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Church News
Thursdoy. Morch 17. 1988 — Th« Albony N>w$ — Poga 5-A
WORDS about theWORD Eileen Conner to serve in India
By Rev. Tom Anthony,
First Christian Church
Last Sunday morning during
the church school hours in our
church we had to do a lot of dou-
; bling up of our classes because
our building was being used
by the Red Cross to feed and
sleep the firefighters. I'm glad
our church was used in the way it
was because it was our way of
helping where we could. Doubling
up the way we did we combined
all of the children's classes
together in the sanctuary for
their class time. For the lesson
that morning I put Red Cross
poster underneath our gold cross
that sits on the Communion table.
I then asked all the children why
they thought we were meeting in
the sanctuary together instead of
in their individual classrooms.
The answer, of course, was
because we were "helping" the
fire fighters by feeding them and
letting them sleep in our church. I
then gave them a tour so they
could see for themselves how we
were helping. They looked into
their classrooms and saw wall-to-
wall cots where the firefighters
slept; they looked in the kitchen
and fellowship hall and they saw
all the food that people from all
over town fend surrounding com-
munities brought in to feed the
firefighters. When we got back up
to the sanctuary I called their at-
tention to the two crosses — the
Red Cross one and the gold one. I
reminded them that although
they were different in color they
both communicated the very
same thing — wherever the cross
was found, they would always
find people who were willing and
ready to "help" because that's
what Jesus commanded all of us
to do — "to love one another just
as our Father in Heaven has loved
us." I read to them the parable
Jesus told about the Good Samari-
tan, how he had compassion on
the man who was robbed and
beaten and left half dead; how he
bound up his wounds with med-
icine and bandages; how he put
him on his own beast and took him
to an inn where he could rest and
be fed. Truly this is what the
cross should communicate to us,
no matter what its color might be.
That whenever we see the cross
we know that we can find people
who care and who are willing to
help for that is what Christ
himself commanded his followers
to do.
Williams dies from burns
John Williams, 61, of Brecken-
ridge, died at 6:00 p.m. Thursday,
March 10, 1988 in Parkland
Memorial Hosptial in Dallas as a
result of injuries he received in a
range fire on February 13 in
southwest Stephens County.
He had been listed in critical
condition at Parkland Burn
Center since the accident which
also killed Jackie Cooper, an
18-year-old Breckenridge High
School Senior.
Services were held on March 12
at 4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church of Breckenridge, offi-
ciated by the Rev. Harry Grantz,
pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist
Church of Amarillo. He was
assisted by the Rev. E.R. Holder,
Eastor of Key Baptist Church of
amesa. Rev. Grantz formerly
served as the pastor of First Bap-
tist Church of Breckenridge, and
Rev. Holder is the former pastor
of Shelton Avenue Baptist
Church of Breckenridge.
Burial was in the Breckenridge
Cemetery, directed by Morehart
Mortuary.
Born on August 17,1926 in San
Angelo, he moved with his family
to southeastern Oklahoma at the
:age of five.
After graduation from high
school, he joined the Navy and
served at Iwo Jima and Okinawa,
off the southern tip of Japan.
A member of the 7th Fleet, he
sailed into Japan three days
before the United States and
Japan signed the peace treaty
which ended World War II.
After his discharge from the
Navy, he returned to Oklahoma
and attended Oklahoma A&M
(now Oklahoma State University).
He received his bachelor of
science degree in agronomy in
1950.
Williams worked for a year for
General Dynamics before joining
the Soil Conservation Service on
September 4,1951.
He married the former Marcy
Wilson in Fort Worth on
December 22,1951, before moving
to Breckenridge on February 1,
1952, to join the SCS office there
as a soil conservationist.
During his 33 years with the
SCS, he pioneered range seedling
programs. The programs he de-
signed for seed bed preparation
and seeding in the mid-1950's
have become accepted by the Soil
Conservation Service statewide.
He retired from the SCS on
January 3, 1984, and continued to
work as a volunteer at the
Stephens and Shackelford County
offices of the service.
An active member of his church
and community, Williams served
as a Sunday School Director at
the First Baptist Church of-
Breckenridge, and he maintained
and operated the church's sound
equipment. He was treasurer for
the Cisco Baptist Association, and
was Baptist Men's Director. He
also served on the executive
board, as a trustee and as Chair-
man of the Budget and Finance
Committee of the Big Country
Baptist Assembly in Lueders.
He had worked as a volunteer
consultant with the Mission Ser-
vice Corps of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas for several
years.
In addition, he served as Chair-
man of the Red Cross of Stephens
County, and taught numerous
CPR classes throughout the com-
munity. He also served as a foot-
ball official during high school
games for 30 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mar-
cy; two daughters, Suzie (Mrs.
Bob Womble) of Morse, Texas and
Nicki Williams of Austin; two
sisters, Vernell Sexton of Colbert,
Oklahoma and Lou Ella Harvey of
Muskogee, Oklahoma; two grand-
sons, Robert Carson Womble and
Jon Tye Womble, both of Morse,
Texas.
He was preceeded in death by
one daughter, Janie Williams, and
one brother.
Pallbearers were Tom Cyprin,
Quincy Corbett, Jack Fambro,
Tommy Hailey, Alan Heirman,
Robert Purdom, Bob Turner, and
Jack Bedford.
Named as honorary pallbearers
were the pastors of Cisco Baptist
Association and the members of
the Mission Service Corps person
nel of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention of Texas.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Big Country
Assembly at Lueders, Texas.
