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TEE DUPLIN TtSSEB KENANSTHJLE, N. C. tCTZlZX , ""r' Luu s U J ' ) Sis' i J ' --4.W Luymsn's Day Ccoins Ocfober 18 iS'?''-11" - -- 5 ! '.. , C 'v ' f - - - V, ! .r ! ! I ' The Warsaw Methodist Mens . Club , will sponsor a Laymans Week beginning Sunday morning October . 18th. 'at the eleven 'clock worship . hour,: and con- tinuing through Friday; evening October 23rd. Services on Sunday vpninff and diirintf th uraoV will bpei at f:30 n m. Th u-aDV - will bring some.' of the leading Methodist into the pulpit for on , service each. The service will in- v ciuae a ; ; congregational ftymn jy sing, conducted by the pastor, T Kev. Wilson, special music by the Warsaw Methodist Mens : Chorus and other guest The ,.: Men of Madison, of the Madison Ave. Baptist Church of Golds . boro, will be present on Thurs- day evening. Mr. Joe Quinn, of . KenansviUe Methodist Church will be the guest organist for the week. Laymen of the Kenansville SuWDistrict of the Methodist Church and all other demonina tiona are invited to attend. ROBERT LEE WEST ' Mr. Robert L. West is the cur rent Church Lay Leader elected in June of this year. He was born near Magnolia in 1908. and was reared in Warsaw. He received ' his education from Warsaw High School, Lousiburg College, Duke University and received his de gree in Law from Wake Forest. He is married to the former Anne Van Wyke Pollock, of Kinston . He is a member of Rotary In ternational, Warsaw Industrial "iJcff'?frl;B"Soc&tfc the'United States Supreme Court: He 'is 'also a member of the Warsaw Lodge No. 667, War saw Chapter of the Eastern Star, A shriner and Reserve Officers Association of the Air Force. He Iffa practlng Attorney in Warsaw and manager of the Warsaw Real Estate and Ins. Company. He is -currently an associate District Lay Leader of the-Goldsboro Dis trict, member of Methodist Men, a certified Lay Speaker of the Methodist Church, Assistant Chu rch School teacher of the Men's Bible Class, and has seved a num ber of years On the Official Board and several terms as its chair man. Mr. West entered the Air Force in April 1942 and was released as a Lt. Col, Air Force jteserve in 1946. He ws recalled to active duty during the Korean Conflict in 1951 and released in reserve in 1953. He is currently assigned to , th reserve unit of the 9948th. A. R gq. Klnston, N. S. U, S. A. F. liaison Officer. ti-' L . a AUBINK ENGLISH - Mr. Aubine English of Warsaw is the Director , of the Men's Chorus of the Warsaw Methodist Church. He was born on January 15th, 1933 and reared on a farm about 8 milea east of Wallace. Mr. English graduated from the Wallace High School in 1951 and was married to the former Grace Torrana of near Warsaw in 1953. i They have one son. Ha is a mem- ber of the Warsaw Junior Cham ber of Commerce. He was em ployed by the Carter Fabrices Division- of the J. P.. Stevens Company for 5 years and Is cur rently employed as a T. V. Tech nician at the Western Auto Store in Warsaw. He has been a teach er in the Church School, Sun day School uperlntendent and a member of the Board. W. JASPER SMITH , Mr. W. jasper Smith, Metho dist Layman, of Bethel will be the speaker at the Laymans Ser vices in the Warsaw Methodist Church on Sund-,7 Morning Oct ober 18th. at eleven o'clock. Mr. Smith was educated at Bethel and Duke University with some graduate work in law. He spent live years as High School Principal and then entered the lumber business' and farmed. He was a member of the Board of Education or Board of Commis sioners of Pitt Count, from 1932 until 1956 and served several terms as Chairman of Board of Commissioner. He was a member of the State Board of Correction and Training for" one term and his se'-ved on several special committeses of the State Board of Education. . Mr. Smith headed the Lay work of the North Carolina Con ference of the Methodist Church for 15 years. For ten years he was a member of the Methodist Board of Lay Activities and is currently a member of the Na tional Board of Missions. He did extensive work in the establish ment of the N; C. Wesleyan Col lege at Rocky Mount where he is now heading the building committee. JOSEPH