Orphaned as an in­fant, Lau­ra was adopt­ed by her aunt, Mrs. Hi­ram Ma­bie, who at the time lived in New York. In 1858, the Ma­bie fam­i­ly moved to Wa­me­ga, Wau­ban­sie Coun­ty, Kan­sas. Lau­ra mar­ried Laur­en New­ell in 1871 and had at least six child­ren. She be­longed to the Con­gre­ga­tion­al de­nom­in­a­tion.

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1. Beautiful Homeland
2. He Is Risen
3. Jesus Calls
4. Lord of the Harvest, The
5. Welcome, One and All
6. What Will Your Record Be?