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there on October 1 and is renting anapartment from them. All have new jobs inPittsburgh. We miss them in our church,but pray God's blessing on them in theirnew location.Mr. Herman Cummings suffered aheart attack this winter and spent aboutthree weeks in the hospital. We are glad tohave both Mr. and Mrs. Cummings back atour services again.HEBRON CHURCH, NEARIDANA, KANSAS(Rev. Luther McFarland is the pastor)The year 1970 has been one of sorrowas well as joy for the Hebron congregation.We were saddened this year with thepassing in April of Miss Myrtle Tippin andin November of Mrs. Irl McMahan.We are glad that our young people arean active, enthusiastic group. Four ofthem were able to attend the conference inAugust. They also attended thepresbyterial C.Y. conferette. They haveheld afternoon meetings for the elderlyand retired in the two Clay Center manors.Christmas eve they called on the shut-insin Clay Center and came to Idana, singingcarols and Psalms at the parsonage andseveral other homes.We were glad to welcome manyvisitors during the year. In March the IrlMcMahans were happy to have all of theirchildren here to help them celebrate their60th wedding anniversary.Mr. and Mrs. John Greenlee andLynn were glad to have his sister andbrothers here for a family reunion in June.A church family night picnic was held intheir honor.Dr. Howard Elliott was our assistantfor communion, April 12. The followingSabbath our pastor assisted with communionat Topeka.The Rev. and Mrs. Luther McFarlandand Mr. and Mrs. Russell James attendedthe Carleton Conference. The followingSabbath morning, Rev. Jerrold Milroy, ason of the congregation, brought themessage. His wife and family were withhim. That week visitors in the parsonagewere Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wylie, Orange,California. Mrs. Wylie is Mr. McFarland'ssister. The Rev. and Mrs. James E. Mc­Farland and two children, of Allenwood,New Jersey, were here the first of Septemberas welcome visitors in the parsonage.James preached two Sabbathmornings for his father.The World Day of Prayer meetingwas held in the Hebron Church with fourcommunity churches participating. Asuccessful V.B.S. was held this summerwith the parents of the communitychildren attending the closing program.Many of these same children attend themonthly L.T.L. meetings sponsored by theW.M.S.Mrs. James Hatfield, state W.C.T.U.president, attended the national convention,in California, this summer.In August, Mrs. Stan Copeland flew toHawaii for a few days with her husband onleave from Vietnam.Steven McMahan is a college juniorat Kansas State University, Manhattan.Sonda Fowles is a freshman there thisyear. We are glad they are frequently ableto attend Sabbath services here. Last yearMerlin Fowles attended vocational schoolat Beloit, and expects soon to be inductedinto the army.The Rev. Melvin Vos assisted in ourfall communion. Mrs. Vos and childrenwere here also. The first of November ourpastor and wife were at Olathe for theircommunion services.Miss Eleanor Faris was the speakerfor our thank offering service, December6. We were glad to have her here for a fewdays.SHARON R.P. CHURCH,NEAR MORNING SUN, IOWA(Rev. G. M. Robb, D.D. is the pastor)In early December, the women of thecongregation gave a shower for MissPamela Jean Singer, fiancee of RonaldLambert.On January 3, 1971, Pamela Singerbecame the bride of Ronald Lambert, sonof Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lambert. Theceremony was held at the First BaptistChurch, Waterloo, Iowa. The couple is athome in Sacramento, California whereRon is stationed in the U.S. Air Force. Ronrecently received his B.S. degree inaerospace engineering and was commissioneda second lieutenant.Our annual basket supper andChristmas program was held onDecember 22. The congregational socialcommittee was in charge of the supper andMaurice Hutcheson, Sabbath Schoolsuperintendent, was in charge of theprogram. Each class participated in theprogram and everyone joined in singingChristmas carols. Christmas candy waspassed out to all the children. The eveningwas a very enjoyable one for all.The Young Adult Class presented theChristmas story by means of puppets atLincoln School for Retarded Children, inBurlington, on Wednesday afternoon,December 16. Dialogue had previouslybeen recorded on tape; and the characterswere portrayed with hand puppets, withappropriate backgrounds for the inn, fieldswith the shepherds, the stable, etc.Dialogue of the Christmas story was taperecorded by Mrs. Alvin Lambert, Mrs.Fred Johnson, Dr. R. E. Dill, Ron Lambert,Phillip Lotz, Paul McElhinney,Charles Newcomb, John Smith, and Rev.G. M. Robb.Those operating the puppets wereMrs. Charles Newcomb and Mrs. JohnSmith with Mrs. Bill Baird in reserve.Our congregational meeting was heldon January 14. Committee reports weregiven at this time. Also Wylie Kilpatrickwas voted congregational chairman andMrs. Robert Baird secretary.GENEVA PROFESSORRECEIVES DOCTORAL DEGREEDR. HARRY E. FARRAHarry E. Farra, director ofdramatics at Geneva College, received hisDoctor of Philosophy degree in Speechfrom Pennsylvania State University, StateCollege, during December graduationceremonies.Dr. Farra, who came to Geneva atthe beginning of the 1962-63 college term,received the bachelor of arts degree fromNorthwestern College, Minneapolis,Minnesota, the bachelor of divinity degreefrom Bethel Theological Seminary, St.Paul, Minnesota and his masters degreefrom the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.His doctoral dissertation was entitled"The Rhetoric of Dr. Clarence EdwardMacartney: A Man Under Authority." It isa study of the preaching of the late Dr.Macartney in whose memory the GenevaCollege Library was built and dedicated.Dr. Farra, who has made an intensivestudy of the library's collection ofsome 2,200 works by Dr. Macartney, alsoedited a volume of his previously unpublishedsermons titled "Along Life'sHighway" published in 1969 by Baker BookHouse. A second volume is due forpublication this spring.He has a special interest inhomiletics, the science of preaching, andhas authored several articles on religiousdrama several of which have beenpublished in Christian periodicals.Dr. and Mrs. Farra, their daughterHeidi and son Kirk reside at 3524 CollegeAvenue, Beaver Falls