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# 29, February 13, 2003
(Well, it is actually February 14)
 Robert
E. Shepherd, Professor Emeritus at the University of Richmond Law
School, received the Virginia State Bar Criminal Law Section's Harry
L. Carrico Professionalism Award at the section's 33rd Annual Seminar
in Williamsburg on February 14, 2002. (This is a real PHA news flash,
thanks to Sheila Marsh)
The Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Award was
established in 1991 by the Section on Criminal Law of the Virginia
State Bar to recognize an individual (judge, defense attorney, prosecutor,
clerk or other citizen) who has made a singular and unique contribution
to the improvement of the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
The award is made in honor of The Honorable Harry
L. Carrico, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, who
exemplifies the highest ideals and aspirations of professionalism
in the administration of justice in Virginia. Chief Justice Carrico
was the first recipient of the award which was instituted at the
22nd Annual Criminal Law Seminar in February 1992.
Although the award will only be made from time
to time at the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Criminal
Law Section, the Board will invite nominations annually. Nominations
will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of former chairs
of the section and Chief Justice Carrico.
 Wednesday
afternoon's delivery of duffel bags to ISH could not have been
better timed if we had tried. Terry Willie-Surratt and an associate
were right there waiting for the delivery and for an important
reason: Henrico County caseworkers were getting ready to rescue
an abused 5-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl. Terry needed duffel
bags for both ages of children immediately. Immediately. Did she
find bags for both children in the River Road Church delivery?
Oh, yes! You made it possible.
Bill and Charlotte
Anne James was superb at the Richmond Music Teachers
Association Members' Recital last Saturday afternoon at the Richmond
Public Library. She and Diane Lusk presented an excellent rendering
of Franz Schubert's lovely piano duet, "Fantasie, Op. 103,"
which drew the most enthusiastic response of the recital from the
audience.
 Please
save Saturday evening, May 10th, on your calendar. That is the date
of our annual hymn sing social at the home of Janet and Doug Moyers.
It is always a great and festive occasion as we dip back into our
childhood's to sing the hymns we grew up singing. More details later,
but please plan to come and enjoy this fun time together. The Farmers'
Almanac predicts warmer weather for mid May. Thus, PH wonders if
this hymn sing might spread to beyond the Moyers' home, start a
movement and there could be a "great awakening" in Belle
Grove. Can you imagine the entire Belle Grove neighborhood singing
"Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb?" This awakening
could move right up (west) Ridge Road to Grove Avenue Baptist Church,
gather even more fundamental singers and invade Regency Mall. Praise
the Lord and pass the hymn books.
 Franklin
Fowler continues to rest and recover from an angioplasty procedure.
He is back at the Manor. He wrote PH the following:
"I am doing real well. Still taking it easy
and enjoying being lazy, easy for me. I appreciate yours and the
class's prayers, they surely help. I am walking some, restricted
by my nurse." (Might that nurse be Dorcas?)
Greetings, Franklin
Kathy Wade had surgery earlier this week and she
did well with the procedure. PH will wait to hear from Kathy to
report her progress.
PH has no additional progress reports regarding
Mel Torstrick, Rick Mears, and Chester's father. Bill and Charlotte's
daughter Catherine has settled into Richmond and can be seen at
church (RRCB)
Brenda Holland's aunt, Dr. Helen Falls (retired
seminary professor and resident of the Manor), had a total knee
replacement surgery this week and is doing well.
Remember in your prayers Franklin, Kathy, Mel, Linda
and Rick, Chester's father, Catherine, Helen Falls, the Manor Bible
Study Class, the Pulpit Committee, the church staff and those known
only to you.
Last week, Teacher Bob led the class into feeding
the five thousand men. Did the men share some of their food with
the women and children? Let's hope so. This weekend is the Daytona
500. Because of increased security, large coolers will not be permitted
in the stands. Will the men share their beer with the women and
children? PH will leave that query to your imagination? Back to
John, PH is fairly sure that we are somewhere in the sixth chapter
of John before Jesus has walked on the water. PH did notice in Teacher
Bob's reading that verse two of John 6 indicated that Jesus drew
large crowds because of the "signs" he was doing for the
sick. The Good News Bible and the King James Bible use the word
"miracles" instead of "signs." The Jesus Seminar
translation uses the term "miracles." Now which is it,
signs or miracles? PH prefers miracles for the sick. Maybe Professor
Emeritus Rob James can help us with this dilemma. Would not one
of these words have to be inerrant?
 Mary
has to be traveling faster than the speed of light as she was married
before she was born. Regardless of the math, her birthday is February
20. Also on February 20 Ann and Gus Sledge will celebrate forty-four
years of marriage. Obviously Ann is traveling faster than a comet.
Rev. Barbara Massey will climb to the pulpit of
RRCB on Sunday morning and complete a sort of trilogy of sermons.
Two weeks ago Chester preached on "A Defining Moment"
and last Sunday, Bob preached on "Some Defining Words."
Barbara will preach on "A Defining Presence." Clay pots
will likely be involved. For those who might be interested, her
texts will be Jeremiah 18:1-6 and II Corinthians 4:5-11.
 As
Rev. Ellen Gwathmey did on several occasions, Barbara will be preaching
as an ordained female minister from the free pulpit of RRCB. For
those who may not know the exact wording, the current Baptist Faith
and Message adopted on June 14, 2000, states the following in Article,
VI under the heading of The Church: "While both men and women
are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited
to men as qualified by Scripture." This "qualified by
scripture" stuff is apparently taken from 1 Timothy. PH exhorts,
"Give PH a break. Almost anything can be qualified by scripture,
such as stoning." However, this same Baptist Faith and Message
states in the introduction by the fundamentalist committee (thirteen
men and two women) that wrote it:
"That any group of Baptists, large or small,
have the inherent right to draw up for themselves and publish to
the world a confession of their faith whenever they may think it
advisable to do so." PH feels that it is appropriate to state
that Ellen and Barbara are part of our confession.
Was Virginia represented on this Baptist Faith and
Message Study Committee? Yes, Virginia had one representative. Paige
Patterson appointed all of the committee members. Who did he appoint
from Virginia? If you know, send your answers to PH. You can be
sure that it was not Jim Slatton. Speaking of Pastor Emeritus Jim
Slatton, Jim was recently inducted into the Mainstream Baptists
Hall of Fame. PH sure hopes this "Mainstream" does not
leak to the…………………… religious
right.
Most of you probably recall when Pastor Jim announced
his retirement plans by a letter to the congregation last September.
On the following Sunday when Jim reached the pulpit he was greeted
with a standing ovation. Choir member and historian Barbara Jackson
fortunately had her digital camera and snapped the attached photograph.
Notice the beauty of this photograph with the white columns and
the light reflected. PH thanks Barbara for sharing this photograph.
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