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4. Send dues to the Treasurer of theWoman's Association, Mary ColemanGeorge, Forest Road, Bradford Woods,Pa. This may be done enther directly, orthrough your Synodical Treasurer, Mrs.Jas. A. Carson of Philadelphia.Church NewsANNUITY AGREEMENTSAnticipating future needs of theTheological Seminary, as an essentialpart of the Church's work in preparing its future leaders, the Board ofSuperintendents of the Seminary aremaking available Annuity Agreements, whereby gifts to the Seminarywill assure the donor:1. That the gift will be used in thetraining program of the ministrycommitted to the Biblicallygrounded Reformed Faith; and2. That the gift will assure the donora favorable rate of interest as anincome for life.For details of this plan, and rates ofinterest, write to:"Annuity Plan"Reformed Presbyterian TheologicalSeminary7418 Penn AvenuePittsburgh 8, Pa.GET THE BIBLE READING HABITAn out of bounds member of ourchurch who is now a busy housewife andmother of two young boys writes to herformer pastor: "Dear Mr."I am so very"glad you started mereading the Bible folders. I still read itthis is my twentieth year time fliesdoesn't it?"I'm sure there would have been dayswhen I got up late or was rushed during college, teaching and maybe now,that I would have been tempted to letit go, had I not wanted to read withoutmissing. It was a challenge."Thanks so much. Mother continuedto read it too, till she died."SincerelyThe writer of the above letter was aJunior when she began getting the Biblereader folders, and her membership isstill in her original congregation thoughshe lives some distance away.October 5, 1955DONATION DAY INVITATIONThe Board of Directors of the Reformed Presbyterian Aged PeoplesHome cordially invite you to visit theHome, Perrysville Ave. and Burgess St.,N. S. Pittsburgh, on their Annual Reception and Donation Day, Tuesday,October 4, 1955. Reception 2 to 5 and 7to 10.CHICAGOOur Vacation Bible School was heldthe first two weeksof August and"Sailing With Christ" was the theme.The average attendance was 44 with thehighest attendance 53. Thirty-five dollarswas collected from offerings and sent tothe Book Room in Japan for the workthere. Thanks go out to the teacherswho helped in the school: Mrs. DouglasFraser. Mrs. Russell Huck, Mrs. HymanLevy, Mrs. Calum MacRitchie, and Rev.and Mrs. Carson. A program was heldthe last day in which the children displayed their handiwork and told of whatthey had learned. Many of the neighborhood parents were present and we werethankful for this. We praise the Lordfor His help in making all these thingspossible.We are happy for the presence of JimTempleton of Belle Center at our services recently. He is stationed at an Anti-Aircraft Post near Lake Michigan nottoo far from the church.Many journeyed from Chicago to LakeWawasee, Syracuse, Indiana, to attendour conference the last two weeks ofAugust. We had fifteen Juniors, fourC.Y.P.U. members, and two adults therefull time. Manymore attended on theweek-end and others during the week.The camp offered us an opportunity torenew friendships and receive the manyblessings the Lord had for us there.We are sorry to report that Mrs.Helen Sinclair has not been able to beout to church for some time. A brokenhipincurred when she fell on the sidewalk is the reason for her absence. Sheis at present in a wheel chair but hopesto be upon crutches soon. We miss seeing her regularly at services.SEMINARY NOTESProf. Bruce Willson reported to theFall meetingof the Seminary Boardthat he had traveled almost 9500 milesduring July and August in a speakingtour of the western congregations, andconferences of the Church. He spokein 21 congregations and at three Conferences. Interviews were held with 22young men, presenting the call of thegospel ministry.There are ten-full-time students enrolled in the Seminary this fall. FiveSeniors returned from summer assignments in various parts of the church.Donald Felker served at Stafford, Kansas.Robert Fullerton preached in anumber of churches in the Pittsburgharea. Raymond Joseph preached atApache, Oklahoma and helped with thework at San Diego. Robert McCrackenpreached at Phoenix, Arizona. ArmourMcFarland served at Mahoning, Pa. Mr.James Nye is the onlystudent in theMiddler Class. He served a congregationof his own church, the Church of God,near Ellwood City, Pa. Four studentshave been accepted as Juniors; PaulMathews from Pittsburgh Presbytery;Marion McFarland from New YorkPresbytery; Robert McFarland fromMidwest Presbytery, and John W. Oliver, Jr. of Pittsburgh Presbytery.The opening lecture of the Seminaryyear was delivered by Prof. S. BruceWillson, Wednesday evening, September14, 1955, at the Wilkinsburg church, onthe subject, "The Relation of ChurchHistory to Preaching."The gratitude of all connected withthe Seminary is extended to the following:To Mrs. Eleanor Jameson of Seattle,Washington for her gift which madepossible the purchase of light-fixturesfor the Library-room of the Seminary,and for an excellent 500 watt "slide andfilm-strip" projector.To Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Dodds and MissRoberta Dodds for their gift which provided installation costs for the Libraryroom light fixtures.To Mrs. James R. Withrow and Mr.Harold R. Greenlee for generous checksto the Library fund of the Seminary.To the congregations, individuals, andconferences whose generosity aided inthe carrying out of the speaking tour ofthe Seminarymer.representative this sumWELCOME HOME TO THE HAYSFAMILYThe Herbert A. Hays family arrivedin New York July 16 after traveling fora month; 13 days on water and 17 dayson land across Europe. We were met inNew York by a brother and his wife,Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hays of FortCollins, Colo.;by Norman Hutcheson,son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hutcheson ofLatakia; by Mrs. Donald Appling of221