Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
aga THE EVENING STAR. washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER .. 1891
Mother Of z Accepted
Administered Candidate
BY cAsPAR NAMES

ny CASNA0 NAMES
An attractive housewife was
taken under care Of the WASH
inston City Preshytery as a
ministerial. candidate yester-
dav.
IN seconding the motion for
the presbytery's action. DR..
George nj Docherty. minister
of New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. said, 1T isn't
often that a happily married
mother Of two children decides
to become a minister"
Mrs. Jaccueline c. Mitchell
Qualls OF 1924 Webster street.
Landover Hills Md, in a quiet
but moving talk explained how
she arrived at the unusual de-
cision.
2 II was a member Of the
Cum berland Presbyterian
Church. a Southern denomina-
ton. three wears ago" she said.
AT that time ! had to go to
Baltimore once verv six
months with my Oldest daugh-
ter, Rebocca. for medical treat
ment. We usually went d.
rectly back to Murfreesboro,
: Tenn, after the visit. but this
time we had to stay over the
week end.
Altered Life
Il had always wanted to hear
DR.. Docherty preach and to
visit New York Avenue Church.
] had also read a great deal
about Peter Marshall date
minister of the church,. Dur
ing the service, ! felt a per-
sonal encounter with Christ.
and Il CHANGED the course OF
my life. About six months
later I knew I had a call to be-
/. come a minister.
The Qualls moved to WASH
ington about q veav AGO. when
her husband. Frealin NJ. went
to work for the Government.
She then BEGAN STUDYING AZ the
University Of Maryland and ex-I
poets to earn her degree in
about a year and a half. After
that. the 36-year-old mother
plans to go TO Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Richmond.
Her two daughters are
Rebecca. Is. a student at Glen
Ridge Junior High School. and
BETSY Lee. Z. a student AZ
Landover Hills Elementary
School. Mrs. oualls, native
of Crisfleld. Md. is graduate
OF Western High School.
Two voung men also were
token under care Of presbvterv
at the meeting yesterday In the
base theater Of the l254th Air
Transport Group. Medium
Especial Missions MATS
Washington National Airport
They are John A. Shope> 20.
q senior at the University OF
Virginia. and WAYNE D. Blake.
20. a sophomore at George
WASHINGTON University. Mr..
Shope Is a graduate Of WASH
ington-Lee High School and q
member of ARLINGTON Preshy-
terrain Church. Mr.. Blake Is a
graduate Of Suitland High
School and a mer,ber Of Dis
I let Heights Presbyterian
Church.
Moderator Elected
DR.. w. Paul Ludwig. minister
OF Chevy CHASE Presbyterian
Church. was elected moderator
Of presbytery for next year. He
will take Office at the Deem
Der meeting.
A native Of Windberg, Pa.
the A.. year : old clergyman
came here in 1858 from the
Second Presbyterian Church of
Washington. Pa. He is a gradu-
ate of Washington and Jeffer-
son College and Of Western
Theological Seminary. He also
has a doctor Of philosophy de-
gree from the University Of.
Edinburgh. Scotland
The Rev Jack E. McClendon
was accepted into the presby-
terry yesterday. and his appoint.
ment as minister Of education
at New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church approved. A
graduate Of Mercer University
J and Of Union Theological Sem
mary. he was ordained to the
ministry by the Southern Bap-
fist Convention. The 3l-year-