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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08

Mrs. Adelaide Edwards is spend
ing several weeks vacationing in
Sarasota, Fla
Mrs. c. E. Scruggs and sons.
Louis. of Richmond. were week end
guests of Mrs. .Scruggs' brother,
Otis Davis. and Mrs. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gaunce and
family, Of Norfolk. visited Mrs.
Gaunce's mother, Mrs. BERTHE J
Morton. during the week end. Mrs
Morton returned TO Norfolk with her
daughter and family for a visit I
Dr.. Charles B. Clark. of Ellicot
City, Md, will be the week end
guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. c. Simo-
mini.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. B. Wall are
spending this week at Myrtle Beach,
S. c.
Jack Reed will leave Friday for
Columbus. Ohio, where he viii at
tend a sales school for the Rish
Equipment company.
Charles Patterson is in New York
City on a business trip.
S. Cramer, of Bassett. is visiting
his nephew and family, Mr.. mad
Mrs. Joe Weinberg.
DR. and Mrs Allen King and
family, of Hanover, N. H. were re-
cent guests Of DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
E, Gilmer. DR.. King is a physics
professor at Dartmouth College.
Mrs. Rose Bloom and Millard
Bloom. of Baltimore. Md were
guests of Mrs, Blooms daughter
and family, MIR and Mrs. Joe Vein
berg. for the week end
Among those who attended the
annual district conference meeting
of the Methodist church in Clarks-
vile Wednesday were Dr.. and MRS.
H. Conrad Blackwell, DR.. and Mrs.
H. E. Hudgins, Miss Melinda Ayers
Allen Fore, Mrs. j. b Williams.
Mrs. Warren Kernodle, Edgar Allen
Weinberg, Curtis Hubbard, AGREE
Chappell Mrs. c. w Harris and
Mrs. j P. McCraw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Cannon
and son, Billy. OF Reidsbille. N. c..
visited the Misses Patsy Watkins
and Nancy Watkins during last
week end.
Miss Annie Halves Cunningham.
of Washington, DC, and Mrs. Mat
tie Lee Walker. of StatesvilIe. N. C..
are guests of their sister. Mrs. S. w
Watkins.
The Misses Nancy Watkins and
Patsy Watkins attended the funeral
Of Mrs Annie P. Miller in Rich
mond Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coffman. Of
/ Greenville, N. c., were guests Of
Mrs. Coffman's parents. DR.. and
Mrs, W. j. sydnor, for the week
end.
Mrs Herbert W. Jones and chill
dren, Carroll q n d Stephen. Of
sharpsburg, Nd, are guests of Miss
Josephine Bailey
Nick Garrett and Morgan Garrett
will be accompanied by their aunt,
Miss Louise Morgan, to Fairfax for
the week end, where they will be
/ guests of another aunt. Miss Rita
Morgan.
4 Walter Richardson. Jr., student
at VPI in Blacksburg, spent the
week end here with his father, Wal
ter Richardson
Mr.. and Mrs, S. H. Lambert. Of
Broadnax, Mrs. Gary Harris, Mrs
T. D Eaton. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris, Wallace. all OF Richmond,
and F. H. Scott and family, of
Roanoke, attended the funeral Of
Armistead Watson Scott here Mon
day
Mrs. Laura Brandt, Mrs. Viola
Weller, and Mrs. S. w. Tredway and
son, Tommy, all Of Richmond, win
be week end guests of Mrs. M. H.
McNamee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08
Flat Greek Bridge
Contract Awarded

A contract for a 2l5-foot bridge
and approaches in Amelia county
was one of the II awarded We'd
nesday by the state highway de-
partment.
For S82,452, the contract went
to 3. A. BoWles Company of Sa-
lem, for a bridge at Flat Greek
north of Chula.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08
Southside Hospital
PATIENT LIST

vile, boy. Feb. 4
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Lewis, Jeters-
vile, boy, Feb. 4
Mr.. and Mrs D. R. Forester,
Blackstone, girl. Feb. s.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Lafoon Farm
vile, girl, Feb. 6.
ColOred Patients
Frances Tucker, Blackstone Ar
cher Hill. Prospect; Archer Jack
son. Kenbridge, and Rosa Coleman,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08
Patients Admitted

There were So patients in the hos
pital Thursday morning.
c. M. CAN'T, Prospect, Mrs. H.
B. Amick. Blackstone; Miss Nina
Biedenbender, Chase City; ella y
Fulcher, Crewe: Mrs. Fred Hinkle-
man, Green Bay. and Mrs w. L,
Price, Green Bay.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Hicks, Keys
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08
BtlrkeyiIle.


