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fall 1997 ~ou~nd~g_i_n_t_h_e_f_~_I_d _ that it was eventually renamed the Margaret E. Howland Summer Program, but not without great personal By the summer cost. of 1973, Howland was at the point of exhaustion. Her initial summer plans to take time for herself and to go whitewater rafting through the Grand Canyon ran aground, and she found herself registering for a single's tour to Hawaii. "I knew I would have fun because I had my camera," Howland says. She also had a great sense of adventure. Howland signed up for a two-hour scuba diving lesson. On her first and second dives she saw a moray eel and an octopus, as well as innumerable other wonders of the deep. "I thought to myself, there has to be some way to get a camera down here," she reflects. The next day, while diving off Maui, she borrowed an avocation the dive master's camera, and was born. When she returned to Troy, Howland registered at the YMCA to get certified in scuba diving. "And I bought a wig because the 'Y' didn't have any hair dryers," she adds. Since then, Howland over the world has travelled all to dive. "Scuba diving has taken me to places where people are very poor-Micronesia, Egypt, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America," Howland says. "I've visited churches and missions in each place. I've seen a lot of poverty and read a lot of the Gospel of Luke. He had such a concern for the poor." On each diving vacation taken since 1973, Howland that she has has chosen one book of the Bible to read and reflect on. "In St. Thomas and the British Virgin Islands I read the Gospel of John," she says. "I was astonished because I then saw the place of water in John. Almost every chapter mentions water. Both the Baptism and the Lord's Supper are told in a unique way in John that reflects his theology." Her time spent in and on the sea has increased her appreciation for the Psalms ("especially Psalm 107, verses 23 to 32. The 'wonder' is the way the wind whips up the waves") and for Jesus' humanness. "It occurred to me one night when we were sailing that Jesus fell asleep because he was seasick. He had his head on a cushion. That's what you do when you're seasick!" (Mark 4:35-41) Howland's congregation at South Presbyterian Church in Yonkers, New York, where she has been pastor since 1979, has benefitted from her experiences. Not only have they enjoyed their pastor's award-winning photographs, articles, and slide shows, they have also heard her reflect on the octopus ("a really vulnerable creature"), the shark ("totally misunderstood"), and other marine life in her sermons. Howland's ministry has extended beyond her church. She has shared her underwater experiences and her knowledge of marine biology with audiences of all ages, from nursery schools to nursing homes. She has participated in several expeditions with CEDAM, an adventure organization dedicated to scientific and educational study, including a fish collection in Honduras in 1990, a squid research expedition in Little Cayman in 1992, and a reef study for the departments of fishery on St. Kite's and Nevis islands in 1993. A lieutenant commander in the US Power Squadron, she is also both the squadron and district chaplain and an adrninstrative officer. She has blessed fleets and executed a burial at sea. Though she jokes that she "specializes in underwater weddings," she has yet to perform one. Only because she hasn't been asked! Howland intends to dive for as long as she can. But she also has another interest to pursue and to photograph-wildflowers. Maybe it's time to "consider the lilies of the field"? I 28. inSpire
fall 1997 \ Obituaries • James W. Butler, 1927B James W Butler died on March 29, 1997. He was ninety-four years old. Ordained by the Presbytery of Westchester on October 6, 1927, Butler began his career as pastor of Mr. Kisco Presbyterian Church in Mt. Kisco, NY, where he served from 1927 to 1940. He then relocated to Arkansas where he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church (US) in Fayetteville from 1940 to 1952; from 1952 to 1964, he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Magnolia. During his pastorates, he established a ministry to students at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and received his D.O. from Arkansas College in 1947. He is survived by his wife, Grace, and three daughters. • John C. Lime, 1932B John C. Lime died on May 29, 1997. He was ninety-one years old. Lime was ordained by the Presbytery of Monmouth on June 30, 1932. From 1932 to 1940 he was pastor of Delanco Presbyterian Church in Delanco, NJ. From 1940 to 1944, he pastored the Fifth Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N]. For the next two years, he served as a chaplain in the US Naval Reserves, and then relocated to North Carolina where from 1946 to 1950 he served as pastor of both the First Presbyterian Church (US) in Andrews and Robbinsville Presbyterian Church and was stated supply pastor for Community