The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 January 1981 — Page 13

Calvary Baptist Church formed in April, 1954

Calvary Baptist Church, Oswego, first met and organized April 4, 1954, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George VanCuren with the attendance of 49 people. Services were conducted there for seven months while a basement church was being constructed Rev. Robert Robinson was the temporary pastor A ..ground breaking ceremony was held on June 1. Rev. Robinson completed his pastorate on May 10 and on June 10, Rev Charles Butrin was called as pastor Since that time the church has been an independent, missionary' minded Baptist church with a Bible centered and Christ - centered program. The church stands squarely within the conservative fundamentalist The basement was built on the site of the former Oswego school The first meeting in the church basement was on November 7 with 91 present The church

•**’«**“’ _ . •r ™ « fw v y* * \ * r " B r x •'/ . Jfi I’ \STOK S WORK NE\ER IMINE Ilex Dale Parker, pastor of the Calx arx Baptist Church. Osurco. is shown shoxeling his way through the snow which had accumulated at the < hurrh oxer the past,week. Resides being pastor of the church. Rex Parker also ol the fun jobs, such as shox eling the snoxx off the sidewalks ■ Photo by lleh Eo\ i

Mrs. Tinkel hostess for WMS meeting

The Women's Missionary Society of the Milford First Brethren Church met in the home of Mrs Paul Tinkei with 13 members and one guitst. Mrs Helen Funk, present President Mrs Jerry Leiter opened the meeting with prayer and poem entitled. We Can't

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mortgage was paid off in the folloxving five years. By the time " the mortgage was burned 31 new * members had been added to the church and the average attendance had been 68 with the church membership at that time being 75. Rev. Butrin resigned and Rev. Nelson Crow was called as the pastor on September 4. 1955 He served until his death in December 1962. Rev. Richard Woodworth became pastor in June 1963. and under his leadership the upper structure was put on the church The new sanctuary was dedicated on Apr! 17, 1966 The final payment was made on November 6.1976 Rev. Woodworth resigned .n 1968 and Rev. Lee Kantenwem accepted the pastorate on January 1. 1969. After his resignation in August 1972, Donald Fowler was called and occupied the pulpit until his resignation in August 1975. GaryMeadors served as the interim pastor until he was called to be

Have a Crown Without a Cross.' by Helen Steiner Rice An explanation of a prayer chain was given by Mrs Leiter It will be operational in a week or two If anyone has a prayer request they should phone the chairman, who in turn activates tHecham

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the fulltime pastor in February 1976 Following Meadors, Steve Mattson became interim pastor. Mattson was a theological student at Grace Theological Seminary and in June 1978, Rev. Dale Parker was called as pastor Since 1976 the church has started an AW’ANA program for children and young people, teaching them the basic word of God Also there has been an increased regularity of attendance m the men’s prayer breakfasts. During Rev. Parker's pastorship a tape ministry has been adopted by the church, -tl'owing-th^Sunday service to be taped and taken to shut-ins of the church Currently the church is m the process of building an educational building Plans are being studied for the complex which will be built to the east of the church Rev Parker also reported the church is in the process of seeking incorporation

A sewing day will be held on January 15 at 9am in the home of Mrs Leiter . The meeting was turned over to Mrs. James Beer w'ho gave the lesson entitled. "l am the Way Through Trials and Crisis,” She closed with prayer ahd the WMS benediction

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C MA ARY BAPTIST CHI'RCH — The Calvary Baptist Church. Oswego, will soon be expanding as the church members are now studying plans for an educational wing which will be added on to the east side of the building, or to the left in this photo. Members of the church are also seeking to become, incorporated. < Photo by Deb Fox )

By REV. DALE PARKER Calvary Baptist Church Oswego • Editor’s Note: The following article is about Rev. Parker s father, Frank H. Parker.) •Mr Webster defines a "hero’’ as “any man admired for his qualities or achievements and regarded as an ideal or model.” To its loss, the world will never read or hear about one Southern Stonewall who refused - to let formidable circumstances break down his courage to go on Frank H. Parker was not a Southern general in the Civil War nor a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He was in the mainstream of every day life, in which most earthlings are well acquainted Business, the support and training of a family and pressure were an integral part of each day. Pictures are true memorials and my mind and heart contain many In the present age of narcissisjn when people are giving themselves utmost attention and undue concentration, this human laid down a total framework of devotion and strength before his God, then his loving wife and family and others. Before extreme pressures would reduce the "normality” of his

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'A tribute to a hero'

existence, here was a father swimming with his children in the Catawba River, assuring the triad of boys and their sister that an unplarmed gulp of muddy river water wasn't ji»oing to kill them i Although Daddy was right there if they took two gulps!). A belief in the reality and vital life line of prayer was genuinely shown when his business never kept him from hauling his little herd to mid-week prayer service. A Gibralter trust in the truthfulness of the Bible turned the grease pit of his service station into a relief center for men wear)- with sin and undone by the heat of the day. An ingrained belief in the free enterprise system caused him to build a thriving wholesale distributing company which grew and expanded rapidly due to tedious work, faithfulness to back up service and an unswerving commitment of loyalty to his customers (who xvere also his friends). Frost bite surely could not have been too far away as those rugged hands endured the cold dealing with customers’ problems. Innumberable times he just stood there and let people talk, and talk and talk Every service station I entered (as an incessantly hungry cheese-

