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is the Y. P. sponsor and also the teacherof the Young Married group.BLOOMINGTON: Over thirty members of the congregation and their friendsshowed up for a "Work Night" Friday,October 8. The church was scrubbedfrom top to bottom. Each person broughtsandwiches, and coffee was served by theladies. Judging from the snapshots takenby Mrs. Roy Blackwood,the church wasnot only cleaned, but an evening of goodfellowshipwas enjoyed.HOPKINTON: The communion services held at Winnipeg, Canada, on October 17 were conducted by Dr. Frank E.Allen. He was accompanied by Mrs. Allen who visited her sister, Mrs. S. R. Mc-Kelvey. They greatly enjoyed meetingand ministering to former friends again.On Monday evening following the communion Mr. Allen gave a talk illustratedwith pictures to the children of the Sabbath School, at which time there were30 present. Miss MaryR. Adams is thecity missionary and is also attending tothe pastoral work, and doing it effectivelyand earnestly. Her friends there speakhighlyof her person and work. As thecongregation is small and the membersmostly aged,there is need of some outside aid to furnish the equipment that isneeded for effective workby Miss Adams.THIRD PHILADELPHIA: Gratefulness and thanksgiving to God prompt thisnotice of Third Philadelphia's blessings.We enjoyed to the fullest our FallCommunion season, just passed. We wereled by the inspired Word of God as interpreted to us by Mr. Gene Spear. He andMrs. Spear and their adorable childrenhave worshiped with us since their coming to suburban Philadelphia so thatGene could continue his study for theministry at Westminster Seminary.Visitors from other congregations andseveral life-long members of this congregation traveling from other States partook of the Lord's Supper with us. Theseincluded, Miss Edna Claypoole, and Mrs.William Foster, both of Yonkers, N. Y.;Mrs. Frank Wagner, of Atlantic City,N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, ofOcean City, N. J.OAKDALE: The followingwere in attendance at the meeting of Presbytery atBloomington October 26 and 27: Dr. andMrs. W. O. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. WardAuld, Mr. and Mrs. J. Elwyn Carson,Mrs. Lloyd Patton and Emily, Miss EvaMurrayand Mrs. Lawrence McClay.THIRD PHILADELPHIA: Our heartswere further gladdened bythe professionof faith and acceptance into membershipof Frank Houseman, his wife, Nancy andtheir three little daughters. Frank was oneof our Sabbath School members as a boyand we heartilywelcome him and hisNovember 10, 1954lovely wife and children into our fellowship. Nancy has already accepted responsibility in the Lord's work, sponsoring thegirls'junior club meeting after school onTuesdays. And Frank is filling the unexpired term of the late Herman Everettas secretary of the Sabbath School. Nancy and the little girls received the sacrament of Baptism administered by ourpastor Rev. George Price, and our pastor emeritus Dr. Finley M. Wilson madethe closing sacramental prayer.Mary Lou Everett's new little brother,Robert Crawford Everett, was also baptized at this service. He is the grandsonof Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Crawford, Sr.of this congregation and of Mrs. M.Everett of Olathe, Kansas. Mary Louand Robert are the children of MargaretCrawford Everett and Herman Everett,whom God called to be with Him beforethe birth of his little son.BLOOMINGTON :The newly organizedSabbath School classof young adultsand parents of the Sabbath School children, under the supervision of Rev. RoyBlackwood, enjoyed an evening of funand fellowship at the home of Margaretand Russell Kennedy, Saturday, October9. We understand the men made quite aShow."hit when they presented a "StyleHOPKINTON : Mr. and Mrs. W. Kenneth Sanderson,after nearlyseven yearsin Syria, were welcomed home by thecongregation in a reception held in theirhonor on September 9. Mr. and Mrs.Sanderson have both spoken earnestly oftheir work and the recent revival amongthe students of the school.THIRD PHILADELPHIA: We missedthe presence of Elder and Mrs. ThomasArmstrong at the Lord's Supper,regret the infirmityand wewhich confines himafter his many, many unbroken years offaithful attendance at Sabbath Schooland Church. Miss Helen Euwer and Mrs.Thomas Gill were missed, also. Cards received from Ireland and England expresstheir pleasure and enjoyment of their vacation abroad.NEW YORK CITY: Miss Lola Weirhas her arm in a sling as a result of afall in her apartment. Mayshe have aspeedy recovery!THIRD PHILADELPHIA: Rev. Julius Kempf is an occasional visitor onSabbath morning, traveling from Warminster, Pennsylvania, where he andMrs. Kempf reside since their retirement from active duty in our ChineseMission field.BLOOMINGTON:The High SchoolSabbath School class spent the evening ofOctober 9 at McCormick's Creek StatePark. The group fried hamburgers andeveryone ate until he was full and happy.NEW CASTLE: The Adult BibleClass of the New Castle Sabbath Schoolheld their October meeting in the form ofa tureen dinner at the Home of MissAnna and Miss Martha E. Dodds. MissRuth E. Gilmore, Vice-President,charge of the business meeting.was inOAKDALE: The Washington Countyconvention of the W.C.T.U. was held inAugust at Oakdale with Mrs.HaroldAuld, county president presiding. IrenePiper gave devotions in the form of aflannelgraph. Children from Oakdalesang L. T. L. songs. Four children weremade White Ribbon Recruits, three ofwhom 'belong' to our church.THIRD PHILADELPHIA: We arehappy that the Evans sisters, formerly ofSelma, Ala., are so constant in their attendance at worship and are sometimesaccompanied by their brother and nephew.NEW YORK CITY: Fall Communionwas observed October 24, 1954. Fourmembers were added to the roll by profession of faith: Mr. Florence Nichol,George Dymal, Margaret Rose Little andPeggy May.NEW CASTLE: Rev. Harold Harrington, pastor of the New Castle Congregation, administered the sacrament of baptism on October 31st to Joan Kim Chirozzi,daughter of Charles and Lillian Chirozzi;and to Laura Marie Clark, daughter of Robert and Evelyn Clark.BLOOMINGTON: A Sabbath Schoolteacher's meeting was held Thursday, October 14 for the purpose of choosing materials for the coming year and planning aHalloween party. Mrs. Ray Wampler,who is our Superintendent, was the hostess. Delicious refreshments of lemonadeand cookies were served.NEW CASTLE: Mrs. Harry R. Wilson, a member of the New Castle Congregation, fell in her home at Houston,Pa. and fractured her ankle. She is making recoveryand is able to be aroundsome with the aid of crutches.BEAVER FALLS: Mr. and Mrs. JohnColeman have moved from Beaver Fallsto a suburb of Philadelphia. Their newaddress :Pa.733 Lindale Avenue, Drexel Hill,NEW CASTLE: The Junior Club ofthe New Castle Congregation, under thesupervision of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner, held a Halloween party in theChurch on October 29th with 23 childrenin attendance. Judged as having thebest costumes were Jacqueline andWayne Evans, and Yvonne McCracken.Rev. Harrington was the "unknownghost."Games and refreshments werehighlights of the party.30S