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Lime?

The spring application Of
lime to the lawn is something
of a ritual in the Washington
area. Undoubtedly our soils
are acid and benefit from an
application of pulverized lime
stone. However, this is best
done after a soil test to see
whether or not the lime is
needed. Lime is not a plant
food but is needed to reduce
the acidity Of the soil so that
certain soil plant foods are
available and injurious chemi-
Gals are locked-up.
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Climbers

1t is good practice to check
the climbers to make certain
they are securely fastened to
their supports and are able to
withstand March winds.
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Moving Plants

Spring moving of trees,
shrubs and plants can be done
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THIS WEEK
IN YOUR GARDEN

ope feeder roots before the
leaves demand food and mois-
ture.
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BASEBALL BEAT
By MERRELL' WHITTLEsEY

Vernon was talking the other day about
how long it took Gene Green to get set in
the batter's box"
ED RONfMEL,, WHO RETIRED from the
American League umpiring staff couple
of years ago, was on the phone from Balti-
more, where he works in the Maryland
State offices.
-Rommel said he would be for the use
of stop watches, but the third base umpire
should not be in charge. "The umpire be-
hind the plate is the umpire-in- chief of
the game" Rommel said in an authoritative
manner. How can somebody else call
ball or strike?"
Rommel said that in his 20 years of
umpiring he never penalized a pitcher for
taking too much time, but he worked a
game in which Larry Napp called pitcher
four times and instructed that "ball" be
charged. Rommel wasn't positive, but it
might have been spring training game.
pitchers are solely responsible for the
pace of the game" Rommel said Control
pitchers, fellows like Skinny Brown of the
Orioles, are the fastest"
The ex-pitching great and umpire re-
called game in which the Yankees were
playing the White Sox and Donovan was
pitching for the Sox
IT WAS UMPIRING AT third base and
Frank Crosetti the Yankees third-base
coach, was complaining about the length
of time Donovan took between pitches. He
said we should call it, I told him to bring
a stop watch and we'd time him.
"Crosetti brought watch out the next
inning and we clocked Donovan. The
longest he took to get a ball off was 18
seconds"
Rommel said the time of game had
been pitchers responsibility since the rule
was enforced that the batter shall not leave
his position in the batter's box after the
pitcher comes to set position, or starts his
windup.
Nellie Fox was responsible for that
rule being enforced" Rommel said. 1--WE
broke up that little delaying game of his"
y
BURT HAWKINS, the travelling secre-
tary of the Senators who covered baseball
for more than 20 years. said he didn't
receive one postcard protesting the length
of ball game. He agreed that for some
reason most of the complaints came from
the baseball writer's.
Some of the double-headers are too
long, but 7 hours of anything is too
much" Hawkins observed. IT don't believe
you'd find the average person sitting still
for hours of Crosby, Hope and sinatra."
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By the Associated Press

One member of the Orioles
downy-cheeked pitching staff
came to contract terms yester-
day, but another announced in
no uncertain terms he is dis
satisfied with the clubs initial
offer and wants a healthy
raise.
Fat Jack Fisher, 22-year-old
highlander who posted a 1913
record last season, agreed to
contract terms, but Milt Pappas
said he felt he was entitled to
a raise over last years $4,000
after a 1879 campaign.
Elsewhere around the major
leagues. Jim Lemon, rumored
a trade possibility after a dis
appointing season last year,
signed his first contract offer
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Time of Gome-Too Iona?

PERSONALLY, I'VE NEVER GONE to
the ball park with the thought that I was
allotting 2 hours and 18 minutes for nine
innings. But apparently some people do,
because there is renewed pressure from the
top to speed up the game.
Commissioner Ford Frick said some
thing about baseball needing faster pace
to meet the challenge of pro football, and
now Dewey Soriano, president of the Pacific
Coast League, has instructed his umpires
to carry stop watches to enforce the 20
second rule.
The rule states that the pitcher must
deliver the ball to the batter 20 seconds
after receiving it. In the Pei. the third
base umpire will hold the watch and will
call time when there is a violation. The
penalty will be the call of ball"
Ed Doherty, the Senators general man
ager who had Jurisdiction over such mat
ters in a seven-year term as president of
the American Association, said watches
have been tried before.
DOHERTY BELIEVES BASEBALL could
stand speedup, but he's not sure that
stop watches are the answer. Doherty
pointed out that there would be circum-
stances where it would be unfair to call
the penalty.
"Most pitchers, even the slow ones get
the ball off under the limit of 20 seconds"
Doherty said
Dick Donovan is one of the most de-
hberate in the league. He was warned a
few times about taking too long, and he
told somebody, Take my time off Marty
Kutynas.'
"Kutyna not only pitches FAST he runs
in from the bullpen," Doherty said of the
Senators relief pitcher.
Going back good many years, Doherty
recalled that Tom Zachary, Lefty Grove and
Herb Pennock were among the slowest of
their era, and later Bob Feller was re-
sponsible for many 3-hour game. "A lot
of Feller's fooling around was deliberate"
Doherty said. 1T was part of his strategy"
ED GUESSED THAT THE sloweSt
pitcher of today is Sam Jones of the Tigers,
who doesn't let the ball go until he gets
his toothpick adjusted.
"In my years in the American Associa-
tion I believe the only pitcher called for
violation of the 20-Second rule was Jones,
and that brought about some squawking,"
Doherty recalled.
Ed also pointed out that the slow pace
of game wasn't always the pitchers fault.
How about Harry Walker?" Doherty asked.
Harry had to adjust his cap, plant his
feet, get dirt on his hands. And Mickey
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BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

