Covenanter Witness Vol. 55 - Rparchives.org

eward"men"'PROPOSED CHURCHThis isthe architect'sdrawing for anew Reformed PresbyterianChurch of Topeka to be builtat 21st and Fairlawn. Bids forthe modern brick building willbe opened November 22, Dr.W. 0. Martin, president of theboard of trustees, said. Members of the congregation haveworshipped at the old OtterbeinE.U.B. Church, the Woman's Cluband now Washburn Rural HighSchool, since selling their churchbuilding at 920 Clay last year.Courtesy Topeka Daily CapitalUVWwould that men should do to you,do ye even so to them" (Matt. 7:12)."Unto you it is given to know theGod"mystery of the kingdom of(Mark 4:11)."Verily I say unto you, they havetheir(Matt. 6:5)."Watch and pray, that ye enter notinto temptation" (Matt. 26:41).X "eXcept your righteousness shallYZexceed the righteousness of thescribes and Pharisees,ye shall in nocase enter into the kingdom ofheaven"(Matt. 5:20)."Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I commandyou"(John 15:14)."Zacchaeus, make haste, and comedown; for today I must abide at thyhouse"(Luke 19:5).PSALM FESTIVALFOR MID-WEST PRESBYTERYAT THE OLATHE CHURCHFriday, November 25, 1955SUPPER WILL BE SERVEDat 6:00 P.M.PRICE $1.00PSALM FESTIVALat 7:30 P.M.YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRYFor telling the truth.For living a pure life.For your faith in Christ.For confessing your sins.For doing your best.For thinking before acting.For hearing before judging.For forgiving your enemies.For being candid and frank.For helping a fallen brother.For being honest in business.For thinking before speaking.For being loyal to your church.For standing by your principles.For stoppingNovember 23, 1955your ears to gossip.Author unknownChurch NewsREPORT OF THE MEETING OFNEW YORK PRESBYTERYThe Coldenham Congregation washost to the meeting of New YorkPresbytery on October 11 and 12. Rev.J. A. Hill preached the retiring moderator's sermon on the theme, "Are WeLabouring in Vain?" to the congregation and the members of the court.Rev. Robert A. Henning took officeas moderator for the year and afterbrief arrangements were made the courtadjourned for the evening.On the 12th the regular docket wasfollowed. Two members of Presbytery,Timothy Sanderson and George Arnott,were remembered in a memorial service.Only one paper was presented, a personal paper from the Cambridge Congregation requesting the ruling ofPresbytery on the advisability of definitely pressing for a test case for theExplanatory Declaration in the politicalfield. The Judicial Committee answeredto the limit of the question as it wasstated in the paper but ordered thepaper transferred to a committee ofSynod for further study and a morecomplete answer.The Presbytery has completed thefirst year of a program of congregational visitation with the purpose in mindof uniting the churches of the Presbytery in spirit and effort, of strengthena-ing each individual church, and ofchieving closer oversight of our variouschurches which are so widely scattered.At least two members of Presbytery,and three or four if possible, visit achurch and meet privately with the pastor, with the deacons and elders, andalso the congregation at a congregational meeting at which the pastor is notpresent. The visiting members of Presbytery then act as "middletohelp in any way the relationship ofpastor and people, and advise in theirplans as far as possible. Three congregations were visited during the yearand three will be visited each succeedingyear until all ten are accounted for.Then the cycle will be repeated.The workat East Bend Park inPoughkeepsie, New York, has beenabandoned for the time. The propertywhich was under our consideration hasturned out to be unfit for any construction work of any kind. The owner hastried over and over to sell it unsuccessfully and finally gave it to the city. Wethank the Lord for having protectedthe church from making an investmentwhich would have lost a great deal ofmoney. But we trust that the Lord willshow us another field which can beopened and which will bring forth muchfruit.Other regular work of Presbyterywas considered in order and the courtadjourned to meet next October inMontclair, New Jersey.The officers for the year are: Moderator, Robert A. Henning; Clerk,Donald I. Robb; Treasurer, J. Paul Wilson.LOCHIELMr. Douglas MacCallum, an out-ofboundsmember who had been in failinghealth for some time, passed away inApril. Douglas leaves a wife and twoyoung children who reside in Ottawa.Rev. S. Boyle was the assistant atour Communion in June bringing usvery fine messages. Rev. Boyle alsogave a splendid talk on "Communismin China." We had the privilege of signing the Covenant at this time.Our D.V.B.S. was held in the churchin August under the leadership of Mrs.R. H. McKelvy. At the closing meeting349