100 years ago — August 1923
Robert Fowlkes has purchased a new Ford touring car of A.S. Martin.
Miss Mildred McCarrick is assisting at the telegraph office during the absence of C. Bartholomew.
A drive to secure members for the Lime Rock - Falls Village Public Health Nursing Association will start August 27th. The annual dues will be one dollar. It is hoped that every individual in the community will try to help the work by joining. The slogan of the association is: Healthy children! Happy homes! Help in sickness!
Adv: Wanted — A High School girl 16 years old, wants place to stay and work outside of school hours. Telephone 15-14 Lakeville.
Once more our much beloved and respected “Boss” is enjoying his annual vacation from the Journal Office, leaving the rest of the Force in charge, and as his farewell words were “don’t forget to put my name in the Journal”, we are obeying orders to the best of our ability. Bright and early this morning (yes, that’s the truth), he set out in his car on a motor trip to Lake George, Saranac Lake, Thousand Islands, and Canada, just why they all end up in Canada is a mystery. He was accompanied on this trip by Mrs. Jones, Mrs. G.A. Barnum and Miss Mame Barnum, whom it is thought, will see that he returns safe and sound in time to edit next week’s Journal.
50 years ago — August 1973
Both speakers at last Friday’s Free Forum in Salisbury charged that the current gasoline and heating fuel shortages have been contrived by the major oil companies. State Attorney General Robert K. Killian and Geoffrey Smith of the Canaan Oil Company both asserted that the oil companies have withheld their products from the market to increase profits.
Michael Hickey, 17, of Lincoln City Road, Lakeville, was released from Sharon Hospital Wednesday after receiving treatment for injuries incurred in a spectacular one-car accident in Lakeville Sunday about 6:45 p.m. According to bystanders, Mr. Hickey was driving an orange MGB GT westbound on Route 44 and lost control of his car near the top of Holley Street. The vehicle reportedly careened sideways in front of the former Salisbury Bank, forced another vehicle off the road, hit the road bank in front of the Gateway Annex and somersaulted in the air, landing upside down on the left side of the road.
Many paintings that were done in Salisbury and the surrounding area of the Berkshires by Elsa de Brun Nuala were exhibited recently at the Bymuseum in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the exhibit the work of the 77-year-old great-grandmother was filmed for a world-wide TV special being prepared by the British writer Malcolm Muggeridge. Mrs. Nuala did many of the paintings in the late Ellen Emmett Rand’s studio on the Edith Scoville property, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Gignoux on Taconic Road.
25 years ago — August 1998
Imagine walking from Georgia to Maine. Imagine trying to finish it in five months. And, oh yeah, wait until you are 79 years old to do it. Is it possible? If anyone can do it, it would be Earl Shaffer. In 1948, Mr. Shaffer became the first man ever to hike the Appalachian Trail from end to end. This summer, 50 years later, Shaffer is looking to repeat the accomplishment.
At Canaan National Bank, rather than grin and bear the regular inquiries, officials decided to make it crystal clear that they are going to remain the local “hometown” bank. A red and white banner was hung recently on the front of the Main Street bank’s story, proclaiming “THIS BANK IS NOT FOR SALE.” “We’re just telling the world that all the other banks can sell out to the big guys, but we will still be here, taking care of our customers,” said bank president Gerry Baldwin.
These items were taken from The Lakeville Journal archives at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library, keeping the original wording intact as possible.
These items were taken from The Lakeville Journal archives at Salisbury’s Scoville Memorial Library, keeping the original wording intact as possible.
"They had this in mind from last year," girls varsity head coach Les Funk of Pine Plains said. Funk said the young team wanted the sectional title and "never gave up," until they won it Wednesday, March 5, at Mount Saint Mary College.Photo by Nathan Miller
Naveah Rennie, no 34 of Pine Plains, was the Bombers' dominant scorer, racking up 20 points by the end of the matchup against S.S. Seward Institute during the Section IX Class C finals at Mount Saint Mary College on Wednesday, March 5.Photo by Nathan Miller
Lent: Time to consider social gospel movement
We are entering the annual Christian season of Lent this week.With its 40 days of contemplation and “little Easter” Sundays, it is a time to remember the healing ministry and the sacrifice of Jesus.During this season, we are invited to think deeply about our role as agents of grace and love in our hurting world.
There is a long history of making sacrifices and commitments for Lent, modeling our discipleship and hopes for a more heavenly world. It is through this lens that I invite you to join us in considering what gifts and services the community needs that we can commit to bringing forth in the weeks leading up to Easter.While many lean into solitary introspection during Lent, it may be particularly advantageous to use our meditations and sacrifices for the greater good this year.
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, advised his followers centuries ago that “The gospel of Christ knows of no religion, but social; no holiness but social holiness. Faith working by love is the length and depth and breadth and height of Christian perfection.”These words are connected to the firm belief of Wesley that a Methodist was fundamentally one who loved God with all their heart, mind, strength, and soul, along with loving one’s neighbor as oneself.He believed that being in love with God naturally also required loving other people, as every person was a beloved soul coming from the same source of life that we are.
Consequently, Wesley stood against slavery long before it was a popular view, prioritized caring for those who were poor and imprisoned, and made a point to do good to as many as he could for as long as he was physically able.
Indeed, the Methodists are not the only Christians who believe such things.These thoughts are primary messages of the Christian faith.In more recent history, we can note that during the time of the Golden Age, at the end of the late 19th century, the Christians mobilized to counteract the abject poverty, child labor, dangerous working conditions, and lack of education of the time.Famous theologians such as Washington Gladden, Walter Rauschenbusch, and W.E.B. DuBois began the Social Gospel movement, enacting with new verve the passion of Christ that empowers the community toward building the Kingdom of God.As Christians, they believed in uplifting the downtrodden and creating a community where all had a chance to thrive.Child labor laws were enacted, better working conditions were secured, Sunday School helped provide education, settlement houses were created, and the Salvation Army was born.
The social gospel movement continued in another wave of reforms and empowerment through the Civil Rights era.Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his intellect, energy, and life to help secure the reforms that enabled persons of color to vote, go to non-segregated schools, and have the right to share public spaces without discrimination.Like Christ, he paid the ultimate price for his prophetic vision.However, his impact on our society was formidable, lasting far beyond his short lifetime.
As Christians, it is very clear what to do in times of hardship, crisis, or challenge.Throughout the centuries, our call has been to help heal the world, doing whatever we can to uplift and transform loneliness into community, reminding each one how precious they are and how important it is to unite for the sake of the whole.Individually, the challenges can be overwhelming, even too much to bear.Collectively, we can do all things through the One who strengthens us.As they say, “We have the receipts!” We can do it again.
This Lent, let us give up our pessimism and fear, replacing it with a commitment to community and hope.Yes, things can seem dreadful, but our souls are not served by allowing ourselves to descend into the dark.We are keepers of the light.Let us do all within our power to create brightness so that its warmth may strengthen all as we live into the Social Gospel movement for our time.Chin up, friends, we can do this.We simply must be willing to get serious about doing it together.
Rev. Dr. Anna Crews Camphouse is pastor of Canaan, Lakeville, Millerton, and Sharon United Methodist Churches
Lead Pastor of the Northwestern Hills Cooperative
Parish UMC