The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 18, 1969, Image 13
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Change Of Direction
Needed, Churchmen
United Are Told
ATLANTA - If the Presby
terian Church U.S. changes its
doctrine or polity by merger or
otherwise, there will be a signi
ficant group to continue a denomi
nation loyal to Reformed beliefs
and representative government
That is the message taken home
by 1,500 participants in the first
rally of Presbyterian Churchmen
United, publisher of a “declara
tion of commitment" signed by
over 600 ministers. Many of the
signers were joined here by lay
supporters last weekend (Dec.
5-6) for the organization’s first
Church-wide meeting.
Participants came from all of
the denomination’s 15 synods for
fellowship, inspiration and plan
ning.
From the opening dinner in the
downtown Marriott Motor Hotel’s
acre-large Hall of Nations until
the closing prayer, the rally’s
participants heard assurances
from the movement’s leaders that
there will continue to be a de
nomination that is Reformed
(Calvinistic) in doctrine and re
presentative in government. The
promise was applauded re
peatedly.
One of the after-dinner speak
ers was the pastor of the fastest-
growing Presbyterian US congre
gation, the Rev. D. James Ken
nedy of the Coral Ridge Church
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Recalled
on rally participants to help save
a dying denomination!
Dr. Kennedy said, “Our de
nomination needs a change of
direction, from down to up, from
defeat to victory, in Christ
Like a creeping cancer, liberal
unbelief is killing the Church. It
is emptying the churches, the se
minaries, the mission fields and
the benevolent causes of the
churches.”
The Floridapastor asserted, “I
think the time has come that the
people are ready to stand up and
say, 'Halt! Thus far and no far
ther will we go!”
A former moderator of the
denomination’s General Assem
bly and retired missionary ex
ecutive the Rev. C. Dajfcy ,Ful- ■
ton ot^hviU^iTev^/ m4 h*/
signed the document because it
will bring "new hope and comfort
to many who earnestly desire a
stronger evangelical emphasis”
during a time when “theology is
in a state of utter confusion.”
The signers have “discovered
a deep sense of fellowship and
understanding as we work and
pray together for the spiritual
unity of our Church in faithful
ness to the leading of the Holy
Spirit,” Dr. Fulton noted.
In explaining why he affixed
his signature, the veteran church
leader added that the declara
tion, based on evangelical theo
logical principles, could help
effect reconciliation in Christ
alone “points clearly to the only
sure way of reconsiliation."
Negotiation and compromise
are not the way to heal the wounds
of the world or of the Church,
the elder statesman of Southern
Presbyterianism cautioned. The
declaration offers hope, though,
he suggested, because it calls
people to settle their differences
at the foot of the cross, assur
ing their conduct against God’s
standards.
Frank M. Barker Jr., a Bir-
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arette burn in a carpet, clip
off the black ends and then
treat w H h the following
solution: Mix one teaspoon
of white vinegar added to
one teaspoon of neutral de
tergent (the kind used for
fine fabrics) in one quart
of warm water. Bad burns
can only be repaired by re
weaving.
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mingham pastor 40 years younger
than Dr. Fulton, also warned a-
gainst compromise. He reminded
that in their ordination vows,
Presbyterian U. S. ministers,
elders and deacons accepted Re
formed doctrine and presbyterian
polity as basic teachings derived
from the Bible.
“I believe that compromise on
these points will cause the Spirit
of God to have to withdraw His
blessing,” Mr. Barker declared.
He is the Spirit of Truth and will
bless only the truth.”
“There well may be a fork
in the road ahead,” the Birming
ham pastor suggested. “But, if so,
it will not be we who are de
parting. We will continue straight
ahead. And we will invite men
from all over the nation to join
us, if and when the time comes.”
Observers attended from sev
eral denominations of Reform
ed background.
Another Alabama pastor, the
Rev. Robert Strong of Montgom
ery, said that if there is a split
in the Church, it will be over
the issue of doctrine.
“The disturbers are those who
would change the denomination of
which we are a part,” Dr. Strong
asserted. “Radical ecumenists
caused the crisis in the Church
and they plan the liquidation of
confessional Presbyterianism in
the Southland.”
