T H E C H R I S T I A N C H R O N I C L E

Published in the interest of primitive Christianity for advocatesin Southeastern Illinois and Southwestern Indiana.

Volume 47 October, 2010 Number 10

-BROTHER CHESTER GROVES-

Chester Groves, in whose honor theverses at right were penned, minis-tered all over our area in by-goneyears - Mattoon (Marshall Ave.),Toledo, West Salem. Wheeler (Lat-ona) and Mason. The editor hadthe high privilege of presidingat his funeral in the Mason Christ-ian Church in 1984.

(Chester and Jessie Groves made literally hundreds of "Gospelsin a nutshell." They were fashioned out of English walnutswhich were split in half, cleaned, fitted with a small wire crankwrapped.with a multi-colored ribbon, and glued back together.From a slot in the nutshell the ribbon could be pulled and thedifferent colors each holding a unique meaning with respect tothe gospel message would be unwound revealing what Chesterreferred to as, "The Gospel in a Nutshell.")

The poem appears in a new book byJD Eident (Jerry) who with hiswife, Jeannie, are members of thechurch at Mason, and long-time cooksat Oil Belt Christian Service Camp,Flora, Illinois. Entitled "EchoesFrom Union Township", it contains150 fine poetic compositions byJerry. very homey, very rural, verypretty. His address is 2585 N. 1325thSt., Mason, IL 62443 - Ph. 618-238-4835. Cost is $20.00. Order one.

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It shall greatly helpe ye to understande Scripture,If thou markNot only what is spoken or wrytten,But of whom,And to whom,With what words,At what tyme,Where,To what intent,With what circumstances,Considering what goeth beforeAnd what followeth.

JOHN WYCLIFFE - c. 1380

KINGDOM BUILDERS MEN'S FELLOWSHIP

Central Christian Church, Newton,

In a Nutshell

(The phrase "gospel in a nutshell" holds a particularmeaning to those privileged to have known the special man

lauded in these following few verses of tribute.)

Illinois, will host ouring, Monday night, Oct.at 7:00 p.m.

next meet-4, 2010,

Lives there a figure in times pastWhose memory brings a smileA little wizened gentlemanOur preacher for a while

Remembered fond by all he metHe taught God's Holy WordAnd was oft a frequent visitorWhen calamities occurred

He prayed with many an ailing chargeWhen sickness struck or worsePreached over many a saint gone homeIn victory o'er death's curse

He oversaw formationsOf the union, man and wifeBut none without a word or twoHow they should live their life

He with his dear wife JessieTo Oil Belt Camp would goWhere teaching children there of ChristHis slight of hand he'd show

He must have made two hundred ducksThat in the breeze would flyAnd though his step grew feebleGleamed that twinkle in his eye

His life, he lived for othersIn a faithful servant's roleWith full conviction he could sing"It Is Well With My Soul"

He preached...Salvation found in Christ.. .The gift of man's freewill.. .Propitiation of the blood.. .The Cross on Calvary's hill

When dire sickness sapped his strengthAnd burned life's dross awayHe proved a greater testamentTo the Truth, the Life, the Way

Those witness to his faithfulnessAre numbered in the drovesPortrayed the "Gospel in a nutshell" wellDid our friend Chester Groves

Preacher of the evening will beBro. Roger Songer, Campus Ministerat Eastern Illinois University,Charleston. Roger, who served ascampus minister at Oklahoma StateUniversity for 5 years, has nowbeen in the work at Charleston for 26 years. More students enroll atLincoln Christian Seminary from EIU (having been introduced to Christ-ian service through Christian Campus House) than any other outsidesource. What a record! Come hear Roger on Oct. 4.

KINGDOM WOMEN

Mary (Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ) Lk 1:30-38, Elizabeth, Lk 1:43,Anna, Lk 2:36, Priscilla. Acts 18:26, Sisters Mary and Martha, Lk 11:Iff. , Tabitha (Dorcas) Acts 9 :36'*Tjydia. Acts 16:14',t Phebe, Rom. 16:3,and other women (labored in the Gospel; Phil. 4:3. All these women re-ceive honorable mention in the New Testament as devout and fruitfulservants of the Lord.

