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}}'''Rev. Russell Balsiger''' of Portsmouth, Ohio was a Methodist minister and magic book publisher.
}}'''Rev. Russell Balsiger''' of Portsmouth, Ohio was a Methodist minister and magic book publisher.


He used magic in his sermons<ref>[[Genii 1940 November]] (Cover) - Magi-Minister Issue</ref> and was one of the first compilers of a  "Magi-Ministers Parade" in the [[Linking Ring]]<ref>Linking Ring, March, 1963</ref>
== Biography ==
Rev. Balsiger used magic in his sermons<ref>[[Genii 1940 November]] (Cover) - Magi-Minister Issue</ref> and was one of the first compilers of a  "Magi-Ministers Parade" in the [[Linking Ring]]<ref>Linking Ring, March, 1963</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
* [[Entertaining Children with Magic]] by [[Eddie Clever]] (with a supplement on "Sermonizing Magic" by  Balsiger) (1939)
* [[Entertaining Children with Magic]] by [[Eddie Clever]] (with a supplement on "Sermonizing Magic" by  Balsiger) (1939)


== References ==
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Russell Balsiger
BornRussell S. Balsiger

Flourished1940s-1950s

Rev. Russell Balsiger of Portsmouth, Ohio was a Methodist minister and magic book publisher.

Biography

Rev. Balsiger used magic in his sermons[1] and was one of the first compilers of a "Magi-Ministers Parade" in the Linking Ring[2]

Books

References

  1. Genii 1940 November (Cover) - Magi-Minister Issue
  2. Linking Ring, March, 1963