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Sunday, August 10, 2008

1906: EWING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: A CRY FOR HELP


LIKE THAT OLD OAK TREE IN THE POEM ABOVE, THE EWING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS ALSO STOOD SILENTLY AND STATELY THROUGH HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THE RAVAGES OF TIME HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON THAT
MAGNIFICENT CHURCH. IT HAS BEEN STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED AND THE TOWNSHIP WAS FORCED TO PLACE IT OFF LIMITS TO THE PARISHIONERS. SAY A PRAYER THAT FUNDS CAN BE FOUND TO RESTORE THAT HISTORIC PLACE OF WORSHIP SO THAT IT WILL STAND FOR ANOTHER CENTURY.
WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF THE EVER-GENEROUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WOULD CHANNEL SOME OF THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FOREIGN AID FUNDS BACK TO AMERICAN AREAS WHICH ARE IN REAL FINANCIAL NEED?
HOW ABOUT A FEDERAL DEPARTMENT ESPECIALLY DEDICATED TO FUNDING PROBLEMS SUCH AS EWING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS EXPERIENCING? I EVEN HAVE A SLOGAN FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT AGENCY:
"CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME."
(THERE I GO, DREAMING AGAIN!)

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