Page 2 by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert The center of interest in this story is the personality, abilities and winsomeness of a certain head of the classical depart- ment of a University of New York State college. In addition to my interest in him, I am also interested in a retired president of that same college. His duty was to see that the large com- plex of buildings composing that college was built to carry on an impressive series of study courses of interest to many stu- dents of New York and neigh- . boring communities in Pennsyl- vania. That man and his wife were associates of mine in my pas- torate in the Maine Federated Church. He is a very learned man. His special field in educa- tion was geology, as it relates to the production of oil. Certainly the subject of oil and its relation to our present economy, to say nothing of oil as it conceivably might be related to world peace just now. How we three men got toget- her Oct. 7is to me a kind of won- der in itself... For it did not just happen without design. It came up in my study of Greek which I first studied some 60 years ago in school. In all I guess I got cre- dit for three years of Greek. Classical Greek, not New Testa- ment Greek. But Socrates, Plato, Homer etc. etc. Big stuff! In the last three years I have been studying New Testament Greek, its original language. It has been a pleasure to do it without the discipline of school days. But I became curious as to what kind of language is the Greek spoken in Athens today, in other words ‘‘Modern Greek’? In the course of inves- tigating that I bought a copy of the Bible in the modern Greek language. It meant I could try my hand at" reading the Old Testament as well as the New Testament in the language with which I had some acquaintance. "So I busied myself trying out some favorite lines from the Old Testament written originally of course in Hebrew, which I never learned. But here with a smat- tering of Modern Greek I could try a line or two. And so I hunted up that famous line from Exo- dus 3:14, those enigmatic words of Mos4s which we know about s "1 AM THAT I AM”, And 1 wanted to know where this “modern Greek’ came which + now was trying to say a Hebrew puzzle in Modern Greek. I wrote to a man I knew years ago in Binghamton who was known for his wide knowledge, and whom it was my pleasure to know way back—He said he didn’t know but gave me the name of someone in Harpur College who would know. I wrote to this man whom I like to refer to as Dr. Saul,*head of the classics department. In my let- ter to him, I said I used to know the former president of that col- lege when he was simply Dean Bartle, now retired college pre- sident. This Dr. Saul wrote me the kind of a letter which I shall al- ways treasure, bound in my three-ring diary book. I got more in the next letter. He seemed to recognize me as a very hungry man, needing food for something he might be able to supply me. What he gave me were ‘crumbs from his table’ and just a teaser! Meanwhile he told the wife of this retired college president that he would like to meet me. (Who? ME?) The outcome was The Most Famous Basket in the World * Heamegon. It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess. Mrs. Ives Phone 287-4467 an invitation to Dr. and Mrs. Saul to arrange a date when they could be her guests, and would be a good day for me, and was I able to travel? Result was what happened on Sunday af- ternoon, Oct. 7. We left here at 10:30, arrived in Binghamton at 12:00 and were settled in the college president’s home, and Dr. Saul and his wife were sum- moned. A few other guests add- ed more pleasure. The hours sped swiftly by and I had not brought up a major question about Greek at all! What was the matter with me? Meanwhile Catherine and the other women retired to another section and had the time of her life, and they apparently enjoy- from that session with direc- tions for baking a kind of thing Mrs. Saul called ‘paper bread’, when done right can be split into sheets, rolled around bits of meat, and eaten as we eat a sandwich! The ‘‘sheet of paper’’ is unleavened, no yeast, no shortening—When we got home Cathy began experiment- ing with this new delight. It has great possibilities and I am fas- cinated with it. Several years ago I used to say, ‘When (or if) I get to hea- ven, and before I go very far in I want to find the ‘‘Information Bureau’’ where 1 can ask some questions before I go on to tak- ing harp lessons! That, too! The earthly and wise reply I got to that yearning was, ‘Perhaps after you get that far you will not care about asking all those Something in that! Here I was, thrilled to sit on the same bench with a man whom I recognized as one full of answers, full of wisdom, and coupled with obvious kindness. I found myself trying to accept this great and wonderful atmos- phere of a man who knew God and men, and the possibilities of a stretching mind. When we parted he said, ‘I'm going to write you another letter!” I wish our mail would get around faster, I can hardly wait for Dr. Saul to write that next letter! It will be another treasure to file in my diary, to read and ponder and, if possible, assimilate. When I got home I began the grocess! of getting out of the car; put m et on the ground but found something like