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Tribute H9|aid To Old Brevard Methodist Church Which Burned (Editor’s note.- The follow ing letter was written to the members of the First United Methodist chnrch by the pas tnr, Rev. Orion Hutchinson. It is a tribute to the old chnrch building which recent ly burned. Since it is of ranch interest to many readers of The Times, we are reprinting Dear Friends, Today I wish to pay tribute to a place where I’ve never been. I invite you to pause in appreciative recollection of a sanctuary precious in memory. Two weeks ago the old edi fice which from 1904 to 1958 housed the Brevard Methodist church burned to the ground. Because so much of our con gregational life is immersed in our present structure and many of us came to Brevard after our present facilities were put to use and thus did not know the old, it would be easy for this old building to pass away unnoticed and un mentioned save in a news clipping. Yet I cannot let this happen. Precious to the hallowed memory of many of you are moments and events which took place when in that old building. There you felt the first tugs of religious inspiration and gained the earliest insights of religious information. There you caught the vision of life in commit ment to Christ and registered it by union with the Church at her chancel. There you and yours went for the blessing of God upon the adventure of matri mony. There you brought your own to make them His own through the waters of baptism. There you brought also your own who had passed beyond mortal sight to pause in affec tionate tribute and to find com fort through the vision of im mortality. There you wor shipped and worked and heard the melodies of Zion and the messages of the Word. There influences invaded your life to make its immeasurable yet in delible contribution. Of course, it is true Miat the Church is not a building —she is people. And the Church thus may be housed in any sort of building and move from place to place. Yet this does not mean that, a building cannot have mean ing and be treasured in mem ory. To say that we now have a place of increased beauty and added usefulness, worthy to succeed as a home for the Church, a tired and limited facility should not thereby blind us to the beauties of the past nor blunt our appreci ation of what was, which led to what is. Some poetic words of the late Bishop Ralph S. Cushman slightly altered may speak my feelings: “Pause, children of the Church, Stand quiet for a space! A place we loved is gone. Drop on its rugged face Thy tear of Christian recollec tion. Give her a last embrace!” God spoke to many of you in that place, and all of us should be thankful. Your co-worker for Christ, Orion N. Hutchinson, Jr. Minister Local Officers Will Take Part In School Of Instructions Dec. 18th A school of instructions for the 60th Masonic District will be held in Redron Masonic Temple, Hendersonville on Sat urday, December 18th, from 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. This announcement comes from J. Frank Nix, district deputy grand lecturer of this district. The school of instructions will be under the supervision of Mr. Nix, and he will be assist ed by I. E. Johnson, certified lecturer and member of Kedron lodge. During intermission, refresh ments will be served. Clifford Frady, Worshipful Master of Dunn’s Rock lodge, urges the officers and members to make every effort to attend this important meeting, and he especially urged the newly made Master Masons to attend. The master stated: We will leave the local tem ple at 4:30 and anyone needing transportation should be at the temple at the above time. The local officers will ex emplify the following in the work: 1) Dispense with labor as at stated communication 2) Resume labor 3) Exemplify first section of Master Mason’s degree. Never use highbeams in a snowstorm as falling snow re flects light, points out Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Use the low beams and that way you may avoid an unfore seen accident. BATH POWDER AND SPRAY COLOGNE EVERY WOMAN ALIVE LOVES CHANEL N° 5 Andrews Speaks Schenck Job Corps To Have Christmas Banquet Thursday E. A. ANDREWS, JR. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere appreciation to our many friends and relatives for the beautiful flowers, food, cards and other expressions of sympa thy extended our family, during the recent death of our loved one. Mrs. llufus E. Gravle.v and Family Too many happy holiday sea sons go up in smoke for too many people. Be sure your house has no fire hazards pre sen. warns Liberty Mutual In surance Company. The Christ mas season should be one of festivity. Do not make it one of sorrow The Seventh Annual Corps man Christmas Banquet will be held at the Schenck Civilian Conservation Center on Thurs day, December 16th. r The first such banquet was held in 1965 with only Corps men and staff families in atten dance. Each year the banquet has become more popular and is now one of the highlights of the Christmas Season in this area. It has grown to such pro portions that it is held in the gymnasium and guests are by invitation only. The corpsman and staff vol unteer their off duty time to decorate the building. The guest speaker will be E. A. Andrews, Jr., of Montreat. Mr. Andrews has been acive in Christian Education and Youth Activities. He spent a year studying in Geneva, Switzer land. He has been a past presi dent of the Black Mountain Swannanoa Chamber of Com merce and was the first elect ed Mayor of the Town of. Mon treal. His present positions are that of Vice President - Con ferences for the Mountain Re treat Association, the Confer ence Center of the Presbyterian Church in the United States; and the Director of College Re lations and Advisor of the Con servation Club of the Montreat Anderson College. k GTTmfm^w. DOWNTOWN BREVARD ON SOUTH BROAD ST. L J WINTER HOURS 6A. H.