Burkeyille.
CoIored Births
Harry and Maude Stokes, Meher-
rim, girl, Feb, 5.
Willie and Bertha Booker, Dill
wyn. boy. Feb 5.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PONTIAC 1855 4-dr. de luxe;
late: sl:4s0. FLOOD PONTIAC
PONTIAC '66 Chieftain VS. hard
top Catalina; hydramatic, radio,
heater, beautiful 2-t0ne finish,
WV. tires; one owner; best buy
Of the year: 81 ,696: safety tested
for your protection, 80 DAY
written warranty. PAUL BROS
IoLDSl; wis, and Eliicott ST.
PONTIAC 1853 de luxe "s" club
sedan: r. and h., auto. trans !
1895, low as S25 down. MCNEIL
PONTIAC, 1920 Wis. ave. OIL
$4,000. I'm the Heart Of Be-
PONTIAC 1857 VS. station wagon
company of1cial car; neW.car title
ana guarantee tires T. and I0ad r. a WE
extras; SS.SS5. low as sos down;
bank financing. MCNEIL PONTIAC
1920 Wis. ave. OIL. $4,000. I'm
the Heart Of Bethesda"
PONTIAC '57 station wagon: air
conditioned: hydra, power steer
ing: fully equipped: used l.O0C
miles. $1,000. FLOOD PONTIAC
1921 Conn.
PONTIAC 1855 Catalina sedan
blue and white finish, fully
equipped, including radio, heater;
spotless: now only S1,S05; CCC
guarantee
Capitol Cadillac OldS Co.
1928 22nd St. NV. Re. 7-260C
PONTIAC 1867 2-dr.: hydra. r
and h.. Immaculate. black, new.
car warranty. $4,000 FLOOD
PONTIAC. 1921 Conn.
"dI@ TIAd' 1857 4-dr hvdTa power
steering, radio. heater; used 500
miles: o tone green: immaculate:
S2.642 FLOOD PONTIAC. 1921
Conn
PONTIAC IS VS. 4-door; hydra,
r. and h., Wv. tires; 2-tone hnish;
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

METROPOLITAN 1855 hardtop
tlate so same as. '57l;. ike new
in every respect; beautiful yellow
and white: fully equipped BUR-
ROWS MOTORS, INC, 900 M st..
sc Ii. 4-S300. 18th year.
NASH RAMBLER Cross Country $50
station wagon: hydramatic. Il cyl.
S SsSs'ifq Rr ysllSw H M Shise ,N lev
900 NJ st. sc. Ii. 4-S300. 18th yr.
NASH SO Metropolitan with '57
body style; orig. owner leaving
LII. l.iiSa after $3.50 PM m" M
oLDSMoBILE 1855 Super "SS" A.
or ar sedan dam imHm n,s 2;tone green
hydramatic, power steering, power
brakes and other acces. In abso-
lutelv like-neW condition.. gl,7g5.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

OLDSMOBILE 1857 Super "ss''
convertible; sharp red finish. equip
ment includes power steering,
brakes. electric windows: in adj
dition. to regular full equipment:
very low mileage. Today. 5000.
AkerS OldS-Cadillac Co.
Alex. Va. OV. 3-O35O
OLDS. '55 de luxe 49, Holiday
coupe: hydramatic, radio. heater,
power steering and power brokes.
Wv. tires. special 2-tone finish;
one owner. like new, S1.T96:
3O-day written warranty. PAUL
BROS. GOLDSl. Wis. and Ellicott
st. NV. KE. 7-130S.
oLDs 80 "9S'' Holiday: hydra. r.
and h.. all power, Wv. tires;
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SIMCA
VOLKSWAGEN SO

