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FILED
DALLAS COUNTY
3/26/2014 5:34:31 PM
GARY FITZSIMMONS
DISTRICT CLERK
CAUSE NO. DC-13-10605
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH INC.,
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,
v.
GRACE PRESBYTERY, INC.,
Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
AFFIDAVITS IN SUPPORT OF GRACE’S FIRST AMENDED MOTION FOR
ISSUANCE OF LETTERS ROGATORY AND FORTHCOMING
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Defendant Grace Presbytery files the attached three affidavits and would respectfully show
the Court as follows:
1.
Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Inc. (“HPPC”) made nine decades of repeated
promises to accept property only for the use and benefit of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Now, HPPC has conspired with a new entity – a corporation called “ECO: A Covenant Order of
Evangelical Presbyterians” – to break those commitments and take the property to benefit the new
entity. The attached affidavits demonstrate that HPPC’s nine decades of promises are enforceable
under the most basic neutral principles of Texas law.
2.
HPPC has no valid basis for its actions – only the apparent belief that, as one person
put it to HPPC: “Fortunately, Highland Park is large enough and strong enough to pretty
much ignore the denomination nationally. . . .” HPCNTRL000102 (emphasis added). And
there is no question that HPPC knows how wrong its actions are: As one HPPC forebear put it,
taking this property “makes a mockery of [its] officer[s’] vows to uphold the church.”
HPPC02114. Or as one HPPC pastor observed, HPPC’s conduct taking this property was a
“coup.” HPCNTRL000566.
DEFENDANT’S AFFIDAVITS IN SUPPORT OF FIRST AMENDED MOTION FOR ISSUANCE
LETTERS ROGATORY AND FORTHCOMING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – PAGE 1
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3.
The attached affidavits demonstrate that HPPC’s actions are unacceptable under
basic neutral principles of Texas law1:
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Professor Gerry Beyer, Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor at Texas
Tech School of Law and author of the most-read legal blog on trusts and estates law
in the nation, demonstrates that HPPC holds its property under an express,
irrevocable charitable trust in favor of Grace Presbytery based on its written, signed
commitments in 1984. See pp. 5-17 (Exhibit 1).
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Professor Beyer further demonstrates that Grace Presbytery is entitled to a
constructive trust over the property based on HPPC’s constructive fraud. See pp.
18-25 (Exhibit 2).
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Dr. Joshua C. Tate, professor of trusts and estates, property law, and legal history at
the SMU Dedman School of Law and Co-Chair of the Uniform Acts for Trust and
Estate Law Committee of the ABA, demonstrates that HPPC holds its Main
Campus land under an express irrevocable trust in favor of Grace Presbytery. See
pp. 26-199 (Exhibit 3).
4.
HPPC brought this ill-advised lawsuit and has no valid basis to resist discovery into
HPPC’s taking of property it swore to hold in trust. ECO is a witness and perhaps a knowing
participant in these actionable claims. Deposition of ECO meets any elementary test “that disputes
may be decided by what the facts reveal, not by what facts are concealed.” Brewer & Pritchard,
P.C. v. Johnson, 167 S.W.3d 460, 467 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. denied).
5.
Evidence to date demonstrates that ECO induced HPPC’s conduct with promises
about property ownership. See http://eco-pres.org/structure/eco-polity/ (last visited March 26,
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This dispute began before Texas adopted the “neutral principles” approach, see HPCNTRL000174, and so
application of that doctrine rather than the deference doctrine is unconstitutional, see Jones v. Wolf, 443 U.S. 595, 606
n.4 (1979). Without waiving that point, HPPC’s conduct is wrong under basic neutral principles of law.
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2014) (selling ability to “retain full ownership rights to [] property” as a “Distinctive Element[] of
Our Polity”); HPCNTRL000122 (“ECO is a very attractive home . . . . There is no trust clause
binding the control of property to the presbyteries. . . . I trust you can see why our Session has
made the recommendation it has.”); HPCNTRL001489 (urging complicity with ECO for “[a]bility
to own and control our property, doesn’t make sense that we don’t own our own property”).
6.
Evidence to date further suggests that ECO was collaborating with HPPC to induce
and carry out these breaches. HPCNTRL002831 (Agenda for October 14, 2013 HPPC Session
Meeting) (“[A]pplication to ECO will not be filed until after the congregational vote.
Representatives of ECO nevertheless need to interview the Session this Monday in order for the
application to be processed quickly by ECO if it is, in fact, filed.”); cf. HPPC’s Corrected Reply in
Support of Emergency Mot. to Extend TRO, at 3 (Doc. #15) (N.D. Tex. Civ. Action No.
3:13-CV-3813) (representing to Federal Court on September 23, 2013 that purpose of injunction
was to maintain the “status quo that has been in place for the past 87 years” (emphasis in
original)).
7.
ECO’s deposition and documents will confirm or refute HPPC’s claims in the
lawsuit it brought. They will show what HPPC truly knew, thought, and did. They will show
when HPPC began conspiring with ECO despite making ongoing representations to Grace and the
PCUSA. And they will confirm or mitigate ECO’s role in these actionable claims.
8.
Grace also files these affidavits in support of its forthcoming Motion for Summary
Judgment, to be filed after additional discovery is completed.
OF
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Daniel L. Tobey
William D. Sims, Jr.
Texas Bar No. 18429500
Thomas S. Leatherbury
Daniel L. Tobey
Robert P. Ritchie
Texas Bar. No. 24079213
VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 75201
Tel: 214-220-7848
Fax: 214-999-7848
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Attorneys for Defendant Grace Presbytery, Inc.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on the 26th day of March, 2014, a true and correct
copy of the foregoing document was served on the following parties in accordance with the Texas
Rules of Civil Procedure:
Kent C. Krause
CRADDOCK DAVIS & KRAUSE LLP
3100 Monticello Avenue, Suite 550
Dallas, Texas 75250
and
Lloyd J. Lunceford
TAYLOR, PORTER, BROOKS, & PHILLIPS, L.L.P.
451 Florida St, 8th Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
/s/ Daniel L. Tobey
Daniel L. Tobey
US 2371654
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EXHIBIT 1
Defendant's Affidavits in Support of First Amended Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory and Forthcoming Motion for Summary Judgment - Page 5
EXHIBIT 2
EXHIBIT 3
CAUSE NO. DC-13-10605
CHURCH INC.,
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
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Plaintiff,
GRACE PRESBYTERY, INC.,
Defendant.
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298™ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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AFFIDAVIT OF DR. JOSHUA C. TATE
STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTY OF DALLAS
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Before me, the undersigned notary, on this day appeared Dr. Joshua C. Tate,
known to me, who being by me duly sworn upon his oath deposed and stated as follows:
1.
My name is Joshua C. Tate. I am over twenty-one (21) years ofage,of
sound mind, and fully competent to make this Affidavit. I am a tenured faculty member
at SMU Dedman School of Law, where, since 2005,1 have taught courses in trusts and
estates, property law, and legal history. I have a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D.
in History from Yale University. In the fall of 2012,1was a Lloyd M. Robbins Senior
Research Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley. I currently serve as co-chair
of the Uniform Acts for Trust and Estate Law Committee for the ABA Real Property,
Trust and Estate Law Section, have chaired the Sutherland Prize Committee for the
American Society for Legal History, and was recently appointed by the Selden Society as
Honorary Secretary for the United States. I have published more than twenty-five
AFFIDAVIT OF DR. JOSHUA C. TATE - PAGE 1
scholarly articles, essays, and book reviews, and have given invited presentations at
numerous academic conferences, colloquia, and workshops both in the United States and
abroad. I am the author of a student textbook entitled A Texas Companion for the Course
in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, presently in its second edition.
2.
The facts stated in this Affidavit are based on my personal knowledge, the
History of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church published in 1967, the Bookof
Church Order (1925) of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, Plaintiffs and
Defendant's Appendices filed in this matter in regards to the temporary injunction
proceedings, including the attached affidavits, and deeds relating to the property in
question available in public records. The facts stated herein are true and correct to the
best of my knowledge. If called as a witness, I would competently testify to such facts.
3.
I have been asked by Vinson & Elkins LLP to review the factual
background of the above-styled case to determine whether Plaintiff Highland Park
Presbyterian Church Inc. ("HPPC" or "Plaintiff) holds its Main Campus land under an
express irrevocable trust in favor of Grace Presbytery, Inc. ("GracePresbytery"),
designated as the governing presbytery under the constitution of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) ("PCUSA"). It is my opinion that Plaintiff does hold that property under an
express irrevocable trust in favor of Grace Presbytery.
4.
In December 1924, an association of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States ("PCUS") announced a church building program including the promotion
of a new church for Highland Park. See Exhibit 1 (Session Minutes of First Presbyterian
Church of Dallas, 1923-1935), at 64-65. A Presbyterian Extension Board ("PEB")was
formed in January 1926 to oversee the project, and was comprised of the pastor, one
elder, and one deacon from each of the PCUS churches in Dallas. See Exhibit 2 (Excerpts
from History of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 1926-1967 (1967)), at 5
[hereinafter History, 1926-1967].
5.
In January 1926, George T. Reynolds, a member of the Executive
Committee of Home Missions of PCUS ("PCUS Executive Committee"), and the PEB
President, "called a little group of interested people together" to discuss the possibility of
organizing a new PCUS church for Highland Park. In March1926,the group approached
Dr. William Anderson, the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, "to advise
. . . on the proper form so as to conform to the Book of Church Order of The
Presbyterian Church,U.S." Ex. 2 {History,1926-1967), at 5.
6.
According to the PCUS's Book of Church Order in effect from 1925 to
1929, applicants for membership to a new church were required to respond affirmatively,
"with uplifted hand," to the question, "Do you in reliance on God for strength, solemnly
promise and covenant that you will walk together as an organized church, on the
principles of the faith and order of the Presbyterian Church, and that you will study the
purity and harmony of the whole body?" Exhibit 3 (Excerpts from Book of Church Order
(1925)), 126(2).
7.
The PCUS' s Book of Church Order also specified that, "[w]hen a
particular church is incorporated, its meetings for the transaction of the business of the
corporation will be provided for in its charter and by-laws, which must always be in
accord with the Standards of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, and must not
infringe upon the powers or duties of the Session or of the Board of Deacons." Ex. 3
{Book of Church Order (1925)),1157.
8.
In addition, the PCUS's Book of Church Order (1925)provided that, "[i]f
a church shall be dissolved by the Presbytery, or otherwise cease to exist, and no
disposition has been made of its property, those who hold the title to the property shall
deliver, convey, and transfer to the Presbytery of which the church was a member, or to
the authorized agents of the Presbytery, all property of the church; and the receipt and
acquittance of the Presbytery, or its proper representatives, shall be a full and complete
discharge of all liabilities of such persons holding the property of the church." Ex. 3
{Book of Church Order (1925)), \ 158.
9.
The first general meeting of persons interested in forming a Presbyterian
Church in Highland Park was held on April 11,1926. Following a petition to Dallas
Presbytery, permission was given on April
13,1926,to form the church. The
Superintendent of Home Missions for the Presbytery, Dr. H.S. Springall, was "untiring"
in helping the new church "get started." Ex. 2 {History,1926-1967),at 5.
10.
In order to purchase the land for the church building, funds were sought
from the PCUS Executive Committee. Following an appeal by George Reynolds, the
PCUS Executive Committee agreed to contribute $7,500 toward the down payment on
the property. Ex. 2 {History, 1926-1967), at 5-6.
11.
On August 29, 1926, at a duly called meeting of the congregation in
Highland Park, five individuals were named as "Trustees" for the purpose of buying land
for the church building. These individuals were J.T. Coulson, John W. Carpenter, W.M.
Whitenton, Henry R. Davis, and H.F. Boyd. Ex. 2 {History,1926-1967),
45.atOn
September 27, 1926, T.C. Gilbert conveyed a 9.75 acre tract of land to the individuals
appointed as Trustees. Exhibit 4 (Recorded Deed to Property, Main Campus).
12.
On June 12, 1927, the congregation held a meeting "to consider the
advisability of instructing the trustees to execute a bond and mortgage to the Executive
Committee of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. in the sum of
$7,500," the purpose of the bond being to enable the church "to erect and possess a
House of Worship." The bond required the Trustees to agree that "in the event this church
should cease to be connected with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States," the money would be repaid to the Executive Committee. A motion to
authorize the Trustees to execute the bond was unanimously approved. Exhibit 5
(Congregational Meeting Minutes, June 12,1927).
13.
On January 31,1928, the Trustees formed a corporation named the
Highland Park Presbyterian Church, the purpose for which was "the support of public
worship to-wit: the maintenance of the Presbyterian Church." Exhibit 6 (HPPC Articles
of Incorporation 1928). On March
11,1928, at a congregational meeting held pursuant to
the PCUS's Book of Church Order, the Trustees were authorized to convey the land
purchased in 1926 to the Corporation. Exhibit 7 (Congregational Meeting Minutes, Mar.
11, 1928). The Trustees did so on March 12,1928, by deed referencing the authorization
at the March 11 meeting. Exhibit 8 (Deed Transferring to Corporation, 1928).
14.
Because the land for the Highland Park church building was purchased
prior to the adoption of the Texas Trust Act, the provisions of that Act do not apply. See
Jackson v. Hernandez, 285 S.W.2d 184, 186 (Tex. 1956); Puente v. Mata, 346
S.W.2d
643, 645 (Tex. Civ. App.—San Antonio
1961, writ ref dn.r.e.). Prior to the adoption of
the Texas Trust Act, a writing was not required for trusts of land. See Bamettv. Vincent,
7 S.W. 525, 526 (Tex. 1888); Ryan v. Lofton, 190 S.W. 752, 757 (Tex. Civ.App.—Fort
Worth 1916, writ dism'd). Under Texas law, "[n]o particular form of words is required to
create a trust. If the intention of the parties is that the property shall be held and dealt
with for the benefit of another, a court of equity will affix to it the character of a trust."
Christopher v. Davis, 284 S.W. 253, 257 (Tex. Civ. App.—Dallas 1926, writ d).
ref
15.
Whether an express trust has been created depends on the intent of the
parties. See Print v. Tate, 162 S.W. 2d 737, 739-41 (Tex. Civ. App.—Amarillo 1942, no
writ). At the time that the HPPC property was acquired by the Trustees, a conveyance of
land to certain individuals subject to an oral promise to hold the land in trust for another
party would have created a valid and enforceable trust, vesting the equitable title in the
other party. See Ryan, 190 S.W. at 757; Henderson v. Rushing, 105 S.W. 840, 841 (Tex.
Civ. App.—Fort Worth 1907, writ refd); Clarence A. Guittard, Express Oral Trusts of
Land in Texas, 21 Tex. L. Rev. 719 (1943). A trust must be construed according to the
intention at the time of its creation. See Cutrer v. Cutrer, 334 S.W.2d599, 605 (Tex. Civ.
App.—San Antonio 1960), ajf'd, 345 S.W.2d 513 (Tex. 1961); William Buchanan
Found, v. Shepperd, 283 S.W.2d 325, 333 (Tex. Civ. App.—Texarkana 1955, writ
granted w.r.m.).
16.
In the present case, it is clear that the Trustees did not acquire the land
purchased in 1926 for their own benefit, but rather for the purpose of transferring
equitable title to a beneficiary so that a PCUS church could be built on the site. The
minutes appointing the Trustees and authorizing the land purchase refer to the "church
site property." Ex. 2 {History, 1926-1967), 45.
at While the mere use of the term
"Trustees" does not prove that a trust was created, see Brelsford v. Scheltz, 564
S.W.2d
404 (Tex. Civ. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1978, writ ref d n.r.e.), the intention of the
parties could only have been given effect through the creation of a trust. The question,
then, is who held the equitable title to the land from 1926 onward.
17.
As stated by the Texas Supreme Court in 1926, "[i]t is certain that an
enforceable express trust may be created by one person agreeing to thereafter acquire title
to land in his name for the benefit of others who agree to pay and do pay the
consideration for the conveyance." Johnson v. Smith, 280 S.W. 158, 160 (Tex. 1926).
Extrinsic evidence may be admitted for the purpose of charging the legal owner under a
deed with a trust arising as a result of an agreement with another to pay the purchase
price. See Jackson, 285 S.W.2d 191.
at When considered together with the provisions in
the PCUS's Book of Church Order quoted above, the official HPPC history makes clear
that the Presbyterians who provided funds for the founding of the new church did so
intending to benefit PCUS. Ex. 2 {History,1926-1967), at 5; Ex. 3 {Book ofChurch
Order (1925)),
ffll26(2), 157, 158. Moreover, the PCUS Executive Committee paid an
important part of the consideration for the initial purchase of land by the Trustees. Ex. 2
{History, 1926-1967), at 6.
18.
When the evidence shows that a valid trust had been created by oral
agreement, subsequent acts by the parties are admissible to show how that agreement
should be construed. See Graves v. Graves, 232 S.W. 543, 546 (Tex. Civ. App.—
Amarillo 1921, writ refd). The 1928 HPPC Articles of Incorporation state that the
purpose of acquiring the land was to benefit "the Presbyterian Church," which, at that
time, could only have meant PCUS, to whose principles the HPPC charter members had
sworn fealty. Exhibit 6 (HPPC Articles of Incorporation1928);Ex. 3 {Book of Church
Order (1925)), If 26(2). PCUS and its Executive Committee were intimately involved at
all stages of the HPPC founding, not only granting permission for the new church, but
also offering advice, encouragement, and support to the charter members. See Ex. 2
{History, 1926-1967), at 5.
19.
In sum, the evidence demonstrates that the purchase of land in 1926
created an express trust in favor ofPCUS, not in favor of the local congregation or any
competing denomination with which the congregation might later attempt to affiliate.
Prior to the adoption of the Texas Trust Act, trusts were "considered to be irrevocable
unless an expressed power of revocation was reserved in the terms of the trust." Isbell v.
Williams, 705 S.W.2d 252, 255 (Tex. Civ. App.—Texarkana 1986, writ ref d n.r.e.).
Since no power of revocation was reserved by the parties here, the subsequent transfer by
the Trustees to the corporation could only have concerned the legal title to the land, not
the equitable title that was irrevocably vested in PCUS.
20.
PCUSA is the successor entity to PCUS, and Grace Presbytery is the
regional embodiment of PCUSA. Exhibit 9 (Decl. of Michael Vaughn), at 2-4.
Plaintiff,
its Session, and its Board of Trustees therefore should be determined to hold the HPPC
property under an irrevocable express trust in favor of Grace Presbytery.
Further affiant sayeth not.
Executed this seventh day of February, 2014.
c /£
Joshua C. Tate, J.D., Ph.D.
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TO before me on this / ^ d a y of February,2014.
Notary Public - State of Texas
My commission expires:
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V I C K I C .G R E E N
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CAUSE NO. DC-13–10605
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
CHURCH INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
GRACE PRESBYTERY, INC.
Defendant
298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Exhibits
Affidavit of Dr. Joshua C. Tate
Ex#
Description
Bates Range
1
Session Minutes of First Presbyterian Church of
Dallas, 1923-1935
Temporary Injunction,
Defendant’s Appendix
A111 – A119
2
Excerpts from History of the Highland Park
Presbyterian Church, 1926-1967
GRA0080410 – 80507
3
Excerpts from Book of Church Order (1925)
GRA0080400 – 80409
4
Recorded Deed to Property, Main Campus
HPPC 03010 – 3011
5
Congregational Meeting Minutes, June 12, 1927
HPPC 03243
6
HPPC Articles of Incorporation 1928
HPPC 03085 – 3089
7
Congregational Meeting Minutes, March 11, 1928
HPPC 03238 – 3239
8
Deed Transferring to Corporation, 1928
HPPC 03014 – 3015
9
Declaration of Michael Vaughn
Temporary Injunction,
Defendant’s Appendix
A11 – A23
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jìr.r:icÜutchu"oil,',vlto ìr¿¿g btlrl n'iJ-r.'eir'rly'
S t1C gc çj $ O1', OllT' ït11';¡ìti"ûè i]{t ,
i,il. :r f e'¿ utoirti'lç . i'-r-.li t'ì ï'r û¡ iinor,'¡ i'liLl. eonl: iût:.'il Lo bo, r.t, 0oii-send
o oi¿r 0htrrglr .
Oir.:: (ll¡u:'ci, cnl;ers i Ls f:ðiî I'C':J-,ìt i.r,lîg r:lÍ l;h .ioy *incl tì:r¡lnlr.s*
rluj:' I i. ,r.ts , and ';IlJ t?.f o
¡ririÌ.ng i.n oLrr ire¿¡rÛt; ¡.n¡J i) T'¿ i o 1ll;r():l'.t
r'i
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$ie thank Goil fôr"'tha X'irst Presï yt orlan Clruroh, for lts
wonûsrful anct lovablo pastor a¡û its Go cl fearingand. falth-
fuL
menbere.
In
bohal"f of ths Sosslon end. Boarcl of Dea'oons'
Yours fir. tþe tondorês$ bonds' of af fection,
Ruling
Signetl
O1d.er
D.E. Closland.
Csrtifioate of qualifS.ostlon to thaoh
orclered, iesuod to
g.lr.
nnre .
¡riAgços,'lrlrõ. ï[. 0.I'urga€o]1, Ufr-s. {.{!19qBy,l¡Ie.A.. D..Hod,ge,
Mr.n{darn Davlä.sOn,Mr.Nat Valfiub,I,frs.1,{.8.IiJ.fbrd,lr'frS.H.W.[honnh1L1,Míss Nan MoCal.l anð lr¡lr.Qeo.MoCaJ.I.
iÎLected. I\{r,ltr.C.I¡andru.m äs trey maÍr for this Churoh for ths
Educatlonal rI/orlr,aocordlng to resoluù1on of ,Sreebytery.
Commtttee on Dfspatch advertlsinS' roeom¡nentled that ws do not
subs¿lriþe to Lt.heport actoptee wLttr thanks to tho 0ornmlttse.
lr¡totion aåopterl that the Church
Saturd.ay af telnoon p&pôr6.
Lfir,
S.6. trÍclladden eleoteü
servloes bs aûvertlsod fn tlie
tltreotor of Prebyterlan C].lnlc .
letters
g:ranted to trJIr.anô Mre.Ð.A,Careon,to Calvary Prebþytet'lan
Church, Ssn ÍrranoÍeoo, CaL.
l1an of orgaqtzation úor erçansion Broeirå,m approved with amenùment, às foLlows.
i
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ì
.t
the U. S. Plesbytertah Offt
e.l-l minlsters anê offl,cors of t
Dal"las, 'llðras, propose a program
slon to neet thenresponstbtLttY
I?resbyterlans ln Dal-l-ab ancl its 'e
grs.m ior the tnmediate future Íncl-uctes tho foLLovufng:
1". fhe removal of the Colonl"al EllL Churqh totoa new
,' ióca[lon if the Brosent proporty can be so].d a-ôvantage.
P.
g.
Tha promotion
&,
The
The promotion
land. ?ark.
of a nov¡ ohuroh in southwest oak CIJ.ff.
of 8, nsv/ ohurch for oek [au'rn and" IÏtgh-
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fosterlng 1n every plopor and. pra-ctios,l" røay-tho
best lntorests of all of i;yrsse ¡rroBosodl ahurches, a1s0
the now church in no¡theaelb Dal'las recently organizeô
by the Presbytery.
5. I'tthole-heari[eil oo-op€retion in evory way 150 the endL of
makin8 the whoLo oauso in Dsl"las moet sffectlve both as
to the organiøatlons no$¡ setabllsbeû and 8.1"1" approvedl
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ri
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'rlhf s ,ilx¡:a.nsloir ik'ogram is to, he os,rriod otrt e,s e dob¡'¿rLl
to he
i:oni.:rntlorts.l, offoi:b, aud j.s
(lhulahelstr-¡el:bj.c¡iire,1;ectiit
in ïe,Ll"as. It :is to bo
the Éou-thorn Tresby'Éetrfair
j,ve
lJxeciut
Coriunittee, conll:osocl
u.nd,er i;ho clirrlc'L1oú. of a,n
ì:]r the Í'rc¡:sÍovr of
Ðea.con,
â.pilofntecl
ono
ÏLd.nr
ancl
o:[ o].1úr
oacjr of the co-Dl:'aro.tf.ng ohurchoe. tllre Chail'lrìû.ji of 1;lto
Horne Iîísslon Üominitl;eo of lat]"s,e i'røs'byt'0f iilr e,lrct üiro !¿is'bor o:f el¿,otr nf 'Lho chnrchss glra.l"L olso be liteurl¡O:lg of Lho
irl:reclut:î.vo Conrtrittoer, s.rl- offi.úio'
llhe Di;oorrtirro Cornrnittoe eh&l1 bcj suthot':i.zed. 'i;o 'itrcorporat e :fÌor thc ¡ru.rposo ôf ce.rr;¡in¿1 otr"'b this iìx¡ioitsioT
iltoä::arn. n,rd tiro Côrnmi.ttc.l siral"l" ccmi:ooc tÌ:o;f:Lt:st llo0,rtl
r¡:f Diroó'ü r)rtJ o'! AT!:l C or¡ror'{e'ú1On or¡'loniø0cl. ll'lrre llìxoctr{¡:toi:r
0ornlnj.tteo shCI,l.l, r:r:.rrto;¡, tjre rleocl.,g of tho COmi"nrul.j-1;ieS l;O'i:o
rl0Oui'rj.0d o,nt1 s¡hElLl" ost j.Ur¿tte t;þO flrr0È.111,' Tlo0cloCl a,i; onclt ¡:1.';.ce,
o,nit illrel-.t üts.Ì10 o.:fr:Ll.l.::o¡rot:'i; o:i'c.l"l- o:i itc ¿,c'bj.oil¡¡ bcr LÌlo
TI. lj. ).r'esìt;r1;tr;rj.cjl CJf:l' j'r:oïs .{esoc j"4,1;í'oir f or: i.'Ls; u¡:it:rov9'1
*li:ttl
o.ircl to 'ùt're äono l,ii.ssioll Ournrrit'Lr¡c of i)¡,r.l.Ia o r-rQ$i)y"l¡c¡r-:!,
'$& j.cl Clornnlj.'b'bçro
o:t'
oncro'L
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all c
a. t'i..:i.1;'L crn i':it;g.t emc¡nt
¡:Ia.trs
l¡l:.al. l 'ila f:'ul:¡rishtlct 1;lrc clorll of liee:'li.On t¡f en,c'h of bhcl
cltürcJlng Ìroff oi:a tho tnottl;1.ir.¡'4 cl:f tho II. $. .i-'rr'Jr:Jbybt''^'T:Î'n'11 O:t'f i'*
ceT$3 jr$socis,1;io:lr, cl.'i;'¡¡hioh o:tfj.oj.ul. t¡.ct1on is 1;o ìrrl ta']:oil
.
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i.on O:f 0,ìrl,r i1¡';y¡ c;ì'nlClt O:t l:t:lsoíoir,'anil 'tho'plu,irs ofi uity llt¿j..l.cii.ir¡:;ll t.ir cotl:l.oetiOn 'hlro:'osìiùJ.1,
rv j.tji, l11clt-A:Liril o?rru'aG'ücr o:f c;oustiltr.c:tIoir. C,ncì co,ç'Ls
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Il;':ocutJ-vo
r¡Í"Lho
ther
e..¡11.,r'oval
bo r:úìlnrj,ttod '';ô attcl, for
corruni-1;too, llut i:P irot o'i:provcct by st:'clr 0ontrni'b"bo(r ' - s¿Ililo
tnfll/ ìJê ¡¡róuocui;erI ì11,' Suôil chu.rc?l 3,il o.tt i.tltl tl¡,en.cloirt U¡lüor'*
'lry airy chUroh, Or
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ü. S. Ironb¡¡i;orian 0ffi.ceÏs ;Lseocr:ì-e'biolt su¿1¡ients
tirs.t o,Íl f:Joon o,$ thri ìlxocrr.tivo Cr.¡mmi.ttoc+ h¿r$ ì¡oerl so.ì.ectrrcl
'"L'he
a,nd ot'$tæ::i.zef,:
proi:(ìQit s.'b onco Ito l/iû[c lts Í:ìu"],'rËJr o:f corrcli1. ft j.'.i
í,i:s comìr11il i1;it¡s abrvo nro¡rtio:red a.::cl ¿1ot
tlols
bc ctê-
*'i; oi.1cj0 0it strcb loc¿r.tione e,s :llg¡
ù LtIlôn "
Ii; clovi.se ¿'Í; oilc o rl0I:ìË ile:f;i.ir:11'e scbolno o;ll
:í. in.e,i:toln¡: llil:ot; e t epn of tþo proSl's.lï' cÇIiociå':[Iy
e.s o ,snflgt s{; ioil ll'o . } *
?i. I1; conn:iðertlio eclvi saT¡ilit¡r p;¡i orn¡rl'o¡tj'11¡r p'
C1"lu.i:'ch i.lxl¡oi.'¡si.on iïocr ata.v'Y to c¿r'r':r:y' out tho 't:l*
oplti.cr-r'rr,:
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panslon lrogram outlfnod abovo.
4. It irrgo on tho paetors of tho ohurahes the
cl.esirablLtty of stroselng thfs ïvhoLe progra¡r
beforo-osch oongrsgetion
u¡tj.L tt fs sucoesg-
fuily
Launched.
iütr. !11., N. lrlJtggins ol-ooted as El-d.er on Exeoutlvo '
Committee of the DxpansJ.on program anð nff. J. S. Pul11an tLeacoE.. 'Ihe foll"owing resolutlons were unanfmously atloptei[:
Rov. [f. Freit- Galbraith, D. D. who has been ln baloveeð a¡rð. frullbfuL rel-al,ionshlp to thfs Churoh, aÊ its assoa1s.te mlnfstàr a.nrl Eoceoutlve Secretary, for the pa,st two
yeåís, ha,s accopted the aaLl" of tbs }irst Llresbytorian ohurch
of Denton to bocomo lts pastor. Ee haE tond.ersd" to us his
reofgnation of his officlal relationshlp to us, wblclr has
boea aoooBted.
The Sesslon of thts 0hurch dsslrss, ln thls oonn6otion, ts exBress l1bs slncs?s attachnsnt to, anrl lovs for Dr.
Gal"bra5"tlr, antl. to .ns.ke õuch €xBreÊslon a inatter of Bormansnt
rec'or'c[. [hsrefore, l-t ls qesolvetl by the Seeslon of the Flrst
?reebytorlan Churoh of Dal-Ias:-
L. Íhat Dr. Galbrallbh, tlrrough hto falthftrl, conÊocrated antl sfngLe-heartsfl mlnf try fn thÌs ohuroh has slgnalJ-y arid efflcfontly servedÌ our !ord. ín thls öongrogatton and.
Ín the work at CoLonial HilL. Ee has r¡ron many to Chrlst
through hf.s ylelcLod. responsivenÊss to tho Hol-y SBIrtt. IÍ€
ha.s doepened, 1n ma,ny, their frionftehlp with him of J.ong etanillng, rnalrlng also hosts of nsw friend.s, anrl oausÍr:g a].1- to rospect s,nil honor hfm. IIis exocutlle agefstsnce hae boen moËt
substantieL ancl effectivo, and, more thaa all, his lttbors aê
aotivo ¡ninfster and. pastoraL vfsftor among our pepplo at 0cjLonlal Htll. havo aiderl muoh ln the reestabllshnent anrl roorgs.nfzatton of that church. His work thero, wouLtL of Íteíetf ,
shovr that hs has had a ilofinate task in Dallas of vilia1 signffloanoo atlil lmportanco.
2, fhat whlle we shêll ooroLy nlss Dr. GaLbraith, vvs
reoognÍøo that hfs fielil as Ba,stox of the $irst Churah at
Denton, sncl his nocogss.ry aotivltlos as such, 'luhoro, anö in
Öur church Courts ïullL bà n¡lil.er anù ftll"ler than they coultl bo
u¡Íth ug ag assooiete ninistor ancl Exeoutlvo Seoretary. tfs
oxperlonco anfl goodl jucl.gment tn 'bhs Churah Courts have aJ.ways
given hÍm wiile anû vve].I merltecl lnf luence llhers. Vtro congra'tulate the benton chu¡ch and pry for it aad Dr. GaLbralth ín
thelr now f,eLLorrushlp together, God.s richest bLassÍngs. W0
honor hfm
snd" l-ove hlm.
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Eha.t the so rosolu'bions bo sÞr'ooal upon our nímrteg
anù copios carrylng tho signattrros of our pastor a,nd" cLsrk
of Scssion, be furni shsd the Ðoirton ChuroÏt &nd t.rrsr 0a1braí1,h.
$assiort closoct with PTaYor.
îr.
r
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.Decenbor
L4th,LgE4
$unday.
'[he Seseion o¡enocl '¡rfth 'pråryer.
Preseut, f)r.ll/m. j\ti.Àndersonriitlodorator, ;i)16ç;ta iì. ö.3s.herr lVrn.3aco:n, S.lf .BrlckerrJ)awrenco 'fhomas, J*ir.3ri0or Par:r-I Kirk;pat:lickrR.I{o.}lab,
J.,ü, Stephenå, $. 0. ilic"ßra.d denr S. lir. G1aegorl'r
.Il. Croãier, j,...., Cou1 te r, t\. D. Ho ilp;e , 0. f,.
ll. J. Voorhls a.ndÌ M.lU. rlrhompson.
ìl
i4I1leon, J. D.'tranÞ/ink1e
ss, Il, ,ï.1¡owe , R. Jr. Stennf
ir/. R.
,
h{o
st
lleoefvod on eïâInfnlrtJ.on,.rllalter Soruuggo Curuth,oh Letters,
Ir{rrlb lilr€.iL.:,t/.Hlll"monti :l,yorn .t'lrs1; PrOehy'tef f "rD 0huroh,llorrstOn,
Iexas,],'lr.rlhotnrrs $.l.lelker from I4.lü.Church,Gordon,'Ioxas'Jl4r$¡.
lhonûLs S.liialker :f :ro¡rr Bapttst Church Gordlon, Texas,Ifr9.\'ú.Ivl.
Scotlb .from .Presbytorian Church, Beaumont, Toxns, anrl I"Ír.&l.h[re.
¡Iroh trt'unn f rom City 'Iern$le , Dallag, Tercas .
'lhe Ëossion
cl.ocred wlüh Þrrùyor.
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HBSOI¡VED:
o subnit to our oongregatlon
e obligatlon of our churoh,
alse our Br€rata of the
byterlan Church Expanslon ln
lngs to that
Report
of
funcL.
Sunday Sahool Supt. roo0ivec[.
Iltotion
ad.opted, authorlz fng 'llreagu.ser to pay abou't 1i940.00 of
€xBenses of tüise Rowera Dio key to Young repBlos LÍlsslon
¡-]Convsntlon at Atlanta, Ga.. ,Ig*y. 89th, l-9âf.
W
Report of lür. l. A. Coultsu on }rl.ens lt/ortc r€coived anrt approvê
"Q
p¡t o
il,
Sosslon closed r¿lth pr&y€r.
er
^{s,w
pallae,
o
€g
'J,l€:ras ,
JJ€c. 20, L926. Sunclay.
fhe $esslon
oBenecl
wlth prayor:
Present, Iild.ers R, û. Stennle, It,tod.ef,ator, L. A. Bogers,
g. .û,. _Iucs,s, J.,_ D: ^ $!ep!.ens, V/n. BAoon, J. D. Vant/Ilnkle,
Eçwfr_r, pau'L lßrkpãtricÍi, s. oi tuoÉaaaeñ, s,, H. nrÍóter,
!.w..
Tr.
Couilter, B. t6l. CLasgow,
J. l. lrioe, tráwuonce rljho¡nas,
_ 4:.
ancl !I. N. Vfl,ggine.
Reoalved. on exÐ,rnlnatlon,' Mrs. ï[ooô Ba¡ton entt Mf ss s].oel¡len
Ha].lle Fleld.,
Sessf on cloeeü wlth pra,yer.
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JLFvtl 1.8, 19i.ì6, fiuncla¡'.
ll.he $esslon openecl l,¡f'hh pra,,/er.
Present Dr o r.';rrr1. I{. JtndeT,Éon, ¡ìroclerntot'; B].den¡¡ R. $. Balcer.,
i',. |r. Ro¡Ee?s, A. S . Stel.rer', S . G , iricFacI.cle¡tr J. D. Vanlillnltle r
B. i'], Glast¡oîrr J. TJ. $te1:lreno, T.l'¡. Iirv¡in, H. Íj, Lotye, J. li.
ftrrtcirlnoon, C. I). Shar'¡, C. P, ÍJlte *, Íi. Il. Br'lclcer, J\'. D.
IIoclg.e, C. L. I,ioes, PauL lllr.ltpatriclr, iì. j,. ËtennÍ.s". i.ìt. Jlacon,
G. A. ï,ucas, L. Â, Conl1;ot, J. i,. Fr.5-ce, i-.. D. Prlce, I_rr, Iì.
trozíer ancl llrr. -i, 'fholrli:,1on.
F.eoe1veci. irf:re. J. P. Ba1lier,¡, I,.tiEs L;ilIen Lef brqic h, I;iisçj
Dovothl¡ 'feIfor.cL, !'irs. 11. E. ÍjoutJ:r , l.irg " F. 1:'. ,^,bernâthl¡, lilrs .
'Jii. i(. $h.eIton, Iflss iL,ary ï,Ia rgat'et Dyer' :rncl Jeßsie D¡rer on e-,í*
anilnat fon; i.ir. 0. in. i!,/e:.. on restal;enren'l;; ijir', I¡.',1,'.
by Lettet fl.oln First iriethocllrrt CITurch, F{i. ;.ori;h., '.l*ex.
l,.is$ .iinnâ .Â. ltrol.l. :;':'rolr Ci-ty ï'ernp3.e, I)al-lafi .
I
'fhe sc¡ssion closed lri'bl'r prâyer.
"/t.i:r"11 Ðî,
,
1.0Í16,
ÍSr-rnc],ay.
The sesslon openecl :;iLh p-rayer',
Pregent Ðl:. r,.'r¡r. I,r. "1ncler¡,¡olr, h.oclerat-,or:'; Iil-cì.ers $ . il.
Lr:tfclren, Ti. P. Ï,'1J.son, 0. 1,. l;io$Ê, 0. l). Íiiray,l, J. D. VÉnl
rlinlcl.e, I,arence -fholuas, i:.. I,. [ltennit, ii. i,. De)cer', 13. Ci. i,:icIïa<lc'letr, T. fi'. Ðrrzin, i,',,'r1, Bocon, ii. li,..liör';e,.T. t: PrIce,
J. L, Íitepheno, Faul iîlr"trr:paLnior<, Itr. J, Vo.orhÍ6, J," Â. CorrJ-t,er,
'
J. ll. llutchlnson, f). lì, Irr,j.oe, i,'. 1,1" iï:l¡qg:ins and ii. ['i. Thorrrpron.
Itecçiverf I{r. J, F. Glolrer ancl. Jrir;r. J. Õ. Olj.ver on e:çånluatlon; trU.ss Cl"arn riI¡¡no t'iorg:an on rest¡lte¡rrent; hir. nnrl
ilir"Þ, C , B. Jone$ ìry l"ettel' fïom 'Irlrrlûy PreolryterÍan 0lrurcl.i,
Da1-1as; hïrg, $, lll. lr,'r,Íßìrt fr<¡rr, .r',1"rbey' lrreol:yte-¡'Inn Churcll,
Da.l"l.r¡.s; _-Tirr. ancl tçir,.,¡¡. v. ili. lliiokel-1. froin I?arlcvay preshyteri.an
Church, IJall.asi l{rs. IJi;ha l1¡l¡ott fr.o:n l.'lrç;^b FreiliyterJ.ån
clru:rch, "{rustin, ïlex.i iÍr. ,). c. Ollvey frollr Ï¡ire'L r.,t'eslryterfan úhnt'oh, DeÞor1;e 'l'e?1.; i,ir. iil. T. (Jl"J.ver îro¡t Î¡lyst Fres'tr;¡tei.:Lan
Chur-¡.ch, i)eport , Te)i, , *r¡cl. i,.rÍ..i. i:^. l;, 01lve:: fr,orr¡
l.¡il'st Dant ist Olnrrcþ-, .Da1Ia,."¡.
The fol.Lo','ritr6¡ ïIeT'e f.jrân'üe.l lei:ters 'bo 'bhe I'If61h1anú Pqrk
I'reslrytexlan Church to be ofgan:ì-zecl.: ir,:'. nncl iiifts.' C, I', anrl
C . ü' , "4ncleroon, ,Tr . , i.,ir. ancl i:lrß . :i' , íico1;È Cl"arli, ìrlr. êncl.
f,!r,s. J. t. Cor.r}son, Ifr. and ilirs. I.Ienry il. Davis, liiïs. lSyoüks
7" Dlcltey nncl iloviena and iriart?re. rlr"oolis Ðicirel', í:,r. and l,'il"Ê.
l,fþ6r"1 i:i. Es'beÊ, IÍrg. Iii. E, Forrer.ii', ìiil". ancl. iïÍrs. ,i¡. .4.. I¡oscli-clr, Íîr, and. irlrs. i:i"' 1{. ancl l'lhltenton T-fqnfler, it{r, ancl j,fr$.
i'ìal"e1¡*1r ¡lnci Bal"efe:!r, flil:rtenst:l.ne, ff., lfrsi Ií. P, In¡1en li?.
ancl liirs, lr,urtem D, JoneÉi ancl ':'ii::t ì:ig¡lsi Jones o 'l,Ir, ancl i,frg.
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tenton, Lrrr. and llrs. Cleo. E,
sesston ol-osed rvlth þråyer.
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Page L25 of
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PagelD
and. Miss Lynn
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Dallas, ÍIexas,
May
P, L926,
Sunday.
l[]re eessf.on opened ,¡vlth prayer.
'Present Df . Wm. M. Anderson, Mocleràton; E1ders I¡êw*!;
rence Thomae, S. If . BrLcker, J. I,, Prfce, E. .T. Voorlrls,
A. $. iSteirer, Pau3" Kh"lrpaür.ick, G. -4., I",uoeo, B, V,I; GlasBo{, õ. L. Dlosc, J. Ð, Vanliflnlçle¡ [i.0. lt4cFadden, ll. D.
Hod.ge, FI. L. Stennls, J. E. Slutchinsonr'¡im. Bacon, R. JJ.
Pnfce trnd M. n'1. Thompe oÍI.
Recelved Êdwin B. Jordan, Geo . Jord,sn e Jrr, , ThoE.
llndere oor ,fr. and iVlrg. Vernon Col-l"lns on oxaml-nat 1on; IVlrs.
L. @. Brow n on restatement i Mr. and ifir6. Geor.ge R. Jotclan,
Mrg. C. C. Senter , Mre. B, .O. Duke, E. J,/l . Rlggs, Mng. E, M.
Rf.ggs ¡ MrB . C. !. Rhoa, Mrg. James L. Rhea ¡ lt/b. å nd Í,{rs.
Thos i Anderson aúd, lVlrs. i{aII Shannon fr'om Presbyt erlan
Forney , lex,
ge*sf on olosed w1üh prâyêx'.
Dal-Ias, Texas¡ May 9, L926, Sunday.
ThÞ eesslon op€ngd wlth prayela.
Fnesent Ðr. ìifm. M. Anderbon, Mod,erator¡ Eld.ers PauL
KLrkpa'tr"i.ok, J, L. Prioe, I,. /r. RogorË, Lawrenoe 'Ihomag,
R, L. Stennls, R. S. Baker, E. iI. Voorh1s, A. D. Ilodge, S,
ç. McFaddeh, N. A. Cnozf.err'J. L. Stephens, J. E. IfutohLnson, O. L. Moss, J. D. VanWinkle, l. W. Er{lfn, B, W. GLaågoty, Wm. .Baoobr -G. A. Irucasr S. H. BrÍcken, ând M. M.
îÏrompson.
t
Re'oeived l¡{rrs. Dora llVaynerReðman, Frank fhonag Bennett
and Phil-1p l,lndsley¡ Jr.¡ on examfnai;1on; and Mr.6. A, W.
Erviugç, Mf'sB Mlldred. Ewfng Anna. Rusgell Evrrtng by let-
ters f,rom Centràl Presbyüe
Btolr'Va.
foJ-J.owlng:
DlsmiÉsed to' Illchland
E. E. Ot'oulell,,
Mr. and I[nB. Vf . D, Cãnpent
nd i\tns. John ÏU.
lft'Ë. I-,.. ß:. Ðyke, lüFÊ. Br¡¡.ks G
Lonly' Ttl, S'
K5'zel" End, Al-ice-I(tzer, I,/b, a
Mrs. Ol-f-vla
Lemlyr Jr.r Ellzabeth and Jo
;Moorer
14. and
Irester and lvlar Lester¡ Ii43. an
SanE.
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and
MrE.
J.
ooúothy
Mr.
and
MrÉ.ìff. W. 0rr
d,uslry' trÍr. and ûlrs. ELmer-F. E. Sohmid.t, l/[r, a¡¡d Mrs¡
fü:ÌIä't,uäAè änd lerov-wããã'-tvtr. anå ùr's,'If. D. Yopp and
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Iionbense and Ânnette Ëarn.
The eesÊ.ùon closed v¡i.th pra./êr.
Da
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with p:royer.
'Itre sesgfon opene<l
Present D::. llin" 1,.. iìnclet'gol1r I'{ocienal)or; ¡llders L' ,i.
Coulter, E, ï1. Olasgot't, J. D. Vanlïinlrle, J, f,. Prloer Faul
Illr.lcpatrick, R. Ë. L'ov/e, E. J. Voot'Ïr1s, I,l. R. Ct'oøierr C.
L. iliogs, A. D. i{ocl6e, Lavrence 'lhomas, $. G. irollacldenr
J. t. gtephens, J. Iì' ilutohinoott, G. A . Ïruoas, $ . ll .
Briaker, Fì. L, Í.:tennfs, 1¡i. Irl. }illg¡¡1ns ancl I/:. fi'i' ll'rornpoon.
ilecefved ]ilrs. 0. C+. l;oacle on vestatement; and fuir. end,
rurs. 1.t/. Ii. Frierson and Hùsô Íial..lle Ïþlereon Íry J"et{:er fro'm
l¡irslr Presìrytenlan úhurchr ly1er, lBx.
l.lotion adopted that we reËrl:ire tire ïlcdnesday night
prqyer neetfn4s aff;er Chu¡'olr l{i¡¡ht 1s disoon'blnuecl for^ the
gu.illner
r
Per¡nlssion ¡qranted Llvangellst, Jolrn Ilvotøn
tire churoh Srrnclay afternoonr i;iay Ê5d.
to ¡rreaclr Ín
J-loarcl in ¡rIa
R. C . ÍStubirs eleotecì. member of JSxpatt$J-on
of J, $, PuLliarn (ruovecl to ÏI;Lghland Par'lc Chr,rro\).
The session cLosed
'¡iJ-tLr
praycr.
";r,ß,
Dall,as, 'Í'exÊs, ii'lay i50, 1926, $unda;¡.
the øessLon openecl lrtth preyer
Pre$ent Dr. Iim. i,i. Ì,nc1,erson, I{oderatoir; ELder.o I-,. l!.
Ë' t. i'rcFoddenr F' li. lover Güoul.te:r, Faul fti.rkpa'bnlckr
/,:,. Irucas, ì.ir. li. 'tiilson, /I. Ð. 1loc16e, J. -l'. Prlce, C. L.
I'r:îis, Cl. D. Shavl, J. fr. Htrtchin$on, J. L. $tephen,s, flm.
JJacon, Larlrer:oe TlrorruÉ, lÍ. Il. iTi¡151f.ns ancì Ii,. i',i. fhontpso:.
Iieoeived tir.s. D. S. tieaver and. lire, li. .É,. Logan on
exanrinat iolt.
Tl:,e sosefon closed
v:i-1uh
Dal-lasr Texas, June 6t L92â, Sunday.
The eession oile nod
Present
'llth prayer.
I,ioderator¡
Dz', \ilrn, î,1. JLndersor:t^,
ELders PauI
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0ALLAS PU.iìLIC LI¡ri.ARY
fEXAS AND DALLAS HlSTORY
a
0t
a¡,tar, r/\/teü'^bars
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet C. Munnell
M¡. and Mrs. C, F. Ânde¡son Mr' and Mrs' L' M' Qrke
Mr' and Mts' Entler Edwa¡ds
Fulle¡ Anderson
Mr' and lvfrs' Dan English
ir" "ìJuir. riank Bell
^ü;:
and M¡s' A' H' Btes
;;ã ui'' -Bennett
l-s. Bennett Mr'
Mr' and Mrs' J' A' Farmer
]ãiì" ù.-o"
Mts' M' E' Forrest ,
irfis tyn.t Bonney
Mr' and Mrs' \Ø' A' Fosdick
Ho¡tense Born
Mr' and Mrs' J' D' Fowler
,{nnette Bo¡n
Jr'
i',ft;ã Mtt. Hut.y F. Bovd J' D' C'Fowler,
L' Gar,teg -Mrs'
Mts. \1. Ii' Btools
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Mr. and Mrs. John V. George
B'""1"
i;;;;;;'-H;ì;;
Mrs. Hugh Ë. Munnell
lvfr. and Mrs. J. F. McClue
Mrs. Lois V. Mclain
Irfr. a¡d M¡s. C. L. McNultY
Miss Jane McNultY
Nfr. and M¡s. C. C. O'Neal
Àfr. and Mrs. J. C. Oehlet, J¡'
M¡. and Mts. \7. V. O¡¡
Dotothy Orr
Mrs. M. Â. Orr
Miss Ella. Mary George
iri"wÑ.ll-stoott
M¡s' Burks Gossett
¡. li. n^tr.t.