E. QUINN Mr. Joseph E. Quinn, of the Kenansville Methodist Church, will be the guest organist for the Layman's Week, Mr. Quinn was born and reared in Kenans ville where he is in business with his father. He was educated at Kenansville, Davidson "College and Kings Business College and is married to the former Ruth Kennedy of Beulaville; N .C. they have two children, Joe Jr. and Frank. Mr. Quinn is a member of the Kenansville Town Board, and the Local Fire Department. He has served two terms in the army in 1946-1848 and 1950 and 1951. He is a special agent for Nationwide Ins. Co. He is trea surer of the Kenansville Metho 'dist Church, Organist, and Sect'y of the Methodist Mens Club. Guest Speakers to be Entertained1 by Members of the Church : The visiting speakers for the Laymans Week will be entertain ed; py thi members of the church. On Sunday at noon Mr. Jasper Smith will Oe the guest of the Q. J. Suttons, Mr. Terry Sanford will be the guest of the Paul Kit chins on Sunday evening. On Monday evening Mr. Walter F. Anderson will be in the home of the S. W.- Marriners, Tuesday Evening A. C Edwards will be the dinner guest of the A. M. Bentons, Wednesday evening Dr. L. Stacy Weaver will be with the E. C. Thompsons Thursday even ing J. Nelson Gibson wUl be with the Robert L. West's and Friday evening Roy L. Turnage .will be with, the B. C Surratts. The S. W. Marriners will entertain the Men of Madison after the service on" Thursday "evening." USHERS ., . . The following men are to serve as ushers during the Layman's Week: 1 . ' -v,. ,'- "Hopton Smith, Roy Barwick. Willard Kornegay, E. C Thomp son, Eugene Blanchard, Ed Blan chard. , , , t -i Liston Summerlin, J. E. Blan chard, Erwin Sloan, Frank Hobbf George Taylor, Jim Johnson. .,. i .... , Cecil r Bostic, Paul Kitchen, Herman Hollings worth, Jo Sur ratt, R. F. Wadkins. - Eugene Beaaley. - " "i - ...'.'. Joe Sutton,' Otis Swinson, W. J. Taylor, Clyde Surratt, Milton West, William Frederick. TERRT SANFORD Mr. Terry Sanford, a me"H' of the law firm of Sanford, Phil lips, McCoy and Weaver, of Fa etteville, N. C. will be the 'speak er on ' Sunday evening October lttth. at 7:30, Mr. Sanford was born in Laur inburg and graduated from higl school there in 1934. He attendee Presbyterian Junior College and the University of Nort m-olins He received his LL B. Degree and admitted to the Bar in 1W46. Mr. Sanford enlisted in the army in 1942 and served both as an en listed man and an officer with the 501 1 and 517th. Parachute Team, seeing action in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. From 1940 to 1955 he was a mem ber of the N. C. National Guard. He has served as Assistant Director- of ' the Institute of Govern ment at Chapel Hill and as a special agent of the. Federal Bur eau of Investigation. A member of the N. C. State Senate in 1953 and a member of the. Ports Authority 1950-1953.. From 1954 to 1957 He was chair man, of 'the Official Board of the Hay Street Methodist Church of Fayetteville and served as asso ciate District Lay Leader of the Faetteville District from 1952 to 1957. He was elected a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church in 1957 and also to the Jurisdictional Con ference.. . At present He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Methodist College at Faetteville A member of the N. C. Bar Asso ciation, American Bar Associa tion ' find American Judicature Society. He is married to the former Margaret Rose Knight of Hopkinsville, Ky. and they, have two children Betsy and Terry. Brief History Of The Otvch ' Wetcaa mresuttie that tha War saw Methodist Church fiad ftrbe ginning, in the hearts of its Chris tian followers, 'many years prior tp November 8, 1889, which is the date of the laying of the corner stone. The church record discloses the purchase of a Mi arce lot on Bay and Pine Streets in the town of Warsaw, the deed being from Dr. W. W. Faison and wife, S. B. Faison, to Dr. Matt Moore, George W. Pridgen, Thomas M. Moore, J. S. Westbrook and G. J. Lambeth, Trustees. This was on November 8, 1888 and one year later, to the day, the cornerstone was laid. The charter members were Mrs. Sallie E. Johnstone, Mrs., Nan Bryan, Mr. and Mrs Thomas MeGee Moore, Bernice C. