The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
Mrs. Harvey
At
Parish Tea

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Episcopal Church was The scene q
q '.Tea'' Sunday commemorative
ST Peters and st. PauIss Day. 4
fitting program was rendered. The
main address Of the evening was
given BY Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey,
wife Of Mayor Harvey.
Mrs. Harvey selected IS her SiID-
Jet business Women of the Bi-
bic. From the Old Testament.
Hrs. Harvey selected the lie u tie
mother Of Moses, who was quite 3
deserving and discerning woman.
Knowing that the life * her baby
was IN danger, she planned % use
every possible means of saving
him. What better place 10 hide him
than 81 the very beach whers the
daughter Of Pharaoh went 20 take
her daily bathf Being "a sure that
God would answer her prayer, ahe
sent her daughter Miriam % watch
to see the outcome. The result
You well know. Phafa1h's daught-
er possessing q mothers true m
stinct, knew that the baby was one
Of the despised people. but she
could not see harm come 70 him.
She ordered one 0E her maids 10
see that the baby vas fakei "a her
own quarters where she would per-
sonally care for him. Il was then
that Miriam appeared tD osfer he
services 81 ! wetsnurse and brought
the bahyss own Mosher. Thus, Il
was that kke mother Vas able u
earn money and Il the same dime
Be with her own child. Was tie
nj smaft7 So are women q today.
he woman from the Nav Iesta.
merit selected BY Hrs Harvey was
LYDIA, ! seller Of purple
& The story Of Lydia Is found d
Acts 1914 and IS: And 8 certain
woman named Lydia. 4 seller, u
purple, Of the city 81 Thyratira
which Worshipped God, heard rs
whose heart the Lord opened, that
she attended to the things which
were spoken Of Paul.
And when she was baptized and
her household, she besUugilt us,
saying, IL ye have judged one ID
be faithful TO the Lord, come into
my house. and abide there. And
she constrained us.
Certainly Lydia must have made
an abundance Of money for purple
was very much ii demand ID that
day. Yet Lydia thought q saliva
ton. She realized that material
things lasted only Cor 4 abort dura-
ion while spirituA things were
immortal.
n her closing remarks, Hrs. Har.
vey urged the people and aspect
ally the women % practice hnmff-
ity ii their lives. Sha reminded
them Of the fact thai Jesus vas
humble. Even his birth that could
have been most magnificent was
humble 80 humble that he wa
born III ! stable. The GROWING
point Of Jesus show q humility
was his washing O. Tie fess of his
apostles.
Could one perform ! task more
IowIy il the estimation q the
world?
Jesus performed these acts tO
show that one must lower himself.
There IS 1 story b TIE Bihle that
tells 81 the mighty being pul down
nom their seatg and tl,oSa q low
decree being exalted lie same
thing happens today. for those Uho
work willingly not expecting ) r.
ward often make tie woRid i Kreat-
81 people. II u only u oIle makes
others happy i b himself made
happy.
EveryOne who heard Mrs Har.
vey was inspired, f1f Mr. liz = .
shining example q wat sks
breaches. Mrs. harvey woEs vii
80 and III. She does nj GIink q
hsrself Is Key vests Hrsk Iaay,
m only IS : worker 81 IL Vine
yard whose stipend = making Oh
.ers happy.
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