The Lptcn Challenger UPTON EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH VOLUME VI
JANUARY, 1952
NUMBER 5
Among Our People
World Mission Day
Our sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Brannon and family in the loss of Mrs. Brannon’s mother at the Holiday season. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holliday in the loss of Mr. Holliday’s mother who passed away in W. Va. about this time. Our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Mehan, nee Shirley Glenn, who were married in Upton church on Saturday, Jan. 5th at 3:30 P. M. with the pastor perform ing the ceremony. Reception was held in the church social rooms. They will live at 1527 y2 Jermain Dr. Our congratulations also to Mr. and Mrs. John Mehan, parents of Gordon, who cele brated their twenty-first anniversary on December 30th. We have cards from both the Brannon and Holliday families expressing their ap preciation for the thoughtfulness of the church and friends in their time of loss. Mrs. Zelma Katschke has asked that we convey her thanks to the S. S. class, chuifch and friends who remembered her while she was in the hospital. She is again back at her post in the primary S. S. for which we are glad. Mrs. Daisy Winters of Temperance, Mich. (9015 Lewis Ave., P. O. Box No. 62) who recently fell and suffered quite a bad knee injury, sends a card of appreciation for prayers, flowers, cads and other remem brances of her many friends at Upton. (She was in St. Luke’s Hospital for several weeks.) We have three youngsters of our church families who are ill and confined to their homes. Perhaps many of you do not know concerning them. They are Helen Frybarger, 3017 Gunkel Blvd., Keith Tompkins, 2430 Trenton and Bonnie Block, 1922 Bige low. Any thoughtfulness by our people will be appreciated. ‘‘Best Wishes” and a “Hello” to all her friends at Upton came from Mrs. Florence Moomey of San Bernadino, Calif., at the Christmas time. She is very busy in the new E. U. B. church in that city. At this writing we have Mrs. C. B. Shaf fer and Wm. Hatfield in St. Vincent’s hos pital and Mrs. Galen Myers in Mercy. We hope for each of them a speedy recovery. WANTED—If there is anyone who knows of a used living room suite someone would like to give to the church same could be used to very good advantage. Call La. 0936.
Feb. 3—10:30 A. M.
“If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it where the old lady found her spectacles—on her own nose.” Josh Billings. One frost does not create a winter.
Evangelistic Services Feb. 18—Mar. 2 Rev. G. E. Vinaroff preaching nightly, 7:45 P. M. Invite your friends and neighbors and come
Cnurch Iikection Fund In order that our people might know the standing of our Church Erection F'und we give you the following figures; Balance on hand Dec. 1, 1951... .$16,590.94 Kegular Receipts..................................991.10 Transfer from W. S. W. S................. 100.00 17,682.04 Disbursements..........................................5.52 $17,676.52 Interest................................................. 128.20 Receipts Jan. 6, 1952 ..........................407.95 $18,212.67 L. V. Fletcher , Treas., C. E. Fund
Corrections For Directory BERMAN, Mrs. Mary, 2348 Orchard Rd. Same phone. BRIGHTON, Miss Joyce, 5556 Kress St. DAVIS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert,Phone Lu24075 DAVIDSON, Ted, 1639 Palmwood AD. 0958 Ted is a new member of Upton and I do not believe such mention was made at the time he was received—my apologies. H. C. DEACON, Mrs. Mildred, 1137 Colton, Jo. 3670. KUEHNL, Robert, 2715 Densmore, KI. 1756 KURTZ, Edw., 911 Grand, EM. 0411. MARTINDALE, Mrs. Myrtle and lone, 529 V2 South Same Phone. MEHAN, Gordon, 1527^ Jermain Dr. La. 8287. ROTHLISBERGER, Mr. and Mrs. Carl, P. 0. Box 62, Temperance, Mich. TURNER, Rev, and Mrs. Virgil, 205 Hart St. Dayton, O. WEBB, Mrs. Marion, Phone Jo. 4501. WINTERS, Mr. and Mrs. L. R., P. 0. Box 62, Temperance, Mich. WINTERS, Mr. and Mrs. Luther, 23104 Olmstead, Dearborn, Mich. Will you please advise us of any correc tions that should be made from time to time. (LA. 0936)
H. C.
Pastor’s Column It is good to be back and at work again in the cause of Christ at Upton Avenue. We have been for two Sundays now back in the pulpit at Toledo and we have been catching up a bit on the work and in calling upon the sick and the shut-ins. (By the way we would once again call to attention that it is so very helpful to us when our people notify us of their sicknesses or in capacities. It is so very easy for us to fail to know of your needs unless you let us know and then both you and we feel badly about it all. Feel free to call us at any time. The days pass so swiftly and the work is so great that we appreciate every help given.) We bring to you each and all a word of appreciation for the con sideration that allows a chance for rest and refreshment. We pledge to do our best to be worthy of your every consideration. Christmas and New Year has come and gone. Each year Mrs. Johnson and myself have been sending some five to six hundred greetings. We bid your indulgence with us this year for we did not send a single greet ing. We even took some along on the trip away but time passed and not even one of those was sent. We feel a bit guilty and if you will forgive us this year we will do better next time. We do hope and pray that 1952 will be the best year that you ever had. May the Lord richly bless you and find you worthy of all his blessings. 1951 brought its joys and sorrows; its de feats and victories; its pleasant and its dif ficult ways for the church and the people of the church. Reports of some of these will be found in other parts of this issue. Among them I should like to call to atten tion the increase in the Church Erection Fund. We trust that you will continue your support in order that we may at the earliest possible wise moment begin the completion of the church building but we must also keep in mind that we dare not neglect the ongoing of the current and be nevolent interests of the church for to do so would be to admit that we aspire to the building of the church for nothing. February ought to be a good month. World Day Mission Advancement will be observed on the first Sunday of February. Plan now to be present. On the seven teenth of February a two weeks meeting will be held, open to the public, nightly at 7:45 P. M. Rev. G. E. Vinaroff of Russell, Kansas, will be song director, soloist, and preacher each evening. Rev. Vinaroff is one of the best known evangelists of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Each one should plan now and set aside these dates. '’Toritinned on Page 2)