-3P. M. HOLIDAY SPECIAL (Uncooked Weight) 12 to 14 Pound Tendor TURKEY ' ■ With Two Puts of Dressing Two Quarts of Glblet Gravy And Cranberry Sauce FULLY COOKED $12.95 RESERVE NOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS lace your order today, and your whey will be ready when you Rodney Gaither Will Spend Christmas In l Switzerland 1 — ) Rodney B. Gaither, of 104 Hillcrest Ave., Brevard, is | among 39 members of the West ern Carolina University Sky ) Club who will spend Christmas in Switzerland ihis year on a i 15-day trip organized by the Of fice of Student Activities at the University. i The club, which consists of students and faculty and staff members, will leave December 13 for the town of Les Diable rets, near Gstaad. Robert C. Dawson, dean of student activities at WCU, said the trip would include two weeks of skiing at Les Diable rets and an overnight stop in Geneva. ■ < Laugh Corner “Jeremiah,” scolded the teacher, “you read like a baby. When I was your age, I could read anything.” “Maybe,” whispered Jeremiah in a tone both courteous and meaningful, “you had a better teacher.” Personnel Director: “And how many words can you type a minute?” Would-be Typist: “Do you mean big words or itty-bitty words?” Most people don’t mind suf fering in silence if everybody knows about it. FOR BEST RESULTS TRY TIMES WANT ADS r Cub Scout Pack 711 To Have Christmas Meeting Thursday Cub Scout Pack #711 wil have their Christmas meeting Thursday night, December 16 7:00 p. m., at the First United Methodist Church. The Scout Christmas tree wil] shine with ornaments that the boys have made while parents and boys express the Christ mas spirit by the singing of tra ditional carols. The highlight of the evening will be Old Saint Nick, arriving in full regalia to bring cheer and distribute gifts. There will be candy for the Scouts and spec ial surprise gifts for parents, made by the boys themselves. A gala evening is in store for all. Another event in the near fu ture for Scout leaders is a Scout Leadership Training Program to be held at the First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, January 15th, from 9:30 to 2:30. All Scout leaders from Bre vard, Mills River and other surrounding areas are expected to attend the meeting. Tires are much more easily cut on wet roads, notes Liber ty Mutual Insurance Company. If you should get a flat tire, pull as far off the road as pos sible and set up some type of flare or reflective device so that oncoming traffic will see you. When in need of job printing, call The Transylvania Times. Burgin’s Store 1004 Hendersonville Highway Open For Your Shopping Convenience 7 Day* A Week 7:00 a. m. to 11 p. m. At Burgin’s You Will Find ★ Dairy Product* * Groceries ★ Lunch Meat ^ Produce CUB£D ICE WINTER OR SUMMER SHOP Bur gin’s Store For TTir Finest In Groceries NOTICE To Brevard, Rosman St Transylvania Friends GRADY ASHE SAYS! CALL ME COLLECT 692-322S Hendersonville or come by and choose from more than 35 used cars and over 10 used trucks. We have Chevelles, Camaros, V-8 and 6 cylinder trucks. Good, local used cars and trucks. We’re open until 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday, and until 1 p.m. on Saturday. __ *'Your Hunting Stops” when you stop at HUNTER’S USED CARS Hendersonville Ask for Me GRADY ASHE When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S, adv. Looking for a place to grow? Would you like to have a large, I scenic home site overlooking a brook, I lake, or beautiful mountains? Would you like to have a private secluded community but only a few i minutes from Brevard? Would you like a quiet place for your children and pets to play, an \ ideal atmosphere for young people? Would you like a private com munity picnic and play area; a place to hike or bike ride? Would you like to be near a golf course, swimming pool, and country club but still not be commercialized? Would you like to own property with good access, not too steep for building on? _ If you answered the above with “yes” then we feel that HIDDEN VAL LEY has just what you want. So come on out to HIDDEN VALLEY and let us show you around. To find HIDDEN VALLEY, go out Greenville Highway (276) to Elm 235 R??di: f01!^4 down through valley to Wilson Road, turn left, go to next right which is Williamson Creek Road, follow it to entrance. Watch for ^Atl»°,Wrtre8ident #ale* ?ffice’ the, fir8t h°use on the left enter mg HIDDEN VALLEY. For an appointment phone: i
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