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. Matt Moore, Mr. and Mrs. George Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Westbrook, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lamberth. The church stood on this location until the spring of 1920 when lt moved to its present site on Plank Road Street. The building program was begun in 1930 and completed and dedicated by Bishop Paul B. Kern in 1935. The growth of the church was' regular and a new building program was begun in 1954 and completed in 1958. The firs min ister was assigned in 1887 and todate there have been 31 pas Jorj serving the Warsaw Charge! Methodism Comes To N. C. Methodism came to N. C. in 1776 when Edward Dromgoole. Francis Poythres and Isham Tatum were appointed Mission aries. In 1780, Asbury founded four circuit, and the first con ference was held at the home of Mr. Green Hill, out from Louisburg in 1786. There were 24 preachers attending this first conference. The N. C. Conference was set off from the Virginia Conference in 1856. P. A. SYSTEM A Public Address System is being installed in the Church to accommodate an overflow crowd. The sanctuary itself will seat about three hundred people, others will be seated in the Fire side room which is equipped to accomdate an additional 150. Speakers will be placed in the Fireside room. The Public Add ress is being installed by Aubine English of Western Auto Store of Warsaw. ' , V. ,ITS A fact a Methodist receive into the fel lowship of the church 961 peo ple every day of the year by profession faith, and 274 people from other r- denominations. A total of 1,235 new members per day We dismiss td other deno mination 273 every day and 23 die. 1 C'- EransTtlistie Program " . In 1957, 21. of. the churches la the N. C. Conference, reprot ed no additions by Profession of faith. In 1958 only 7 reported m additions by P. P, Mb. Waiter F. Anderson, Dir ector ol u.e North Carolina bur eau of Investigation, will be the spruit... u.i .ti.iuay evening Oct ooer, 19th. v j-.erson was born in Davie County N. C October 8th. aw aiairied Mary E. Powell April JrU. IViii and they have three children Mary Louise, Jane and o. .j. Air. Anderson attend ed Center Grade School. Mocks ville, . C. High School and Rutherford College. Institute of Government at the University of N. C anu r . a- 1. National Aca demy. , He entered law enforcement as a member ol the Winston Salem Poiice department in 19L5 He served as patrolman, detective, sergeant, hruienant and was ap pointed Cniet o I Police of the city on February 1, 1935. He re signed this appointment in 1942 to accept the appointment as the Chief of Police for the City of Charlotte in 1942. he was ap pointed as Director of the State Bureau of Investigation, a pos ition he held until 1953. He has been associate secretary for Church Extension Work of the N. C. Conference of the Meth odist Church, for the past several years he has headed up the Con ference Board of Evangelism, ser ving as its president. 1955 he was chief of Wildlife Resources Com mission. In June of 1957 he was appointed again to the Director of S. B. I. OFFERING An offering will be received each night during the special services to help defray expense of the week. The speakers are not receiving an hbnararium for their contibution but the church is to pay the travel expense. S. A. Packer and Hopton Smith are on the Finance Committee. SPECIAL Special Music will be provided by the Men's Chorus of the War saw Methodist Church each even ing during the week. The chorus is under the direction of Mr. Aubine English, of Warsaw. Members left to right are: 1st. row, William Powell Sr. Robert L. West, Fred Walston,, Robert Miot.P.n, Av.bins English, S. W. Marriner. 