South Gibson Star-Times

Tuesday, Januar y 10, 2023 South Gibson Star-Times a-10 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-753-3553 Email: news@sgstartimes.com 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Jan. 12, 1973 Philip W. Mowrer was pre- sented an engrossed scroll on Dec. 21, 1972, by the Con- tinental Insurance Companies in honor of the W. B. Johnson Insurance Agency's 25 years of representation. Nancy DeFur has been se- lected to reign as the 1973 bas- ketball queen for Owensville High School. The senior atten- dant will be Carlaine Dunigan, with Sue McClellan as junior attendant. Janie Almon will be the sophomore attendant and Sandy Ross will be the fresh- man attendant. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Terr y Loewenkamp, a daugh- ter, Michelle Ann, Dec. 15. Marriages: Jennifer The- resa Maier and James Ste- phen Fox were married Satur- day, Jan. 6, at Neu Chapel on the University of Evansville campus. deaths: Karl Klusmeier, 72, of Fort Branch, died Fri- day, at his home; Ed Rohl, 75, of Delphi, died Saturday, Jan. 6, he was the brother of Er- nest Rohl of Haubstadt; Grace French DeLong, 86, died Fri- day, Jan. 5, at the Forest Del Nursing home; Mrs. Carrie M. Cross, 73, died Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Gibson General hospital; Clarence Clayton, 82, died on Jan. 2, at Gibson General hos- pital; Kermit I. Spencer, 60, died Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Gib- son General hospital; Clarence Anderson, 95, died Friday, Jan. 5, at the Owensville Convales- cent Center. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Jan. 13, 1978 Gibson Southern High School crowned its fourth Bas- ketball Queen, Kelly McGloth- lin, at ceremonies at the Field House on Friday night prior to the varsity game with Pike Central. Chuck Wilkinson was her escort. Kelly is the daugh- ter of the Jerr y McGlothlins of Fort Branch. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Earl "Butch" D. Coomes, a daughter, Ashlie L ynne, Dec. 20. deaths: Laura M. Park- er, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Welborn hospital; Jeffer y Blane McCarty, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCarty, of Fort Branch, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Deacon- ess hospital; Dessie Wilhite, of Fort Branch, 73, on Satur- day, Jan. 7, in Warrick County hospital. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, Jan. 14, 1988 Andrew Boeglin, a 1987 graduate of Gibson Southern High School, received the Purdue Short Course Scholar- ship presented by the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fort Branch. Each year, FMB of- fers this $500 award to a wor- thy, young area farmer who is interested in pursuing an ag- ricultural career but is unable to attend college on a full time basis. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Benny Jordan, a daughter, Sky Whitney, Sunday, Jan. 3; To Ron and Kim Toth, a daugh- ter, Robbie Allison, Dec. 22; To Joe and Cathy Musgrave, of Villa Hills, Ky., a son, Philip Ira, Dec. 28. deaths: Paul Ewing Scott, 83, of Owensville, died Thurs- day, Jan. 7, at his home; at Gib- son General hospital; Linda Sue Brumfield Bridgeman, 41, formerly of Fort Branch, died Sunday, Jan. 19; John Bertis Wilson, 83, of rural Cynthiana, died Monday, Jan. 4, at the Deaconess hospital. 25 YEARS AGO South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998 Years ago Karla Goodman was looking for a specific ce- ramic item. But she couldn't find it at a ceramic shop she had looked at. After a continu- ous search Karla later located the ceramic piece somewhere else and decided to begin tak- ing ceramics classes. Karla's ceramic interests eventually led her to starting a ceramic business in 1992. Karla and her husband, Patrick, own Karla's Ceramics located at Route 1, Owensville. Currently, Karla displays at least 3,000 ceram- ic pieces in the 1,700 square foot basement. She also has approximately 7,000 ceramic molds stored in the pole barn. Karla sells ceramic items wholesale and retail. Births: To Angie Snyder and Brian Jordan, of Haub- stadt, a son, Zane Alexander Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 21; To Mike and Lori Campbell, of Fort Branch, a son, Jackson Levi, Wednesday, Dec. 17; To Rachel Leeann Hartley, of Princeton, a daughter, Olivia Nicole, Friday, Jan. 2; To Susan E. and Jeffer y A. Storckman, of Princeton, a son, Max Garrett, Saturday, Jan. 3; To Lori Anne and Gregor y Dale Culbertson, of Evansville, a son, Luke Aar- on, Oct. 17; To Les and Col- leen Kiesel, of Haubstadt, a son, Abraham