From that time until now, in every generation there have been such wo-men; Christian wives, godly mothers, Missionaries, Queens in the Parson-ages, dedicated single women, teachers in schools, camps, VBS's, manymusicians (from Philip's daughters in Acts 21:9 to current great sing-ers of Gospel song), who have glorified God and served the Son in praise-worthy ways. We would like to give some living examples from our area:

Anna Rae grew up in a Christian home in Kentucky. She and her husband JohnManges have served together in the ministry for many years. The longest was with theChristian Church in Petersburg, Indiana. Now semi-retired they stiH minister to theVincent Christian Church . They have five children and thirteen grandchildren.

She attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary, Lincoln Christian College, and graduatedfrom Oakland City College. She received her Master's Degree in Education with anendorsement in Learning Disabilities from Indiana State University. Before retirementshe taught for fifteen years in Washington, Indiana.

For some time she has been a speaker for women's events in this area. She hasdeveloped seminars and printed materials on topics like: "Joyful Hearts", "Modesty forChristian Women", "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be", and "It Is Well With My Soul".

In the last 15 years she has helped organize and lead 3 tours to the Lands of the Bible.Another is in the making for 2012.ANNA RAE MANGES

257 W. Crestview Dr.Petersburg, IN 47567

Cell r 614-477-2085Email: armanges@yahoo.com

Donna and Kay Young received (heir Bachelor degrees from Lincoln Bible Institute(now Lincoln Christian University) and their Masters in Education from Fort HaysKansas State University.

They have worked in Education since (hen. Both have taught in secular and ChristianElementary schools. Kay also taught at St. Louis Christian College and Donna served asPrincipal at Christian Elementary (Springfield, IL) and New Hebron Christian School(Crawford County, IL). These retired teachers have written and directed their ownV.B.S.'s.

They are experienced in and are available for such programs as teacher training,Biblical dialogues, chalk drawing programs or classes, and archeology (having served ontwo digs). Singly or together they can do presentations on Biblical themes, patrioticthemes, historic themes, or programs on character traits/sketches.

DONNA & KAY YOUNG302 N. Garfield St.Oblong, IL 62449

Ph.- 618-592-3310

ANITA NEWLINP.O. Box 2Patoka, IL 62875

Ph.- 618-432-7599

Anita Newlin is a graduate of St. Iiouis Christian College with postgraduatestudies at SIU-Edwardsville and EIU -Charleston. She has been an educatorfor 30 years. She has been both Director and Head Teacher for 2 Day CareMinistries: Patoka Christian Day Care and Greenview Christian Day Care.For the past 23 years she has been the Kindergarten/General Music Teacherfor New Horizon Christian School, Centralia, IL.

Anita and her husband, the late Howard T. Newlin, worked side by side in theministry for 24!4 years with Patoka Christian Church and Greenview ChristianChurch. Their daughter, Hannah, is a graduate of both St. Iiouis ChristianCollege and Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville and currently serves asChildren's Minister with Harvester Christian Church in St. Charles, MO.

Anita is an inspirational speaker for ladies' functions, is an accomplishedmusician, leads worship services for area churches, teaches private pianostudents, and is the Ministry Assistant for Patoka Christian Church. She servesas vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees for St. Louis Christian College.

"I count among my greatest accomplishments as being Howard Newlin's wifeand Hannah Newlin's mother. It is my joy to teach children and learn whyJesus said,'.. .the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these..."'

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Eileen Davis Debault, 88, departed this life on Sun-day, Sept. 12, 2010, in Forsyth, Ga.

The funeral service will be held at noon Friday atJohnson Funeral Home, 322 N. Scenic Highway, LakeWales, Fla., with Jim Reed and Bob Millerofficiating. Interment will follow in Lake Wales Ceme-tery. Visitation will be held an hour and a half prior tothe funeral service at the funeral home. The family sug-gests memorials be made to Davis Family Porch Fund,Lake Aurora Christian Assembly, 237 Golden BoughRoad, Lake Wales, FL 33898.

Mrs. Debault was born March 8, 1922, in EffmghamCounty, the daughter of the late Herman and SadieDavis. She was educated in the Effingham Countyschool system and furthered her education at LincolnBible Institute and Bluefield College of Evangelism,earning a Bachelor of Arts of sacred literature.