A Virginia -Notre Dame game
at D. C. Stadium is part Of the
Cavaliers far-range plan for
restoring their faded gridiron
prestige, Coach Bill Elias said
today.
Intersectional rivalries, reach
ing out, possibly as far as the
Pacific Coast, also are antici-
pated.
The broader scope of think
ing at Charlottesville was re-
vealed two days ago by the
appointment of Steve Sebo,
former Penn coach and cur
rently general manager of the
New York Titans, as Virginia's
new director of athletics.
Sebo's designation to the top
athletic post was greeted al
most with disbelief by old guard
alumni who expected a tried
and true rebel" to get the job
that will be vacated by Gus
Tebell next summer. But an OBJ
server probably hit the nail
on the head when he said the
university "had to get a man
who thinks like Elias and can
work with him"
Notre Dame Contacted
Elias, who resigned last year
as George Washington's coach
to take over a Virginia team
shackled with a 27-game losing
streak, said Sebo will have the
final say in scheduling. But
it is significant that Elias al
ready is busy lining up future
opponents.
His first step was a telephone
call to Athletic Director Moose
Krause Of Notre Dame, who
asked Elias to put it in writ
ing. This he did.
Although aware of the Red
skins long-term contract with
D. c. Stadium and that George
Washington plays its home
games, there, Elias said he an
ticipated no trouble finding
suitable dates in Washington.
Likes Intersectional Games
Elias said he wanted to play
intersectional games because he
believes they add color and
flavor to the schedule.
1--WE would like to have a
schedule like Dukes" he said.
They played Notre Dame,
Michigan and Georgia Tech. 1
think we should play a South
eastern Conference team
Tulane and Vanderbilt are in
our class-a Big Ten team like
Michigan, and possibly Stanford
of the West Coast. We could |
play other games that would
fit into this category"
Asked if this meant an all
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should be able to hold his own
with the rest. I think we can
put a representative team on
the field within the framework
of the university. We won't be
disgraced or Inundated"
Elias said Virginia has a good,
sound program in athletics and
was not worried it was "step-
ping out too far"
Il don't think we are (going
too far. I am opposed to
mediocrity on any level-aca-
demically. in any phase of ath-
letics, in life or living"
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Virqinia-N -Notre Dame Camel
Proposed for DC. Stadium.

out effort to go "big time" +"
Elias noted that North Carolina
has Notre Dame, Michigan and
Ohio State on its schedule, but
it will still play six Atlantic
Coast Conference opponents.
Virginia never wants to get
in that Deep" he said. "The
Atlantic Coast Conference is
about as big time as we can
handle"
The coach said one game
with a Big Ten school, along
with Notre Dame, would be
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enough. But he thinks Virginia
can schedule attractive games
with other in terse ctional
opponents.
Elias said he anticipated no
trouble attracting football
players to Virginia good enough
to play such a schedule and
able to measure up to the uni
versity's academc standards.
"A 20-year-old junior here
is as tough as a 20-year-old
junior in the Big Ten," he said.
with proper coaching and the
proper mental attitude he
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LEMON TAXES CUT
Poppos BoIks at $4,000 Contract