2nd. row, Job Wahab, Q. J. Sutton, S. A. Packer, Floyd Bass. 3rd. row, Walter P. West, A. M. Benton, William Costin, Other members not present when picture was made: J. P. Johnson, Ronald West, James Norwood West, Al Smith, W. C. Martin. CHORUS TO SING On Sunday evening the Chorus will sing: Others. Monday Evening, "Have Thine Own Way Lord' Tuesday Evening "Lord, I want To Be a Christian'. Wednesday Evening Love, i ! II III III SERMON TEXT AND TOPICS Sunday Morning, Mr. Jasper Smith Scripture Psalm 46 Topic "A Christian Errand" Sunday Evening Mr. Terry Sanford Scripture Acts 26:1-18 Topic Methodist Tradition Monday. Evening Mr. Walter F. Anderson Revalations 22:16-21 . Topic "God's Continuing Invitation Tusday Evening Mr. A. C. Edwards : Scripture Genesisl:l-28 Topic "Builders" Wednesday Evening Dr. L. Stacy Weaver , Matt 6:24-33 ,. " i Topic! "Seek Ye First , Thursday Evening Mr. J. Nelson Gibson Scripture Matt 13:10-17, "" . Topic "The Choice Is Man's ' Friday Evening Mr. Roy L. Turnage r . , ; - Matt 8:23-27-. A - , . ' ; Topic "What Manner Of Man Is This?' . -1 A. C. EDWARDS A. C. Edwards of Hookerton t be the speaker on Tuesday evening October 20th. Mr. Ed wards was born at Hookerton, N. C and has lived and worked in Green County all of his life. He attended schools at Hookerton and Duke University. He has devoted his life to farming as a vocation. In his early years, he became interested and active in agricultural move ments and in all matters for the promotion of the farmer. He has held many offices in agriculture. He served as President of the N. C. Farm Bureau in 1949 and 1950 and now serving as Executive Vice President of this organiza tion. He has rendered outstand ing and continous services to his state and community in many civic and welfare fields. He has served serveal terms in the N. C-General- Assembly. He was ' a member of the State Board of Education from 1943 through 1948. He was a member of the N. C. Advisory Budget Commit tee for 8 years. He has been active for many years in the Methodist Church and served as Sunday School Superintendent for 15 years, as a member of the Bord of Stewards and Lay yeader for 20 years. When the new Goldsboro District was formed he was elected a Lay Leader and has rendered great leadership in this capacity. His unselfishness, outstanding abili ty, enthusiasm and his devotion to his Church has been demon strated by his many accomplish ments and the thousand of people who regard him as a 'persoal. friend'. He is an excellent Lay Speaker and is called in to sup ply the pulpits of our district many Sunday through the year. MUSIC Mercy and Grace Thursday Evening Men of Madison, of Goldsboro. Friday Evening I'd Rather Have Jesus, Than Anything Other special music will be rendered by Aubine English solo ist, and the Men's Quintet which is composed of S. A. Packer, Q. J. Sutton Aubine English, L. T. Wil son, and Al Smith. MEN OF MADISON SING THURSDAY On Thursday evening the Men's of Madison, under the dir ection of Mr. Carlton Frederick and composed Of about twenty five voices of the Madison Ave Baptist Church of Goldsboro will be the guests. The Chorus will smg two numbers during the ser vices and render a special per iod of music after the service. Mr. Joe Quinn,. of the Kenans ville Methodist Church will be the guest organist during the week. DR. L. STACY WEAVER Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, President of the Methodist College, Fay etteville, N. C. will be the speak er on Wednesday evening Octo ber 21st. Dr. Weaver was born in Len oir, N. C. the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Weaver. He received his AB from Duke University, MA from Columbia and Lilt, l). from High Point College. From 1924 until 1932 he was a member of the faculty of Rutherford Col lege and became its president in 1932. He then became president of Mountain Park Junior College in 1933 and 1934 He was principal of the Jonesville Pub lic Shcool from 1934 until 1941 and Superintendent of Statesville City Schools 1941-1947. In 1947 he became principal of the Dur ham City Schools and remained there until his election to the presidency of the new Methodist College in Fayetteville. Dr. Weaver served as secre tary to the Governor's Commis sion on Revision of Public School Law. He is a Church Lay Leader and has taught a Men's Bible Class. He is the author of vari ous articles in religious and edu cational journals. He is a Kiwan ian, a past Lieutenant Governor, A mason, having been a District Deputy Grand Master. At pres ent he is Vice Chairman of the Governor's