for the purpose of researching and recording this story. It has grown beyond what we imagined. Gradually we created a skeleton of what we wanted to say. Different portions of the book were written by various committee members. As the texts were completed, they were brought to a weekly meeting during which time suggestions and corrections were made. We are, in ascending order of age, Margaret Payton Seltrecht Crocker and Frank, Harold, George and Ernest Payton. We wish to express special appreciation to Joan Fenner Payton who spent many hours editing the manuscript. We share this story with you trusting that it will be an inspiration of how God can make people instruments to accomplish His purposes. God leads, interrupts, and brings people and events together, for His purposes.