Covenanter Witness Vol. 53 - Rparchives.org

man."all.""Forgive us our debts, as we forgive ourdebtors."3. That we may be more faithful inpreaching the Gospel, and that the HolySpirit may be pleased to use our effortsfor His glory.4. That the vows we have made atGrinnell may beapplied.earnestly kept andW. M. S. DepartmentMrs. Ross Latimer. Editor.Prayer Hour. 1:00 P.M. MondayCONDENSED REPORT OF SYNODICALTHANK OFFERING SUPERINTENDENT 1953-54Out of a total of 92 societies, 89 reported. Out of the 89 which reported, 78had special Thank Offering meetingsand 23 had special Self Denial meetings.The Total Thank Offering for 1953-54was $11,725.00, an increase of $399.00over last year. The Total Self Denial Offering for 1953-54 was $3,114.00, an increase of $42.00 over last year. Thus theincrease in Thank Offerings and SelfDenial Gifts was $441.00 over last year.The Thank Offering Meetings wereconducted in various ways. Most of theprograms included special speakers :some meetings the Juniors took part.Some of the societies were privileged tosee the pictures from Latakia and tohear the tape recording at their ThankOffering meeting.Following is a list of guest speakerswho addressed various Thank Offeringmeetings : Miss Mary Adams, Mrs. Chester Hutcheson, Miss Eunice McClurkin,Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. Weir and Mr.Harold Harrington. Miss Eleanor Fariswas scheduled to speak at variousThank Offering meetings but was notable to attend because of her accident."Thank-off'rings, Lord, to Thee I'll give,And on Thy name will call,I'll pay my vows now to the LordBefore His peopleinRespectfully submitted,Mrs. Frank L. Stewart"You cannot whitewash yourself byothers."blackeningto"The debts we owe to God are payableThe nation has no better friend thanthe mother who lives for Christ andteaches her children to pray.Between the great things we cannotdo and the small things we will not do,the danger is that we shall do nothing.July 7, 1954LARNACA: Two of our graduatingclass of 1954 and one of our teacherswho graduated two years ago expectto enter Geneva College this fall. Thiswill make eight former Academy students in Geneva.LOS ANGELES: Sabbath, May 9,Bruce Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. LloydChambers was baptized.ORLANDO: Our June W.M.S. meeting was held at the home of Miss Lidaand Margaret McClure in Orlando.BLOOMINGTON :Mr. and Mrs. DaleShaw and son, Bobby Dale, of Rochester,Indiana spent the week-end with Mrs.Shaw's parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. S. McElhinney. We were happy to have themattend our services.UNION, MARS, PA.: Mrs. AldineWoodruff of our congregation is conducting a unique ministry to "shut-ins."At her request names are sent to her byWPGH broadcasting program to "shutins."With seven other ladies she hasset apart 10:30 each morning in theirown homes to pray for these lonely people. Once each month she sends Christian messages and tracts to approximately 100 persons, together with a smallgift at the Christmas time. She feelsgreatly rewarded by the many appreciative letters she receives in reply. Perhaps this suggestion may be acted on bywilling workers in other sections ofthe country. D.H.E.OLATHE : We were delighted to haveMr. and Mrs. James A. Carson of Philadelphia in our midst. They were weekend guests at the manse. Dr. and Mrs.Stewart greatly enjoyed their fellowshipbecause of their close association for 27years of friendship and hearty cooperation in the work of the Lord in ourCovenanter Church in Philadelphia.LOS ANGELES: A pot luck dinnerwas held at the church on May 21. Afterdinner a film about The Pacific Garden Mission of Chicago was shown.On May 17,1954 Terry Keith Clawson arrived to gladden the home of Mr.and Mrs. Dell Clawson of the NEWALEXANDRIA, PA. R. P. Congregation. His brother Barry also welcomedhim.OLATHE: The June Meeting of theWomen's Missionary Society was held atthe home of Mrs. James Redpath. Therewere 22 who sat down to a very delightful luncheon. We were happy to havethe following guests present: Mr. andMrs. Clyde Redpath, Dr. Clarence E.Wilson, Mrs. Ray Gillihan and Mary RayGillihan. We were happy, too, that ourPresident, Mrs. Frank Redpath, wasagain with us after her visit of sixmonths to Phoenix, Arizona: also thatMrs. Ninnie McGee, our member wholives at Sterling, Kansas, and Mrs. IdaMoore were able to be with us.LOS ANGELES: On Sabbath, May 9,we were happy to have Dr. W. WilburWeir of our Larnaca, Cyprus, Missionas our guest speaker.LARNACA: The dates for our YouthConference on Troodas this summer areAugust 4-9. Pray that it will be a greatblessing to all.GENEVA: Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Murphy recently motored to Syracuse tovisit Mr. Murphy's brother who is ill.ORLANDO: Bob Oliver is throughcollege now and in Florida. We hope hefinds work here that he likes and decides to stay.PHOENIX: Welcome home! SteveBagwell is vacationing with his familyafter finishing his first year at Geneva.He plans to return to Beaver Falls afterattending Grinnell.BLOOMINGTON:Communion services were held May 23 with Rev. JohnMcMillan of Sparta assisting.LOS ANGELES: A surprise babyshower was given for Mrs. MarjorieSmith by the Covenettes at the home ofMrs. Evelyn Birdsall. She received manypretty and useful baby gifts. The evening was enjoyed by all even thoughMarjorie and her husband Esmond aregoing to spend the next year in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Esmond will furtherhis medical studies. They will be greatlymissed.OLATHE: We are always happy tohave Mrs. Ninnie McGee of Sterling,Kansas visit Olathe. She was a guest inthe home of Mrs. Mary Tippin. She wasalso entertained by a number of relatives and friends who greatly enjoyedher visit.We are glad to have in our midstagain, Mr. Walter Frank Redpath, whoreturned from Phoenix, Arizona toOlathe. He is making his home with hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Redpathand has returned to his former workwith the Hyer Boot Co. of Olathe.11