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“The Word and Music”’ is
a musical-evangelistic
team-a trio which seeks to
combine the ‘‘best in
gospel music’ with Bible
preaching.
Dan Williams, a retired
ordained minister and his
wife, Jeanne, present
music with a message in
tenor and soprano solos
and duets in a blending of
the . beautiful sacred
classics and the gospel
music of the great evangel-
istic era.
"Norma W. Smith of
Dallas is the pianist for
“The Word and Music.”
After serving in the
pastorate for 25 years,
Williams organized ‘The
Word and Music” in 1976
and asked Norma to ac-
company them.
The. former Norma
Whitesell, daughter of the
late evangelist-pastor,
Rev. Frank Whitesell,
began taking piano lessons
when only seven years of
age. At eight she became a
long-time student of Arthur
Edward Johnstone, well-
known composer and
teacher.
Her father had a regular
radio program and Norma
used to play for him on the
program. She also played
in church work since a
child. Nerma was concert
pianist for the Orpheus
Choral Society for seven
“The Churchmen and
Teresa” of Harrisonburg,
Va., will be presenting a
gospel concert at Nativity
Parish Hall, Tunkhannock,
Thursday, Aug. 24, at 7:30
p.m.
Teresa Grim is known
her high singing, but with
her testimony as well.
Mike Shifflett who sings
the lead and emcees each:
appearance is joined by his
twin brother Mark Shifflett
who sings the baritone.
Teresa, Mike and Mark
sing and proclaim the good
news in a sincere manner
years. She worked with
William Acornley, director
of Orpheus, and also with
a year.
While with Orpheus
Norma accompanied for
many well-known guest
soloist such as Dominick
Cossa, Richard Frederick
and Joy Davidson.
For two years she served
as president of the Mozart
Club and still plays at their
regular programs. It was
in the Mozart Club that
Norma and Jeanne became
friends which resulted in
Williams asking Norma to
be their accompanist.
Norma’s husband, Ira,
had died just a short while
before so Norma decided to
join the trio and has en-
joyed the work immensely
since that time.
In October of this year,
the three will have been to-
gether for two years. They
have recorded 48 numbers,
24 of them last year at Bob
Jones University, the
Williams alma mater; and
24 this year at the same
university.
Norma said that the
university has an excellent
studio and set up for the
recording of their music.
“The Word and Music”
just returned home from a
week of services in Vic-
toria, British Columbia.
They presented a sacred
concert of classicals and
mixture of down home,
country flavor in the old
convention style. Teresa’s
father, Bud Grim, who is
the founder of the group is
still traveling and is now
celebrating his 19th year in
spreading God’s word in
song.
Their program is versatile
from the light-hearted song
entitled ‘‘Good Morning
Neighbor’ which is an
accurate account of each
members upbringing that
inspires rounds of laughter
from the audience to the
touching “Don’t Weep for
Me’
the best in Gospel music
and a 20 minute sermon by
the Rev. Williams.
They also have been
heard in concert through-
out the Eastern United
States--South Carolina,
Atlanta, Ga., Long Island,
N.Y., New Jersey, many
times in the Harrisburg
area and in many of the
local fundamental chur-
ches.
This week the trio will at-
tend the Pine Valley Bible
Conference near Pitt-
sburgh for a week of ser-
vices where they will pre-
sent ‘music each night
Monday through Friday.
Norma also teaches:
piano as well as her full-
time work as pianist for
“The Word and Music”.
She also spends many
week.
The former Norma
Whitesell of Kingston, she
moved to Luzerne with her
parents where she grad-
uated from Luzerne High
School. She then went to
Wyoming Seminary and
later married her late hus-
band, Ira B. Smith, whom
she met in high school
where he was in the class
ahead of her.
For a while they lived in
Forty Fort where their son
Brent was born. When he
was in seventh grade, they
tain to the home where
Shifflett.
Other members of thé
group include Kevin
Minnick on the bass guitar
joined by the country
keyboard artistry of Steve
Snodgrass.
The Churchmen and
Teresa travel in the
specially designed
Greyhound bus as they tour
an approximate 75,000
miles a year.
Norma still resides. It is
part of the original
property owned by Nor-
ma’s great grandfather,
the late John Spencer.
Norma’s son Brent is
married to the former
Karen Vaughn of
Mehoopany. Brent and
Karen reside in
Mehoopany with their only
son.” Karen is also a
talented musician and
plays both the flute and the
piano. Brent, who is a
process engineer with
Procter and Gamble, re-
cently built a circular
home for himself and
family.
