Covenanter Witness Vol. 54 - Rparchives.org

Church News
IMPORTANT CORRECTION
It seems that the Budget figures pub
lished last week were in error. The cor
rected figures reached us too late for
publication. The date on the corrected
figure is one week later and the amount
still to be raised is considerably larger.
So if the ax be dull and the wood thick
er and tougher than we thought, we will
have to lay to more strength to meet
the greater challenge. Postpone that
new car purchase and lay
the treasure
up where there is no depreciation, and
we can still reach the goal.
Amount of Budget raised to February
25, 1955, $80,311.21;
still needed to raise
Budget in full, $29,703.79, plus $5,000.00
to send Missionary to Japan, Total $34,-
703.79. Seven weeks to raise it. Dead
Line April 15, 1955.
Chester R. Fox, Treas.
GREELEY
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
was observed January 23 with the Rev.
Samuel E. Boyle of Japan assisting. Rev.
Boyle challenged us with four messages
from the Prophecy of Haggai during
the Communion Season. He also showed
slides of Japan the following Tuesday
evening, and gave us an insight into the
political picture in the Far East as well
as the work of the Covenanter Mission.
We were happy to welcome some of the
folks from Denver both Sabbath and
Tuesday evenings.
New members joining the church at
this time were Miss Agnes Mae Bailey
and Mr. Curtis Laverne "Billy" Shupe,
Jr., both by profession of faith. Billy
was baptized on Sabbath morning.
The Church Night Supper on Febru
ary 9 featured a temperance film en
titled "With His Help." This film stres
ses the need, for the alcoholic to surren
der his heart to Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bodie and Doug
las have returned to Greeley from Eng
land. Having been discharged from the
Army, Robert is taking up study at
Colorado State here in Greeley. Mr. and
Mrs. Bodie presented their son, Douglas
Moffitt, for Baptism on Sabbath, Febru
ary 13.
Pvt. Ray Willcox has returned home
and is awaiting his discharge from the
Army. He plans to go back to work with
Frontier Airlines in Pueblo, Colo.
The Sabbath School has purchased a
new RCA push-button tape-recorder
March 9, 1955
which has already proved helpful for
shut-ins.
LAKE RENO
The Lake Reno Congregation has suf
fered the loss of one of its members in
the passing of Mrs. Albertha G. Torrens.
She departed this world peacefully at
the home of her nephew, Kenneth D.
Luney in Oakdale, Illinois, Saturday,
January 29, after a lingering illness of
approximately 17 months brought on by
a cerebral hemmorrhage suffered Sep
tember 6, 1953.
Albertha G. Luny was born in Pilot,
Illinois, December 23, 1877. Her husband
Albert R. Torrens preceded her in death
in 1944. Those left to mourn her depart
ure are two nephews and their wives,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Luney of Oak
dale, Illinois, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Luney and family of Portland, Oregon;
four sisters-in-law, Mrs. Nannie B. Lu
ney of Oakdale, Mrs. Grace Torrens and
family of Glenwood, Minnesota, Mrs.
Jane D. Carson and family of Oakdale,
and Mrs. Bernice Torrens and family of
Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were held on Wed
nesday, February 2 at 1:00 P.M. at
the Robert N. Smith Funeral Home in
Nashville, prior to departure for Min
nesota, where last rites were held on
Friday at 2:00 P. M. in the Lake Reno
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Glen
wood, her pastor, Rev. Waldo Mitchel of
ficiating.
Mrs. Torrens was a devoted and faith
ful member of her church. Also a mem
ber of W.C.T.U.
SEATTLE
It was the privilege of the Seattle
Congregation to hear Miss Orlena Lynn
on February 11. Due to a delayed sail
ing date she was able to make a trip up
the coast. The evening was begun with
a pot luck dinner and get together, af
ter which Miss Lynn spoke and showed
her colored slides. It was an evening
well spent for all present including the
children who were quite taken with the
pictures.
On February 8, 9, 10, and 11, our pas
tor had a 15 minute message on the
air over station KGDN, our New Chris
tian radio station here in Seattle. On
Sabbath morning, February 13, the radio
station recorded part of the service and
put it on the air at 2:30 p. m. These
were all very good messages and Rev.
Martin did an exceptional job of pre
senting them.
THIRD CHURCH OF THE
COVENANTERS, PHILADELPHIA
The inspiring witness and testimony of
four ministers of the gospel climaxed
the evangelistic services held in
our
Church in January. The services were
well attended and the messages search
ing and challenging, and it is our hope
and prayer that He whom we seek to
worship and serve may be glorified in
the deepening of our spiritual lives, and
the expansion of His Kingdom. We wel
comed the large representation from our
sister congregation in Philadelphia who
joined us in the evening service. We are
grateful for those of the United Church
who also gave public witness to the
power and goodness and mercy
Lord and Saviour.
of our
Mrs. Herman Everett entertained the
Women's Missionary Society
in Febru
ary when Mrs. Thomas Gill continued
the review of "Queen of the Dark
Chamber."
A special congregational meeting was
called for the election of two new dea
cons and resulted in the selection of
Frank Housemann and Miss Margaret
McCandless whose father was an elder
of this congregation for many years be
fore his death. The candidates have sig
nified their willingness to serve and
their ordination and installation is
scheduled for March 6.
Recent visitors at Sabbath morning
worship included Norman Hutcheson,
stationed at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., Mrs.
Thomas McClean with her son and two
daughters; Elizabeth Evans from Mas
sachusetts and her brother and nephew;
Edward Miller, home on furlough; Oreta
Everett, visiting her sister-in-law Mar
garet, and Mrs. Catherine Piper of Cen
tral Pittsburgh who was visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs.
George W. Price.
February was Birthday
month for
quite a number of Third Church folks.
Elizabeth, wife of Elder Wm. John
McClay, would have observed a birthday
anniversary if February had 29 days this
year! Jessie, wife of Elder George J.
Fisher, celebrated her birthday anni
versary on the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln. Mr. Arthur Danenham also
added another year to his age and Miss
Matilda Wolfert too, celebrated her
natal day in February, attaining the
grand age of 85 years.
Also reaching her fourscore and eight
years on February 8 was Miss Annie
Forsyth, long-time missionary in our
mission of the Covenant (Jewish). Dur
ing her 38 years of active service there,
her heart was gladdened often when one
of the Jewish faith found the Messiah
and accepted Him as Saviour and Re
deemer. Miss Annie (as she is lovingly
known among her friends) has been ac-
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