? Pritch&rd-Md thews
I exchange vows
V Miss Pamela Lynn
^Mathews and Michael
{ Allen Pritchard were mar
;ried Setp. 9 at 4 p.m. in
'Black well Memorial Bap
? list Church, Elizabeth City
< by Rev. Robert Poole in a
? double ring ceremony.
?; Wedding music was pro
vided by Wesley and
; Rachael Grayson and Bet
: ty Miller.
; The bride is the daughter
; of Mr. and Mrs. W.H.
; Mathews of Elizabeth City.
? The groom's parents are
vMr. and Mrs. Raymond
? Harold Pritchard Sr. also
I of Elizabeth City.
T- Given in marriage by
; her parents, the bride wore
: a formal gown of ivory
; silkened organza fashioned
? with a V-nerkline, raised
^waistband and long, fitted
> sleeves. The bodice and
^bottom of the sleeves
A featured re-embroidered
rosepoint lace. The A-line
skirt was designed with a
; large flounce edge with
? lace which extended into a
chapel length train. She
! carried a bouquet of white
1 and talisman roses.
! Maid of honor was Lisa
; Mathews, sister of the
I bride, of Elizabeth City.
Bridesmaids were Miss
Fran Small of Rockville,
Md., Miss P.K. Hoffman of
Newport News, Va., Miss
Ellen Chesson of Raleigh,
Miss Kathy Anderson of
Nags Head, Mrs. Wesley
Higgins of Elizabeth City,
and Mrs. Michael Johnson
of Raleigh.
Flower girl was Wendy
Gurganus of Elizabeth
City.
Ring bearer was Mark
Pritchard, nephew of the
groom, also of Elizabeth
City.
Raymond Harold Prit
chard Sr. served as his
son's best man. Ushers
were Harold and David
Pritchard, brothers of the
groom, of Elizabeth City,
A.O. Roberts of Hertford,
Randal Mathews, Wayne
Mathews, of Elizabeth
City, and Rodney Mathews
of Kill Devil Hills, brothers
of the bride.
Following the ceremony,
a reception for the couple
was held in the church
social hall.
After a wedding trip to
various points in the
western part of the nation,
the couple will reside at Rt.
MRS. MICHAEL ALLEN PRITCHARD
6, Elizabeth City.
The bride received her
fine arts degree from Col
lege of the Albemarle and
a dental hygiene degree
from Wayne Community
College in Goldsboro. She
is employed by the District
Health Department in
Elizabeth City as dental
hygienist.
The bridegroom attend
ed College of the
Albemarle and is
employed by the Elizabeth
City Police Department.
Prior to the wedding, the
couple was entertained at
a buffet dinner hosted by
Miss Fran Small, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Small and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ward.
A bridesmaids' luncheon
was given by relatives.
A beach party at Nags
Head was given by Miss
Kathy Anderson, Miss
Ellen Chesson, and Miss
Mary Alice Riddick.
Announcements from area churches
USHERS'
ANNIVERSARY
The Senior Ushers of
Winslow Grove A.M.E.
Zion are having their An
niversary the first Sunday
in October 1978 at 1:30.
Dinner will be served
and the public is invited.
Mrs. Malinda Riddick is
president.
HARVEST DAYS
Woodvijle Baptist
Church will sponsor
Harvest Days Oct. 8.
Lunch will be served
starting at 12:30 p.m. at
the church. Rev. Kater
Franklin White will be
guest speaker for this
special event.
The afternoon session
' will begin at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Joseph H. Scalf,
host pastor, invites the
public to attend.
TO HOLD REVIVAL
Rev. Leroy Wills, pastor
of Pools Grove Baptist
Church, will conduct
revival services at St. Paul
A.M.E. Zion Church begin
ning Sunday, Oct. 8 with
Rev. Howard Manley open
ing the revival.
The service with Rev.
Manley will be held Sun
day starting at 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Wills will speak the
remainder of the week and
will be accompanied by
different choirs, ushers,
and congregations.
Monday night will
feature the Emmanuel
Pentecostal Church; Tues
day night, Saunders Grove
Baptist Church; Wednes
day night, First Baptist
Church; Thursday night,
Pools Grove Baptist; Fri
day night, Moses Temple
Male Chorus.
Rev. Alexander Green is
host pastor.
Celebrate
Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry Gordon of Hertford
celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Sept.
30 at Hillcrest Gardens,
Hertford.
Sarah and John have six
children, 30 grandchildren,
and eight great
grandchildren.
Music was provided by
grandson Ronnie Jennings
of Washington, D.C.
HOMECOMING
Sunday school at Hert
ford First Baptist Church
will convene this week at
9:45 a.m. under the direc
tion of Mrs. R.B. Gibbs.
The morning worship
service will follow at 11
with Rev. John H. London
preaching from the text of
Matthew 4:18-19 on the
subject, "Simon Peter's
Call to the Ministry." The
Senior Choir will sing.
Following the service, a
EDENTON WOMAN'S CLUB
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10:00 A.M. Til
The Keel's Home
203 E. Water Street
Edenton, N.C.
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LOCAL CAUSES.
homecoming worship will
begin at 3 p.m. with Galis
Street Baptist Church and
its pastor, Rev. Oliva
Welch, in charge. Also par
ticipating will be New
Calvary Baptist Church
where Rev. Welch is assis
tant pastor, New Oak
Grove Baptist Church
Youth Adult Choir from
Virginia Beach, Va., plus
all former members.
This event will be the
closing of the church's
week-long revival celebra
tion. Dinner will be served
and the public is invited.
For Your Information
Dear friends,
After the surviving family has prop
erly and legally selected those items
from the deceased's belongings that
it wishes to retain, some useful items
will remain unwanted by the family.
