Covenanter Witness Vol. 55 - Rparchives.org

Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Taggart left foreastern points on Monday, November21, and returned to Topeka December1. Mr. Taggart attended the meetingof The Advisory Counsel of the American Bible Society in New York City onNovember 29 and 30. Rev. Robert Henningand Dr. Paul D. McCracken wereother representatives from our denomination.QUINTER NEWSMrs. John Chestnut went to Denver,Colo., on November 4 to seek employment.Mrs. Bert McElroysuffered a strokeon November 7 and was taken to theQuinter Hospital that morning. She returned to her home on November 10,and her daughter Mrs. Scott Milroycame from Winchester, Kans., to carefor her.On November 10 our W.M.S. met atthe home of Mrs. Harry Graham. Theydid fancy work for Aged People's Home.They also planned to send greetings toforeign missionaries, members of theHome for the Aged, shut-ins, and outof-boundmembers.The neices and nephews of Mr. LouisBailey met at the home of James Mannon November 14. The occasion was Mr.Bailey's birthday; the eveningplaying games and visiting.was spentMr. and Mrs. Ernest Tweed of Denver, Colo., spent the weekend of November 20 in the home of Mr. and Mrs.Alfred Graham and worshiped with uson Sabbath Day.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Graham left onNovember 23 for Topeka, Kans., wherethey plan on spending the Winter in thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McElroy.Thanksgiving Service this year washeld in the Reformed PresbyterianChurch at 10:00 A.M. on ThanksgivingDay. The offering went to the UnitedNations International Children's Emergency Fund. Rev. Glenn Fruth, pastor ofthe Brethren Church in Quinter, wasthe speaker.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Milroy andson Jerry of Clay Center, Kansas., spentthe weekend of November 27, visitinghis sisters and other relatives in Quinter. They worshiped with us on SabbathDay.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hurd of Superior, Nebr., spent Thanksgiving Dayin the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert McElroy. Mrs. McElroywith them and is being cared for in theirhome in Superior.returned homeWe have spent several afternoons andevenings recently helping Mr. and Mrs.Faris re-decorate our parsonage.396The film Martin Luther was shown inthe Quinter Methodist Church on November 27 and 28. It is a film that everyone should see; the attendance wasgood.CENTRALPITTSBURGHA series of five sermons is beingbrought by our pastor on the HolySpirit. With so manyarea proclaiminggroups in ourvarious evidences assigns of the Holy Spirit in the life, itis imperative that the Church have aclear understanding. Faith Healings,speaking with tongues, and other current ideas were discussed in this series.On Wednesday, November 16, our annual Thank-offering program was held,preceded by a family covered-dish dinner. We were looking forward to hearing the Rev. Herbert Hays of Syria; butdue to an unpredictable circumstance,the plane arrived from New York without our guest speaker. Upon discovering this, our pastor dug up a good substitute for the evening, the movie "Martin Luther." We enjoyed the film but arelooking forward to the time when wecan hear the message Mr. Hayes giveson his missionaryassignment in Syria.Several have recently recovered fromillness for which we thank the Lord!It was wonderful to have Miss MaryThompson back with us at church lastweek! Although still using one crutch,she is making steady improvement. Andlittle Reynolds Bish is feelingwell againafter having had his tonsils removed.There are many confined to their homesbecause of age or poor health. Some ofthese are: Miss Aikin, Miss Anna McGaw, Miss Chesnut, Mrs. Mcllrath, Mrs.Acheson, Mrs. James McCune, and MissAnna Lampus.Under the direction of Mr. CharlesMcBurney, "The Lord's Prayer inPsalms" was enjoyed in a Union Service for the Pittsburgh Area, on Sabbathevening, Nov. 6, at our church. Everyone obviously enjoyed singing, and sangwith relish and gusto. The spiritualclimax to the service was an inspiringmessage by Rev. David M. Carson, "Ifthese Stones Could Speak,"recallingpast experiences in this church as achallenge to future efforts. "Memoriesof these stones shall not grow old aswe that are left grow old; age shallnot weary them, nor the years condemnthem."As our founding fathers on that firstThanksgiving Day praised God for theblessings of life and freedom to worship,so we joined in a union service withthe Allegheny Congregation, with Rev.K. S. Edgar bringing the message. Theofferings were designated: Allegheny'swent to the Overseas Relief Fund ofthe National Association of Evangelicals,Central's to the fund for the new addition of the Aged People's Home.Communion Season was a thrillingexperience for all of us who participated! The messages by Rev. WillardMcMillan were empowered by the HolySpirit. It was good to see the fourmembers who had united with thechurch last Springupon public confession of their faith in Jesus Christ, allpresent and showing a growing faithin Christ. There were: Robert Flickenger,Mrs. Luella R. Schieck, Mrs.Agnes H. Vogel, and her daughter, Agnes, and Miss Twila Blackwood alsobrought her letter of membership fromDenison,Kansas. There were no accessions to the church at this time buttwo church membershipclasses havebeen organized since, for those who arethinking of joining later."Out of the Mailbag" is an addedinsert feature in our bulletins. It ismade up of news briefs from out-ofbound and shut-in members and friends.Our recent news items were from: Mrs.R. E. Dill en route from Bellenfontaine,Ohio, to rejoin her husband in ElMonte, Calif.; Mrs. John McCrory whoreports from Pueblo, Colo., that shehas introduced some Psalms into theMennonite Church where they worship.She has found "Oh! how I love ThyLaw,"a favorite of the children; thenwe find Miss Euna and Mr. FinleyBoyd expressing their desire for prayer for safekeeping for Rachael Foster,a cousin, as she serves as a missionaryin Jerusalem, that area of trouble between the Jews and Arabs.As the title of a popular song goes,"You'll Never Walk Alone," so thecompanionship of our monthly AdultFellowship gatherings continues. We enjoyed a costume Halloween Party atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. James Youngin Glenshaw and a Thanksgiving Partyat Ziegler's on the North Side. We arenow looking forward to holding a Christmas Party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Robert McConaughy on Mt. AlisterRoad.We neglected to report what recent graduates were doing. Lois Vogelis a key-punch operator at Alcoa Co.;Nancy Walsh, an accountant at Wm.G. Johnston Co.; Betty Layne Flickenger,a stenographer at Peoples FirstNational Bank; Paul Flickenger, a partsclerk for Collins Co.; David Patterson,a freshman at Geneva College, is looking forward to the ministry of theGospel; Mary McCloskey is a 2nd gradeteacher in Pittsburgh Shirley-Schools;ann Hoy has begun her work as theChurch Missionary; and June Rinkohas returned to Geneva as a Junior.Dr. and Mrs. Oliver have been muchin our thinking lately as their plansdeveloped for the sale of their home.COVENANTER WITNESS