THE GAUX ms
JULY 2h, 1969
PAGE 2
KcdJuU/Le. ^peA Ld B/iide of,
V^irLdon
In a ceremony of sacredness and
beauty, MLss Kathrine Elizabeth Roper,
daughter of Mr, and I'^crs, L. Roper
of Fairfax, Virginia, and aierman
I«onard Vinson, son of and Mrs. Har
old Dean Vinson of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
were united in matrimony at two o’clock
p.m., Saturday, July fifth, at Jerusalem
Baptist Church, Fairfax Station, Virginia,
The Reverend William F, Revis per
formed the double-ring ceremony, and
the bride was given in marriage by her
father. Her A-lane goira of white organ
za over English net was fashioned with
long, tapered sleeves, cuffed with re-
embroidered Alencon lace, and the lace
also traced the cameo neckline, hem, and
the picture-frame train that fell from
the back yoke of the empire waist. Jfore
lace motifs were scattered over the bod
ice, skirt and train.
The bride*s bouffant, elbow-length
veil of illusion, fashioned with a sep
arate fan-shaped blusher, was caught in
to a fonward spray with seed pearls.
Her bouquet of creamy white roses and
two ruby-throated, white Qrmbidium or-
childs, was clustered around with white
mum petals, tied with white satin rib
bons.
Miss Patty Roper was her sister's
maid of honor, and tS?s. William Reese,
cousin of the bride (CONTINUED ON P. 19)
1/hat ¥ill You Leave Behind?
— REV* H.L* STEWART
ly^tthew l6:26, "For what is a man
profited, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?"
TiJhen a great Christian dies his
influence will live on and on. ' Tien
a great man dies the significant thing
is what he leaves behind. It may be
money willed to useful purposes, or it
may be no more than a kindly and gentle
example of a man who had endeared him
self to all who knew him. A good char
acter left behind creates a path of
good will that never loses its luster.
A Christian influence left behind xjill
affect countless lives, both spiritually
and morally.
When we drop out of life we leave
something behind. A good character, a
bad character, a Christian influence,
a bad Christian influence. On what we
leave behind others improve and carry
on or abolish altogether. Let us for
ever honor those who were pathfinders
and builders.
Ihe millionaire and the pauper
meet on the level at the grave, but
there is this marked difference - the
one who has been the doer of good deeds,
and has generously served his fellotr
man can never be forgotten. Spiritual
ly speaking, (CONTINUED ON PAGE 18)
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