On June 30, 1941, she married a young minister fromMason and began a lifelong Christian ministry, servingfaithfully beside her husband and ministering to congre-gations in Illinois, Oklahoma and Florida. In addition to ,her dedication to her church service, she performed , e

community volunteer work in every place she rived, sBy 1970, Eileen and her husband had become deeply

involved in international mission work and decided togive full time service to teaching, preaching and spread-ing the gospel to many parts of the world. As a partner inthis rninistry, she touched many lives, evidenced bygrateful letters written in later years. She was a faithfuland loyal member of First Christian Church of LakeWales, Fla. Her favorite scripture was Philippians 4:4-8.On these words she tried to pattern her life.

She is survived by her children, Boyd Lee Debault.(Carol),Lucinda Debault CraigXJack); Son-ilMaw,; • • ' : ;

George lyiettler; grandsons, Jaime DebaultMettler - ' - - \.(Amy} and Sean Miguel Mejttler.

Preceding her in death was her husband of 63 years,Dehnar D. Debault; and daughter, Dr. Darlene DebaultMetder.

Delmar & Eileen served First Church,Kissimmee, FL, Highland Church, Rob-inson, IL, Osage Hills, Tulsa, OK,New Church Evangelist in Florida,and in many mission fields aroundthe world. Eileen was a product ofthe Elliottstown Church of Christ,SE of Effingham,- IL.—

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"Kingdom Women" (Cont. from p. 3)

JANE PRIEST500 W. Highland Ave.Robinson, IL 62454

Ph.- 618-544-3517 ext 30

Jane was born in Warrensburg, MO in June of 1952 to a Christian family. They werecharter members of the Northside Christian Church in Warrensburg, MO, a church whichstarted with 18 people and now averages 700 in attendance. In 1970 she graduated fromKnob Noster High School in MO and enrolled in Central Christian College of the Bible,Moberly, MO. Later she finished her education at Lincoln Christian College. Later stillshe received a certificate in Montessori Education in St. Louis, MO.

She then spent 18 years as a Minister's wife serving churches in Missouri, Iowa, andIllinois. During that tune she was active as a teacher, VBS worker, and in ministry tofamilies. She then spent 8 years as Director of a Christian Child Care program at theLincoln (IL) Christian Church, and 5 years as Director of Education at Town andCountry Christian Church, Crown Point, IN.

Presently she is the Children's Minister at Highland Church of Christ, Robinson, ILwhere she has served since August, 2006. She has spoken and taught to local MOPSgroups, been VBS presenter for Standard Publishing Company, and been a speciallecturer on young children on the mission field in the Dominican Republic. Her ministrycontinues in Children's Conferences where needed and invited.

We are pleased to call attention to the ministries of these sisters inthe Lord. We have chosen them as samples of the rich and rewarding ser-vices dedicated Christian women have provided and are continuing to pro-vide. Kingdom Women indeed! The August issue of CHRISTIANITY TODAY car-ries a challenging article entitled "Why Women Want Moore" concerning thepublic teaching ministry of Beth Moore. In a recent appearance in Spring-field, Illinois the newspaper release reported:

"Before she begins, she addresses the few men in the crowd. ASouthern Baptist, Moore emphasizes that her ministry is intendedfor women, and that while the men are welcome, she has no desireto have any authority over them.

How correct of her, how sane, and how scriptural! Could she preach &teach to men? Of course she could. It has never been a question of a.-bility, but of suitability. Could Phebe, Dorcas, or Priscilla have beenpublic preacher/teachers in N.T. times? Could there have been a femaleApostle? Of course there could have been. But were there? No, there wasnot. The Bible plainly forbids it ((I Cor. 13:33,34 and I Tim. 2:12-15).And yet that same Apostle Paul commends the women who "labored in the gos-pel" with him (Phil 4:3) ,which proves there is important gospel work dis-tinct from the public preaching that he limits to men.

The above women, and many more like them, should be held in high honorand recognized for the special ministry they perform.So we do!

Contact these ladies for any presentations mentioned in their bio clipsor others like:

"Archeology & the Bible" - Youngs"Ephesian Walks" - Youngs"The Holy Land Today" - Manges"Psalms. Hymns, and Spiritasl Songs" - Newlin"Let the Children Come Unto Me" - Priest"The Christian Mother - Manges"With a Song In My Heart" - Newlin"Christian Education - The Hope of the World" - Newlin, Pries)

Manges, and Youngs"Chalk Drawings - Beyond the Sunset, whiter Than Snow", etc. -

Philip I*. Young, Evangelist304 N. Garfield St.Oblong, IL 62449

Ph. 618/592-6564

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Aryn Meritt214 E. Grand Prairie St.Palestine, IL 62451

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