Commission on Pub lic School Finance. He was also president of the N. C. Education Association in 1958 and 1959. FEED ON THESE "I have never known a man who habitually and on principal absented himself from worship of God, who did not sooner or later bring sorrow upon himself or his family". Bellows. "A Church-going people are apt to be a law-abiding people," E. A. Park "It is for the sake of man, not God, that worship and prayer are required; that man be made bet ter, that he may be confirmed in a proper sense of his dependent state, and aquire those pious and virtuous disposition in which his highest improvements consist.' Blair "What greater calamity can fall upon a nation, than the loss of worship" "If you wish to be "somebody', be '"somebody for God, He is the only one with an eternal mem ory." "The truly great men are in the world, but not of it'. "The only way to realize that we are God's children is to let Christ lead us to the Father." Brooks "Business checks up on itself frequently to make it is headed in the right direction, Christians should do the same thing." "Religion is the prpcess of tur ning your skull into a tabernacle, not of going up to Jerusalem once a year." O'Malley "The Church of Christ is the world's only hope and the sole promise of Peace.' Haig "I'd rather hear a man say, "I seen' and have him see than hear him say "I saw' and see nothing." Billy Sunday. AN INVITATION IS EXTEND ED TO THE LAYMEN AND LAYWOMEN OF ALL CHUR CHES TO COME AND WOR SHIP WITH THE WARSAW METHODIST FOR LAYMAN'S WEEK. GUEST WELL BE RE COGNIZED EACH EVENING. GUEST SOLOIST SOLOIST FOR THE WEEK TO BE: Sunday Evening Aubine English Tuesday Evening A. F. MoClung Wednesday Evening Al Smith The Quintet will sing on Mon day and Friday Evenings.' CkBikU Forgetting Uiom thine which ate behind and teach ing forth vnU thoae things which sir before, I preaa toward the mark. (Phil. 3:13-14.) Yesterday ia gone, and with' ' it it failure and successes. We cannot improve upon it by wasting today ia vain regret ; or useless pride. Let as then, as St Paul enjoined the Fhilip piana, wipe the abrta clean by ' forgetting those thing which are past and preaa forward ? toward the goal of living a . Christian life, im harmony with God and in love and char ity with our fellow J. NELSON iIiiSON Mr. J. Nelson Gibson, of Gib son, will be tne speaker on Thu rsday evening. Mr. Gluson was born in 1918 and attended school in Gibson N. C. and graduated in 1935. He received his AB from Duke in 1939 and graduated iron. Geoirgtown University Suhool of Foreign Service in 1943. Dur ing World War Two he spent 42 months in the army and was a cryptantaiyist in the Signal In telligence Corp. His present church activities include Lay Leader for the North Carolina Methodist Conference. Chahman of the Official Board and teacher of the Men's Clas6 of thi; Gibson Methodist Church. He is a former Church School Superintendent. He was a dele gate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church in 1956 I antl elected to attend again in 19(i0. He is a member of the Gen eral Hoard of Lay Activities, and a member of the board of trus tees of Methodist College in Fay etteville. Mr. Gibsnn is a member of the Rotary Clu!) and the Ruritans, and Chairman of the Gibson School Buard. He is also a mem ber of the county committee for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation. He is married to the fori.ier Carolyn Smith, of Goldsboro and they have three daughters, Josephine, Marjorie, and Anne. The Gibson's live in Gibson where he is engaged in farming. DISTRICT LAYMEN TO PAR TICIPATE IN LAY SERVICES Sevetal District Laymen will participate in the Lay Program at the Methodist Church during the week: Mr. C. E. Quinn of Kenansville, Mr. Thel Overman of Wallace, Mr Freeman Marshburn of Harrells and Mr. J. T. Doughtie of Clinton will have parts uuring the ser vices. REV. L. T. WILSON The Reverend L. T. Wilson is pastor of the Warsaw Methodist Church. He is serving in his third year. Mr. Wilson attended High School at Rowland. N. C. served two years in the United States Maritime Service during World War Two. He was associated with the Goldsboro Drug