With Gratitude...
I would like to thank each and every in-
dividual who assisted in controlling and
putting out the fire in the Sedwick area last
Friday. I'd prefer to express my gratitude
personally, but since the list of volunteers
seems endless, I know of no way to do that.
Please accept my sincere thanks.
Reaves Hickman
Rev. Tom Anthony
SCHOOL MENU
March 21 - March 25
GRADES K 6
Monday: BBQ beef, french fries,
mixed vegetables, hot rolls/-
honey, milk.
Tuesday: Taco salad, pinto beans,
crackers, cherry cobbler, milk.
Wednesday: Pizza, corn, mixed
fruit, cookie, milk.
Thursday: Steak fingers with
gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots,
hot rolls/honey, milk.
Friday: Hot dogs, french fries,
pickles, onions, milk.
GRADES 7-12
Monday: Taco salad, crackers,
fruit, milk.
Tuesday: Steak fingers with
gravy, french fries, salad bar,
milk.
Wednesday: Hot dogs, french
fries, salad bar, milk.
Thursday: Fish, french fries,
salad bar, milk.
Friday: Hamburgers, french fries,
salad bar, milk.
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The Albany
News
Eileen Conner, the daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd Conner, has
been appointed by the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention as a Medical
Receptor Missionary, serving at
the Baptist Hospital of Bangalore,
India, beginning this month.
Eileen is a senior student at the
University of Texas Health
Science Center Medical School in
San Antonio. She will graduate on
May 28 with her M.D. degree,
specializing in family practice.
She will leave San Antonio for
India, via Dallas, New York,
Zurich, and Bombay on March 26
and will return to the U.S. on May
22.
The interim program is coor-
dinated with the medical school,
and this "rotation" counts toward
graduation as part of an intern-
ship in international medicine.
Applicants must be a member
of a Southern Baptist Church, and
must be an active participant in
their local church. In order to be
considered for the program, the
medical student must have a
genuine interest in medical mis-
sions and must be open to consi-
ering a career appointment as a
medical missionary.
Eileen will be working as a vol-
unteer, receiving only room and
board during her stay at the
hospital in Bangalore, and she will
be assisting in clinics working
outside the hospital as a primary
care physician.
The Baptist Hospital in
Bangalore was opened in 1973 and
has developed to include com-
munity health services and a
nutrition education center.
Eileen will have the once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity to work with
Dr. Rebecca Naylor, who current-
ly is the only American doctor in
India sponsored by the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
"This is a dream come true for
Eileen, who has been reading
about and admiring the work of
Dr. Naylor since she was a teen-
ager. Eileen wrote Dr. Naylor and
established a correspondence
with her. She has been Eileen's
'hero' for all these years, and now
she will actually have the oppor-
tunity to work with her," said
Eileen's father, the Rev. Lloyd
Conner.
He explained that his daughter
had specifically requested to
work under the guidance of Dr.
Naylor during her work with the
missions board.
"We are very proud of her, and
delighted that she will have the
opportunity to finally meet and
work with someone that she has
admired so much," said Conner.
He explained that Eileen is con-
Eileen Conner
sidering a life career in medical
missions in a foreign country
after she completes her residen-
cy.
Day of prayer observed
First Baptist Church women of
Albany joined with other South-
ern Baptist Churches in the
nation to pray for Home Mission-
aries with the theme, "A Church
for Everyone."
The Home Mission Board has a
goal of 50,000 new churches in the
United States by the year 2000.
A day of prayer was observed
locally in this effort with a
covered dish luncheon held last
week.
Petree earns scholarship
Freshman Ricia Petree of
Albany, a student at Hardin-
Simmons University, was award-
ed the Valedictorian Scholarship
for the 1987 fall semester.
The award is given to any
undergraduate student who rank-
ed first in their high school
graduating class who wished to
attend HSU.
Petree is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Petree of
Albany.
Matthews Memorial
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 11:()() a.m.
"For whoever wishes to save his life shall
lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake
and the gospel's shall save it." Mark8:3S
Trinity
Episcopal
Church
Services
Lay Readers
John Matthews &
John Musselman
Visitors
Welcome
Webb & Webb
Inc.
Insurance
Albany
Communication
Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Bartee
Albany
Auto Supply
204 S. Main - 762-2092
Erline's
Specialty Shop
Erline Black
Godfrey
Funeral Home
229 Hill - 762-2211
Bob Snyder
Drilling
m. north on Throckmorton Hwy
762-2389
C. E.Jacobs Co.
SEEDS FROM
THE SOWER
By Michael A. Guido, Metier, Georgia
One day a teacher asked,
"Sandy, where are elephants
found?"
"They're so big," she
answered, "they're seldom
lost."
But it matters not how
big you are mentally, phy-
sically, or financially; if you
have not come to the Lord
you are lost.
You do not have to be
one of the underworld; you
can be an understudy of an
angel and still be lost.
You do not have to be a
reprobate; you can be reli-
gious and still be lost.
You do not have to sit in
the seat of the scornful; you
can sit in the amen corner
and still be lost.
The word "lost" signifies
"in the wrong place." Man
is made for fellowship with
God. Out of fellowship with
God, man is disoriented;
that is, he is lost.
When man is lost; life is
unreal, meaningless, pur-
poseless, empty. It is to be
satisfied, yet unsatisfied.
But you do not have to
find the Lord. He has come
to seek and save you. You
are not further than one step
from Him. That one step is
turning around. You will
turn to Him now, won t
you?
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