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..■I5ieppiUK up uir uermj iianiiuftuigof Germany in partnership with theUiCU liiU iWfWV piasen ice.i »vrsAnnual Reunion OfMInadsattiemistV-rkJacob Rhvne ClanoTiPaHeld Near DallasAHirncMra!If Iv-r,.erkrtsis-Gvetieneyo\tatene#edforiekE!*k'O-ie-lgsU,chh*oftntdeheR—BY MRS. HENRY RHYNE. JR ~DAI I AS—The annual reunion of the descendants of the late Jacob K Rhyne was held Thursday, August 13. at Philadelphia Lutheran Church, In spite of the rationing of tires and gasoline an unusualIv large number of people were present and enjoyed the following program.Opening hymn, 'Come Ye Thankful People ** I/// ■ J;'Welcome address. Rev. F ||Speagle. 1ISII Is 1Re**por,«e Miss Rachel Rhode*Family history, Mrs. T. H Hoover. f: IlSjp'SII^History of Sara Rhyne Friday, Mrs Everett Aderholt.Special solo. Betty Ann Rhvne.Hymn God B* With You ’Speech, Judge Bi*marck Capps of Gastonia. SThe theme of Judge Cappe* speech was to Keep Faith in Ourselves-m Christ, in the Church, and the State/' The following is a briefcondensation of his address ‘ Theforefathers of the Rhynes in this country, came to America from the Rhine valley in Germany .seeking n place of religious freedom Since landing here they have kept thetr and it is the duty of theirfaiththeQumgsonoftoanlt;theonleftforwiidescendants to not let them die \ %m vain. It is the duty of the Rhyne j the clan to carry nut the tradition of ; Mr ?helr forefathers by keeping faith in Christ, the church and the stale “These are troublesome times our democracy and civilization »r* at a ero*roed* The picture u no* bright, but it was not bright fo; our forefathers. We are 132 000 00) strong but—how many are weak *'Then Judge Capps referred to Ecclesiastes third chapter, eighthverse: A time to kill, and a time Mrto heal, a time to break down and Hoa time to build.** He added this, ' It j My is a time to pray, a time to work j 5 together and a time to keep faith J p« with our forefathers, church state j \fr and government Thus Is no time toplay and US* away our time. Giveanything and everything that wm aid our defense and help win the war We are rationed on some things we think we need such as ga am' tires. But our forefathers wa.aed and we can walk.4 America wa* founded on a solid rock the Holy Bible. They builded wisely and we are entrusted by the builders with the democracy and the Christian freedom that they struggled to obtain. Lets not let them die in vain/’e*LetbetP*CoKi:MsnufB c *TranterasMrBe
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Gastonia Daily Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Sat, Aug 15, 1942
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