Sedan. sliding roof, radio. heater.
very clean: l-owner car. Priced
right: liberal trade and terms
Written warranty L, p, STAFFORD
NASH, INC. 8507 Colesville I'd.
Sill. Spg.. Nd. JU. 9-s4OO
WILLYS AS Station Wagon: new
tires. Good brakes; S225. AP.
7-3902.
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A AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH 1851 Cranbrook 4-dr.
s ;sssan R sSe l. MS Mor s'RsE n INc
400 Ga. ave. NV. ia. $4,000.
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LINCOLN 1858 Capri hardtop: r.
and h., hydramatic. power steering,
power brakes. white top, green bot
tom, premium Wv. tires: 81. 395.
Cash, trade or terms. Servicemen
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ARCADE PONTIAC

1437 Irving st. NV. AID. 4-s5OO
3460 I4th st. NV. RA. 3-9070
OLDSMOBILE 1857 49, Holiday
couue. smart appearance, radio.
heater, hydramRtie, full power
equipment; terms and trade; S2,S75.
AkerS OldS-Cadillac Co.
Alex. Va. Qv. 3-O35O
OLDSMOBILE late SO Holiday
hardtop 49,. equipped: by owner,
serviceman going overseas. S1.RbO
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LEE D. BUTLER. INC,

1l2l 2ist st. NV. Di. 7-0lll
LINCOLN 1919 Super de luxe Gus
tom sedan: beautiful condition
$3.50. Terms $50 down. ROPER,
La. R-21OO
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SILVER SPRING MOTOR


CO., INC, OF D. c.
1905 Ga. Ave. NV. ia. 9-31O3
OLDS "9S" 2-door hardtop; green
and white. Ali power equipment,
plus many extras. Low mileage,
one-ovner car. The best buy in
town. Sl95 down. Full price.
S1,395. ROYAL cHRYSLER, INC,
WA. $4,000. 1901 Rhode Island
ave. 5 blocks beyond District line,
Brentwood. Md
OLDS 80 Super 'SS" 4-door hard
top; fully power equipped, radio.
heater. hydramatic drive. Wv
tires, Immaculate. low mileage;
$685..
INC. cHRYsLER CITY
LARGEST WASHINGTON DEALER
$500 WISCONSIN AVE, EN-. 2-I02O
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

KAISER 1851 de luxe club coach
Sacriflce:- SOS full price. ROPER
1870 r. /. ave. ne.
LINCOLN 1854 Capri hardtop:
fully equipped. including power
brakes, power windows. power seat;
beautiful white and red finish with
special today only S1.495.
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dra.. r. and h.. 2-tone blue: Sl ,l9b.
SILVER SPRING
MOTOR CO., INC.
1909 E.-w, Hwy. (at Ga. Ave.l
Sill Spg.. Md. Ju. a-45OO
OLDsMOBILE l947: engine and
hydramatic new; good trans. ANY
reasonable oifer. AP. 1884.
OLDsMOBILE 1851: radio. heater.
hydramatic drive; looks and runs
excellent. $500. Terms $50 down.
ROPER. LA. 6-27OO.
OLDSMOBILE 1857 Golden Rocket
"SS" Holiday sedan: 2-tone green
finish: fully equipped; very low
mileage: new-ear title and guar;
81, 1895.
Capitol Cadillac lds Co.
1929 22nd st, NV. FE. $4,000
OLDS '53 ''9s" convertible cpe.
power steering and brakes, dyna.,
and h.: 81. l49. HORNER's
COR, Buick Dealer. Fla. ave. ne.
at 9th. Ii. 0-0464
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OLDo % 10 E-ur. Stuan, WV,
tires. r, and h., extra equip.
Insp.. sacrifice. $3.50 JE. 3-0644
OLDS SO Super "SS" Holiday A.
door; hydramatic. radio. heater.
power steering and brakes. Wv,
tires. special 2-tone finish: this
car has everything. like new:
$500; safety tested for your
TaSty. PAUL Bros. W Sonps). WIS.,
and Ellicott st. NV. KE. 7-130S.
OLDs 81 "SS" Holiday coupe;
with carburetors; 100 milesl New
car title and warranty; S495 down.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
fCOMTlNlIEDl