dizziness and I told Cathy I was going to stay there a few minutes before trying the walk to our door. Why was that? You can’t understand my feelings of having been in the presence of one who could have answered my many questions, but here I was, so elated that I just wanted to take it in before the moment should end. Was it because I had been so high that Ifelt dizzy? Was it a ‘‘high’’ that I'had and needed to ask no ques- tions? Or hadn’t I bothered to take a breath during those few hours. I'm not going to bother trying to analyze the exper- ience...I'm back at reading my Greek as if I had ability enough to keep on with it. I do not think mere cataracts can interrupt this hobby of mine. THE Photo by Nelson Dymond wife, at right. Back Mountain Memorial Lib- Westmoor Offers Ministry for Deaf The Westmoor Church of Christ, South Goodwin Avenue, Kingston. recently announced ministry to the deaf and hard of hearing Oct. 21. Beginning Oct. 21. a Sunday school class for the deaf and hard of hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. The morning worship at 10:30 a.m. will be signed for the deaf and hard of hearing in the main sanctuary. Laura Teal Matysik, a mem- ber of the Westmoor Church, will be signing both services for the deaf. Mrs.” Matysik has known the deaf language all her life. These regular Sunday ser- vices are undenominational, and the deaf and hard of hear- ing of all faiths are invited and urged to attend. rary heralds the autumn season with some bright new books on a variety of subjects. Of particular interest to the children who love to create and to cook are *‘The Cookie Book. by Eva Moore and ‘“‘Designing with Cutouts; the Art of Decou- page’. by Elyse Sommer. Miss Moore hunted through many recipes and baked over 500 cookies before she selected the twelve recipes for her book. There is a recipe for a special day in every month of the year. You can make a. parade of animal-shaped butter cookies for St. Patrick's Day or a be- witching batch of snicker cook- ies for Halloween. Coconut Drops will delight your favorite Valentine, while sugar and spice are the perfect welcome to a New Year. In addition to the inviting re- cipes. 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It consists of pasting cutouts to furniture or boxes and permanently blending them with the finish by applying layers of varnish until the entire surface looks hand- painted. Mrs. Sommer, who became interested in crafts when she was the leader of a Girl Scout Junior troop. discusses tradi- tional decoupage and then goes on to describe an easier, faster- way to decorate with cutouts. The author takes full advantage of modern materials to create and design a variety of useful. altractive and durable items from stamp boxes to mobiles. SERVICE FPruce F. Slocum Insucance Agency “All Forms of insurance’ 43 Main Street Dallas, Pa. 675-1167 CENTER CUT RIB PORK CHOPS $1.7 ® LB. DARING'S PAN STYLE Pork Sausage $1.'%: CARNATION 2 LBS. 2 5¢ Tetley COFFEE MATE Tea Bags 16 Oz. Jar 48 Ct. Box 69¢ 49¢ FANCY PINK OR WHITE BANANAS GRAPEFRUIT 4 ror §Q¢ MARVIN KITCHEN Marvin J. Kitchen, 67, a native of Alderson, died Oct. 14 in Hyattsville, Md. Mr. Kitchen moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1926. 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ROBERT KROWN Robert Henry Krown, 58, of 122: Orchard East, Newberry Estate, Dallas, died Oct. 12 in Nesbitt Hospital, where he had been an 11-day patient. A native of Chicago, he lived in Kingston and Forty Fort before moving to the Back Mountain 10 months ago. He was employed as a printer by the Sunday Independent, Wilkes-Barre. He was formerly a printer for the Chicago Tribune. He is survived by his wife, the former Rose Davis: The funeral was held from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Dallas. M.B. Bedding “Custom Bedding & Upholstery’ 526 S. Main St. Wilkes- Barre, Pa. 18701 822-2491 455-1181 mets nm Traditional , .. Contemporary . .. Modern. Many with matching fabrics. Do-it-yourself—or have us do it for you. coos PAINTING Professional workmanship guaranteed. HOMES. ,, ROOMS . . . APARTMENTS. Estimates by appointment. menos DRAPERIES CUSTOM WORKROOM SERVICE. weno GARPETING Color coordinated for every room in your home. 2% ~ CAMEO PAINTING AND DECORATING CO. Jerome M. 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A native of Philadelphia, she is the former Marian Young, daughter of the late Digg. S. S. Young and Millie Miller” Young. Dr. | Young served as a physician in Lehman for several years; Mrs. Major re- sided there for 65 years. She was a member of the Leh- man United Methodist Church, where she founded the Friend- ship Class. She was a graduate of Chester Crozier High’ School and . the MacDowall School of Design, Philadelphia. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Baker, Leh- man; sons, Alan S. and T. Bryce, of Lehman, and William, Malvern; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth DeNatley, Napa, Calif.; and Rachel Milias, Gilroy, Calif. The funeral was held from the Bronson Funeral Home, Sweet Valley. Interment was in Leh- man Cemetery. Subscribe To The Post tor serves, through trying time. Experience, has HAROLD C. SNOWDON, JR. WILKES-BARRE LISTEN TO Brought To You By P.0. 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