from the Twins, taking a small
reduction in pay.
In other signings, the Cubs
received parchments from four
players and now have 20 of
their 81 players under contract.
Latest to sign were Catcher
Moe Thacker, Infielder Jim
Mcknight, Shortstop Andre
Rogers and Second Baseman
Paul Popovich.
John Roseboro, Dodgers
catcher, included in a trade
rumor with the Orioles, signed
for an estimated $4,000.
Highlander Joe Moeller and
Infielder Wally Heckel also
agreed to Los Angeles terms.
Building up a farm system as
part of its long range plan,
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Between August II and Sep
tenber 81, he won five of six
decisions and pitched four COM
plete games, including a three
hit, So verdict over the
Yankees.
Though Pappas' total of 13
victories was two less than he
logged in each of the previous
two campaigns, he was side
lined for more than a month in
early season because of a sore
arm.
The 6-foot-3. 200-pounder
rallied strongly m the second
half, went 1916 and recorded
a 1903 earned run average, his
lowest in four full seasons. He
had IL complete games and
four shutouts.
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Houston signed three players
to farm contracts. They are
Righthander Tom Fullen, Out
fielder Bob Bruno and Left
handler Lloyd Wallis.
Jake Wood, Detroit second
baseman, and utility Outfielder
Charley Maxwell came into the
Tigers fold while the Yankees
announced that Lefthander
Marshall Bridges, Outfielder
Ron Solomini and Catcher
Alan Hall returned signed con-
tracts.
In his first complete major
league season last year, Fisher
recovered from a Shaky start
and became one of the more
reliable hurlers on the Orioles
staff Of child prodigies.
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"a five-year retirement from
baseball being mandatory. 1t
was the first time that baseball
Writers of America had named
anyone on their first eligible
shot since the original five
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth. Walter
johnson, Honus Wagner and
ChriSty Mathewson - were
tapped in the first election,
in 1886.
FeIIer Gets $50 Votes
Candidates needed IS per
cent of the 100 votes cast.
Feller, 43, now an insurance
executive in Cleveland, received
$50 votes.
Robinson, AZ, vice president
of a restaurant and coffee
company, got 124 votes, four
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more than the minimum
needed.
"It's a once in a lifetime
thrill" Robinson said at his
Stamford, Conn.,, home. "It's
hard to describe my feelings
fully at this time. am pleased
and honored. My family is so
excited no one wants to eat"
Feller, typically, was less
emotional but nevertheless just
as thrilled.
Naturally. I'm happy about
it," he said. But now it's al
most as if I had nothing to look
forward to-except going to
Cooperstown this summer. II
thought I might have to wait
longer. Joe DiMaggio had to
go around a couple of times.
But then maybe the competi-
ton was rougher then"
Led League in 1949
Robinson broke baseball's
color line" in 1947. Branch |
Hickey, then general manager
of the Dodgers, had startled the
baseball world the year before
when he signed young Jackie
to a Brooklyn farm contract.
Robinson, who had been an
outstanding football player for |
UCLA, was with the Kansas
City Monarchs of the Negro
American League at the time.
He spent one year of seasoning
at Montreal, leading the Inter
national League in batting and
fielding, and then joined Brook
lyn as a second baSeman.
Quiet. hard working and al
ways both an offensive and de-
fensive threat, Robinson
flirted with the 800 mark his
first two seasons and batted a
lusty .342 in 1949 to lead the
National League.
His fielding and base running
always were joys to behold. In
one season he committed only
seven errors, still the major
league record, and participated
in 1877 double plays that same
season, 1851, setting a National
League mark.
Farm Boy Makes Good
Feller was a IT. year old
farm boy who had sharpened
his eye by throwing at a bulls
eye painted on a barn when he
arrived in the majors in 1886.
He was what the game needed
"a blazing faStball pitcher
who packed in the crowds.
Twenty years later-with four
years out for Navy service dur
ing World War II in his pitch
ing prime-Feller had COM
piled 266 victories.
Among those wins were three
no-hitters, a dozen one-hitters.
Only two other pitchers in his
tory ever have spun as many
as three no-hit games. None
ever have tossed II one-hit
jobs.
AS exciting as Feller's low
hit games were, his strikeouts
were even more dramatic. He
struck out 1881 batters, in
cluding Is in his first major
league starting job.
Six times Feller won 20 or
more games. His high came
in 1910 when he notched 27
triumphS. He set the modern
mark of Is strikeouts in a nine
inning game against Detroit,
October 2, 1888, though Sandy
Koufax of the Los Angeles
Dodgers since has tied the rec
ord. And Feller's 348 strike
outs in 1946 still stands as a
major league mark.
Among the great baseball
players who failed to join
Robinson and Feller yesterday
were Sam Rice (81 votes), Red
Ruffing (72), Eppa Rixey (49) ;,
Luke Appling (48). Phil Riz-
zuto (44), Burleigh Grimes
(43), Hack Wilson (39), Joe
Ducky) Medwick (34), Kiki
Cuyler (3D and Urban (Red)
Faber (30).
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Fe||er, Robby 1st Since '36
To Make Hall in One Crack

