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our services. Dr. Felker has been appointedby the presbytery to moderate thesession while we are without a pastor.In recent weeks we have welcomed toour pulpit, Lie. Dean Smith, Lie. WilliamTaylor, the Reverend Ronald Nickerson,Dr. Roy Blackwood, the Reverend RayMcCracken (a former pastor who broughthis family along so we might visit withthem again), Dr. R. B. Tweed, theReverend Kenneth Smith (who alsovisited with our C.Y. members), theReverend Marion McFarland, and Dr.Clark Copeland.At a special meeting on September30, the Bloomington congregation made aunanimous call upon Dr. Robert B. Tweedto be our pastor. It has been a greatdisappointment to us that he has not feltled to accept our call.Our Vacation Bible School was heldeach evening of the week of July 20, underthe direction of Mrs. Wendell McBurney.Thirty-eight children were enrolled; ofthese, 24 had perfect attendance. Twentyof our young people and adults werepresent each evening to help with theprogram. Featured at the end of eachevening was a Moody science film.We are happy that the Lord hasspared the life of Tana McElhinney,daughter of the Wishart McElhinneys.Tana was injured in October when a carhit her motorcycle. She is home aftersome weeks of hospitalization but faces along period of recuperation.Mr. Tommy Faris and Mrs. RussellComingore, two of our members who haverecently been hospitalized, are able to bein our midst again.Two families in our congregation arequite excited about baby girls, both bornin October. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moorehave named their daughter Kelli Jo.Kelli's grandmother is Mrs. ThomasMoore of our congregation. KristanMichelle is the name given to theirdaughter by Mr. and Mrs. Gary LaChey.Kristan's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.Bob Shook and her greatgrandparents arethe Virgil Stones.We entertained each other this yearat our Christmas party; each family hadbeen asked to participate in some way andwe had a most enjoyable evening together.BELLE CENTER, OHIOThis past year we have enjoyedhaving these guest ministers: Rev. RayJoseph for our spring communion; Rev.Gene Spear for one Sabbath while ourpastor, Rev. Robert Morrow, was onvacation; Rev. David Patterson for ourfall communion.Mrs. Robert McElroy invited thewomen to her home in Columbus for abridal shower, June 11, for Miss JoceleKeys.A beautiful wedding took place in theBelle Center Church the evening of June 20when Mary Jocele Keys, youngestdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Keys,and Paul Raymond McDonald, son of Mrs.Bonnie McDonald and the late WilburMcDonald of Southfield, Michigan, wereunited in marriage. The ceremony wasperformed by Rev. Robert Henning ofBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania, uncle of thebride, assisted by Rev. Robert Morrow,pastor of the bride.Mrs. McDonald was graduated fromGeneva College in 1970 and is teaching thesecond grade at New Galilee. Mr Mc­Donald, recently discharged from the U.S. Navy, is attending Geneva College.They live in Beaver Falls.Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Morrison,nee Margarita McElwain, daughter ofRev. T. A. McElwain of Rose Point,Pennsylvania, celebrated their 40thwedding anniversary, July 2. Membersand friends of the congregation gatheredat the parsonage after prayer meeting theevening of July 1 for a reception.The Sabbath School again enjoyed apicnic and social time on the Fourth ofJuly at the spacious home of Mr. and Mrs.H. H. Hughes in Lima.Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Massecar fromnear Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. LloydDodds visited the Max Leveck family andattended one of our services in July. Mr.Messecar was the Levecks' former pastorand Mr. Dodds is Mrs. Leveck's brother.Recognition was made of the RobertMorrows' fifteenth wedding anniversaryon July 29 and the Melville Rutherfords'twenty-second on September 3.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mathews andBeth, of our Old Bethel congregation,visited Mrs. Mathews' mother, Mrs. J. M.Keys, and other relatives on their way totake Beth to Geneva College. TheMathews, on their return trip, helped Mrs.Keys celebrate her 81st birthday onSeptember 12.Our sympathy was extended to theRobert McElroy family because of thedeath of Mr. McElroy's father, Mr. LloydMcElroy, of Topeka, Kansas. The familyattended the funeral.The pastor, a few adults and youngpeople gave Mrs. Elizabeth Wroten aparty, October 8, in honor of her 93rdbirthday. After a time of praise, Mr.Morrow led in an impressive worshipservice, which Mrs. Wroten appreciated.Miss Eleanor Faris was the veryinteresting speaker at our thank offeringservice, November 11.At our fall communion, which washeld, November 6-8, Mrs. Jay George andson Richard were received into themembership of the congregation from theYoungstown congregation. Joe McElroy,youngest son of the Robert McElroys, wasreceived on profession of faith. Mrs.George and Richard, Mr. James Georgeand Miss Marjorie George of Zanesville,Ohio and Misses Clara and Grace Wagnerof Cincinnati attended the communionservices.The W.M.S. met with Mrs. R. H.(Rose) Reed, November 17, at the home ofher daughter in Piqua, Ohio. Theycelebrated Mrs. Reed's birthday, whichwas November 8. She has recovered froma broken hip enough to be able to walkwith a walker.Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Tannehill spentThanksgiving Day at the Howard Keys'home. Miss Melba Rutherford, GenevaCollege student, was home with herparents for Thanksgiving and Christmasvacations. Mrs. Bonnie McDonald and Mr.and Mrs. Paul McDonald visited Mr. andMrs. Wilbur Keys on Thanksgiving.Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Keys drove toSelma, Alabama and took with them alarge amount of articles, donated for themission work there. They were entertainedin the home of Mr. and Mrs.Claude Brown. From Selma they went onto Orlando, Florida where they attendedthe 50th anniversary celebration of thatcongregation. Mr. Keys was a member ofPresbytery's Commission to ordain andinstall Rev. James Wright, new pastor ofthe Orlando congregation.Mrs. Roy Templeton, temperancesuperintendent, has done well this year.She has spoken to the Sabbath Schoolherself, had Dr. W. W. Weir show a film ondrugs in July, and now in cooperation withMrs. Robert McElroy, superintendent ofour Sabbath School, showed three veryinstructive films on drug abuse obtainedfrom our Christian Education Office.Mrs. Lloyd McElroy and Mr. andMrs. Lloyd Tice were Christmas visitorsof the Robert McElroy family and worshipedwith us on Sabbath.Mr. and Mrs. Robert Templeton anddaughter April Lyn, of Indianapolis, wereguests of Robert's parents, Mr. and Mrs.14 COVENANTER WITNESS