Magic Pastor To Be Guest Speaker At Rotary Banquet Guest speaker Friday even::', at tiie Annual "Farmer's Night" banquet at the Farmvillc Rotary Club will be the Rev. Ernest K. Emurian. pastor of Elm Avenue Methodist. Church Portsmouth In addition to being an author, lecturer, composer and pastor Mr Emurian is a member of the In ternational Brotherhood of Magi cians. He is the author of seven books, the latest including "Living Stories of Famous Hymns" and "Famous Stories of Inspiring Hymns" < 1956 >. His other vol umnes are collections of plays and pageants on a variety of themes, principally stories of hymns and writers, and long-neg lected incidents in the history of the United States. Mi Emurian is a composer himself writing many hymns, an thems, classic and novelty songs. Iff is a member of the Amci a n Guild of Organist: American So ciety o{ Composers Authors, and Publishers: The Lions Club: and i recognized lecturer on h.vnmo :ogy and religious dramatics. Mr. Emui'itan was chosen tire ‘First Citizen of Portsmouth" in 1953 During the past nine years ie has led his church in budding and paying for a new church sancturary. a modern parsonage md two educational annexes. He received his BA. at David lon's College, his B.D. from Union rheological Seminary in Rich pond. Ins Th.M. from Princeton ,nn has been a member of the Virginia Conference of the Mcth d:_t Church ou:c 19J6.

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