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again."<br />
on Sabbath, January 23, to declare the<br />
pulpit vacant.<br />
A LINCOLN DAY GIFT FOR YOU<br />
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY IS COM<br />
ING. Believing that every church, high<br />
school, college, and public library ought<br />
to have one or more books on President<br />
Lincoln and his faith in God, the author<br />
of "THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM LIN<br />
COLN"<br />
is hereby offering free copies to<br />
your church, school and public library<br />
as long as the supply lasts. This book<br />
was recommended as a MUST by The<br />
Sunday School Times, and by many oth<br />
er Religious and secular periodicals. The<br />
introduction is by Dr. Charles M. Shel<br />
don of "In His Steps" fame.<br />
"I shall pass this way but once. Any<br />
good that I can do, let me do it now.<br />
Let me not withhold or defer it, for I<br />
shall not pass this way<br />
D. Raymond Taggart<br />
BARNETT<br />
On December 5 the Sacrament of the<br />
Lord's Supper was observed together<br />
with the signing<br />
of the Covenant. We<br />
were highly privileged on this occasion<br />
in having with us the Rev. Samuel E.<br />
Boyle whose messages were most timely<br />
and challenging. On Monday evening<br />
Mr.<br />
Boyle showed motion pictures of<br />
his work in Japan.<br />
The Sabbath School recently sent<br />
$30.00 to the Cyprus Building Fund.<br />
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. El<br />
mer Faris on the arrival of a fine baby<br />
boy, Douglas Charles on November 18.<br />
At the October meeting members of<br />
the Women's Missionary Society packed<br />
a large box of clothing for the Southern<br />
Mission.<br />
In December Christmas cor<br />
sages were made for the ladies in the<br />
Aged People's Home and gifts for the<br />
children at the Indian Mission.<br />
Through voluntary contributions a<br />
goodly sum of money was sent to the<br />
Kentucky Mission for the purchase of<br />
Bibles. The fund was sponsored by the<br />
Women's Missionary Society.<br />
KANSAS CITY<br />
Rev. Sam Boyle was with us, January<br />
16, just for the day; it was indeed a very<br />
busy one for him, we think. He preached<br />
stirring sermons morning and evening.<br />
The evening sermon on Communism was<br />
very informative, coming from one so<br />
closely in touch with it in China and<br />
Japan. He gave a chalk-talk to the<br />
Juniors in the evening; immediately af<br />
ter, he came into the Discussion Group<br />
meeting, showed beautiful and instruc<br />
tive slides of Japan; then the evening<br />
sermon. In the afternoon a pastoral call<br />
was made into the home of a mission<br />
scholar, a little girl who was seriously<br />
ill. From the pulpit, he asked that we<br />
pray, not only for the child but also for<br />
February 2, 1955<br />
the mother and grandmother for an im<br />
proved spiritual life, in them. God took<br />
the little girl late that evening. Rev.<br />
Boyle was called back Tuesday from<br />
Topeka to conduct the funeral service.<br />
A touching part of our Christmas pro<br />
gram was when a Junior, Jackis Burke,<br />
appeared on the platform, calling for<br />
Mrs. Coleman. He gave her, with an<br />
endearing little speech, a very fine pock<br />
etbook. Mrs. Coleman has been Junior<br />
Superintendent twenty-nine years :<br />
Mrs. Robt. More, Sr., assistant for six<br />
teen years, Herbert Hunter presented a<br />
gift. These were from the Juniors and<br />
Intermediates to their retiring superin<br />
tendents. Mrs. Coleman, can see the<br />
fruit of some of her work in youngsters<br />
who have now grown up<br />
to<br />
and are now<br />
serving the church as she did, so faith<br />
fully. Mrs. Wylie Hunter and Miss Mar<br />
garet Hall have taken over the Junior<br />
work.<br />
Mrs. Betty Coleman Weimer sponsors<br />
the new Intermediate class. They had a<br />
contest from<br />
studies in the Gos<br />
pel of John. Wilbur More and Jim<br />
Wright tied for first place and Nancy<br />
Wright captured second place. This<br />
group is now completing a study in the<br />