The Montgomery minister de
scribed leaders of “liberal”
forces in the denomination as
“practical men" who have created
a variety of crises for those
who would keep the Church true
to its doctrine and polity. He
urged the “conservatives” to be
alert to the developing crises and
to prepare plans for meeting
them.
MRS. RAY
Miss Neighbors.
Mrs. Roy Honored
By Southern Bell
Miss Josephine Neighbors and
Mrs. Olga C. Ray were honored
recently for their service to
Southern Bell Telephone
Company.
Miss Neighbors was present
ed a gold pin for 35 years’ ser
vice. The pin contained seven
stars, one for each five-year
period of service.
Mrs. Ray received a 25-year
service pin.
Miss Neighbors began her ca
reer as a telephone operator in
Clinton in 1934 and was promoted
to service representative in 1947.
She resides at 112 W. Centennial
St., Clinton, and is a member of
the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ray joined the company
as an operator in 1944 and was
promoted to service representa
tive in 1950. She resides at 503
Musgrove St., Clinton, and is a
member of Broad Street United
Methodist Church.
The awards were presented by
W. M. Woods, Southern Bell Dis
trict Manager.
High Cost of Accidents
N 1 \\ 'lORk — lionomii loss
from auto attidcnts in IbtiK hit
.t record S11.2. r ) billion, reports
the Insurance Information In
stitutc. I his figure, which takes
into account such factors as
property damage, legal and
medical hills, and lost income,
is equivalent to a bill of ap
proximatels S71 lor even man,
worn a n. and child in t he
country.
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Fri., Dec 19, 1969, From 5:30 p.m. to 7
Sat., Dec. 20, 1969, From 5:30 p.m. to 7
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BY NANCY PHILLIPS
Week of Dec. 22, 1949
Miss Marion Burts was hostess
to the Business Women’s Circle
of the First Baptist Church for
the December meeting on Monday
evening the 12th at the college
library.
The Wednesday Card Club was
entertained with a dessert bridge
last week by Mrs. Harry Mc-
Sween.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis R. Holland
and children will spend Christ
mas in Greenville with Mrs. Hol
land’s sister, Mrs. Virgil A-
brams and Mr. Abrams.
The Dapper Hosiery Mills, C.
W. Anderson, president, will en
tertain its employees, their wives
and husbands with a dinner Friday
evening at Red McClain’s place
near Greenwood. A turkey will be
given each of the employees for
Christmas, Mr. Anderson said.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nabors,
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Nabors and
Carson Nabors spent Sunday with
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Mr. and Mrs. Murray Summer
ville of Charlotte, N. C.
Mrs. Raymond Pitts will leave
tomorrow for a visit with her bro
ther, George H. Bultman, and
Mrs. Bultman in Sumter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cauble en
tertained a group of teenage boys
and girls at the community cen
ter Monday night. The occasion
honored the 12th birthday of their
daughter, Donaree.
Miss Inez Tucker and Miss Lu-
va McDonald were joint hostesses
at the home of the former on
Monday evening to members of
the Edith DeWese Lynn Circle
of Thornwell Memorial Church
for a Christmas.
On next S-turday, Christmas
Eve, at 9 p.m. the traditional
Candlelight service will be held
at St. John’s Lutheran Church,
according to an announcement
by the pastbr, the Rev. James C.
Dickert.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Clement
and son, Tommy, of Charleston,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Nel
son of Atlanta, Ga. will spend
Christmas with their mother,
Mrs. T. J. Leake and Mr. Leake
Medicare Sign
Up Period Set
Many senior citizens in Lau
rens County will have a second
chance to enroll in Medicare’s
Supplementary Medical In
surance. The enrollment period
will last from January 1 through
March 31, 1970.
This second chance is for those
who did not timely sign up for
Medicare or who originally did
not want the doctors’ bill insur
ance. Only people 65 after Sep
tember 1966 have this second
chance.
Persons who enroll during this
period will not have Supplement
ary Medical Insurance until July
1, 1970. The regular premium is
$4 a month. This amount is in
creased 10% for each 12 months
that pass from the end of the
first opportunity to enroll to
March 31, 1970.
To sign up for the doctor’s
bill insurance, contact the So
cial Security District Office at
219 Magnolia Avenue in Green
wood.
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 18, 1969—6-B
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