Norma is a member of
the Beaumont Gosepel
Church where she is
pianist. She also teaches
Sunday School and the
Good News Club. Every
Sunday night, she plays at
the Noxen Independent
Bible Church. The Rev.
Jerry Tallent is pastor of
both churches.
She also does a lot of
Christian counseling,
having been raised with the
Bible. Her father was an
excellent Bible teacher and
taught Norma everything
he knew .or understood
about it.
The Bible and her gospel
work take up most of her
time. She used to do a lot of
swimming and horseback
the time. “I find my work
has been my salvation
since Ira died,” said
Norma. :
She also said that when
traveling they have met
many really wonderful
people and had some inter-
esting experiences.
She related one story
the trio met at Kennedy
Airport who was very upset
because she could not find
her son who was supposed
to meet her at the airport.
Norma and the Williams
asked her if she would like
to join them in prayer. The
woman became interested
in them and inquired about
their ministry. She was so
The Kunkle ‘United
the Mark 11 Restaurant on
Wednesday, Aug. 9th, at 6
p.m. Mrs. Dorothy Dodson
presided at the business
meeting and Mrs.
Dorothea Heinen was in
On Saturday, Sept. 2nd,
the members will have a
bake sale at the Kunkle
Fire Hall Grounds
beginning at 10 a.m. Mrs.
Jennie Miers and Mrs.
Naomi Ashburner will be
in charge. Members are
requested to bake pies,
etc., for the sale.
Next month’s meeting
will be held in the Church
Annex on Wednesday,
Sept. 13th, at 6 p.m. It will
be a covered dish dinner
Lehman, Idetown and
Jackson United Methodist
Charge will conduct
meetings following ser-
vices
Sunday, Aug. 26. Purpose
of the individual meetings
is to vote on a new heating
system for the parsonage.
Members ot the ad-
ministrative board and any
other church members
should plan to attend.
Guest ~ speaker at
Jackson and Idetown will
be George Haines, lay
leader of Maple Grove
United Methodist Church.
Harriet Santos will be at
Lehman.
The Dallas Baptist
church observed a “World
Hunger Day” Wednesday
evening, Aug. 2, with a meal
followed by a program.
The theme of the
program was ‘‘Weighted in
the Balance”. It stressed
the urgent need of starving
people even for as much
food as we discard in our
garbage cans. A special
report on hunger con-
ditions in America was also
given.
The North Lake
Association is planning a
‘Flea Market and Bake Sale
on Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 18 and 19 from 12 to 7
p.m. at the North Lake
Pavillion in Sweet Valley.
and members are
requested to bring a
covered dish and their own
place setting. . Mrs. Agnes
Elston and Mrs. Elva
Elston will furnish and
serve the dessert and
beverages.
Present at the meeting
were Mrs. Myrtle Hess,
Mrs. Arline Updyke, Mrs.
Grace ‘Ide, Mrs. Agnes
Elston, Mrs. Jennie Miers,
Mrs. Naomi Ashburner,
Mrs. Elva Elston, Mrs.
Anna Maude Landon, Mrs.
Sylvia - ‘Brace, Mrs.
Dorothy ‘Hennes, Miss
WWinifred Stomplr, Mrs.
Dorthea Heinen, Mrs. Lana
Birnstocf, Mrs. Dorothy
Dodson, Miss Dodie
Dodson.
Evil and good are God’s
right hand and left.-Bailey
intrigued that she took
their names and addresses
so she could send for a
number of their records to
take back to Nigeria for
her people to hear.
Their second album that
they recorded this year is
Psalms, - Hymns and
Spiritual Songs.”
Thoroughly dedicated to
gospel work, Norma
spends a few days each
week as secretary to the
director of Child
Evangelism Fellowship in
Tunkhannock and she
plans to continue in her
ministry in the future.
W. Wyoming
church holds
The public is invited to
attend this Sunday the
regular worship services of
the American
Presbyterian Church that
are being held at the
Shoemaker Chapel, West
Eighth Street, West
Wyoming.
Rev. R.F. Dymond,
Pastor, has announced that
the subject for the morning
worship service at 11:15
a.m. will be “How may we
glorify God?” The subject
for the evening worship
service at 7 p.m. will be
“The Eternity of God.”
The 17th Chapter of John is
being studied at the prayer
service that is held each
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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