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STERLING
The Rev. S. E. Boyle and Scott were
honored February 16
by
the Sterling
W.M.S. at a dinner in the church par
lors to which all of the congregation
were invited. Following the dinner Rev.
Boyle spoke and showed pictures of
Japan. A love offering of $83 was pre
sented to him. Immediately following the
dinner the Kilpatricks were surprised
with a "pound" shower, and upon re
turning home found a new Westing
house refrigerator already installed
ready to receive these pounds of food.
Mrs. Dean Fountain has been a pa
tient in the Sterling Hospital but hopes
soon to return to her school teaching du
ties.
Hugh Hays, who has completed his
army service, is back to take his last
semester as a senior in Sterling College.
Hugh's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hays
of Hoisington visited Hugh and wor
shiped with us February 19.
Mr. and Mrs. James Humphreys, Mrs,
R. M. Edgar, and Jean, and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe McFarland and Bill visited in
Minneola with the Reed Hindmans re
cently.
CLARINDA, IOWA
For the past five years Miss Gertrude
Lee has been teaching the evening adult
Bible class in a very effective and inter
esting way. To show their appreciation
of her good work the class, at a recent
meeting, presented her with a handsome
reference Bible bearing her name in
gold on the cover.
This is our Centennial year and a
number of interesting events are being
planned. To lead off, the Juniors enter
tained the congregation the evening of
February 25 with a pageant depicting
the contrasts between former days and
the present. The old time costumes, the
"lining
of the Psalms, and the dis
cussions in the congregational meeting
made the past seem very real to us. The
congregation thanks the Juniors and
their sponsors, Mrs. Knox McCalla, Mrs.
Leslie McCalla and Miss Mildred Blair
who assisted them, for a very pleasant
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cabeen recently
welcomed a new son, James Larry, into
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dunn have re
turned from a trip to the South and
West going as far as the Grand Can
yon.
Lyle Cabeen has been spending several
weeks with his brother, Richard, in
Washington, Pa. Lyle has received his
call to army service and will be leaving
March 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stoops, of Blockton,
Iowa, celebrated their Golden Wed
ding March 1. Several of their children
March 16, 1955
and grandchildren were home to cele
brate the occasion. The congregation
remembered them with cards and flow
ers.
CAMBRIDGE
"Suffer the little children to come un
to me and forbid them not, for of such is
the kingdom of heaven," was joyously
illustrated to us in the recent baptism
of Mark John, infant son of Warren and
Winnefred Snow, and Wendy, infant
daughter of Thomas and Doris Smyth.
Mrs. Ethel Gibson, our capable Sab
bath School Superintendent,, received the
"surprise of her life" at a recent Fellow
ship Meeting, when it blossomed forth
into a grandiose birthday party. The
many gifts received were but a token of
appreciation for the wonderful work she
has rendered to the church these past
unmentionable number of years.
In the process of attending the party
for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. S. P. Faris fell
on the church steps and received a se
vere laceration near her eye which re
quired six stitches to close. We are
pleased to report the eye is healing
nicely and apparently no lasting ill ef
fects were sustained. Mrs. Faris has had
several mishaps during the past months
but has weathered them all very nicely
and we do not think it would be "catty"
to say she has the proverbial nine lives.
A special prayer meeting was held at
the home of our pastor in observance
of the World Day of Prayer.
We are very happy that Harold
Hutcheson now stationed in the Army
at Fort Devens, Mass. can occasionally
worship with us.
Mrs. Mary Sterrett Pollock, 73, widow
of Rev. Wm. A. Pollock, United Presby
terian Minister for many years, died at
the home of a daughter at Topeka, Kan
sas, Saturday, February 26.
Until her
marriage she was a member of the Cedarville,
Ohio, Church of the Covenan
ters; also was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Sterrett of that place. She
leaves two sisters and two brothers and
three daughters, eight grandchildren
and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was buried March 1 at the College
Springs, Iowa, Cemetery.
Dr. J. Herbert Scott, 79, formerly a
member of Millers Run Covenanter
Church, passed away at the Deshler Hil
ton Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, January 30.
He was a practicing
cian in that city for many
osteopathic physi
years. He
married Katherine McLeod and she too
practiced the same profession. He leaves
his wife and a daughter, Jeanette, who
lives at Princeton, New Jersey, and a
niece and nephew. Dr. Scott was buried
at Princeton, New Jersej'.
ELDER GEOFGE H. ARNOTT, on
Sabbath evening, January 30, after 89
years in Coldenham, left his "earthly
house"
for "an house not made with
hands eternal in the heavens." His firm
stand and support of Coldenham congre
gation was once, by God's grace, a chief
factor in its continuance and present
witness for Christ's crown and covenant
in this community. The remaining elders
have written in their records their trib
ute to his memory. Having
no descen
dants in the flesh, he had willed the ma
jor portion of his estate to his descen
dants in the spirit. Thus "he, being dead,
yet for speaketh"
the honor of our Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
HOPKINTON
W. C. M.
Mr. Hugh McGlade and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Johnson have spent some time
this winter vacationing in Florida. Mr.
Johnson, who has not been well, has re
mained to return later.
Mr. Robert McNeill, who was quite ill
for a time, is almost normal again,
though his rheumatism still causes him
considerable pain.
Our young people, who until recently
were a junior society, have now devel
oped into a young
people's society.
Thomas Joseph was chosen president.
Our released time Bible school is
making
use of the flannelgraph sets
which are loaned by the Women's Synod
ical and we are grateful for them. We
also make use of film strips with a pro
jector to visualize Bible lessons both to
interest and instruct the pupils.
COLLEGE HILL
During the month of February our
morning
services were broadcast over
the local station. The responses from
our own shut-in members and many out
siders were very gratifying indeed. Miss
Aphrodite Thrombettas, a student from
Africa whose help in the Sabbath School
and in the choir is greatly appreciated,
made a recording of one of the services
to be sent to her parents and friends in
Djibouti, French Somaliland.
The Men's Club has a supper meeting
once a month in the church. After a
supper of their own cooking () a pro
gram is given. Recently Dr. Edwin C.
Clark was in charge of the program,
asking each man present who had served
in the last World War to tell what
branch of the service he was in, where
he was located and his religious experi
ences. It was amazing the area of the
earth's surface covered by the men pres
ent, the variety of service rendered and
the experiences they had.
A unique program has recently been
followed in the mid-week prayer-meet
ing. The elders, deacons and three Mis-
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