Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

JUNE SUBSCRIPTIONHONOR ROLLPark City in Wichita.SERVICEMAN'S NEW ADDRESSLt. T. M. Hutcheson, Jr.910 Newport ManorBateman & Carroll AvenuesNewport, Rhode Island 02840DAVID ARMSTRONGRECEIVES DEGREETrinity Evangelical Divinity Schoolin Deerfield, Illinois has announced thatDavid R. Armstrong, former pastor of theFirst Beaver Falls Reformed PresbyterianChurch, was graduated on June 4, 1971,Summa cum Laude, with the Master ofArts in Christian Education degree. Dr.Wilbur M. Smith, professor emeritus ofEnglish Bible at Trinity presented thecommencement address to the ninetysevengraduates.Rev. David Armstrong is Synod'sDirector of Christian Education elect. Hewill assume his official duties in the officein Pittsburgh, July 1.STERLING, KANSAS(Rev. Paul Faris, pastor)Homemade ice cream and cake wereserved Friday evening, March 5, whenGeorge Henning and Dave Fenchelshowed slides and told us about GenevaCollege.This meeting was well attended inthe church banquet room.Rev. M.W. Dougherty, D.D. and Dr.Dale Snyder, professor at Sterling College,preached for us March 21, 28, and April 4while our pastor was away in the easternstates.A weekly communicants' class washeld during the months of March and Aprilby Rev. Mr. Faris.Mrs. Velma Dougherty introducedour guest speaker at the March WMSmeeting held at the country home of Mrs.Gail Wilkey. Our guest, Mrs. WaldoStevenson of Eskridge, the president of theMidwest Presbyterial, showed slides andtold of some of the work of the VillageMissions. Her daughter Doris and husband,Rev. Howard Spear, are in this type ofwork at Shelton, Washington. Mrs. WillisEdgar led devotions on "Blessed are theythat mourn." There was a good attendancein spite of the windy, cold day with occasionalsnow which caused the electricityto go off.We were privileged to have theGenevans here on Tuesday, March 30.14They gave their concert in Spencer Hall onthe Sterling College campus. The membersenjoyed eating supper at the collegecafeteria. Following the concert the WMSsponsored a reception at the church and aget-acquainted time was held. The flu bugseemed to be starting among the choirgroup and several were quite ill. In fact,one boy had to stay over and Rev. Mr.Faris took him to Topeka later to catch upwith the group.Thomas Edgar from Cyprus wasour speaker, Friday, April 2, at our Schoolof Missions. A covered dish supper washeld in his honor attended by many friendsand relatives. Mrs. Quentin Kilgore actedas chairman of the meeting in the absenceof Mrs. Wilber Wilkey, our MissionsSuperintendent.Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Wilkey haveannounced the engagement of theirdaughter, Sheila, to Mr. Robert J. Steenbockof Clay Center, Kansas. The brideelect teaches fifth grade at Clay Center.Mr. Steenbock owns and operates PrintzRCA TV in Clay Center. The wedding isto be July 17.Nine members of our WMS attendedthe Midwest Women's PresbyterialConvention, which was held, April 6 and 7.at Quinter, Kansas. Those attending wereMesdames Robert McCrory, Willis Edgar,Lou Wilkey, Wylie Dougherty, WilberWilkey, John Scott, James Humphreys,Reah Mathews and Miss Elda Patton.Our April 15th WMS was held in theevening at the home of our vice-president,Mrs. Quentin Kilgore. Mrs. Robert Mc­Crory led devotionals on "Blessed are themeek." Miss Elda Patton presented themission study, "Work Among the Jews."The members who attended the MidwestPresbyterial at Quinter gave the impressionswhich they had received.Mr. and Mrs. Eldo McFarland leftthe last of March for a three weeks tripthrough the east. They visited a cousin andfamily at Virginia Beach, Virginia and atNorfolk, Virginia visited their son, Marlin,his wife Paula, and met their new granddaughter,Kara Dawn.We were all surprised, Sabbathmorning, April 25 when our pastor announcedthe engagement of their daughterEileen to Mr. Larry Falk of Clarinda, Iowa.We wish the best for them as they makeplans for their wedding and the establishmentof a new Christian home.Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCrory wereone of five Kansas farm couples that werehonored at a banquet at the Kansas StateUniversity campus in Manhattan on April2. They were named Kansas MasterFarmer and Master Farm Homemaker for1970.We are sorry to report one of ourmembers, Mrs. Sam Milligan, has beenseriously ill in the Sterling hospital. Nowshe is back again at the SterlingPresbyterian Manor.Mrs. Esther Dill Hitchcock, 90, died,April 30, following two weeks in theSterling hospital. Her husband, Rev.George Hitchcock, died in December 1965.Services were held. May 1, in the Sterlingfuneral home by her pastor, Rev. PaulFaris and burial was at Sterling. Robert Dillof our congregation is a brother. We willmiss Esther's cheerfulness and happylaughter. Even though she had a hearingloss most of her life and in recent years hersight was failing, she was known as ourlocal poetess as she wrote appropriateverse for many of our church events.ln April, the CY held a spaghettisupper for the congregation. Harry Wilkeyhas been the sponsor of this group this pastwinter. Following the supper, Rev. WylieDougherty led prayer meeting.Mr. and Mrs. Willis Edgar visitedtheir son Robert Edgar and family atColby, Kansas in April. They were presentto see their grandson, Alan, receive hisEagle Scout Award.The congregation held a dinner atthe church on Wednesday, Mayl2,in honorof our school graduates. Shirley Blakewrote a ballad using the name of eachsenior, which the congregation used to singto the graduates. Doris Tener and IrenaKilgore wrote a short story about thegraduates, using a play-on-words by usingthe last name of each senior. Our honoredgraduates were 8th grade: Patty Blake andRobert Humphreys; high school: LindaBlake, Robert Royer, Greig Massey, KarlWhite, and Roger Tener; college: MarshaBeard, Rosalie Piper, Daryl Nuss, DavidFaris, and Philip McCrory.CTA 2 Marlin McFarland and familyarrived, May 4, to spend two weeks visitinghis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldo McFarland,and other friends and relatives. While herethey attended the Alumni Banquet atSterling College during Commencementweek. They left, May 21, for Granger,Washington to visit Paula's parents beforeleaving in June from Travis AFB inCalifornia to his new Navy CommandStation in Guam.Rev. Jerrold Milroy, from Hetherton,Michigan was our guest minister duringour communion season in May. Mrs.Milroy, and sons, Jeff and Craig accompaniedhim. While here they wereguests in the home of Rev. and Mrs. PaulFaris and were invited guests for meals inthe homes of COVENANTER the congregation. WITNESS