New Edinburg Column For This Week: May 16

Luke 18:1-8 “1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.  6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”
Prayer list this week includes: Joyce Briant, Max and Lorene Dyer, Sue McClellan, David McClellan, Frank and Agnes McClellan, Lizzie Mae Martin, Gerald Totty and Libby Metcalf.

Birthdays this week include: Amber Spears (May 19), Marnell Parker (May 19), James Norris (May 20), Alaina Sims (May 21).

Mrs. Macel Loomis visited with her sister Peggy in Fulton all last week.

My aunt Jessie Noble from Little Rock visited me Sunday afternoon.

For those who didn't know: the Clements-Stewart Hotel Building is open for tours every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm. After you've visited there, come to the old school house and see the New Edinburg Museum every Sunday afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. Starting in June, I'll be opening the museum on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the same time period. Both places are greatly appreciated by those who stop to see the sights.

Visitors to the museum this past Sunday included: Royce Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. James Atkins, and Mr. and Mrs. George Noble.

I spent a pleasant Friday afternoon visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Pat and Rita Parham in their home. Mr. Parham is a goldmine of information and town history from the 1920s through the 1940s and I learned a lot.

A lone horseman, whose name I did not hear, passed through our town Saturday afternoon. His path is taking him from Booneville, AR, to Greenville, MS where he first met his wife. The traveler is 72 years old; he took lunch at McClellan's Country Store and his meal was prepaid by a couple of ladies who would prefer to remain nameless.

Mrs. Norma McCoy and her sister Martha Cook visited cousins last week in Amarillo, TX. On their return, they stopped in Oklahoma City, OK and the OKC Monument.

If you have items of interest that you'd like to see in this column, feel free to call me at 870-308-4608, email me at JamesCBoney@gmail.com, or see me in person before 5pm Monday in order to get it in that week's edition. Go Eagles.