CORD az: r. and h., new tires,
runs and looks fine: $3.50 or best
oeer. EN-. 2-74SS ewes.
FORD 80 Tudor: very clean. liGht
Green finish. r. and h.. Wv. tires;
bsst offer. Call after Q pm. WI.
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SILVER SPRING

PONTIAC IS VS. 4-door; hydra.
r. and h., Wv. tires; 2-tone finish;
low as S1Nk down.
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TRIANGLE FORD

FORD '53 crestline IS" Victoria;
Fordomatic, 7. and h.. turn signals,
2-tone finish. q beauty in Al
cond 1904: written guar.
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ARLEX DODGE

MERCURY 1858 Montclair hard
top; green, white 9-tone finish;
power steering: excellent condition
and appearance: electric windows.
Reduced for Mid-August Sale to
81 sos: CCC guarantee.
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AUTOMOBILES F0R SALE
ICKARD '55 red and white hard.

'62 4-door sedan: black.
Clean clean 1 sb4s. HosNER's ' COR.
Buick Dealer, Fla. ave. ne. at 9th.
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PONTIAC '67 station wagon: air
conditioned; hydra. power steer.
ing: fully equipped: used l.O0l
miles. $1,000. FLOOD PONTIAC
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PONTIAC 1855 Catalina sedan
blue and white finish. fully
equipped, including radio, heater;
spotiess: now only $1,S05; CCC
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SILVER SPRING MOTOR

PLYMOUTH '55 convert; power
fiite. r. and h.. Wv. tires. red and
white finish black leather interior;
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sSSDg.S i ss m fss q nm lss::
late: 81 .499. FLOOD PONTIAC
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aOiO R. l. Ave. NE. DE. e-6302
FRAZER 1851 de luxe 4-dr.; radio,
heater. A good buy at only Sl75.
Kenyon-Peck Chevrolet
1886 Wilson Blvd, Arlington. Va;
IA. 2-9OO1 Open Til $3.50
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CO., INC, OF D. c.

PLYMOUTH '64 Savoy 2-dr.; 2-tone
blue blue "a, and ~ white n 7. e a1a h. turn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-12
Religious Interest Here
Is Deep, New Pastor Finds

Religious life in the Washington usties the description
unique"
Visitors quickly this unusual quality
for period begin to add the things that give
this distinction.
Probably the people able cergymen
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liam r. Hodges, missionary from
South India. win be guest at the
7:45 pm. service.
At the Covenant Baptist
Church, South Capitol and
Xenia streets, DR.. Charles w.
Roller, president of Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Chicago, will be speaker at the
II am. service.
Two Speakers Listed
The Bethany Baptist Church,
Fourteenth street and Colorado
avenue NV, will have two
speakers tomorrow. DR.. Dicka-
son will speak at the IL am.
service. DR.. Ozie D. Pruett, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
OF, Indianapolis. will speak at the
I7:45 pm. service.
DR.. Pruett will also be guest
speaker at the IL am. service in
the East Washington Heights
Baptist Church, Branch and
Alabama avenues Sc. DR.. Max
Morgan of Topeka. Kans.. a
member of the board, will speak
at the 8 pm. service in,the same
church.
The Rev. Harold B. Bjornson,
pastor of the First B aptist
Church of Waterloo, Iowa, will
speak at 9 and IL am. services
in the Bethesda First Baptist
Church, Wilson larc ard Cc""So ~
avenue, Bethesda.
Miss Esther Salzman, director
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Baptist Foreign Mission
Talks to Open Monday