NAVIGATORS Introductory Bible Stu<br />
dy Book.<br />
The Discussion Group take special<br />
studies from Dr. Vos' BLUE BANNER<br />
FAITH AND LIFE. We are proud of<br />
the various groups led by<br />
younger mem<br />
bers, especially in their selections for<br />
study.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ward and their<br />
three fine boys are worshiping with us.<br />
Mrs. Ward helps in the Bible School, as<br />
substitute teacher. She is the daughter<br />
of Rev. M. S. McMillan. We are happy to<br />
have them.<br />
Robt. More Jr. spent the holidays at<br />
home. We miss him but glad to have<br />
him in Geneva.<br />
Our Parsonage Committee rendered<br />
good service. We now have a nice new<br />
parsonage for Dr. and Mrs. Robb and<br />
are looking forward to their coming.<br />
Dr. G. M. Robb preached his first ser<br />
mon as our pastor, January 23, a cold<br />
bright sunshiny morning<br />
without and<br />
much warmth within; his text, Romans<br />
15:16.<br />
The new address of Rev. G. M. Robb<br />
4418 West 55th Street<br />
Kansas City, Kansas<br />
Two baby<br />
STERLING NEWS<br />
boys have arrived to<br />
gladden hearts in Sterling: William<br />
Joseph, born to Joe and Roberta (Dill)<br />
McFarland of Turon on December 7;<br />
and Stuart Victor, son of<br />
Barbara (McNeil)<br />
tina on January 16.<br />
Pablo and<br />
Navahas of Argen<br />
The W.M.S. has extended several<br />
courtesies lately. Among them: a<br />
luncheon for Miss Blanche McCrea of<br />
Cyprus; a reception for their members<br />
over eighty<br />
years: Mrs. Jennie Ander<br />
son, Mrs. Lucy MacClement, and Miss<br />
Alice Humphreys; a shower for Mrs.<br />
Nancy (Young) Marshall; and flowers<br />
and an occasional chair were sent to the<br />
Jack Foleys December 24 for their<br />
35th wedding anniversary.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. A. J. McFarland, Ar<br />
mour and Robert, were the Sterling<br />
representatives at the Forest Park<br />
Booster banquet in Topeka during the<br />
holiday season. About 110 were in at<br />
tendance.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Latimer of Em<br />
poria, who were called to Sterling by<br />
the funeral of her Aunt, Mrs. Calvin<br />
L. Young, on January 8, worshipped<br />
with us on January 9.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Wilson and<br />
Virginia of Stafford worshiped with us<br />
January 16.<br />
The Rev. S. E. Boyle, whose son is<br />
living in<br />
Sterling and attending high<br />
school as a senior, occupied the Ster<br />
ling pulpit January 9 in the absence of<br />
the pastor, who preached at Oakdale,<br />
111.<br />
Mrs. Flora Cunningham, widow of<br />
the late E. P. Cunningham, passed away<br />
December 28, at the home of her<br />
daughter, Mrs. Wayne Milligan, in<br />
Belleville.<br />
The New Year's dinner was highlight<br />
ed by a program consisting<br />
of songs<br />
by the juniors, a pantomine by the<br />
intermediates, a pep band by the young<br />
people, songs by the McFarland Male<br />
Quartett, and a skit, "Ladies of the<br />
Mopping Line" by four of the young<br />
married ladies. Mr. Lou Wilkey des<br />
cribed the production of "Unshackled"<br />
as he had seen it enacted at WGN in<br />
Chicago. Mrs. Gail Wilkey<br />
man of the evening.<br />
was chair<br />
The Rev. L. E. Kilpatrick was called<br />
to Morning Sun, December 19, upon the<br />
death of his father. John Kilpatrick<br />
attended the funeral returning with his<br />
father.<br />
The names of Sam Wilkey and Diane<br />
Oline appear on the last six weeks high<br />
school honor roll. (Long)<br />
YOUNG<br />
MARSHALL<br />
New Year's Eve found the ^erling<br />
Church beautifully decorated for the<br />
wedding of Miss Nancy Carolyn Young,<br />
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Young<br />
to Allen Marshall, son of Mrs. Ger<br />
trude Marshall of Sylvia, at 4:30 p.m.<br />
Dr. A. J. McFarland, uncle of the bride,<br />
assisted by Mr. Otis Webb of Sylvia,<br />
and the Rev. L. E. Kilpatrick, officiated<br />
at the double ring ceremony. The bride<br />
was given in marriage by her father.<br />
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