Covenanter Witness Vol. 53 - Rparchives.org

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORSFor the convenience of our typesettersand others we ask that you double spaceyour manuscript. Handwriting- has to betyped at this office, means extra expense, and may delay publication afull week. Editor.OLATHE: A farewell party was givento Mrs. Chester Hutcheson by theOlathe Congregation, Wednesday night,August 25. Mrs. Harvey McGee led theDevotional Period after which therewas a piano trio by Mrs. Frank Stewart,and Martha and Anna Hutcheson. Atravelogue film "See America First"with senic views from many parts ofAmerica as seen from a GreyhoundBus, was shown and was enjoyed byall. The Chairman of the Congregation,Mr. Edgar Moore, then presented Mrs.Hutcheson with a beautiful pieceluggage and a General Electric SteamIron, gifts from the congregation. Wethen retired to the basement wheredelicious refreshments were served froma lovely decorated table. The programof the evening was planned by theSocial CommitteeofMr. and Mrs. JamesRedpath, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gifford,Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Spencer and Mr.and Mrs. Clyde Redpath.PHOENIX: Dr. A. J. McFarland was inPhoenix booking the CAM Program onlocal radio stations. He preached for usboth morning and 'evening of the 29th ofAugust. His son Armour returned fromthe Palisades with the Phoenix group andaccompanied Dr. McFarland home.MONTCLAIR: Four of our young people are in attendance at Geneva Collegethis year; Marion McFarland, WendelMcBurney, and Tom Park are seniors.Mary Jane Park is entering her first year.Gene McFarland is a sophomore inBloomfield College.WINCHESTER: Rev. Waldo Mitchelpreached for us August 1.NEW YORK CITY: Mr. C.HaroldHutcheson of Olathe, Kansas,congregation and until recently at the AmericanMission, Latakia, Syria, was a visitor ofthe New York City congregation Sabbath,September 12.MONTCLAIR: The Rev. and Mrs.Luther McFarland and sons Marion andGene visited friends and relatives in themid-west after Grinnell. They returnedthe evening of September 1 to find members of the congregation in the midst ofredecorating the church auditorium.PHOENIX: Mrs. Mae Logan anddaughter Esther traveled with the Mc-Farland's to Topeka, Kansas.HOPKINTON: Mrs. Helen Johnson isteaching music in the town school andMrs. Florence Kenny is teaching in ,a district school in the vicinity of Hopkinton.Hopkinton has furnished many teachersboth for local and more distant schoolsand some of these have become schoolsuperintendents.TOPEKA: Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCracken worshiped with us on September5 and we appreciated receiving first handa report of the Pacific Pallisades Conference and the work being done atPhoenix.WINCHESTER: Bruce Curry visitedhis father, Mr. Neil Curry, then Neil accompanied Bruce to Denver to visit hissister, Mrs. John Madory and family.Bruce went on to Fort Collins to resumehis school work.KANSAS CITY. On Wednesday evening, September 15, Dr. R. Paul Wrightbrought to our house two gifts. One wasabook'whose decorated title page of"Notes from Auld Lang Syne" was followed bymessages to us from members and famipage after page of personallies of this congregation. It had been assembled and reproduced by Miss Margaret Hall. We shall often turn to this bookwith gratitude and emotion.The other gift was an envelope containing very generous checks from thecongregation and Sabbath School.We are thankful to the Lord and thiscongregation for these bountiful gifts oflove as fresh tokens of the kindly appreciation which has marked the fellowship of our years together.Paul and Margaret ColemanLAKE RENO: Miss Helen and MissFlorence Fattal of our Latakia, Syria,Mission visited their Uncle, Dr. J. R. Elsey following the Grinnell Conference.These fine young women easilywon theirway into our hearts. A party and handkerchief shower was given in their honorat the Ermel Blair home.Effective at once, the address of Reverend and Mrs. James D. Carson will be2415 N. E. 41st, Portland 13, Oregon.MONTCLAIRE: Early in July, Mr.and Mrs. John Park were called to NewKensington, Pa., by the death of Mrs.Emerson Boyd, sister-in-law of Mrs.Park.PHOENIX: Dr. and Mrs. J. G. McElhinney, Miss Lillian McCracken,and Mr.and Mrs. Robert McCracken attended thePacific Palisades Conference the lastweek in August.WINCHESTER: Miss Agnes Kenneybecame the bride of Mr. Richard O'Neillin a very pretty wedding service September 4 at the Presbyterian church at Oskaloosa. Autumn colors were used. After a trip to Colorado theywill maketheir home on the O'Neill old home place.LAKE RENO: Miss Marjorie Mitchel,student nurse at Rochester, Minn., willtake part of her training in Chicago, beginning September 20. Her address willbe: 1010 E. 59th Street, Chicago 37, 111.Attention: Old Bethel W.M.S.Humble apologies for reversing thefigures in the printed page, in the ratingon the S. of E., Witness of September 8.It should be 98% as the highest rating inthe Synodical. Sorry!Supt. S. E. and Ed.years immediately following World WarII, good or bad?3. Discuss Judge Gilliam's statementconcerning bad and good boys.For Prayer:1. For conversions in our own community.2. For new believers in the home churchand in our mission fields.3. That our own lives may give evidence of this radical change.1954 Minutes of Synodnow ready. Send Orders toChester R. Fox, Treas.209 9th Street, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.Price $1.00 per copyEVERY FAMILY IN THE CHURCHshould have a copySeptember 29, 1954205