Joseph, Friday, Jan. 2; To Melissa Shannon and James Edward Morrow, of Francisco, a daughter, Tier- ra Ann, Tuesday, Dec. 23; To Misty Lea Alvis of Owensville and Zachariah David Thomp- son of Princeton, a daughter, Stefanie L yn, Wednesday, Dec. 31; To Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pfeiffer, of Bloomington, a daughter, Katherine Grace, Thursday, Dec. 11. deaths: Flossie O. Mounts, 93, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Gibson General hos- pital; Calvin Lee Boyken, Sr., 77, died Thursday, Jan. 8, at St. Mar y's Medical Center; Hubert L. "Shoe" Shoemaker, 77, of Haubstadt, died Tues- day, Jan. 6, at the Owensville Convalescent Center; Ida L. Ritter, 67, of Dale, died Sun- day, Jan. 4; Alma J. Bingham, 92, died Tuesday,Jan. 6, at the Owensville Convalescent Cen- ter; Mar y E. Falls, 101, of Fort Branch, formerly of Oatsville, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Fair- way Nursing and Rehabilita- tion Center; Frances B. Reed, 69, of Evansville, died Thurs- day, Jan. 8, at Deaconess hos- pital; Clara K. Baumgart, 97, of Evansville, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at Holiday Health Care. INSIGHT Continued from page 9 POINTS Continued from page 9 the present. Jesus was calling him to be a living sacrifice and not until Pentecost was he equipped to follow in the path that Jesus would reveal. In his own strength, Peter promised to make the ultimate sacrifice. In his revealed weakness, he could not find the courage to confess his association with Jesus. We must ask ourselves to- day if we are like the self-reli- ant Peter and tr y to ser ve God without the Holy Spirit's help. If so, it will be easy for the world to miss our association with Jesus. than 100 Methodist churches in Indiana and nearly 3,000 nationwide have disaffiliat- ed from the parent church. Thousands more are on cue to follow in 2023. Why the exodus? The institutional church has fallen into the inclusive trap. Loving ever yone means loving the sinner and the sin. They have redefined what sin is and what God's word says. The 10 commandments have become the 10 friendly sug- gestions. Many church lead- ers and clergy have forsaken their duty to defend the faith. The orthodox believer re- jects this inclusiveness. Defending the faith starts at home. You see signs say- ing, "And if it seems evil to you to ser ve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will ser ve, whether the gods which your fathers ser ved that [were] on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will ser ve the LORD," Josh- ua 24:15. What does it mean to ser ve the Lord? Jesus gives us the answer, "If you love Me, keep My commandments," John 14:15. For the progressive "woke," keeping his commandments is cherr y-picking New Tes- tament (and Old Testament) scriptures and distorting and manipulating them to fit their ideology. For them, Jesus is all Love and affirmation— with no repentance and ac- countability! They reject most of Paul's epistles and especial- ly the Book of Revelation. To the 'woke,' Jesus is a warm and fuzzy God who could pass for a 1960s hippie preaching love and nonvio- lence. He would cheer the protesters demanding abor- tion rights for ever y woman. Christ would be among the protesters in Portland and Minneapolis, encouraging them to burn their city down. They portray him as a social justice warrior who spreads liberation theology to the downtrodden masses instead of 'repent, for the Kingdom is at hand'! Their depiction of Jesus would confuse the apostles, who knew him intimately. To love God is to keep ALL his commandments, including the ones that condemn sexual immorality. The institutional church has abandoned the faith once delivered unto the saints. It has lost its first love. It is dead, just like the church in Sardis. God is the God of the living and not the dead. Christians who still believe scripture is authoritative and Jesus is divine are fleeing the institutional church, heeding the words of Paul to "Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you." They are rejecting the nurser y-rhyme-feel-good- message of today's contem- porar y church. In 2023, woke churches will continue to die. The "'old time religion" churches will grow. Which church are you at- tending? Camp Taylor 1917 Men at Camp Taylor in 1917. Pictured (l to r): William Luhring, (first name unknown) Lutz, (third man's name unknown), Curtis Luhring and Sylves- ter Schwiersch. Contributed photo. 4.30% APY* CD Rates as HIGH as Earn more *Annual Percentage Yields current as of 12/19/2022. 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