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Church News
OAKDALE, ILLINOIS
In the moderation of a call in the
Oakdale Congregation on the evening
of June 1, the first ballot resulted in
the choice of Dr. J. R. Patterson to be
their pastor. It is hoped there will be
an early acceptance.
GENEVA COLLEGE
C. Lee Austin, president of Jones and
Laughlin Steel Corporation, will deliver
the commencement address at Geneva
College, Tuesday, June 7, on "Facing
Up to Our New World." The address
will be given at 10 a.m. in Reeves field.
The public is welcome. Mr. Austin be
came one of the youngest presidents of
a major industrial corporation in the
country when he was elected president
of Jones and Laughlin at the age of
49, in January 1952.
CLARINDA
Mrs. Mary Alice Lee Price, of Los
Angeles, a former member, is visiting
the Lee relatives in this community.
Norma Woods and Phyllis Perry are
our high school
graduates this year.
Both girls are looking forward to Gene
va College in the fall. Susie Perry and
Glola Caskey
eighth grade.
are graduates from the
Martha Caskey is attending the sum
mer session at Maryville Teachers Col
lege. Martha has been teaching at Leon,
Iowa, the past year.
Mr. J. Ren Lee spent a week in the
hospital receiving
treatment but is at
home again, and able to get out some.
Another of our Elders, Mr. Miller Dunn,
is now in the hospital having undergone
surgery. We have been remembering
these friends in prayer.
We miss the cheery presence of Mrs.
Mabel Stevenson who was called to be
with her Lord in the early morning of
May 23. She had been failing in health
for several weeks but was at church the
week before her death. Mrs. Stevenson,
wife of the late James Stevenson, leaves
two children, Mrs. Kenneth McCalla, of
Clarinda and Raymond Stevenson of
Birmingham, Michigan. Besides these
there are three grandchildren, Eddie
McCalla, and Paul and Linda Steven
son. Mrs. Stevenson was a woman of
strong faith and great courage. Called
upon to suffer a great deal at times,
she was
cheerful and uncomplaining.
Her faith was summed up in a verse
she gave a friend who was ill, "The
name of the Lord is a strong tower;
Saturday, May 14 to give the entire life that is filled with the Spirit"
building a thorough cleaning floors,
chairs, pews, carpets, windows, etc.
About 20 workers were present. At noon
Miss Letha Conway prepared a delicious
luncheon to serve to the working party.
The New York presbyterial met at
Cambridge, Mass., May 3 and 4. Those
the rightepus run into it and are safe."
attending from Walton were Mrs. Rob
Lyle Cabeen is at Camp Chaffee, Ark.,
ert Russell and Rev. and Mrs. S. E.
getting his basic training.
Our DVBS is in session at present
Boyle, who were on the program as mis
sionary speakers.
under the leadership of Mrs. Howard Walter Eels, accompanied by Miss
Caskey and a corps of faithful teachers Elinor Biedekapp, attended
May-Day
and assistants.
festivities at Geneva College and visited
in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Lathom.
SHARON NEWS ITEMS
The Sharon-Morning Sun Bible School
The pastor preached at the County
Home on May 1.
was held from May 23 to June 3 with
Two of the little folks underwent
an enrollment of 84. A program was
given on June 3. Staff members from
Sharon included Mrs. Calvin McClurkin,
Mrs. Robert Harsh, Mrs. Robert Mc
tonsillectomies recently: Gladys Boyle
on May 7 and Virginia Russell on May
14.
Measles have been the order of the
Clure, Mrs. Lloyd Edgar, Mrs. Bert day in Walton this month and have kept
Gregory, Mrs. Wylie Kilpatrick, Mrs.
some of our Sabbath school scholars
James Robertson, Rev. and Mrs. John
Edgar.
from their regular attendance.
Mr. Timothy Sanderson is still con
Miss Margaret McElhinney, Mrs. fined to Smith Hospital at the present
Pearl McElhinney and Mrs. Iva McEl
hinney attended the funeral of Mrs.
writing.
May visitors at church have been:
Jack McCloy at Greeley on May 16. Miss Miss Ruth Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Margaret McElhinney remained for a Andrew Price and sons, Tommy and
visit in the Dr. Robert Patterson home
at Ault.
Rev. and Mrs. Philip Coon and Dr.
and Mrs. Larry Coon stopped at the
Everett Cummings home over Sabbath,
Stephen, Walter Price and Miss Terry
Irwin and her mother.
Mr. T. A. Henderson is Session's dele
gate to Synod at Beaver Falls, June
8-14.
May 29. They were en route to Colo
rado.
Donald McClurkin, a recent graduate
MRS. TELFORD SANDERSON
The Women's Missionary Society of
of the Seminary visited his parents the Walton, New York, congregation
briefly on his way to Topeka to supply
the pulpit for several weeks.
Miss Joanne Pogemiller, a teacher in
wishes to pay tribute to the life of Fan
nie Sanderson, lived among us for over
fifty years.
Fort Madison, Iowa, is planning to at Mrs. Sanderson was born May 14,
tend the Crusader School in Pittsburgh.
David Edgar arrived in the United
States from Okinawa on May 27 and
1878 at Cannonsville, New York, daugh
ter of Roswell and Frances (Tiffany)
Smith. She was married to Telford P.
will soon receive his discharge from the Sanderson on November 3, 1903 and
army.
The Sharon Seniors had a film "The
Regions Beyond" at their recent social
evening and the Blue Banner Group en
joyed slides of missions in Africa shown
by a Winfield couple who have visited
there.
since that time had lived in the town of
Walton.
She died suddenly at her home on
May 10, 1955. The funeral was held on
the following Thursday, conducted by
her pastor Rev. J. A. Hill, assisted by
the Rev. Samuel Boyle. She is survived
The Sharon Juniors gave a play,
by her husband.
"Convincing Mr. Worldly Wiseman" at
the evening church service on May 22.
Miss Lena Eckhardt was honored by
the Sharon ladies at a shower on May 7.
Miss Eckhardt and Wilmer Faigle were
God called, she was ready and may
the Lord sanctify to our hearts this
sudden providence. Matt. 24:44: "There
fore, be ye also ready: for in such an
hour as ye think not, the Son of man
married in Burlington on May 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kerr (Dorothy
Mrs. Norman Spear
McElhinney) are the parents of a
for Walton W. M. S.
daughter born May 31.
WALTON, NEW YORK
Field Day was held at the church on
"The fruits of righteousness are the
fruit of the Spirit, and grow only in a
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