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girls'another,"Our pastor, Rev.Church NewsSANTA ANAGlenn McFarland,conducts a monthly junior worship service at the opening of Sabbath School.The senior department, as well as thechildren and their teachers,gain instruction and inspiration. Highlight ofthe service is the talk with blackboardillustrations. Recent messages have beenthe story of the sower, the seed, and thepure oursoil and the need for keepingbodies which are the temples of God.Miss Mae Allen is being missed hereduring her visit to her home congregation in the Midwest. Sabbath services,midweek prayer-meetings, and missionary meetings found her regularly in herplace and ready to make helpful contributions. We hopesoon to have MissAllen in our number again as we like tocount her one of us.Visitors attending our services recently have been Mrs. Pearl Blanck, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. Ellen Brown, Cleveland,Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Chambers andfamily, Los Angeles; Rev. and Mrs. Robert McConachie and Judy, Burlington,Washington; Mrs. Albert Young, Sterling, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown,New Alexzandria, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Boyd, Long Beach; and Mr. and Mrs.C. K. Greer, Hopkinton, Iowa.New homes are being enjoyed bymany of our congregation. Almost, readyfor occupancy is the Long Beach homeof the Sigurd Nelsons. Most recentlyopened for inspection was the J. G.Betts'home in Santa Ana. Other newhomes belong to tlie Ronald Shepards ofFullerton, the Lewis Keys of Santa Ana,the Jim Stanleys of Corona Del Mar,the John Vogts of Garden Grove, theWm. Hartzells of Hawthorne, and theAlvin Johnsons of Ontario.GREELEYStation KRPC presented a programon "The Sabbath School" in our RallyDay Program on Sabbath, Septemberthroughout the world.Speaking for the courtesy committee,Mrs. J. E. McElroy thanked the Hopkinton congregation for their hospitality, bountiful meals and many kindnesses. It was a perfect day, unblemishedand will long bethose attending.remembered by allThe Iowa Presbyterial will meet nextyear with the Sharon congregation atMorning Sun, Iowa.238Mrs. Ralph L. ToddSec, pro tern.25. The announcer was Charles Cazer;the quartette was composed of theMisses Gwen and Ethel Elliott, MargeryKeys, arid Maurine Dunn. Billy Shupeand Ken Meeker gave testimonies ofwhat the Sabbath School had done forthem, and our Pastor gave a chalk talkon "Fishers of Men."At a Church Night Supper on September 14, the Session presented the program. Our Pastor showed slides of hisrecent trip to Mesa Verde National Parkand Royal Gorge. Preceding the devotional service, Mr. Edwin Keys, ournewly elected Clerk of Session, read apaper from the Session citing the faithfulness and work of Mr. A. A. Carsonas Clerk of Session for 26 years; hethen presented a gift to Mr.Carsonfrom the Session as a token of theirappreciation.Dr. C. T. Carson returned to his former pulpit here on Sabbath evening, August 21, and brought an interesting message on Job. Dr. Ray Wilcox broughthelpful messages to us on Sabbath, August 28.Vacation Bible School ran from August 8 to 19. 35 children were enrolledwith an average attendance of 29.Teachers were: Miss Ruth Carson, Mrs.Warnock Bailey, Mrs. Bruce Stewart,Mrs. Leonard Willcox, and Mrs. JoeMcFarland. Part-time teachers were:Miss Marcia Elliott, Mrs. Clyde Dunn,Mrs. Wylie Kennedy, Mrs. Roy Carson,and Mrs. Geneva Elliott. Mrs. Jane McMillan was in charge of refreshments.Communion was observed on Sabbath,August 7. The Rev. Wyley Caskey wasour Assistant and challenged us with hisfine mesages.Miss Jean Maxwell and Dr. RobertSutcliff were united in marriage in aquiet ceremony at the home of thebride on Wednesday, August 3, at 10:00A.M.Our Pastor performed the ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. Sutcliff will live inTwin Falls, Idaho, where Dr. Sutcliff isa dentist.The church has been newly paintedduring the summer, and the stainedglass windows have been reinforced andcemented. We pray that the beauty ofGod's House may attract men to thebeauty of our Lord.YOUNGSTOWN, OHIORev. Herbert Hays, Rev. George Coleman, and Rev. Howard Elliot preachedfor us during August while our ministerwas on vacation. The fourth Sabbathwas Camp Stambaugh. Most of ourmembers were able to attend at leastthe Sabbath services.A picnic was held in honor of theHayses who visited several weeks inYoungstown before settling in BeaverFalls.The Sabbath School was held September 22 on the church lawn. Aboutthirty-seven children and adults wereable to attend.We miss our college students. LouiseMarshall is at Geneva College. DavidLathom and Bob Marshall are at OhioState.OUR HOMESomebody kindly enclosed atwentydollar bill ($20.00) in an envelope andsent it to the Home. The envelope waspostmarked Pittsburgh. The Boardwould like to know whom to thank forwe are very grateful. If you will let usknow, we will respect your desire foranonymity, but we think you deserve atleast an acknowledgment of our verygreat appreciation. Thank you.Miss Edna George entered the Homeon August 1 as a member. She is adjusting and thinks it is "the religious spirit that makes every one so kind." Whata nicethought, Miss George. We sincerely hope it is our love of Christ thatmakes us desirious to be ofhelp to Hisown.On Sabbath, August 7, Dr. T. C. McKnight preached a very fine sermon atOur Home. His text was "Be ye kind onetostressing kindness inthought, word, deed.On August 16 Dr. Susan Wiggins underwent a successful eye surgery. Shehas returned to the Home, but has notcome back as we had hoped. She wouldappreciate your prayers. Will the wholechurch pray for her, as she has prayedfor the church for many years? She hasloved it and contributed much to itsmaintenance. Let us Pray.Mrs. Delia Stearns passed away onSeptember 7. Her funeral was held atthe Home on September 10. Dr. Holden,her minister, conducted the funeralservices, assisted by the Reverend Kermit Edgar and her sister's pastor theReverend Snaively. The bodywas takento Greenville for burial. Our managers,Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell, accompanied the body, and kindly took Mrs.Stearns'sister along.Mrs. Purvis returned to Our Home torecuperate and was doing very wellwhen she suffered another gall bladderattack. She is feeling better now.Mr. Jamison's daughter, Mrs. JosephShaply and her daughter Dorothy fromLargo, Florida, visited at the Homefrom Monday to Thursday. How muchMr. Jamison loved having them!Our newYoung Women's Auxiliary isbeginning to function, and we oldstersCOVENANTER WITNESS