J' L' GraY
Mrs. R, E. Buckley
jolü s;.kr"v
i"lrs' C' F' Gribble
Mr' and Mrs' K' H' Harger
í"ã*.ir s"åkl.y
rùlhit Hanger
Ur. and M¡s. E' lf. Burbank
M¡' and M¡s' R' Hortenstine
iÏirt ¡,r"ivã"r¡q"L
Raleislr Ho-rtenstioe' Jr'
s;iÉ^"t
iärã
Mrs' H' P' Inge
í'rir. r. i' cu¡tt..
lvliss Âdelaide Johnson
Sirtley C"inet
i¡i..
^ü;.-"Jñt.
Mr' and M¡s' Robert o' Jooes
þhn \t. Ca4reote¡
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Mt' and M¡s' \{/urtem D' Jones
nìI.r, òt.orvn ca4)etrter
M;. ;ã M;t. Lewis T' Carpente¡ \firt Reme¡ JongsMr' and Mrs' J' \?" Kizer
Thomas A. Carpeotet
Àiil M;t LewÎse Ca4rente¡ Miss Alice Ki-e-i - Lemlv
ü;:-";d ilÃ:!ø. D. Cìrpeoter Mr' and M*'Y's'
,Oø"t,". C"æ.n,.r, J..
\øilliam LemtV
Miss Elizabeth læoly
Evan Caçenter
i,frs. \tr. Scotr Clark John Lemly _ fnfi.
"ná õfttt, ¡..
Mr' and Mn' Ma¡k Lemmor
V.'S."i
Mrs' V' L' Lemmon
Mru, ti' x. Coke
tnl..
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Mts' J' D' Leslie..
f¡.sõãi.,
¡t.
^¡ìì."""¿
Leslie
ilti. ¡. T' Coulson Mics,Bonnie
F¡ank Leslie
M;: ;;ã tnr.'. V. r,. cor
M¡' and M¡s' Max M' Iæster
Miss Lillian Cox
M;:-""d M¡s. Marvin E. Croom M¡s' O'-D' Les-te¡ Mr' an{ Mrs- J' S' Mabrv
M;.;d M,s. E. E' cro*ell
M;. ;;ã Mts. Henrv R. Davis Mrs' M' M'M3I^
M¡' and Mrs' M' G' Lipscomb
iri"ry i'r*ã"i.i o"'iit
Ma¡tia
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õ.Jlö"V"ã¿v
Mrí. sÃãk r.bi.t.v
li"r.¡t bi.t.v'
i;il R;;;" Di.Éy
Itä"r
I,i;.-;i M'i iot"
É.
Dunla¡r
Mts'
G'rr"
Miss Ruth Martio-
Mts' H' E' Mer¡ithew
Mr' and M¡s' M' Il' Moo¡e
M¡s, E' G' Mugfotd
Ivfrs. John B. Owens
Virginia Owens
S. Pulliam
Marv Ellen Pulliam
Mr. and Mrs. J.
Nfr. and Mrs. Ben S. Robensoo
M¡, and Mrs. J. E. SanduskY
Mr. and Mrs. E, F. Schmidt
F. Shaw
Mrs.
Miss Ma¡ion Ethel Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. I?ileY E' Sim!
Lfiss Sue Steele
Mr, and Mrs. Charles S. TeePle
Cha¡les S. TeePle, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. TemPletoa
Edwin TemPleton
L. C. TemPleton
Mrs. M. J. TemPleton
Mr. and Mrs. .,{. M. Va¡ce
John Dean Vance
Mary Lee Ya¡ce
\f.
À. lvfilton Vance
À{r. and Mrs. R. M' Vaughal
Miss lvfarion Vaughao
Robert C' Vaughan
F¡ank Vernon
Mr. and Mrs. LYtle Wade
R. L. \,)Øade
Mr, and Mrs. Sam R. \feems
Miss Eva Lynn !Øeems
Mr. and Mrs. V. M' I7hitenton
Mr. and Mn' George'S?ilkin
Mrs. C. E. \9ortman
M¡. and M¡s. \?'. D. YoPP
g0derc and Oeûcorrs
Clurtter,
Dezcon¡
Ca4renter
J. T. Coulson
Henry R. Davis
Ralegh Hortenstine
Elde¡¡
Harry F. Boyd
Lewis T. Caçenter
John
John W'. George
R. M. Vaughan
'lf'. M.'Whitenton
\f.
Ma¡k l¿mmoq
J. S. Pulliam
Chatles S. Teeple
Sam R. !?ee¡ns
\7u¡tem D. Jones
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CHAPTER
HERE AND
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resbyterian Church' as we see it in
celebration of its fortieth anníversary
rastic rernodelling project has been comnning this tour of the building in what
And why all this attention to a buildt Part of a church? The answer is
that this survey of our church today is
for both the Past and the future'
at the persons who make up the church
ent of soul and fellowshiP' LastlY,
ds one look at the whole before he
s, so this famiLiar view of Highland
cate places that have changed through
you as their many
the years. And it is hoped our members will come alive for
and varied activities are described'
gray brick and stone
A handsome, gothic-styled building constructed of warm up
most of a long
takes
with a decorativå ãpatterini of ivy, thã church proper
Shannon Lane and Park
block, bounded by university Boulevard, McFarlin soulevard,
jewel-toned
stained
and
Street. rne sanctuary with its ta11 graceful fleche
right here'
glass windows faces UniversitY, so let's start our look at the church
room on each
The four massive oak doors open on a sizeable narthex with a
with
furnished
side; the one on the right, the ¡ri¿e's room, is carpeted and
strictly
is
loom
sofa, lamp, chairs and such; on the other side the ushers'
utilítarian, with tables for the collect
Beyond these rooms on either side are s
a literature rack, we enter the sanctua
aisles, changing to oak flooring in the
stained lightly (but not blonde) and th
the
our comfort. As we approach the front of the church, it is evident that
pew
the
Iîatches
red carpet, leading tà'tne platform and covering most of it'
for the choir is on each side, with the organ at the
cushions. The
are rnade
""u[ing
rear. A speaker,s stand on one side, the round pulpit on the other,
church
of
the
rear
of oak carved in symbolic arches. A conmunion table in the
steps'
platform
of
the
bears a Celtic cross and flower stands are on either side
The sanctuary has a hushed beauty of its own, compounded of its cathedral
not
ceíling, effective lighting, the glow of color-from the windows. It is services
three
place
for
difficult to visualize the Sunday crowds that fill the
every week, at 8j30, 9:30 and at 11;00. our smug pride in all this is somewhat
Sunday
dashed by recalling the remark of a friend. "1"'s been to church every
be
true?
Can
this
for five years and no one has ever spoken to me."
others
The sanctuary has room for only 1,25o, So on special occasions, where
Ha1l
or
Currie
Chapel
Wynne
go
to
of our more than six thousand members
other
they share in the worship service by closed circuit television' Every
service
11:00
the
and
channel
1ocal
a
over
Sunday the 9:30 service is televised
may be heard alternate Sundays on radio'
2
there is a long hall
the sanctuary'
When you walk around behind
in the center is a north-south
east and west; through a swingrng áoot
floor has more offices"
oo"nl--Ã
onto which the ctrurct offices
"l
runnl.ngi
co
rrid$ r
""co.d
1et's
and quarters of the staff'
sanctuary
the
at
look
quick
this
out
on
After
behind the sanctuary and
ïrt"-r,.ír
tä
nact
rittr".
steps-á
me
our
retrace
Building' Pause with iþ
Educational
itt"
to
way
our
on
we're
door
the east
Especially lovely in Spring
c.ra""-.
schoeritãpi
the
admire
to
the colonnade
and trees and vines' wit¡¡
snru¡9:tt^
of
riot
a
are
azaLeas
-ate
when the
"oiãr,'ttre
sight at any time'
a refreshing
wide brick walks
GoingintothéEducationalBuildingbyeitherofthewestdoofs,v]€rìof,g
and tile on walls and floors' Even
approvingly the gleaming f-reshnesã-ri-pri",
construction' all this wing h4s'
finished
n.rry
the
of
part
nót
is
though this
beenremodeledandrenovatedintosornethingnewanddifferent"onedoorleq6s
equipment hums, and multifariouq
to a basement stairway where tr," r""rranical
is next and then a pairofof
building
The
boolç
items are stored.
";;i;;;t;: ?{fi""
Library in its enticíng artay
glass doors o"rrra ã"árl*p"" oã tnã Church
carts'
]actets, shelves, tables and book
JustbeyondthelibraryisaroomyclassroomandacrossthecorridoriS
school; through the windows we adthe glass-"nc1o"ed orr¡."" of the cturct''day
mirethedivan,upholsteredin'".oo,,leather,theseveraltablesandchairsi
addition to the secretarial desks'
Walkingaroundthegardefl.¡,..1!'¡ì)!-Lhelrewmarblestairwaywecometothe
nurseryandkindergardenchurch.schoolclass'oo'";insidewegetglimpsesof
mobiles, closets ful1 of interest:
what goes on as expressed in wall ãecorations,
ing things"
Goingalongthenorthcorridorofthisnewwing,theUniversityBoulevard
i" t """oãf marUfe stairway'rflante¿
door opens on our right and straight ahead
t*by an adult classroom.
window featuring a wñite
Have you seen that eye-catching white-curtained
beds that are full on Sunday' Walkbassinet? Behind it you can see ltoã" tobaby
coürtyard
windows overlooking the paved
we come
ing along this east corridor, jungle
ínother
grm' mllry-go-round' swings and
on our right. The sandpile,
by the day school students"
triguing playthings are use¿ entúu"iã"ti-"rl1y
First-gradeschoolroomsthatdoubleonSundayasclassroomsareonthe
oak double door opening or¡
left and at the end of the east corrídor is the
McFarlin Boulevard'
MoreblassroomsopenoffthesouthcorridoraSWelookoutonthepeved
mark the
Going t;;.;g; the double oa : doors that
courtyard on our right.
end
3
ñ
the Church parlor, a spacious friendly
Toward the end of the ha1l is WYnne
ay leading to the church offices'
1,,'
,::.: .
,
,
r
elevator)
ginal entr
an
aÞ
ristia
tion,
uth co
;;;t-"
the square
eed along
s. The as
ubicle of
eft at thi
Pel; then
oms
rom
,
second fl
take a
six s
e west
ional Builduse the wide
Place of
lovely garden
he east ha1l"
the bight as we
You get a
Pass bY
manY
.
with a seating capacity of about 400'
om McFarlin Boulevard by a gently sloping
one end is balanced at the other by an
as I¡1. Currie over the mantel"
.:
'
'
/t.'
;g¡.tcÌl,tonsandsuchare.prepared,withthetablessetupinthe
,.raIt¡
'..'} For srnaller meetings sliding partitions insure privacy and better acoustics'
through
, visit the scout Room, turn right at the foot of the stairs and go
such,
and
cupboards
. u 2assageway. Here is q, Large ,óo,n, pine panelled with
week
the
through
iui. ,), rquipped ior scout meetingã, The Scout Room is used for their weekly by
bgth adult and younger handcrafteis as well as by the Scouts
I
;
dishes and cooking utensils
he kitchens, with their huge ovens, stacks of doors on each side' Here
r.. lr of the alcove and may be entered by swinging
-' rj : j
meètings"
across the street from the sanctuary on a Latge' treeshaded lot is a frame structure that is called the Youth Building' Here the
seventh and eighth graders meet on Sundays and here various meetings can be
scheduled through tñe week. During the irectic period of building and remodelling'
thls modest buii¿ing took care of most of the displaced classes and personnel'
On Shannon Lane
church ever to be so honored, Highland Park Presbyterian Church
in August, 1966, received an award from the Men's Garden Clubs of America for
excellence of landscaping. Only ten awards were âpproved this year from the
300 clubs throughout the United States (and no other church). Members of our
Property Commitlee--Ea11 N. Jackson, Harris A. Kemp, George W. McDaniel Jr",
lfilliam D. Kiebler, W. Dee Downs and Barton B. Wa11ace, Jr. accepted the plaque
describing this national award for civic beautification. The Property Committee
is responsible for our church plant as well as the yard and grounds.
The
first
4
CTI,APTER TWO
FORTY YEARS AGO--AND AFTER
i
that in the yea r t926, all- elements we
Dallas'
the founding of a new Presbyterian church incomposed
o
?resbyterian Extension Board of Dallas and
U'
Churches'
one deacon from each of the Presbvterian
tt'" l-ocatíon of new churches
in January, When the various "ttå"";";^'f;iiF,¡ãt
for the
that the most promising^section
were surveyed, it was agreed ,rnurrîiou"ly
area'
Cities
Park
pårk and the present
location of a new church was Highi."à
It
seems
daYs, Mrs' Mark Lemmon, one of
For an informal descriPt ion of those earlY
Park
rr
If anYone fee ls that Highland
the charter menbers, recalls wha t happened:
called
that
person
e
My father was th
Presby terian Church is 'his Church 'Idoi
of L926 to talk
in Ja nu
together
e
^1y
a little group of interested PeoPl rch" l{Y earlY
T" ReYnolds'
ge
Geor
father' Mr'
about forming a new PresbYterian Chu
in Da11as (alt
here
rches
chu
President of the Extension Board of our PresbYterian
of the Pres bv-l
Committee of Home Missions
Executive
the
on
lso
a
was
time),
M ,"1
that
McMillan was Executive SecretarY' in 'an
Homer
Dr'
which
of
So
U.
Church,
terian
(He was also Present
meetings"
Reynolds P resided at the two orga nizational
new buiLding much lat er
the
in
official ca pacity at the time of our first service
--when Dr. Homer McMillan preached' )
and feasibilitY
to discuss the Pos sibilitY
"We met one SundaY afternoon
to talk to
praY,
to
t was asked to think'
a new Church. Each Person Presen
second
v
The
ussion.
y for further dísc
1
f riends and come back the next Sunda
organizatío
An
ntze.
orga
to
there was so much interest shov¡n tha t we decided Sam ltleems, Mark Lemmon, J.
committee was appointed--Henry R' Da vis, chairman; Hortenstine, J' S. Pulliam
Raleigh
Coul son, Charles R. TeePle, John W' George t
en" Ws were in PrePar ation forask d
happ
to
began
things
and ülurt em D. Jones--and
ization, In March, 1 926, we
months b efore we were ready for a formal organ
Pres bvt erian Church, to advise with
Dr. William Anderson, Pastor of the First
o f Church Order of The PresbYon the proper form so as to conform to the Book
terian Church, U. S
interes ted was held in the Highland
"The first ge neral meeting of those
th ere were 53 Pe
Park Town Hal1 on APril 11' L926. BY this time
e our Church.
org,anaz
a petit ion to request Dalla s PresbYterY to
to proceed wi
Texa s ,. on April L3, L926, we were given Permission
Lesl,ie, Gene ral AssemblY'
D.
J.
Dr.
organiz ation. Officers were then chosen. E. C. Scott was called as SuPPlY
Stat ed Clerk, directed us and The Reverend
Pa
sto
r.
L926. Then in May
charter member list was formed in April,the total to 190' Dt'
1ist, bringing
some additionaL persons were added-l; the
get startã¿ ih" """ superintendent of
us
H. s. springall was untiring in n"rpirrg t,tii,tg
elders were chosen and nine
Home Missions for the Presbyter/). File
w. George, Lewis T" carpenter'
deacons. The elders were: Harry F. Boyd, Johnwere:
;ãnn w" carpenter, Henry R'
R. M. vaughn and w. M. Whitenton. The deacons
DavisrJ.T.CoulsonrRaleighHortenstine'MarkLemmon'CharlesS'Teeple'J'S'
clerk of the
pulliam, Wurtem D. Jones and Sam Weems " Harry F. Boyd was elected
Hortenstine
Raleigh
diatonate'
session; Henry Davis was elected chairman of the
collection
bhe
days
early
secretary and Mark Lemmon was nade Treasurer. In those
was from $5.00 to $6.00 a SundaY'
,,The
5
initial
rAbout that time the name Highland Park Presbyterian Church was chosen
After much
and adopted. Next, where should our peÍmanent Church be locabed?
looking the property on Uníversíty Boulevard was found--9"85 acres-'-more than
a- ci,fy-bLock and the down payment would Ue $fS,000.00" Mr" Reynolds appealed
Éiome Missions and they agreed to give
io tnä Assembly's Executive Committee ofgifts
from the Church members" So in
u" $Z,5OO"OO if we would match it w;ith property
which was priced at $521500"00"
itrt "ry we got our down payment on the
Several deacons went on the note at the bank so we could start a building prog,ran" We also made a trade with University Park--if they would cut a street
Ifrrougtr our property and pave it, thereby squaring up the block--we would in
turn áeed the land east of the street to them, to be used only as a park. Some
property on the south side of McFarlin was sold to Dr" John L, Jenkins, other
lots were sold. This sale gave added cash. So by now we had concrete plans
for our Church home.
'tThe pulpit committee kept us supplied with a minister each Sunday, whenever Mr" Scott was unable to be present. Our Sunday School was organized with
Sam Weerns as Superintendent and Mr, W" A" Fosdick as Assistant Superintendent.
The Sunday School classes were first held on the second floor of the Highland Park
High School, now Highland Park Junior High School, on Normandy" Church services
weie all held there, beginning in Ju1y, L926, untiL we moved into our own build-
Mr.
ing.
committee was also constantly looking for a regular minister,
and Reverend W, A. Alexander of Mobile, Alabama was called in December, L926"
"The
pulpit
I'In those earLy days we had Home Mission and Foreign Mission classes in the
homes of members. The deacons and elders met in the homes, too. Every rnember
worked for our church, for we wanted to grow and be felt spiritually in the
community.
tt
**
See Appendix
for list of charter
members.
July l1th, L926, the first general Comnunion Service was observed--in
the Highland Park High School, The following Church Trustees were elected on
August 29th: W" M. Whitenton, Henry R" Davis, J" T. Coulson, John lt¡" Carpenter
and Harry F" Boyd. At the same congregational meeting, purchase of the University Boulevard property was authorízed.
On
It was on Sunday, January 16th, L927, that Dr. W. A" Alexander assumed his
duties as pastor although he was not officially installed until February 27th.
A buil-ding committee was elected the following month composed of W; ltl'
Whitenton, chairman; J. T. Coulson, J" S. Pu11ian, W, Scott Clark, Raleigh Hortenstine and Guy Cahoon" On April 3rd, six more members were elected to the
building committee--C. F. Anderson, E, H" Blurn, John W. Carpenter, Henry R.
Davis, Walter Hogg and Vlurtem D" Jones. And on April 19th, this committee
selected Mr. Mark Lemmon as architect for the proposed church building" Mr"
Lemmon recalls John W. Carpenter admonishing him with these words: "You'd
better do us a good job, young man." (Mr. Lemmon has been architect for all our
buildings" )
That first budget, for the church year beginning April lst, L927, amounted
to $12,175"00: current expenses $g,ZzS"OO and benevolences $3,400"00, The
statistical report to Presbytery which met in April showed the botal number of
communicants to be 239 with the Sunday School enrollment, including Cradle
Roll, of 310"
6
The contract for the first or Su
was awarded to Bellows-McClay Construc
ground was broken. A loan of $75'000'
ír, order to simplify and expedite buil
porated under state laws and on Februa
state.
Building was held at 5:30 in the
The cornerstone laYing for the A lexander
ta1 box Placed in the cornersto
aft ernoon of Sunday, March 18, 1928. In the me members, a PhotograPh of the
are a copy of the HolY Bible, a list of charter
the church uP to that
first memb ers of the l¡Ionen's AuxiliarY a nd a his tory of
t ime.
1d in the Chapel on SundaY
The first se rvice in the new building was he r officiating. The formal
morning, August Lzth, 1928 with Dr. W. A. Alexande
Pl ace September 30th at which
opening and pre sentation to the cong regation took As
sembly's Executive Committ
General
time Dr. Homer McMillan, SecretarY of the
invitat ion. Joan Lawther was the first
of Home Missions, fi11ed the PulPit bYAugust,
L928'
baby baptized in the new building--in
It is ínteresting to note the fi
mplished"
Church
Highl and Park PresbYterian (The
Just what did this first structure offacing
UniversitY Boulevard.
comp risê? It was two-storY, rectangulat,
was part of this first
present north çorridor of th e Educational Building
the SundaY School Building,
building which has been call ed at different times
ay School classrooms were
Alexander Building or Educat ional Building. ) Suno all church serv
were'
downstairs; upstaírs were Alexander Ch ape1, where
back of
a
sma1l cubbY holes
held; the ladies' Parlor and kitchen a nd some
a
Pews and onlY Pi
the Chapel. Movable straight chairs se rved as
The achi evement of thl
discomfort.
anY
of
light
the choir, bu t enthusiasm made
high endeavor'
first building was both a source of Pride and an incentive to
the church's report to Presbylte.ry
At the end of that initial five years,ichool
enrollment was 795' l"o] Ll"
showed a totât- of 683 communicant"; sun¿ay
went to benlevototal contributions were $34,695.0ó, of "tri"t amount $5,919.00
lences.
,
Tn L932, Dr. Alexander indicated his desireBito
him by the South Highland Presbyterian Church of
was that Dr.. Thomas White Currie, president of-Aust
o
Seminary, became Stated Supply pastor in Decemberco
L937
J. Ludweil Davis, Dr. Currie served through
his work in Austin.
fact
Period. In
HPrc g rew in number and sPirituallY during thisroperty
to take care
churchts
P
fabs were Pu t on the McFarlin side of the
Dr. Cur rie decided to give
overflow classes on SundaY. But reluctantlY time
to his first love, the S
stated suPPlY relationshiP to give his ful1
at Austin, to which he had dedicated his life"
pf€-'
ú1e
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I
iiff-
'1
x
hwasagainfortunateinsecuringasitsnewpastor
breadthofchatacter--Dr"HenryWadeDuBose_-whocame
u,,ct,¡t,..r',spartanburg,southCarolinainJanuaryl938.
spa"toraterDr'DuBoseenvisionedalargechurchand
tfuJ- fears the membership increased' and a significant
Lace
'
sanctuary which was completed in L94I"
ed the two-st'cry group of offices sorrth
for Montgomery, A.tabama, in December,
Gothic sanctuarye even as he had done at
Presbyterian Church was without a senior
l-liam M. Eltiott, Jr", Ieft the pastorate
f Atlanta, Georgia, to accept the call of
hip the church has made great strides in
oLences and for current expenses.
in membership, another building program
This comPrised the new wing of the
levard. Its two stories included many
youth chapel upstairs. In the basement,
for heating and air-conditioning, were
as Currie Ha11, and several storage rooms"
,lril
,l
,t
:{
I:l
addition to the
Almost as soon as this building was completed, another
forming the southroom'
choir
parlor
the
and
church was begun. wynne chapel, the
the various
time
this
At
L952"
in
west corner of the building, t"r" "o,npl"t.a
and its
chapel
wynne
designed'
Garden
i courts were planted and the schoerrtopf
were dedicated during the twenty-fifth anniversarv vear of the
:', , ;;j;i"i"à-.oã,r"
-Arrd.u".yone
I
took it for granted that the bui'lding program was comChrl'rch.
,
pleted for. all time.
ilj;'l
,i,
,l
,{
I
,i
!
..,,"i., But in the early sixties, it became apparent that crowded conditions
, ' agàIn hampering the wärk of many departments of the Church School and in L964 a
most ambitious plan for adding io the first Xducational Building and remodelling
r both existing wings was begun. This most recent project, the architect pointed
:.,, out¡ has been the most difficul-t of all. The necessity for careful planning and
I , scheduling of building was imperative since the work of the church had to contlnqe even as the construction proceeded" Heating and cooling had to be main' . tained even as a new system was being install-ed. Completed in June of 1966, the
Present building admirably suits the needs of the congregation and is a delight
to the eye of the observer.
i,
were
i
i
'
,]
l:
' been
necessitated by the inciease in our membership. The first change, in April
1945 marked the end of Sunday night church services; then on Palm Sunday, Lg5L,
jhu dual system of services at 9:30 and 11:00 on Sunday morning was introduced"
In January 1954, thi.s dual- arrangement was extended to the Church School, fn
Octoberr 1966, a third worship service--from 8:30 to 9:10--was added"
'
numbe¡s.
ó , 208. cont ributions
a 11 causes w"r" $r ,078, 039 " 00, $429, 436. o0 gotng to benevolent causes. Thetopresent
plant and properties are conservati.vely valued at about five millionchurch
do11ars.
8
ü{APTER
III
THE STAFF
of 190 to a church ro Lof
1966' from a charter membershiP
y a.
with
to $810'000.00t fron a church
6, 208, from a budget of $12, 175.00
our
rYì
t
ificent building d esígned to sur
bo rrowed meeting Place to a magn
pired
wiselY and selflesslY ins
needi Who are the Persons who h ave sothat
Highla nd Park PresbYterian
is aPPa renb
ma rkable devel-oPment? It
rship that has implemented such g
1n deed been fortunate in the leade
of HenrY R" Davis,
(
That first PulPit SUPP1Y Committee, consisting
and Judg e R" M" Vaughan q ucce
Hortenstine
h
Raleig
Pulliam,
S.
J.
Whitenton,
be remembered w ith gratitude, fo q cer:
shortlY bY Lewis T" CarPenter), should
Not
life of the church are significant.
tainly the first five Years in the
it
but
ü,as
SundaY
to
ay
from Sund
did this comm ittee keeP the PuLP itn suPPlied
E"
C.
Rev"
the
Since
r.
as Permanent Pasto
dilig ent in seeking a suitable maD a11as
of
the
Clerk
Stated
the
to
as Assistant
Scott, who had recentlY come to pulpit for several Sund âys, in SePtember, I
Genera 1 AssemblY, had fi11ed our
to secur e hís services as Stat
the Session asked the ?resbYterY for permission
b ringing to the congre
Supply. Mr. Scott entered uPon this work immediatelY,
From 1926
to
tion a fruit fu1 ministrY"
E. C. Scott
that the congregation, with Rev'
Addison Alexa nder, Jr., who was
presiding authorized a call to Dr' William
Birmingham, Alaba ma. On SundaY,
pastor of ' Central PresbYterian Chur ch of as
Pastor"
January 16 ' L927, he assumed his du ties
of
Dr. Alexander was ^'i-..duate in L920
A native of tr¡obile, A1'abana,
his
KentuckY;
at Loui svilläf
Louisville Presbyterian Theo logica 1 SeminarY
Cornelia'
daughters
, EIi-za beth Owen and
was Elizab eth Owen and theY had two
was
Persuasive
of humor, Dr. Alexander
scholarly gentleman with a quiet sen sessed
an oPinion concerning Policies in It
rather than dominating; when he expre
pleased to f o1l-ow his suggestions"
church affairs' both men and women we reinfluence'
would be diffic ul-t to overestimate his
Dr. Alexander acceP ted a call toinSo
After five Years at Highland Park'
d the First PresbYte rian Church
Highla nd Church in Èirmingham' He serve en went to the First Church in Shrev
th
Charlotte, No rth Carolina aftel that,FebruarY,
l-956. He resi gned from the chu
Louisiana in 1945, where he died in
as he was i1l a long time"
in ShrevePort seve ral years before his death,
of those eatlY
TaY 1or of Mexia revi ves memories
A letter from Mrs. Frank
t time there'
tha
At
ttI came to th e church in 1930.
years. She saYS' in Part:
was Ruth
time
that
Forrest" My name at
was onlY a Part-time secre tary, Helen
rking
wo
was
I
Vetera n's HosPital.
Parks--mY husband was an inv alid in the
a rY and
sec¡et
as
come to the chrrrch
would
I
if
ed
ask
Alexander
Dr.
I
when
town,
was called in those daYs )
(as
title
the
ion
Educat
Religious
of
Director
the educat ional work for six Years'
worked in thechurch office and did all
Alexande r's secretaríaL work,
was the onlY one there--I d id some of Dr.
the m inutes for the Ses sion
books for the church, Paid all the bi11s, wrote
fo r the church in addi
for the'Deacons, and did a 11 of the corresPondence
We published a we
church'
ram of the
the oversight of the educational Prog
acceP
n Annual" I left there Ln L936,
news sheet for the Young PeoPle and a
DaLLas
of
byterY
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Education
of Religious
Director
the position ofSupport
It
9
was on December
5,
1926,
,
,
hus band
cane. to
held for three
having di ed in
take
Dr. Frank M' TaYlor, mY first
of Africa)
Virginia Pruitt (Mrs" William Pruitt
woman?
Parks was a busY
Don 't you know Ruth
rs
L936 '
Yea
mY P1 ace,tt
t
leaving to
marrY
resignation of Dr" W" A. Alexander,
a
4, L932, aftetofthe
On SePtem ber
Mr. Joe E. Lawther, l4r' Sam Newe11, Mr'
compo sed
inted
appo
was
to Pres ent names to the
ttee
Schmi dt and Mr. B. D. Hull
Elmer
Mr.
liam,
Pul
This theY did on October 9 at a congregatíonal
a new Pastor'
for
to him
tion
' gg¡tfe$a propos ing the name of Dr' Thomas White Currie, A call was made
meetlng '
a saLarY of $ó, 000.00 a Yeat"
at thqt meeting at
and Highland Park
e relationshiP between Dr. Currie
Thus beg àn a uniqu
Dr. Currie retained
years
gh the
time of the call and on throu
the
at
for
known as
,
Theological SeminarY, a nd therefore was alwaYs
dencY of Austi n
technical-itY
mere
a
wa s in fact
y for our church. However,a this
sst
true
was
Pastor to Highland Park Church"
Dr. Currie
obtained,
r In a verY real sense
and before Dr' Currie's consen t could be
issued
1
was
cal
the
r
SeminarY
the
with
Afte
he was re ta ining his position
be
Currie ins isted that since
co-Pastor
a
three or four daYs a week to the church that
suggestion,
¡nd could onlY give
his
At
salarY be divided between them.
c4lled and that the sPecified
as sist Dr. Currie.
Dr. Jarnes Ludwe 11 Davis was called to
AtthistlmeboththeSeminaryandHighl-andParkwereinfiñancialstraits--the
ment was to prove beneficial to both inoved president and Highland Park obnown throughout the Church, a past moderagreat aUiiity and profound scholarship'
left his mark on our church to this day'
il'
language of
.-.1, .pr. curiiers sermons were arresting and often phrased in the
just a fivewas
our day--as his explanation that the meat dish offered to Esau
nen's
the
for
cent Uåwl of cþili, or his selection of topics for his lessons
his train
made
he
as
: cl¿st oftentimes taken f¡om the-"iogun" of the day observed
t: trlps coinmuting back and forth to Austin.
: Hlghland Park grew under Dr. Currie's leadership and felt no neglect on the
four day a week schedule. Dr. Ludwell Da
Ct¡rrle wag able to carry on an unbelievab
teachlng the Men's Bible class later name
leaders for the women of the church, cond
' s $lC¿t amount of pastoral calling on the
Adãcd to all of this our church record shows that he often conducted meetings
and preached at the request of colleges and churches throughout the Assembly.
s and Mrs" Currie, the three sons and
gation. Mrs. Currie quickly made here Women's Bible Class, taking an
e by her warm personality and devotion
ch members not onlY as Dr' Currie's
on.
ving known Dr' Currie, a ttue man of
d unassuming in his life in sPite of
Sunday Dr. Currie preached at Highlancl
esolve to become a glorious church in
this end each Sunday he concluded his
e members become a "glorious church
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Currie and Highland he ped
haPPY
of
have
In the five years
quali ties which in some measure
shi
those
steward
emPhasized
the obliga tion of the home
Church he cons tantlY
us--namelY,
efore
lhesetb
us to achieve the goa of the church, the sacredn ess of marria ge and with a
the ecumenical mission ed his generatio n and his c hurch and his Masterof H:Lghla h¿
Dr. Thoma s Currie serv heart, and his spirit live s on in the rnemo ry
and
s inglenes s of mind
Church'
byterian
Park Pres
a
He was stricken o'n
Lg43"
2'7
APril
on
a ttack
'
.
Dr. Currie died of a heart
sPeaking enga gement
a
from
Austin
to
returning
was
he
train as
fellowshíP between Dr"
StoreY'
R" M' St evenson, Boude
of
1ph
consisting
ee
J t. , and l4rs" Ra
A nother PulPit Committ
W" L. Logan,
Mrs"
Bond,
erl-an
HarrY
Theo, E. Jones, Harold Brand, inf ortune smiled on Highland Pa rk PresbYt left
aga
Dr" DuBose
Howe wen t into action and
Wa de DuBose "
HenrY
Dr.
pastor
t
new
CaroLina ' a
Church in securing as its
in SPa rtanburg ' South
1n
Church
erl.an
PresbYt
congregation
our
d
lea
to
m
behind him at the First
hi
insPired
Dr"
no doub t
beautiful new sanc tuarY, whichGoth ic san ctuarY with its insP iring fleche" ion; he'
and insPirat
the building of our splendid
withal a man of forcewa s real1Y "sh epneid of
thern-gentleman
sou
true
a
was
'
ing--he
DuBose
in their P astoral visit
and ?a rk, church membershiP
Highl
and his wife were tir eless
at
remained
he
dea cons
five
Years
he
rotat ion of elders and
h iS ffock.'r During t
thought
se
DuBo
sets
Dr"
DuBo
and
Dr"
ers
ring
1nc reased to 21042 rnemb
was not adop ted du
measure
this
woul d be advisable' Al though
customarY procedure.
ministrY, it is now Part of our
:rízèd
warrnt h
that characte
the
Mrs" DuBose emPha sizes
brim wi .th
from
letter
gracious
A
Dall as were fílled to the
in
of
ars
five
Ye
the friendl ine ss
their ye ars in Dallas: so"Our
imPre
One of mY first
we arrived ant tw ere
int e re st ing exPerience
Ha
the
staY with
were settled Ln the
our members. We were asked to
ev
every
of ust
invited out for dinne t, aLl- six
¡
ma
nse .
young'couples who
number of'atttactive
v{as
the
by
impressed
iilmrnediate needs
"I was greatly
the ät"ãiã"t
of
o""
to
"i"
were very fortunate
worked tosether îå'înå"äi"r"t,-s"í,";ï'
peoplet
o'rt
fi;;-ro'r.e
fo,
and rÄac Kennedv"
rea¿er"t,;.p
trainea
for
Virginia_åÏ;rtîïî'rr".-rittïã*"ptuitt)
ptrk
oi
church through the
secure the servi"""
H;;;î;"ã
tt
th;;'í,.;;-u"""
what a sreatbLessing both
yea rs.
of
Miller
"Hubert HoPPer and Donald
mY husband's
during
Ministers'
made
Assistant
rich contributions to the
wo
rk
Pas torate.
rch doubled, there E ore
de
of the ctru
t'While we were in Dal1as the membershiPm embers. The friendshiPs we
rch calls on our new theY were th en" tt
we made hundreds of chu
to me todaY as
during those Years are as dear
as
m
þ
I þ 39"
Assista nt Minister in
as
Park
hland
Hig
to
Hubert Hi ram HoPPer came Church L n Houston' At onc ehe and his wife, and
Park
He came to us f rom Central for thens elves among the memb ers of the church,
ace
warrn
a
P1
his own--the First
Elizabeth, made
a church of
for
L94L
in
departed
ctor of the Presa n
everyone was so rry when he
became Executive Díre
he
Later
r' nto
Presbyterian Chu rch of Midland"whi ch he reclaímed from obscuritY and made
Doc tor of
Dallas
honorarY
an
ceived
by terian Foundat ion in
re
he
th9
of Te xas" In 1950
remained *1X¡
impo rtant Part of the SYnod
of
Y ears he
number
a
For
DaLlas
Church Lî
Divin ty degree fro m Austin College"
of Glendale Village Pr esbyterian
now
is
Pastor
he
but
Foundation
t Ministe{
ch urch as Assistan
our
to
aLcalled
was
Miller
In 1941 Dr. Donald G. as a missionarY in Korea ca me to Dallas wit h an
' an d an author"
Dr" Miller, who ha d served as a scholat, a teacher
reputation
established
ready
Defendant's
ll-
In his pastoral calls, in his challenging classes of Bible study, in his
encouragement to teachers and in his preaching, he inspired all whose privilege
it was to know him, with a more wholehearted commitment to the Christian way of
1ife, rn his short time with us he won a lasting place of love and affecti.on in
the hearts of the members of this church.
fn L943 Dr. Miller was ca11ed to become a member of the facutty of Union
Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia. He became a recoEnized authority on
both the O1d and New Testaments. He is a member of the Editorial Board of e'Interpretation" (a Journal of Bible and Theology), is author of Volume lg of the
Layman's Bib le Commentary and such well-known books as Conquegerjþ rqha:þr, E
in My Mouth, and The Nature and Mission of the Chur ch" Since 1963 he has been
the Pittsbu
eo ob cal Seminary of ?ittsburgh, ?ennsylserving as Pres ent
vania.
are indeed fortunate to have Vírginia Gray Pruitt's reminiscences of her
work with Dr" DuBose on our church staff" Here is her letter:
I'Dr. DuBose brought me to the Highland Park Church in 1938 to be a youth
Worker. I was not a Director of Christian Education, had not been to the school
of training in Christian Education, but Dr. DuBose said that did not matter, What
he really wanted at that point was someone to plan and carty through an active
progran for the Latge number of senior high students available, and to try to
maintain church ties with Presbyterian students at SMU. I was Virginia Gray at
that time, daughter of a preacher in West Virginia, graduate of Agnes Scott Co11ege,
had had a three year term in the Congo as a teacher of missionaries' children, was
then teaching back at Agnes Scott. I was young, enthusiastic, naive, and dedicated"
We
"If I had knownthe degree of wealth and sophistication in the Highland park
Church, I would have been afraid to come, perhaps" As it was, I arrived all eager,
ready to pitch right in, and the wonderful folks at the church gave me a wârmr
friendly welcome; the young folks seemed just as eager and ready as I, and we had
a real fun-fine two years together, summer of 193g to summer of 1940.
"At that tine we worshipped in the Alexander Chapel and the present sanctuary was still a dream" The church was growing rapidly and there was a spirit
Dr. DuBose was a consistently exinistrator and beloved pastor. I
great privilege and have ever since
iples I learned from him"
study and ask for my opinion, esth, or where there rnight be a difference
church and the session, I considered
eful to know and weigh the thinking of
he would ask even me, with my youth
en appeared to value. One conversayoung people should dance at parties
nder first consideration at that period.
s such, though some of his session did,
eople danced wherever they gathered
g its function if it simply planned
nd that to offer something dístinctive,
ip and worship that the church is
rfAlthou
th I was not a DCE my imrnediate predecessor, Ruth parks (now Mrs,
Ylo r¡ Mexia Texas) had b een both DCE
and youth worker and was at thaï
rying on in
both capaciti es at Presbytery level, wíth offices in Dal1as. '
L2
of Youth workr
er") So I found
r there was no
new what mY
a aI a PrebY-
tl
"Other
nember
daYs
"
The choir
to'"t
"t'
,'Arthur Harris was -choir iil:::::,"Ïlo*1""; ii::titï?i""ll;t"'g
vor
us
of
*u" ,n"0"-"0 "f a bunch
was
the Present one"
about Dr" DuBose long
it'ion
ec
aPPr
day
with great ma
ral ca l_ls all
thing I remember
and
could
He
"AnotherqualitY
as a persono distress, b T;"'rì¿i sincere concern
horne fo r the
or
h is marvelous
e d inbo some
o r sickness
invit
be
sorrow
not ed
in
would
DuBo se
with th ose
ed with them, I
he and Mrs.
best
wa s invit
often
I
very
Then
when
comfort
and be the
occasions
a 1-n'evening" and, on the frequ entlay aside the c ares of the day
entert
a wea lth of
th
cou 1d
wi
he
and
r
how
nt
humo
ion and
with anazeme
good conve rsat
of comPanY, full of
relate"
s to
ing tales a nd exPerience
thful activitY' ItThere
was
a bvzz of You
was
here
and I shared
wh en I got
rnade
KennedY
dYMac
ea
r
High School
Youth
"The off ice
of high school aege
th e Highl and ?ark
of
eroup
big
e
caPtains
fine,
cam flocking,
wa s a
times when th
so the crowds
licitous
group,
fe
youth
those
one of
leaders in th e church
teams were also girls.
I came, then
as many boYs as
a rtment when
DeP
of the Senior wa s PerPetual treasufer and
SeaY was President
Mac
Jr' Rush Klein SundaYs mo rn ings ancì for
"Johnny
Ma rk Lemmon,
then
bY
son,
e treasury"
BuddY Hemming
a' room furnished
gua rding of th
in
building
careful
ra fbers
en
The
his
rY wood
renowned for
a t emPora
recentlY died"
in
met
had
we
who
Alex
son
ers'
son g-leader,
evening vesp
memory of their Young in fulsome song bY
in
ers
Fowl
led
D"
was
J.
1e
the
of Young PeoP
rang as that c rowd
with tho se working
Bransfo rd"
se ssions ,
Plannrng just wit h those wh o droPPed
office swa rrned with
or
the
outi ngs were
"WeekdaYs,
the w eeklY newspaper,
memo rable
for
ManY
art
or
while'
offering
a
on the writing
gene rous wi:t h
on and to cha t
going
alwaYs
s
wa
in
what
dial
CarPentert
1n to see
also very cor
wa sMr. J ohn
was
I
t
nefactor
Hun
be
L"
Others
H"
M rs.
Lhere "
ld
he ld. A chief
he
cnics"
were
or
PJies
hay rides
h is ranch for
and a lnum ber of Part ers, others ín the many
ing
Pool,
swlmm
Lawth
Joe
offering their
es tate of the
o
were on the shadY egat ion
"
of the congr
att racti ve homes
Mrs" Ted Jones'
were Mr' and
ent
rtm
DePa
High
Mrs' Bernard Clintonr
ilSpOnSOrS of the Senior
h elPful, were
most
and
verY active
her rnother'
Other teachers ' all
Charles Anderson'
Mrs"
and
Inge
P.
sful as with
Mrs" H.
nev er as suÇces
was
group
e age
good and regvLaÍ
rr1î,s progra m with the colleg ago ing grouP with fairlY
re8 istered in
we did have
but
SMU students
When
t
schoolers
ers.
there weren Sr
the high
Pa rt ies '
School and at v esp
ç¡srch
.
fo
ria
Sunday
at
aside
e
t
resbYte
se
a t t endanc
was
sof? Motion for Summary
evening
Defendant's
Affidavits in Support
of First
Motion
for Issuance of Letters
andset
Forthcoming
Judgment - Page 62
anAmended
and
for bwo
and Rogatory
1938,
of
etc"
fa11
the
Method ist s, BaPtists '
remember
announcement
s for
Southern and Northern. By the next fall we had combined al-l the Presbyterian
There were no campus ministers as such
aarpu"
-tn* work, as it has been ever since"
draw
to
the students into their local protried
churches
and
the
time,
u¡
grams
"
nÏn the
of 1939 I took the Highland Park young peopl-e to Kerrville
a New
for a conference and there met Bill ?ruitt, a young bachelor preacher fronnext
the
married
background.
were
ltle
bírth
and
by
tU"*i"o church, though Texan
summer and my staff relationship with the Highland ?ark Church terminated.
summer
'rTies and friendships have been maintained across years and distances'
however. And since the Pruitts have been missionaries to the Congo, the Highland
park Church has had a part of our support, we have spent considerable furlough
time in Dal-las, have often worshipped and fellowshipped in the church and spoken
itr"r". We and our mission work in the Congo have been the beneficiaries ofsomany
that
gifts and projects from individuals and groups within the Church,
special
in
warm
and
a
"p"ciaf
Park
Church
Highland
the
wL continue to feel we belong to
relationshiP.'l
In 1942 Dr, DuBose was ca11ed to a church in Montgomery, Alabama; at Highpark
he will always be remembered as the inspiration that resulted in the
land
uuifaing of the sanctuary and as a beloved and indefatigable pastor. On February
11, 1960 he died of cancer of the throat"
Dr. Henry Wade DuBose left the Highland Park Presbyterian Church of
Dal1as to become the minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Montgomery'
Alabama, Dr. Donald G. Miller, the Assistant Minister continued to serve the
Church while the committee selected by the congregation to seek out a new senior
minlster pursued its assignment.
When
During Dr. DuBose's pastorate a very helpful preaching mission had been
conducted in the Highland ?ark Church by Dr. Peter Marshall and this minist ry of
the Word had endeared him to many of the congregation. The Comrnittee appointed
to call a pastor had invited nominations from nembers of the congregation. Those
who wanted Dr. Marshall were vocal and the Committee interpreted this as the leadIng of The Holy Spirit and proceeded, with the approvaL of Presbytery's Commission
on the Minister and His Work, to recommend that a call be extended. Dr. Marshall
lndlcated his acceptance. The Lord of The Church had other p1ans. He closes
doors as well as opens them. Mrs. Peter Marshall's health was such that her
husband decided that it would not be in her best interests to move to Dallas
and he decided to remain in his pastorate in Washinton, D. C.
' Lamentably, factions appeared in the church" Unauthorized groups called
ting their own nominees' The authorízed
to noninate a minister was attempting to
n atmosphere that was divisive and a
e congregation" At this time Dr" Miller'
r to accept a teaching ministry at Union
, where he served the Church with great
e was urgent need to correct the existing
to Dr. Frank W. Langham to meet with the
Secretary of the Southwestern Area for
of our own denominabion, and for many
The Thomas W. Currie Men's Bible Class"
de if the Committee and the Deacons were
of this meeting was nothing other than a
s devoted to the reading of relevant
L4
Judgment - Page 63
Scripture Passages' to heart-searching
Head of the Church'
for the lack of love
of Christ.
o{'n:liu::l^'l.oä:';:å :? :T:'::;il:'
;lilit;.:"i',"iåol'l':îf"ïiåll'll.;;l'"ni"'
in the Bodv
manifested
tn: Holy Spirit wrong
prayer"
in
knees
relationtheir
Then al-1 went to
uitit"â"" and was the
washing
conf""l¡-åï""o?'*'à"g
po""t"
Himself in evi¿enl
one u"oit'"t" Theregroup was fused
to
ur,¿-irt",
God,
i"
L"fo," the
ships were pouf"ä'"jra
u,,o
uitterne.ss,
u'¿
petti,'"""
"",,".,",
all
away of
into a sPiritual unitY'
to nom'
;*.1î'::t;t"'ln"t'
The members of the committeethat thc
out
pointed
rnd a un*as
rt
resignations.
t:io:.
leãuest trrat
choice, capable,"r"å-rãniesentativ"
was
s:
confidence
;;;;;: uoi" or'comPlete Thi's
they agreed to do'
to-""-"'"'
they continu"
doors as well as opens them' "i"Ïtîr"äTåi:":;"
we noted that God closes
church'
1::'u"
r#å
:l:å"ii:"i: l"::i:
t
Jr'
Elliott'
Tl:::i':iM"
Dr'-witriu*
rhe man was
;l:':::,:ï'î1"*;"i:T
byterian Church of
perienced a growth
life that was notew
physical church st
pastorate of this
in the denominatio
pon Highland Park
be needed to lead t
and
been more wonderfully
ManY and great have
Go9':-fulott
has
no way
Presbyterian Church' butin inof Dr' Elliott as its minister'
the
surely ,nanif""iãã-lú""
"äiå"ilo"
Leland
Dr.El]-iottassumedthehelmofHighlandParkPresbyterianChurchin
t'a"e him here ever since"
own
his
u""n-ilttunate-to
of
have
church
i"it for a
February rg44 andwe
o"i
rs+o
when we take a
u-e.soolrigr't"d
McD. Kenn.ay u"c".e Assista"a ""Iaåt--ii
wirl
u"d.;;."K",',,=¿v
rãca'l several others
to
in 1948. Both Dr. Elliott
u¿ui"ãotã.,ät'ri-;=,n"
look at the present staff uut
who are no longer with us'
lvilliam A" Baine
came
to Highland
n"
n-':I^:î"t:i: i: iÏ:;|:î:onî;t;''
he is
at presen'Ï
:";:iltå"-'t"""t';
:':"iïi:
;:'::*l:å
îä":i;:ïi*;:;*;;
vin Presbyterian Church'
lalras;-;;"t"t of the Jort" ca
again
in
that
It was in the fall of 1950
intro
to
voted
of its staff committee'
23
than
for more
Dr' Arthur V' Boand' Antonio'
A
its
as
terian church ãi s"å of the church'
' folthe pastoral work
work at Highland Park'
Boand was devoted in
*a"
reaved and new rnembers; t'"
Sermons in Verse
Dr.
,..,
B:;*,
visiting the congr-egation'.::?:;:itii.;l;T:
of us are famlr
u-po"t ãnd
many
I to retíre
i:"i"::li;i'åî""ù1"0""
of st'teng
1":r'.""?î::"::1il'"?ä!üi1:îi'i:'
a
-tower
i" Ñew órleans ut'i""u"--ruly
his
"'"i,Ti'lî;,1îu
St. Chatrã" e"t"ue Church
at the
st*"rt*N"t orleans during
that
?i".¿
and
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Affidavits
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serio;;;r;;i"ane
the
during
15
pastorate, From there (after a three-day interval) he went to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Houston as Supply Minister while the regular pastor recovered
from a heart attack, In the fal1 of 1966 Dr. and Mrs" Boand took a trip by air
around the world. A letter from Dr" Boand before he left says that "l4ost of the
money for our trip was given to us by the members of the St. Charles Avenue Church
in appreciation of our ministry there."
And now Dr. Boand is back in Dallas where he served as Interim Minister at
preston Hollow Presbyterian Church" It is hoped that he and Mrs" Boand will continue to make their home in Dallas.
