"Well done thou good and faithful servant" reminds us of our pastor, Rev. Albert Huyck, who retired Sunday after serving as pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church for a little over nine years. We had a wonderful day but a little sad to see him go. I'm sure he will remain in our hearts for a long time and our friendship with him and Doe will never cease. His message, "A Time of Thanksgiving," taken from II Corinthians 9:15, was our sermon for Sunday. The Lord's Supper was observed after the sermon. We will keep him and Eudora in our hearts and minds forever and we know the Lord will still use him in other ways. Thanks, Preacher Huyck, for teaching, preaching, and being our spiritual leader and friend at Ebenezer. We hope you will enjoy your retirement. I had an appointment in Augusta several days the past week and also visited in Lincoln County. I was guest of Mrs. Lamar LeRoy for a belated birthday dinner on Tuesday at the LeRoy home. I visited my parents, Henry and Blanche Wallace, later in the day. On Saturday I joined my former classmates, Linda Tunnell of Athens, Linda Reid of Martinez, Vera Harper of Tignall, Trudy Sutherland of Lundberg, and went to Oglethorpe County to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer (Hilda Scott) and had dinner. We had a wonderful time laughing, eating, and just having fellowship together. Hunter Safrit spent the weekend with his friend, Roy Chesnut. Mrs. Barbara Adams spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steed in Washington. Stephanie Haynes, Chip and Skyla of Washington visited Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Sara Huff visited Cassie, Bryson, and Mitch Taylor in Washington several times last week. They visited Sara Monday. Shannon Thomason and Taylor McAvoy spent Sunday afternoon with G.B. and me. Burt Newsome visited several times during the week and on Sunday. Genie Shelton and Matt are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Gay. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ryll, Calley and Connor, and Mrs. Lucille Ingram spent the weekend in North Carolina sightseeing and camping. Mrs. Ingram visited Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Davenport and Tyler in Hayesville, N.C., while the Rylls camped out. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Scroggs of Jackson County spent the weekend at their home in Aonia and attended services at Ebenezer. Linda Standard, Bobbi Thornton, and Sara Huff visited Miss Grace Dunnaway during the week. Trudy Ingram carried several ladies, Mrs. Floy Crook, Mrs. Vergie Lou Jones, and Miss Irene Bryant, sightseeing in the Georgia and North Carolina mountains last Tuesday. Happy birthday to all celebrating birthdays last week and this week. Our prayer concerns include Agnes Smith, Claire Nelson, Lois South, Mildred Marett, Linda Albea, Michelle Smith Walker, Margaret Hegge, Betty Moore, Norma Alice Wallace, Ann Hardy, Jenelle Newsome, Ethel Harris, Dot Shank, Gary Rogers, Barry Bailey, Mike Webb, Stephanie Chapman, Bill Niemann, Thompson Holloman, Bill Mobley, Ronnie

Callaway, Beth Keener, Thomas Bunch (Tignall), Violet Kemp, Nancy Rayner, Loretta Cates, Roberta Roper, Thomas Wheatley, Mary Will Denard, Carolyn Barnett, Michael Barnett, the family of Joy Boatwright, our search committee, Penfield Christian Home, Georgia Baptist Association, HEART Ministry, elections, government, our missionaries, the elderly, the youth, our county, and our country. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips recently visited in Dunn, N.C., and brought Mrs. Raye Price and Mrs. Evelyn West back to Washington

for a visit. They left last Friday week and visited Mr. and Mrs. Doug Alfrey in Ezel, Ky., for a few days. They left Kentucky and visited in Pigeon Forge and Cherokee for a few days and returned home last Thursday. Linda Standard and Sara Huff enjoyed preaching service at Pierce's Chapel last Sunday. Rev. Jerry O'Neal is the pastor. Peyton Standard of Augusta visited Mr. and Mrs. Keith Standard several days last week. Sincere sympathy to all who lost loved ones recently.