Revival At Alexander Bantisl
The Rev. Doug Hall, pastor of the Green Valley Baptist
Church in Hazelwood will revival services at the Alex
ander Baptist Church** ^Nov. 12 ahpJm. There will
be a special singing^ ^ Clfi^e Si^^pastor,
invites everyone to
Revival P!
Free Will Baptist7
Evangelist Bobby Jackson will be the guest speaker at
revival services being held at the Red Hill Free Will Baptist
Church on Upper Brush Creek Rd. from Nov. 12 through 18.
Jackson is a graduate of the Free Will Baptist College in
Nashville, Tenn. and currently serves as moderator for the
National Association of Free Will Baptists.
Revival services will be held each night at 7 p.m. Pastor
Rev. Howard Munsey invites everyone to attend.
By ROBERT KOENK2
Emma Kate Davis of Sleepy Valley
has been named the 1M4 Teacher of
the Year for Madison County. Mrs.
Davis was selected in a vote of the
county's teachers She will compete
for teacher of the year honors at
district competition in January
. Mrs. Davis has taught in county
schools for the past II years. She cur
rently teaches the kindergarten clam
at Hot Springs Elementary School.
Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Hot Spr
ings Ugh School, Brevard College
and Western Carolina University. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Osteon of Sleepy Valley and is mar
ried to David Davis. TT?ey have two
children, Kenneth, 15, and Charles,
IS.
In addition to teaching, Mrs. Davis
Kevin Hogan
Wins Award
Kevin Hogan of Marshall won first
prize for a charcoal drawing in the
eighth annual October Show at the
Asheville Art Museum. Hogan's un
titled work was selected in two
dimensional art by judge Jeraid
Mel berg of Charlotte.
Hogan was awarded $500 for his
selection. Some 167 artists entered
the annual competition.
i? an Mtiv* nMmtMr of bar communi
ty, serving as a youth leader far the
Hot Springe Dorland Memorial
Presbyterian Chu^ where aha to a
lira. Davis was aalactad from
among nominees from each of the
county's achoois. Larry Weat was
i alert art aa teacher of the year at
Madison High School. Ruby Walhn
was selected by ber fellow teachers at
Mars Hill Kl? alary School and
Latrelle W. Robinson waa Marshall
Elementary School's nominee.
Mrs. Lena Norton was named
teacher of the year at Laurel Elemen
tary School. Marshall Primary
School teachers selected Norma P.I
Ball for the honor and Catherine
Pythian was selected as teacher of
the year at Walnut Elementary
School
Jehovah s
Witnesses
To Hold
Asheville
Convention
| In the late 1870's, a small group of
! Bible students lead by Charles Taze
Russell gathered together in Pitt
sburgh, Pa. to systematically study
the Bible. Their studies led them to
conclusions that ultimately would
place them in opposition to almost all
of the principal teachings of Christen
dom. Russell and his fellow students
became unpopular for their beliefs.
From those small beginnings in
Pennsylvania, the modern organiza
tion known as Jehovah's Witnesses
evolved. Today, over 2.8 million
Jehovah's Witnesses engage in public
preaching in 205 countries. North
Carolina members of the faith will
.gather in Asheville Saturday for a
two-day circuit convention at the
Asheville Civic Center.
As many as 2,000 delegates are ex
pected to attend the convention, in
cluding some 100 Madison Countians.
In 1884, a corporation which came
to be known as the Watch Tower Bible
and Tract Society was formed. The
name, Jehovah's Witnesses, was
decided on at a convention of the In
ternational Bible Students in Cohan- "
bus, Ohio in 1931.
The group chose the name because
they felt the need to identify with the
name of God, Jehovah, as recorded in
Psalms 83:18. The Witnesses believe
the world is in its "time of the end"
and that people of all nations need to
be warned of the imminent peril.
Taking Christ's words literally,
Jehovah's Witnesses live by the prin
ciple of being "no part of the world,
even as I am no part of the world."
This position has caused Witnesses
difficulties at times.
Witnesses do not participate in the
political process. They do not vote
and maintain political neutrality.
This position has resulted in im
prisonment worldwide and in 54 ap
pearances before the U.S. Supreme
Court.
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