BOSTON, Jan. "a (AP).-
Jackie Robinson, first Negro
to play in the major leagues,
today is the first of his race
ever elected to baseball's high
est honor-its Hall of Fame at
Cooperstown, N. Y.
The graying former Brooklyn
Dodgers infielder was enshrined
FeIIer- Robinson Performance chort.
Poee CA
yesterday along with Bob Feller,
the quiet farm boy from Iowa
who blazed a fast ball through
the American League for the
Cleveland Indians for nearly 20
years.
Both won election to the hall
the first time they were eligible,
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HALL OF FAME
BALLOTING

BOSTON, Jan. "a (AP).
Seventy seven former
major league baseball play
ers received votes in bal
loting by members of the
Baseball Writers Associa-
ton for the Hall of Fame.
The top vote-getters in
cluded:
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Organ Recital


Norman Scribner, assistant
organist at Washington Ca.
thedral, will present a recital
Of the works of Bach and
Franck Immediately following
the 4 pm. evensong service to-
morrow in the cathedral, Wis
consin and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV.
Preacher at the evensong
service will be Canon Frederick
H. Anterior.
Canon Bayard s. Clark will
speak at the IL am. service.
Holy Communion will be
celebrated by the Rev. John
P. Carter, Episcopal Provincial
Secretary for College Work in
Washington, at 8 am. in St.
Mary's Chapel.
The Rev. A. Theodore East
man. executive secretary of the
Episcopal Overseas Mission So
ciety, will be the celebrant and
the preacher at the $50 am.
Holy Communion in Bethlehem
Chapel.
The Texas State flag will be
displayed in the cathedral to-
morrow and throughout next
week.
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Congregations to Hear
Sermons by Visitors

Guest speakers will occupy
the pulpits of a number OF
Washington area churches foI
services tomorrow.
The WestOver Baptist Church
will have two guest speakers In
observance Of its 22nd anniver-
Sary. The Rev. William D. Ben
der, a missionary to Africa and
former pastor of the Bon Air
Baptist Church in Arlington,
will speak at the IL am. serv-
ice in Westover Church, Wash
ington boulevard and Patrick
Henry drive, Arlington. The
Rev. william Cumbie, superin-
tendent of missions Of the
Mount Vernon Baptist ASsocia-
ton, will preach at Westover's
7:45 pm. service.
DR.. C. C. Goen, professor of
Church History at Wesley The
illogical Seminary, will speak
at $50 and IL am. services of
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and o streets NV.
Mrs. Donald L. Sherman,
president of the United Church
Women of Rockville and for
mer minister of Christian edu-
cation st churches in New York
and New Jersey, will speak at
the IL am. service Of the Twin
brook Baptist Church, 1901
Twinbrook parkway, Rockville.
Two young men Of the con-
will preach at Youth
Week services of the PetwOrth-
Hills Baptist
Church. Charles w. Mayn, jr.,
10, who is youth week pastor,
will speak at the II am. serv-
Ice in the Montgomery Hills 10
9727 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring. Richard Collier,
81, associate pastor, will speak
at the same hour at the Pet
worth location, 557 Randolph
street NV.
The Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills,
If Washington. former rector
Of the Episcopal Church Of Our
Saviour, will preach at the $3.50
and IL am. services of All Souls
Memorial Episcopal Church,
1900 Cathedral avenue NV.
The Rev. Hills S. Mckenzie,
vice president in charge OF
church relations at the Mis-
souri, Valley College. Marshall,
Mo-, will speak at the II am.
service of the Capitol Hill
Church, Fourth
street and independence ave-
aus Sc.
The Rev. w. Walter john
son, who is currently working
FOR a doctors degree at Prince
ton Theological Seminary pre-
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bIeSchooIs
Start Soon