The Board of Managers of the
American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society and the Women's
American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society will meet Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday in the
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and o streets NV. and many of
those attending will be guest
speakers in Washington area
churches tomorrow.
Highlight Of the managers
meeting for Washington area
Baptists is a dinner at 6 pm.
Tuesday in the church to which
interested Baptists and parti-
cularly ministers and lay leaders
have been invited.
A service will following at 8
pm. and new missionaries for
the American Baptist Conven-
ton will be commissioned.
DIR. Willingham to Speak
The Rev. DR.. Edward B. Will
general secretary of the
Foreign Mission Societies, will
be principal speaker at the serv-
ice. DR.. Willingham, well-known
here as former pastor of the Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church,
has just completed a tour of mis-
sion fields of the world.
DR.. Willingham will preach in
his former church, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road NV,
at the II am. service tomorrow
on Experience Among Oriental
Christians" The church will also
have its own special missionaries
to Rangoon, Burma. DR.. and Mrs.
Frederick G. Dickson, speak at
$40 am. and at 6:45 pm. meet
ingS in the church. At 8 pm.
On Harry H. Kruener, Dean of
the Chapel at Denison Univer-
sity, Granville, Ohio. will be the
speaker.
The First Baptist Church, host
to the meetings. will also have
guest speakers tomorrow. DR..
George M. Derbyshire, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Palo
Alto, Calf, will speak at $50
and IL am. services. Mrs. Frank
c. Wigginton. of Carnegie, Pa,
chairman Of the Foreign Mission
Boards Of the American Baptist
Convention, will speak at 8 pm.
Miss Verneida v. Dega, mis-
sionary in Jorhat, Assam, India,
will speak at the II am. service
in the Fifth Baptist Church, 609
E street S.W.. and the Rev. Will
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Bishop to Bless
Church BUILDING

Bishop G. Bromley Oman
Methodist Bishop of Washing
ton. will conseerate the new edu-
cation building Of the Mount
Rainier Methodist Church at ar
II am. service tomorrow at the
church, Thirty-fifth street anc
Bunker Hill road, Mount Rainier
The new building, constructed
to tie in to the church's present
building, adds to the church's
facilities a chapel that will seat
80. a social hall in which 35C
persons can be seated at tables
a kitchen, two Offices, a parlol
and IL classrooms.
In addition, the original build
ing has been partially remodeled
to provide another six class
rooms, according to the minister
the Rev. John j. Dawson.
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Church States
Building Rites

The Bethesda Methods
Church will break ground twice
tomorrow for a new educational
building and enlarged sanctuary
with identical services at $3.50
land IL am. at the church, $500
Old Georgetown road. Bethesda.
In addition to the minister, the
Rev. Marion S. Michael. and his
associate. DR.. S.. Carroll Coale,
those participating will include
DIR. Asbury Smith. Methodist
District Superintendent, and
Ralph Wilbur, Christian Educa-
jtion Director of the Bethesda
church.
Expected to cost some $500, 900
the addition to the sanctuary
and chancel will increase seating
capacity from the present $50
ito 600, provide Is additional
IclaSsrooms. new suite of offices.
ia chapel, an enlarged kitchen. a
ladies lounge, a library and a
snack bar.
Chatelain, Gauger and Nolan
Iare the architects.
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Cathedral Sets
Hamilton Rite

The 4 pm. service tomorrow
at the Washington Cathedra
will commemorate the 200th an.
niversary of the birth of Alex.
ander Hamilton. The Rev. Alex.
ander Hamilton OF Norwalk
Conn. a direct descendant, will
preach.
The Mary Baldwin College
Glee Club will sing during the
memorial service.
At the IL am. missionary serv-
ice. the Rev. Kenneth E. Helm
Tokyo representative of the
Overseas Department of the Ma
tional Council of the Episcopal
Church, will preach. DR.. Helm
is a former professor at the
Virginia Theological Seminary.
Holy Communion will be cele-
brated at 6 am. in st. Mary's
Chapel by Canon Theodore o
Wedel and at $50 am. in
Bethlehem Chapel by Canon
Charles Martin.
Pennsylvania will be honored
in Cathedral services tomorrow
and the State flag will be carried
in ecclesiastical professions.
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Guests to Fill
5Areu PuIpits

