He left the Church in March, '83, and started the Independent Pulpit at waco, Texas, in which he publishes bold Freethought articles.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
We had, therefore, two Philip Nolans, one a real historical character, who was murdered by the Spaniards on the 21st of March, 1801, at waco in Texas; the other a purely imaginary character invented by myself, who appears for the first time on the 23d of September, 1807, at a court-martial at Fort Adams.
"The Man Without a Country"
Edward E. Hale
Down in the waters of Lake waco the frogs broke the silence.
"See America First"
Orville O. Hiestand