Edward A" Mohns came to Highland Park Church as Associate Pastor
Presbyterian
Church of Seattle, Washington. More about him later"
from Westminster
In
1954
Dr"
of 1957 Mr" Robert L. Ferguson was ordained by the Dallas Presto our church as Assistant Pastor began in January of
service
bytery and his
bulletin
that announced his arrival noted that he would be
fóSa" The church
for his own church presented itself" He did
opportunity
the
with us onl-y until
Mr. Ferguson is presently pastor of St"
of
1959n
October
stay, however, until
In
December
Marks Church
in
Lubbock.
Mr" Robert C. McGehee came to Highland Park Church in April of 1960' from
a church in Louisiana, which was his first pastorate after graduation from Austin
Theological Seminary" Mr. McGehee had begun a career as a physicist and was
working at the Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsvill-e, Alabama, but he could
not get away from the call to the rninistry. His wife and two daughters were
mlssed as tìras Mr. McGehee when he left in July, 1963, to be pastor of Grace
Presbyterian Church at Plainview, Texas.
Certainly Highland Park Presbyterian Church has been fortunate in the guality
of the ministers who have guided us through the years. Almost egually valuable
have been the services of the women on the staff, from the many faithful secretaries to workers in every facet of activity. It would be impossible for us to
recognize all of these faithful, generous women but we would be remiss indeed to
'fall to place
a laurel wreath of praise on the grave of Mrs, Ralph Howe, who was
for eighteen years our parish Visitor.
And three of our many wonderful Directors of Religious Educatíon--now
called Directors of Christian Education--have a special place, Miss Summers
Tarleton carne to HPPC in October of L944; a trained worker, she was generous
with herself and ready to share her e>çerience and skill with everyone" The
Church Library really started in her office where she had a number of books
avallable for teachers and students" She left our church in 1948 to become
Professor of Religious Education at
Queens Col-lege in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Miss Margaret Bowen, a graduate of The General Assembly's Training School,
Jolned the staff in 1949, Her experience enabled her to coordinate the entire
program of religious
she lrras especially effectíve ín securing and
trainl ng te achers andeducation;
workers for all de partments. In September, 195L, she
to be Associate professor at Flora MacDonaLd ColJ-ege, at Red Springs, North
Caro 1ína.
e year Miss Louise McComb became our Direc'tor of Religious Educaeas that she o riginated are still an essential pa rt of our reion activities
She was both an excel-lent organ)-zer and a person
iLity. Among o ther things, she put together a Christian Education
ed the annual e ducation dinner, startêd the Church School Council
School Cabinet. In 1959 she began the basic teacher training
She s ponsored the
form ation of the Drama Group, now known as the
16
t
Tenne ssee '
Pitteng"Ï"itill"::
?:lîi";:;t"':"i"ill:t;l'iil'"'
rn 1e50' Mr' David
polä"-Oi'ô;tt"""
o"
f.iLL"the newly createclc
PresbYterian
"ho""r,'ïo;;:;;; ãr t'rnitY
Our Present Staff
the P ast,
concerned with
Since we are mostlYministers a nd the Busin ess
be confined to
our
new Pos ition in
will
ou r
Adm
staff
look at the P resent
ivelY
t
re la
inistrator'
a
the
Lay P eoPle who
talented
ed,
render
dedicat
is made uP of contribut ion thes e lay Pe ople
staff
fice
Of
The
raL af faLrs t ed
The Business
jobs for a long time.knowledge that the temPo
su bordina
their
in
'
have been
should be kePt
done so tn the
ch
is
chur
try
the
minis
of
m
to the tea
day- to-daY operation
fy in the
to sefve onlY in
church.
spiritua I affairs"
rative
a dminist
ha ndle the
to
íon
rives
icat
st
Of fice staff
se rvicer commun
food
Business
e
roll,
To this end th to :f inancing nembershiP staff f'or Pa storaL duties"
ia 1
'
deta il as it relates e to free the minist er
maintenanc
ask at Highland
necessa
Promo ting
gi8 antic t
Tennesse
from Nashville ' Born in
1956,
is
PrimarilY
who
JanuarY t
The Pe rson
' Hobin
who came t ousln the Board of World MissionsMr'
Hobín'
R.
of
KYle
lives,
urer
Park is
treas
assts tant
f rofn the
John Ho bin,still
where he had been whe re his mot her, Mrs' and re ceived a B"A" degree
rF;
al Co11eg e
Turnerville, Texas,
during World War
ricultur
NavY
Ag
ne ss
the
in
his count rY s Schoo 1 of Cornme rce and Bus La
att ended John Tarleton
served
He
is
the South Texa S, Tre asury DePa rtment,
Uni versitY of Texas"
account ing at
ed
studi
?ub1ic SPe¿ king
he
with the U"
Lat er
studied
course
e
He
ì9s
ietY
co rresPondenc
"
rr¡s11sç Chu rch Busin<
Account ants Soc
Law t took a
onal
a
as
)rs"
ratt
Internati
ce rtified
gradua te of th e
Business Adm inist
and has been
Church
of
Institute
at the Watkins
he
by the Nationa 1 Association
HPPC:
Adminis t ra to rtt
he came to
before
t
ive
a
rch
Chu
were extens
church service selder of the First PresbYt erian
n Church of
ria
te
Ky1 e Hobin's
sbY
Pre
ruling
and
Second
of the r
il of Wes tern Texas'
ru1 ing elder
served as both deacon
rved
e rY S Counc
1 ater as
sbYt
and
Pre
e Hobin has se
enb er of
KYl
McAllen' Texas,
rch,
ewasam
chu
h
€XâSr
our
se rvice with
Nashville ' Tennessee;
of the Synod ofT
a decade of
Council
e
than
Committ
th
of
more
rdshiP
Divis ion
During his
Stewa rdshiP
ttee of the Stewa
Sub-Commi
ected Cha irnan
el
Audit
as Chairma n of the
vlas
gudg et and
Hobin
Mr'
Pr esiden
the
L962
of
n
Ín
he became
Texas'
and Cha i rma
1966
st
in
hea
and
Nort
of
s,
of the PresbYterY Church
Busi ness Admi nistrator
Administ ra tors.
ss
ine
terian
Bus
Church
the PresbY
of
c iat ion
children-of the Nat ional A s so
Jan€r have two
and his wife'
he
and
Kyle Hobin is married
and ?at, age l0'
of
Marsha, age L5'
Pastor and M;lnister
ciate
Asso
he attended school
our P resent
Mohns,
t where
A"
from
Alabama
Edward
Dr,
in Bi rmingham, He receiv ed his B.A " degree
born
was
the yea r befo
ch ristian TeachinB' and high schoo 1 Years '
Tennessee-*
Di.vinl
rY
itY in Cl a rksville,
Bache lor of
through elementa
his
Univers
ed
erían
ÍeceL
recerv
?resbYt
Dr. Mo hns
he a 1so
Southwe stern
where
MemPhis'
to
narY
ed
Sem:i
mov
1
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in Support of First Amended Motion for Issuance
of Letters
gica Rogatory and Forthcoming Motion for Summary Judgment - Page 66
this inst itution
PresbYteria n Theolo
from Louisville
{egree
syst em and
this
resPonsible f or
on the WaIter Kennedy Patti.;on 'FeIlowshìp
a schol.arship for post graduaite studywas
prlmarll-y i,n the University of Edinbr'rrgh
study
Thts
Greek.
io"Ñ;;-i"stament
at Mansfield Collegeo oxford" England.
ort ulso in,cluded one term rnatrlcuLateddurÍng
Easter vaca'hi"ono made an e:xtended
who,
iä"*"" one of a group of students
tour throu$h Europe includi'ng the Holy Land and Egyph"
Dr" Mohn's first pas'toraÈe included churches in Greenvi.l"le, Alabama,
Mont'evallo,
Benton, Haynevíl1.e and LowndesborO. His seCond pas'torate was
píttsburgh,
Pennsylof
Church
Presbyterian
F.lrst
to
there
went,from
Ãiuu"*á; he
Macartney" From there Dr" t{ohns
;;;i; aå Asslstant to Dr. Cl.arence Edward
New Jerseyi then as pastor of
in
Newark,
Church
?resbyterian
at Ttird
""irå¿
Presbyterian church in Grand Rapids, Michigan; following that he
westminster
of the lvestminster Presbyterian Church of Seattle, l{ashington, He
"ã.*p."t"t
iame'to HPPC as Associate ?astor ln February, 1954"
Minnesota"
Tn I93Z Dr" Mohns married Grace Updegraff Bergen of tlinneapolis,
Hoagland,
R.
to Laurance
rhey have two children: Grace U" Mohns who is married
year
at Southwestern Meclical
second
in
his
is
who
Mohnso
Bergen
J]-.', ^Áa Edward
Honorary Doctor of
School here in Dallãs. Io L947" Dr" Mohns received the
Divinily degree from Alma College, Alma, Michigan'
of Pastoral
The Reverend L" McD" Kennedy, Associate Pastot and Mlnis'ter
distingu;ished
of
Câre, was born J.n Spartanburg, Sot¡th C¿¡:('llnao with a background
and other
a
Colleget
forebears,--one grandfather t¡tas a professor and pres:l"dent of
fr'om
degree
B"A'
got
ir'ís
was a Presbyterlan minister and edltoro MaG Kennedy
1939"
in
Wofford College tn 1.93? and an M"Ao frcn¡ Soq¡tbern Methodlst Unf,versity
Semånary
He recelved hts Bachelor of Oívi.nLty degree from Un:lon T'heolog.ical
(Rlchmond) fn 1943 and hls honorary lloctor of Oivinåty degree from Mldwestern
Unlverslty in Wlchl.ta Fallso Texas in 1958" He narrled Martha Elizabeth
Spencer fn 1943 and they have two chÍl-dren*-Câppy (now Mrs. James l'tl' Cory) and
Lisa
o
InstÍtute in lrlinnsboro, South Carolína,
after graduatfon from wofford c\cllege¡ he was youth r''¡or:ker at H?Pc in 1938*39'
TÎre next year he taught English in Spartanburg Htgh Schol"o in Spartanburg,
South Carolinao leaving there to enter Unton Theologlcal Seminary" [n June,
19,t3, he enteråd the Chaplaln Corps, USNR, where be served two years at sea in
the South Paciflc theater as Ctraplafn of S" S" Lurline, chartered Navy transporto In 194ó" he came to Hlghland Park Presbyterían C"hurch as Assistant
Pastor, leavlni ln 1948 to become pastor of Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in
Shreveport" From there, in 1952 hè accepted a call to the pastorate of Fain
tlemorial Presbyterian Churcb in Wlchita Fa11s. He returned to Highland Park irr
f963 as Assocl.ate Minfster for pastoral Care"
Dro Kennedy taught
ln
Mount Zion
Dr" Kennedy's list of activities is impressive; membership on the boa rds
of T.M .C.4" n Salvation Army, U.S"O" and Wichita County LegaL Aid Society, 1n
lllchit a Falls; membership {n N.W" Texas Area Council, Boy Scouts of Âmerica
'
d Fi¡nd Board of Trustees and Budget Committee , member of Wlchåta Falls
of Chu¡ches, member (and past president) of Wtct¡ita Fal:ls Ministerial
rM enber of Presbytery's C¡runcll {n the Presbytery of Central Texas'
at rrnan of the Board of Trustees of Mo-Ranch Presbyterlan Assenblyo Pas t
tor of Red River pr esbyteryo Past Moderator of Dallas Presbytery, Past
tor of Ce ntral Texas Presbytery" He is a member of the Board of Trustees
Retreat Assocíation and Montreat Colle ge and at Present President
rtan Pastors Associatlon of Da11as"
verend Robert Earl pr:lce Assocf.ate Pastor and Mi.nister <lf Evangeiism,
,
Cllfton" Texas but came to
Dallas i,n infancy and was reared here"
Rosenon\ Elementary Schoo 1 and Sunset High School" Between gradr;rat .Lon
18
1q
Thp quali'bi of the mr¡sic in thj.s church over the years has been due in
no small ineàs'rre to the presence of Organist Sarn R. Parker, who cornpJ.eted twentytwo years of service in this capacity on Febiuary 1"
Havíng served as assistant organist for a few nonths, he came at the
first of February in 1946 to nl1y for one month as organisto He has been absent
for only two Sundays other thanþcheduLed r¡acations in the whole period. He
spends a mínimum of 8 to 10 hoi ç a week ín practice at the organo Mro ?arker
plays for all regular services !It- worship o:f the congregation and for practicalLy aLt weddings, as well as for services of baptism and for funerals.
Sam
Parker is married and he and his wife,
Emma
Lou, have two sons -
Roland and Paul.
The clímax of this survey of the staff at HPPC is, of counse, a summary
of the career of our Senior Minister, William M" Elliott, Jr. He was born in
Charlestown, Indiana, the son of a Presbyterian miníster, attended hígh school
in CLovis, New Mexico, and received his B. A. degree from Park College in
parkville, Missouri" His B" D" degree was earned at Presbyterian TheologicaL
Seminary in Loui.sville, Kentucky. From the University of EdÍnburgh in Scotland
he received his Ph.Do Dro Etl-iott is the recipient of three honorary degrees:
from Dar¡idson College an Honorary D.D.; from ?ark College an Honorary L"HoDu,
and fron Austin ColJ-ege an Honorary Litt. D.
Ordained a Presbyterian rninister in J-9300 Dr. -Ellíott was first an instructor in Homiletics and Church history at the Presbyterian Seminary in
Louisville" Thence he went to KnoxviJ-le, Tennes-see as pastor of Fi.fth A'venue
Presbyterian Church, from l-930-35. fn 1935 he became pastor of Druid Hills
Presbyterian Church, where he served for nine yearso He came to HP'P() in
February, L944, and we are most happy that he is stil1 wi.th us"
Dr" Elliott is the author of six books of sermons: "Coming to Terms with
Lifer'r "For the Living of These Daysr" "Lift High That Banneri'e reTwo Sonsr"
"Power to Master Lifer" and 'The Cure for Anxietyo" He has delivered radío
addresses under sponsorship of the NationaL Council of Churches, and for the
Protestant Hour. He has preached at several conference centers--Montrea'h,
Massanetta Springs, Va., Chataugua, No Yo--and at a number of theologÍ.ca1 seminariesa He has spoken in the following colleges and universities: lVashington
and Lee University, Duke University, Agnes Scott ColLege, Maryville College,
University of Georgia, Southern Methodist Uníversity, Vanderbilt University,
Austin College, A"-&M. College of Texas, Davidson College, Womancs College of
North Carolina, ana the University of Tennessee"
to the Far East for the Board of World
on which he served for twenty-six yearso
months surveying mission work in China,
1957 he made a second trip to the Far
eae Japan and Taíwan" He has traveled
e and the British Isles"
.:.
?::
as Moderator of the General Assembly of
listed in WHO'S WHO in America. He is
e three chiLdren: Joseph McAfee, Carol
Jeannette Louise (Mrs" James D" Logan),
:i
:'.
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CHA TXR IV
ON SUNDAY
WHAT }IA?PENS
?a rk
was comPresbYterra n Church
On MaY 2,
Hígh land
Schoo 1"
organ ization of
íon of a SundaYformed'
Even be fore the
committ ee s
organîzaï
the
r
fo
were
taken
s
e
were
ss
pleted, stePs
House' c1a
School org anîzation'
?a rk CommunitY
W' A"
1926, at the sig hlandements ma de for a Perma nent Sunday
School and Mr"
ay
Sund
the
attang
of
apPointed, a nd
suPerintenden t
was the first
ems
We
R"
Sam
Mr.
t suPerintendent'
Fosdick was a ssistan
served as superinmen who have
dedicated
llst of the
The following ís a
ch School:
tendents of the Chur
Ed Agnew
Jr
Sam
R"
Weems
Joe Lawther
R" D. CamPb e11
E. G" Mugford
Adair
M. M cVeigh,
Robert A" Wilson
V ern K" Benson
Wm.
H, E" Robertson
DYer
Ray Matson
John S. Fu 11e r
Melvin Moore
AJ-
B
rookin N'
Ed W, Lehde
H"
Wadl-eY
L" (8i11 )
Johnson
Wm" J, Hils eweck
.Aus tin B" Watson
SuPe
St" PeÜero Present
rintendent
the Fe
L926
' endents
in the soring of
o f ttre
tt the suPerint rl-nhave served wi
who
Since the organizat:lon
suPe
lvomen
nd
a
men
dep artmental
ries , trea surers, our Church Schoo 1 Into
have been manY wonderful
creta
se
le have help ed buíld
as assistant suPe rintendents,
Church U" S"
PeoP
These
chers.
t endents, and tea in the whole Asse mblY o;f the Pre sbYter:ian
membero ne of the finest
of oPeration' the
at
date
Ye
comPlete
that
af't er almost one Church Schoo 1 enrollment a t
On AP ril 1- , Lg27 ,
The
grown to 239'
shiP of the Church had
)'8
was 310.
Augus t, L2, 19
SundaY,
on
chaPel was
tat ion to
held in our ownThe
formal opening and Presen
The fírst service
r offLcîating' SePtember 30 , t928.
with Dr. W" A, Alexande
ed on SundaY,
occurr
of
the congr egation
the membership t'('
t93l'
3L,
MaY
on
The e
ye ars of ope ration'
enrollment of 795.
School
anc
After almost five
rch
Church
chu
a
grown to 68 3, with t pace with the growth of the
had
Church
the
church Pla nt has kep
pa nsion of the
ín
chu rch school"
main fa ctorå
the
of
one
been
s
Lea
of thi s church ha
inued suPPort ' chu
The mínisteria 1 staff and ch urch school' Their cont
ram of our
our church
educ ational Prog
edtca'
the
of
cess
the exPansion ofgtaye
the suc
the Christian
for
Also
rs
growth"
and
1
Leade
shiP, work
siasm of our phenomena
cated Prof essional
has sPa rked the enthuchu rch has be en blessed with dediorigina I Part- b ime DLtecl
the
Frorn our
Míni ste
tion Pro ê ram of and
s ta ff of two
carrY out our Programô
Education
build
lan
n the
to Plant
toP peoPle i
to our Present Chr ist
the
had
Education
ve
ha
ious
we
of Retig
of Chris tian Education'
and two D ire ctors
fie 1d "
Church Schoo I
c
d
2L
It is a pleasure to list below the directors who have served so faithfuIly in our church:
Mrs. Frank (Ruttr Parks) Taylor
Mrs. Wm. (Virginia Gray) Pruitt
Mrs. A. J. (Virginia Castleman)
Van Pufflen
Mrs. Joe T. (Aliverre Anrterson)
Wa
il es
Miss Summers Tarlton
Miss Ma rg aret Bowen
nL
}
Mis s
Louise
McComb
Mrs. Charles Young
Mrs. Stewart (June Deicke) Rogers
I{fùv J- l{a¡.teÊ (nuuy Brock) Dickson
Mrs. R. B. (Margaret Cowan)
Brannôn
Mrs. Robert (8e11 peck) Saunders
I
Youth Workers
Dr. L.
McD.
Kennedy
David
Pittinger
Ross Kervin
Our present Christian Education staff includes the following: Rev.
Farles J. McDaniel, Associate Pastor and Minister of Education; Rev. John M.
McCoy, Jr.; Assistant ?astor and Youth Director; Mrs. Byron Kennedy, Adult
Dlrector; Míss Angela Brown, Children?s Director"
Space will not permit a complete detail of the growth of our church
school but it will be interesting to set out the growth on five-year intervals:
1935--1,467
1940--1,608
1945--1,793
1950--2,833
members
members
members
members
1955--3,336
1960--3,682
1965--3,746
members
members
members
In the early fifties, the enrollment and attendance started increasing very
rapidly, as you can see in the table above, especial-ly in the children's division.
Bvery room became so over-crowded that it became impossible to present an effectlve teaching and learning programo rn many rooms, which were designed to
accommodate a maximum of 20 children, 35 to 40 were crowded into space much too
sma
I 1.
ul study, the only solution that could
ne at 9:30 o'clock and the other at
ere encountered, the greatest being to
p. To give the idea an opportunity to
f the adult classes to change their
ge thern to enroll their children in
It was thus established in 1954.
cent were willing to change hours; this,
e the over-crowded conditions very
the youth department at this time. A
with splitting the youth program,
at 9:30 and the 10th, l1th, and L2th
This permitted the use of the space
lly used at both hours.
s accepted and dual sessions are now
youth, and adult. While the attendance
ock sessions have gained in favor
e is running at approximately 60 per
22
sessions'
starting of dual
teaching
and
tha t
P roblem
al admi nìstrative
required eac hl
a ddit ion
the
Anothe r tremendous
of
workers
of
r
ining
tra
a
ent and
the numbe
sessro ns and
wa s the enlistrn
det e rmined that
dual
a nfl
quicklY
thout
í
W
was
teachin9
frrl
needs.
meaning
pe rsonnel ' It
former
a
the
serva nrt
was double
re s ent facilii:ies 're due the f aithful
our
P
SundaY morn ing
with
a
r even
e and enrolle d
ManY thanks
availabl
s
balanced enro l1ment
inoPerative
'
be
would
to ma ke the iroolservice
learning Prog ramwiLlinglY
offered
session'
of our Lord who in the l1: O0 o'clock chu rch sch
which is
Cu rriculum,
their children
Life
s a challenge
new Co venant
cur rículurn i seriouslY
aPProved th e
This
ion
Sess
our
take s
the church"
In 1963
al lageg rouPsrdini n a teaching minis t rY that
with
used
beíng
now,
to move fo rwa in our time"
to the who le church
o f the chu rch
of orrr church time
the educat ional task
Picture
over-a11
the
at the
s tuclY? At
brieflY
closer
to
looke<l
for
e
hav
Now that we
few sPe cial Phases ssed children aged one Year
a
out
1e
first
sing
the
11 encomPa
school, sha 11 we
move d into
d the Cradle Rosup
end ent. We
organize
can be foun d
rint
was
e
rd
reco
was
no
our church
Brooks
Although
W" R'
Sunday) "
o f. L928"
(more on East er
four Years and Mrs.
1n the summer
twentY
building
a round
wing of our new
E'
the a tt endance being
emember
r
some
!928' Mrs" Joe
nowr
October,
leave
In
r
ea
g rowth.
a two-Y
had a continuous ed sixteen Ye ars, with intendent ' It
serv
The Cra d1e Ro1l
super
ende nt and
a cting
Lawt her
ma de suPerint
Grang er became
E.
.rea rs bu t Mrs"
c.
La wther was
Mrs.
these
when
on
during
,
35-37
of absence, 19
the f ine workersdu t ies. In th e'earlY t hirties,
all
e
nam
to
b1e
their
is imPossi
manY mot hers.tt
f aithful in a 11
the class, with
in
sent
recalls tt¡¡sY w€re
had ninetY Pre
so cal led all the
Easter SundaY' we
mothersr
Di re ctor
for
a class
of
Pres bv terY's
need
the
Majors,
t
c"
Cu rrie
Mrs. Lawther fel s was otganLz ed' Mrs" L"
then MTS " Tom Class"
inning.
beg
a clas
Bible
class in the
Wom ents
mothers ou t and
ion , taugh t thecl ass later me rged with the
Educat
of Religiousre gtLat teacher' The
48"
Cradle Roll was
became the
the
in
nce
the average attenda
thirties'
middl'e
?'-Age 3, with
the
In
and NurserY
2
l*Age
Then in
became NurserY
I
suP erl nì; endents "
Rol
as
Cradle
erving
Sunda y1n
In 1945 o t he Sr. and M rs. ?at Weaver s
On the firsb
started"
Mrs. HarrY Blocker
' s of SundaY School were
session
two
L was 262"
1954, the
nur serY enrollnen
the
of aB e " A class
966,
1
August,
two
Y
until
ool
children
t i,on. AI I
t o church sch allY for instruc"¿¡s
start
not
do
Now children
is h eld Periodic
two-Ye ar-olds
eq uipPed nurserY'
for Pare nts ofkePt
well
her
our
in
are
6u¡ çþurch until irt
under two
of
work
e
th
all
d in
st arteó
e and intereste see manY of the chil-d ren who as offLcers
to
Mrs. La wther, activ
chrrrch
rr1¡ i s thrilling
serv ing in our
rec ent death said: five or fortY Years a go, now
our school thirtY-wo rke rs. tt
meeting a
and
still
were
we
and teachers
the
while
church school, A" H" Es tes" Soon after
our
of
and
artment
The PrinarY DeP n under the 1 ea dershiP of Mrs. became SuPerintend ent
Feild
bega
rge
l4rs. Geo
the High School,
wa s completed,
building
church
new
years'
c
oo P ianist, no
served for seven
eoL
chers,
tea
hom
four
the
She visi ted
first SundaY sh erefound
be Ioîg
c ru1 t helPers'
OnM rs" Feild's
to
who did not
was
milies
task
fa
irst
f
tea cin:n6
cane from
So, her
w ith the
the
PUP ils
helP
sec reta rY "
of
to
many
e
too'
sinc
the ir mothers,
everY child' and
F eild en listed
Mrs"
Defendant's
church'
to ourAffidavits
develoPed wi.th
2j
of the stanchest members of our church came in from this beginning" Mrs.
Srootin N. Wadley was one of those mothers who responded, one who has worked
continuously in the Primary Department since then, for 36 years"
Some
The custom of havíng a n ^jrir,, of the teachers in the homes once a month
been the
began at the start" Througho"Þl ttr" years this has continued and has
other" The
each
for
felt
teachers
have
Primary
the
,"Zr"t of the closeness that
material
primarily
providing
the
with
concerned
were
i¡-."t teachers' meetings
children
essentiats. One of the first projects was to secure a driveway so the
donated
Primary
Each
teacher
church.
of
the
doorway
coufd get into the east
ion"y ãnd solicited funds, and raised enough money to build the east driveway
that remained until the remodeling in 1965'
During the winter the bare floor was cold and the teachers decided to earn
the money to secure a carpet for the Primary room" They gave a benefit luncheon
,l tnu nåme of Mrs. James Webster (Mrs, Feil-d's mother) on Potomac and GolfatDrive.
31
The teachers prepared the food, and served a seated luncheon to L44 wonene
was
carpet
the
added,
churches
tables. With donations from friends from other
finaLly a reality" They secured the curtains for the room and were inspired to
take on other projects until Dr. Currie objected, The church had inaugurated a
policy of limiting its programs and energies to spiritual concerns.
So, the teacher's meetings through the years were the occasion for the
planning of the programs for each Sunday and for sharing ideas, experience and
inspiration. The programs were planned by a democratic process with everyone
taking part and thus, the various talents of all the helpers were utilízed.
fhis maáe for a flexibility and a growth by sharing that enriched the workers'
experience as well as the children's. Mrs. Feild summed this up when she said,
"Those seven years working for the Lord with wonderful friends were the best
years of my life.t? Many of us who taught in the Primary Department agree with
hero
One of the unforgettable persons in the early years of the Primary Department was Madame Mathilãe Zeek, a teacher of French whose son was head of the
French Department of S.l!1"U. She was one of the original four Primary teachers
and continued in the Department until she moved away from Dallas, advanced in
age but young in spirit.
Every Christmas she told the s tory of the three Wise
Men corning to Bethlehem, made even more interesting with real camel bells from
the Holy Land and with vivid impressions of her own visib there, She always
taught a class of boys only. And with each class a miracle occurred. The
r*iggling, unmanageable boys became gentlemen. There was magic in her gentle
dignity and her beautiful nanners.
intendent" She stressed our need to
nd since the Highland Park Methodist
with their leaders to study and plan
orn both churches had a joint meeting and
was during this time that training prothe fa11 professi.onal leaders in Prínary
hers, These courses with outsi¿e in, when Miss Louise McComb, our own
er the training program of all our Church
In
1941 Mrs
Willíam M. McVeigh, Jr" assumed leadership of the Primary
Duri ng this period the enrollment grew to 120 chiLdren with twelve
r9 and 1¡5 les in that one room.
With the Primary goal of experiencered teaching, this
truly was a challenge" I\4rs" McVeigh met it first by
pa rtm
ent.
24
)<
ptogram. I final-ly real-'ized he had a homemade ¡:adio a'nd was b,uned in; and this
was before you could buy these pocket-size radios. There have been ynoments when
bhe entire class would get 'out of hand'and then f-o bring ùhemoback'to the
purpose of the morning, each, in turn was requested t,t give a sentence prayet:"
After that the lesson would and couLd resume.eu
Píoneer activities have not been confined to the classroom. Among the many
outside events were bus trips to Itasca Home for Chil"dren, skating parties wi,th
picnic 1unch, swimming parties at private pools and picnic lr-¡nch, horseback riding, trips to water filtration plant and visits to church camp
wi,th games
and
picnics.
"it""
Mr, Kirven te1ls two stories about two former students: "ll4oneta Speaker,
of Dr" C. E" Prince (Jack) is doing missionary work in Taejon, k.r"u.'
wife
now
On one of our Pioneer bus trips while returning home from Itasca she was very
tired and took a short nap. The other girls then took lipstick and marked her
face all over like an Indian. She pretended not to awaken" When time came to
unload at the church she thought this action was funny and took no offense. This
was the kind of a gírl who would decide to be a missionary"',
He recalls a very special trip when he took several Pioneer boys on a fast
trip out of state with Mr. Wm. Hilseweck to his ranch. Among the boys was John M"
McCoy, Jr.
"We arrived late in the evening and all of us moved into a large one
room log cabin. Mr" Hilseweck had us sitting ar:ound the room on bunks and chai¡s
and was about to give instructi.ons for the next day's activities when a rifle
John was holding went off and fíred through the ceiling" After a period of
silence, the first instruction was on how to handle a rifle safely"" As you know
John is now Rev. John M. McCoy, Jr., who had recently joined our church staff as
asslstant pastor to work especially with the young people.
Mr. Kirven says "Enough cannot be said about the importance of parents keeping their children regularly in Sunday School so that it becomes a part of their
very life and later the life of their own children's children.'o He makes a canvincing case when he points to many of his former pupils: ,rGeorge Tinkle,
Jr.,,,
be the result of growíng up in the
b of the Sunday School, a deacon, and
in this church. These young mothers
d the young men become our teachers,
Paul Donaldson, always an adorable girl,
uabourg in Africa. Harry Knight can be
im l,t¡iesner is lead-teaching in the
Anderson, is raising her family in the
e work" Will C. Jones III, a talented
church for many years, was one of our
ve up his profeésion of law and our
ow Rev. hri1l Jones and has his own
not have to look beyond his own famil y to prove his point: the
Donna, now Mrs. David N. Trent, is a ctive with her family in
1 and circle.
Ross B. Kirven, the son, after having attended
his degree in business administra tion, was very
involved in
mp work, reaching
his own decision that he wanted to becorne a
1if e work. He attended seminary and now is Reverend Ro-ss Kirven
rch
'"*l"T,l'ï;
i:i;iJ:,;:llii,:,,;:;ll*.i:;.äi:, l;:.3.ï":f".;f",;l",il,ll,l,,"o
26
ung people
g rouP of Yo
thls
lrom
re
owth in
gr
still to secu and their con tinuing I resPon
is
and
s ibil!tY
was
1
the Chu rch Schoo
to J esus Christ ' the Y ea rs ,ln div i dua
ea ch
lives
and
eir
th
of
and acliv :it:ies
commi tme nt
ra cï er" Through
cha
ests
inter
add i nterest,
Ch ristian
th roughout all âfûr Ie ad ,in Ptayel and
knowledg e and
stressed
are
and deve loPnent to take a Pa rt on the Progr the m ee t ings "
fellowshiP to
member t s urged
disconbinued
warm' friendlY
a
?
es were
wcrship s e rv:ic
evening vqsPers"
vening
SundaY
of
SundaY
al
am
th Progr
s of varied
ActuallY the convention
emPhasize t he You peoPle with Pr og ran
to
order
youth'
in
Hi gh Schoo I
in APril of 19 45
provided our younB
unior
J
have
The
separatqlY;
t
services
have c ho sen.
grou ps mee
Th ese evening
bheY them selves
Youngi Adult
dePendisg
h
and
whic
ac tivities,
the College follows a worshiP s e rvice t of a church
School
High
'
recedes o r
at t he home
tho se in Senior
open house
Cur rie Hall P
in
an
en
supper
Oft
red.
a light
beíng conside
on which group is serv ice at t he church'
the
rk PresbYt e r'ian
member follows
High land Pa
in
s
high
portunit i' s 5
the senior
of
ion to the oP ve met t(,life
addit
the
In
In th e sixtiesin s tudY and fel lowshiP' the Church, seni-o rs ha
prog
of
sPecial Y early
in
Chur ch has c entered SundaY morning s chool
and
treats'
re
fl,rgyle,
at
prog rarlr
offe re d through the
Mo-Ranch, CamP
vesper
ro
led
night
ay
travel
gethe r in the Sund study g roups, and h ave
afternoon
11
in sma
tearn tea
Youth Di rector,
Mont reat.
t
he
cl'ass
Peck'
grade
th
lf
eadershiP of Belle
oP tícnal hwe
I
an
to
the
and
s
attemf)t
s
under
an
grade cla
You rn
ïn L962,
to
elfth
eaks
tw
hohe chu
in the
Bible
rom their
away
ing was initiated Ro bert McAf ee Brownts The co lege
e
g seniors or
was formed using
graduatin
the entire ogla
helP better Prepare
riculum,
r
Cu
Life
the dis
Co venant
was Placed on shared
adv ent of the
the
EmPhasis
with
d"
rs
In 1963
leade
lized and reorganize
rsta
and their adult
th
the
You
for Youth was revita
both
session' To e unde
whic h
studY
in
t ra inrsnip
the
hing
de
a
ing
teac
I
imP lement
meth od of
attended
and
ts
adul
npl anning learn ing, Youth and
l,
spons ibilitY i
to
Pr esbYterY leve
roach
the
aPP
at
new
and
bett e r the
local c hurch
exists b
e s in the
enthus ia sm and
e
oPPo rtunit
i
t the church
families tha he
their
and
church to the
t
the Youth
from
to
te
moved
was
demonstra
1963 us ing
To
st¡mme r of
SundaY v espers
the
the
in
led a Bible
study
building'
a
1e d
the chu rch
Rev" John McCoY teL
Sanders
year
Dan
Rev. JimmY
speakers we
members "
esusl. Th e following
special
1 Abou tJ
time'
cia
to
S
some of
Fron time
What 's So
es Houck were
Franc
espe r program.
ev
Mrs.
es,
tudY
Elliott , Rev" Da n Hugh
v espe rs ; Dr"
va rious t i'm "sbyM
grouP s led at
y andf
sma 1l study
fo r Bible stud
individual
chool
s
after
Meanwhile,
rs me t
ith.
A rthur C' Flinde
the ch rist ian fa
to
late
re
McCoY and Mrs"
a¡
as theY
ung PeoP Le
of se cular mater ials
ga ve our Yo
which
ittees o f Youth
in th e fall andtosPring
recre ate. Comm ms of the tel,te
Retreats wer e held
and
chr
and Progra
to re-e'valuate t
occasion t o studY,leaders P lanned t he schedulesr essed the r el evance of the
their
st
and
youth wiih
with their a dult
Y ou Confo rm?tt
shiPs of the
"Must
itled
t
relation
was
nal
retreat
int erperso
faith in th e day"a to-day
nd their f amilies "
eaclt
at l'1o-Ra ¡¡çþ in
their teachers '
s
I
workshop
and
s
at
confe renc e
at Montre by the
attended
uth
Conference
of
ions
Yo
Miss
Groups
earned
ted in the World
Montreat w ere
to
p
atiui-ciPa
trr
P
many
1964
A1so,
fund s for the
t964" Some of thebulb s ale"
light
ing
agers in
a
27
young people
Count Down, an annual series of meetings for our youth and
t'Haptt Brahams,
begun
in
t964
wiiïh
Rev"
was
churches,
f rom other Presbyterian
Other activities
ir, ¿rr¿r"* Edington, ¿nd Rev. Donn Moomaw as the speakers.
publishing
of the t'Churchwere
experiences
the
learning
and
lii"ri"g fellowship
youth, the championship basket,orrr.," a newspaper about the activities of our
parties and other recreaskating
Flinders,
Arthur
C.
Mr.
by
lalL team coached
tional actívities '
During the forty years that have passed since our church was founded, i.our adult members"
creasing "mpt,usis has been placed on Christian education forLife
Covenant
Curriculum, but
the
adopted
session
the
before
even
This was true
In the
more
program
trend
apparent"
makes
this
this
study
under
tiã i"t"n"ive
glimpse
yorr
get
a
classes
will
schooL
church
adult
of
the
ioifã"ing chronicles
is
oi-tf," mãny ana various groups through which Christian edtlcation for adults
channeled in Highland Park Presbyterian Church'
The Tom Currie Men's Bibte Class
There is considerable doubt that the Tom Currie Men's Bible Class had an
coming
organized predecessor. Many who were in the church pr:ior to Dr. Currie's
while
c1ass,
organízed
of
an
no
recollection
had
Several
have been interviewed.
be
safely
may
It
Lewis
Carpenter.
by
Mr.
group
taught
small
a
a few remembered
said that the Currie Class as we know it was organized by the man whose name it
bea rs.
The Reverend Thomas White Currie came to the Highland Park Presbyterian
Church as a part time supply minister on January L4, L933 and remained for five
years. He retained his position as President of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Austin, Texas, coming to us each week for a long weekend
only. There can be no question but what the burden of this sacrificial schedule
shortened the life of this consecrated Christian"
after his arrival in Dallas Dr, Currie began teaching a men's Bible
the members of which promptly gave it its present name.
Soon
',
.class,
Dr. Currie was a born BibLe teacher and his beautiful Christian character
his teaching. He was not concerned with material things. He
called us sinners "saints," going back to early Christian history. He often, as
he talked, held in his hand a book which he had found good and urged us to read"
llis style, which was earnestly conversational, touched his hearers deeply" We
all felt the rare privilege of hearing and knowing him, and returned his love"
He always used a blackboard, ancl the one used on his last appearance here has
.been preserved. In large letters appears the word "LOVE."
shone through
y into a large one" A picture hangs in
mbers, but of course this inclu-ded onJ-y
arture the attendance dwindled" However,
w and the current roster shows the names
The ç.1q ss has always
leadership of Earl
8on the Curr ie Chorus been a singing class, and r;nder the
was formed early in its history. An aid to the class
s is the "Conscience Fund Plate'r which requires each member to deposit
an amoun t which he would have contributed
had he not been previously
2B
has
Comb' " which
Cu¡rie
e
"Th
roster
named
aî anntJa I
PaP er
adoPt ed a weekly
inceP t.ion of
the
class
aw
s
the
1948
In 1945
regularlY ever since.
been Publishe d
.t.h e adoPtion ofab
of the member shiP.
and sma i.L
large
lishment in
many ProJ ects
was the estab
ostered
f
has
rtant
Thomas White
The class
mos t imPo
mo re of lhe
one t but the
or
is
500
Home
Past and
at the I tasca through an annual gift of $1' l1 teache rs of the classrheld
annuall
rofa
r 1950,
ctures
I Fund, in hono sponso rasef ies of le s to be known
is to
Texa
Currie TeacherspuMemoria
rpose of the Fund ca1 SeminarY at Austln,
stentlY throup resent. The
consl
has
an Theologi
Class
sbyteri
Pre
classes
Currie
aL the Austin
Lectures.tt The to o ther depa rtmen ts and
Currie
White
her aid
"The Th omas
teach ers and ot
the Yea rs furnished
t in this
and was kep
the Chu rch School'
class
the
of
es of info rma t ion
Pre sident
first
sourc
e
th
other
was
Mr. J oe Lawther The ros ters of the class and the Years of their ins ta Li-j,l L942.
office with
po sition unt
succ essors in
Lawther's
Mr"
re veal that
Muse
ments were as follows:
McGi ltr ivraY
19 56
lein
Breck
O.
Sr'
iam
lllill
Storey'
s7
Boude
L9
Lg42
1958 John Sullivan
1943)
Ted Ma loY
Montgomery
19 59
t944( l\J. Ray
Lrrcia n Touchstone
L9 60
194s)
W. l{agner
MYers
19ó1 John ter
1946( R'aYmo nd M.Moss
Cole
1962- Ches Fisher
tg47 Harold D.
19ô3 Joe N" M. Bell
1948)
Jackson
r1
L964 Rode ric Kidd
1949( Ea
Frank
T{illiams
C.
1965 Dr' les
f950 Da n Johns
J. Fulghan
Raw
R.
Lg66
195r J" e E. SeaY
Jackson
N.
Lg6'7 Ear I
Lg52 Georg H" Benjamin
1953 Alfre d'L. Neal
1954 James (8i11) Johnson
taught bY
1955 H" L.
the class wa s staff wa
arture
deP
5 a teaching
ars after Dr" Currie's
MYers' In 194 r1 A. Brown and
Fo r seve raL Ye
RaYmo nd M.
Ea
Mr'
and
er
s, Mr.
Mr. Lewi s T. Carpent of two dis tingui shed lawYer John M' l,¡i lliams' r etired,
oxganized consisting and two ministers, ReverendB ible SocietY' By r94 9, Mr.
Bick
' Langham' of the Ame rican
1o ss of Mr'
Mr. John H. Bickett
the
to
fered
W'
suf
dded
Frank
had
a
the class standi ng lawYer, h ad been
and Revere nd
Dallas'
m
fro
moved
d
out
WT lliams ha
Carl ton Winn, another
by death, and Mr.
re,d
SocietY requi
th e staff.
ble
Bi
th e American
Vlr"
Vlr" Brown and to
m's
Posi tion with
ined
Langha
njo
Mr'
Jorda
In 1960,
Passed
Georg e W'
ofM r. Winn' whoar
Chi cago and Mr.
loss
L965'
the
his removal to1965,
the cla ss mourned taught for most of the Ye with th eth
On Ma rch 26 '
Proctor
and ÌÁr. Jordan' rice and
William H.
o f Mr. Brown
P
fewa rd. Reverend
consists
of teachers L" McD" KennedYr Revere nd R, Earl
p resent sta î.f
in turn bY Dr'
p lace filled
J. Garrison, Jr"
Re verend P.
Decembe
The
ss
Highlander Cla
orga ntzed
a
srnall
B
Pistor
The Pis
He rnan and Vir8lnia,, Iota Sigma Cla s s.tt
C'
L934,
ear
name
scatCê ¡
In the Y
s elected the
tea chers were and te
which
and
les
ce
couP
spa
young married
esidents. Classroom
from u íme to time
tpr
firs
corner
the
to
d
name
corner
were
forced to move from
was
Defendant's
Affidavits
the class
29
often" The class, bherefore, had some difficulfy in making much progress for a year or two" Conditions improved somewhat i.n about Lg36 when a
permanent meeting room was secu-red in one of the temporary buildings on the
church property, and when the Reverend J. Ludwell Davis was able to act as
teacher for a period of several months. By the time Dr. Davis resigned in 1932
the class had made substantial progress.
changed
The name was changed in L937 to "The Highland Couptr-es Class." After Rev"
Davis left Highland Park, Mr, Ray Matson, who had come from Geo¡gia Tech to join
the Engineering Faculty ab SMU' became the new teacher and served until some time
Ln 7939. By this time the class had grown and there was an enrollment of over
100 with weekly attendance of 65 to 75 members" Dr" Hubert Hopper came to Highland Park as assistant to Dr, Dubose and he was secured to teach the class. He
continued until he accepted a pastorate elsewhere ín L94L.
The year 1941 saw other major changes" A new constitution and by-laws was
adopted and the name 'rThe Couples Class of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church"
llas
made
official,
In September of that yearthe new sanctuary was completed and short1y thereafter the class began meeting in the bal-cony of the sanctuary. Dr" Donald Miller
became Assistant Pastor and the class was fortunate in securing him as teacher"
It was during this period that the class began to contribute money for and
to carry out special benevolent projects. One of the early efforts was the
assistance given to Richard Overtutf, an underprivileged child who needed both
medical and educational he1p. Later when the Reverend H. C" Foster was incapaci' tated by polio,
the class contribrrted to a fund in his behalf and arranged for
a mechanical lift which greatly helped in his care"
After Dr. MiLler resigned in L943, several teachers filled in for a while.
:
Among these was Harry Blocker who became the regular teacher in 1944. In 194g
;
the class had moved to Alexander ChapeJ-. Mr" Blocker taught the class for nine
,:t : years until early in 1954 when he requested that he be given some assistance.
A panel of teachers was sel-ected with one person teaching one sunday each month.
' '
i
"commlttee
of the ctasÁ officers" Ttrey have provided a number of special series
of studies of the Bible and of Church
History.
of space prevents the listi ng of most of the names and the dates that
Pa¡t of the class hist ory. Most of these are recorded in a compilation by
Bi,tl a nd Doris Buschhorn whi
ch was included with the Class Roster of t963-64"
aders may wish to refe r to this publication
for further detail. Even a
sket ch such as this wo uld be
incomplete without mention of some of the
arJot àcti vities and
accompl ishments of the past years.
are
Lack
a
the cla'ss grew in numbers and the Church School
s upport was included in
budget, the class has been
able
to
expand its b enevolent projects.
r of yea rs a regular monthly check has been given
to the William F,
Prui tt Fund which the pruitts
have used in helping 1oca1 churches
and als o in advancing the
educationaL opportunities of some of the
e students A monthly
check
has
also gone to the Goodland Home and
Hugo, Oklah oma.
The class assumed a ma jor share in financing of
F9 fo r the Pruitt boys at Austin Col1e ge which
has been a six or
program
More recently the class has been able to send substantial
the Tae Jon Christian
Colle ge in Taejon, Korea, and also the the presHospita I of Dallas.
These have been the major items but there have
30
gifts to local charita
been, from Year to Year, special Christmas projects with
organizations "
L954 and continueö
The Highland Diggers Garden Club was orga,ti'zed in April
to be a satiãfying activity o;f many of ihe women of the class"
activity,
The Highland Park Presbyterian Bowling Leag'ue, while not a class
Class"
finds a Large percentage of its r"rb"t" to ãe from The Highlander
group" rn the beThe same is true for the Highland Swingers sQrJâre dance
C1ass"
ginning this organízati.on drew moit of its members from The Highlander
new
several
iite"i!", the Highland Swingers have also provided the class with
members,
Several socia
Christian Fellowship has been a major activity over the years"
almost trabecome
events are held each year. The annual Christmas open house has
a covered
possibly
ditional. Usrrally there is also a picníc, a garden patty and
dish or catered dinner"
I
I
1953 Dan and Mildred SheffieLd
which was called I'The Coupler." others
In
and publication continues to this date a
lander" in 1963. This was because of th
time to denote that the membership inclu
of the Cu
The class is now meeting in the Youth Chapel- on the second floor
Life
covenant
building and has just finished the first two years of study of the
Curriculum.
A list of the past presidents may be found in the Appendix"
Women's Bibl-e Class
The lriomen's Bible Class was organized about 1938, when Dr, DuBose was
Covenant
minister. The International Sunday School lessons were studied until
the firSt
was
Johnson
Life Curriculum was taken up a few years ago and Mrs' Neil
Greef,,
l"lrs.
curriculum,
Life
teacher of the class. Since the change to covenant
teachers.
Mrs" Way, Mrs. super and MrS" Black serve as regular
one of the earliest projects of the class was the sale of paper napkins
continuirtg
through Mrs. McAlpine, our missionary in Japan, beginning in 1950 and nine
proassisted
Fr¡nd
Napkin
Paper
to the present time; and in 1963 alone the
jects in the building of churches irr Japan.
Another class endeavor was in the form of Friendship Day, or:Lginated by
Mrs. Howland Buttler, beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965" Friendship
ttaby garDay consisted of members meeting in fellowship and making and sending
ments, hospital gowns, shirts and blankets to Japan and Africa'
For many yearsthe class has helped the Leprosy Mission with
into a piggy bank, averaging about $60"00 a year.
money put
Also for many years the class sponsored a student at Itasca Presbyterian
Cl.lildren's llome and another at Pan Ameri,can, and the past year gave $tOO"0O ear:h
to rtasca children's Home, Pan American, Presbyterian vil-lage, and the Itomen of
church birthday offering" All through the years, br-lt particuLarLy at christmas
31
needy with gifts,
anrJ memoria[s
are always
e familY tíe'
Edith Pattee Class
rl'bon, who was at that time Direcbor of'
ass for younger mothers who wer:e jusr
rch School and di.d not want Ùo be eoo tar
ng in the nursery w:ith their chíldren,
the teachers.
ín Miss
M. Pattee was asked to organize and teach such a classava:ilable
be
the nursery where bhe mothers would
Tarlton,s office just adjoining
Six or seven came to the first session, not
them.
nãeded
in case their chii¿ren
because they had enjoyed watching the children and visiting
too enthusiasticallyåut
each Sunday two or three more came, until finalLy the
among themselves.
the class moved into one of Ëhe transce{tîs rtf
otíginaL quarters were outgrown and
the sanctuarY.