It is considerate to offer these items
to a charitable organization, such as
the Salvation Army or Goodwill Indus
, tries. .
I
Respectfully,
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Sunday school lesson
REVERENCE FOR GOD
John 4:24
Christ taught the Samaritan woman that true worship
is not confined to a particular place, but that it must be
spiritual and must be done in an understanding man
ner. Worship is a proper recognition of the worth of
God, an adoration of His person and a veneration of His
name. True worship of God is a very important factor in
the spiritual development and fruitfulness of God's
children. It elevates character and improves conduct.
Inasmuch as "God is a spirit," the only worship which
can possibly be acceptable and honoroing to Him is that
which is offered in spirit and in truth by His children.
Matthew 6:24
Christ made it clear that two masters, whose in
terests are entirely incompatible, cannot be served by
the same person at any given time. To attempt to serve
two masters is a futile effort. Our Lord said, "Ye cannot
serve God and mammon." The meaning of "mammon"
may be a little obscure, but it seems to be the god of
riches. What a pity that it became necessary for Christ
to speak to Christians about their yielding to the temp
tation to make riches their God! What an insult to God
to claim allegiance to Him and then to place a personal
trust, love, and delight in riches! What a revelation
when money gets scare and the first place that a church
member economizes is in his support of the Lord's
work! True and devoted servants of the Lord give Him
the preeminence in all things, and rightly so.
Exodus 20:3-7
Because the human heart will worship someone or
something, God requires the worship of each of us, and
refuses to tolerate worship of any other. The Second
Commandment prohibits the use of idols or images in
connection with the worship of God. Since God is Spirit,
there is nothing in heaven or on earth to which He may
be likened. To attempt to represent the living God by
that which is without life and made by man is useless,
sinful, and truly a debasement of deity, for which there
cannot be any justification. The worship of images is
expressly forbidden in the Scriptures because God is
jealous. While God visits the penalty of bad fathers
upon the children of the third and fourth generation of
them that hate Him, He also visits the reward of good
fathers upon their children.
In verse seven god requires reverence for His name,
and forbids its use flippantly, irreverently, falsely, in
sincerely, deceitfully, or profanely. The Hebrew word,
which is translated "in vain", means falsely, emptily,
frivolously, and profanely. People take God's name in
vain when they speak irreverently of it, when they use it
in idle discourse, when they speak hypocritically honor
God with their lips while their hearts are far from Him,
and when they use His name in swearing. Many think
profanity is a trivial matter, but God considers it a
grievous sin. It is an evidence of the lack of both in
telligence and Christianity.
Luke 4:8
When Satan tempted Christ Jesus to comply with his
will rather then conform to God's will, our Lord
defeated the tempter on the ground of His humanity and
not on the basis of His deity. When Satan tempted Christ
did not enter an argument with him, but refused to yield
and quoted the Word of God to him. Inable to stand
before the incisive power of God's Word, Satan fled and
left Christ alone for a season.
Matthew 5:33-37
When Christ was here inthe flesh many were ac
customed to lying, just as is the case today. There grew
up the unnecessary and sinful habit of trying to make
others believe their falsehoods by using oaths. It was
thought that when a person made an oath that he would
certainly tell the truth, which was far from correct.
Knowing that swearing under oath does not increase the
truthfulness of one's words, and that making an oath
will never change the value of one's testimony, Christ
uttered His prohibition against all vain and useless
swearing. A person who is honest and truthful need not
resort to the use of an oath. Using God's name may im
press some listener, but it will not make any liar honest.
+ + +
The Sunday School Lesson is sent in by Clear Creek
Baptist School in Pineville, Ky.
? Obituaries ?
MARGARET LOUISE ALLEN
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Mrs. Margaret Allen, 52,
of 616 Sterling St., died Sunday in Riverside Hospital.
She was a native of Perquimans County but had lived in
Newport News for 35 years. She was a member of
Parkview Baptist Church.
She is survived by her widower, William B. Allen and
one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Waddles, both of Newport
News.
Other survivors include one step-daughter, Mrs.
Dana Hinnant of Knoxville, Tenn.; one son, Douglas
Mahone of Jacksonville, Fla. ; three sisters, Mrs. Iris
Byrum of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Hattie Etheridge of
Hertford, and Mrs. Gertrude Kehler of Willow Grove,
Pa.; seven brothers, Jarvis Elliott and Hubert Elliott,
both of Elizabeth City, Troy Elliott, Will Elliott, Joseph
Elliott, and Preston Elliott, all of Hertford, and Alphon
so Elliott of Roper; and four grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the
Penninsula Funeral Home in Newport News by Rev. V.
Allen Gains. Burial was in Penninsula Memorial Park.
HARRY SESS BELCH
Harry Sess Belch, 73, of Rt. 3, Edenton, died in his
home Wednesday after an extended illness. He was a
native of Chowan County. A retired carpenter and com
merical fisherman, he was the husband of Mary Jones
Belch and son of the late Charlie and Georgia Mitchell
Belch. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the
Willford-Barham Funeral Chapel by Rev. Mark Willard
with burial in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Surviving other than his widow, are three daughters,
Mrs. Carolyn B. Swine, Creswell; Mrs. Joyce Ann
Fesperman of Hertford, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Carnezero, of Chicago, 111.; two sons, Wilbur Ray Belch
and Carroll "Buddy" Belch both of Edenton; one sister,
Mrs. Ruth Mattera, Chespeake, Va.; and seven grand
children.
Pallbearers were Lester Jackson, Jarvis Skinner,
Erie Jones, Edward Goodwin, Thurman Goodwin and
Bristoe Perry.
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