Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-20
Twin City

Sunday March IS, was our first
was our first Quarterly Meeting
in our new church. The Service
was well attended. in spite of the
big snow. Speaker for the morning
was the Presiding Elder, the Rev.
Nelson Pryor. He brought q very
appropriate and forceful message
on the subiect-''The Church A
Character Builder" It gave in
spiration TO all Of US whose hearts
and minds are centered In the
church project. He said In part
IAN people have built temples TO
their Gods. Temples that were
dedicated to the living God have
a perpetuity Of time. The church
is a divine institution and the
gates Of Hell shall not prevail
against IL. II leads men. women,
and children to the Kingdom Of
God.
The Quarterly Service was held
at $50 p. m. In the afternoon: the
Rev. VIM. Reddick bringing the
message. assisted by his choir
from st. James Church. Mime
apolis.
Ate .. m. the Youth Fellowship
under the leadership of Bill Frac-
ton were hosts to the Youth
Group from The open-door Con-
gregational Church.
Mrs. Alice Brown presented a
beautiful Bible for the pulpit in
memory Of Sister Anna Nelson.
The Lay Organization gave the
drinking fountain in memory OF
Brother James Lewis, who was
the first president of the Lay
Organization Of st. Peters,
Our paly, Family Portrait"
done on Sunday evening March s,
surpassed any dream that could
have ever had. They played TO a
packed house, with standing room
only. Several OF the larger church
es sent their youth directors with
the whole group which made the
overflow crowd.
Every act and scene was so well
done, IL was difficult TO say which
was done best. Even the stand-in
parts like the scene In the Wine
shop in Capernaum was so very
real that many favorable com
ments were heard about that
scene.
The pare Of Mary the mother
was played by Christine johnson
and she gave a superb interpreted
ton and depth Of meaning and
understanding TO her part as head
Of the household. She was ably
supported by her four sons, James,
Bin Fraction: Simon, Hobart Nit
chell; Joseph. Bert Wade: and
JudA, the youngest, Charles Har-
pole. Naomi, Vivian Patterson, and
Reba, Kathryn Chivers, as daught-
crs-in-law and Daniel, the grand
son. Bobbie Lyle were part of the
immediate family. Mary Cleophas,
Harriet Jones was also part of the
family and stuck to Mary in all
her trouble.
In the second act, Selma, the
wine-shop keeper, played by
Amanda Byrd gave humor as well
as understanding to the back
EIpuNu VI the IiElieH w "niiH
Jesus lived. Matthias, Jim Horris.
a business man. tries to bride
disciple Of Jesus TO get him to
leave CapernAum and go TO Sidon.
This disciple proved to be Judas
Iscariot, played by Tom Perdue.
Mary accompanied by Mary
Cleophas goes to Jerusalem to see
II Jesus Ii In trouble and while
Mary Is searching for him. Mary
Cleophas meets a woman, Joyce
Taborn, at the well who says that
Jesus Is a fanatic exciting the
whole city.
Other persons in the cast who
played their parts very well were
The fisherman. Savannah Ham
mond: Eben, the peddler, Leroy
Thompson; MordeCai. a rich Jew.
Wesley Lyle: the bride, Joyce
Hughes; the Groom. George Book
or: wine-shop people Christine
Mckinney: Dorothy Ann Stovall:
Edna Curtis, Billy Dye; Doras
EsCue. Amos, the waiter. Cleve-
land Smalls and DiCkie Johns.
Robert Green Jr took movies of
the play which will be shown later.
Patrons and general offering net
ted us $40 dollars, Thanks all.