Presbyterian Church in Fontana. From 1950 to 1970, he was pastor of Canton Presbyterian Church in Canton, NC. He retired in 1970 and is survived by his wife, Jessie. • Delbert P. Jorgensen, 1937b Delbert P Jorgensen, a Presbyterian missionary and pastor, died on June 27, 1997, at the age of eighty-five. He was ordained by the Presbytery of West Jersey on November 18, 1952. Before that time, he served as a missionary under the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in Peru from 1938 to 1940. His pastorates in the United States, spanning 1940 to 1957, included the Congregational church in Comfrey, MN, and Presbyterian churches in Mansfield, LA; East Paterson, NJ; Mars, PA; and Salem, NJ. He was pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church and Lawndale Presbyterian Church, both in Philadelphia, PA, during the late 1950s and the 1960s. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; his sons, John and Peter; and two granddaughters. • Hugh F. Ash, 1941B Hugh F. Ash died on May 28, 1997. He was eighty years old. Ash was ordained by the Presbytery of Holston on June 7, 1941. He served in Presbyterian congregations in Ohio, West Virginia, and Florida. He began his career as pastor of Conduit Presbyterian Church in Conduit, OH, where he served from 1941 to 1946. From 1947 to 1951, he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Xenia, OH; from 1954 to 1959, he was pastor of Village Chapel (PCUS) in Charleston, wv. His final pastorate was at the First Presbyterian Church in Deland, FL. King College awarded him an honorary D.O. in 1958. He is survived by his wife, Nina. • Duncan N. Naylor, 1941M Duncan N. Naylor died on March 4, 1997. He was eighty-three years old. Ordained by the PCUS Presbytery of Red River on July 25, 1937, Naylor pastored a number of congregations in the South. He began his career as pastor of both Alabama and Alto Presbyterian Churches in Choudrant, LA, from 1937 to 1938. From 1938 to 1940, he was assistant pastor of Government Street Presbyterian Church in Mobile, AL; he was stated supply at both Stockton and Bay Minette Presbyterian Churches in Stockton, AL, in 1940 and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Canton, MS, from 1941 to 1942. From 1942 to 1968, he served as a US Army chaplain. He is survived by his wife, Doris. • Arthur B. Smith, 1942B Arthur Smith died on May 26, 1997. He was eighty years old. Smith was ordained by the Presbytery of Sr. Louis on June 15, 1942. He served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield, MO, from 1942 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and served as a US Army chaplain from 1943 to 1946. From 1948 to 1953, he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Neosho, MO. That year, he began his twenty-eight-year tenure as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in East St. Louis, IL. Smith was stated clerk of the Presbytery of Alton for ten years and served as chairman and secretary of the commission on religion and race of the Synod of Illinois. He was moderator of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Presbytery in 1971. Illinois College, on whose board of trustees he had served for ten years, awarded him an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in 1978. He is survived by his wife, Florence; two sons, Arthur, Jr. and David; and two grandchildren. • Theodore P. Valenti, 1944B, 1949M Theodore Valenti, a pastor and teacher, died on February 23, 1997. He was seventy-eight years old. A native of New York City, Valenti was licensed by the Presbytery of Brooklyn-Nassau on June 26, 1944, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Athens on October 5, 1944. He began his career as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis, OH, where he served from 1944 to 1946. From 1948 to 1952 he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church of East Brooklyn in NY. In 1953, he began teaching in the New York City public school system. He is survived by his wife, Catherine. • George Cyrus Bingman, 1949M George Bingman died on June 18, 1997. He was seventy-nine years old. Ordained by the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ), Reading Synod, on May 16, 1943, he was pastor of Coopersburg and Friedens charge in Coopersburg, PA, from 1943 to 1950. From 1950 to 1958, he served as a chaplain in the US Navy. For the next twelve years, he was pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ in Shamokin, PA. He was called as pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, PA, in 1970. • Irving Russell Phillips, 1949B, 1980p Irving Phillips died on June 16, 1997, at the age of seventy. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Redstone on July 13, 1950. His first pastorate was at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Vanderbilt, PA, where he served from 1950 to 1954. Concurrently he was stated supply at Tyrone Presbyterian Church in Dawson, inSpire. 29
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