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cracker or popcicle advocate) seemed to pen up to this kind route-man it’s problems and fears. While I pulled, nudged, and whimpered to get back in the truck and go. This equivalent to a tame and gentle ox said over and over "Just be patient, son!” ’ Accepting failure in business without resentment, ill will or proud excuses, but immediately using a tired body and mind to take the next step had to live in my memory a long time. Working double jobs going into the age of life when many are winding down to rest with the fruit of their labor was never easy. Aside from the overly required hours came the deepest hurts. Time and experiences xVith those he loved most were sapped away with the sheer physics of past debt and present care of a normal family. Mr. Blackwelder never doubted Frank would pay him hundreds of dollars of back rent and he didn’t need to. I’ll never forget a faithful xvife exultingly telling her youngest son. ““We drove to Concord to personally give Mr. Blackwelder his back rent from years before " His banker discovered the integrity of this undefeated soldier of life The dentist did not have to fill any cavities in the performance of this pure promiser. The many

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service stations' owners got their adjustments for the thousands of batteries that came factory inferior (but discovered too late to halt a wholesaler’s demise, losing trucks, warehouses, etc,). No one lost their money, literally no one. Even that which was personally lost was compensated by the providence of a very able and sympathetic Heavenly Father who works "all things” out for good to those who trust him. What was lost in business was overshadowed by what was gained in life. Rising early to get the coal stove producing what chilly boys want most before school was only what any father would do. However, opening the source of his strength and meditating upon the word of God in the early morning was unlike many well meaning heads-of-the-home who tell other people what to do but do not lead them to know the true and living God who is "acquainted with all our infirmities” and has tasted and lived on this earth with all its dark moments, even death itself. A father, along with an equivalent in the world of mothers, held up their children before the Grace of God daily. Their most accelerated prayers were that their children might escape sin’s harm and know the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone could save them and go with them through the mountains and valleys long after they had parted from their dearest on earth. This Stonewall made it through the truly hard crisis, the battles of the soul where no spectators were there promising huge rewards. To have given up would have been understood but to have endured proved there was a greater than Frank who lived his life through Him. As time put it’s commentary on the struggles of a firmly committed Christian, husband, father and selfless individual. I began to see that this earthly hero could be

Silver Thimbles plan dinner

The January meeeting of the Silver Thimble Club of the Milford Apostolic Christian Church was held in the fellowship hall on Monday evening. Jan. 12. Hostesses were Mrs. Arthur Haab and Mrs. Ned Speicher. The sweetheart dinner will be held February 10 at Lucky Steer in Warsaw Mrs Ray Haab is chairwoman of the committee Mrs. John Martin. Jr., Mrs Philip Price and Mrs. Fred Beer were accepted as members. Mrs. Ronn Beer was a guest. Reports were given by Mrs Tom Speicher. Mrs. Rich Stoller and Mrs. Ned Speicher. Thank you notes were read by the president. Mrs Alvin Haab A donation was given to the

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measured by his degree of surrender to a Lord whose very life and strength flowed in him. In a 1981, a trust in the eternal Hero who died and rose again that all who believe in Him might have and know life, will never be out of style. Neither will the respect for parentsi, the true concern of parents for-the total welfare of their children, the appreciation of government and how individuals can make it work. Thanksgixring to Almighty God for his bounty of opportunity to use the gifts he has sovereignly afforded us etc., etc.... I’ll never forget the unselfish foreman of a machine shop who resigned to take two-thirds less salary that his small children might not grow up on a sidewalk in New York city but breathe more opening and appreciative of the world God created. Frank Parker is. at 70, a bonefide Hero. His legacy of selflessness, his faith lived out in the real world of blood, dust, tears, disappointment and joys keeps his son forever thanking God for a real father. In fact, he’s more than a father, a genuine hero that I will love and emulate all the days of my life. * The words of "Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord," “Amazing Grace,” “When We All Get to Heaven," plus many more great hymns of the faith were taught to me not as much in the pew as over the sound of a gear box being shifted back and forth in the cab of a battery truck winding its way through North and South Carolina. This honest deacon, Sunday school teacher, choir director, and down to earth victor will always be the supreme earthly commander of his little son That son remembers that formidable barriers and deep valleys mean nothing to the God of my father who has the Lord of a hero’s son

Thursday sewing group Six sunshine baskets were made for shut-ins Happy Birthday" was sung for Mrs Bert Aeschliman, Mrs. Nelson Beer, Mrs. Steve Kaiser and Mrs. Alvin Haab A song, with words written by Mrs Ken Beer, was sung by Mrs. Beer. Mrs Stoller and Mrs. Ned Speicher. "I. Will Strive In ’81" was read for devotions by Mrs. Arthur Haab "Christ is the Answer” was sung The door prizes were given to Mrs Ronn Beer and Mrs. Lewis Speicher. The refeshment table was set in shades of blue. Each of the 24 guests was served a ribbon sandwich and drink

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