Company, Goldsboro, Tart and West Drug gist in Roseboro and the Wilson Rexall Store in Goldsobro before entering the ministry in 1953. He moved to Warsaw from the Salem Methodist Charge of Gold sboro where be served for four Hp attended Atlantic Christian College, and has done special conference worK ai uue University. He is married to the former Elizabeth Patterson of Roseboro and they have three children, Terry, Len and Bill. Mr. Wilson is a former member of the Junior Chamber of Com merce and received the citation fnr nntstandine community, ser- vice-He headed the N. C. Society for Cripple Children, Wayne County Chapter in 1956, At pre sent he is a member of the Con ference Board of Evangelism, The Warsaw Rotary Club, where he is serving as progam chair man for this year and President of the James Kenan District Band Committee. During his pas torate at Warsaw the Church has completed a building program, begun a parsonage renovation project, received 73 new mem bers on the charge and doubled its yearly budget ' NURSERY The Nursery, for Layman's Week will be conducted by the senipr M. Y. F. girls. Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith; Counselors, have made arrangements to have two girls at the church . each evening to keep the nursery and others will be avalable to go into the homes. Anyone desiring a baby titter for any evening is asked to contact Mrs. Smith and arrangements will be mad. -.a . L Roy L. Turnage. a businessman from Ayden, N. C. will bring to a elose the series of Layman's services on Friday evening Oct ober 23rd. Mr. Turnage was born on Nov ember 5, 1916 and reared in Ayden. He attended High School locally and the Randolph Macon Academy. He also attended Duke University He is married to the former Corabob Smith and they have five children. Carolyn, Bob Roy, Bonnie, Cora and Jean. He is a past pre-iuL.i: of the Ayden Rotary Club, ar.ri i'ast Master of the M!c0n I No. 498 and Past Chaplain of the Ameican Legion Post No. 2R9. He has been a lifelong Metho dist and is working now with the Conference Survey Committee in t ie ' pH 'if C' r'vr- Kxtension. He was uppoir.ted Director f F e'.d Work :or- Cor Terence Town iind County Comir ;sion in 1957. He is a New Bei n District La.v Lerder and Secretary t.f the Con ference Po-nl of La.v A:t.vities. Mr. Turnage was in the clothing business for 15 years in Ayden before retiring to accept work with our Conerence. QUINCY J. SUTTON Mr. Q. J. Sutton, Cashier E......-H J:...k und Triiit Com- P . U'-.rsaw, is t le present Chairman of the Official Board of the Warsaw Church. Mr. Sut ton was born in Lenoir County and was reared on a farm near Kinston. He received his high scnocl educat'Ti Inin ti'e rt'nston High Sch-'ol. He married the for .mer Ida West of W.irsaw. He is a member of te Masons and Scot tish Kit" B'lrtie-s . v! Shrine. For 17 years he was an engin eer for the N. C. S:..te ll'i-.hway Commission bef re accepting a position at the bank where he has been employe'! f the past 15 vers. He hes served in many official capacite; n the Metho dst Churcti. Fir 10 years as Trea surer, He was elected as Chair man of the Board in July of this year. W. MARiUNtu Mf. Sterling W. Marriner is the President of Methodist Men at the Warsaw Church. He was hnm at Mackeys. N. C. and rear ed in Plymouth and Goldsboro. He received his high school edu cation at Mackeys Ferry. Mr. Marriner was the first president of the Warsaw Lions Clubs, First Master of the Warsaw Lodge No. 67, He is a 32nd. degree Mason, a member of the Sudan Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. and a member of the Eastern Star. At present he is in the construction business. He has served about 25 years on the Official Board of the Church and was elected President of the Men's Club in June of this year. He is married to the former Alene West, of Warsaw. PARKING Rv snecial arrangements the parking lot of the A. and P. Gro cery has been secured ior tne evening services. Lights will be on and walkway to the front of the church will be lighted. All. local people are asked to use the parking lot and leave- the front of ih church and street f -r si- ' (ttora end out of town guest. , , war i ' 7