Our mountain work [serial] . ity in the Jupiterand Red Oak sections when the Presby-terian Church, U. S. A., dissolved con-gregations there, securing the deed tothe Jupiter Presbyterian Church in be-half of Asheville Presbytery on termsthat practically made it a gift. To imply that this is a one-man storyof conquest, however, would be to vio-late not only every conception of Chris-tianity, but every element of Dr. Den-dys nature as well. (King College con-ferred the degree of Doctor of Divinityin 1939). Through the years Dr. Dendy hasrelied heavily upon his wife, other mem-bers of his family,
Our mountain work [serial] . ity in the Jupiterand Red Oak sections when the Presby-terian Church, U. S. A., dissolved con-gregations there, securing the deed tothe Jupiter Presbyterian Church in be-half of Asheville Presbytery on termsthat practically made it a gift. To imply that this is a one-man storyof conquest, however, would be to vio-late not only every conception of Chris-tianity, but every element of Dr. Den-dys nature as well. (King College con-ferred the degree of Doctor of Divinityin 1939). Through the years Dr. Dendy hasrelied heavily upon his wife, other mem-bers of his family, and in a larger sense,his family congregation, in this thelongest current pastorate in AshevillePresbytery. He has relied even morecompletely on the God he serves. Firm in his convictions, he has foundtime to be the editor of the SouthernPresbyterian Journal for the past tenyears, without sacrificing any devotionor loyalty to his local congregation. During the three years of my connec-tion with him as an assistant, I can re-. CLAYTON COMING BEFOREPRESBYTERY IN APRIL Dr. Dendy member no day in that time in whichthe largest part of his time was not spenton church affairs. He visits the sick, be-friends the friendless and ministers tothe spiritually needy in the name ofChrist. He gave up a career in the hotel busi-ness to enter the seminary and hasntregretted it since. But he has been ableto use his business ability in church af-fairs. For the major part of the thirtyone years he has served on the HomeMission Committee of Asheville Presby-tery. He was for many years head of thesub-committee that was in charge of theMountain Orphanage, and since the in-stitution was incorporated in 1947, hehas served as President of the Board. Hehas been on other important committeesof the Presbytery, has served as moder-ator. He is active in the work of theSynod of Appalachia and was electedmoderator of that body in 1943. Four children from the Dendy homeinclude James Stuart, assistant editor ofTh
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