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alone."
Young People of the Orlando Church
and their friends on New Year's Eve.
The evening consisted of various party
games which were graciously followed
by a delicious spaghetti dinner. It is well
to be said that at the midnight hour a
period of time was taken from the
games for everyone to participate in a
devotional time of quiet and meditation.
The Fellowship Class of the Orlando
Congregation held their monthly social
at the home of Prof. W. R. and Dr. I.
White. Dr. White is the teacher of this
class. Their meeting of January 21 con
sisted of a business meeting. Before the
evening was brought to a close, the
group was served with refreshments by
the hostess.
The Orlando Congregation was glad
to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Larry Geisen
and their son Robbie home from New
Castle, Wyoming. Mrs. Geisen is the
former Catherine Price.
The Builders for Christ Class met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dona
hue on January 31 for a turkey dinner
with all the trimmings. After all had had
their fill, the officers for '55 conducted
their first business meeting of the year.
These officers are : President, Edward
Forest; Vice President, Barbara Smith;
Secretary-Treasurer, Alan Windham.
The Business Women's Missionary So
ciety held their January meeting at the
home of Miss Nana Terry. Mrs. Mabel
Dill led the devotions.
The Women's Missionary Society held
their January meeting at the home of
Mrs. C. M. Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Miller from
Burlington Junction, Missouri, are en
joying Florida while visiting Mrs. Ever
ett's uncle, Mr. J. C. McKnight.
AGED PEOPLE'S HOME
The Perrysville Avenue Women's
Christian Temperance Union met at our
Home on Saturday, January 29. At the
meeting
our Reverend Kermit Edgar
gave a resume of the meeting of the Na
tional Prohibition Council which met in
Washington, and which Reverend Ed
gar attended. All those who attend pro
nounced it an outstanding meeting, and
all went home with an awakened sense
of how desperately
our nation needs
prayers. When other nations request our
country to cease using their ports be
cause of the depredations caused by our
drunken sailors, it is surely time for the
United States to get on her knees. Let
us pray more earnestly for our country.
Mr. Robert Fullerton preached on
Sabbath, January 16, most acceptably
at the Home. The members were so de
lighted with the service.
We are working on the plans for the
addition to our Home a much needed
addition. The Board of Managers, and
the Building Committee
February 16, 1955
request that
you be much in prayer for this project.
It is a tremendous undertaking and a
necessary one, but we cannot "do it
We request that each member
pray at least once a day, and we hope
many times a day, that the Board and
the Committee will be given guidance,
that our Lord will direct us all the way.
What a blessed home we have for our
ageing members and our returned mis
sionaries!
COLLEGE HILL
Press Committee.
Miss Martha Herr, Mr. David Pasarilla
and Mr. Kenneth Engle, members
of our congregation, have all been sur
gery patients in the hospitals during the
past month. All are released now and
doing well, thanks to the Heavenly Fa
ther's loving care.
Dr. and Mrs.
Lee recently spent a
week in Washington, D. C, attending
a meeting of College Executives. Presi
dent Eisenhower was a speaker at one of
the sessions and Mrs. Lee had the plea
sure and honor of meeting the Presi
dent's wife at one of the women's
meetings.
The passing of Dr. Ida M. Scott leaves
many fond memories in the hearts of
the College Hill congregation. For many
years she was a member of this congre
gation
and whenever opssible helped
with the work here. A number of our
members attended the funeral at
the Aged People's Home, others paid
their last loving
respects at the service
at the grave. The burial was at Beaver
Falls.
Dr. Remo I. Robb gave us a most in
teresting and instructive lecture on the
book of Ephesians after the monthly
Family Night dinner on the 19th of
January.
Our Pastor, Dr. F. H. Lathom has
completed a most helpful series of ser
mons on "Faith."
Contributions to the Budget of
Throughout the month of February
our morning services will be broadcast
over the local radio station.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church
of North America
April 1, 1954 January 1, 1955
LOOKING BACK
It is almost a year now since we came
to Philadelphia, and it surely is time,
therefore, for some resume of what has
happened. Frankly, we came here with
Amount of Budget set by Synod $110, 015.00
Amount raised to January 1, 1955 70, 377.46
Amount raised to January 1, 1954 69. ,735.56
Departments to Receive
Foreign Missions $27,000.00
Home Missions 9,000.00
Southern Mission
None
Indian Mission 1,800.00
Kentucky Mission 6,300.00
Home Mission Sect. 3,625.00
Young Peoples Sect. 225.00
Women's Association 4,500.00
Theological Seminary 9,000.00
Students Aid 1,800.00
Ministerial Relief 9,900.00
Widows & Orphans 2,700.00
Geneva College 14,400.00
Covenanter Witness Pfc. CI 8,000.00
Witness Committee 10,800.00
Christian Education 450.00
Miscellenanous Fund 425.00
Nat. Association Of Evang. 90.00
Received to
Jan. 1, 1955
$16,200.00
5,400.00
2,008.20
1,080.00
3,940.26
2,175.00
135.00
2,700.00
5,400.00
1,080.00
5,940.00
1,620.00
8,640.00
7,000.00
6,480.00
270.00
255.00
54.00
$110,015.00 $70,377.46
$39,637.54 needed to raise the amount of Budget set by Synod, Plus
$5,000.00 to send another missionary to Japan, or total needed by March 31,
1955, $44,637.54.
PRAY AND GIVE that the Lord's work might go forward.
Chester R. Fox, Treas.
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