'Mothers class" then
Mrs, Austin watson recalls that "we were known as the
an.' From the very beginning we decided
cíaL affair for these were busy young
limited our social events to two--a
in the faLL" We have followed this
Mrs"
JameS
o"
two lovely events' At
consequently, all the members look forward to these
and amusíng book relight
gives
a
the luncheon in the spring, Mrs. Pattee always
been there"
having
for
view, which makes each one go away feeling much happier
*'coffee" ín the
The only time the class spends money on itself ;is for the and hhe entire
usually catered
fall given in honQr of the new officers. This is invited"
class enroLlment, plus the ministers' wives, are
as a teacher,
Naturall-y, the class has always been very proud of Mrs. Pat'tee
In
demand"
'l-953, she
much
in
a Bible Study leader and also as a úook reviewer
I'Learning
rn
Live""
to
made her debut on television on a panel program called
had
always
she
appearances'
spíte of her many speaking engagqmãnts ana ietevision
our
to
lro-bl9rns
but
for
"lÍstening
time for the class--time not only for teaching,
of the
and counseling with us whenever we needed heLp." On the tenth anniversary
l¡língs'
on
EagLe's
book,
the
class, as a special treat, Mrs. Pattee reviewed
death of one
The year 1959 was a year of sorrow for the class*-thetragic and
the sudden
her,
knew
who
by
aLt
of the past presidents, Min Duckworth, loved
the class
As
always,
member"
loyal
death of Mary Louise Bostick, a devotåd anct
families'
these
of
members
responded with love and service to the
for funds to
During the year 1960-6r, Mrs. ¡9. M. Elliott, Jr" made a plea
to- be
be sent to Millicånt Honeycuti in Taãjon, Korea' The class was delighted
more money for
able to contribute to such a worthy "ã,r"å; and in order to have
This
such charitable projects, Eloise eårton offered to print the yearbooks"
was a true labor of love.
brunch honoring
Several unusual things happened this year" Hostess for the
however she
the new officers, Pauline Ha1l, was suddenLy rushed to the hospital;
was held
patt'y
recoyerçd quickly once bhe event was overj In September an ext¡'a
colored
at the home of the John McCoys, honoring the husbands" The beautif'ul
'.3
¿
by Lucirle
and narrated
winn
Carlton
,s European tripr shown by
Winn
the
of
S lides
long remembered"
'Io cel'ebrate the
Winn , will be
Year"
lhat
was
Sunday
on
tha t daY" It
birthday ' c ame
there
be
ee's
to
Patt
of
Mrs"
copy
a
president
April 9 '
her wìth
resented
aske d each Past
P
resident
class
occasion, the P f1s e fo r lvlrs " Pattee and the the Press'
a wonderful surp Tes tament, whi ch was jus t off
much
Augu st for a
the English New
o ff .fulY and
the
that
take
sugg ested
that Mrs' ?attee
Edu cat ion,
were
rs
was
orde
talent
Rel-igious
Doctor's
Rea I
r of
Louis e t,{cComb, Directo during these two months' hs"
ne eded rest "
lessons
summer mont
the class gi ve the
inued for the
mem bers of
cont
been
has
P lan
The most lrnPort':nt
unc overed and this
P rojects.
many
ken
|
LI
Tr¡r'c lass has underta at the Chi ldrr.ln 'ì
the
vears
the
iudy Pel:er- ',,¡
Through
sponsors
iUÙfenwere C afc /ìr
he child th e class
t
Then in
TheY
i;
on.'
tve re sPonsored'
wt
girls
all
to
ttle
li
light
P'
For Y ears onIY s--and all thre e were a de
iLls name is
uhelr
Bate
14
Ycar';
boy
JudY
nd
a
a
1"h'r
son
sPo nsor
to
lhose
joY
to
asked
s
wa
real
,rncluded t ifts
19ó5, th e class ine, handsome boy and a
proje<
s
clas
r
p linic
Harnmock î heisaf
va cati ono Othe Pan A,mer icai jchool, Freeman <1ôn
his
of
ek
we
the
Oklahoma,
homes during
Ind ian OrPhanag e1n
Bibl e SocietY, At':
rican
to the Co' tl andâfld
Ame
1s
individua '
t' 3
SUPP lies were
-.Ld librarY.
church
and the
was Paid
teacher
rY
ho.l. i rsh iP funds
prima
i'rrI
a
PresUy Lui'
th e sala tY ofPre
e rra n HosPital"
sbYt
m1 ssions, where
the
up for
fund has been set chine
rna
"
given a sewing
' Mrs,
i eth anniversa rY
twent
its
ldren ,buta
c1 ass observed
ers of Young childreni
Hono
InJ afi)at¡ , !965 ' the
I 1 y young moth
L'
o rigina
grand chi
"We were
ndmothe rs of YounB the ED ITH PATTE E CI.A
gra
Watson rem inisces:
changing to Young na me of ou t cLass to
present,
we afe gra duallY
to change the 3L. SixtY-erg iìt m(:rìbers were
voted
we
r,
our teache
was ma de on JanuarY 1led the Years gone bY,
This announc ement
ents who reca
in the Library
cluding manY past Presid
the cl ass metMigh
acilities,
ty Acts"
f
its
was enlafg ing
stud yof "God's
The
church
the
ile
ltIh
in the Youth Building '
which
wa
s tenPorarilY
known that
ne whe n it was ferm âs
everyo
rised
ace Cattet, surp
aftex Gracers where they
The President' Gr the waY. She wa s born right
back
was on
as though theY were
lt
fe
little Chri stieover'
class
whole
Th e
president w as
agol
of
rs
started, twe ntY Yea
un timelY death
the
bY
saddened
and
be missedo
th e class wa s shocked
who will always
rs
membe
On March 14,
the most f aithful
new
Lucille Winn, one of
room tI5 in the on
given
was
was held
the EDITH PATTEE CIASS
Program'
sPecial
a
with
In October'' Lg65,dedication
service,
A
ca tional building"
tha t she wou
th at fitsí sundaY'
announced
r
TaYlo
up'--and
the new roomt Í7azeL
TheY were soon
windows.
the
Soon aft,er occuPYing
for
make dra peries
have her d ecorator
Mrs. Patße
most aPPre cia t ed"
interesting"
most
that
h the Ages" has been
each lesson so
The' study 6f "Throu$ e most imPo rtant lin es of
derline th
had the class un
for future lessons'
serve as a refe rence
will
was most r ewa rding
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"
The Spring Luncheon in ,196ó was at NorthPark Inn. Despite the stormY
ove:r L00 women" Mrs. Patbee reviewed
weather, there was a record attendance of A1ike.
the hilarious book, ALl the Crickets Look
after the L;ncheon, Mrs. Pattee's doctor decided she needed a resÈ
for awhile. The ;lass was iort'unate
er absence--Bob Wi.1son, Myrna Li'ttl e'
, Dr" Mohns, and Mabel Fl.inn. S'¡me of
g this time. One of Ll.re most ou.tstand*
told some ver'y interes'bång'Lhings
who
Thompson
by
Torger
given
ing lessons was
s'The Lord's Supper." He also discussed his own painting,
painting,
,oå"i tr,"
Pentecost."
"The Miracle of
Soon
Wc:stminster Class
Age had begun'
In 1945 the Second World War had come to an end, The Atomictime
"A trip to
jet planes, rockets--for the first
We were hearirg of computers,
thesti;realmeaning.ByLg46manyveteransandtheirwiveswererêturn'experiences they
inÁ fton .i to this church. These young people, because of the
were probably
in,
lived
had been through ánd the great changes in the world they
generation"
any
more of a,,Group Apart" as they cutã ittto adulthood than alntost
needs of
was no class in oP eration here at that t:ime that suited the
Betty,
wife,
his
and
So with the helP of the Reverend Mac Kennedy
Class was formed" BY the time bhe second vea r had passed the
Couples
the Young
to answer
class had "jelled"" The otganization was set' Mac and BettY had left
become
had
Black
H.
Dr"
J.
the call to their church in Shreveport, Louis iana"
was Ín
Mission
Medical
Da1las
the class's teacher, friend and advisor' The West
By
class.
by
the
financed
oþeration--the first of many projects wo rked on and
todaY.
s'c
remains
i.': thls time the name had become The l¡Iestmins ter C.lass and
Not
the beginning the Westminster Class was restless--dissatisfied'
The
itl'kind.
about
something
the complaining, irouctry kind, but the "Let's do
approach was to know and like each other at the working and social" l-eveL. To
.acconplish the objectives regular social func'tions have been held--some simple,
some elaborate, a1L fun. Thãy have had projects in which the cl.ass members have
lrorked witt¡ thåir hands and their money. They have not onLy encouraged individual
partlcipation, but have insisted on it in class worship, programs, projects,
gettlng out the paper, telephoning and a multitude of other tasks, large and
They alwãys foun¿ t-tre reaáy hand, I often have heard people say, "Don't
1n1rr.
join that Westminster
Class unless you want to work, they work the life out of
)tu.rt-¡a sLncere compliment.
.
From
estminster Class is reaching maturity, twenty-one years its next
In that length of time there are far too many names, dates, and events
the space we have here. History of names and dates tends to be cold
clln j.ca l. History that is warm and alive is in the results--what has
1958, Dr. Black was giving his regulat "5th Sunday" lesson'
for his many b]-essings throughout his tife" At the eontook his seat, suffered a heart attack and died in his class antl 1n
He had given of himself to his God until the very end" This.1 asL
e¡ron wâ s not lbst
on the members of his class. Dr" Black surel,y deserves
edit for whatever of worth this class has produced. It has t'een
One of his fond desires was that the c,las s ¡-rndertake the suPPot:'t;
lY' In the year of L951 the
class started contributing to the
Novernber 30
ttTha
nks "
3'+
I¡Iho are in Japan' The
support of John and Ginny Barksdale and their f'arnrlyr
uó u"til uhis Ûime" lf one
class has continued to send this support each year
1no"" of hhis church and others' both
would Lake the time to check th";;;;tã",
f rom this class are
past and present, he w,iJ-l find a high perce nlage of people
rnembers and
commitiee
church school .teachers, choir *"*u"i", deacons, e.lders,
be
found"
Ll
administrative workers.-,-wherever the áct¿on is, they wi
There are even a coup.Le o'f ministe
people are all giving of their time and
fife of their church. Much of lhis desi
measure of success for any class should
and 'to the comrnunity at large,?"'r By bhi
a great class and has the potentíal of a
promise of the Past'
Eltiott's
CouPles
Class
':
of our senior
The Elliott,s couples class was founded in l-953 in honor
as one mainly for young
minister, Dr" William M. E11iott, Jr" The class began
same "young" couples have
or newly married couples. Over tfie i".t" many of these
their
Class an¿ now it consists nrostLy of couples in sunday
stayed with the Elli;tt's
meets
class
thirties, However? anyone of any age is most welcome. The
r15"
9
at
mornings at 9:30 with coffee fell-owship
Startingthreeyearsagotheclasshastriedtoscheduleafellowshiponce
the class members" since many
a month on Sunday evenings in the home of one ofthese
provide a means
class members are teaching on Sunday mornings,class' fellowships
main purpose
their
However'
of introducing new member-s an¿ friends to the Lord, Jesus Christ' These fellowremains a way to share in fellowship with our
shares something of
slrips usually consist of a testimony and a lay speaker who
our Lord with the class.
Besidesthef'ellowshipsbhereareaSummerbackya.rdicecreampatty,a
guest and speaker'
and a birthday partFwith Dr. El-liott as honored
informally
speaks
Elliott
Dr"
This is really one of the year's nijnf.ights becauseq'uestions in return"
to the class and the class has a chãnce to ask him
of a missionary couple
other activities of the class include partial support
for hospÍtalized
baskets
Easïer
makÌng
of
and cLass projec'ts consisti.,g in the past
and supplyworkers'
f'arm
transient
children, providing Spanish'-Xnglish SiUtes for at ltasca"
ing athletic equiprnent for the Children's Home
christmas party,
Eleven O'Clock Bible C[ass
In the spring oÊ L954 our church, having inc¡eased in membership and
attendance'Wasexperiencinggrowingpains"Inordertomakebet.teruseofour
classes in all departments of
facilities, tt¡e ¿etision was made tã ínstitube dual
9:30 worship service could go
the church School so that those who attended thechange
was effected with good
to Sunday School at l-1:00 and vice versa. This
results.
became necessary to
There being no class for adults meeting at lL:00 it had
its inception" A
form one and that is when the Eleven o'ctrock AduLt class
which the class was fortned'
few dedicated individuals became the nucleus aroundthe
leadership of various inMeeting in what was then the church Parlor, under
for existence
dividuals from the Church School administration, the cla'ss struggled
35
e Eleven O'Clock Adutb Class
was
ven. Dr. Hubert Hopper was the first
1958 the name of the class was changed
Founded on
the basis of necessity, the class has developed into one decome the practice of the class to
and it has furnished many teachers
ents. Mission minded in its benevolent
qua11y between foreign and home mission
causes.
present membership roll numbers 30, 10 of
whom
are charter
members.
The Boand Couples Class
This class of young couples originated in the spring of 1958' At that time
list of charter members who
it was named THE JUSTERS. Ten couples composed the
planned to
had decided to use the discussion type of lesson presentation and
The charter members
iur'ist a majority of leadership within the class itself'
Mr" and Mrs.
*"r", Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas GibboneY,
(stip¡
Kriedler,
Lloyd
Robert Hamblin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knight, Mf. and Mrs.
Rumley'
Mrs"
John
Mr. and Mrs. William Lacy, Mr. and Mrs. James Mclean, Mr" and
Mr. and Mrs. David Trent and Mr. and Mrs" James lr¡eatherford.
Not only was response great in Church School, but outside as wel-l" TH-E
xvery
JUSTERS were constantly looking for, and finding, projects to help others.
weeks
home
from
Christmas and Thanksgiving the class members would collect food
in advance of the holidays to make baskets for needy farnilies. One trip was made
to Oklahoma by class couples to visit the Goodland Indian Orphanage in Hugo, to
which they had been sending yearly offerings. There were other times when the
class gave of themselves as well as their rnoney to help those who were in need
of it.
had close fellowship with each other, and this was witnessed by
social gatherings two or more times a month. One special event is sti1l being
carried over through the years. This is the progressive dinner pafty held during
the Christmas season.
THE JUSTERS
As the members grew in maturity, it was decided that the class should no
longer be called THE JUSTERS, as most were no longer newlyweds' It was at this
tirne also that Dr. Arthur V. Boand retired from his ministty at our church" In
his honor we changed our name from THE JUSTERS to TTIE BOAND COUPLES CLASS"
Since it is a young couples class, the membership changes often.
Many have
out of state to new job opportunities, and many have had to change churches
due to their buying homes too fat away from our church. As a result, the class
has seen many new faces, and many new friends have been made throrrgh the years"
moved
As the membership grew, so did their famiLies, It has been a warm experience
to be able to share with each couple the joy that a new baby brings to their home.
had many interesting teachers, Mrs" David Trent reports,
us to grow in our lmowledge of the Holy Scriptures, and have
helped us to Lee how we can apply this knowledge to bring others to Christ. "
THE BOAND CLÂSS has
"who have helped
36
The
Timothv FellowshiP
Chur
is a group in the Hi ghland Park PresbYterian
non-menbers
and
members
both
for single Young adults" Its membershiP includes ers of the grouP be members qf
the Church" It is required that the elected offic as committee chairmen. Ma ny
the church; however non-members can, and dor serve ciated with it initiallY
young adul ts who have joined the Church became asso
The grouP Probabl-Y
through particiPa tion in the activities of the Fellowg ship.
the Church" One
in
roup
has the largest turnover in membe rship of anY aduLt aduate" from the grouP bY
reason for this turnover is the f act thab members '?gr lt groups originallY met in
marriage. ManY couPles now assoc iated with other adu
Timothy and graduated together.
The TimothY FellowshiP
The grouP ordinarilY meets each Su
followed by a program consisting of a br
and usually a guest speaker. The progra
and secular subject matter. After the p
either at the Church or in a private ho
chance to visit and get better acquainted'
formed bY some of the sin
The fellowship had its origin in a bas eba11 team into a SundaY School Class,
develop ed
young men in the Church in 1939. This group
in the room where Dr" KennedY's studY
taught by E. N. Johnson, which initiallY rnet l-ma1e,
it was not long before it
is now located. The class was originallY aL was it sbut
teacher, the class was known
became ttco-ed.tt During the tirne Mr. Johnson
as the E. N. Johnson Class"
used to attend church
Afterwards it was called the T&C Class' The members
other SundaYs for coffee
services as a group on alternate Sundays and me et on the
and sociaLizíng"
young assistant Timothy' a
The class later adopted the name of St. Paul's
of young adults
name deemed particularly appropriate for an organizat'ion
'
as Carl AnderClass membership increased during the tenure of such teachers
and Fielden Gaither'
son, D. W" McCord, Ewel1 D. Walker, Chãster l¡1. Chambe¡lain
attendance in the norning
Sunday evening meetings were begun, but for a time
two factors primarily conexceeded that in the evening" Howevel, åventually
in proportion to
tributed to attendance in the evenirrg ir,"r".sing substantially
that in the morning.
'
One factor was that a sizeable num
members of the Church, and many of whom
rnornings, began to attend the evening me
of the group. The other was the fact th
teach in the Church School on Sunday mor
of Louise McComb, Director of Christian
while others began singing in the choir,
The class became the adult class with th
in the over-a11 Church program on Sunday mornings'
meetings' Members
In 1958 the Timothy class discontinued Sunday morning
norning adult
Sunclay
other
became involved with evening study groups and with
formed' but
been
have
adults
classes. Other Sunday morning cfås-""" ior singlewith
the Timothy group meetíû9
these classes are not organizationally connected
on Sunday evenirigs.
JI
activit ies '
probably its principal benevolent prounshine Home, the Dallas County home for
st once each month the group takes bhe
lude such activities as parties, picnics'
oup has taken the children to such places
Children's Museum in Fort Worth, and
f the outings, however, is not so much
ssociation with the children. Sorne of
n during the school year. At Christmas
. Sponsorship involves providing money
ldren shopping. In 1960 Paul Peurifóy'
ard, presented a Distinguished Service
the group had contributed to the Home'
been invol-ved' off and on
Another benevolent project in which the group has
en at the Presbyterian Children's Home at
sharing financial responsibility for
e year' visiting the children at the Home
aining the children in Da11as for one
up has sponsored include Charles Yaughn
ilver and "Marie Schaefer"
,Thegroupalsoengagesinotherbenevolentprojectsasneedsbecomeknown
andfundspermit.ApartofeachSundaynight'sofferingisplacedinascholarschool' For a number
ship fund to help a young person attend college or trade
Center at Chonju'
Medical
Presbyterian
of years the gto,rp ¡âs cór,ttibuted to the
hundred
two
over
for
gifts
cho11a Pukdo, Korea, to help provide christnas
to
missionaries
church's
the
to
children. The group has given sound equipment
the Congo, the William Pruitts.
spring and
The Fellowship usually has two retreats each year, one in the
groups
adult
young
single
joins
other
with
one in the fa1l. The group generall-y
in the State for one of these retreats.
a married
In addition to a Staff Sponsor the group usually has as Sponsors
and Mrs'
Mr'
included
have
sponsofs
couple who are members of the Church. These
Mr'
are
sponsors
present
The
Little,
TomMeredith, McKee Yant, and Charles R.
Mohns'
A"
Edward
Dr"
is
Sponsor
Staff
and Mrs. Richard R. Catherall. The current
Past presidents of the group include the following: Arthur Rodgers, Darwin
Renner, Lionel Gilley, Ruth McCorã, Mildred Watkins, Ed Fenner, Reece Wyant,
Sidney Davis, Dick lrlyman, Earl Weeå, Dudley Penick, Don Brown, Ted Jones, Howard
Dunhaå, nalpú'triood, ¡¿ tvterritt, Talmadge Main, Charles Wood, Gordon Thra11'
Laurel'Mille;, A1len Cain, Ted Mi11er, Stuart Cowan, John Evans, Charles Goerke'
Bob Carne11, ifr¡.f Huey, Russ Rowley, Hobert Price, Ted Miller,. Frank Schumacher,
David ob;;iå, Spencer Relyea, DuanL'Mclean, Jim Cumbie, GilbertAdam, Lee l'{clane'
Jerry 8e11, Larry Haby, Hal Kobey and Jo Cutler.
In additi on to these organízed classes, there are discussion groups meeting
on Sunday at bo th the 9:30 and 11:oo sessions. one is studying the covenant Lífe
Curriculum text book- Into Covenant Life; the other, the current book' ry
Chr ist ian Life.
In addition there are meetings through the week' both in the
mo rn
and eve ning, for CLC studY and discussion'
Jò
Two very important Sunday meetings are the dr¡a1 .sessions of the
tea chertraining class in which those who a re considering Chur ch School teach ing
ght'-months
L967-68 are being schooled' The ei
program for these dedic atedin
peo
futurq
is an invaluable procedure for both the
teachers and those who will
be
J-earning from them"
There is also a new member orientation cl-ass providing an eight-week
cou
on a continuing basis for teenagers and adults interested ,in becoming a mernbe¡
joined
the church already but wish to learn more
the church or who have
about
i
For the large numbe'is of children and yo Itrng peo p 1e be,tween the a ges of
and 18, who are ready to come into ful1 communion with our church, the re
ale
special communicants classes each spring and fall which provide a thorough-go
six weeks of instructíon on the doctrine s and gorte rnment of the presb yterian
Church, with special emphasis on what it means to be a Christian and the respo
bi,lities and privileges of church-membership" This co mmuni.cant-class period
culminates in a special Candlelight Cornmunion Service at the naster and Christ_
mas seasons, At these services the communicants are welcorned into fuLl
by the minísters and the Session.
You may wonder who is the organization¿1 head of this complex
and ever_
we call the Church School" of course i_t is the
Church
School
Superintendent. From one of the past- superintendent"
growing institution
"or"-of-ar,""'iroUfems of
that office are glimpsed" It is difficult to imagin" tt,"-rãiy".J"ior,"Lbilities
that rest upon this man" He is elected by the Seãsion to administer the Church
School for them, under the supervision anddirection of the Session,s Christian
Education Committee"
The challenge is tremendous, the-problerns manifold, the frustrations neverending and labor unlimited; yet even with the manv. many hours that are required
each week, attending meetings, counseling wit¡ ståir, ;;";;;r';;:
program, r€_
cruiting workers and supervising the entire Church School ;r;,ir;;-it
is one of
the most rewarding and enriching experiences for personal Christian growth
and
witness that a layman can undertake"
To give some idea of the magnitude of our church Schoor program, it requires
350 to 400 people to staff the total operation" With a fruiã ã"rí"r"tLp, such as
we have, it becomes necessary to enlist new workers every week fbr
different
reasonso Many talents are required in a superintendent__h" must ù"many
gooa
a
listener,
a personal- counselor, electrician, carpenter, plumberr locksmith, heating and
air-conditioning expert, policeman, janitorand truly u g..ã
"å.i."t
of the
Lord"
39
CHA.PTER V
WCIVlEN-OF-THE-CHURCH
rrrrÈi ¡u¡¡s
Moneywasgiventoth<buildingfundandanequipmentfundwassetup.one
reding yeal, was when the
fi
that
of the highlights-of
all<
:.i:::"::ä'.T:
:Ï-i:Îi"l;' food
sales at th
Executive Board met and
'åiÏ.äilË"îrl'lå"ii1oi?T;i",
vear the
ring tnã rirst times'
when
turdãys' Many
LL^j^. rolls, cakes and cookies at
back their own
few customers came, the women bought
the end of the daY.
women
held
oneoftheearlymoneyraisingprojects.'l"u,,PureFoodShow'lgivenina
Shop is now located' Mrs'
vacant building on Knox Street-.-w;";"-Flãwer-A-Day_Ho'"*made
MarkLemmonwasChairman.Spacewasrente¿tovariousfoodmanufacturersand
foods were also sold
joan
wholesalers, where they had attract¡.ve exhibit".
Lawther' daughter of the
features"
aud a baby-show was one of the special
exhibitors
Between the rental of space to
dollars"
Joe Lawthers was judged ttre pretiiã"t"
thousand
Auxiriary cleared over a
and
the sale of
home-made
things;-;;"
wornen's
Itwasin|g2TthattheBuildingCommitteepresented.l:,1:*'liary':lith
Lg27-28' money was raised by the
the task of equipping the ctrurch] iã"i" did to add to itr" futt¿' Dr" Al-exander'
self-denial and by extra wort t¡rå women
inhiskindlyway'persuaded-thewornentogiveupallplansforraisingmoney'
inst:ãd" This plan has been
but to give what'it"y could fror lÀ"¡.r own funds
in force ever since"
40
patients of our
They make cancer dressings of all required sizes ;for the charity
mentioned
but
the
bhree
projeci;s
on
many
to
carry
,o""ty. The lÎ.O"C. continues
Christian
in
of'growth
indeed,
marks
are
work
and
ã¡ou"-have been new to the
,{c t íon.
In 1961 the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U"S" met in the
in which they responded to every
HppC, and the women were superb in the manner
and their wives.
commissioners
the
i"quå"t made of them in entertaining
The Auditors Report of August 31, 1966 showed that the V{omen-of-the-Church
their World Missions and
contributed through their regulãr budget, and through
year
L965-66' The women confor
the
of
$26,892.80
firtnaay Offerings, a total
plus special benevochurch,
of
the
benevolences
lrlUut"'to aL1 oi ti," regular
(six
are fu11 scholarships)
of
which
scholarships
plus
seven
lences of their own,
colleges"
and
to our denominational schools
At the beginning of the 1966-67 year there are 2,966 women
Highland Park church--this includes the out-of-town members.
members
of the
Bible Study continues to be the heart of the monthly Circle Meetings--theon
Bible teachers meet regularly with Dr. E. A" Mohns for study and instructions
planned
teaching the monthly lessons" The General Meeting Programs are careful-ly
suggestíons
and closely coordinated with the program of ouf own church and with
on
programs
offered
splendid
also
are
there
l,{ork;
from the Board of Women's
serviceo
opportunities for community
Bible Stud¿ Leaders
As far back as one can remember in the general history of the Women-of-theChurch, the Bible teachers have been a primary consideration in the formation of
the Circles. In fact, the teaching of the Bible was to most of the women the
important part of every Circle meeting" However, otganí'zation of the Bible
teãchers as such, with a special day upon which to meet, with a special teacher,
was to be a part of the growth of the church"
In the early days of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, th9 organizatlon of the Circles as such alwayi included a Bible teacher. llost of the time,
thls work was done by some dedicated Christian woman within each Circle. Whenever
a teacher was unable to be at the Circle meeting, the situation was dealt with
as the need arose. One of the early Bible teachers expressed herself in this
rl¡nner: "The Circle Chairman told me they needed a Bible teacher, and she gave
tlte a book and said for me to be it""
And she was it,i
As the Church began to grow, some orga nLzation had to take place" A 1itt1e
0Ore thought went into
the selection of tlps e people who were to bring the gospel
¡lêss age to the
women in the CircLes. A Chairman of Spiritual Growth was chosen,
in a spirit of prayer, with the help of the Holy Spirit, various women in
church were a pproa ched to undertake this tremendous work" It was a iime of
fo¡ the wonen of the church were exposed to the finest teaching efforts of
ninist e r s and teachers as Dr. Sam Joekel, Dr. Manford Gutzke, Dt. Lucy
te, Dr. t¡t illiam A. Benfield, Dr. David Stitt, Dr. John Calvin Reid, and
othe
rs.
y there is a special cl-ass of instruction for some sixty Bible teachers
rth Monday of each month. This class is taught by Dr" Edward A. Mohns,
achi ng minister on
the staff. But, al-though there is a more systematized
42
method of instructio
have been Bible tea
not see each other
separate wayst but v
the Master"'
;;i";;;;
""'"å¿
The Ttg-"duY Morning
Bible
inbo being
Bi b1e Class
The TuesdaY Morning
of women unab le
group
ínstruction bY a
came
Bíble Class
to
becaus
attend the
e
of the desire for
Sunda y
morning classes"
times
of
trans
during
a few skiPs
with
ears,
nd women readY
the
Y
It has continued through And be cause of th e ded.icated men a
tion, because of that desire.
to suPPlY the answers , as teachers'
Ande rson--honored
The first was Mrs' Charles
deceased'
and revered--now
war Years' readju stment
instruction; after
women seeking
the
kePt
ars
of the new morality'
War Ye
and now th e age
es,
tim
rnodern
g
years, trYin
took the Podium' incl
teachers
fine
of
Balcom"
Mrs" Anderson a number
Following
ing Dr" Dubose, Mrs'
Wm.
M"
E1
1iott,
and Mrs' Homer
Church and he
was cal1ed to the
minister
addi tional
Twelve Y ears ago an class'
this
of
assumed instruc tion
Bible and
the PeoPle of the
tual
Mohns,
A.
rd
Edwa
a life of sPiri
of Dr"
towards
lems
Under the gu idance
to assist us w ith our Prob
Himse lf were summoned
ir rational world'
common sense in an
43
"tl
CHAPTER VI
MOSTLY FOR MEN
Elders and Deacons
All organizations of any presbyter
which consists of the activ
Session,
the
pastor
and associate pastors" Fro
--the
comes the authority fo¡ the position of
grder, Chapter 11, article 3, says this:
blameless in life and sound in the faith, men of wisdom and
discretion. By the
holiness of their works and conversation they should be examples
of christian
faith" "
Also from First Timothy, Chapter 3 , verses 8-L3, is authorit
y for the position of deacon" The Book of Church Orde r, Chapter L2, articLe
2 , reads as
I'To
follows:
the office of deacon which is spirituaL in nature should
be
,
chosen men of spiritual character h onest repute, exempl.ary
1ives,
brotherly
love, warm sympathies, and sound jud gement" tt
The Session is the lowest of the four courts of
the presbyterian church,
u' s' The loca1 church sends elders as representatives
to presbytery and Synod,
Each Presbytery sends commissioners
to
the
General Assembly--the highest court
in
the Church.
-
The Session and Diaconate of the H ighland
Park presbyterian Church meet
t1y on the fourth Monda y of each mon th except
for July
Au gust when
: regular meetin gs
are dispensed with and business is handledand
by
ca l1ed meetings
ì¡g needed. The joint
I tha t needs a ttention meetings are for d inner, felLowship and for any business
of the two groups. Any matters reguiri ng action by both
: $rOUpS are S ubmitted
to each boa rd at its separate meeting fol-lowing the joint
The relationshio
the Session and the Diaconate of our church is
llent' Each has it" between
o"n
duties
io p".rotm and each does it we11" All major
rttees that reoort and
make recommendations to t,he congregabion.are,
r Joint commitìees of the session
as a
and Diaconate"
On May
9, 1926 when the organization of
the Highland park presbyterian
complet ed the following
officers
were
e lected: Ruling Elders--Har ry
'
hn W. Geo rge, Lewis
T"
Carpenter
R.
M"
Vaughn an¿ Wl-ttffiGnton;
nW. Ca rpenter, J. R" Coulson
ï,lurt e p Jones, J" S. pulliam, Henr yR.
gh Hort enstine,
Mark Lemmon, Cha rLes S" Teeple, Sr",
and Sam R. Weems.
of th e most i mportant
decisions of the Se ssion and one of the fírst
of the Session
and
congre
gation was the seL ection of bhe church site
ot!, Uni ve rsi
ty Bouleva rd. A copy
of the mi nutes of the Session of
r l9z6 and a copy of the
minutes of the co ngregation meeting of August
follow.
44
Minutes of Session
August 25th, I92'o
held on
Park PresbYt erian Church, and H" F
and
Highl
the
of
At a meeting of the Session
consisting of W' t4. Whitenton
q uorum was Present,
which
at
elec ted moderator and the
date,
this
Ca rpenter was
T"
Lewis
enter,
Boyd and Lewis T. CarP
were had:
fol-1o wing Proceedings
adopted' to-wit:
was offered and unanimously
ion
resolut
following
The
t
Church
the Highland ?a rk PresbYterian
of
J'
Session
T'
of
the
bY
Be it resolved
ion that a committe e consisting
d
we recommend to th e congregat be aPP ointed and a utho rized and emPowere
bel
Carpenter
W"
Coulson and John
site on UniversitY Boul evard, ProPertY
close a trade for the church theY fi rst find the mea ns for financing su
ing to Dr. Gílbert, P rovided
of funds necessarY stto incomPlete
securing
the
for
this
a
tra de and find Plan intention of th is resolution to ve
the
in this matter"
p urchase, it being
lete, PlenarY P ower to act
committ ee ful1 and comp
su
to carrY into effect
imPracticable
is
it
that
other
find
for
neg otiate
If this committee shall
then they be instructed to to be submitted bY
dicated,
in
land
the
for
trade
to the Session;
make a full rePort
suitable ProPertY and gat
in turn to the congre ion "
adjourned'
to be transacted' the Session
There being no furthe r business
/s/ Lew:.s T" CarPenter
Moderator
/s/ H. F" BoYd
Clerk of Session
Meeting
Mi.nutes of Cong regational
L926
SundaY, Augus t 29rt,,
rpose
of
ratLfy"ing the action of the
cornmi
sl
the Pu
This meeting was called forand
r n closing trade on church
CarPenter
Itr.
John
moderatort
compo sed of T. J" Coulson
Jno. W" Ge orge was electeda nd read
Mr.
Boulevard'
versitY
Uni
prope rty on
of the meeting
Coulso n stated object
the ProPertY in quest
for
t
H" F" BoY d secretarY. Mr.
contrac
sales
a
tained
con
fu11 y describ
of the commL ttee which or
on UniversitY Bou levard, more
1ess,
more
acres,
being 9.85
of $52,500"00'
sa id contractlataPrice
and John W'
LemlY' T. J" Coulson
Judge
bY
and Sam
seconded
On mo tion of Mr" Weems'
Lewi s T. CarPenter moved be au
Then
church"
the
for
the Tru stees ed
we re elected trustees
rePort be aPProved and Lhat
I
ttee's
commr
the
that
n
d
seconde
and uPo the terms stat
olthe
Price
f
proPertY
addit
the n nominated
to c1o se the deal forthit he
una nimouslY" Weems
carried
bei ng
s
vote
a
pu
bo
t
being
and H' F' Boyd, it
Davis
R.
HenrY
rec eiving a s econd t a
trustees, naming W. M. Whitenton,
nominations
se
The
three
of
best to ha ve five inst eadthree Pa rt" ies rn entíoned were unana mouslY e lecÙed
Coulsont
being Pu t to a vote, t he
being as follows: J. T"
a s now constituted
board
The
Trustees.
HenrY R" Da vis, H' F. BoYd"
Carpenter, ü[" M. lfhiten ton,
the meeting adjourned"
There being no further business
/s/ H. F" BoYd
Clerk of Session
Defendant's
45 Affidavits in Support of First Amended Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory and Forthcoming Motion for Summary Judgment - Page 94
Men
of the Chur ch
Shortly after the Highland Park PresbyLerian Ctrurch was organized in Lg26,
a need was fel-t for a men's fellowship group, an opportuni,by for men to enjoy
fellowship together each month in a constructive organ ízati-on. So in December
of 7928, the first Men of the church organization was founded and Harry penniman,
Jr. was elected the first president. After a few years, however, the organíza'bion . ceased to function.
But, as years passed and the church continued to grow, more interest was
expressed and action was demanded for reorganization of the t4en of the Church.
Through a truly intelligent, well-pLanned program for men, it was unanimousJ-y
felt that the men would find themselves involved in the church's overall program" And as years have passed, this opinion has been confirmed" When the Men
of the Church group is strong, more men take part in church affairs as a whole.
The basic philosophy behind the Men of the Church is most important and
should be defined" rt is a three-fold philosophy and each part is essential for
a stlccessful program. These necessary elements are fellowship, inspiration and
instilction or education" The Men of the Chu.rch is not simply fellowship, but
to be worthy of its existence and use of dedåcated manpower, it must provide
enco!'¡ragement for its men and enList their srrpport of the church's program.
This is done by having inspiring meetings which keep the men informed and
challenged to service. The Men of the Church organization can and does provide
these important items more forceful-ly than any
gror_rp.
'ther
Although the first organization had faltered and all but disbanded the
,
second Men of the Church functioned throu gh the depression but
agaín, as less
and less emphasis and support was given, the group barely
existed, sometimes
going months without meeting. In 1939, the need
îor a strong men's group was
nd after careful planni ng by a special committee with Mr.
Dyer as
irman, the Men of the Chu rch was reotganized with L" R" KleinGibbs
serving
as
sident.
The
l.
following three-fold objective was adopted at this time:
Living and witnessing daily, as followers of Christ.
2. Strengthenin bø and supporting the program and services
of the Highland
P¡rk p resbyterian
Chu rch
Planning, developing and promoting a wider ferlowship,
a broader
a more active participation in the work and extension
of presbyChu rches and Presbyterian
services and activities in Dal1as county.
e, and
its
reo rganization
the Men of the Church has sponsored
fograms and
many men have had cause to become active in
church
the
, because of the varied informa.tive a nd chaLlenging meetings
y earso
acconplishments sponsored
have been:
^Sone
lfo
a number of successthe overall program
rkin
Phv síca1ly and through visita
Lion wi th
t ensiqnc ilch
urches:
numerous
ri
e
ratin I wi¡¡ Hope presb
yterian Churcir and its
nc e in the
program;
lsta
of the new
men by
t'Ex-
providing
46
"
-? \a|
t.¿
'''
(lr
a m:lssionary
for
to purchase an automobile
Providing funds
the
McAlPin o f JaPan).
for teachers in
recruit
to
men
in te aching Places
e Quotatt of 50
over
onl y two men wilth
were
e
suc cess and
AccePting a "Challeng
ther
s time
me t
(at
thí
was
e
I
Since
schoo
ght.
challeng
church
a lmos t overnr
division ); this aching
Pro8 rarn
te
in the child ren's
the
rol es in the tea chinB
into
t
rtant
brough
e
impo
wer
five men n have P laYed rnore and more
this time me heretofo re women mos tlY servedo
then
program where
work wit h the
to
ves
i
at
resent
reP
t active in
James
and
ecial comn itteetion
Appo intíng sP
Program
visita
ShePherdil
:
mos
These fnen were
20 men
inued"
ApProximatelY
the Plan was díscont
this program unt ilting the M .O,C. served on this Program'
r S Program
directlY ÍePresen
o f the AssemblY
resídent
aP
as a SYnod's
P rovided
a 1so served
have
had
Church
who
the
R. K1ein,
Our Men of
as PresbYte fy's
Church; Mr" L"
Wa tson served
B"
tín
for Men of the
Aus
tion Mr"
President ' In addi as SYnod ts Vice-?res ident "
new
"Flock
Presídent and
later
Conventions'
Assembly Ments
four
been
seateó.
e
There hav
High land Park (Dr.
ia,
Georg
tlanta,
present,
in 1949 in A
m en were
The f irst was held ates' A tot a1 of 4,000 ention' )
this conv
twelve me n as deleg
sPeakers at
the
of
one
Elliott wa s
this convention was
1954;
in
sea ted
rleans
e rian church
ld in New O
50 of
over
The s econd was he men and Hi ghlan d Park Pre sbYt
WYnne
Lee
die
Tod
9,300
by
of Mr"
att ended
to the gqnero sitY
Pr ivate Planes'
WYnne's
Mr"
ó3 men. Thanks
in
there
these m en were flown
9' 500 att
Mia mí. Around
in
bY
195'7
in
was held
was represe nted
rk
?a
convention
rd
The thi
once again Highland by Mr. $lYnne "
there
this gre at convention;
over 50 were flown
61 men and again
the chairman
as in June 19ó3; rted bY the me
Dall
in
ld
he
was
and fullY suppo
rman r
The fourth convention
t o the cha i
ention wa s Provided
conv
for this g reat
n Church" In
?ark ?r esbYte ria
add:lt
ion
six
sub- committee
of Highland Watson' Highla nd Park P rovided ttee whic h artange d
Mr. Austin B. the he ad of th e Financ e Conmi ivities f or the vr sitorc
men' includ ing ente rtaínmen t and oth er act convention and in
funds to Pro vide way s, the mos t outst anding nen had a verY
This was, in manythe great Perc ent age of the V irginia, Geo
Carolina,
of the fact that
(from Florida ' North atta ined '
ve1
tra
to
was
tance
o f 8,300 men
etc') an att endance
the Foreign
in assisting at ies,
diligent
Mission
were
arra
The Men o f the Church nding confe re nce of' Nlissionar
also
who
outsta
Park men
ghland
Hi
Conference ' An
bY
was sponsor ed
visitors"
Council Membe fs and
comfort of the
ions
except
each month'
of
t{ondaY
LLY a
on the first
<li nnef, Usua
bY
men have met
Park
ceded
pre
a re
te va
Highland
Pro g rams a
Wel 1-Pl anned Programs ma inp togfam.
11 t
months"
the
religio
summer
ed before
litics,
fpo
o
is
Present
cha Lletg,
entertainment
laym en in the fields
have been
h
men
churc
nding
the Years,
and have
viding outsta
areas" Through sibilitY in the chu rch,
other
and
resPon
1aw, science
to accePt th eirmen"
come forward
have
better
ed andMotion
Defendant's Affidavits in Supportinform
of First Amended
for Issuance of Letters Rogatory and Forthcoming Motion for Summary Judgment - Page 96
been better
a
47
ccommodat
Unfortunately, we cannot list a1J- presidents of rhettMen of the Churchr"
however, here are those we can find in the records avai,lable;
L. R" Klein
Ted E. Jones
Harry E" Blocker
Neil
Raymond Myers
Dr. fr rank Kidd
Edwin N" Saylor
Frank Phillips
E. D" Sheridan
Johnson
Tom Finney
Brookin Wadley
W. B. Kendrick
Cliff .Jones
Wm" Craig Mi!.lís
J" R. Fulgham
T" W. Norsnt,rthf
W" D. Kiebler
Austin B.
Watson
Tim Welch
Alfred H, Benjamin
John Wagner
are treated to a visit to Mr. Toddie Lee l4lynne's
Mr. Wynne, Sr' and Toddie
Ranch for the first meeting of the Fall" Hosts are
or six
i."-Wy"nu, Jf, An average of 250 men are present to ride the five
the ranch
at
buses Mr" Wynne provides and enjoy the barbecue and hospitaLity
tomeeting
for
this
iãar fauf.arr. Our rnen are always grateful to Mr. Wynne
Each September the men
gether"
Among the interesting prograi;,s there are: Father and Son lt'ieeting, Swcetheart Meeting (husband and wife), Dr" Elliott's nrght (an annual highlight),
and Christian Education night honoring Church School leaders"
Ushe
ring at
HPPC
In looking back through the years as disclosed in the records of the
church, it is in teresting to note that the first reference to ushering was 1n
July,1928 , when the chairman of the Board of Deacons reported that for the
tfme bei ng, thre e selected Deacons were to arrange to act as ushers each Sun'During the falL of Lg4L, ushering took on a new imporbance ín the life
the
'of
church when the first service was held in the new sancbuary on Septem, 1941" Guy F. Cahoon was at that time Chairman of the Ushering
tee and reported in some detail the plans for serving the congre ga tion
new building. Wy 1ie Sims was of considerable assistance to Guy Cahoon
¡t that time, and the st aff of ushers was expanded to 16 Deacons to serve at
llt services on a particular Sunday. The leaders, known as captainsr were at
time Julian Foster and Chester Cole,
fter a
number of years, ushering became more formal, particularly under
dership of EarL Jackson beginning in 1948, and later with Carl Scholle
over the Chairmanship of the Ushering Committee. During this period
years later, it became evident that ushering like all other work in
must be studied and developed"
ater years such men as Harold Faulkner, Stanley Lindgren and Herbert
e contributed greatly to formal izing, expanding and developing the
aspects of usher ing at the Highland ?ark Church. Such Leadership has
organized ushering a staff of more than 300 men to serve at aLL
the church and has included tours of the church building, a c'hurch
the development of youth in this phase of t'he church's life"
' and
during bhe year are reserved for young people who have had
trsin
in youth
work including Youth Sundays. Experience
at th ere are many usheri.ng
instances
where the youth has responded in thís
well
as adults.
48
DeaJ-ing with so manY men anri the entire congreËation, it is only natu
that some humorous experlen ces would be encountered -srlch as the individuql
I'Is Dr"
continually asked each Sr¡nday morning before entering the church,
-El"1iott here today?" This particular usher, growing ti.red of this question
answered, t'I do not know, brrt God is he re "'t It might be difficult for some
people to understand that certain individuals are not exactly suited by temperament to become an usher, as on one occasion, a new usher became so nervous
over his first assignment that he was covered in perspiration and shaking. Of
course, he was relieved of his dut ies and he found other work in the church
that was more pleasant for him"
In recent y ears there have been many ocCasions when other churches have
asked for tal-ks to be made bY a rep resentative of our church on "How Ushering
was Organized and How it Operates at Híghland ?ark"" We have also had many inquires from other churches for a copy of a manuscript on an unpublished book
church ushering. Copies of this manuscri pt have been furnished to several chu
ilhe organizat, ion of the ushers for some time has been divided into several
sections such as prospective ushers, reserve ushers, and regular Sunday morning
ushers" The organízation is under t he leadership of a committee of the Diaconat
It is the obj ective of the leadership that each usher will come to realize
his work sa
that church ushering has its own reward. Every usher who performs
doing
an impo
of
satisfaction
the
have
irit
wiLl
factorily and in the right sP
body of
good
a
that
always
remember
to
and
service rendered to Christ Himself,
splenushers, a1ert, constantly seeking to improve their service, dedicated and
example.
by
their
congregation
re
whole
a
ínspi
can
didly 1oyal to their church,
49
ii:
CHAPTER
VII
HPPC HOSTS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
the Place is High land Park PresbYterian Church; the
The y ear is 1961;
of the Presbyterian Chu rch
he convocation of the Genera 1 AssemblYa nniversary
of its founding
States. HPPC is observing the 35th
year of its organízation
a1 AssemblY is celebrating the centennial
ry--surelY an auspicious co incidence.
formal ga thering of Commissioners--who, inFor som e three Years before the had been thoug htfully and careful-lY made"
a11Y, numb ered 553--preparations
committee consisting of coR. Klein was g eneral chairman of an executiveC a11 W. Huser, Lucian TouchLee WYnne, Sr. I James C. Hurlbut
cha i rrn an Íoddie
ex officio" The
E. Wilkin, J ro and Dr. William M. -clliott, Jr",
stone, George
of the ir task can best be indicated bY de scribing some of the
scope and magnitude
s sub-committees.
specif ic activities of variou
Chairman, sent to the office of
The Space Allotment Committee, Mr. Klein,
the btrildíng, indicating the number of perthe General Assembly a floor ptan oiRooms
in the church for 15 Standing committees
sons each room would accommoda,te.
assigned, five small-er rooms for 15 men each were
--seating at least 50 men--were
snack bar and first
post
allotted" An information bureau, u l"rpor.ryuna- for office,
book store exhibits were allaid room, a press room, space fot ãispfäy"
floor plan of the building with
arranged and appropriaiely equipped. A small provided to be placed in the
the location of the various assigned rooÛs was
Commissioners' Packets.
Building and Grounds Committee
first aid equipment as suggested by Red
First Aid Station daily from 8:00 a.m" u
A second sub-committee, called Post-Offi
receiving and dispensing mail but gave o
place of each Commissioner and the loca
Another Building and Grounds sub-committ
ing cleanliness inside and outside the
rooms and eating areas. The installati
four extra phones and special attention to the public address system also
under the Building and Grounds Committee.
The
came
The Finance Committee, Carl l¡I. Hu
ing of items needed by other committees
mittees and conferred with the Office o
specific items. This committee also au
to
Commissioners, had the check"-"titt"tt, given for signatule to the Assistant
aistribution"
for
post-office
the Stated Clerk, who, in turn, ser,t ifrã* t" the
Jr"
The Registration Committee, under the chairmanship of George E" Wilkin' unan
for
responsible
was
in a¿oilior-io u""igning hotel táor" to Commissioners,
believable number of details for the comfort and information of both Commissíoners
and
and visitors, involving the rãcruitment of personnel for booths in each hotel
for a group of hosts and hostesses whenever needed'
50
took charge of
Chairman,
of
Touchstone,
Conrnittee, Lucian ch and hot els t the P rovision
rs
ione
The TransPortati'on rtation betwe en chur
'
rrse of Commis s
the
for
transPo
ening
s for
daY and ev
as needed "
a rrangement
the
parking
ring
du
rtment for extra
tesY cars w L th drívers
the ?olice DePa
with
ts
ttee worked months
and arrangemen
?ub licitY Commi
the
Jr' t Chairman, General Councí l, at, tended to inWadleY,
N"
eoffee urn
!\Ii th Brookin
ty of the
Publici
of
prov i- s ion of a
and
SecretarY
eded
ne
ahead with the
in the Press Room as
of
Phones
ion
llat
a
s',r
at all hours'
for music
there with an attendant
was respon sible knew r¡hen
?astor'
host
he
as
Elliottr Jrot 1 AssemblY Prog rafn Committee t selected and
Dr" William M"
er of the GeneraWi lliam H" Tag9t Musie Director,and other sPecial
since, be ing a memb
ipS ervices
rable. He and
Ass emblY Worsh
music would be desi
General
all
music at
arranged fo r the
occa sions.
an ¡'mas Chairmant had
t refreshme nts since
F.
Mealst wíth Robert dinners and ligh
with the
The Commit tee for
il
of lunchest
Arrangemen ts
ls
mea
gcod
the
Provision
to keeP
"
portance beYond
most haPPilY to conp licated bY the neces sitY
react
to
tend
ttComnissioners
her
wi th' were furt the Of fice of th e General AssemblY.
start
to
ex
y
b
comPl
near the
set
caterer,
the 1i mits
ounter arra ngement
within
ls
nea
forac
bars and
of
ndy
too'
cost
ca
t he
cookies'
respon sible,
was
inks,
dr
e
The M eals Committe e direct sale of coffee , soft
th
lounge area
Anundsen
for
Comrn ittee --he
SundaY Dinner"
ration
Genera t AssenblY
of the "OPe
at ive to the
was Chairma n
sent
Wood
re
C'
ReP
Arthur
r and Board
y, APril 30,1961"
each Comm issione
membe r on Sunda
saw to it that
H??C
a
of
home
ushers
was a guest in the
S' Rourke' Chairrnan--Provided
on Ushering--Clifford
Th e Committee
the AssemblY'
of
for all rneetings
the giga nticoftask
Pa rt in
the
enificant
s:a
had
also
was Chairna n
"F'rank
ch
Ayres
L.