| Guest speaker will occupy the
pulpits of number of Washing.
ton area churches tomorrow.
The Rev. LaVerne l.. Donald.
son, a missionary under the hide.
pendent Board for Presbyterian
Foreign Missions stationed ir
Bethlehem, will describe his work
in the Holy Land during a 7:3C
pm. service tomorrow in tht
Bible Presbyterian Church, $685.
street NV.
DR.. j. Raymond Schmidt, gen.
eral superintendent of the Ma
tional Civil League and associate
editor of the National Voice, vii
preach on Vital Problems Chal.
longing America" at IL am. to.
morrow in the Palisades Com.
munity Church, 1904 Cathedra
avenue NV.
! G. v. Chittal. Of Bombay, who
is associated with the Indiar
Embassy here, will discuss uni.
versal Aspects of the Hindu Re.
ligion" before the Fairfax Uni.
tartan Center at 1890 am. to.
morrow in the Oakton School
Route 1913. Oakton, Va.
Lester Mondale, leader of the
Philadelphia Ethical Society, will
speak on What Is a Proper
Love of Self?" at II am. at the
Washington Ethical Society in
its meeting house, 1922 Massa
chusetts avenue NV.
DR.. William Holmes Borders
minister of the Wheat Street
Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga, vii
be the speaker at the All Uni.
versity Religious Service at Ii
am. in Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel. Howard University.
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AiOAAAiS NOAAAkoA dCA'OAJ hCW pos
torates. Ministers who have beer
here. for nearly a year can asses
the situation clearly-they havC
been in the area long enough
to get over the feeling of being
strangers but have not lived herr
a sufficient time to lose the SHARP
recollectionS of another city.
Fresh Impressions
One Of these is the Rev. Ray.
mond Shaheen, pastor of st
Luke Lutheran Church, Silver
Spring, Md. The dark haired
alert pastor came to his new posi-
a little more than eight months
ago. and his impressions Of
church life here and elsewhere
are fresh.
Church life here seems to be
a vital thing with the individu-
al" Mr.. Shaheen said. "a per-
son is either interested in the
church or he is not. When he is
interested. 1t goes deep"
The Lutheran pastor pointed
out that in other communities
people become interested in reli-
gion too often for social and
cultural reasons.
If an initial impression is
made on me at all. it is that peo-
pie here come to church out of
sense of conviction that this
is where they want to be-" he
added.
When Washington area resi-
dents enter into congregational
affairs, they hope and desire
these activities will get priority
over competing interests.
There is high percentage of
people who will go to a church
meeting instead of another event
If the two are in conflict" Mr..
Shaheen asserted.
Attracted to Church
Another unusual aspect of Dis
trict area church life is the
great number of persons at
= tracted to a church either by
reading about it in a paper or
merely by passing the building
I'VE have received more than
100 adult members since came
as pastor" the minister ex-
planned. Nearly all have either
read our advertisement in The
Star or have noted the bulletin
board before the church."
Mr.. Shaheen pointed out that
people expecting to live here a
short time frequently say, "Oh,
we are only going to be here
temporarily. Why should we
get involved in church life"
But often they stay on for
years, and unless someone has
induced them. to join church
earlier, they will later reply to
invitations. well, we have gotten
along all right up to now so why
change"
The Washington Federation OF
Churches draws Mr.. Shaheen's
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praise as an alive, alert and uni
flying force for Christianity.
Finest Thing"
1T is the finest thing of its
kind in the country" he de-
clared.
The grandson of a Syrian
shepherd, the 41-year- old pastor
has travelled extensively in Eu-
rope and the Near East.
1T is my hobby, if I can call
it hobby" he said. He went to
Europe and the Near East in
l947. l949. and 1858, visiting the
principal cities and talking with
leading journalists and other
figures. He is exceptionally we'll
informed about life in those
places.
The Lutheran clergyman is a
graduate of Susquehanna Uni
versity and the Lutheran Sem
mary at Gettysburg, Pa. He is
and has two sons, David,
is and Jon, 10.
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Visiting Priest to Speak
at Cana Family Rites

The Rev. Clyde r. Wagner,
S.D.V., of Milwaukee, will speak
during a service at 4 pm. to-
morrow in st. Matthews Cath
edral at which Cana members
and their families will celebrate
the Feast of the Holy Family
Sunday.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton. will preside at the service,
which will include the blessing
of the children, dedication of
families to the Sacred Heart.
renewal of marriage vows and
Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament.