2B The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, June 28, 1990
Weekly Church
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First Southern Baptist Church of Union, located on U.S. 219 one-half mile south of town, was organ-
ized in 1982 as a mission of Edgemont Baptist Church of Bluefield. First meetings were held in the fall of
1981. The congregation worshipped in the American Legion Building until 1987, when the present brick
structure was completed. The first pastor was Reverend John Davis. Reverend Ralph Holbrook has been
the pastor since December 1989.
Birthday Boy
Five Years Old
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"Bryan Richard Shires, son of Rick
and Linda Shires of Organ Cave,
celebrated his fifth birthday with a
party June 10 at Hollowell Park.
The party theme was .Teenage
Mutant NinJi Turtles and a large
turtle cake was baked for the oc-
casion by Annie Stinespring of
Covington: The children enjoyed
• cookout and a pinata. Bryan
would like to thank everyone for
the nice gifts and for making his
day special. He is the grandson of
Albert and Elizabeth Baker of
Sweet Springs, Lonnie Shires of
Crawley, and Betty Bennett of
Alderson.
Carl Wallace Of Rainelle
Wins First Everett Scholarship
The Concord College Alumni As-
sociation has awarded its first Sue
B. Everett Scholarship, the largest
single scholarship given through the
College.
Carl Wallace of Rainelle will re-
ceive the award, which was made
possible by a bequest announced in
April. Mrs Everett, a native of Cov-
ington, died in a Scottsdale, Arizona
nursing home last October. The
checks from her estate, totalling
$287,000, came as a surprise to
Concord officials, who had no clue
as to her link to the college.
The scholarship amounts to
$4,000 per year, and is renewable
as long as the recipient maintains a
3.5 grade average. The award se-
lection was made by an alumni
scholarship committee based on
recommendations from the Concord
Admissions Office of West Virginia
high school graduates with high
marks both scholastically and in
service to school and community.
Mr Wallace is co-valedictorian of
the Greenbrier West high School
Class of 1990. He plans to major in
Computer Science and mathematics
a't Concord. The son of George and
Bonnie Wallace, he is a member of
the national Honor Society at
Greenbrier West and has sporting
interests in basketball and golf.
Friends of Eddie and Madge Far-
rar invite you to a reception Sunday,
July 1, at the Lewisburg United
Methodist Church, from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. in celebration of their recent
marriage performed March 22 in In-
verness, Florida. No gifts, please.
Church Supports
Teachers' Raises
The policy making body of the
United Methodist Church in West
Virginia voted June 18 to support
the long-range goal of raising aver-
age teacher salaries in the state to
the national average.
In a resolution on public educa-
tion and in another on taxes the
West Virginia Annual Conference
requested state government to es-
tablish a more equitable tax system.
It also asked legislators to
strengthen laws protecting ground-
water. Also during the conference a
process was developed to resolve a
dispute between West Virginia
Wesleyan College and the Confer-
ence Commission on Religion and
Race, which had accused the col-
lege of "ineffective racial policies."
Beginning this month quarterly
meetings will be held between offi-
cials of the commission, the college,
and the Conference Board of Higher
Education and Ministry to help de-
velop policies that will enhance ra-
cial harmony on campus. Bishop
William Boyd Grove will chair the
meetings.
The Conference approved an
$8.4 million 1991 budget that may
result in the reduction of the number
of full-time Conference personnel
and reduce expenditures for cam-
pus ministry programs in the state.
Conference members turned
down an attempt to lower the num-
ber of districts in the Conference
from 11 to 10, a proposal intended
to reduce the budget.
The Conference passed resolu-
tions requesting the federal govern-
ment to provide financial support to
Nicaragua and to pay in full U. S.
obligations to the United Nations.
The Conference also called for an
end to apartheid and continuation of
sanctions against South Africa.
It narrowly defeated a resolution
putting the Annual Conference on
record establishing conception as
tne beginning of human life.
Also during the conference 372
participants in the Partners 5K Walk/
Bivens -- Hobbs. Run in Buckhannon June 16 raised
$229,337 dollars for the Partner
Holds Reumon Churches in Crisis Campaign.
In other business the Conference
,, . ....... and Mrs Joe Huff (Peanut) and adopted an Affirmative Action Policy
Memorial weeKeno was me lime _ "" r " - n .....
for the annual reunion of the family /:Ugun~e. ?MHr°::: Mr: caa:/crt'w~;°; and Bishop William Boyd Grove or-
of the late Charles F and Clarabelle ,,- : ..... dained nine deacons and 15 elders
Bivens Hobbs " u-mma) were unao=e [o atteno oe-and consecrated one diaconal rain-
, ., ~,~,~ ,~:=, _ cause of illness). Reta Hobbs and
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. _ ,, : . .... son Tony Hobbs of Fort Spnng Lisa
ot ,Joe anoJoanne Hooos wire a on- , .... , ..... ' .
Hooos and net fiance boo ~'nce oT
dal shower following for Lisa Hobbs
who was married on June t6.
A family picnic was held with the
following family members: Mary
Frances Zimmerman, Ruth Ann
Cook, Amy Cook of Kenton, Ohio;
Mr and Mrs Charles F. Hobbs, Jr of
Kensington, Maryland, Mr and Mrs
Rhys Kuklewicz and son Brett of
Riverdate, Maryland; Mr and Mrs
John Hobbs of Charleston; Mr and
Mrs I. N. (Pete) Hobbs and son John
of Miltboro, Virginia; Mr and Mrs
Steve Tower (Donna Hobbs) and
daughter Rebekah Tower of Virginia
Beach.
Mrs Katie Crookshanks, Mr and
Mrs Robert Baker (Ann), Sharon
Baker, Ginny Morgan and sons
Danny and Casey of Ronceverte. Mr
Lynchburg.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hobbs (the host
and hostess), Stacy Hobbs of Ron-
ceverte; Beverly Reynolds and her
fiancL~ Robert Nabers of Louisville:
Mr and Mrs Gregg Hodge (Debbie)
and daughters Chrissy and Kimberly
of Hamilton, Virginia; Mr and Mrs
Lawrence Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Mile
Bell and children Leslie and Stewart
Bell of Roseland, Virginia; Mr and
Mrs Marvin Terry of Lewisburg, Lee
Shelton and Benjie Shelton of Prin-
ceton.
Others present were Kathleen
Backus of Ansted, Larz Bennett of
Boomer, Dick Bennett of Fayettev-
ille, Michael Archer of Fort Spring
and Emily and Laurie Phillips of Le-
wisburg.
Pastors Move
Thursday, June 21, was "Move
Day" among pastors of the W. Va.
United Methodist Church. Each year
those pastors who are moving to
new appointments schedule to leave
their old parsonage and arrive at
their new one on the same day.
Lewisburg District Appointments:
Rick W. Curtis, Alderson; Lon W.
Miller, Alvon; David F. Bennett,
Durbin; Kenneth E. Price, Hinton
Circuit, Hinton; George D. Clay,
Marlinton; John D. Hicks, Min-
nehaha Springs; L. Benjamin Sim-
mers, Nicholas; Stanley L. Clark,
Richlands: Hobert L. Prunty, First.
Richwood.
Money For Colle
Greg Blevins, pastor of Shuck richment, $1 million for computers
Memorial Baptist Ch~urch in Lewis- and broadcasting equipment, and
burg, has announc~td that Shuck nearly $3 million for capital improve-
Memorial has adopted a goat of ments, mainly in residence halls.
$2,500 in the We Are The Future
Campaign. That goal is their portion
of the overall $10 million goal being
pursued by Alderson-Broaddus Col-
lege. The churches of the West Vir-
ginia Baptist Convention, of which
Shuck memorial is a part, are seek-
ing to raise 15 per cent of the overall
goal, $1.5 million.
Two million dollars will go into the
endowment. A part of the endow-
ment will fund the position of chap-
lain on the Alderson-Broaddus cam-
pus.
Shuck memorial is one of over
500 American Baptist Churches in
West Virginia who are helping Alder-
This campaign, when all the son-Broaddus College reach its goal
goals are reached, wilt providefor the most ambitious campaign in
nearly $4 million for academic en- its 120-year history.
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By Helen Vv. Searle
Born about the year 130, Ire-
naeus was a native of Smyrna in
Asia Minor. From the Greek, his
name means peace which is where
we get the word "irenic" meaning
promoting peace.
At a young age, Irenaeus' Chris-
tian parents placed him in the care
of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Dur-
ing this era, as there were no formal
schools, it was the custom of many
to place their child, particularly the
eldest, in the care of a holy elder.
Polycarp soon discovered that his
new young pupil had an excellent
memory and could instantly recall all
the truths he was taught. As his pu-
pil and disciple, Irenaeus formed,
not only a link between the thinking
of the East and the West, but a link
between the Apostolic and Patristic
Ages for Saint Polycarp had re-
ceived his training from Saint John,
the Apostle and the Evangelist.
When Irenaeus was old enough
to travel by himself, Polycarp sent
him as a missionary to France, then
Gaul, where he was ordained a
priest by the Bishop of Lyons, Saint
Pothinus. Twice he went to Rome to
counsel Pope Eleutherius in his dis-
pute with the Montanists of Phrygia.
This group, considered radical, de-
creed that martyrdom should be
sought, that marriage was wrong,
that eating meat was sinful, and that
inspiration should be a daily
Since Irenaeus had thoroughly
quainted himself with these
phatic "heresies" of his age
able to guide the Pope with
dence and patience in dealing
cessfully with this extreme ideol~
Famous for his writings in
lense of the Christian faith
the falsely defined
these times, he earned the title
ther of Catholic.Theology." His
influential books being "The
the Apostolic Preaching" and his
volumes known as "Adversus
nes Haereses, Against
(Do remember that books from
period were totally hand-written
transcribed.) Each of his
courteously, fairly, and
ingly, details how each
question differs from the
of Holy Scripture and that of
Apostles.
Saint Irenaeus, respected,
by his adversaries of the
century, states "every church
be in agreement with the
Rome in matters of doctrine."
known as the first great
Saint Irenaeus was mart
Lyons in 202. His feast day is
June 28.
"Grant to thy people
ness in their religion and
their age."
RaineHe Baptist
Church News
Miss Burns
Mr
Empowered For Missions wa~
the theme of a program, presened
by Audry Simms. At the meeting of
Circle #2, First Baptist Church,
Rainelle, at her home June 5.
Opening prayer was by Sylvia
Goddard and 1 Colossians:10-11
was read by Mrs Simms. At Roll Call
all members gave a bible Verse,
Womens ,Purpose and pledges in
unison birthday greetings went to
The marriage of Angela
and Tommy Carpenter has
announced.
The couple was married
in Covington at the United
Church. The ceremony was
formed by Reverend
Bender.
Mrs Carpenter is the dam
Lennie and Donna Gayle
Alderson. Grandparents are
Midge Houchins. end and Mrs C. C. S
Mrs Simms presented her pro- Grampian, Pennsylvania
gram. She spoke on what power Isaote Edgar and Mary Burns of
means to the Christian woman. She
also spoke on purpose, program Mr Carpenter is the
plan and program preparation. Vaughn and Mary Carpenter
A motion was made and carried ick. Grandparents are M
for donations to be given to Great Esther Hammons of ewi~
Hour of Shal;ingl Special Project, Clifford and Mildred Car
and to the family of Sonny Bennett Charleston.
for their five-year-old daughter who The couple is living in
has cancer.
Cards were signed by Circle
members to be sent to shut-ins.
Erma Trott and Lou Cry will be in
charge of the bulletin board for July.
Leone Holsberry read and made
comment on a letter from Reverend
Robert and Doris Blacker, co-pas-
tors and missionaries serving in
Keams Canyon Community Baptist
Church and Mission, Arizona.
The meeting ClQsed with a prayer
by Ena Hughart.
The July meeting will be a non
picnic at the home of Midge Houch-
ins July 10.
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