RecePt ion for
The Wome n-of-the-Chur A ssemblY. Mrs.
the
ing
artang
General
of
membef
of e nt e rt a ining theittee wit h the sPec ific dut ies
(at
the home of a HP?C
Tea
Comm
tha
Ladies
re
e
th
F-nte rtainment
WOÍl€D--fltO
(in the church Pa rlor),
Ina ddition, the rsonnel- for we lcome
needed'
Mode rators
as
of flowers ons and di nnersr p rovided Pe
Commiss
and the Provision
t ypists f,or at
secured
a 11 the lunche
the
church,
the
of them--served booths at hot el and
the snack bar
for
s
ion
rat
hostesse
ist
as
teg
and
ganiz ation
ist rat ion t served
woment s or
report s and for reg s for TRAV' ilith the help of ent ertaining aPP roximate I
and as recePt ionist lrlomen wer e fespon sible for
Ass emblY.
the
r
husbands t o General
Da 11a s churches,
issione
Conm
d their
tables
wives who accompanr-e
ühe 1 uncheon fefor
rs
flowe
the
was
Club took care of land DigB ers Garden CLub
High
The Chancel Garden
the
ittee Pr
peI, and
F lora 1- Comm
WYnne Cha
and
PulPit
rlor
The
the
Pa
SMU'
ín
A number of other
dinne rta bles at
the
Office'
for
tor's
ible
spons
and the Modera
bY indi viduals "
flowe rsi n the sanctuarY
were furnish ed
Reg
afrangements
r
flowe
at, H??C'
27
APril
$rg
anð
met APri I 26
opening mee
such
o
Co nference
The
27
"
at 1:00 Po lro I Apri1ourned on Wedne
adj
AssemblY
I
ra1
for the Gene P" n" that night a nd the Genera t., a Rulin g Elde r in our
WYnne, S
p1 ace at 7:30
the WYnne otgt
2 9, Mr" T. L.
APril
bn
at a barbecue at
th e
visitors
May 3, 1961"
and
t ribut e to
oners
Commissi
Itisa
the
occasion'
comml ttees
ent e rta ined
very de light fu.I e fficiencY of the va rious um of
a
was
s
Thi
Kar¡frn an.
n and to the ly
wi.th a minim
of Mr' L. R. Klei
Proceeded
Assemb
abilitY
General
o:f the Motion
Defendant's Affidavits
in Support
First Amended
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meetofing
this 196l
and confusion'
The
?re-AssemblY
AssemblY beg an
C:F{APIXR VT T T
POIPOURRI
A Medley of Special
Frea.È;ures
The facets of a church that contribi¡be'to iLs character and individuality
are many and varied' So, at Highl.and Park P,resby't eri,an Church, the different
activities and aspects elicit from the members reactions equally varied" One
member is enthusiastic abouL Highl-and.Park's music on Sunday morning; another
eagerly urges friends to come to Wednesday evening services; many visit the
LLbrary regularly to study and read; a1l point to the jewel-tone stained glass
windows
with pride"
¡
So, a closer look at these spec:ial fea tr¡res , d,igging into their past, tracing their growth and development and includi,ng a survey of what is happening
today, begins with the windows"
The Stained Glass Windows
When the sanctuary was originalJ-y buitt there was not sufficient money
to install permanent stained glass windows,, so leaded ones with a geometric de, aign were substituted" After World War II was over, Dr"
tvt" Etliott,
t, ,., ,Jl" started a guiet campaign to get individual.s to pay forWilliam
installing the
'
planned windows and all but two were finally designed by the
Wi11et Studios in
'i
t:
t:
ì:
J:
1i
the more you know about them, the more will they inspire your worship
..? - ll"l:.andsanctuary.
These brief descriptions and the adjoining illustration
i: i' .t?.this
will give you the overall conception"
i
l
i
Starting with the upper windows on the east wall near the front you see
wearing a skirt of Leaves and hol ding an apple representing the fall of
The lancet or panel on the r;ight shows the flaming sword of the angel of
On the left i a tree symbol;ic of the temptat;ion by
the serpent. As a
tiibute to Dr. Thoma ss White
Currie
and his wife , this window was given by his
ends¿ The next figure i,s Abraham,
holding globe
the firrnament of heaven" On the lef,h is a 'tr:ipedùhat represents the world
as
tent ill.ustrating his
e while on the ri ght is fire on an altar reminding us of his devoby his willingne ss to sacrifice his son, Isaac. This wíndow was
Mr. and Mrs. H" E" McDowell in memo¡:y o:f their son,
Lie.L. Hamilton
ì
r Jr.
next window depìcts Moses hold.i. ng ùhe stone
bablets on which were i.n,ed th e Ten Commandments.
On [. he left is the baby Moses hidden Ín the bullron the right the s ymbol of the burning bush"
The chi,Ldren of Rulin 6b
John W. Geor ge
and his wife gave bhís in memory of their parents" The
ndow , next
Wade D uBos
' was dedicated to James Webb DuBos e, the son of Dr. and Mrs.
e , whose plane
was shot down over New ï rel-and"
Prophet fs aiah is shown
in the next window which was given in mernory
lrllller Gla dney, Jr"
y
b
his
friends., Amos is the last of the Old Testaracters. in this
series, He is carrying a shepherd's crook and a scroll
52
as a herdsman and a
denoting his dual occupationMontgoto"ty in memory
gift of Mr" u"¿ r'l'"'-W" Ray
prcphet' This window
of their mothers'
was the
Turning to the west
ginning agai'n near the fro
iuru aãa standing on a boo
pointed to Jesus Christ as
fet of friends as a tribut
James, a window given bY M
James, the eldest
and a wa11et'
Reid.
st'aff
o
two keYs crossed, re-
ed head and ca ttYing
?eter is next, shown with tonsur the office of the keYs' whictr He comrnitted
Daisy M" Bargamin
called our Lord's stat efn ent regarding
memorY of Mrs'
the
to
Dedicated
martYr
to the church on the ea rth.
Mr" HowdY How atd. The
of
gr
ft
the
is
window
s
th is
the coat laid dovm'
a nd Mrs. Rena Evans,
on the 1e ft are seen
heaven;
into
ttP
the HolY ScriPStep hen is shown gazing
1S the book of
right
the
on
and
en
Dr" Frank H' Kidd,
bvt he men who stoned StePh
window was given bY
This
it.
uPon
tures, with three stones as a tr ibute to their mot her and in m emory of their
and Mrs. Roscoe Smith
Susan Fisher'
maternal gra ndmother, Mrs. S ara
1 of his Persecution of
swo rd as a sYmbo
a
carrYing
shown
is
t lancet shows the
Paul, next,
conve rsion. The righ
own
his
to
ior
cross-hilted swo
Chris t's followers Pr
Bible and behind it t heshaken
oPen
h--the
fait
off his
of
apost le's shield
viPer being
the
of
scene
the
is
t
Given
Lef
the
of the sPi rit; on
d on the island of tvtaLta. M" E1l
shiPwrecke
been
d
ha
he
Dr" William
into the f ire after
this window i s a tribute to
Mr. and Mrs" James S. ?itts,
church'
Jr. for his devoted service to this
a Pi lgrim's s
ove r the balconY, carrYing mother'
real
the
at
shown
is
TimothY
indi cate his
the two sm all figures bY
ter R.
M r. and Mrs. Ches
and a scroll and be hind him
given
window was
This
Lois.
and his grandmother ,
ministrY of Christ'
nave are scenes frorn the
the
in
of the
windows
lower
The
front we have the Calling of the
the
near
e
sid
east
the
on
in
The subject
Starting aga
Lemmon gave this window"
Thi s window wa
Apostles. Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Matthew'
in
reco rded
as
No
Mountt
the
on
rmon
Se
son' Lieut. George
window is the
their
of
ry
memo
in
Earl Jackson
gL ven bY Mr. and Mrs"
accid ent in Okinawa în t944"
a
in
Plane
lost
was
who
woo d Jackson,
next window-the subject of th efrom
is
Jesus
of
MinistrY
Samaria'
Personal
e
Th
conversat ion with the woman
His
and Laz,
dePict
scenes
Martha
e
larg
three
home of MarY'
the
to
visit
His
and
encounter with Nicodemus
Mr, and Mrs. Felix
Y e must be born again,"
words
Jesus'
are
all
Over
Jr.
gave this window'
e children'
Jesus blessing the litt1
The Children 's Window shows in their will for this window and
left moneY
Mrs. John Evans Sa nduskY
installed.
be
to
one of the first
ist's M
deP icting Chr
window
a
have
we
ar
re
Across the nave at the
cures" Th
1 instances of PhYsical
ra
seve
ing
rat
The Tra nsf
of Healing i1lust
Mr" P. W. Gifford, S Í.
of
memorY
in
familY
center ist of,
given bY his
bY Matthew" I n the
described
ers
as
nt
eve
s
that
llindow dePict
t
he Old Testa ment charact
with
raiment
ing
dazzL
in
t
lancets
figured Chris
In the lower P art of the th ree
and Elias on either side"
fJ
of Peter, James and John" Members of his family gave this window :in
Mr. Joe E" Lawther, a Ruling Elder in this cnurch.
memory
of
The next window, illustrating
several of the parables of Jesus" was given
of two charter membe¡s of this church, Mr" and Mrs.
charLes sloan
Teeple, by their children. The Last supper is the theme of the next window
which was given in memory of Mr" James Thomas coulson, another charter member
and a member of the first Board of Deacons.
in
memory
Let's move now to the east transcept to look first at the smaller
windows"
First the Christian Social Action Window
of the King rewarding the righteous in M
is pictured one of the de
of five panels t'I
meatrr;
me
was a stranger and ye
Rave
t'I
sick
was
ye visited me" ; t'I
and
me";
Across the bottom are the words, "And the King sha1l answer and say
unto them,
verily r say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of
these my brethen, ye have done it unto me"r' The employees of sun oil company
gsve this window in memory of Ruling xlder J. H" pressl_ey"
The Women of the BibLe window was given by the l¡lomen-of-the-church
and it
portrays three famous characters in the Bible" on the left
i,s
the
old
restament
story of Ruth, the center panel shows Dorcas and the right
features priscilla, wífe of the tentmaker, Aquilae who took paul to j-ivepanel
with them in Corinth"
rn this transcept also are two clerestory windows" on lLhe north
is the
üIíndow given by Mr. and Mrs. 1f. T. Bryan.,
on
ùhe
opposite
wall
is a
'atthew
window that depicts St' John. rn the
center is the figure oi tr.r" beloved apostle,
is a quill and scrol_l symbolízing his
ure of an eagle, whích was his tradi_
e that was ínst:aLled at the time of
gift of ínterested friends to show how
completed.
Shal1 we move now to t he west
transcept? Here is the Reformation Window,
ft in memory of Ruling Elder
J, H. l-r.r,;sl¡¡-1
his friends of the Sun
John t{ycl_iff, John Huss, l4artin Luther,
John
Calvin and John Knox
the fiv e paneJ.s,
l4ission Window, given b y Mr" and Mrs, J. B.
ls on th e south wallTheofHome
this transcept and depicts three different phases
our mission work
in
this
country.
Above this is a cle restory window with the
re of Luke
hi¡ fri ends. in the center This window was given in m emory of Mr. J. B, peak
on the north side
the worrd Missions window" Thís, and the one of Mark
rl above, were theisgift
of Mrs. Thomas J" Jones and her family" rllustrathe severat fiet¿s ou"t""ã"
in which our church has a special inleoict
very lar 8e windows
have so much in.brica te detail that description would
to th em. The Nativity
Itrs. ¡. Fred Schoellkopf,Window ,inthee asù' transcept, was the gíft of
Sr" In the wes t branscept is the Crucifixion
gtven by
Mr. and Mrs" J" Devereaux
Sm;ith"
Resurrect ron
the b cony.WÍndow is the ve ry Large one at .the north end of the sanc_
This window was made possible by all
{on and tvas
hhe members of the
dedicated t o all members of
this
church
that
served in the
and i.n l_oving memory
of those who gave "the rast f,ur-r. measure of
54 Judgment - Page 103
Toddie Lee
WYnne
'
j-stian
Courage
b
" Chr given bY
uilding
herine An:ne '
u4@ !sg"l'*'
erlan
Hi Lan d Park Pres
of
rs
Yea
o
Five
e concensus
of the Fi rst
SEEMS to bet
Although the His bo
C€r
ee k Serv
aM
on
Church makes no ment has alwaYs been a Prayer me eting. "
olT5" that "there
he-Bible Reading
Hour' Through-t
have
Bible
rvice,
Se
the mid-w eek services
rs
appea
it
PraYer Meeting' Mid-Week
the
since
r name it wa s called,
rough the Yea rs
wors hi.p all th
Course t or bY whateve
of
s
hour
the rnost helPful
been one of
church was first org anized
in MaY
t926,
'
I
;
had been
n there
of the church' whe
life
the
of
rs
chool houser the
s
a
we re held in
During th e first few Yea
services
ions of some inand Sunda Y
Recollect
A,
no house of worship built,
mid-we ek services'
fot
members' Mrs" Dan reLace
earlY
P
other
the
of
some
She
ha d to be some
various homes" the Lewis
have come from
teresting experiences ?raYe r Meeting be ing held in the
oft en held in
the services were T empleton ( great aunt
English t ells of the
time
that
o
f
ALlison
she
members that during Part CarPen ter's mother, Mrs.
hiP' In orde r that to.
Mrs"
broken
a
home.
th
wi
T. CarPe nter
home
services
to the
brou ght the
services, theY (the
of Mrs" English) wa s confined
evening
int e rim pa sto r
WednesdaY
D r"E,C.S cott
might be able to enjoY
lead the
ed the Piano;
volCe and would
her" Mrs" CarPenter PlaY Pa storr came) h ad a sPlendid be about twentY-f ive in
Dr" Alexander, the first
tha t there would
diff erent
Jones remembers
be held in several
Wurtem
Mr.
woirld
ices
si.nging.
serv
even ing s and
ek. He exP ressed the
each home on WednesdaY would 1 ead some of them each we force in the earlY da
a Powerfu 1
a
ne1 ghborhoods. Elders
er meetings we reworrld
PraY
home
ese
often be the Pla ce for
th
that
s
BoYd
opi nion
of the HarrY
of the church" The home
were often
WednesdaY services
the
at927,
in
coming
A lexander on
After Dr. Alexander's
by a lesson bY Dr.
Dr"
fclllowed
evening
bY an elder t
that one W ednesdaY
worshiP serv ice led
GraY remembers
Joe
At this time se
s
Mis
Beard.tt
ronts
criPture.
s
of
Aa
passage
rather thr
Oil that Ran Down
st floor room e, ld.
fi'r
a
room,
Alexander's topic was "The
ment
were h
Junior DePart
víces were held in the
where SundaY se rvices
floor,
second
the
only
Alexander Hal1, on
( Lg32-r937) he came the
pastor
ly
suPP
and
was
e
I¡I' Cu rrie
gh Mrs" Cr¡rri
When Dr. Thomas
week in Au stin, althoutha t Mrs" Currie
he
t
sPending
SundaY serv ices,
Kle in recalls
t
Mr. L. R"
Da1las'
in
leading PraYer Mee Meeting'
ed
liv
ttpa
f
children
sto
t " even
being
PraYer
the we ek
r often led the
of her time duringremember
s Pâ
Mr " Joe Lawthe
that
during Dr' Curriet
er
eda
minist
necessa ry' Some
stant
explain
assi
had
be the
Ludwell Da vis came to tha t at one service, aft er Mr' Davis e sPoke uP a nd s¡
Miss Joe GraY recalls eight- or nine -yea r-old Stuart Curri Misses Joe
oPinion"
passage of sc ripture,
.tt and gav e his
of these WednesdaY
t'But , Mr. Dav is, Father saYs'
its
b enef
great
the
of
one
fellow shiP that
close
bhe
was
Mattie GraY s ay theY feel
daYs of the chrrrch
y
services in t he earl
bers.
mern
aßong those
there we îe ocÇa!
comPleted'
was
d-week
kitchen
with
featu re for mr emi
ar
tegul
After the new buildirÈ
a
as
not
th
that
d be served, but
the reco rds shorry
when a dinner woul
2)
This
(L935-L94
came
study""
and Bi b1e
vices" After Dr' DuBose
inner
for
"d
evening,
service was on Thur sdaY
{r
i
55
was chosen because it was "maid,s nig
chi.ldren. M¡s" George R" Al1en remem
cents, three for one dollar" She reca
instead of the women of the congregati
The fírst Thursday evening the cai.eres
week it was very poor. Mrs" Clyde Ben
.tíon, was to prepare it the f'ollowring
good stuffed pork chops as Mrs" Bennet
Lawther, Mrs" Harriet Mott, Mrs. fsabe
the members who had charge of the kitc
a hostess was placed on the regular st
long these dinner meetings on Thursday
day Prayer Meeting at g:00 p.m," in Oc
The church was without a regular pastor from
December L942 until February
Dr" Elliott came" During this time Dr. Donatd
G, Miller was assistant pastor and he and other men of the church held ,,Mid_week
service for
' Prayer and Bible study" " rn January L943 the evening was changed
from Thurs' day to wednesday, without dinner , and has remaì.ned on
Ì{ednesday since that time.
On Wednesday, Februar y 23, 1944 a fellowshi
p dinner
held for Dr. and
M¡s. Elliott.
Three hundre d and fifty attended, At lhis was
dinner
meeting Dr^
Elliott said, "Mid-week ser vices will be devoted to Bible
teaching"
Every
effort will be made to keep thís service,interes ting
and
vital
and
within
the
proper length of time"" He indicated the n
ame "Prayer Meeting'r would be better
replaced with some other , and Mid-Week Bibl
e Hour seems to have cau ght on at
Ithat time and has been u sed,
with slight va riaLions up t:o the prese nt
time" It
ls evident that Dr. El 1iott started the new Mid'-Week
Bible
Hour
with
lectures
books of the Bible for in March we
find
erencìe f,r¡ !t,l.sf lecture on Book of
with the added commen.t: "We a ¡îe confref
ident
tha b you wJ,ll enjoy these i.n,_
gatherings and tha,t you wil"l be great.ly
hel.ped by Dr" ElLiobt's popular
lectu res o " In the copy of the
church paper for i;he fo,llowing week we read,
trFrom
wh at we have wi.tnes sed
of
the attenda¡rce a nd inte¡est at these meetings,
it'looks as if this Mict
-lt¡eek 3;ible IIour is.3oing to be one of the most popuJ.ar
tures of our church progra
tÌheld in what was a t that -Come*,-'7:: 45, Bring your Bible"', The services
t ime Alexander Chapel on t:he se cond floor of the
Education Building,
1944 when
In the fall
f
, after studying separate bocks of, the Bible each week,
ser:tes was changed
to
a series on "What the presbyterian Church Believes
ches about B aptism
and
and the Lord's Supper"" The¡,e
was also one lecture on
f ed P¡¿ yg a. rr
o
L944
ring the spr ing and summer
of L945 Old Tesùament characters were s tudi ed
also a ser ies on
Doctrinal
"Some
Teachings of Jesus," In April 1945 "
h paper ¡¿¿ the following
an nouncement::
In the future
I Even ing pre
will be
services, As a part of the new pLan,there
will be la id upaching
increased
em_
on our Mid-lrreek Bible
Þular wi th our people and it isHo ur. This teach.i.ng service is a1_
devot e d to
rhat with more time and
it, it can easily become on believed
reek a no many
e of the most cherished services
mo re will want
to share i n it,"
nB the summel
, different orga nizations--couples class, choir etc"
-,8Pons6.. for the mid-week
,
servic e? encouragÍng aLtendance and sharing
ssr Fol1o wrng
in
the policy of varying t;he subject
eome of
rna.tter of mid'-week
t
he
more
t standing topics used during
rables of JeSUS,rt ou
bhe next several years
rrT
saiah rt, Lectures on Japan,r (after
Dr E1l-io Ët 's
to the Mi ssion Fie Lds), ùpÊrciai
series on Miss ions,
ser:ies
56 Judgment - Page 105
t'
I
hrist's Message to the Seven Churches of
erianism,t' "Perscn. and Work of the Holy
eak T'oday, " "Old Temptations in New
f Christr" "PÊber, the Most Unforgettable
s i-n ùhe Old Testament and Pr:ayers in the
Paul," "Calvinism,t' The Probestant's Deasions when Dr" Elliott was out of the
cted the mid*''n¡eek services" Interspersed
ecial events, heJ-d on Wednesrlay evenings,
er L946, Mrs" Joe E" Lawther was employed
vice"
It was customary for the chancel. choir to ftrrnish music for the lrlednesday
evening services sometimes assisted by the youth choir" On one occasion the
presented an evening of worship through Negro Spirituals" The attendance
"t,oir this time was two hundred and f).fty to three hundred and fifty" Before
áuringair-cãnditioned Currie Ha11 was built (1951) during the summer months mid-week
s"ruic"s were held on the lawn just outside the East door of the Narthex" These
outdoor meetings attracted large audiences.
have had many distinguished speakers on Wednesday evenings, among them
Dr" S. L. Joekel, September L946i Dr. Frank Brown and l4rs" H" D" Haberyan in
January, 1-948; Dr" Robert H" Bullock, August, L948; Dr" F" Crosley l4organ in
October L949i Dr. Louis H" Evans in October 1951; Dr" John S" Bonnell in April
1953; Dr. Norman Dunning in Matcln L954, and many of or¡r missi.onaries who were
home on furlough"
We
In October 1950 there was a seråes of five lessons on "My Christian Be1iefs." Credit could be received from the church's Department of Leadership
Education in Richmond and out of an average attendance of 2L3, fifty-four credits
were issued"
In February 195L, Dr, Elliott offered "studies of Favorite Bible
as chosen by the congregation. This stimulated much inte¡est"
Passages"
5, 1951 there began, with Genesis, the three-year study known as
'tThrough-the-Bibl-e Reading Courser* with Bible reatlings assigned and mimeographed
outlines distributed with blre study of each book. Thís was a one-hour Lesson.
The capacity of Currie Ha1l was taxed wíth an average of 400 the first three
lÍednesday evenings. The interest was so high that no interruptíon was nade in
the summer months. This reading course cr:ntinued until February1955, with only
a few interruptions for special speakers or for family night or congregational
December
dinners.
At the beginning of 1955, various organizations of the church, such as
Couples C1ass, WestmiÃster, Currie, Elliott classes were responsible for stimulating atten¿ancå. A concerted effort was made to i.mprove congregational participation. The Women-of-the-Church served as hostess each first lalednesday of the
month and following services sponsored a social hour with refreshments served.
A goal of 400 was set for attendance at a new series beginning Febtuary 23,1955':
"Six Studies Based on Westminster Shorter Catechism"' This series attracted a
large attendance.
Following ,this, special programs were offered for several weeks, pertaining to growth ãnd develäpment àf cnr¡."tian FamiLy Life" There were family-centered
movies, discussions, exhibits of books and pamphLets and a chalk talk by Mr.
Torger Thompson with Miss Louise McComb as narrator.
58
Duri'ngthesummeroflg55,Dr.Elliottdiscussed,,someRecenlQ,uesti<lns:
Faith Heaf ing?"' etc"
the Trinily?, Heaven?, HåfU, Sunday Observarrce? '
What Abo,ut
Various interesting subjects were p
frebrua ry L957 when the Wednesday evening
pu.rpose was to make Wednesday n:ight a chu
was served a't reasonable prices so that w
of Christian Ed.uca'tion, laymen, våsiting
the various classes, where there would b
fi.rst week 782 were present, the second
stabed, *'The new Church Night Program ex
committee in charge. The mid-week seri
Mrs. Edna Walker was now Church Ho
musìcal treat came for the services when
Ray Matson at t'he piano would lead the c
var
church. Since the initiation of the
progr
general
the
been
dinners, this has
classes have brought to these studies no
church but other outstanding teachers' a
Ashby Johnson, Dr" James R" Thompson of
have also heard Dr. John Finley Williams
on experiences of a Christian layman in
Wi.tliam B" Oglesby, Jr", Professor of Pa
and H'eal'ttt'
Seminary i.n nicÀmååa, vÍ.tgi"ia spoke on Religíon
serres' "'Great Nights of
In June and July of 1958, Dro Elliott announced a
theBibl-er"andgavet'heto"gt"gutio"oopottu"ltvtosuggesbotner'"GreatNightsil
for study.
repeaued his series on
BY PoPular request, in APril 1960, Dr. Elliott
"Questions PeoPle Ask"t'
For the second time a "Through*the
September 21, 1960" Supper preceded the
urrã fifty cents for children. At the fi
sanctuary. There was an expanded progra
'tion as well as activities.
Program for WednesdaY
of 19ó1, Dr" Elliott oPened the fall- triP
to Western EuroPe
hi s recent
even]- ngs by showing slides and lecturing on
er
and "T'hrough-thed,inn
o
and B ritish Isles" The following week the six 'clock
gave an illusott
1i
El
Dr"
Bible Reading Course " resumed. On Janual'Ì 3, L962tslid es from his triP the
with
trate d Lecture on Denmark, Holland and France
the Drama group P resented the
Easter
before
WednesdaY
one
On
summe r before.
Reading
vs" Pontius Pilate. The "Through-the -Bible
qLAY, The Case of Humani
ra ct ing 8OO particiPants"
Cours e resumed n Septe er L962 and was a tt
in the 'f aLL af L963, Dr'
Because of the initiating of the C.L"C' studies
in l:he World is this
Elliott gave three Wednesday evenings to the subject' "What
c.L.c, ?"
tn
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Sep tember
The "Through-the-Bible Reading Course" concluded on December 30, L964.
The first two Wednesday evening meetings of 1965 were of unusual nature"
presented a revie
and on
January 6, Mrs. V. Y" Rejebian
drama,
a
by
Ibsen,
sponsored
Thesbyterians
the
13,
January
This
in
Bishop's
Company.
played
by
the
was
which
offered.
drama for sanctuaries. On JanuarY 20, the elect
Study,
Bible
Church
Doctiine,
Relations,
offering
Famil-y
classes
seven
were
There
Studies
in
Three
and
Foreign
Missions.
Park
Church,
of
Highland
On-Going
the
during
the
offered
spring"
were
courses
elective
of
series
The fall program for 1965 began with illustrated lectures by Dr. Elliott,
and Mrs. Ell-iott's travels in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel,
his
on
Greece, It,aLy and Scotland. These were cornpleted in January" On February 9, in
the sanctuary, as a contribution to the drama ministry in our church, the Thesbvterians presented the drama, Family Portrait. During the spring two series
oi elective courses were offered. In May, after Dr. Elliott's attendance at
General Assembly in Montreat, North Carol-ína, he used one Wednesday evening for
a lecture on "Proceedings and Actions of General Assembly"r? Another mid-week
service was a study of the stained glass windows in our sanctuary. The slides
were made by Mr. Theo E. Jones with conmentary by Mrs. Mardi Jones, The summer
program consisted of novies every other Tlednesday evening, chosen for family
viewing"
Although the rnid-week services have served as "refueling stations between
not been devoted altogether to study" This was a favorite
time for recognizing those who have served the church faithfully for long periods
of time" Such were the happy occasions when Mr" Abe Mathis, one of our Sextons,
was honored for his long, faithful service to the church" On another Wednesday,
Mrs. Limma l¡lallace was presented an orchid in recognition of her twenty years
of faithful service in the Food Service Department" Other social occasions were
receptíons for retiring staff members, or those going to other fields of service. These receptions were held after the lVednesday evening services. Those
honored were Miss Louise McComb, Dt. and Mrs" Arthur V" Boand andMrs. Ralph W.
Howe" As new ministers came to the church, they and their families were honored
at receptions on lrlednesday evenings.
Sundays" they have
Thus over the years since Highland Park Presbyterian Church was organized,
the mid-week services have truly been a School for Christian Living.
The Chancel Choir
The Highland Park Presbyterian Church Choir was first organized in L927 "
At that time the congregation was holding its services in the Highland Park High
School (now the Junior High School). Mrs. Howard (Mary) Beasley was the first
Pianist-Director and she was followed by Joe Murray who was Director for a short
time,
In the church bulletin of October 5, 1930 was this announcement: "Orr
reports that they have secured Mr" Xarl- Jackson as 'Director' of
our choir. Mr. Jackson has had wide experience which thoroughly equips him for
hls new position and we welcome him heartily in our midst"" Earl Jackson had
directed the choir at Gaston Avenue Baptist Church for five years and Grace
Nlethodist for two years.
music committee
Although the choir was sma11 and made up of volunteers it did possess
wonderful talent, It is interesting to note who was in the choir on the
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occasion of the Christmas program g:iven Decembe c 27, 1930" @.* Mrs. Mrs" J" ¡¡
c" E.
HotTfman,
Cumby, Mrs. GwYnne Curtis, Mrs" J" T. Hardee, Mrs. F" G.
SEamp.ley,
B.
Mrs"
H.
Hudson, Miss Genev ieve Hudson, Mrs. J. T" Plangman, Mrs"
Mrs"
C"
Lawther,
L"
Dean Mathis and Mrs " liiri¡'rlç:¡rr Jones" .4lbos: Mrs" Joe E.
McCarroll,
Paul
Rev"
McNulty and Mrs" Ruth Parks" Tenors: Mr" R" W" Ilolve, Mr.
Wilkin,
George
Mr.
Jr",
A.
Wìlson,
R.
Mr.
Sr",
R.
A.
Wilson,
E. C" Scott, Mr.
Mr" Fred Varker and Mr" Earl Jackson. Basses: Mr. Dan English, Mr'. t" 5" Helmr
Mr. WaLter Hogg, Mr" T" P. Junkin and Mr. Hugh Johnson.
Mr. Jackson's tenure as choir director was from 1930 until 1939--nine imcourse, ?ll
portant years of growth for our church. The chu rch services were, of month,
a
was $50"00
and
in the Alexander Building, Mr" Jackson's highes t sal.arywas
to
uP
the
Brand
t
d
Pianist
Harol
Mrs"
monthly.
the pianist received $25.00
l''lrs,
time
that
At
Houston.
to
moved
family
Brand
in the late '30's when the
Arthur Harris succeeded Mrs. Brand as pianist"
Dr" Thornas
Mr. Jackson served under three ministers: Dr" W. A. Alexander,grew
both
choir
the
period,
W, Currie, and Dr" Henry Wade DuBose. During t his
as
names
H"
bY
such
in numbers and in quaLity' The choir roll was increased HarrY Blocker, Jr",C.
Bassett, Harry Barton, Mr. and Mrs. HarrY Blocker, Sr" and(Kathryn) ElLison, Mrs.
Nel1 and Stanley Bowles, M rs. Perry Carro11, Mrs. Marvin
(Kathleen)
Melvin (Gertrude) Garrett, Mrs. C. .E" (June) Granger, Ivlrs" Gordon Mr" and Mrs.
H.
L"
Dr'
Quinn,
Johnson, Mrs. Dan (Princes s) O'Conne11, Ruby and
Pl-owden Vick
Stubblefield,
Marcus
and
Dorothy
orey,
St
Boude
Mrs.
Shimer,
John
and Mrs. Murphy Williams.
As a pleasant sidelight, it is interesting to know bhab our present
(then
Associate Minister, Dr. L. McD. Kennedy and his sweet wife, Betty days" Betty
those
during
spencer) met and started their courtship in the choir
mensoloists during those years--in addition to those members already
of
Several
Tool'
A,lbert
tioned--were Mrs. E" H. Blum, lrlalter Hogg, and Mrs.
gave
their
but
choirs
church
these fine singers had been paid singers-in other
services to our church volunta tíLy "
thís
As evidence of the quality of our choir frorn the beginning we quote
1edbe
again
to
opportunity
"We welcome this
i,tem in a L932 church bulletin:
of their
in worship by our splendid choir. lve express to them our appfeciationLord"'
the
to
devotion
their
and
faithful and effective work in this church
the
Letters to Earl Jackson from the first two ministers further attest both
AlexanDr'
of
1931
spring
the
In
choir.
of
the
worth and enthusiastic approval
of the
der wrote in part: "I am volunteering a word of deepest appreciation
after the
me
told
us
with
worshipping
was
who
man
work of our choir" A BaptíSt
While
service that it was the best choir he had heard in the city of Da11as.
yesterday, a llady who is a member of another Presbyterian church, expressed
Her question
amazement that the choir was made qp of members of our own Church'
that
prayer
tt is my earnest
was, ',Are every one of them paid singers?'
tha.t
feel
the choir may find great enjoyment in their work, ar¡d that they mays€rvice"r
theirs is a most ¿iitinct and valuable contribution to our worship
And later Dr. Currie wrote: "Of all the choirs that I have ever been
privileged to know, I rea11y believe from my heart that we have the most
my
gloríous one" You people as a group and as índividuals warm my heart beyond
such
in
and
ability to describe. Everything is done so well and so beautifully I think it
a fl"ne spirit that f find the choir a constant inspiration to me' rnuch to bhe
was especially lovely for the group of you to come out and add so
Men's meetíng last Monday night."
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director, Mr. Arthur Harris and his
st. It was at this ti'me the first paid
: Louise Mackay (soprano), DorothY
) and Austin Watson (tenor). This
ices and on Sunday night and for the
ir. They were paid $12"00 a month eachj
ew
1
Dorothy Hal-l, the a1-to soloist, decided the strain of practicing and at
much for her and soon resigned.
times of singing a solo was a little too
joined the choir and took her place
soprano,
mezzo
lovely
,rär'rtr, Temple Smith,
ever
had'
we
have
,, on" of the finest soloists
Choir practice was held in one of the Sunday School rooms. Although our
Mr. Harris was trying to build
ahoi,' was very smaLl it was very conscientious.
into the new sanctvaty, which
be
noving
i"tirg"t singing group as we would soon
."rr at this time under construction.
,.'
,,
i
,
the choir moved into our beautiful new sanctuary where we were proud
to sing amidst the gracious majesty of this great church, the choir soon began
to grow.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris moved to another city and we were again without a
director. However, a young man, Mr. BíL1 Trígg, took over for about six months'
Then, in 1945, Mr. Ralph Ewing became director, stayed a Year, after which Mr'
Roberts became director. He remained about a year and a haLf"
When
After Mr. Roberts' departure, Mr. John Bumstead was engaged on a temporary
basis (he stayed five yearsj) and things rea1ly began to pick up in the choir.
Not only was Mr. Bumstead an outstanding singer but he had quite a talent for
organízatíon and many young people began to join the choir"
It was during this time that the choir started to make public appearances".
They sang on radio on numerous occasions arid supplied other churches with soloists
and quartets. Splendid programs were rendered at the dedicatiorsof three sister
churches--Westminster Presbyterian, Park Cities Baptist and University Park
Methodist churches. Music was furnished for funerals, weddings and various
church meetings.
It was in 1945 that the choir became a real organízation when it elected
its first officers to a one-year tern, subject to renewal, Presidents in
chronological order were as follows:
Austin Watson
Mable Muse
O. M. Stubblefield
Jim Muse
Bill Britt
L. H. Bohmfalk
John Boynton
Kenneth OLson
L945-46
L947-48
L948-49
1950-51
L95L-52
L952-53
1954-55
L9s6-57
Dudley Penick
1957-5
Jackie
19s9-60
DeSalme
8
Glen Ford
1"960-61
Tom Losey
L962-63
L963-64
L964-6s
1965-66
1967-6 8
llerle Arnold
Emmet Schayat
Shirley Christensen
Dr. Ed Harrison
A constitution and by-laws for the chancel choir was prepared by John
Boynton and adopted.
In 1950, included in the building phase with Wynne Chapel' was a new
choir roon, given by Mrs. Toddie Lee Wynne and named the lmogene Wynne choir
room. She gave this beautiful room, a room with unsurpassed furnishings, so
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.''',?Î
that the choir might have a better place bo prepare ,its music" On the _Sunday thisi
room was dedicateã, a beautiful scro11, signed by each member, was read and presented to Mrs" Wynne" This scroll was designed and written by a talented choir ".
The carpet, drapes and lamps were a11.carefully
member, Mr. O. M" Stufflefield,
selected by the donor which contributed even further to the choir's pride in the
beautiful room"
As the choir grew and became more sure of itseJ.f, Mr" Bumstead suggested
by the
that an album of sacred music be recorded" This proposition was approvedone
in
carries
Graham
Billy
Dr.
church congregation and was guite successful,
Norvell
Mr"
on
sung
and
played
his collection and many times the records are
Slaterts program, t'Hymns we Love" on WFAA radi'c,
Tn L952 Mr. Tom Merriman became our director" He was very well Liked by thS
he is an
choir not only because he was and is a great artist himself but because
also
to
have
was
choir
the
fortunate
accomplished teacher and instructor" Hãw
each
tirn"
everyone
"he
thrilled
voice
Mrs. Joan Merriman whose glorious soprano
would solo and sing duets with her husband.
Through the years, the choir was acquíred a wonderful repertoire in music:
THE MESSIAH bY Handel
ELIJAH bY Mendelssohn
STABAT MATER bY Rossini
THE CRXATION bY HaYden
SEVEN
IAST
WORDS
bY Du Bois"
These are just a few among the marvelous masterpieces that the
presented"
ch
While Mr. Merriman was director, Mr" A1len Jones was a meml, i ùi the choir.
Soon after his graduation from SMU, he went directly to Hollyir.rod and has become
quite famous as a television and stage star. He changed his name to A1len Case'
After Mr. Merriman left our choir, Mr" William Tagg became our director.
It was under his dírection that our choir did one of its most outstanding works,
KIIG DAVID by Arthur Honneger, This was presented at McFarlin Auditorium on the
Southern Methodist University campus. The choir was accompanied by members -of
the Da1las Symphony Orchestra and the church string orchestra. Dr' Lloyd Pfautsch
choral director at SMU, narrated the story of David as he did for the Robert Shaw
Chorale in the Carnegie Hall debut of this oratorio"
After Mr. Tagg's resignation, Mr. Devon Hamilton came from Fort Worth to be
our director in August 1965. Mr. Hamilton is an accomplished director and singer'
He and his wife have three lovely children"
Many wonderful people have been and are i,n our choir'. The whole membership
of HppC is tremenaousiy proua of the wonderful, music we hear on Sunday and would
like for each person to realize we know he is an important part of the choir
organization. Mrs. Jqhn Boynton, a long*time choir member, declares that if
these fine members at some time feel unheral-ded, they need not; indeed, they are
the very foundation, nucleus and backbone of any fine church choir.
ChiLdren's and Youth Choirs
"With happy voices ringíng'
Thy children, Lord, appear;
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Their jo'yous praises brínging
Anthems sweet and c.Lear. tl
youth choirs have long been a part of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, â1been able to find records before L946, when Mrs' Sam Parker
lhough we have-not
ã¡.t".tor of the Senior High Choir'
"u"
"#s*
t947 to L952'
During the time that John Bumstead was Minister of Mus:ic, from
(Ruth)
Lansche,
Mrs. Peter Dimitriades
directors oã youttl choirs were Mrs" Parker,
the choirs"
lrã. *r". Craig (nutt¡ Sowe11) uirtis. ',vho also accompanied
Mr. Bumstead otganlzed. a Boys' Choir, which sang for weddings, at the
progfams. In 1951 Ruth Lansche moved to
Neiman-Marcus Exposition, and at church
with the
,iã"'t"rt Cì,ty, where she continued her work with youth choirs and sang
Metropolitan OPera ComPanY'
l¡lhen Tom Merriman was Director of Music (L952-L959), Ruth l4i11is continued
accompanist. During the summer, Mrs. William (linter) Rautenberg assisted
as
-.--r isyouth
Choirs and has continued as director, accompanist, and choir mother.
i\lrs. J. J. (Janet) Jerome, daughter of Federal Lee Whittlesey, who
,rf Music at Highland Park Methodist Church, became director of our
youth vr,.¡ì1s. When she took a leave of absence in L956 to have a baby, Mrs'
returned and' reÀnne Brown directed the Youth Choirs for several months. Janet
Shirrlett a nd
i"'ã¿-r'" i ":'n. ï:'
In
19-54,
1*
I
:i:.:å' î;:
ï:lil åffi r::'1""'rrt7'l;oÏälå.'""v
c-",,n 1959 to 1965 Williarn Tagg was Director of Music, and John C" Cooper
;cted the Crusader Choir (Youth ðnoir), with Barbara Porth as accompanist"
worship
under Mr. Cooper,s leadership, the crusader choir participated in Sunday
on
tour'
gave
conCerts
and
services, special services, appeared on television,
chaperones'
parents
as
several
In the summer of 1965, with the R. Earl Prices and
they toured the southårn part of the United States, incl-uding performances at the
St. Charles presbyterian Church in New Orleans (Dr. Boand was Supply Pastor), and
the Druid Hi11s Presbyterian Church ofAtlanta, where Dr. Elliott was formerly
pastor. The choir collected tons of paper and sold many pounds of candy to help
finance the tour.
In 1960 Mrs. Gerald (Nita) Lumsden became supervisor of ChiLdren's Choirs'
The several choirs for children five yeafs of age through the sixth grade were
directed by Nan Soden (8i11 Tagg's assistant), Carol Tagg, Nita Lumsden, and Bill
Tagg. Mrs. l¡lalter (Cecile) King was chairman of the Choir Mothers'Guild' with
a staff of tireless and devoted choir mothers. Succeeding choir directors were
Mrs. L. L. (pat) Coggan, Mrs. George (¡¡ary Margaret) Sullívan, I'lrs- William L"
(Patsy) Hutchison , nátara Porth, Mrs. A, C. (Barbara) Soukup, Jt", Mrs' James
N. (Jeanne) Stil1áan, and Robert J. E. Hughes, who was also liir" Tagg's assistant'
During the yea¡s that Mr. Tagg was Director of Music, the children's and
youth choirs performed at Sunday aÁá special worship services ano participated
ln city-wi¿" cnifaren's choir festivaLs as members of the Choristers Guild, a
nationa L otganLzation whose headquarters are in DaLlas. Our church was host to
one of the festivals in February, L965, when Jane Marshal1, well known composerdirector, conducted the mass choirs.
In L964, while Mrs. Ralph W. Shaw was chairman of the Choir Motbers'
Guild, 175 new robes were made for the children's choirs. They were patterned
after the Crusader Choir,s new robes--black skirts under a full white surplíce"
Making the robes involved the generous cooperation of nea fly 2OO people: Mrs"
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Shaw; Mrs. George R. Allen, Sr,, chairrnan of the Christian Projects Committee of
the Women-of-the-Church; Mrs. R. Xarl Price; and mothers of the children inDaythe
choirs" The first occasion to wear the new robes was at the Thanksgiving
worship service"
From
the fal1 of 1965 until the present,
Devon Hamilton has been Director
of Music" Mrs" Lumsden has continued as Supervisor of ChÍldren's Choirs with
Carol Hawkins, Mrs. Lynwood (¡¿na) Butler, Mrs" Devon (Marlene) Hamilton, Mrs"
c" P. (Jean) Hatton, and Mr. Joey Evans as current directors of the children's
choirs. During this time a new Boys'choir has been formed, a three octave set
of Schulmerich handbells has been purchased, and three handbelL choirs have been
orga
nized,
wii.h the scu':'
Easter,
Advent,
choirs perfonning at 8:30 worship services, ,luring Thanksgiving,
and other special services.
The format of the choir program has been altered slightly,
In October, 196ó, Mrs. Mabel Stewart Boyter, leading authority on children's
choirs, spent three inspiring days with us, conducting a choir workshop?
ended in an evening concert.
I
ecorder
The severaL children's choirs (vocal and handbell) a¡ r
year"
I
choir
choir presented a concert of hymns and anthems to end the 1v.
thi.s
''1
C
.¡rs'
l4c'i
ttrs. E" Eugene (Anne) Uecker has been chairman of the Choir
time.'
thei':
of
year. An endless list of mothers have given generously
Junior High
youth choir activities have continued, Il'ith the additio'
Crusa
the
conduc[s
also
It is directed by Mr. Hamilton, who
Girls'Choir"
Choir with Joey Evans' assistance.
?
Both choirs perform at Sunday morning and special worship services"
youth
c''''il
the
with
fell-owship
of
musical
Crusader Choir has enjoyed an exchange
of the First Presbyteiian Churcir of óttanoma City, where John Kemp is Director of
Music.
", rrìtf
:#
#t
Foreign Missions
Throughout her history Highland Park Presbyterian Church has been a missionrninded church with a desire to show her love for Christ's world and its people by
contributing on an ever-increasing scale to this world enterprise. Even in our
early days, when struggLing with the finances of a young church, an arnount was
always contributed to míssions" Thus we find that in the years L926-27, the
,*ouÅt of $2Z6.00 was given; the next year this was more than doubled with a gift
of $722.00, and so on through the years steady progress has been made" Our 1965
pledge showed the sum of $72,337.00.
Also during these years we have as a church or in some cases as inoividuals
assumed full or partial support of some thirty-one missionaries. As far back as
LgZ8, Miss Katherine Gray in Mexico and Dr" and Mrs" M" P. Young in China were on
our roster of missionaries. Not until 1945 did we increase this number, then adding Virginia and Bill Pruitt, So on through the years the list has been added to
or changed on account of resignations or !.eaving the field for reasons of health.
In addition to this list of missionaries whose support has been contríbuted to
by the church as a whole, ten others received entire or partial support from members of Highland Park Presbyterian Church" During the years nehl names and new
faces have appeared among those we term "our missionaries" and always we have
been richly blessed by our contacts with them. It ís with special pride that we
4oJe the presence of our List of several from our own congregation"
o5
I
s received constant encouragement in
rough their sermons, their helP in
s, and their bringing, in some cases'
was with pride that our participatio-n
d Chairman of the ,Assembly's Board of
r mission fields made us more a part of
on october
6,
L963 through
the 9th,
HPPC
was host'üo the world Missions
Jr., at the time President of the Men-of-thethe Conferenced He presented to Dr"
ãn"r"n, was in charge of artangements for ating
hís 25 years of service as a memions. Dr. Elliott handed to Dr. C. Darby
Board of World MÍssions, a check for
conference. Mr. Brookin N. wadley,
an Church--this constituted the World
n the Presbyterian Development Fund
canpaign.
H?pC's interest in the mission field does not include
from various Sunday School classes
gifts made by the lrlomen-of-the-Church or those
present
fully the ínterest ín the
to
ãn¿ departments. It would be impossible
that the dollars given, the
¡
conviction
hearts of many of our members or the dee
investment that in
fruitful
been
a
in the cause of missions, have
iiuu" spent
,.r, cod,s nrovidence will never be lost. Certainly it is our believing
' and gifts' our hospitality to foreign students and to
part of some of
mlssaonarr-es on furl.:ugh, and the gift ãf tit"'and ski1l on the
have placed
our doctors--surely, ii is these cóntributions fro¡n the heart that
the
Hiehland Park Pres6yterian Church alongside those countless ones who through and
rr1 and heeded christ's command, "Go ye into all the world
preach the gospel to ev":ry creature.'r
i¡¡i. ,,,ef, review of
TaIk Presbyterian Newsletter
Dr. William M. Elliott, Jt., who came to Highland Park Presbyterian Church
as senior Pastor ín L944, was founder and first editor of My church"
of the
dhen I came to Dallas our people were receiving each week a copy
front
on
the
news
Pâg€"'
church
Dallas World, a rather large ,r"""pupèt with some
should
that
publication
of
kind
said Dr. ELliott. "I felt that tit¿s "a" not the
a good
requiring
was
it
furthermore
be getting into the hands of the people, and
people
of
the
some
to
In
talking
deal of time to furnish copy for ¡.t eactr week.
people
I found that about the onfy'service which this communication gave to our
perasked
üherefore
f
Sundayj
was
who was to preach the following
MY CHURCH (Highland
to tell them
missiontocreatesomeothermediumandconceivedtheideaofourpfeSent@.
I named it and also edited it myself for quite some tine.'o
Dr. Elliott's first pastor's Letter in the first íssue of My Church (dated
October, L944) said, in part:
t'Dea
r
Friends
:
Hereisthefirstissueof@'anewpub1icationwhichhasbeen
to your home once each month' lfe
approved by the Session and whichli-ñe
bring to you each month
Chyrch-wil1
My
hope you lite ttre idea and the format"life'
announcements of imporõì¡r-Gh
of
phases
iniormation about the various
the u¡orld ' anð'
throughout
church
Christian
thà
tant coming events, news of
of contact with our
form
that
this
feel
We
articles.
stimulatini
and
quotations
66
Æ
E
rapidly growing membership will
mean much
to our church, and
we urge you
to read
:;]{
i
This first issue (dated October, Lg44) had a column named "Parish Notes"
October meet- :;Ì
with 1itt1e items of interest such as."'Dr, Elliott will attend theTennessee,
in
Nashville,
.,i
ing of the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions
October 9 and 10" and "During August aná September we received 37 new members :"i
There were
into our church. . Our present membership now stands a'l 2'242""
month (this ii
each
Contact
of
copy
articles about our members in service receiving a
II that i,.
Wa¡
World
affig
was
it
was a good service then as well as presently, ãnd
under
Scouts
Boy
lþs :
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Troop
the 1944 Contacts were being sent from HPPC); about
Bible
Lecmid-week
Elliott's
i"a¿"."ttipiffiutmaster Dãe Downs; and about Dr"
",'
tures on II Peter at 8:00 P.m.
