PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 7:00 P. M., David Kent Coy will give a presentation to the Local History Club - Decatur, Illinois & Environs. This program will be held in the A. E. Staley Conference Room of the Decatur Public Library. Mr. Coy will discuss his recent work, "The Boy Preacher, Another Biography of Joseph Hostetler (1797-1870.)" Elder Joseph Hostetler, starting at an early age, was involved in the conversions to Christianity of literally thousands of people in Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. He was one of the pioneer leaders in what is now known as the Restoration or "No creed - Bible only" movement that led to the current Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and related churches. He founded the Christian Churches in Decatur and Lovington to name a few. On top of that, he was an early pioneer doctor, following the Thomson (NOT Thompson) ideas of healing. Coy will also discuss a project to replace the deteriorated tombstone of this early pioneer preacher and doctor in the Keller Cemetery, just south of Lovington, Illinois. David Kent Coy is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, a long-time social worker, Past President of the Illinois State Genealogical Society, and author of "Recollections of Abraham Lincoln in Coles County, Illinois." The public is invited to attend. David Kent Coy 123 North 20th Street Decatur, IL 62521-2114 (217) 420-4378 davidkentcoy@peoplepc.com