CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT
FAITH without works is dead. James 2:26
CHANGE unidentified may hold danger. L. Swift 2008
HOPE without definition is meaningless. L. Swift 2008
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CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT
Friday and Saturday were busy for Linden - with minor progress being made in his political campaign and other knick-knack areas. Probably the major happening was that the coffee percolater Rubye gave him about ten years ago retired from active service. A spare coffeemaker was unearthed and civilized life will go on.
Sunday brought church services, Sunday School, brunch with friends, a hospital call on Ron, who is recovering from lung surgery, a call (always good to receive) from my Vietnamese friend, sending a sonnet copy to Sharon for evaluation and a very good Sunday evening church service.
The National Church Music Conference will be held at our church again this year. Becky Ahlberg is here for that occasion as she has been several times in the past. She stays in our Mission House. She led the singing at our evening service and told the story of Charlotte Elliott and the writing of "Just As I Am." It is usually thought of as an "invitation" hymn.
Charlotte was born prior to 1800, was a gifted musician, poet and Bible student. She very much wanted to go to seminary but that just was not available to females at that time. Her younger brother did go and counted on Charlotte for guidance. She became depressed and was eventually confined to bed rest and became increasingly physically weaker and less interested in pursuing her talents. Her brother, hoping to restore her to an active life, asked her as a special favor to start corresponding with another person who was in the same condition as Charlotte. She honored his request and expanded it to include many others.
Sometime later a young man called on her to thank her for pulling him through a difficult time. This led to Charlotte realizing that we all can serve regardless of our circumstances. We all can go to God, just as we are, and offer to serve. This lovely hymn is the result of this realization.
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PLEASE SCAN THE ITEMS BELOW: YOU MAY FIND AN INEXPENSIVE GIFT, A WORTHWHILE POLITICAL ENDEAVOR OR A MEANS OF HAVING FUN WITH THE MEDIA.
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LINDEN’S BOOKS
“AN OLD MAN ON THE ST. JAMES WAY” recounts the pilgrimage across Northern Spain by this 75-year-old man. Author Linden Swift. Available locally at Uncommon Corner in downtown Plainfield, IN or Secondhand Stories on Raceway road. Also online:
http://stores.ebay.com/secondhand-stories
www.alibris.com/bookstore/secondha
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HELP WANTED
It appears that in the last general election there were no Republican candidates in 39 districts scattered across 15 states. These positions offer much more than just good pay. Some of these districts are listed below in State, District and general location sequence. Please help find a Republican candidate in these districts.
Alabama 5 Huntsville – One Found?
Alabama 7 Birmingham
Florida 2 Tallahassee – One Found?
Florida 3 Jacksonville
Florida 17 North Miami
Florida 19 Boca Raton
Florida 20 Pembroke Pines
Florida 23 Fort Lauderdale – One Found?
In recent ratings, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Considered 32 of the present officeholders (democrats) to be hostile, 6 unfriendly, and 1 lukewarm to taxpayers. The National Taxpayers Union granted a grade of “F” to 36 of this group while 3 of them rose to a “D”.
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WHAT IF?
Surely you believe that the liberal dominated news media is very, very selective in what “news” they will print or report. Have you noticed the absence of reporting about the improved situation in Iraq? There are, of course, other examples but Linden will assume that you can think. WHAT IF, you complained to the lackluster “news” provider and, if satisfaction is not obtained you then call those who advertise in that medium? Your message could be something like: “ I am disappointed that you choose to advertise in or on …. Who will not report…. Perhaps this approach would pay dividends in the form of less biased news coverage.
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CHANGE unidentified may hold danger. L. Swift 2008
HOPE without definition is meaningless. L. Swift 2008
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CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT
Friday and Saturday were busy for Linden - with minor progress being made in his political campaign and other knick-knack areas. Probably the major happening was that the coffee percolater Rubye gave him about ten years ago retired from active service. A spare coffeemaker was unearthed and civilized life will go on.
Sunday brought church services, Sunday School, brunch with friends, a hospital call on Ron, who is recovering from lung surgery, a call (always good to receive) from my Vietnamese friend, sending a sonnet copy to Sharon for evaluation and a very good Sunday evening church service.
The National Church Music Conference will be held at our church again this year. Becky Ahlberg is here for that occasion as she has been several times in the past. She stays in our Mission House. She led the singing at our evening service and told the story of Charlotte Elliott and the writing of "Just As I Am." It is usually thought of as an "invitation" hymn.
Charlotte was born prior to 1800, was a gifted musician, poet and Bible student. She very much wanted to go to seminary but that just was not available to females at that time. Her younger brother did go and counted on Charlotte for guidance. She became depressed and was eventually confined to bed rest and became increasingly physically weaker and less interested in pursuing her talents. Her brother, hoping to restore her to an active life, asked her as a special favor to start corresponding with another person who was in the same condition as Charlotte. She honored his request and expanded it to include many others.
Sometime later a young man called on her to thank her for pulling him through a difficult time. This led to Charlotte realizing that we all can serve regardless of our circumstances. We all can go to God, just as we are, and offer to serve. This lovely hymn is the result of this realization.
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PLEASE SCAN THE ITEMS BELOW: YOU MAY FIND AN INEXPENSIVE GIFT, A WORTHWHILE POLITICAL ENDEAVOR OR A MEANS OF HAVING FUN WITH THE MEDIA.
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LINDEN’S BOOKS
“AN OLD MAN ON THE ST. JAMES WAY” recounts the pilgrimage across Northern Spain by this 75-year-old man. Author Linden Swift. Available locally at Uncommon Corner in downtown Plainfield, IN or Secondhand Stories on Raceway road. Also online:
http://stores.ebay.com/secondhand-stories
www.alibris.com/bookstore/secondha
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HELP WANTED
It appears that in the last general election there were no Republican candidates in 39 districts scattered across 15 states. These positions offer much more than just good pay. Some of these districts are listed below in State, District and general location sequence. Please help find a Republican candidate in these districts.
Alabama 5 Huntsville – One Found?
Alabama 7 Birmingham
Florida 2 Tallahassee – One Found?
Florida 3 Jacksonville
Florida 17 North Miami
Florida 19 Boca Raton
Florida 20 Pembroke Pines
Florida 23 Fort Lauderdale – One Found?
In recent ratings, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Considered 32 of the present officeholders (democrats) to be hostile, 6 unfriendly, and 1 lukewarm to taxpayers. The National Taxpayers Union granted a grade of “F” to 36 of this group while 3 of them rose to a “D”.
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WHAT IF?
Surely you believe that the liberal dominated news media is very, very selective in what “news” they will print or report. Have you noticed the absence of reporting about the improved situation in Iraq? There are, of course, other examples but Linden will assume that you can think. WHAT IF, you complained to the lackluster “news” provider and, if satisfaction is not obtained you then call those who advertise in that medium? Your message could be something like: “ I am disappointed that you choose to advertise in or on …. Who will not report…. Perhaps this approach would pay dividends in the form of less biased news coverage.
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