.:
Dr. Elliott, founder and first edítor of My Church, edì'ted the monthly untif i'
Park as Assistant Pasto¡ 'i
Dr. L, McD. Kennedy (then, Mr. Kennedy) came t"Ìi-îã
:i:
in L946o Dr. Kennedy edited the newsletter untíl 1948" There is a gap between
t
1948 and 1950 where it is believed that Dr" Elliott continued supervisíng the
i,l
editing of the newsletter. Then, in January, t95O' Mr. John Bumstead beãame t
full.-time staff member (Minister of Music and Lay Assistant) and it was announced
that Mr. Bumstead was editor of UI Church. When tutr" Sumstead Íe;ft his HP?C staff ,,.
iuy¡¡ur,) was given the title of
position in L952, Mr" W. ff. flptofffifplð
"volunteer editor-in-chief" in October, L952" Mr" Tipton Àerved until September,
L953, when he was transferred to another city"
Dr' Arthur V. Boand, who became Associate Pastor at HPPC November 1' L950 '
supervised and edited trly ðhurch from 1950 until 1953. During this time Mr' Walter
lrlest, Church Business ffi"ag"+ also helped edit My Church until he left the HPPC
staffinSeptember,1955"Butthere"al,,o,.^ffi..ititt.,''Editor,''unti1 in
later. Dr. Boand's poems were especially enjoyed items that appeared the
issues of My Church from time to time'
'
,
Reverend Robert L. Ferguson came to Highland Park Presbyterian Church in
L95T and was announced as editor of the newsletter in September 1, L957. There
was a significant change in the looks of My Church during Mr" Ferguson's tenure'
changes started in the
A1so, My Church starteã coming out twice;lñõnt'tboth
1958
issue"
January 2,
Next editor was the Reverend Robert G. McGehee, Assistant Pastor, who came
to ÉIPPC in April, 1960, and who was assisted by Mrs" Lynn V" Lawther (Associate
Editor) throughout most of his pastorate here. Mrs. Lawther continued as
Associate Xditor when Reverend R. Earl Price became Editor in October,- L963'
the date Mr" price became an Associate Minister at HPPC. Mrs" Lawther served as
Associate Edito¡ until January 15, Lg64, when Miss Nanette Geeo became Assistant
Editor and secretary to Mr. Price.
The Church Library
-tssl-1e6ó-
From t'he beginning our Church has placed emphasis not only on growth in
members but on growth in all the areas of Christian education that might encourage
its members to become spiritually strong. It seemed natural that in the realm of
growth in Christian character and conviction, a Church Library could best serve
all ages of our Church famí1y through the ministty of books.
During the sumner of L952, our Director of Christian Education, Miss Louise
McComb, asked Mrs" W; H. Tipton to assist in collecting, classifying and' catatogíng
o1
church school, This
books that had previously been kept in departments of bhe
work 1ai¿ the foundation for a Church Library'
In 1953 the Christian Education Committee appointed three members, Mrs.
first Library
Henry Inge, Mrs. Roy Taylor , and Mrs. Carlton Reed, to form the
with
ðorrl:tt"", to serve as a sub-committee of bhe Christian Education Cômmittee
a stated budget.
The Library began in the office of Miss McComb, then moved ínto a sma,ll room
Mrs.
ín the Educational Building. As interest grew volunteers were added with
the
as
*, S. Kennedy serving as the first secretary and Mrs. Shannon Bertrand
first treasurer"
In 1956 the Library moved in with the ltlomen's Bible Class, Room 104, which
it shared with two classes each Sunday morning and many groups during theofweek'
usBooks and visitors increased and so many requests came for the privilege
through
its
use
schedul-e
necessary
to
became
it
that
meetings
for
Library
ing tfre
the Church Office.
The Library remained in Room 104 until an additi.onal building program was
begun in L964, wiren it was moved to the Youth Building. As work on the church
neãred completion the Llbrary was assigned to a permanent place in the Education
Building. Here, in a room which our Church School has bearrtifully furnished and
to which so many inoividual gifts and memorials have added charm and interest,
our Library begins a new era.
It is not possible to mention all the areas in which the Library has served,
but a few should be remembered.
Beginning with a desire to instill in little children an early love of good
books, tñe "Stóry Hour" was begun in 1954. This project was under the supervision of Mrs. Hâro1d Corey and Mrs. W. C. Gipe, who worked with the teachers of
the Church Day School to bring children into the Library each week to hear a
story and to learn to enjoy books. Under the capable leadership of Mrs" Corey
this project is still being carried on with great success.
The young people of high school age have been encouraged to take the special
Bible Credit Courses whích have been offered in our Church since L932" The
Library has worked with all teachers to place on the shelves books requested for
the recent Covenant Life Curriculum. They add constantly books that will broaden
horizons, books that will raise ideals and open the eyes of our young people to
the needs of our world for Christian Service.
youth groups have met in the Library for programs and book reviews
books have been taken to the various departments when requested"
and
A special section in the Líbrary has been reserved for parents" These
books deal with the problems of family 1ife, the education of children, the adjustments of teen-age youth, and the ímportance of religious convictions as a
lasting foundation for the building of christian homes,
A most important service to the educational program of our Church includes
resource material made available to teachers and an outstanding Reference Section"
Bibliographies are compiled to assist those appointed each year to teach the
Bible for the Women-of-the-Church. The December program for the Women including
l-ists of recommended books for Christmas gifts has been artanged several times
by the Library. The Library Committee has also sponsored book reviews for the
Spring series of the Wednesday Evening meetings. A special" exhibit was one of
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rare Bibles and Manuscripts brought from Austin college, in connection with a
pageant on "The Unchangeà Word," written by Lou.i'se McComb on the history of the
English Bible and produced on the loth Anniversary or' the date the Revised
Standard Version first aPPeared"
The Memorial Book Fund was begun in 1953 as a means of pernanently honorrecofd the
ìng loved ones through gifts of boots to the Libtary. Book plates These
giits, and notes are sent to both donors and families so honored. cared acfor
knowledgements, begun by Mrs" Bertrand, have been most efficiently
this
fund
to
during twelve years by Mrs" Harland Mayes" The names of donors
along with
are permanently recorded in volumes kept in the Library, This work,
generously
has
bookbinding, has been the contribution of Miss Mariana Roach, who
shared her artistic talents since the Library was established"
A word of aPpreciation goes to:
The five women who have served as chairmen of the Library commit'tee::
1953-58
Mrs. HenrY Inge
1959-60
Mrs. Janes Trent
L96L-62
Mrs. Tom LoseY
Mrs" Gaston Ha1lam L963'-65
Mrs. Harland MaYes 1966and unselfì.shly of her tíme and talents and has made a
generously
given
Each has
special contribution to the growth of the LLbnty"
Mrs. Carlton Reed, for her continued diligence in keepÍng the record of
people and events in chionological order in "The Scrap-'Books""
Mrs" Henry Bennett for her excellent book reviews and her constant effort,
through publicity, to make our church family aware of the Library'
Mrs. Hobart Price and Mrs. chas" Eversole for an improved filing system
and more complete subject cards"
Our ministers fãr words of encouragement, approval and of caution"
Mrs" L, M" Evans, who since 1959 has given valuable assistance by adding
the needed professional touch to processing the books"
All the volunteers who have given countless hours, ideas, and eirthusiasm
to the Church Library.
In thirteen years the Library has gro!{n in volumes--from 500 to over 5,000;
in volunteers--from three to a committee of nine members assisted by a staff of
20; in circulation--from 50 books to an average of 500 books a month"
As the church grows the Library will face new opportunities and new
to offer books that interpret Christian experiences
challenges as it
"onlinuu"
books
that will add new perspective to the Christian
for the world of today,
loyalty to the Christian faith'
inspire
will
life and books that
By action of the session on octobet 25, L967, the Library will bear the
name of Ntadeline Roach Meyercord.
Christian Family Life
Committee
The Christian Family Relations Council was st'arted in the L95L-52 church
year under the l-eadership of Miss Louise McComb with Mrs" Ray Matson as the
first chairman. It was a sub-committee of the Chri,stian Education Cornmittee.
In LgS4 Dr" Edward Mohns joined the committee as its ministerial advisor.
During the l-959-60 year the titl-e Christian Family Life Committee replaced bhe
original title.
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fts motive was to increase and deepen family worship in the home and at
of nurturing spiritual l-ife in the
church, and to institute ways and means
participating
programs were planned to
and
i'aníty. Laboratory, instructive,
the farnily unit" Each year special family worship services were held
"nri"ir
tne sanctuary. There were churchground picnic suppers and weekend. farnily
in
campì-ng trips enjoyed at various church canp sites near DalLas.
pamphlets on family worship were distributed and for a number of years
brief faníly worship booklets were mailed to the church families before Easter
or Christmas to stimulate family worship during these meaningful seasons. Some
of these devotional booklets were written by members of the congregatíon especi.aLLy for the family unit for the particular season invol-ved" The booklet
ior the Easter season in 1955 was written by Mrs. Paul Speaker when Mrs" Cecil
Largwas the committee chairman.
The Westminster Class sponsored a series of programs on Christian Family
Nurture which were given by Dr. Gladys Guy Brown. The series met with great
success and many requests were made for more studies of this nature"
The Christian Family Relations Council, under Mrs. Paul Speaker's chairmanship, sponsored in the fa1l of 1956 several series of interactional groups in
Christian relationships, These groups were lead by Dr. Brown and tied in with
the successful series started by the Westminster Class" The studies were planned
for a session of two hours one day a week and in series of four, sixu or eight
weeks depending on the area of Christian life for each individual group, and
the groups were usually limited to twenty-five members for each series" Some
groups were planned for couples and they met at night or on Sunday afternoon"
These laboratories in peÍsona1 Christian relationships were planned to
help the individual mature as a Christian, to try to meet the needs of the individual to be more effective and comfortable in his relationship with God, with
himself, in the family circle, and with his associates" Some of the interactional groups were especially concerned with the rearing of children so that
they might grow in grace to be happy useful children of God" The interactional
group program continued under Dr. Brown's skillful leadership until the farl of
1965 when the Christían Farnily Life Committee was combined with other committees
in the Christian Education Department"
The
Celtic
Cross Fellowship
The Celtic Cross Fellowship is not an organization in the usual sense of
that word: there are no officers; no dues are paid; there are no regular
meetings. All members of Flighland Park Presbyterian Church who are committed
to full-time Church vocations, or those who are seriously considering whether
they are called to such a vocation, are eligible to belong to this Fellowship"
The Life Enlistment Committee of the Session, with one of the ministers as
advisor, has oversight of this group. Whenever there is a propitious occasion
or a suitabLe time for the group as a whole, a meeting is arranged, usually a
dinner meeting.
30, L952 was the date of the official organization of the Celtic
Cross Fellowship, at a dinner meeting sponsored by the Life Enlistment Committee
of the Session, Mr. Chester Cole, Chairman, with Dr" Elliott presiding and Dr"
Boand assisting" The roster at that time íncluded Charles Angell, Ben Batenan,
Rosemary Beachy, Reverend Dayton Castlernan, lìlarren Delafield, Carol E1lio'tt '
Joe Elliott, Dr. Hugh English, Phil Fanning, Geneva Giese, Josephine Gtegg, Ross
Kirven, Charles (Bud) Jenkins, Una Mae Mangrum, John Pace, Billy Mack Reid'
December
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Moneta Speaker, Sue Tuggey, Bob ltlatkin,
Douglas Simpson, Reverend Gerald Slusser,
Betty Winsett, Janis Winsett , anð' Norman Wolf"
ThepurposeofthisgroupistogivefelloyshintothosewhosharetheSense
offer enwithin th" Ct'tttth and to
feel that
of call to a career in some form ãf-,riãL"try
and
work
life
to their
-Ñåttt" t""*"t who
fellowship
couragement to those who ar" "".t|-ttg
this
in
participate
uff those
it may be in the Church calling.
this
through
found
others have
continue in such a church vocation,-ùut many
association the assurance they need'
are
of three groups: Alumni Members
The celtic cross Fel-lowship consists
Presbyof
care
under
those *to ure
those who are in service; Active Members are
people in
teryoringraduatetraining;an¿R""ociateMemberSarethosewhoareseriously
some of the grandest young
proud" rn
considering their call-. tnã fist includes
justly
is
park Presbyterian church
the world, a group of whorn Highlánd foll-owing
members:
December 1966 the Fellowship had the
ALTMNI MEMBERS
Rev.
Rev"
Rev.
Rev.
(at
work
in the field)--
and Mrs. Chas. Angell
Ben Bateman, Pastor
Kenneth W. Book, Pastor
Dayton Castleman, Pastor
Mrs. Paul oona ldson (¡¡a rY Moo re )
Rev " and Mrs. Ronald R. Garton
Miss Geneva Giese
Rev. Dan T. Hughs, Pastor
Rev. and Mrs. I¡Ìi11 C. Jones
Mrs, Felix W. KeYs
Rev. Ross B. Kirven, Pastor
Miss Una May Mangrum
ACTIVE
Mr.
Mr.
MEMBER^S
Mrs. Newton Todd
r
Rev. Robt" N. Watkin' Jt', Pa
Pasto
Rev, and Mrs. Andrew Short'
sto
r
Mr" Duane E" Mclean
Mr" and Mrs, Fred S. Morrison
Homer
ASSæIATE MEMBERS (consideri.:ng
Miss CarolYn Atlee
Miss Mol-lY Badget
Mr. John Kent BoYnton
Mr. Pat CooPer
Miss MYra Ha11
Miss Carol Hawkins
Mr. Chas. (Bud) Jenkins
Miss Jan KiPP
7L
Ruggles)
l,{rs. Paul H. SPeaker
Rev " G. H. Slusser
Miss Betty Jo TaYlor
(in graduate training or under care of Presbytery)--
Ned H. Benson
Don CaPlinger
Mr" A. John
Rev. and Mrs. John M' McCoY' Jr'
Rev" Quentin,PaYne, Pastor
or. an¿ Mrs. C" E' (Jack) Prince
Mrs" Chas" H. Sanders
Rev" JirnmY Dan Sanders, Pastor
Peck)
ttrs. nobt, E" Sanders (Bel1e
(Dorothy
C1a re
Smith
A,
trlrs. Witf iam
a Church vocation)-rd,
Miss Jan Lasater (lnlrs. Chas" H¿ Polla
Mr. Michael E. Love
Mr" Paul McKenneY
Miss Barbara Porth
Mr" Eugene W" Putnan
Mr" John E" SeaY
Miss Frances St. Peter
Miss Janet TaYlor
Jr')
IF
CHAPTER
IX
S0vIXTHIIG FOR EVERYONE AT
HPPC
titLe of this chapter is not just a wishful slogan, but a true picture
in which
cif this church. In the preceding pages, several of the activities
in which the church
The
serve the church were described; now, the many ways
membefs are being emphasized. Of course' the benefits are nearly
the
serves
reciprocal; so both the people directly concerned and the church as a
members
í
"ir"v" grow and develoP.
whole
j
at Highland Park. And if groups
or paint or
of individuals decide they would like to learn to speakdoSpanish
been arranged
has
so
learn a certain craft or whatever--the opportunity to
before, and it can haPPen again.
Beginning with the youngsters and ending with the oldsters, the church
is
has special plans for various ages and sexes. For the littlest ones, there
rn
between
Club"
Fifty-Plus
the Dày School and for the senior citizens, the
is a wide assortment of activities with fluctuations from time to time as
interests change.
There
really is
SOi4ËIHING FOR XVERYONE
þ¿
I
i
School History
The Highland park Presbyterian ChurÇh took its place wÈth other leading
churches in the establishment of a l¡teek-Day school in september L952' The
Day School consisted of one First Grade and one Kindergarten group for fiveyeär-o1d children. The school continued successfully and enthusiastic-a11y and
ihe Session of the Church made the lrleek-Day School a permanent part of the
christian Education progran in 1954. At the same time they approved the
addition of two more groups, one of Kindergarten and one of First Grade'
Mrs. Harold E. Pharr was the Director of the school and worked with the
Supervisory Board in establishing the highest stanoards possible, both educaonly
tiànally and spiritually. From the beginning the school has employed
Christian
a
with
experienced
and
trained
teachers who were professionally
background and deep convictions. Dr, R. V. A11en, Professor of Elementary
Teacher Education at southern Methodist university, was employed as consultant
to Mrs. pharr. Student, teachers from the Education Department at SMU assisted
the regular facultY members.
The school term was set up to para1le1 the Park cities Schools and to
observe the same holidays insofaf as possible. School hours were from 9 to 12,
Monday through Friday"
Facts which influenced the formation of this school were: an increasing
awareness by leaders of the importance of training young children in Christian
principles in their formative years; the strong,desire of parents that relígious
instruction be given their children; the lack of provision for kindergarten and
overcrowding in many public schools; and the desire of Church officers to increase services to members through wider use of church facilities.
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training
The curriculum for the Kindergar.ten included standard Kindergarten
plus
daily
as set forth by the Association of Ctr¡-t¿troo¿ Education International
Christian training and interpretation of all experiences"
taught in public
The First Grade curriculum included all academic subjects
the specific
school first grades with particular attention given to following
Schools' Again the
Courses of Study as outlined for children in the Park Cities
first grade curriculum included daily Christian training'
were made availThe Church School materials for Kindergarten and First Grade
be an integral part of
able to the Week-Day School so tnal the Day lchool mightwas
that the Day
the whole Christian training ptogr.t of the Church. It the felt
school
public
best
School provided an opportunity to advance a step beyond
activities suited
kindergarten and first grade. While both offer environment and
on cooperative
to the needs of children, the Day School based its curriculum
behavior as a
group life with many opportunitieS to live "the Christian way" of
part of daily living.
everyday life
The great advantage in making the church a part of the child's
interpreted
who
with a program providing religious experiences, with teachers
was recognized by the
activities in terms of spiritual gtoo,lit and development
Park Presbyterian Church"
first Advisory Board and the Miniãters of Highlandwith
adults who are growing'
Children'learn a great deal through relationãhips
in a child
seeking Christians. Tolerance, gãodness, love and reverence develop School the
week-Day
when he senses these qualities in ttrose around him. rn the
child grows into spiritual awareness rather than being "pushed" into it'
Day School'
In 1955 another "newil feature became a successful partonofa the
I'two-threerr
plan'
The Junior Kindergarten for four-year-olds was establ-ished
fours
older
the
and
The younger four-year-olds attending school two days a week
attending three daYs a week.
in Senior
The enthusiasm of parents kept a long waiting list and classes
the comlrlith
permitted'
Kindergarten were added insofar as physical facifities
Kindergarten
in
Junior
class
pletion of the new educational facitities, one more
moved to Caliwas added and one more in Senior Kindergarten. When Mrs. Pharr
Director'
place
as
fornia in 1958, Mrs. Chas. Denman took her
to a very real
In 19ó5 and 1966 the church answered a call to minister
the Day school
tized
autho
Session
need in the a¡ea of special Education and the
These
handicaps.
learning
special
to establish a class lo help children with
Opporfor
high
too
capacíties
aL
ment
children are described as children with
to succeed academitunity classes as provided in the Public School, y.t unable
who may be
children
are
They
problem.
caLLy because of sóme special learning
special Educaable to succeed in a small- group with expert guidance. Trained
in the
parents
tion teachers were hired to teach these children. Grateful
to help
made
has
community are extremely apBreciative of the effort the Church
our
in this way. A maximum of eight children in a class is recommended'
classes have averaged between six and eight.
children
The enrol-lment of the Day School has grown until L967 finds 240
two
groups,
in three Junior Kindergarten classes, seven senior Kindergarten
First Grades, and two Special Classes'
area of meetOne of the unique features of the Week-Day School is in the
Clinical Psychologist'
ing the needs of the individual child. Dr. GLadys Brown, worked
very closeLy
became Consultant to the Day SchooL staff in 1958 and has
needs'
their
with the staff to unde'rstand children's behavior and determine
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This has been an "in-service" training in which much progress has been made. Dr.
Brown works with parents of Day SchooL children and has two series of intensive
study with them, one in the fal1 and one in the spring" The testing program of
the Day School is under the supervision of Dr" B¡own" This includes neuro.logical
tests, reading readiness tests, and other tests to help evaluate the needs of
children. All the children in the First Grade are given individual diagnostic
tests as a means of better understanding each child in orderho help him function
comfortabJ-y and happily"
Children in the Senior Kindergarten are given Metropolítan Readiness tests
and Banham Maturity tests to help determine their readiness for First Grade" If
i.t seems more advisable to wait one year for First Grade, the recommendatíon ís
made that the child be placed in a transition room between First Grade and Senior
Kindergarten rvhere the chil-d's needs are met"
Boy Scouts
first chartered March 1945 with sixteen boys, Scoutmaster A" M.
Assistant
Scoutmasters Dee Downs and S" ltl" Szabo, D" W" McCord Troop
I¡rliesner,
Chairman,
In L946 Dee Downs was Scoutmaster, W" R" Saunders and D. W.
Committee
The
first Eagle Scouts were produced that year, lliles
assistants.
McCord,
Morris.
Jack
Julian and
Troop 80 was
Sam
In L947 C. E. ùlclntire served as Scoutmaster with WilLiam R.'Saunders and
T. Alton as assistant scoutmasters. Four Eagles were awarded that year.
In 1948, L949, 1950 and 1951, Sam T, Alton served as Scoutmaster with
Brookin N" $Iadley' Jr. and W. R. Saunders as assistant scoutmasters.
By August L949, when Troop 80 had 50 boys registered, the need for a
separate organization for boys over fourteen years of age was apparent, so E:<plorer Post 80 was formed with Brookin N. Wadley, Jr" as A.dvisor, A1 Benjamin,
Committee Chairman and D. l¡[. McCord and W. R. Saunders serving on the committee"
The Post was formed with eighteen boys, all but one from Troop 80.
From the inception of the Troop until 1950, D. W" McCord served as Troop
Committee Chairman. John Janak, Jr. assumed this job in L950 and D. W" McCo¡d
became Institutional Representati\Åe for a peiiod of five yearso Up untíl 1950
an assistant pastor had held the position of Institutional Representative. In
L952 and L953, O. S. Judd served as Scoutmaster. In 1954 W" R" Saunders served
as Scoutmaster, having been assistant Scoutmaster since 1946 and being the backbone of all troop camping these years, In 1956 and 1957, ltl" R. Saunders served
as Institutional Representative. Scoutmaster in 1956 was F" I/t¡, Mayes, Ln t957,
Nat Baker, In 1958, J. Douglas McDonald served as Scoutmaster, 1959 and 19ó0,
Dan
T,
Hughs.
In 1959 Brookin N. Wadley, Jr. served as Institutional Representative, Al
Benjamin succeeded him and served as Institutional Representative until L964.
In L962 John G. Russell was Scoutmaster, his assistant was Bill- Saunders,
an Eagle from the troop, son of W. R. Saunders, who was stil1 serving on the
committee.
In Marih 1964, Troop B0 had reached such size as to warrant the development of another Troop" Troop 82 was chartered with 35 boys, Frank W. Campbell
as Scoutmaster, Phillip E. Coldwell, Troop Comrnittee Chairman and J" Colbert
Peurifoy serving as Institutional Representative for both Troops, Troop 80 reregistered at the same time with 37 boys'
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Ln 2L years of scouting. Troop 80 has done
producing an average of over one Eagle Sc
it has 1ed well up the ladder of Scouting
leaders have had their share of recogniti
Saunders and Brookin N. Wadley, Jr., a1l
award
to
well in its
Scouting program'
Scouters.
the most to
But, if tribute were to be paid to one man who gave of himself
be to wo Ro Saunders,
bring the great outdoors as a gtowing gift to boys, it wouldyearso
Mrs" Saunders,
Troop for eighteen
who really made Troop 80 a great
"u.iiãgof Troop 80"
hís widow, recalls some early exploits
Shortly after the formation of Troop 80, when a group of doctors generously
was
offered some prqperty out Preston Road to be used as a campsite' a contest
acreage"
appreciated
held to decide on a name for thís rugged but thoroughly
(Boy Scouts of
The winner was Miles Julian and the name chosen was Camp BSOATE
America Troop xighty).
boy
the patrols gathered around the campfire, one hungry
boy
one
time,
Another
explodedJ
can
stuck his can of beans in the firã. The
used
had
he
discovered
was
it
eat,
made apple pie but when they got teady to
boy found a
soap powder instead of flour. On a trip to the Brazos River, one
wanted to be
patrol
one
camporee,
Rock
rattlesnake in his bedro11. On a White
close to the road. When Scoutmaster Saunders went to check on the boys he found
their tent had been stolen without even waking them'
One
night
when
Mr. J. Colbert Peurifoy continues as Institutional Representative for both
is
troops; Mr. Nat Baker is acting Scoutmaster of Troop B0; Mr. Frar¡k Campbell
Scoutmaster
af Troop 82,
CamP
Fire Girls and Girl
Scouts
at
in 1953 that a committee was formed to organize Camp FireE.Girls
M'
Mrs"
Highland Park church. This committee, Mrso wmo M. Elliott, Jr.,
Roeder, Mrs. Al Benjamin and Mrs. Robert Moody, started with four groups, each
of which had two adult leaders. It had been the intention to have Girl Scouts
also but there was no one to take the lead at that time.
rt
was
has
Fire Girls received enthusiastic support and the organízat'ion
gfoups,
Fire
grown amazíngLy through the years. There are now seventeen Camp
girls
ãome meeting-at the church and some at various homes, Some two hundred
are involved.
are
In the fal1 of 196ó the Girl Scouts came to Highland ParF and there
both
by
observed
presently two groups of ScoutS, Three annual occasions are
the birthday Sunday in March when
!"o,.rp": the Oãa-Oãughter banguet in Febnrary, body
and the Play-Day at Camp
lhu girf" and their leaders attend church in a
The Camp
Argyle in September after school has started.
Both these organizations are under the guidance and sponsorship of a
committee of the Session, with Mr. J' Colbert Peurifoy as Chairman' The Chairman of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church Camp Fire and Girl Scout Committee'
Mrs" Robert B, Moody, is a member of this Session Committee. The other women on
A" P"
the camp Fire and Girl Scout Committee are: Mrs. George Dolph, Mrs,III,
and
Muse
c.
J,
Mrs.
E.
Record,
Mrs.
W.
Mclvlullin,
Kimbrough, Mrs. Tom J.
Mrs. Shane B. MurPhY"
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Bible Credit
Course
The plan for accrediting Bible study in the Da1las High Schools is an
outgrowth of a movement begun in Da11as in L925" The first Bible StudY Course
was
published in L928'
The first Bibl-e Credit Course was taught in our church in l-932 and covered
boLh the OLd and the New Testaments" The teacher was Mrs" Charles F. Anderson"
The Course uras available to Sophomores and Juniors;in Sen;ior High School
credit toward graduation. The Course required a minimum of forty
one-ha1f
for
periods
of ninety minutes each. The examina'tion was given in May under
class
of
the Dallas Board of Education, In 1940 the Course was divided
auspiöes
the
courses, one in Old Testament and one in the New Testament,
separate
two
into
years. Since 1960, classes in both Old and New Testament
in
alternate
offered
have been offered each Yeat.
Ministers and teachers have encouraged the young peopl-e of our church to
of this study believing that it would give a new appreciation of
advantage
take
Cod's
Word and that it would enrich their lives from both a
as
Bible
the
personal
view. The Bible Credit Course is presently conduct'ed
a
and
cultural
by Mrs" Lee R" Slaughter, who teaches OLd Testament, and Mrs" David Powell,
teaching New Testament"
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The Vocational Guidance
I
P
rog ram
i
What lrlill you Do With Your Life? Eleventh and twelfth graders involved in
yoffi-nrofram
InTiffinffi'rffiesbyterian Church are motivated to give
the
serious consideration to this question as "Futures Unlimited," the Vocational
Guidance Program, is outlined to them in Septenber each year"
I
In L94g, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U" S. provided
for the development of a plan of guidance which would help each young person in
our Church make of his career a Christian calling, and which would supply hírn
with the technical assistance needed for choosing his life work wisely ín our
complex industrial society" Responsibility for the development of a program of
this type was placed in the hands of the Board of Chrístian Education'
¡
t
I
{
rf
i
In 1952 the Department of Christian Vocation, a part of the Division of
Higher Education, presented to the Church what it felt to be a practical plan
of vocation and educational guidance within the framework of the doctrine of
Christian vocation" This plan was subsequently adopted, and the Presbyterian
Guidance program came into being.
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i
I
In 1958 the Christian Educa'tion Committee, with Austin Watson as Chairman
and Dr. Edward A. Mohns as Minister Advisor, began to relate the Vocational
Guidance program to the needs of the youth of the church. Mr" Ray Montgomery
was asked to serve as chairman of the committee to initiate the program" Other
members who served with him were Pelham irlorris, Douglas Conner, Dr" Fred Fink,
Charles Pistor and James Brooks. Miss BelLe Peck, youth director, worked as
staff person to coordinate the committee's work.
Charles Kirkham and Mrs" liladeline Meyercord, members of the Drama Committee,
were asked to help publ Lcize the program through plays or skits. l4r" Kirkham
wrote "The Biggest Bargain" and "Dial O for Opportunity" and these plays were
presented by the young people to familiaríze the congregation with the program'
following the Wednesday evening dinner in Currie Ha11.
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and ¿
indicated an interest in the program
t'aidestt
Quite a number of young peopleenlisted
or
counsel0rs
as
serve
to
number of adults in the church were
through the Vocational
interviews,
of
series
in
a
counselees
to guide the
Kit; this included a
Guidance
Guidance material then known as the Vocational
A compreheninformation'
pertinent
nurnber of booklets on vocations and of ,er
The objec1959"
Apri1,
in
plutlshed
sive ,,Handbook for vocational Aides" "u"
tives of the program as outlined by the committee were:
their place
L. To bring informative material to Senior Highs concerning
can express his faith
in the future communities and to discover how a Christian
through honest vocation.
Highs for use in research
2" To Pro vide a Vocational Library for Senior
is avail-able in book and pamphand reference. General and technical iniormation
1et form.
the church who have volunteered
3. To provide counsel by adult members ofexperience'
their time to a1low seniors to profit by their
4"Tocoordinatewithotherchurchprografnsin.providingvocationalatten.
tion in related
subjects"
in which senior
5. To arrange for aptitude tests to determine theinarea
areas'
all
Highs excel and to better understand one's capabilities
Ayearortwoaftertheprograrnbeganotherswelenamedtothecommittee:
Goyer and Dr' Robert
Miss Martha chawner, Miss Eliz;beih ruaclãy, Mrs. wesl-eyreports
were presented to
Walker" Pel Norris was named Chairman. ðomprehensive the progress
of the prothe Christian Education Comrnittee by Mr. t'loriis stating
gram with needs and recommendations for future work'
for Youth"'
Tn L962 a new manual, "You and Your Lifework--A Christian Choice
Theological Seminary and
wiitten by Dr. Albert winn of Louisville Presbyterian
is in three
published by Science Research Associates, became available' This
sections-Leader's Guide, Student's Guide and Parents' Guide'
1963 Mrs. Edward Roeder, staff
named secretary to the committee to work
In
program. Since that time approximately
year have been involved in the program
to the Presbyterian Guidance Center at
at the end of the year
further counseling. Evaluation dinners were scheduled
resource
with both aides "rrd "oun"elees evaluating the program" Extensive
a biblioreceiving
material was set up in the Church Library with all involved
graphy.
J" McDaniel was named Christian Education minister
under
and assumed his duties in July Lg64 al which time the program continued
committee'
the
of
his supervision with Mr. Norris sti1l serving as chairman with Arthur
Xfforts were made to coordinate the cornrnittee's work closely
Flinders, superintendent of the Senior Hígh Fellowship'
EducaIn the fal-l of 1964 Mrs. Byron Kennedy, who came to the christian
program"
the
for
tion Staff as Youth Director, assumed staff responsibility
Putnam
Dr. Dean Klpp served as chairman of the committee in 1965-66 and Eugene
Mr"
and
Department'
High
was named to the committee representing the Senior
coordinators with
The Reverend Faries
Mrs" Jarnes G. Mi11er, Senior High Supeiintendents, worked as
the committee.
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ll
program
For the year L966-ó7, The Reverend John McCoy is in charge of the
and
chairman
youth,
Ritchie
as
committee
working with Mrs. Robert
to
^" MinisterHolland
paryoung
people
currently
are
as secretary. Twenty-six
í,rr.-nãffy
t|ciPatíng in the Program'
AthLetic
Program
Highland Park had a
For several years in the late 1930's and early 40's,
of young men" Usually'
team
good--softba11
very
a
years
,
u.ry u.iiue--and, in some week during
and usuallv' but
Park,
caruth
at
summer
the
twice a
ä;å"";;r" played
such as Highland ?ark Methodist' university
not always, agarnst other church teams
etc'
Christian,
pãif. no"tf"dist, Northway
games' Members of this
In the summer of L942, ÍIPPC won 25 and lost only two
, Cecil Ewing, Jr., Jack Grongerg, Rush
d Mill-er, Bill Oneal, Dell Ramey, George
ers in different years included Henry
ic" Eversole, Ctifton Wilhite"
InLg4L,ChicEversolebrokehisarmthrowingtheball;f¡:omtheoutfie].dtt¡
it even more odd, ib was the
homeplate--quite an unusual accident--but to make
arÜist and Harold Brand
last play of the last game. Dell Ramey was the fast-bal1
pasbore :is now Pres:ident
slow-ba11ed the opponents. Donald Mi11er, then assistant
for the
of pittsburg Theological Seminary, while ðtiftott Wilhite n<¡w sets styles
ladies
"
to field
In the early 193O',s, it may be recalled HPPC one year attempted
in
lacked
team
a basketball team made up of young married members' what this
skill was made up by their enthusiasm,l
toward boys of
In recent years, the athletic program has been directed bear
witness to
Juníor and senio. Higt school age; a large number of trophies
played
some years
the success of their efforts. Both basketball and baseball are Each team
has
with the choice depending on the number of players interested'
of
members
are
players
been coached by a voluntãer member of the church and all
the church or a Sunday School class"
Drama
at Highland Park Presbyterian
Church
Literal
In the Medieval Ages drama had a rebirth in the christian church'
e liberaL use of allegory characterized
ent by drama left the Church, but in
at through the use of drama the Christian
rm which may speak to some persons as
ght" During the forty years of cltama
pageants and
at Highland park presbyterian church there have been many plays'
steps of the
on
the
sanctvaty2
in
the
used
dramatic interLudes. Drama has been
Hall'
in
Currie
and
classroom
in
bhe
Church, on the lawn, on the side street,
playplays,
plays,
one-acÙ
three-act
formal
Drama has been used in the sense of
1ets, scenes, dramatic presentations, readings and as accompaninent to mrrsiCal
programs
o
early
The recent history of drama in the church at Highland Park began in was
committee
Education
christian
the
under
1958 when a new separate committee
consisted of
appointed. This càmmittee was known as the Drama subcommibtee andCaplinger'
Mrs. Cliff A. Jones, Chairman, and commi'btee members, Mrs" ÌIaroki
tó
Dr, Frederick Fink, Jerry Jordan, Mrs' Kenneth Meyercord' Bill Proctor
and Mrs"
Fred Underwood.
in hhe church was
under the direction of th:is cornmi.ttee a new organizatíon
words Thespians
joining
the
of
formed called the Thesbyterians which simply was a
declared the
and Presbyterians" The initial constitution for the Thesbyterians a medium
as
for
pufpose of this group was to study and promole.the dramatic art Christian rethe
interpreting and expressing the måra1 and spirituat truth ofpurposes:
(a) to
.bhis
two.specific
have
group
shall
the
ligion. To achieve
its seras
insofar
assume responsibility for dramatii production in the Church
Park
Highland
of
vices are needed and requested by the various organízations significance'
presbyterian Church and (Ul to produce dramas of religious
assisted
president of the organizatíon Ìvas lloward Dunham" He was
liliss
Garrett"
O'
by Pelham Norris and Mrs, Mable Vaníandingham and Mrs' J" in drama' provided
Louise McComb of the Church staff, who haã intense interest
interested in drama in
liaison with the Church staff. Miss McComb was vitallygetting
the group going"
aLL of its various.forms and served as a catalyst in
provided basic
Ïn April, 1958, a Drama Workshop was held. This workshop
It
presentation'
play
in
training in speech, stage craft and tlchniques involved
such
as
plays
from
scenes
A number of
was well attended over a six-week period.
ttClaudia" were presented together with a
and
Earnest"
Being
of
"The Impo¡tance
and Mrs'
play entitled, ,'The SpeãÍa1 Visitorrrwhi.ch was a script prepared by Mr'
prethis
oF
success
Ut". Cliff Jones. After the ;initial
Howard Dunham, Jr"
"nã
sentation the Thesbyterians undertook th
Not" and "The Dark places",' The first p
was interested in theatre. This was Joh
first youth minister at Highland Park Pr
an opportunity was given to any member o
asked to join
in the fall of 1958 bhe Drama Comnittee and the ThesbYterians wereEve
serÚïce'
chiristnas
with the Family Life committee in presenting the Family
in format
varying
program
From'1958 ùnti1 tg66'this practice continued with the
and style from Year to Year"
The first
Member canvas'r
In 1g5g and 1g60 the Drama committee joined with the Every
form' In
unique
in
a
congregation
Committee to present the church budget to the
played by B:ill Proctor,
1g5g Dr" Elliott as the space gravei,er took Mr" Skeptic,
in foreign lands with
money
of
churct
on a trip around the world showing the use
a final examination of the use of church
was set up on the church lawn by which su
were shot into space. The following yea
was presented in the sanctuary. This pr
be done only with human hands, but that
to put them to work.
of
The Drama Committee and the Thesbyterians assisted other otganizations
play
was
a
the church in presenting programs of.varied types. As an example,
the Church through
presented in connection with the vocational guidance offered by play
this program
of
a
a program called, "Futures unlimited"rr Through the medium
,"u" lñt"oduced to the teenage chiLd in the Church School"
t'The Case of
A number of plays have been held at Easter time such as
an abtempt
Htrmanity vs" Pontíus Pilate" where eye witnesses gave testimony in
responsibility
guilty
o,f
to resol-ve the questJ.on of whether or not Pilate was
for Jesus' death as a criminal on a roughhewn cross outside of Jerusalem"
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Christmas ptays have been held for a number of years" .tn 1958 the play,
,r1¡s Bishop's Candlesticksrr was presented. Later the play ''Why the Ch:imes R'ang'*
was Presented'
I'
pageants were presented" Louise McComb wrote a historical pageant drarnar*The Unchanged Word"''' It
t:izLng the history of the Bible in English, entitled
different years. In 1960 t:he D:carna Commibcee
*ã, CL""" on the church lawn in two presenting
a program called '*The Div:ine
in
department
music
the
:ol"ã¿ with
choírs
and a speaking choir" The
of
various
music
which
utíLized
ðommission"
For example
programs
for
other
organizations.
presented
1964
in
inesbyterians
,Jerry
Mr" and
Mrs"
and
Mr.
and
Jordan
Dunham,
Howard
lrtr.
of
Á'ca"t consisting
grs. :onn McCoy under the direction of Mardi Jones presented a play "for the
,nn,r"l spring institute of the Dallas chapter for the National Conference of
Christians and Jews. Programs were held in connectíon with the Church school
upon request and members of the Drama Committee have gone into the classrooms
.nd girrun demonstrations to the Church school teachers as to how they may utilize
drama in the Church school.
I
li
t:
li
:ì
ri
;i
'ii
t.,
ii
to time other activities of the Thesbyterians have taken pLace
of plays including such plays as "Gideon," "After the Fall,"
reading
the
such as
rtBilly Buddrtt ttJonah,tt ttOgr Townrtt ttLutherrtt t'JoB",tt "Firebugs,rr etc" A class
in religious drama "Xnds and Means" was held. One of the outstanding presenta,tions iñ tne history of the Church was the production of "Family Portrait" in
the sanctuary in 1966" This large production utiliaed a cast of twenty-seven
From time
and numerous backstage PeoPle.
During the years the Thesbyterians and the Drama Committee have effectively
presented through d¡ama the special seasons of the Christian Church--Christmas,
Èaster, Reformaiion Sunday and others of special interest. They have promoted
the use of the drama in individual organizations of the Church as a means of
vividly demonstrating the message to be conveyed. They have presented through
drana, major emphas{Ã in the life of our Church such as the brrclget, s'tewardship,
vocationalguidance,worshipandothers"Theyhaveencouragedtheuseo.fin'formal drama as a teaching method and they have developed in individual nembeÍs
of the Church an esprit de iorp and an enjoyment of the techniques needed to
give formal and informal presentationsn Through the use of drama the participants have enriched their own lives and hopefull-y the lives of obher members
of the Church. A long range goal of the Drama Committee is to calry forward
these purposes in ever-increasing strength until finally there ís a minister
of drama in the same fashíon as there is a minister of music sìnce drama has a
peculiarly unigue way of speaking to persons in our time about the meaning o;f
life, the teachings of Christ, and the place of the Church in the modern world"
Oontact
By now most of the members of HPPC have learned about Cont'act, the
monthly newsletter that keeps persons on duty with the armedTffies informed
of events at the church and in the city. The late Theo. E, Jones, who was
instrumental in originating this fine service, was kind enough to set down his
recolLections of how it started:
that we
"When Dr" ELliott first came as our minister, he was surprised
had no otganized effort to keep up with our service personnel, So he appointed
a committee to try to do it. As I remember I was on the first committee, which
is still- in existence, because we have had members in the service somewhere al-'
rnost constantLy since that time.
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parents of men and women in lhe service \{ere asked to notify this
committee of'where their relatives were and .i,n rvhaL parlìcular branch of the
service" We had men in every service branch includlng lhe Merchant Marine,
the Army, Navy and Nttrsing.
the FBI, the Seabees, etc" Women also served,in
-uvere
rnembers of the church or
The maximum reached a total of about 325 who
active in the Church School" Their names were listed on a board in the church
o'The
lobb
y
"
"To these we sent each monfh a rnimeographed bulletin giving general news,
activities in our church and news of individuals, of where bhey were and what
they were doing" A special ef,fort was made to get news of each one and include
his or her name in this bulletin that was caLled Contact.
"Of this large nurnbelthat participated we know of only six that were
killed in action during the war or were listed as missing and presumed dead"
One other was accidentally kilted in Okinawa a,fler the t:ighting stopped. One
other was killed in training at home.
t'Fi1es were kep t o,f Contact at the chur'c,h and are stilL avaiLable there."
Chance.l Garden Club
The Chancel Garden Club of HPPC was organized in Marclt, 1954, and has
served not only as a source of good Chrisùian;fe.llowship among women in the
church who love the growing and arrang;ing of ,flowers, but its members have
served the church in placíng arrangements in the chapel anct parlor every Sunday,
and decorating tables for dinner, luncheons, buffet co:ffces and teas"
Mrs. R" E" Patterson, founder and teacher of'the club, holds a nationally
accredited flower show judge's certificate. She obtained permission to organize
the cLub from Mrs. Cooper WyatE, who was Presiioent of the Women of the Church at
that time, and Mrs. Wyatt in turn conferred w.ith Dr, Will.iam M. Elliott, Jt",
who gave his consent and encouragement with lhis statement: "ft is an appropriate study for our church women, since flowers are the very handiwork of God,
and therefore, the most appropriate decoration for the church."
The club has four officers and four appointed committees: Telephone,
Flower Funds, Yearbook and Photography; it has six standing committees: Chapel
Flowers, Church Parlor Flowers, Men-<lf-the-Church Dinner Decorations, Church
Officer's Dinner Decorations, Women-of-the'-Church General Meeting Decorations
and Growers'Committee. When a new member joins lhe club? she automatically
becomes a member of one of the standing committees" If she chooses to be a
Grower, she must have a garden, eithe¡ indoors or ouldoors and must make a
good contribution of plant materiaL at least once a year. She receives a half
hour Lesson in Horticulture once a month. The roembers receive a one-hour
arrangement lesson once a month, and a11 bhose ¡dlr: are on flower arrangement
committees are expected to go to t'he church and arrange flowers for an hour
once a month"
Sånce the church is large and the Chancel, GarCen Club smal"l---only 30
actrive members--the club does noi arrange,flowers fe'¡r t,he sancfuary" These
Large anit i.mportant arrangements are made by f'lo¡jsls"
Fifty*P1-us Club
The SO-PLus CIub of 'bhe Híghland Park P:resbyt:erian Church came into being
through the efforts of Miss Louise McComb, ReLigiorrs Educahion Dírector, and
8l
I
A group of the okler members met with
f forming a club for the senior members
aken care of in the church activities'
club and Mr. enC Mrs" D, lt¡" McCord
up " .I t rva s decided Lhat the fi rs t
Decernber 10, 1954, from 10100 to 12:00
t
I
I
:
by bhe
fnvitations were ma:iled to all prospective nembers of the club
Visitor
Parish
H9we,
Ralph
by
Mrs"
provided
were
sponsofs; Names of such members
the
called
it
was
and
be
social
was
t;o
club
for the church. The purpose of the
good
a
it
was
that
agreed
club
of
the
members
Fifty-plus Club tempotutìry. All
Fifty:Plus C1ub. Anyone needing transportation
name and therefore it i" sti11 the
or the church office" The Club was under
was to call either Mrs. Howland ButtLer
Education Department
the direction of the Recreation committee of the christian
of the church"
ThefirstmeetingonDecemberl0,l'gs|,wasagteatsuccessanditwasdeon the last Friday of the month,
cided.to continue the meetings once each month
date and time has continued
meeting
The
in currie Ha1l from 1o:oo to I2z0o a.m.
games and fun but has
singing,
for
meeting
through the years, It has been kept a
the meeting are sent to
expanded into much more than that" Announcements of
month'
each
r"tb"." and prospective members
9, 1956, the Club
Shortly after the death of Mrs. Anne Jenkins, February
our church,
decided to continue the work of Mrs" Jenkins, a long-tirne member
-of
unusual
countries and
who had collected cancelled postage stamps of other
of them and turned the
some
sold
Jenkins
Mrs.
domestic United States stamps"
the Bible in many 1anmoney over to the American Bible Society for printing
stamps were sent to
guages to cement the ties of Christian Brotherhood" Other
children about other people
the missionaries in distant lands for use in teaching
and how if we knew
and their customs, to illustrate how nearly we are all- alike
eachotherbettertherewouldbelessstrifeintheworld.
collectíon,'t wording
Letters explaining the "Anne Jenkins Memorial stampmany
foreign newsfor an advertisement, and a one dollar bill were sent to paper,
in an effort
papers, asking that they print the advertisemen't in their
foreign
from
people
to procure foreign stamps that rnight be exchanged with country' shortly
lands who were interested in starnps from that particular
countries, nínety letters
after several advertisements had teen sent to foreignletters
were written in
and over 5r0OO stamps had been received. All of the
contact' Some
English and there "u" un amazLng desire expressed for outside pen
pals and one
wanted to exchange stamps, some wanted magazinesr Some wanted
BibIe'
American
man wanted: ,,1. Bible in rnodern English speech. 2" Slang
firm"
business
a
in
3" Commentaries of the Bible"t' This man was a stenographer son in Medícal
He was 45 years old, had eleven children with one 2l-year-old
didn't have
school. The club sent him an illustrated New Testament but it opportuniby
for
funds to send out many books. This, however, was a wonderfulby members of the
missionary work. Also, many stamps were saved and collected
Club and the church'
which members
The Fifty-Plus club decided to have a christmas card made
card was
The
Society,
Bible
could se1l, all proceeds going to the American
of
l4r' and ltlrs'
(granddaughter
ì4ontgomery
designed by Mrs" Mary Elizabeth DeVore
a message of
John W. George, chatíer members)" The froni of the card bore
catd, reading
the
on
greebing
inside
the
Christmas to all the world and arouno
,'May God hasten the day when there shall be Peace on Earth and Good Will bo A'11
Liberty
Men,,'six stamps were placed--the top stamp being our u" S. three-cent
to
sent
was
cards
stamp with the inscripiion "In God We Trust"" One of these
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the various countries
of the missionaries and some of bhe Scc''-tt Troops o:fwith
rnessages wråtten
sent cards, Pictures and letters to the Fir"ty-Plus club
in their own language.
Ihe Fifty-PLus Club was written up in Stamps Maga'zíne for their stamp
a ct iviti es
"
As the Club grew, many other activities entered into the fun and fellowship'
In November 1956 members of the Fifty-Plus club entertained the Men-of-the-church
many'
with,,ye O1-de Tyme Concert," the t"tb"t" being dressed in clothes from
concert
this
staging
and
for
preparing
many years ago" The club had great fun
line'
last
the
y
it
to
and the ¡rten-of-tne-Church appeared to enj'
at Mo-Ranch for
Some of the members attended Senior Citizens Conferences
older people'
the
of
enjoyment
the
the purpose of learning fnore ways to further
get together
At one of the meetings it was suggested that some of the men
enough courts
not
were
there
since
on one or two days a week to pLay shufileboar¿
came into
Shufflersil
thereafter
"The
to go around on Fifty-Plus day" Shortly
necessary.
was
day
another
being and before long another group on
many
and many
A request was received from Parkland tlo,spital. for cancer bandages
do
could
thgt
fett
They
bandages.
the
of the ladies spent the play tirne making
without the play if they were helping somebody"
State
word came to the c.Lub concerning the needs o;f 'b?te patients at Terrell
makbegan
ladies
our
of
group
a
Lena
Jones
Hospital" Under the guidance of Mrs.
for
made
were
do1ls
,,yo-yo,,
many
Many,
dolLs for the hospital children"
ing
Terrell and for the Children's Hospital"
The needs for Terrell- grew and for several years a group, of these ladies
patients,
have met at the church twice a month to make needed clothing for Terrell
jackets,
Christmas
pajamas for the children, arm and knee pillows, lap robes, bed
they
this
of
all
to
In
addition
articles"
needed
gifts and many, many othår
have solicited and gathered together all sorts of other things--clothing, furni'ture, radios, televisions, magazines, books, Plastic bags, etc.--and have found
a way to send them to TerrelL Hospital for the use of the patients"
their
At present this group of ladies and many o'thers at the party spend
sent
then
are
cards
The
play time cutting tne 6acks from used Christmas cards"
Mission.
the
at
charge
thei.r
to the missionaries for use with the children in
occasionally programs are varied by moving or still pictures, taLks by
missionaries and others, hobby demonstrations, etc'
Since the Club was growing and many members had no way to get to the parties
a Transportation Committeã of younger women was fo¡med, headed by Mrs" Thos' W'
from
Finney" For many years these *o*"ã have called for and taken members homegames
playi'ng
in
needed
where
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helped
the parties" nuring the party they
with the older folks and then assisted in serving the l-unch.
