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students and three of their professors on a peace crusade to China, singing peace songs in Tiananmen Square and visiting Hong Kong, Beijing and Nanjing. Dwyn would underwrite much of the cost thereof, although Ed would pay his own way.
At a congregational meeting on December 21, 1986, Larry Roberts was re-elected an Elder and Ed Ling was elected one. Some divisions, at least, were now healed. Or healing.
On January 4, 1987, Ed Ling took charge, as an Elder, of the Education Committee for the church, and Larry Roberts assumed the duty of heading the Worship Committee. Ed also prepared the papers to incorporate the church as a non-profit corporation, the Session becoming the Board of Directors, as recommended by the Book of Order. Ed was also soon elected to replace Ray Coleman, who had had to resign from the pastoral nominating committee because of his ill-health.
This was, of course, the year that the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met in Biloxi, Mississippi. As the Sunday Church Bulletin for May 31, 1987 put it: "Some who have important responsibilities [at the General Assembly] from our congregation are Lucimarian Roberts, Chairing Logistics, and Alice Hondzinski, Chairperson for Visitor Packets. A number of our people will help in the Communion Service on Tuesday, June 9th, attended	by possibly	4,000 people....	Also, the
second shift team to Welcome at the Airport next Sunday night 6-10 P.M. is Chris and Vonnie Bodenschatz, co-captains, Max and Faye Dossett, John & Eleanor Hill, and Susie Haines. Our Pastor is Chairman of the Airport Welcoming Committee." The choir also sang in a massed chorus. All muchly enjoyed this experience.
In	addition, Alice Hondzinski	took the
opportunity to make	it known that	the First
Presbyterian Church of Bay St. Louis was there actively looking for a new pastor. One who responded to her call was the Reverend J. Richard Jones, a transplanted Pennsylvanian and graduate of Dubuque	Theological	Seminary, who	was then
ministering at two small churches in Louisiana. Although relatively small of stature, the Reverend Richard Jones had the same humongous heart and