Another group of Washing
ton area churches will begin
vacation Bible schools or other
special summer programs next
week.
In the District, programs will
be started by the Avondale
Baptist Church and st. Stephen
and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church on Monday.
Four nearby Marylan d
churches also will open their
programs on Monday. They
are: Christ Congregational, Sill
yer Spring; Crusader Lutheran.
Rockville; Fort Washington
Baptist Chapel, and Trinity
Lutheran, Rockville.
Beginning its program on
Tuesday will be Little Falls
Presbyterian Church, Airing
ton.
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paratory to joining the faculty
of Austin CTexO Theological
Seminary, will speak at 9::3C
and IL am. and 7:45 pm. serv-
ices Of Presbyterian Church OF
the Pilgrims, Twenty-second
and P streets NV.
DR.. Harrison Ray Anderson
pastor emeritus of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, Chicago
viii preach at 8 and IL am.
services at National Presby-
terrain Church, Connecticut ave-
nue. and N street NV, and at
the 6 pm. vesper service the
church holds on the lawn of
the National Presbyterian Cen
ter site, 1900 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Capt. Roderic L. Smith. a
Navy chaplain assigned to the
Military Sea Transportation
Service. will speak at the 10
am. service in GuntOn-T Tenn
pie M OriaI Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Newton
streets NV.
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Buptists Convene
For 31st Session

The 31st annual Baptist Con-
ference Of Ministers and Chris
tan Workers will be held Mon
day through Thursday at the
Stoddard Baptist Home, 1915
Newton street NV.
General theme of this years
conference will be christianity
and the Challenge Of Worlc
Peace"
Among speakers who will ad.
dress the conference are: DR.
w. H. r. Powell, Shiloh Bap-
fist Church, Philadelphia; DR.
Gordon B. Hancock, Moore
Street Baptist Church, Rich.
mond; the Rev. r. L. Tucker
First Baptist Church formerly
Of Southwest Washington, anc
the Rev. Allen L. Dixon, Phil
adelphia.
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Religious Art Work
Of Students Exhibited

whose watercolor, 1.-THE Murder
Of Abel" tied for second.
Its like him to think of an
unusual idea like that" she
said. Hes very prolific, and
never repeats his ideas"
At least three Of the first
place winners want to go into
creative work. Mr.. Thompson,
a member of Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, wants to be an
architect, as does Miss Hamp-
ton, a member of Holy Trinity
Church. Mr.. Coleman, who at
tends Bethesda Baptist Church,
wants to be a commercial artist.
Mr.. Carrigan said the public
is invited to vote for paintings
to remain in a permanent
collection to lend to schools,
religious institutions, clubs,
galleries and stores. He said he
has already begun receiving
ballots, although the display
will continue until July %.
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St. AIMS Church
Schedules NoVenu

Special prayers for the sick
and infirm will be offered dur
ing the annual novena honor
ing st. Ann which opens at
BIS pm. Tuesday in st. AIMS
Catholic Church, Wisconsin
avenue and Yuma street NV
The Rev. Henry O'Meara
C.SS.R., of Holy Redeemer Col
lege, Catholic University, will
preach each evening of the no
vena which continues through
July rs. The annual blessing
of the sick and infirm with a
relic of St. Ann will take place
at 7:30 pm. next Saturday.
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Silver Spring Man
To Be Ordained

Leroy U. Rudasill, jr., will
be ordained to the ministry at
1880 pm. tomorrow in the
Northwood High School, GIG
University boulevard, Silver
Spring, Md, by the Luther
Rice Memorial Baptist Church.
Among those participating in
the ordination ceremony will be
the Rev. John A. Holt, pastor
of the church; Howard D. Rees,
Baptist Student Union secre-
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Presbyferiians
Mark Decade
In Wheaton

The congregation of Wheat.
on Presbyterian Church vii
celebrate the 10th anniversar!
of its organization with specia
services at $50 and IL am
tomorrow.
The Rev. william H. Kepler
minister of Northminster Pres.
byterian Church, which init,
ated and sponsored the worl
that led to the founding Of
the congregation, will preach
E. Arthur Bonney. a charter
member of the congregation
now studying for the ministry
will lead the service of prayers
Wheaton church had its be-
ginning as a Sunday School
Mission of Northminster in the
fall of 1851. On January 6
1852, the first service was held
in the Highland Elementary
School with 40 persons attend
ing.
The church was officially or
ganized on July Is of the same
year with II persons enrolled
as charter members.
1t was under the leadership
of its first pastor. the Rev,
Neal N. Herndon. jr., that the
congregation purchased its
present site next to the
Wheaton Recreation Center at
Paul drive and Church lane.
Since then two units of a three
stage building program, a
chapel and school facilities,
have been completed. /
The present pastor, the Rev.
Jack H. Boelens, came to the
church in May, 1858. and the
Rev. Edwin G. York, assistant
pastor, joined the ministerial
staff in May, 1860.
Today, the congregation
numbers $50 communicate
members, has a church school
enrolment of 500, and has 673
children who are members by
baptism.
In addition, wheaton
Church has assisted in the Or
ganization Of four new Pres
byterian Churches in the area.