Mrs" Joe E. Lawther was pressed into service as song leader and entertainment chairman for a period of singing at the beginnång of each party"
Miss Ruby lfalden accepted the responsibility o,f membershíp chairman.
al-so sends birthday, sick and sympathy cards to member's'
Last year it was decided that we needed a ChapLain and Dr" L" McD.
was chosen. He has been a faithful and welcome addition to the Club"
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After the meeting period a delicious lunch is served, Mrs" Edna Walker,
with the assistance of her faithful helper and excell-ent cook, Mrs" I,irnma
lla1lace, started the pattern for the delightful lunches. Thís pattern has
been continued by:the hostesses who have followed her: Mrs" J. E" Lawther,
Mrs" S. J. Pajeski and Mrs. R. J" Clontz.
It was really a wonderful day for the senior members of our church when
the Fifty-Plus Club came into being as it has added years of pleasure to many
lives" The whole Club is grateful to the Ministers and Church Offícers for
their help and encouragement which made this Club possible"
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men of the Church. They originall-y started meeting in Currie Hal1
on Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m" to noon. However, the group grew until it
was necessary to form another group which meets on Tuesdays"
of retired
Mr. George Holdridge, as active Elder in our church and one of our Church
School treasurers, is the president of the Thursday group, whíle Mr. John Glendenning is the new president of the Tuesday Shufflers.
Those who prefer play shuffleboard--others try their hand at dominoes.
Sometimes the going gets pretty rough and a self,-appointed referee has to step
in and solve a conflict"
To make the atmosphere more charged with a competitive spirit, trophies
are passed out on a regular basis to champion Shufflers and domino sharpshooters.
Newcomers are welcomed by bqth Thursday and Tuesday morning groups" Each
Shuffler contributes $1.00 each year to help pay for the trophíes and pocket
change is collected from time to time to help with theÍr worthwhile benevolent
progran.
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CHA?TER X
WE DO OUR PART
The Presbyterian Xxtension Committee
of
Da11as, Inc.
The Presbyterian Extension Committee of Dal1as, Inc. was organízed in L947.
It was primarily the brainchild of Rr'verohd Cecil H" Lang, D. D., who was then
Executive Secretary of the Presbytery of Dallas which has since been renamed the
?resbytery of Northeast Texas, Dr. Lang discussed the project with Christian
leaders of Presbyterian churches in the Dallas area and, particularly, of the
Highland Park Church where he regularly attended services.
tors
The plan of organization which was evolved provided for a board of direcentirely of laymen with representation from every church in the city.
composed
L. R. Klein, a ruling elder at Highland Park, was elected to be the first
President and a budget of $50,OOO was adopted with proportionate allocations to
the various congregations in Da1las.
At the time of the Extension Committee's organization not a single new
Presbyterian Church, U" S., had been started in the Da1las area since Highland
Park in L926 and Sunset about a year later, a period of twenty years. Both began
as mission churches sponsored by First Presbyterian Church downtown. During this
time the population of the city had nore than doubled.
Casa Linda vûas the first church to be sponsored, followed soon by Wynnewood,
John Knox and Preston Hollow. Also one of the early projects was the relocation
of the Sunset Church in Oak Cliff.
Since then about one new church each year has been organized, the usual
procedure being for the Committee to donate a site together with a challenge
gift of varying amounts ranging between $25,000 and $501000. The total of new
churches now stands at eighteen and the area of operation has been extended to
include the whole of Dallas County. In addition to the new churches started,
two have been relocated.
Officers of the Committee elected for L967 at the annual meeting held on
Januaty L2 are:, President, Dales Y. Foster (First Church); Gerald Galbreath,
Vice President (Northridge); George E. Wilkin, Jr,, Secretary (Highland Park);
Arch West, Treasurer (Ridgeview).
Past presidents in order of their chronological service are: (1) L. R.
Klein, Highland Park; (2) W. N. Stewart, Sr., First Church; (3) A. E, Chester,
Highland Park; (+) Ceorge R, Jordan, Sr., First Church; (5) Julius H. Smith,
Oak Cliff ; (6) Dan C. lt¡illiams, Highland Park; (7) Robert M. Allman, First
Church; (8) John Straiton, Preston Hollow; (9) Austin B. Watson, Highland Park;
(10) G. R. Hollingsworth, First Church' (11) F" O. Detweiler, Preston Hollow;
(12) A. D. Ha¡der, Highland Park; (13) James G. Blanchette, Jr., First Church;
(14) Haywood C. Chalk, Casa Linda; (15) Raymond Campbell, Jr., First Church;
(16) A, Morton Mosher, Wynnewood' (t7) Julian P. Barry, Highland Park; (l-8)
A" E. Streitmatter, Northridge; (19) H" H. Mennefee, Preston Hollow. Of these
Messrs. Stewart, Jordan, Straiton, and Mosher are now deceased.
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The Presbyterian Village was completed and occupied on July 31, L962"
Highland Park Presbyterian Church played a great part in the organLzation of
the village and has always been ready and willing to participate in every way.
Highland Park's quota from Presbytery was $t9e,OOO which was accepted and paid
in ful1.
Serving on the original committee were Dr" Wm. M. ELliott, Jr. and two
ruling elders. At the present time we have three elders on the Board of Trustees"
During the past four years we have had thirteen residents from Highland
Park Presbyterian Church. We have Lost five by death anct one moved awayr so that
now there are seven of our members as residents. Three of our Hi$hland ?ark
women are serving on the Village Auxiliary Board at present (196ó-1967).
The fellowship hall is named in memory of Mr" and Mrs" Leyland lttight. Mr"
Wight was an elder in Highland Park Church. At his death he left a nice contribution to the Village. Many have contributed gifts, memorials and to the endownent fund.
A woman member of
year gave a station
HPPC
furnished five rooms in the infirmary, and, last
wagon.
The women have responded to work in Motor Corp, Bible Lessons, Programs,
Health Wing, Social Activities, State Fair Volunteers for the Arts and Craft
Booth, and in many other ways.
The Presbyterian Hospital
The first man to commit himself to the idea of a Presbyterian Hospital in
Da11as was Dr. Frank H. Kidd, Jr. As a conscientious surgeon he knew the increasing need for more hospital beds in Dallas. As a conscientious churchman he wanted
his church to provide that needed ministry of healing, As a medical doctor who
had received his training in a "teachíng hospital," he wanted the Presbyterian
Hospital of Dallas to be associated with The University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School.
Dr. Kiod shared his ideas with his pastor, Dr. William M" Xlliott, Jr",
pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, only to discover that Dr. Elliott
had been thinking along these lines for a number of years. But what was the
thinking of other Presbyterian doctors in the city? A document was circulated
among the medical doctors in Dallas whon Dr. Kidd knew to be Presbyterian. l\Iith
only one exceptíon, they affirmed the need of a rnajor hospital and agreeC that
if such a hospital- were to be built, it should be located adjacent to the Medical
School. Having received this kind of assurance, Dr. ElLíott committed himself to
work for a Presbyterian hospital in Dallas.
If a major hospital seemed to be needed, were the Presbyterians of Dallas
wi}ling to commit themselves to such an undertaking? Dr. John F" Anderson, Jr.,
pastor of First Presbyterian Church, invited a group of prominent ?resbyterian
churchmen to a luncheon at the Da1las Athletic Club. The men who attended that
meeting were interested anct expressed the hope that further explorations would
be made" Later, a luncheon meeting was held with a group of ministers which
represented the three Presbyterian branches in Da11as. That group was unanimous
in approving the idea of a Presbyterian hospital in Dallas, Was such a thing
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ùtr. Karl HobliizeIle, President of
the Southwestern Medical Foundation, where they made inquiry about the possibility of the Presbyterians acquiring land adjacent to Parkland Hospilal and the
new medical school building" Mr, Hoblitzelle gave some encouragement but expl.ained thab any such undertaking would have to be worked out with the Board of
Regents of The University of texãs. He also explained that a site plan for the
Southwestern Medical Center would have to be evolved before the Foundation could
Dr. Kidd and Dr. El-liobt then went
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make any commitmenbs.
Dr, Elliott introduced the idea of a Presbyterian hospital in Dallas to the
Da11as Presbyterian Pastors Association, the on1-y orga n:Lzed group in Da11as which
was representative of all branches of the denornination" A committee was appointed
in 1955 to keep in touch with the movement and to keep the Presbyterian Pastors
Association informed of its progress.
with Dr. A" J. Gill, Dean of
of Texas, pursuing the possibilities
of Presbyterian Hospital being a teaching hospital. Thus, by the end of the year
1955? the idea of a presbyterian hospital had been åntrodused'to all the responsible people involved" The seed-thought had been planted" The question remained:
Would it grow?
Meanwhile Dr. Kiod was in communication
Southwestern Medical School of The University
For three years, lhe Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas was a stepchild"
Every one concerned thought her to be winsome and desirable; butthere was litt1e
serious thought of adoption. However, the enthusiasm and faith of Dr" Kidd did
not wane; and as the tã.;ot hospitals were having their financial campaigns in
the city, there were thoughts and conversations about "The ?resbyterian Hospital"
among many of the solicitors and contributors" The idea was growing in the minds
and hearts of the citizens of Dallas"
In 1957, under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth L" l4auldin, pastor of St'
Andrew's presbyterian Church, the Dallas Presbyterían Pastors Association appointed
a steering committee with a membership of five Presbyterian medical doctors, five
presbyterian ministers and five Presbyterian laymen. This committee was instructed
to explore the need for a Presbyterian hospital and report its findings to the
presbyterian pastors Association. The organízationaL meeting of that committee
was on January 2, 1958, in the Parlor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church"
Those present for the meeting were: Dr. Frank H. Kidd, Jr", Rev" John F, Anderson, Jr", Rev" WiLliam M. El1iott, Jr., Mr. Josh Field, Rev. Jasper Manton,
Rev. Kenneth L. Mauldin, Dr" Philip Newell, Rev. Klahr F" Raney II, Dr" Joe
Roach, Mr" J" Milton Smibh and M¡, Toddie Lee Wynne, Jr" ' replesenting Mr" Wynne,
Sr" Dr" Kidd was elected chairman and Rev" Mr. Manton was elected secretary.
Other members of the committee at that time were Mr. Artie Barnebt and Dr" Ramsey Moore. By the time of the committee's March meeting, Mr. Fred O" Detweiler,
Dr" F. Clark Douglas and Mr. Carlton R. Winn had been added to the committee.
15, 195'7, the committee met with 'the Hospital Administrators
in Dallas" Guests attending the dinner were Mr" Boone
major
hospitals
of the
Powel1 (Baylor Hospital), Dr. Bolton Boone (Methodist Hospital), Mr. A1 Scheidt
(Parkland Hospital) and Mr" Ed Maher (representing Sister Mary Helen of St'
Paul Hospital). These men gave encouragement ano offered every possible
assistance to the committee in its efforts to erect another church-affiliated
hospital in Dallas"
On November
In 1958, the Steeríng Committee secured from the DaLtas County Campaign
Screening Committee the date of May, Lg6L, as the date for the city-wide financial campaign for the Presbyterian Hospital" (Later the campaign date was
postponed one year becaùse a site had not yet been obtained,) During that year,
a Charter was secured from the State of Texas, explorations were made of various
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possible hospital sites, and communications continued wi'üh Dean Gi11 rel-ative to
lhe presUyterian Hospital being a teaching hospital in t'he program of Southwestern Medical School of The University of Texas. Under the Charter secured in
1958, the members of the Steering Committee appoÍnted by the Dallas Pastors
Association became the Board of Directors of the ?resbyterian Hospital" (In the
Amended Charter secured in 1959, the directíng board was named the BoarC of
Trustees.
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The year 1958 was a year of study, organization, frustration and some progress. One of tne brighter moments of the year was the entrance of l.,lrs" I.4argaret
Smith of Highland Park Presbyterian Church on the scene to take care of the
clerical detaiLs of the Board. Mrs" Smith firmly believed in the possibility of
a presbyterian hospital in Dallas. In addition to her personal contribution of
time and service, she and her mother, Mrs. KatiebeLle D, SwaLlow, became the
first benefactors of the hospital by contributing $100,000 as an endowment fund
to be used to pay for medical care given to persons unable to pay for such care.
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During 1959, Dr. Kidd visited the meetings of the Presbyteries of the
three branches of the denomination in the Dallas area. He informed them of the
plans for a Presbyterian hospital in Dallas" Each of these church courts received Dr. Kidd's report with much interest and gave expressions of appreciation
and encouragement. But there was no action in 1959
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so many years were continuing to grow. Responsible people in the city of Dallas
were beginning to warm toward the idea of a Presbyterian hospital in Dallas.
Toward the end of the yeat, overtures of interest and encouragement were directed toward the Board of Trustees from nany sources in the fields of business,
medicine, and community-interest.
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Early in 1960, the Board was confronted with the prospect of a second
?resbyterian hospital in Da1las, a movement headed by a Dal1as lawyer" The
Board of Trustees took steps to effect a closer working relationship with the
three branches of the denomination in the Da1las area. Each of the Presbyteries was asked to assume the responsibility of naming one minister to serve
a three-year term on the Board of Trustees so that there would be three ministers
on the Board of Trustees at all times, one in each class as a representative of
his respective presbytery" The Presbyteries were also asked to re-affirm their
actions taken in 1958 in which they gave their blessings to the Board's efforts
and to give their official approval for the Board to use the name "Presbyterian."
All three of the Presbyteries complied with these requests and thereby accepted
this working relationship with the Board of Trustees of The Presbyterian Hospital
of DaLlas. (Tne charter of the second group was withdrawn" )
Then Dr. George W. Dana, Xxecutive Director of Southwestern Medical Foundation, met with a committee from the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian
Hospital of Dal-las on February 16 and informed the committee that the Foundation
could not provide land for a Presbyterian hospital" Consequentl-y, the Board began to l-ook for a site north of Loop 12" The land being vacated by the Reynolds
Presbyterian Children's Home showed enough promise for the Board to take an
option on that property"
The idea of a Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas did not really begin to take
on form and srrbstance until Mr. Toddie Lee Wynne and Mr. Toddie Lee Wynne, Jr"
advanced the necessary money to finance a projected plan of anploying a hospital
administrator and setting up planning offices in Dal1as" This opened the door
to giving Mr" Roderic Bell an invitation to become Hospibal Administrator of
The presbyterian Hospital of Dal1as. Mr. Bel-l was especially qualified for the
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job. He had long been recogni,zed as a most capable man in the field of hospitat
a,lministration" He had served eight years as Assistant Adminístrator to Mr"
A1 Scheidt at ?arkland Hospital. He was a dedicated churchman and an officer
in Highland Park Presbyterian Church. Mr. Be11 accepted the invitation" ALready he had been captured by Lhe vision of'a P;resbyterian hospital in Dallas"
The Planning Offices of The Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas were opened at 4020
Junius Street on July 1, I9b0
Mr. Be11 was charged with the responsibility of developing and executing qn
effective program for the ?resbyterian Hospital of Dallas, bei.ng an on*the*site
consultant to work wilh lhe architect and buílding committee, beginning the task
of organizatíon by making contacts and selecting Lhe personnel to staff Presbyterian Hospital. One of his major achievements has been his work with Dean Gill,
of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in drawing up an agreement
acceptable to the Board of Regents of T'he University of Texas and the Board of
Trustees of The Presbyterían HospitaL of DaIlas by which The University of Texas
will accept The Presbyterian HospitaL of Dal1as as a teaching hospitaL"
During the year 1960, the constitution of The Presbyterian Hospital of
Dal1as was amended to permit eìghteen members on the Board of Trustees" The
Board also continued to folLow its previously adopted plan to rotate the medical
doctors off of the Board.
10, 1961, Mr. Karl Hoblitzelle gave a luncheon at Southland
Center as an expression of the interest and high regard which the Southwestern
Medical Foundation holds for the establishment of the new Presbyterian Hospital
of Dallas. On the occasion of that announcement and by the grace of God at work
in the lives of many dedicated men and women, the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
was no longer just an idea in the minds of men. It had become a welcomed institution in the plans of the responsible cit':izens of Dallas who work for the advancement of medical care in the Southwest"
On February
The building was completed and the first pabients adrnitted in the spring
of 196ó. Highland Park Presbyterían Church feels close affiliation for The
Presbyterian Hospital because so many members have figured in its development"
The following members--Dr. Frank Kidd, Mr, Toddie Lee Wynne, Mr. Robert H"
Stewart fII and Mr. Toddie Lee lVynneo Jr.**have all served as Chairman of the
Board of Trustees. Mr" A" H. Meadows gave the land in memory of hís wife,
Virginia Meadows"
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WITH CHARTER MXMBERS
institution is fortunate enough to have charter members sti11
is written" But since HighLand Park Presbyterian Church
around when its history
to talk with some of our charter
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of those early days.
iãr¡.rr and discover what stands out in their
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In informal conversations with various inoividuals from this group, two
present Church was not
conclusions are inescapable: the size and scope of our
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Presbyány part of their thinking. Those first members came mostly from First
t.riãn Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church and City Temple Presbyterian
ðfrurcn and they did not expect to become anything more than a small, enthusiastic
neighborly church, So their pride in the present Highland Park Church is rnixed
with some astonishment at what has happened"
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The other common denominator of the ol-der group that put into motion our
rearly"chilrch[ is this--they had the tirne of their livesj It was fun to them:
as one member said, "ES_1¿þ.9I was responsible for something." And it is interesting to reaLize ttlat ttris gleeful- spirit carries over until today as they
and how they were met" There is no críticism of the present
recall oi¿
"t"ttenges
church for being impersonal and cool and organizedz they, without exception,
mentioned that this was too bad, but unavoidable, considering its thousands of
members" There was no sighing.for
laughter while remembering.
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Mr" Walter D. Carpenter.
At 94, Mr. Carpenter is the oldest living charter member" He gave the men
of the church (no hyphens thenj ) ttre main credit for starting the new church. He
laughed when he rernembered that he and John Carpenter were business rivals--gas
versus electricity--but in the church they worked together. He said that the
Sunday School class for men was about as big as the Cr:rrie Class is now--maybe
tried to see
125 every Sunoay. He said the sailors and marines (early'20's)
the sale
He
thought
Sunday"
each
which group could bring in the most "recruits"
time
it
had to
the
(now
but
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of the land
Williams Park) was a great mistake,
be done.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fosdick"
Mrs. Fosdick, perceptive and helpful (at 33) did most of the talking in a
interview for an hour and a haLf! A native of New York City, she had
"always belonged to a big church, so starting a new, Little one was quite an
eye-opener." They lived in the same block as "Billy" Anderson (pastor of First
Presbyterian) and went to his church for awhile*-but she got the impressíon that
his church was so big he was glad to get rid of themi
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To meet their $O,OOO quota for the building fund, the women "a11 made
notesrr--some for $ZSO.OO, some $ZOO.OO, on down to $10.00--and they were all
paid off--except $tO.OO--somebody moved out of towni"
t'We had a 'country
"There were Other ways we made money," she laUghed,
store'--Maybe11e Lemmon and I got in the car and went all over the strangest
places, bumping over railroad tracks, to get merchants to give exhibits--what
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good they thought would come of it, I'11 never knowj One man gave gallons and
gallons of buttermilk, so we drank butterrnilk all day 1ong,l I' Mrs" Fosdick especially mentioned Mrs. Lemmon, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. inge, Mrs" English, Mrs.
Hortenstine, Mrs" Wil-kin.
Mrs" Fosdick remembered that when fhe Sunoay School had some little tables
(a gift of the Englishs, she thought) there were no children's chairs, so
every Sunday she and Mr. Fosdick took five little chairs to Sunday School: two
fol-ding chairs, one little chair loaned by a neighbor and two 1itt1e rocking chairs.
The boys were of'ten rowdy, but Madame Zeek was especiall-y good with them.
made
One Easter, Mrs. Fosdick recaLls, the church was decorated by the personat
Easter lil-ies toted to church by each lady who had one"
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"Last year I told BiLl Elliott this church was started as a joke
--and it was"" One day he and Mr. Fosdick, l4r. Jim Forrest, Mr, Sam Weems and
somebody else went to lunch at the old Mecca Cafe, run by John Atkins, on Main
Street, down by the courthouse" Somehow the conversation got around to how big
the town was growing, and how hard it was to get down to First Church on time.
He said:
"If we had one in our own neighborhood we could sleep half an hour longerj'r
Somebody (MbNulty?) suggested: And a week later plans began to be made for a
srrburban church.
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The collection was separate from that of the church, and he nevrl let anyone know
how much noney was in the treasury. But they were able to buy a piano, hymn
books, and even drapes when Mrs. Anderson, ladies' auxiliary presicent, came to
him for moneyo
Mrs"
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Coulson.
This charming and alert lady remembers, especially, the Wednesday night
prayer meetings in members'hones, with the singing, etc. Here again is the
recollection of the thrill of that I'early church.r' The Coulsons l-eft the First
Church because it was "too big"; Billy Anderson, whom they loved, sent letters
wíthout even being asked.
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to help the ladies organize. In the circles, there was a quota to be met in
those days but each circle (of the four) could give to its favorite charity"
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actually took up the money, stayed until everyone had gone and took it home to
count, bringing it back on Monday.
Mrs. Dan English"
She was especially interested in the choir; there was a paid director, but
no money for musical scores: so a play was put on to raise money" The actors
had "old-fashioned costumes,'r and the play (whatever it was) was such a hit they
gave it twice, which raised t'he money for the musical- scores for Christmas and
Xaster music of that yeara One year Mr. Hogg was president of the choir, and
he and his wife gave a numbèr of parties at their home.
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also remembers bhe christmas tree for the whole Sunday School
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Alexander Hall, where there was a personal gift foi;;;
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Sam Weems was Superintendent aná Santa Clausj
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Mrs. English J-aughed about the "bake sales" ove
time al-l the fancy cakes sold, and the only thing 1"e
píe, which they finally sold to a colored woman for t
laughed about the kitchen--planned by the rnen: there
like sinks in which to do dishes--very uncomfortablei
the fact that none of the ladies had any money to gi
some of them saved a l-ittle by 'rlaying-off" their ma
said her maid really got it across to her that this
butter, so she had to think of something else.
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had picked out the site for the church , and she deplored, with several
that it had been necessary to sell off what is now Williams Park'
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preacher, was an old time Presbyterian-an excellent preacher, recalls Mr. Dyke.
everyone was behind it, interested and e
that attended the cornerstone-laying in
the time. He said that Wurtem Jones han
bought, charged a commission, then gave
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night at midweek services, Mr" Dyke returned to his car and'told
hirn she
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he had inadvertently locked the key inside" t"". ð"t"ie came
was glad she wasn't the only one to do that.
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Mrs. W. W. Orr"
Mrs. Orr's recol-lections were mos
difficult to secure musicians and the c
lead the singing. Mrs. Howard Beasley,
Martin and Frank Vernon was director fo
and almost at once were transferred to
lfilkin's strong voice when he was pressed into service"
Mrs. Elmer Schmidt.
One of her most vivid memories is
away party being given for the Alexander
came home that morning from a camp-out w
the morning hours at the church preparin
the clinic getting her son's arm set and
In 1933, when Mrs. Schmidt was Pre
Currie asked her if the women would give
him she didn't think so as they had alre
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Mr. and Mrs" Frank Vernon (she was Ruth Martin)
She and Frank were married in November af L926 and left town soon after"
She recalls there was a certai.n song Mr. Fosdick liked so well thaL it was sung
every Strnday" Perhaps it was "Make Me a Channel" of Blessing"--she isn't
positive.
Mrs" John Ashby (she was Litlian Cox).
Her memories are mostly of Sunday School rather than ch,rrch¡ although she
does remember holv pl.eased she was to have a Presbyterian church ccnveniently
located--she had been going to Highland Park Methodist just becarrse it was handy"
She mentioned Mr" Critz as an outstanding teacher of bhe young people's c1ass.
Mrs" Dan C " Wil-1iams (she was Carolyn Carpenter)
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Carolyn and her parents came to HP?C from C:ity Temple Presbyterian Church
and, if her memory serves her right, her brother, John, was the first person--after
the charter list was completed--to join our church" She recall-s the'l¡lomen of the
Church having an apron bazaar at her mother's" Carolyn played the piáno in early
years for Sunday School; she especially enjoyed Mrs" John Kizer's class in Sunday
School. She and Dan were marríed by Dr" Currie,
Mrs" H. P. fnge"
Dorothy Inge was active in HPPC from the beginning--Ln fact she L-as participated in so many different activities it is difficult for her to single out
just one. She finally said how much she had enjoyed being the Circle leader for
a group of young unmarried girls, several of whom are still in the Church, She
remembers that in those days the challenge of the new church absorbed much of
everyone's time and thinkíng and each one felt the church couLd not do without
every individual's utmost effort,
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Although Shirley lives now at Lake Dal-las, she has not forgotten HPPC--she,
too, remembers that first Sunday at Town Hal-l when the Caillets were the earliest
arrivals. Anr;ther special memory concerns the yor_¡ng people's Sunday School cLass,
taught by Dave Hardy" Buck Wade was president and the two did many unusual
things to maintain inter:est,, Possum and coon hunts were organized on the river
bottoms--Clyde Welcir brought his dogs--and more than one rcrnance flourished. fn
fact, as Shirley recalls it, she and CJ-yde were the first couple to marry in the
Alexander Building in June of 1930.
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Since George and Mary were ttyoung-marrieds" when our church was formed and
he was even singing in another church, their recollection of those first days
are hazy" Befo¡e too long, however, he was singing in our church and they both
speak of choir parties in the Hogg's home with enthusiasm--especially one in
costume
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Mr" and Mrs. Raleieh Hortenstine
Raleigh and Helen Hortenstine had a rich store of memories to share with us.
Looking back even before the beginning, Raleigh mentioned that a committee rnet
first at a downtown hotel and engaged l4r. L, A. Coulter, General Secre tary of
Yrt4CA in Texas, to assist with the organizatian"
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tThat first $7,500.00 provided by the Extension Board was given as security
for the $15,000"00 down payment on the property" ltthen the first el-ders and
deacons were seLected, Raleigh was elected treasurer and Mark Lemmon secretary"
Raleigh wanted to change, so they did (to Raleigh's sorrow, he found or¡t later).
Helen told about the Sunoay when the members coming from First Presbyterian
Church were formally dismissed from that congregation by Dr. Will-iam Anderson"
She said she was in tears--because he was so direct and finaL about it"
"He
tealLy seemed glad to see us gorrrshe admitted" She recalls how members of the
nominating committee of the Women of the Church each selected the office she
wanted, Fortunately she had no recollection of dissension--all were enthusiastic
about the new church,
After the Alexander Building was finished, there was no noney to furnish it,
Ten members of the new Church went to Republic National Bank and signed a note
for $20,000.00 for the furnishings, Each one's liability was limited to $2,OOO"0O
but the note was paid without calling on the ten. (Þ1r. L, M. Dyke was also one
of the ten who signed that note. )
Helen and Raleigh both spoke of the first Sunday the church met at Highland
Park Town Hall. They had risen early and hurried young Raleigh through breakfast
intending to be the very first ones at the meeting place" But when they arrived,
sitting on the curb were Mrs. F. P. caillet and her l-ittle twin girlsJ
It was from Raleigh that we learned the valuable little book which summarized
the first five years of Highland Park Presbyterian Church (which has provided much
information for this history) was prepared by Harry Boyd.
This concludes our story. It is a thrilling tale, and we give thanks to
Almighty God for His guidance and bLessing. T?te achievements of the Highland park
Church through these forty-one years are certainly a tribute to the faith and dedicated service of those 190 charter members who saw visions and dreamed dreams"
"Other men have worked hard and you have reaped the result of their labours'l
(.¡ohn 4:38, Phillips' translation). lìle are not content with what has been
accomplished" We know we shouLd have done much more for Christ's honor. We
know trthere remains yet very much land to be possessedr* and so, t'forgetting
those things which are behind, we press on'r toward greater thíngs in the future"
May God continue His grace and favorj
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PROGRESS
Yea
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Additions to Membership
for Church Year
All Contributions
for Church Year
Total
MembershiP
on December
31
By Profession
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t928
L929
1930
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14,333.00
36 ,549 " 00
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2, 340. 00
43 ,664 "OO
1931
34, 695.00
L932
36
1933
28,796 "OO
30,605 " 00
32,92L"OO
L934
1935
L936
L937
1.938
L939
1940
L94L
t942
L943
L944
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l_13
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87
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(6)
110
130
67
(33 )
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38,145"00
36 ,911,00
40, 83ó. oo
85,452.00
96 , 83L.00
95 , o4B. 00
73 , 493. 00
331
(loe)
161
(38)
(4s)
343
L946
L947
212,511.00
343
438
35s
L948
23O,4O2"OO
1949
1950
1951
266 , 859.00
290,970" 00
317
397
439,050.00
579
L952
562,357.OO
1955
L956
L957
1958
1959
1960
52O,267 "OO
504, 478 " o0
555,448 " 00
(4-1 to 3-31)
(Calendar year)
(s4)
(100)
(e0)
532, 700.00
678
469
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793,6'83.99
823,642.OO
7 59 ,754
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452
389
407
398
L964
1, 538 ,749 .OO
376
1965
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t ,o77 , 871. 00
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886 ,7 86 . 00
1,098,697
(e7)
420
4L4
418
t962
L967
(tzt)
(116)
(118)
(108)
(116)
196 3
L966
(e2)
(202)
549
361
504
396
77O,086 "23
(100)
108)
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433
794, 115.00
839 ,733.00
196 1
797
868
911
(13)
130
L954
(20)
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L43
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1953
1953
752
L47
156
191
301
100, 76 8. 00
164, 877. 00
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646
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(34)
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61
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36
239
346
499
573
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( 104)
324
364
(L37)
362
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102)
1,015
1,090
1, 185
1, 330
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L,677
L,944
2,O42
2,LLL
2,376
2,629
2r852
3,078
3,2L7
3,4L8
3,673
3, 809
4,LO7
4 1276
4,566
4 1623
4,780
5,001
5,LL4
5,257
5,423
5,615
5,789
5,949
6,O34
6, 110
6,208
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FIRST FIFTY
YÈAR,S
HIGHLAND PARK PRESB
DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY
TEXAS AND DALLAS HISTORY
THE WHITE HOUSE.
wÂltHrNoToN
Àpril 22,
L976
rO TEE CONGREGATTON OF TEE EIGEI,A¡¡D PÀff
PRESBYTERLA¡I CEI'RCE
It iE a pleasure for me to join you, your
pastor, Dr. B. Claytoa Bell and Íry good
friend, Billy crahaÍr, in the celebration
of your 50th anniversary.
I think iÈ is rrell to reeal]- as ee celebrate our Bicentenníal year that wealth
and ¡rower do not measure the greatness of
this or any other nation. Our spiritual
principles and rcral values constitute
real r¡ealtb. You have denonstrated toleraDce, understanding, aod love and by your
dedication and hard work you have proven
Èhat a peoplers greatest strength is its
oxrn faith.
I salute you, and I join in your Prayers
for continued spiritual strength in the
years ahead.
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A HALF CENTURY
190 DEDIcATED and far-seeing Christians signed their names 50 years
ago to the charter that founded Highland Park Presbyterian Church, May
who served as minister until 1932 when he accepted a call to Birmingham,
9,1926.
No new Presbyterian church had been formed in Dallas during the
previous quarter century and none was to be established for another 20
years. Ours was destined to become the largest congregation of the Presbyterian Church, United States.
To a great extent Highland Park Church was the creation of men of
vision like George T. Reynolds, elder of Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church,
who perceived the need for a church in the north Dallas area, Dr. Homer
McMillan, executive secretary of the PCUS Home Missions Board, and
Dr. H. S. Springall, superintendent of Presbytery Home Missions, working with groups such as the Presbyterian Extension Board of Dallas and
the Organization Committee of Dallas Presbyterians with Henry R. Davis
as chairman.
Throughout our church's first 50 years of ministry there have been so
many devout Christian men and women who have given their time and
substance to Highland Park Church that it would be impossible to list
them all. But there are some persons who should be mentioned here because of their significant contributions to our church's founding: the Organization Committee oÍ 1.926, composed of Henry R. Davis, Sam
Weems, Mark Lemmon, J. T. Coulson, Charles R. Teeple, John W.
George, Raleigh Flortenstine, I. S. Pulliam and Wurtem D. Jones; first
clerk of the Session Harry F. Boyd; first chairman of the Diaconate Henry
Davis; chairman of the Building Committee W. M. lVhitenton; and the
architect for all our buildings, Mark Lemmon.
Two important steps were taken early by the organizers of our church.
One was choosing the name of Highland Park Presbyterian Church; the
other was the purchase of the presently-owned property (paradoxically
located in University Park) as the site for the new church's home.
Highland Park Church held its organizational meetings in the Highland
Park Community House and later in Highland Park High School, now
Middle School of the Highland Park system.
It was not until January, 1927 that the Building Committee was named
to start planning our church's pennanent home. Mr. Lemmon was retained in April of that year to begin drafting plans for the first structure.
Contracts were let for the building in December, the cornerstone was laid
the following March and the first service was held in the building on
August 12, 1928, only two and a half years after Highland Park Church
was organized. Later this first building was named in honor of Dr. W. A.
Alexander, first full-time minister of our church.
Highland Park Church has been most fortunate in its ministers. In the
early days, the Presbytery granted our church's request that Rev. E. C.
Scott serve as stated supply. Then came the call 1n7927 to Dr. Alexander,
A unique situation ensued during the following S-year supply pastorate of Dr. Thomas White-Currie, for whom Currie Hall is named. Not
only did Dr. Currie perform his duties with our church; he was also president of Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin. In 1937, deciding
the double responsibility was too much for one man, he resigned his
Alabama.
pastorate.
A major milestone was reached by our church during the five years
that Dr. Henry Wade DuBose served as pastor. Dr. DuBose motivated the
congregation to build our present sanctuary. Dr. DuBose left Highland
Park Church in 1942 and for more than a year supply pastors served the
congregation.
Then in February, 1944 we called a young minister from Druid Hills
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the inspiring leadership
of this minister, Dr. William M. Elliott, fr., our church saw its greatest
growth in membership and Fri.g both for benevolences and expenses.
Dr. Elliott retired in March, 1973 to become Pastor Emeritus. The congregation then called Dr. B. Clayton Bell from the First Presbyterian Church
in Rome, Georgia to become its senior minister.
In addition to Dr. Bell and Dr. Elliott the following comprise our
ministerial staff in 1976: associate ministers Dr. L. M. Kennedy, Jr. and
Rev. William F. PruitU and assistant ministers Rev. fames B. Bankhead,
|r., Rev. James E. Simmons, fr., and Rev. fohn F. Tolson.
While figures in themselves do not offer a true gauge of a church's
ministry, they nevertheless reflect a growth in sewice. Highland Park
Church's first budget in 1927 amounted to $12,175. Even then oui church
was much concerned with ministering to the needs of others, and from
that small amount set aside $3,400 for benevolences. From the charter list
of 190 of the year previous, our church had grown to 239 communicants.
Growth was steady under the stimulating leadership of ministers and
members
683 communicants in 1932 with a budget of $34,700; 1,800
- 1945 with a budget of $164,000; 6,200 members
members in
in 1966 with
contributions to all causes amounting to $1,078,000.
Today our members number 6,500 and the budget has grown to
91.,250,650. From that first $75,000 structure, Alexander Hall, our church
buildings and properties are conservatively valued at more than $5 million. Our stained glass windows are among the most magnificent in the
United States.
What of the future? The dedication that characterized the beginnings of
Highland Park Church is evident in 1976. With continued Christian commitment, our church can look forward to unlimited opportunities for outreach around the world, and ever-broadening services to our community
and members.
CfX 1ll,3eL?0
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wILLIÁ_ùf M. ELLIOTT, trR
4I40 MYERWOOD Lá.NE
DÁIIÁS, TE'<^S 7õ234
Dear friends,
The Highland park presbyterian Church
has rendered a magnj_ficenÈ sèrvice since its
organizaÈion fifty years ago. God has made
Èhis congregation His instrument, and its
redeeming witness and influence have gone
out across this land and around the world.
In certain aspects of its l-ife and work it
has been an example and inspiration to countless groups of Christians.
l{e thank God for thj_s church, and
especially for those individual_s whose
vision and determination made its life
possible. "There remains yet very much l_and
to be possessed" (,Joshua 13:1) , but we are
on our way, and under the power of the Spirit
we will win even greater victories in thè
years which lie aheao.
Let each individual- who shares in this
churchrs life rededicate himself or herself
to the glorious cause of our Redeemer. The
world's need for the Gospel is desperate,
so we must share our li_ving faith with a1l
men ever)zhrhere. God grant us His direction
and. power as tn/e move aheao to do His will!
Y,
wrLLrAM
M.
ELLIOTT, JR-,
D.D
Minister
19M - 73
Now Minister Emeritus
B. Clayton BelI
To the Members of
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Dallas,
Texas
Dear Friends:
Fifty years ago the 190.charter members had no idea
that they were laying the foundation of a church that
would become the largest Presbyterian church in America.
Our size is only a part of our significance, for the urinistries through people, stewardship and service have been
truly great through these years. The past is now a foundation on which the future will be bui1t.
These last three years have been a time of major
transition for the church. the retirement of Dr. Elliott,
your call to me to be your new Senior Minister, and the
building of a new staff have required of you major adjustments which you have made magni.ficently. I am proud of
spirit of this congregation, and on bèha1f of my
lhe great
tamily,
I hTanÈ to express our deep gratitude for the warm
recepËion you have given to us, and for the friendship and
support you express continually.
tlith our first 50 years behind us, v7e now have ner¡
opportunities for serving our Lord. The enlargement of
our program and ministry, and the nelr surge of growth and
interest indicate there are great days lying ahead. May
our Lord's faithful help and guidance in the past inspire
us to rener^7ed faith and cormritment as rre accept the challenge of the years that lie ahead.
Faithfully yours in Christ,
B.
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B. CLAYTON BETT, D.D.
Minister
1973
Highland Par\ Presbyterian Church
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rbfdh no1åt I: tÊS{ fÉrt t¡lt ôf !,hö l¡t!!o0c!!oÀ of o¡it SqÈù ltro 6, ltBt"rlrlt¡,
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of g.srtob
8orû¡
ffilcB,
l:oä Éllr t.r r!êb do¡ftr. sûlô fid&
tñctÍ
Þ.1¡Þ
l1 rtn. :?. 6&t *rot to etr
thi Íortbrç¿ù ûonof ¿¿ tb¡ t,Ðrot l¡uåß*
Sóqtl¡ rc {cgrôoå
bêlnc
liIB8Cß. llotlh 69 dâE oor l1ô ßû. 8. t?Þ..$ f!"t
to û shkê lr låo flcßl ùmdutt lr.ú ollhr D¡ttÂt od¡ntrt CLnb Srouhtâ.
cÀ¡t stu$¡ ¡afà6 rloo thê tro..[hraËt c(rru ot tho :Érqy ¡û¡tr3ü 1r¡ct¡
ftlE*cg , FÞza\ zt oG5rors fO rlnrr!(Ê ¡aüì lOå l{+l [o [hc
qe6t naÞt!trlt.¡qrthçcsl corn.,r ot tho ne!lâô Cóurtr¡ clut omrr¡E' sl¿ üGntr t"fn6 ttr&
l¡tbo Sq¡Êh ¡ln. oi lìß UsirÈr'ittt Þßrl Àildltloüi
t^tlßfltlt. túllding lhG$tt su¡trh hfNt lrst J lN uf (ha
UÀ,.rcrrft¡r lôrx litdJtlon u lÉLl#¡i
¡lorlb 89 drËrorri t riÊlr¿ot. ,ås¡ ñll leot tú I ooF:¡f¡
lrt:¡ o6r¡iËr , f î¡ jl,lc CffiL;
fl&¡ltE ¡ottù ó ôcgraùå t¡ a1¡qtô6 Brlt tÒllo*r¡t tb.
croasi¡¡g
o¿ntcf,
îqtL
trâoE
l
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¡¡nc 0f f¿¡¡16 C.eâl ?tS faå¡i
ltBtl:Er !.lrtt¡ ¿o ûcgrár8 !0 lirNtâs ilest |rn f^b.
fcrÈ tô r corrrri
9IR¡IE, iltsl 16È"!r¡8 rbe ¡frruù ol tü¿lle c?(ål ünð
fôllilJng ìüË $fttli ùcuratst llt= óf th¿ t|Iletr*tì! PA'R ProDêrtt, T11 *n.è tô Èhô 01ieâ o
ì6Eiel:Dt, Àñ[ oôþLsltr1rrê 9.Yå ås¡êf üf là]it, rþr.o or lc¡i.
Ûflng tttö sûlit n¡oIa ty i¡ltl3lèltêô tô t^hs ¡¡¡b.tt¡l
IatçatneDú to¡râ¡t bt'ics D. tocrc. l}l¡!!óå. ¡¡ th¡9taâ'û Doólt âètÒrl SeptülÈt¡, Ltb¡ l9el. od
:'srorilrt ¡¡l'oluæ 903r rsra s12 ,t tlr rcÒùrlß et î.F[$Î.ârÉ Dêêd3 of D¿lþt couffy, larar
to E¡sE rül 10 [oLn thr ibo[l orùcrl.ùcö lr¡.i¡siË.
tå8tihc¡ srth â¡t âtt alngolar th€ !'tBL!s r\ail åÞ¡ortâl3rFcs thc¡ô3o ln ¿Î¡fft{tå btlongfñg tl 1b
¡h6 ca¡û Joìrr f.esÊponfêr. M.rrt ü.þ6¡t. td l.ltFhltôntou. îñrtfôo ôt lbó E1(hl^rü Prùrb
lterb¡rtrërtgn ebu¡{b t¡rôxr sr¡coËr¡cls uô ûñsigh6 lêrotêt Àäô t lta hbrù}y blt$ lyscltr üV
hôr¡8. É¡È¿iùrrs oJd Êiùilnlstrrtôr., to tår?ílnt ùnt 9qrwêr Dâ{ån¡. â11 ao(ì Fl¡tggls ìÞa
ìoçt l¡åñcl¡ of i'wllo
CraÈk 1tì6
Þr.ñtico r¡n(ò åhÇ våiô t$hn t.!Ú¡Ëötsr tbrlÍ!¡. toy{, u.d t.il.Íbltc¡tðr, ¡¡69¡366 6! à11å
latró FGk lræbttóFjan Cbu¡ot¡r,loÇir g{coôsoosÈr aEù Fôrlc¡o. à811ßt st.FlÌrårson {hônröatdr
ttr5f¿Ìlt c¡¿i¡låå ' o¡ ùo ültlE tlìc !uü.
sF
¡W Þ*i
lh6
ñof .
8at if iâ rrl'!Ò¿siy tGs.A üa ottlul3t..t tù¡ì lÌ¡
?çAiloctè tiéD lq &Èôln"û ð0¡lrut lì1ô tbotG ¡täOc!$e{ }roFotàtr prd¡¡ct Aaå ll2rwClontal'
únl¡l lba âbùrc ôoâo¡¡Þôd ,otôs, Ânô all lnt.mrt lbotoo! $t lttrly prír uoqÓFlfn8 to thötl.
laoc anrl Èarìo¡f 6tto(t ¡r¡J FotilÌrg i hhcD lhlr ôêoô uhåIl baüccc abaolÛì!
ílÍtl*B ry Lanô åt Döllui !ç5e. tb$ gêd dov of Ì
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CJirlfY cP Df.I[Àsr
erû lôr sBii Co{Àtt ûd s'.tl., ca shts ôlt}er:þÉllt rFPsu¡oô ¡'c'0f lkri' i Eln$lr ôânr
t¡on .,o fú to bê i'ãê pclsôn l|iüâr J¡NtÖ ll Eûbrltlbod, to lÈð lotlßDlBit l¡Dgru¡.ütr ill¿
ró!ûælêôüoit toEc tht hõ âxéèBloô tht 9À!ô for t¡+ y6r|Þ9ôå rûü Goñ;f(Þ!r¡lloÞtlcrcllt
Öfprlnaöûr
4rtEr uþtt Àr SlliD ÍllD sBA! oË tFFics' lrìlr thc
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þtt B"l¡orÎlrt'
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EXHIBIT
5
) OF C ::r"A-. ¡.r-lftll¡',L t ifrifli!û
iun-a¡ June' ì-2th, 1927
] *1¡'-'
of the Oon¡r;+gatlcn duLy cal:êd ñas held on '"he l2th day of Jr¡re, L927, lÐ
consider the acvisebilíty of instructi.ng the fn¡stoes to execute ¿ bond en(i rorùfis.?e
to ühe J!<ecutive Cor.¡nlttee of Ho¡ne ùlisslcns of tJre Presb.',ü,¡rlan -hrrch ln thr: U. S.
A neetin-
ln
bhe su¡n
:f
Þ7¡-OO.0O.
Ìhe ¡astcr, Rev. rr1 å. Alexander, acted as ¡rroclerator and in the absence ;':'on tbe eity
of Lhe tjlerk of the öessiorr¡ :T.'s. - nly rrâ3 aplointed s?c¡Étåry. ÈICer Ielrls ?.
Carpent+r sbe'¿€d tl-¿t or¡r church has applied to satC iixecutlve Com:itüEe for aLd in
said sr¡¡¡ ùo enable us to erect anrl prrìsêÊs a tiouse of ,'orshLp and ilat in orde:r to
obbein sucì: aid Ln sur;h gr¡üul'r't it nould be nsc'¡ssary r'or the iruete,rs of the Ohr:r'-h i'c
execute a bond in eaLd srn of S?r500.0O, agreeLng thaà fn tJre errent this church
shorrld cease to be connscr,ed ¡rith the 0;neral Assenbly of the Presbyterlan Chu¡ch
in tha Unlted Þtatesr or its corporate exlstÆncs ceas?, or tihe rnortgage and
property be alier¡ated or abarrdoned, or the Housâ of tforship be allenated or abandoned
as a Ílouse of Vforshlp, ttren in such case said chr¡rch sha,ll fortb¡vith refi¡nd ar¡d pay
saLd sun of mnegr back to eald E:cecutiw Comrtttae, end that for the purpose of
se0urlr¡g the pqyænt of sald srrn, together ü.th intarest, safd Tnrsteee rould have
to e¡cecutp a nort6age to õaid Erccutivs Comfttee on the tbree end a fraëtlon acres
of la¡d in tåe Ctty of Universlty Farkr DallaE Corurüy, Texaar on rbich lt ls proposed
to enect a House of liorahip. Ànd seíd ÊIder l¿ris f. Carpentær mved that tbe Tn¡stæes
be authorl.zed and Lnst¡ræted to executæ sr¡ch l¡nd ar¡d uortgege. Tlre uctfon ras seco¡ded
by Deacon Sau R. {eems. lîereupon thc motLon so nade ard ãeõonded rag stated by the
¡¡oderator and ças unarrinousþ cemLad.
For the -rrfor¡¡atfon of ùhe Congregetlon, Treasrrrer ilalter Hogg etatæd t¡¡åt on tùe
previotts Sturday JO ue¡nbc-rg had pledge $t5r86O.OO üo the fund to be rlsEd for theerectlon
o{ ühe prqpos€d houee of rorsh{p.
The
me
-ttr¡e then adJorrrned.
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L€ulùrr Secreter¡r
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EXHIBIT
6
John Stccu
tkronry of State
f.'ot ¡ncrtiorts Suct ion
llo.r I3(197
l'û
Ar¡sli¡¡.'lèsas'rN7
I I -.ì697
()fficc of thc Secretary of State
is a truc
Seøeta4' of Sture ul'T{rsas, doos hclcby' co rify llut tlre attaehcd
bclorv
as
described
ofì-tce
in
dti'*
lìls
cap¡:of cach docunrenl on
'Í'he urrtersigned,
c(1rr(ì01
a.s
I,II
¿\rt
icle¡ of f ncor Poration
Àr't
iclcs ol' Amendmenr
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Filing Number' 50iÔ901
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l:cbruary $7,
92ål
January 11
9?8
ln lcstimony rvl¡ctcolì I luve hcrcunttl signc<l lìly nanle
offioìally and ,uusod to bc írnpresued he¡çon the Scål of
Stute at rtty oflìce in Åustin' T¿xas on Scplclrrlrcr lfr.
?011.
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lohn Sleen
Scc:rr-tary
of St¿te
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hì ?IIASE }ÌEEbttr's¡ ùhùt' Ëc, !l' Àl'lloyd,
f. X. vlll!êrtü n. f,. ltsvia, .;Jlür ti, (br¡rrrtrlor. nñd J. $¿ Cctrì*ort. Roiir:5
jcr ¿rrtl ôr,,,:lulf ot'ihö lliUhls¿¿ ¡lrrl ftufìtytûrlt¡ Church locsturl l:r lìr]l¿r5 Cor¡:ìl:y! Tvrll, on<ì ciûß .Il¡Iy au'.!'ôri ¡*¡! lry l'lrq a(tr)Crr¡5ütl'rÍl of uid
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of llìo rrviled ñtutl¡to$ í¡f ÎËr¡E
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lg ìltBhlurd Itrrli l"'cc-
byl:<rr1*n Cll¡rch.
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Íìtc ¡,lr¡o:c f¡¡ vhlulr it i¿ forrld lc tlrc atr¡r"rtt of
¡rrl,lic rofrhi¡r l6*rril,¡
l.¡,ô mínl$¡j.l.fioo arf
llxr lrrd$l':'il{!rión
0hr¡rch,
l¡t
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Qf trut¡hoc¡ {o fivc, ¿ñd tho nÀl{ét ù¡d rocitltn0¡.; fcr l,lrQrc vrlrô $ro
'(uìlrúr
alt¡(ini;ód frrr tlo j'írsL yoor¡ of.r üs follcÂvs, to-wlt: ll. I' itoyd, llrlle s
lhljua
6cirrly: i?. llnhlt(Ñn
Cor¡rl,y;
lårÊr4ül;cr, t¡rllûö (iountyi ¡rtld J.
