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people,"all."Boothe Dienseth and Miss Bettie Souvenier.The new Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell will beat home in Hawthorne.The bride attended Long Beach StateCollege.GREELEY: Children's Daywas observed on Sabbath, June 6, at the morningservice. Each of the Sabbath SchoolClasses of the Junior Department presented stories or passages from God'sWord. Our pastor then presented achildren's message on "A Light in theDark!'"FRESNO: George and Eileen Chestnut Wagner's fourth daughter was bornon July 9. Her name is Norma Jean, andwe do rejoice with them.GENEVA: Sabbath July 25 saw several visitors in our midst: Mrs. RobertEdgar and sons Bill, John and Allanstopped en route home from Grinnell tovisit Grandpa and Grandma Coleman.Miss Ruth Smith and Mrs. Etta Smithfrom Bloomington came with the Youngfamily. Mrs. C. M. Patterson broughther father, Mr. T. W. Funk of Belle Center, Ohio, and his friend John Rutherford, who were visiting in the Pattersonhome. Mr. Rutherford enjoyed renewingfriendships of former days as he spent25 years in our town employed as anight watchman in the Armstrong CorkCompany.GREELEY: The Young People havestarted a project of converting thestraight chairs and bare floors of thePrayer Meeting Room to a homier setting. Some sofas and easy chairs havealready been secured, and a new woolroom-sized rug has been purchased. Agood part of the money for the rug wasreceived in an offering taken on the evening of June 4 when the Young Peoplepresented a program of entertainmentand games.FRESNO: On Sabbath, July the 4th,the Caskey twins, their wives, and littleJanet worshiped with us.Carroll andwife were visiting here and in Los Angeles from Florence, Alabama, where theyare now residing.ALLEGHENY: The Rev. Paul D. McCracken preached for us Sabbath, July25, and baptized his grandson, DanielLee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCracken.GENEVA: Our sympathy is extendedto Mrs. Sarah Clyde and her daughters,Mrs. Thomas Wylie and Mrs. EassonMcKelvey in the death of their son andbrother, Arthur Clyde. Mr. Clyde waswell known in Beaver Falls, especiallyduring his College days at Geneva wherehe excelled in all sports. For the pastAugust 4, 195430 years, he has been head coach at Morgantown,West Virginia, High School.GREELEY: The Sabbath School Picnic was held June 24 at Island GrovePark, and was excellent in spirit, attendance, food, and weather.FRESNO: The Reid McCarter familyis back home again, and we hope theyremain with us.GREELEY: Mr. Ralph Willcox, ourSabbath School Superintendent, has hadseveral special features for us recently,tape recordings from the Semiincludingnary which are excellent, film strips, anda sound film on Temperance.FRESNO : Our congratulations, a littlelate, but are nevertheless due to WillCopeland, who was one of the graduatesfrom the Roosevelt High School on June9.ALLEGHENY: Timothy Terrick, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. JohnTerrick, underwent a veryserious heartoperation. He came through the operation very well, but will have to be in anoxygen tent for several days. We hopefor better health for Timothy than he hadbefore the operation.GREELEY: Mrs, Wilma BaileyDoany passed away on Wednesday, July7. While not a member of the congregation, she was loved by many of the folkshere who deeply mourn her death. Thefuneral was Saturday, July 10,in Ft.Morgan; interment was in Evans. "ForI reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be comparedwith the glorywhich shall be revealedJAMES DODDSJames Dodds passed away May 1, 1954at La Junta, Colorado. He was theyoungest son of Archie and MelissaDodds, and was born in WestmorelandCounty, Pennsylvania. He early gave hisheart to the Saviour and united with theCovenanter Churchfellowshipand continued hiseven after the congregationwas disorganized. In 1916 he was unitedin marriage with Hattie Riddering andthat home has been through the years acenter of rich Christian fellowship andhospitality.In recent years limitations in healthchanged the home to a quieter way. Mrs.Dodds followed every avenue of hopewith trips to California and Michigan,but little relief was gained. Yet throughall the days of sufferingnot a word ofcomplaint; all was borne as thoughJames thought it was his part to suffer,and this with a patience born of that inner peace. His last days were spent inthe hospital for expert attention andhere Heaven's messenger whispered,"Come uphigher."James Dodds was of a very quiet disposition but with a keen sense of humorthat all who knew him will recall.That Archie Dodds' home had fourstalwart sons of whom only one now remains Edwin L. of Los Angeles; J.Addison and John G. having followedthe parents to the glory land.While without a church home in LaJunta after the congregation was disJames'organized, loyalty and devotionto the church he loved still continued asmanifested through his gifts and faithfulprayer support.The Farewell service was conducted bythe pastor of the Methodist church and aquartet of friends sang the Twenty-thirdand the Ninety-first Psalms. Jamessleeps close to the loved ones in La Juntacemetery awaiting that glorious resurrection morn; and reverently we say, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord."ROGER BABSON ADVISES YOUTHRoger Babson, a noted philanthropistand one of America's outstanding financiers, now nearlyage, asked by a youngseventy-nine years ofpreacher whatadvice he could give "to young peoplethat would be of help to them in thesedays of unrest, uncertainty and confusion"said: "Do not try to satisfyhungry hearts with a social gospel. Makesure your people know and experiencethe new birth, then other problems willadjust themselves. Jesus is not particularly interested in many things we fretabout for example, the denominationwe affiliate with. I am a member of theCongregational Church because my parents were. That isthe reason aboutseventy-five per cent of the people givefor their choice of a denomination.""I think," continued Babson, "parentsshould teach children religion. I alsothink they should teach them to dothings around the home instead of having to send them to home economicsclasses and agricultural schools. I amdeeply grateful to my parents and theSabbath school teacher who taught meto memorize Bible verses. Young peoplewho fail to do this are missing an important part of their education. I amalso indebted to the church because itattempted to direct my life in the rightdirection early in life. It also helped meto find good friends. All young peopleshould make some church the center oftheir social life and there also look for alife partner. When I employ a person, Ialways give first consideration to thosewith happy church relationships."Manyconcluded Babson,"strive and sacrifice to accumulate material possessions, but do not take timeto accumulate faith, and they miss themost important possession ofYouth Newsette.79