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rn ìtts no olptiol *tôok ol.ìle. Lhttr th6
lot cmod by tlio Churoh t¡¡ìrìn $l;lt)h É Chufêtr Ùrlt)àitg ts bo l'o ercît;odr ol
tbo e¡tþslåd v¡lu¡ ol
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cn.l
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tr¡l','.crllrrrû
rlohn
appcnrod
K. Cerpcntcr,
î..Coulrot, and txln6 krroø to rrr f,ô hs tho lc¡soh: vrrosc rbr.cs
å¡peuu.d i:¡ro
to thp forc¡¡oín¿ lnslruno:"!. ¡rrl ¿ckno¡lìd¡e l.lrrt.
l4¡r for tlo
prrrlìoso snd cotsl{torftion
llu I
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EXHIBIT
7
l{.F. Iìoyd, SôcrêÈary, üsrîe to ordor affer ruorni.ng sereics at, liigh]"and Park
tc l"lear rnport cf Nonr:inaÈing toümåùtee for cddåtignåI glders anci Ðcâoa¡rso
fonr
T, tarpoufcr ¡novesì th¿tt ättion *f tongregation at' prevloers meeting
elecb
ç:ix
t'o
and
ùhat
Pe
be
reseindetl,
P
8l"de::.q an¡l fi're Ð*aeons be eiecled ,
of t'he üonuui.t boe
ë;tüh* thls molLçn *as secande{i ancl r¡nanÈ¡n+uxly canried.
was bhon ro*d, the fol.)-orrinü, nänsil beång subn:itted¡
For Xllders:
Seç" ,1. lru¡ntldl
T,P" Jur¡kj.n
þeacoßs
i.fÌ.
M.J.
''Jntt
t
¡
Sanctusiçp
S
"ftlsqn
l¡
I
I
Joe B.
J"ï"
trit¿
Jn+u 11. tarpeni,er
ïfor
,
ff.Ïr" Isganr Jr.
Yi.I{. ürr
E
.lT. Iilum
on ïa$ unani"$ous ån $Ieet:1,n6 lire
me¡¡ rçïroso
nanes were
read.
Àleotì.ng thcn
upsn
dåi;'o¡ 9lre neeíing m*s ci¡.I'lad bo <¡rder -flûr- the puE:rcae uf
mget^
ti¡o
regu3l*r
a'b
ê}ÕT¡
l¡e*rì
had
rqixåch
budge|
a.nx¡¿iï
0hu¡ch
thç
was )Íoderaior fln'å il .F.Bayd, Secretary"
ingu February ?Nh Å
to thø congrirgation, aad upon notion¡ dul.y' secondudrxa*
the
{sisned) l{.}'. Boyd¡ socretary
ffillijTfi$ 0r' ücNßl$ìi]AïI0lIÂ.L MSAtING
$undxy, Mt:rch
ll-tbr
I92B
this rpeeiai nee|ing of tl.re Cang:.eg*fio¡¡ of tlS.ghtan<1 Park Fresbyteri"an thu:'ch of ìlni'ver,rity Fark, texas, nax irelc! ai ttle usual pÍ";rce of aorship¡ on cal-l ix¡ql nabJ'ur¡:ncrde
zurû giïen in'com¡rlia:rre rittr ùhe Hook *f ffiurch þrcl*r of the Presbyterfan Chu¡:ch:Ìn
the tr¡ilud $t*Þus cn thia lltir llarchr å!?fi- Meeüing ea^-ï cål,led. to order by Rrrv ìf.4.
aeterl *n $ecrçNary thereof. 'l}¡o foSlowing. îësÐÀìêxarider, rai;or, ancl I{-F
r wl¡o r¿ovû<1 ito adoplicn, nnd aftpr conside::¿"bioR
lution rrss red by Joe E.
tio:r x*s *eeon<T.ed, subnitted to a vota, and carried
a.:rd <li,sr¡rss iho lt$tio¡ fs
preeentt
aLl
rcøtnbere
afl"ånnålicn
vcte
of
by tire
\lheregs, the tongregaÈfon al Highlan<i Park Fresbyùer:ian¡ tit*rr;h of Universl.ty Farkt
¡ lex;re, more partleula¡ly'
Tex¿s, åow o¡nra ¿nd. holde a le--l of grcruid i.n ûattas
li¡e of i,lnivereåty Eoul-eSeet
the
or¡
hundred
úeucr1bed as fronting four
{}¡r:C¡)
v*rd 1g-ibh å ctÊ.pbi¡ s$üfhîflarrl};v bcNwren par,nllet l.ines üJ thrca hundred and eeventy
ui,g¡t {:tS) feät along the eãsf line r¡f $hanr¡on Lane ån ErivaraiÙy Park, an wl¡åtb
sê of conclucting
gr6'.md the Church p.oposes t,r: erecÈ a ühurch buålrtfng for ths
es of W-Ì,å. lïÎ¡it*t¡*
puÌ:1ia wu:rslrip ti:oia1n, the fible tc shåch 6reir.xrd is $*w i.¡r b
tìre publåc neccnde
ïon, .1, Couf6cu, ,I,trf, ü+rpenter, få.ìl.iJavio, ancl 11.Þ'. Soycl¡
,
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of aald
öouniy* f,or lhe benefit
of th:is
Congregabion, anii
Whrraas bo vnahle the øvectlon af such Çl¡urcìr bwi}åI.ng, åt Ís deemeci necesee:y to
sccurç a J,.aa* o,t) m*n*y n*L to excs*d seventy-five tl:ousand doJ"Ï,ars($?trOûfJ) ln a*
;no-':nt l* pa;v * ¡:arl' of thc co*t af sueh thur*h çuí1dj¡e e^nd io å6eure the rupxy*
;ner:t oS r¡uçþ lq:ftl i:y a firsi ræ¿ul*eslaTe morbgag* rleed of lrust a$ $åI t'he Send
and f.mpruvemsnte, furnftirx'e , fixburesp a*r.i equipmenì; l|¡ereln owr:ed, ar thaL nay
hersa.flfle:: i:e acq*irod by this; an*l
lTh*rean, arr¿irrgêBsrrt$ r¿'ere uade for sucl¡ lna¡: by authonity of thiâ tongr*geti.on
given to jt's t'hen exj.et,Í-ng an<i auèh*:'ieeei By:ilcLirr6 tqruri^t,bue¡ ûd¡d
"i{nare;rsr:t, ¡¡c¡s }¿rÈer'<iocltlcd t,*: i.n**rporat* th¿ Church organåratÍorr ê& å ror}ùrå*
ðåcn rinder t"he si;.atuùes *"f lexas to àake.tj.èt* tCI aI) lb prop*rty ¿rnrl ía enable suck
coxpcration tc bprrcx the aloresaid mor:oy nnd to tnûr'Lg{:gr}'Lhe Chuxchts aaid f}rûpðr1;y bn EecÌlr(ì payurent çf the }*an ¡
ì,hnr, Nhorefore,
b*
j"L by
lhís
meeiingt
Iiøsolved that W"þ{" }lhåàenton, J.?. Coulsou¡ .T.fI. tarpenàer, il,tì,ir*vis, ¿":ld H"}".I}ayd
çÍ¡* nov hoï"d the re¡:ord titie to the herel-nbefsre doacrj.bed proporly lre, anrl they irre
hereby', au|horÍxecl, rer¡ue*ted and elirected ?o grant, eelp ar:d cónyêy a1l Nhe afors*
said lclf of grorurd ¿lc i¡$ld by {.hen bo High}and Park Prewffieriar: t}iurch, ¿ Î'exss ccrporation, çi¡artared on BLh fuy of îr:bru*rXr, J92gr;rnd la drr)3r reeord ll¡eir deed so
conveyibg *afr$ prcporfiy ån the offi.ce of the ûlcrk pf the üorrnty Cpurt of, ÐaLlxs, fexac,
an<l be it furlher
Ileuolvtld, that, Lire $oixrrl oJl Trust'ees or Diyectors or'said Higblånd Park Fresi4rt*rnian
ühurch ber ünd they lreraby aro, aul'lrortzed¡ requesàed nnd rlj"r*r:tad to borrmy nat ts
exceed seventy-fi'¿e bhor¡e,íìnd cloÏlars(&ffrffiI from Leçis 11, Tho¡usor¡ & öc,r Tnc, ûn
tþ¡e te¡ur a.f, a eeriaÌ^:r prapcsal" d*ted I'lav*url-.er L2þ 1927, ¿c{<iressed ta lÁr, W"M. ifrit*
i,enlonr feai^ra*rr, BulÏdtr.lg Couniflee *f Ïiightand Fark Pres@erfan ühurchl llnfuorsiby
F"rrk, Texnn an<i *i¡ryed by Lerrlx W" l!¡onuon &. Ar¡., Tnc, hy t*Ni.s !1, Thonsçn, aird &cuep*
l,ed by lhii).riing towr-1Èbee of lllglriand Park Fnesbyterian Church, by W.X. l{,hitenûcn,
Clreirmarr, ìchitfu puapcaall ås herayr".iih presenLed Lc"bhia ne*ting íor its exêmi*ation,
infor¡¡:atÍorr* considaratJ.sin and aefion, er:tl Ìrs J"t further
EeBolvad Lhat *^11 ntepc íhat h*ve been ù¿ken by the a"1'uyes¡¡:!cl Buiid:íng tomrirj"ttea and
a4y a,rtd all clh*.:r a'-r'Lhorløe¿l rëprÊser¡t¿tiyss u.f Lhis ûhurrh ån con¡:sction w:ith eueh
hor:'awirig cf m*nøy, the l"etLing *f coriùracù, and ersstfçn t¡f said thurch bujådingo.
an<J. the holdl*g and pledgÍ:rg r:f uai* property to securû the pa¡rcs¡t qf FÀ:ch lran be,
zutC the síüÍe rÀre Lroreby, approverì, ratlfåcd anci sonfku*d, and be j.i Jlarèher
lìerr:J"ved, ti:at tl¡o Soartl sf Tr'¡¡stees or llir$clors of eaid High}and llerk Fresbyterian
üÌhurch, a corpara|ion, be and they hereþ å"re, euth$riaørtre requ€eèed, snd dlrectaçi to
*atry ou.f, lhe h*reir¡be.flore ¡nenbionocl propaeaL for a ]oan f,ro¡o lg¡¡ig ff. lhorns*n &. Co.,
trnc,, with gach nociifi*s.fior¡ of the i¡¡aorr'¡t of llis l"aan, êTFÊJI$ê$ of obtalnin6 fù, ti-rue
imd terqe of repayment, and covena:lt::, teãrnân collEi-it,ions , ffiå characte:- of llhe mortgage
tleeci of t¿'*.sL or¡ lhe ¿r"f*reçaårl properly is secure the eane, ae in tlie opinåoll of s;r:ici
*o¿rci of 'Íruetees or Ðirpctor* mey aêen nqcrss&i:r, convenåent a¡ el,esånable f,or it tr:
rriake, and when inla Þy an<l Nhror:gh its officers in thro name and on 'neh¡i"f uf Highl¿*rd.
Fark Presbylsrian Çhi:rch, a corp*ri*t1,cnu
{slgned)
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HPPC 0301 5
EXHIBIT
9
UNMEr} STATES ÞTSTRICT COUR"T
NORTHERN ÞTSTRIÇ]T OF TBX.A$
ÞALLAS ÐIVffiION
Hf ßHL AN
Ð P.âRK PTTTiSBYTBRI.AN
$
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Cryn ACTION NO, 3:l 3-CV']SÏ
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ffRAÇß PRESBV:ISRY, INC.,
$
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DefEìdant,
$
I, Michael J. Vaughnn under penatty of pcrjtrry, decl&Ë as followe:
l.
My natne is Michael I, Valghn I arn ovEr twsüty-ütê (21)
rrrind, nnd fully competent 1o rnske this
Þeclilttioil" I
pr+stlytrriall öhur¡h (U,S,A.) ("PCUSA") sincc
Frashytcrian Church, Wncoo
'fsxrs. f
I9t3,
h¿ve,.becn
yçsr.s
af
ar.gs,
of routtd
a Rrding Elder i¡l
hevhrg bscn ordalned
by
lhe
First
mn thc immetli¿te Ftsl Moderstor of Ornce Ftecbyrery' a
Fresbytc.ryof the IICUSA. Thc þIorlçrator of a Presbytaty is n rnembsr of thc body, chosem by
the mcmbe6 tu repreu$tt, in ä porscnr the unity ofi tlæ body, which is iu ten*ían betrvecn
individual conscrøtc¿ and mqjority opinio¡, In this rolen
Fresb5rtery, gntherìngs
of
Terching Elrtsr mer¡tbêr$
I presided over meetingð
of fhe
nfl the
Prosbytory and Ruling Eldø
curumissionors elects¿Ì by all congregatìone wilhin the Presbytsty, and wÈs the one to*porsible
rvilh
for sccing t¡at fhr¡ meetings wan: orderly ond that the büsiness of the body was eontlucted
efficiency
¿¡3ild
f¿lrness in ascordanse with rhe Constitution of thç PCU$,{, or,
wilh Robort's Rules of O¡der,
responr*i6le
consern$
Þtì(1l
ÂR
.As Mot{erator,
to ürs Fresbytvry fr¡r {he
I
{trat was silent,
ssrucd on t{te Pretbyl.ury Counsil, the hody
inrplsnrentatíon *nd caordination
qf lhe preebylery, including the pastorul
TION ÛF
if
overÉiglrt
of tbc prioríties
and
of congregationr, tcuchlrtg eldgr$'
MICI{AÍjì, J. v¡tlfcl'fN * P,+CU t
A1'l
nrinitlries, A* Modçr$c¡r, ít
and
rvns my privilegc to ¡nodcr¡ûr¡ åhe ordinatíon zurd inslallutioll
Teaching Rlderii (Mirriste"r*) futfilling the Presbytery's rcle ss s{Tlr$råta bishop
in rvhich Teachirrg
hierar¿;hical slruçturë,
individual congrcgatir:n. tefore *crving
of
in our
Elders ars ordaiacd by a Presbytcry, not by m
*r
Mocleralor,
I
eewed aç Vice-Mçdçralar of tl¡ç
Prcsbytory; as Moderator r¡f the lrrcsbyærynr .Adrninistr¿tive Corvrmiusion
ç*
froperty,
u
commissiøR crc.Bted for the Þurpôcc of carrying out the Frosbytery's r€sgÐnsihílítics under the
Buuk of Order wifh regunl to FÌrlprrt)r of congregatior¡s: s,fld as a membêf mdfor'moderator of
varíaus Prcnb¡ery çommittsss conçernqd with propury rnattms, polity and crdination s{¿ndards.
t þ¿vø
bsuu a r¡çtnber of o congrcguÍion of the PCUSA. or it* pretlec+s.tor *cnçminatíons, for
uver 32 ).åìftr#.
I currently Êeilrô ún thn :setsign af FÍrst Prcsb¡cr,ian fihr¡rch, IIC{JSA
congregation in lasksonyilleo Taxas, whero
I
arn a nrcmbor,
Th*
f¿cts stalcd
in thiiç Lleclqraliolr
arc bnsed on my personal knowledge and are truc and uolîert, o* ootinforrrration and bclÀef whert
índÈcs€*d.
If cnlled
2,
ns
r
rvitne*s, I would compcrcmly
teffff
fo cuch ftcts.
Under PtUS*{'s Constitutio*, *[t]he larger parl of the clrnrclt, ür e reprËËe*(atian
thereof, shall govorn thc *rnallsr."
.Sßø
Bx,
I
(tons'titutton of ths Presbyterian Church (t1,S..4.J,
Fnrt l[- I]ook of Ordcr åt F-3.0203]. Ttre Presþtery in tlæ rcgional c¡nbodimcnt of tho Church
ond ",responsible for the governmert o,f ths church thruughoul its disuict. .
,
."
Sët
l¿ ûf G-
3.03û1. PüUS,$, hae l?3 regional Prcsb¡teriee, including Grncc Presbyory nhioh contsÌfin
cøagr*gutions a{.ross $3 sçruÌltier
in Trrurs, inctudírrg }tighland
165
P¿rk Pretbyterinm Churph
{"tr{PPt").
3,
Ar a hict¡rruhísd churçlxr
ôon$rÞgêtion¡
become r'âftîliatss" of the Presbyterir.n Clru¡çh (U.S..{,}
it.s
-
do not ".ioifir" "a$sôcit¡tg
wiÙh,'o Õr
they ¡re created by PCUSA lhruugh
prcsbytericg. *'A congrÊg:dtio* irr nh* Prosbylerian Chüssh {U.S,A.) cnn be orgÊniøed only hy
Þ*f
t.ÂR^'t lûH nrr
Mtcft¡rut,J. VÀucur{
-
Pr\tË
I
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tlre authr:rity
tì-I,{}ä.
of a ¡lresbytcry nnd shall functít¡u under the provisions of
tbås
Cotxtitution." Jd,
å(
{Jndef the Collstitr¡don} the,presbytery has responsibility for *hrgnnizing- receivinß,
trrurgiug; dismi**iug, *nd rlissclviug congregutions in canrultafìan with their rnçilrbtrs." ,fes
trl
st û-3,03ü1. Thc Prusbytery is ¿lso renpolrsible fot orduínir'rg end disciplinÌng congregationnl
lcatler*, r.vhq arc rcquired to abidc by thc thursl¡ constitution.
4,
Whm, "(alt irs sclo diÉcrctior the pæshyøry ,.. elcclarc[s] lhelrr un org*nia*l
r;{rüS$eg*tìffi ot"the pr*sbytery," the'?cngregntiou çhsll lhon proc+red to thè, elestion clf rulittg
elders and,
if
they *o decide, deaco$s. 'lihe presbyrery shdl ptsBâr$î ËËáffiinðr crdain, nnd i¡¡rtrll
lhese ncwly rilc$ted
personr." $ca id. at ü-1.û201, llhe srdination
r-'nr*'s in¿lude
alïirming:
*'V/ill you tre gov+mcd I¡v our chwch's polit¡ and will you ctrid* by itr diucipline?" /d; ¡ì W4.4tX.):1.
tt is crnly r¡po$ ânswcrirrg that que*tion nffinnativdly ilrat fho 'laaching lifuler, Ruling
Elder or Descün wilÌ bç ordained, qr instslled in oflice
if
tlraì'person h¡tu îrcen pruviously
ot<lnirrcd,
Í,
All Te*ching tilden urd F.uliug Blders
lt
lha PCIJSA lafte the very sûrne solcrìvl
vow r.r{rtn ordaiue.d, tbus every T*aohing Ëidcr ¡nd Rttling üldnr at }IPPC, nffirrned thnt t}rey
woultl be govemcrl by thc PCUSÀ"* Constitution unrl wculd *bide try its discipline,
d,
l,ncel cougrcgstions in Tcxas, end in my other *tate in which it 'is pennitttd by
civil law, tre dirÞcted a¡rd rnandatfil to ineopor¡te, ¡rrd :tlrc ¿srpo¡aligfl is "subjcct tCI the
autlrorÈty of tho scssion End uilder thc pmvisions of ttru Ct¡$stit¡¡ticn of the Prwtl$erifln Cllureh
({,},S,4.}." ,l'es dr{ at G*S.0101.. PCU$A preshgcrie* ffiry '"assune origiualjtrisdi<;tion in atty
situatiou Ín whích it dutsnnincs that a scssian canüox cxercisc its authority . . . . [Î]hc p-resbytery
m*y conclude tlul a tession of
*rrrl .tnûy appoint
aar
tlt:d.t-Å Ê,,tr ts N e f' MKlrt
a
cocgrcgation is unablc or unwilting ts manügc wi*cly its alÏhirs,
aclnrinistrative c$m¡rìinsion with lhe flult powcr of the s€ssiún""
À hi
r".T. ï"A !jG|ì
t*t
kl, at G'
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3"fn$n.
T'ìris is $* rrxtraonlintry procedure under which fhe existing ssssioÉ csû$os ln function,
a¡rd lhe attrn¡inÍdtr'¡rtive commís$ion *cls m thø Sc**ion, with all åütho$ty
of th;
Sessi*n, aud
subject to the flhwch'r Constitution. llowcver* it is s.oÍilasn for administtati\os commis$iose
to
be *ppoiìted tô cxcrcicc ronti¡ro functisTrs on
behatrf
of the Prssbytory, incluúing
recciviug
Tcaching Elders, olread,v ordnÍned, wha rrc transfvrríng inlo Ërace Fre$ytcty fronr ¡nother
Presbytøy aud octing with .r,cgard to cqngpsüetional rcquesti$ to selt, morlgags or loase real
prúp€rry as re<¡uirecl by the lìçok of Order. Those actions qrç ntl repor{e¿} tü thë ftllÍ body uf
Preebytery at thc nsxt rnestiftg.
?.
Additionatly, the (Xtrch's Const{lution {Book of Or,der" PflÉ f}, Thu Rnlæ of
Discipline) eont*iu* an elabcrNe schoms of 4pplying c.hutolr discipline in ærnedisl çtsøs or in
disciplinory cases, within the s{Ìntcxl of pastoral cure afid Ðverslglìt, to pravent ¿nd correst
ir:regulariticç and dclir:quencies
pörso$$ (seø íd. st
or ä
persot¡
Il¿.ûIOt
of councils and lbe prcvantioo *O
correptío$
of
o{.fonsas by
snd F2.02û3* dofining ofJemc åfi åny act or o¡nission by
a nrernber
in an prdcred rninistry of lltc churuh that is contrtry to thc $cripturos at
ths
tonstitution of the PCI.i$A).
8"
Ërom it* fonnation in 1f26 to ?odry, fliglrlanr$ Pork Prcsbyterian Churcb hs.ti hëen
å eff$rôÈ{rfíon
t"pt$ß'],
of PCIJS,ô, or ítu produceosor cßtity, the kesb,ylerinn CXrurch Ín the Unfted
Ståîö3
!ÍPPCI was created by the Frrsbytery by tralsfer sf rncmbers fbon¡ two existing
PfltJS cnngregatinns, First Presbyterian Ch*rsh
ün ùocernber ß, l9ä4,
o:f
'Þallru nnd lgestmi**ter Fresbyterinu flhtrwlt.
tlro Session of'First freebytcriu Church of Ðsllns ¡flirmed lh¿t'*tc¡ mssl
the rorporrsifrility åtld opp$rtunity of Southsn Presbyterians in Þaltas and its envirulls,"' iï
cxccuting an "expansion progrnm f,or the im¡nediate ft¡¡ure
Þ[rú|"]tRA'ilüN ott MulrÅtit- J, VÁU6I{N
rryns
. . . t0 bc carricd out ¡s a
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tielrorniuational elTort, ånd
t]
ûo
be partícipatd in by all the Southcrn Pre$yteriun Churches in
I)allas," iJx. 2 (i$essio.u Mirrutes cf First Frrsbyterian {lhurch of Ddlnc, lP2}-1p35, pp. 64-65},
9"
On Ðcceffiber 14, 1915, the Firrt Prcsbytcrian Ssssian appmvcd
*
resolution tç
rqiss "ol¡f prmata lr:icJ of the $t0,0û0 approprinted to Prc.sbytcriur Chus:h txpansi*n in f)allas."
ld rt 1f14" h¡ ddltion, a rusolutlon
to s$k the.Ëxpansion board "to call a meetitrg to be held
ån
the þÎunícipal Bldg. of Flighland P¡rk qn $urrday, January 3, 19160 in thc irfìor¡oon, of ¡ll
Fersons deriring
to orgmiae
herelry expressiug its heafly
¡ Southern Prwubytcrian
thurçh irr *Iighl*nd Parlc the Cht¡tch
qrppval of thc movement." Id. at 1rM, ên May 9' 192$' First
Prresbylerian disrnisssrl 32 man¡bers to crcntc "Highland
P**
Freshyteríd,n
Chrßh." HPPC
was
fomully sståblished Ín 1928 fcr '*thç nr¡intcnancc sf ths Frssbgarirur ühurch"" Ex. ? (Chartw).
Ninetecn of itx r:l¡nrter ursnrba's $,ef,e transl-urs fi(}In Tveshnínster Prc.sbyterinn Chnrcl¡, which
itccxf hnd lrceu¡ crtntc¿l fronr First Pr'csb1ßcr'ían church,
D*ll*s' i* t*pr'
lhil$$Ëh nclion
otlltc
Presbyføy" Thus, tr"LPFC csn trâce its origins dirsc{ly to two of the fìret Frerhyterirn chum}rcs in
Dallss"
t0.
Ar *ll tÍfiles bsfü/een l92S and nntil reuríon in
1983, IIPPC wãs
t
co$stiluailt
corgregatiorr of PCI".IS sufuject to its Constitution, ínclud*ng thu äook ofChu¡ch CInlsr.
11.
In 1983, PCU$ reunited ivith
the Unitcd Presbytarian f:hursh it¡ tbe Uniled Stetcü
of ¡\rnerica ("UPCU$Â-'), thË f,onnæ "hor?heml'Fre*b¡erian
-fhis r.eu:ioet \r'ä$
rrpprove<l
dçnorninatìor;l to fcrm
pCtlsÀ
¿Í the highe*t levcl.y of cach d¿'nominrtion. Àfrur a lengthy
discerumen¿ proffi$s and consideration by vmjouc
teneral Assemblict of beth thc Pf,tÊS nnd the
UIICUSÂ, m ðgreëmüt! u¡'æ reachetl hetwoou tho two denominåfions providing that they wauld
he reunire<l into u new dçno¡trinuior\ thÈ PCTJSÂ. ttollowi*g the comtítutio'*al procose of each
dsûfimÍrutiun, the reunìon flgrsçmcnl we$ tpprored . rt
$€(:ì'eR-òTtoN oy MÉnÀEË" L V^Lr(iHN
n GenËral .\*sornbly for eaclt
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A15
dürrontination, and unrler the tffïrs of lhe ðåt6ênìÊnq reimion bocanro effeotive on Jun6 10, tgS3.
Undor {h6
t{firñ of tho rermion,
congregatior¡e }¡rrd an cight year pedod
guvorucd hy the nsw PöUSA Constitr¡tisn, to
cttin
in whích to,sle*t to bÈ
e v$ry lirritcd exenrption that only ¡ll+wod
lha coügrcgätiorì 10 bc cxempt fnxn r¡l¡t¡rtni*g prior Fr*strytsry app:ovnl of ccrtait Frûpërtl'
trnnsactionn (mlas, ffitr1ÉÊgel$) and somc leaser) urd in
pËûFefiy and schisru nrlcs
all uther r$ìspccts br
gclvsrnati
of thc prcdoccssor öôrìstitnliou, ór, by ä ôupor:$ðjorìty vote
of thc congregu{ion, to teEvs lhs thurch ¿nd tnke
the.
lty thc
{213rrJs)
gnoptrty.
t?- ün May ?, 1984, HPFC, hy .tignul writing io ths, Iit¿ted Cferk of Grnse
Prmh¡,tcrY, affimrcd:
Highland Psrk Precbytrri*n Church ir¡ ¡. duly cnlleú
CÐNßRA$ATtflNAf ÌÌISHTING ficld on Sund*y, ,{pr,il 2$,
1984, did adopt ltre following rËsölülioü:
<tocs vote to e)ßusr i{ighland Fûrk
Prcsb¡erian Churclr, Ðallas, TX' trïorn holdir¡g åts Froperty
in accordancc r¡,itlr thc PtluSA) Eaok of Mer- fr*8.OlJtÐ.
untl to clairn the eilcfpficr! ofÏered in ö-8,û?tÐ, which
would cont¡üue tire holdhlg of property of HigNand Pnrk
Church in ¡*cordsncç udith the PCLÍS Bcsk of Churuh
Order (11182-83 editiou), n"fhç þ'onn of Govcmnrent,
Chapttr Vl"
Thc Congragrtion
The Pterbytery of firace fu heteby infanmed of such åotion, and ix
furtber infonned rh¡t th€ songrcßrl¡on of trIlghlud P¡rk
Prtsbytorlnn Churcb, froln thn dntr of thit congregrtíonrl
mÊüün& 'hhrll hold titlo to Ítr propcrty ¡nd cxc¡cls* ils
prh'll*gru of lneurporctiou ond prcpGrty orvnershlpt' rccording
io thc provfrionr of Cbrpter YI of thr Sook of Church Ordsr
of ths Prerb¡trrtrru Cburch ln fl¡e Ualtcd St¡ter *r that chrptßr
stlstcd on the d¡to ofJune 10, l9&3"
Tlrurk you fur seeing thÈ{ Prssbytery teke* noteå of tt¡i*
ct¡nstituti+nal action.
ÞÊcl¡x*no¡l
ûF
M¡ttt¡rsl
J,
ViruûnN
-
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AIG
Hx- C {Ms), ?, 1984 tiPPC t¡;ltor} (emphnsi* adelal}, T'[rís lçtter ttas eignuú by Flørry Hassoll,
Vice"Mq&)r¿¡tor of tlrc Se$s¡on of ltFPÇ, a*tl scçraratrly attcstøi lo by sigtlaturs of the Modsret6r
*f the flougnegffinunl Meeting
13.
urrql
cxcrcisc
tlll ùhnptcr
and the CTcrk of thn fio*gregational tvleeting. frl.
l;[PPÇ's siEncd rvriting rcuffifficd
itt privilsges of incorçor.rtíon
VI
r¡:f thr-r Buok ol'Cbu,rcl¡
thtt chaptcr cxístr¡l
Õn thc d¡rts
il¡
comrniil¡rent "to hnld fítltJ to its propetty
and propsrty arvnorchip accoxli:lg
tç
lhe provlsiotls
Oslcr uf the Presby{erinn Church i¡l the llnife<I Stafes
cf f nne !û, 1983,"
the dðte ol'thn rounion.
us
/d. (haptcr VI of tËrc
tieûk of ilhurch {)rder" et thc tilne of ths puniono co$tai¡lcd lhu follorvhtg provisione rcganling
$rrOprrty:
(i"2 lf * putiuular church i*
iaotrporatutl, the ptorrì*k>nr of its cluner and [:yturv*
in accord wilh the Ct¡n*lituti*n of th+ Fresbyterían Church irl lhE lJnitetl.$tatcs' .
Thc officcrs of the cor¡ror*tion mny be given rny Òr all of lhç ftllorring
r:enpcnsitrilities: lroldírrg tillo to ohurch prelpr,r{y tor th* Frçnefit nf th¿ fi)rporrtliùü *ntl. tltc
Presbyterian Llhr¡nclr in thc tJnited Stat¡:s,
ô
mrusf he
{¡-}
Jlll property held by or ftir a p*rticut*r church. whcthe.r logal titlc ìs ledged ìn a
corpcr*Èíon, u [fB8¡es or truritçcs, or a*r m¡il:c.¡rporated associalion, il¡çl whol.hsr t!r$
Fro¡,öny is uscd irr prograrrrs of tha ¡rnr"ticulrtt ehuroh or rotainsd for the prodtrction of
u\
TreìrJ in tn¡s¡ n€verth,ëlË$$ for the use snd bertefït ol'lhc Presb¡terian thurelr in
Unitcd Stsles,
income, is
tl¡È
S-4 f f a particular
church i* <iiscûlved by the Prestrytery, âtleËtpl"l by rithcr nrrjority or
ufianínlous voLo ûc tsithilraw ircnr thc ìlrerbgerian thutch in thc l}r¡iicd StatBs o¡
othewise ùçuåe$ l$ cxi$t ct furrutior rrt ¿r r¡ternhsr of'tlre Fresbyterinn Chru¿h i¡l tt¡¿
LirrÌte¿t ñraáes, any property tlmt it nr*.y h*vo sh¡il be wittrin lhe control af the Frer#ytety
and nrny bc held for desìgnar*d puryosc* or sold $r dí$p$Èsd of in suçh ¡ft¡¡tlner uc ths
Presb¡*ery, i¡r its dìrcretion, may direcl.
$
Church in tho Llnited States ul'a paRiøular
rhurch can be ;ievered onty by conrtituåÍo¡rnl action on tl¡s pn* of tlru Frcstrytery (a-1)' !f
ihere is a sc.hisnr within the nrsrulrcrsfrip of a particutar ohurch and lhs Ftesbytety is
unablc to efftct a rccouclliatisn or a dìvisinn into scparat¿ cÌ$rches withitl the
Freshytcriali Cburch in the Unitcd SLÈtes {s¿e lö-?}, ttre Presbytety sh;¡ll deten¡tine if ane
o!ìtire f:¡ctions ie sntifled lo Íhe ptopsrt¡,bntatmc it Ìs identíñed by thc PrcsbyÈery 8,s llrc
tnrc ci¡urch within the Pre.sb;-tuia¡r ühutch irr tire Lhritcd St¿rtes. 1l'hie dotrcrnrination eloes
rroÈ tle¡rentì uporr wluclr {aetion receivscl tlte majcrity vote.within the p*rlicula¡r c}rurch at
the ti¡xr of tìle scftism.
$
S-5 'I'hs rslntìùn*hip tç the P¡o*bßerian
f)¡i.t:t,q RÅn$u o r
Mnr
r¡r ¡¡¡-
f , VÅuttÍi¡
-
li
Àç¡ E
?
A17
Iliis
Chupler is <loclaratory of principles to whielr fhe Presby{erinu Ühurci¡ in thc
t-tnited 9tates antl its Ðtecsdsnt church bodíes havc adhercd frorn the inccplion of the
Freebyeriau form of chu¡rh govrÍnmrnt,
$ 6-10
t;x. 5 (Ilook of Church Order).
14.
I'hs PüUSA Canstitution, in its tsuok of, ürdor, contains nearìy idonticnl
pr*visirrns, incittdiu g;
G-4.02û1 proporty as a Tnol for Miltsiou
fire property of tl¡a ke,sbytericn Chrrch il-f.S.A), of itg counríls ûnrt sntities, ûrid af it*
c*lngrcgmÍon$, i* a tool firr thc arxornplislmnnt of the rnission of .Fesus Christ. in the
rvorld.
û-4.CI202 Decisis¡¡* Concurning Prspeüy
Ihe prouisions of this Cons¿ítution prsscribing the m&Hrur in which decisìons are mtde,
revírrvcd, ond corrscted within this ohurch are op¡licable to all m¡ttsra portaining t*
propÐrty.
ín'l'rust
,i
Froperty.lfeld
Ali prcporty hetrd by or for r ç$ngtegûtion, û Freâbytefy. å synod, lhe ûoneral rtssembly,
or the Presbyterian Church (IJ.5-4,), rvhether tcgal title is lodged Ín a corpolatión, a
tnlstrc rr truËröçs. or an unincorporutetl ¿ssocittion, *Rel wltelhor Íhe propcrty is used in
pr(¡gÍüiltìs of a congregnlíon ar cf * higher cour¡sil or rqtained for thc pruduution ol
income, ft held ifi tn¡st rßrrerth+'less for the use and bencfit cf tiro Presbyterim Chutth
{rJ.s.À.)"
fr-4,{12,\}3 Chursh
O-4"0?04 Properfy Usod Contrnry to lhe Constit*tion
tfflttuevet prtrpertf o( or held for, ¿¡ côngrÈgåtion of Ëhe hcsbytcritrt Churcl¡ (U,S..d.)
çer$es tç b* u*eçl by thnt congrogatiou ss q congrcga{iul uf the Prrsbytori*n Llhurch
{u,S.A") i¡r sccordance wi{h this Constitution, suoh pr$pfity ohsl} bc ?rel*, uætl, npplie.d'
transfcrrcd, or *oki rs provided hy thc prosbytwy.
ü-4"0â05 Fropaily ofla Digçolvccl or Extinct Çongrogetion
Whcüevsr I congregålion is fonnully dissohcd hy the prcsb$t-ry, or h¿s becoÍnc exlirN't
by raa*on of tho disperral of its ¡lromboß, thç absndon!¡¡$?t of itc worlq or othar çÈufiè,
nuch property as it rnay havc rhall hs held, used, cnrl applictl for suslr uss$! pul'po$es, flltl
hu$l$ a8 the præbytory mny dlrsct, Iin:åt, zurd appoint, or such property ftay þð sold çr
*li*grosrd of as tl:e prcsbytery rnay di.rcct, in confclmity whh thc Consti.tution ufl t{re
Frcsbyteriau Churclr (U,!l,^{.).
ü-4^0?.û? Fmperty of toagrugatíon in $chisttr
Tlrc relarionsir;p io the Frerbyterïan Clrurch {U.S A,} of a ccugregåfion can be *evere.d
ouly by sonlstiÈutiónql soli$n on thè prut of flre ptcrbytety (G-3"0303b)' If therø i* n
D!:(:IÂR^Tß)N ot¡ lvl¡c¡¡¡¡re¡" J.
Vluc¡t¡t -
Pnra¡;
I
Ar8
*
schisnr within the mcmhership of
cûrgrssntion ånd thË presbytøy is un;tble ln effêdt
¡
rcccncili¡rtimr or a divi*ior intc scparate congregations wiÈhin the Prasbyhriu Ë1¡urch
(U,S"Á..}: the presbyter¡. shrll deturmÍrc if ons of the faatious i¡ entitled to lhe pruperty
becsuse it is iclcntificd by thc prcsbyte¡:y as tlre true shurch wi.thin thll Presbytarian
Chwah {LI.S.A"}. 'ÍTris tleterrnination doe¡ not depend upon which fncüion roccivcd the
mqiorÍry voto within th* cangroga{ion ú th* timc sf thç schism.
Hx.
1"
15.
Under the exception offe¡pd in then 0-8.S7ffi (now 0*4.t208) that ITFPC ettotc,
congregations
{ro bound by {ho FCUSA
denomin¡tion's conelitution did not conlain
Preub¡.tøian
thurch in the Unitod
"t
property provisions uulsss
sifüilar ptoviaion , " , prÌor to rhe reunion of
S{ates and The tJnitr¿l
åelerrticatr
ths.
Ttosb¡eriul Church in the Unitcd
Stales of Â¡morica to fomr ttre Prçsb)'tßri¿n Çhutch (U".S.,q,}."
tho FÇUS did contcin n sfunílar* al¡nost
the prcdecessør
Hx,l,
Íx fact, {he aonslitt¡tion of
provisiun, *s quoted above. By choosing this
eloctioÂ ruPf'C reåflIrnrd åts agrccm.c.rnts undrr both the PCU$ ffid PCUSA's trì¡st and sehism
pro"-isions. Once madc, the eleotion is permanenl ard c¡r¡nor bímodifiecf. l.Indcr ç*{.0208,
coogrcgntíons elsctirrg thc exsnrptiou "çhatl hold title" utdor the PÜüS nrløs uud fitn*sx@fi]pl.
prouisione "shnil apply
to all ccngrcg$ipns of the
Presbytarian Chur'ch
(tJ-S,Å.)." LÏnder
the
#
Û-
(.Ìonstitution, '{tJlro puvisioru cf û,{.0208 of thís Cor¡stilution shall not bc ilmeßdflL" fd,
6.0s.
lú"
thcological
Thnss rufcs regarding schiem r¡lld tbc dispu*ition o.f thurch prqperty are deeply
ñútem. ?tre Coustitution r¡f rtrs ÞCUSA pmvides
"rvheFÉvcr {hcy
thåt pfffieulär ocngregÈliollsr
arr. taken cottcctively colrsÈitule one church," /¡t at F-}.0202, "Ihey $:e ul}
integral pnfis of the +hurch and camprirc lhp w{ro}e. Their govcrrrmce Ìs scr forlh in thc
flun*titulicn, md their propét1y *nd
ilr
use arrd ownemhip cannû1 bo separated from the
nrganizntlon rnd govnnronce of the shürsh as a whols. Thir strong ôrgnr¡ic'unity of goxenrrnsnt,
cxprussøl in u gradod series of govomiug bodiaa, has bcu¡ haditionnlly onc of tlre ifi$inguishing
Drl;r*nr{'f'tùN t¡¡'
Mr¡ln¡;l J. V¿utittv -
Prrcil,, S
419
I
i
!
i
a
1
r
traits çf thç church and is faundsd rrpen ä deep cornrrritrnsnt tc Rcfqrriled principlm of tlrerlogy
t
ffirl þ$lity. Tliese púnciplæ
are enrbodied in ths Constitution of tlre ïrresbyteriun Chwch
{U.S.A.), lÏre pruperty ot'each particulur phurch must åhsri bs used and owne¡l in t rnurncr th$
is caln$ìsts¡tt with tlrum and that strengthens and exhitlitq the unity af thc drurch." Hx. $ (Mí*utas
êf thë (ìeneral /ssørøål¡,, 1990, RequeËt 90-24" ON THß TtlvfB Of ïHÞ ES'l'i\BtIS}lMËN'f
T}P:
TIIE FRESÐYTBRIAN TH$RCÏ{ (U,s.A.) ïIffTþI
RESITTSCT
TOTHB EXCËTffTO}{ TN T"
8"07ül (.Mirutcr, 1990, Pårt I, B- 260) *21-24V.
l7^ [n 1991, HPPC, upÊat $,bouf isoue¡ it disngrætl with FCUIïA on, ì*cluding
FCUS.A'* sultport of the role of ì¡/otnnt Ín the Clurcþ Ètttrr¡p$¿d å vott to lceva ÞCUSA.
HPPC'g së.Ëdon rcquented the Ptcsbytor¡, to coll â sonsrogetion¡l mec*ing üo voio to le¿v¿ thc
PCUS,{ rvith its property. This vote hec$ms nn option whcn flre 1983 PIan for Reuniû.n was
adoplcd anrl congregntionc u¡ishlng to leuve lvith their pfoperïy f,u¿
-lhe
*
8-year rr¿indorr¡ to do so.
sûnior pâstör, Dr. Qlaytron Bell, did not u,ånt to lcave the PÇUSå and the pre$bytsty
estnblished
ffi
admiüis*å{ivc comn'¡isslon to work
u,rith,
HFPC in its discemment. On April 3,
1991, the Frerbytrr:y sont a lçttor to HPPC to ûddrcou coûc.onì$
overo lhe prûperty
tlut tirs "Presbytoty may
'takc
uf ïIighland ParT< Frcsbytwían Church if you do uof vots now lo leave
denr¡min¡tiün"" Ths Fresbytcry \{,rcte: "If, tt goms
füturre
tlrs
timo, a large mqjoúff otthe High}ûsd
Patk ú'ongrega{ion elìould dçsiro to nu longor ba a part of tlru Presbyteríau Chut'ch (US.d) and
wish to be di¡rnissed wÍth its pnopefty" nasst6, ¡nd tiabilitiæ in acc-ovdance ryiltrt the took
{h'eler
#-l L01.03i to ücther
al
Refarcn$d }ody, õrnco Presbytcry hns officiatly pledgpd to rrork
with the Congrugntiou toward that cnd, nraking an c4uitable divigion bctween those
seuking
disrnirs¡l and thc minority." Êx. 6 (enrphasis rddod).
ÞEct-r\RÅTgQN
ùr Mrct{Aål,
J, V¡ruc¡tN
- pÁür l0
A20
t
$.
T'hr Prerbytury assisted in securìug a faciltty wftere several tltousa$d pwple uould
bo prenent tû vöfû Çü th¡s #rûrtsr, and hirøl a* ínclepondønt fln'n to nranagt tho voting prossÊs,
Thç l'ste uf the congrcgation did not m$ct ths rwÐ-thirds rÊqr¡irer$snl 1o ìe¿lvc rvith
1"$.
Narv, $IPFfl rçishcs agnån
Ëü(}; A Coven¡rnt
{.}¡:der
üu
i¿s
propeny,
rul'isit the isst¡e of latvlng its dcnontififttior, to join
of Evangelical Prerbyleriftrts {"HCO!'), a tlrfferent denonrintlion formed
í* 2ù12. Untikc I;lltPC's
previous vots. however, thås tïnre
it hm not followc¡l the t)hurch's
cor¡stitutiein*l pnrvisiuns arrd prt:ce<;lurcp l'ol tTe¡:nrting congn',galions, ftrsleå{. fivc lrustecli
of
thut congregation rctninecl c¿unsel tc obt¡rin a TR.0 that cu¡joins ilre ChurcÌ¡ from exaruising its
inlcrnnl üonstitu0iorral plocetlurcs f,or congrcgatìons úut'rvish ts bc rlisrnisstd from tho Churclr,
?().
l-lnder the Coustitulitrn, Presbltcries t¡nve thc nrthority
1,0
prornulgtte pulicies ftn
cangregations, truce Frasft¡ury promulgatetl u o'Just md Çmtious Ði#rissal Polict'' for
co*gregati*ns seekirig to bc dismissed from tlrc Pr.esb¡(crian f,lhutct¡ (U,S.d,), I'h¡t policy rvos
atlnplcti
*t a $t¡txl Mecting of the Frestryfery by rnrjority voÌs, üf[er scnrpulowly hllowing
prcl¡sr prrycedurer for aeloptlon of Frushytery p*licic*. Those proccttutos inülüded. presctrlation
of'the policy af ü n¡Fetiüf4 trx a lîrst feadrng, thcn corrsider¡t[on at a sutrseqltent mc*tittg. Àmple
opporlunity fpr smrntlmen$ and clrange.l lç ilrc propard policy wßre ¿flfordad, utong uith
Nengthy clcbutc
a
pröce$$. In fact, Ð grouf, of iudivitlu¿¡ls, ìnclucling HPFC's theulogi*rn in
re*i$*lrcø, ofïered a aubstitutc plnn. "¡\f?er eurridering tmth plans, Grace Prerb¡(ery apprtrvetl thc
,Îq¡st arrd
firsçiouå Disrniffial Poticy, and it became etlætÍroc upon rdoption. Â con¡gegnfi0rt
witlrin tlrc jutÌsctictio¡¡r¡l
bnunrJs
cf
ümce Preshytcry i* obligated to follor+: the procodures
outlin¡xl in tlrc *Jusf o¡rd Graciol¡s $isnri*sal Potiot'' in onlor to ohtain di*rnis¡al from tlp
Ilrnxbytøri an Çhnrch (U. S.Â, ).
fj}ì¿'lålt,\ lröN of MIL'IlAh:L l. v'\uütl¡í,* ¡rÀQli I I
A.21
2l
'lihe Presb3'tcri¿a Churoh (tJ,S,Ä,.)
ir
a constitrutionttl, hiermCIhic*t
church. lli'l'C
was fr¡mrcd hy arrcl of tÌrot ühnrch, hns b*cn srtbject to irc Constitution for de*a$eun and
rc¿rflin¡ecrl ì{s col¡ll¡ritc}Ìmt trJ üm Churcl¡'s proeudures for properry, schisill, antl disû¡isral i$
tq84. Ht)P#'s
lurvsui{ fi{)rv rnis m thü l¡eari
of r:ur constitutiannl structure md our right
to
goro!"û i$terüâl Churclr afllairs,
Xä"
Attaclred hereto as Sx,
I
is a fnlc md concct copy of ër(c€rf,lû ftctn Co¡tstiíution
*f tho llt:eshyteri*n Church iLl.S.Â.), Part ll,
21,
Mirrages
ûøa.k
of
O¡:der"
Á,tfecl¡ril hercÏn fi.c Lir" 2 is a lruc and rüaccl c+5ry ttf excËrils fmm $eñion
of tir* }irst Prr;*hyterirnn (lhurch of Ðallns, lt?3-Ì935,
24.
Atfachrtl lrercto
å$
Iï¡"
3 is a true and cr¡rrr¡ct uopy ol'tha May S, 1984, lener frortt
ïligh!ilnd l'ark Frcrbytqri¿n Chureh tr¡ the Stnt¿d Clerk of Çmse Itresbytery.
25,
¡\ttacheel
her,et¿>
*r
hix.
4 is * tflte
an(ì ëoftutt'copy
of sxëÐrptl; fr,om lho
Constit¡¡tion of the lrr*nbyteriur Church of the Llnitcd SÌutss" S<rck r¡fl Chur$h {)nler (lr,l82rÈß3j.
2$.
Attanllctl heretu us Ex, 5 is u lruc and €(irÍcr.r copy of
.4ss*nsh$,, ltì90" Rcr¡ue$t 9{,-?4.
,ly'im¡¡¡rrç
u{ th* {ìrrøetâl
Olt TIIP Tlîvl$ OF Tffß ËST.{BLIgI{lvlËNT' OF
TI'lË
JIRAS$YTHRIAN ü[liJnÇH (U.,-S.A,) Wt'rH KESFÉCT T0 T]tË EXCÌEFTIû,í lN G-8,$?01
qfutin*t*s, lllt]0, P$rt
37.
T,
p, 26{})
Attlchcd hereto
as Bx, ó is a tn¡e and conect uopy
of an April 3. Lc)91, lcÈtsr fro¡n
Õl¿tçs Frcebytery to Higlrlarrd llnrk ltrcstry(erlnrr Churçh,
28.
.{ttaçhrd ller*to ns lix" ? is n tnu¿ ærd Ëolrí{t çspy ùl'the l9?8 Çl¡art¿'r +f
Èlighlancl Pnrk Frcsby¿etim Ç*hu¡¿h.
Ï)tÌ(]¡:.¡rRÀ'f Kf¡J oÞ'.Sál{:l.t^tii.,f . VAU(tl,N
- F*t;l; I I
A22
I
deolårÊ under pcnralty of
M&*cf
perjuy that ths forogoiqg is tue end oqrmoet, Executed this
$iiptcmbe¡, z0 t 3,
Ir{ichuul J"
Vrugþ
"1
DEc¡l,h¡\Trot\¡ or lelrcl.¡ÀÈt J, Våuôt*{ -
P*m
t3
423

here - Grace Presbytery

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