Tidings

Bayshore Presbyterian Church August 29, 2013

With Liberty and Justice for All Inside This Issue

If asked to identify from “whence cometh” the words in the title of 1 With Liberty and Justice for All this article, without hesitation “The ” springs to mind. For the most part, any graduate of first grade in the 1 This Sunday at Bayshore United States of America is familiar with, and was likely required to Goings On… recite, the Pledge. For those of the Post-World War II generations, 1 standing with hand-over-heart, facing the American Flag and 2 Liberty, cont. repeating these words is an indelible memory of our school days.

Interestingly, the man responsible for this iconic ritual has a 3 Special Report from Building and Grounds Tampa connection, having moved here later in life and passing away on August 28, 1931. His name was Francis Bellamy. 3 Birthdays/Anniversaries/Prayers

Francis Julius Bellamy was born in Mount 3 Countdown to Visioning Morris, NY. His family was deeply involved in the Baptist church and they moved to Rome, 3 Just Another Day on the Bayshore NY when Bellamy was only 5. Here, Bellamy became an active member of the First Baptist 4 Volunteer List Church; which his father was minister of until

his death in 1864. He attended college at the This Sunday at Bayshore , in Rochester, NY and studied theology. 10:30 am Traditional Worship /Communion/ As a young man, he became a minister, and wrapped up in the Children’s Sunday School fervor of the Second Great Awakening, began to travel to promote his faith and help his community. Bellamy's travels brought him to Massachusetts. It was there that he penned the "Pledge of This Sunday, we will receive our 3-cents Allegiance" for a campaign by the Youth's Companion; a patriotic a meal offering. We traditionally circular of the day. receive this offering on Communion Sunday, the day when we partake of In 1891, Daniel Sharp Ford, the owner of the our most important meal. There is a Youth's Companion, hired Bellamy to work basket in the front of the Sanctuary into with Ford's nephew James B. Upham in the which all are invited to come forward and place their magazine's premium department. In 1888, donations during the regular offering collection. the Youth's Companion had begun a campaign to sell American flags to public schools as a premium to solicit subscriptions. *** See page 4 for volunteer list! For Upham and Bellamy, the flag promotion

was more than merely a business move; under their influence, the Youth's Companion Goings On… became a fervent supporter of the schoolhouse flag movement, which aimed to place a flag above every school in the nation. FOOD OF THE MONTH By 1892, the magazine had sold American flags to approximately 26,000 schools. By This month’s feature food is: this time the market was slowing for flags, Soup! but was not yet saturated. Canned, dried, microwavable… In 1892, Upham had the idea of using the 400th anniversary of soup is one of the most versatile, Christopher Columbus reaching the to further bolster the and nutritious meals you can name! schoolhouse flag movement. The magazine called for a national Columbian Public School Celebration to coincide with the World's Bayshore has done itself proud over the past several Columbian Exposition. A flag was to be part of the official months with demonstrations of inspiring generosity. Let’s program for the celebration to be held in schools all keep up the good work! over America

The Pledge was published in the September 8, 1892, issue of the Along with the Pledge, the children were asked to perform magazine, and immediately put to use in the campaign. Bellamy went the so-called Bellamy Salute to speak to a national meeting of school superintendents to promote the celebration. The original Bellamy salute, first described in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, began with a military salute, and after reciting the words "to the flag," the arm was extended toward the flag.

At a signal from the Principal the pupils, in ordered ranks, hands to the side, face the Flag. Another signal is given; every pupil gives the flag the military salute — right hand lifted, palm downward, to a line with the forehead and close to it. Standing thus, all repeat together, slowly, "I pledge allegiance to my

Bellamy won the favor of the educators and was elected chair of the Flag and the for which it committee which now had the task of spreading the word across the stands; one Nation indivisible, with nation and of designing an official program for schools to follow on the Liberty and Justice for all." At the words, "to my Flag," the day of national celebration. He structured the program around a flag- right hand is extended gracefully, palm upward, toward the raising ceremony and his pledge. Flag, and remains in this till the end of the affirmation; whereupon all hands immediately drop to the

His original Pledge read as follows: side.

Not four decades later, when the Nazi’s rose to power and "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and began saluting in a similar manner, Franklin Roosevelt the Republic for which it stands, changed the salute to the hand-over-heart method we see one nation, indivisible, with liberty today. and justice for all"

In 1922 Bellamy decided to leave City for the

remainder of his life in Tampa, , with his second wife. Further permutations were: 1892 to 1923 “I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for His first wife, Harriet Bellamy, had died in 1918. In 1920 he which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” had married Mrs. Marie Morin, who had been a successful business woman in the women's hat business in New York

1923 to 1924 “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to City. the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” In 1926 he began working part time as the advertising 1924 to 1954 “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of manager for the Tampa America, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible Electric Company after he with liberty and justice for all.” convinced the management that the company needed

1954 to Present “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of systematic publicity and America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, advertising that he could indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” develop. On July 15,1931, he was fired from this part Bellamy commented on his thoughts as he created the pledge, and his time job at the Tampa Electric Company and on the same reasons for choosing the careful wording: day he applied for and received a similar job with the Tampa Gas Company. He died on August 28, 1931, in Tampa, Florida, at the age of seventy-six. "It began as an intensive communing with salient points of our Sources: national history, from the Declaration of Independence Rayhavey.org, Wikipedia.com, oldtimeislands.org, onwards; with the makings of the Constitution... with the USHistory.org meaning of the Civil War; with the aspiration of the people...

"The true reason for allegiance to the Flag is the 'republic for which it stands'. ...And what does that last thing, the Republic mean? It is the concise political word for the Nation - the One Nation which the Civil War was fought to prove. To make that One Nation idea clear, we must specify that it is indivisible, as Webster and Lincoln used to repeat in their great speeches. And its future?

"Just here arose the temptation of the historic slogan of the which meant so much to Jefferson and his friends, 'Liberty, equality, fraternity'. No, that would be too fanciful, too many thousands of years off in realization. But we as a nation do stand square on the doctrine of liberty and Kaaren cell: 727-389-6397 Home: 727-378-8299 justice for all..."

Special Report from Building and Grounds Committee

The B&G Committee and the Session have been wrestling with how best to deal with BPC’s ageing and deteriorating roof systems since last fall. We know we have multiple roof leaks on all sides of the second floor roof of the Community Room (CR). Some of those leaks may be showing up as ceiling tile damage on the first floor of the CR and we have had electrical circuit breaker trips that may be related. On the pitched shingled roof system of the Sanctuary we know the shingles are old and brittle and we are missing a few. There are also visible clues that the deck may be rotting in places. We aren’t certain about what’s causing the obvious staining of the interior sanctuary ceiling peaks, heat or maybe moisture. We have had leaks over the flat roof portion over the West side of the Old House over the North end of the Nursery Room and stains are still evident after recent repainting.

After careful prayer and deliberations we decided to recommend to the session a complete roof replacement after reviewing all of our options. The Session agreed that this act of faith in the long term viability of BPC was the correct action to take. We reviewed bids from three roofers and signed a contract with Milbar Roofing of Dade City. This is a big undertaking and the committee has put in a lot of effort to ensure we do right thing for the church. Kudos and many thanks to Bud, Gordon, Rey, Paul, Gail and Lonnie for their contributions and sage advice during this effort. Special thanks to Bud for finding the winning bidder, Milbar for us.

The scope of the job includes replacing the pitched shingled roof area with 30 year, 3 tab asphalt shingles (color is Oyster Shell). This part will also include replacing any damaged or rotting roof decking as it is revealed when the old shingles and underlayment is removed.

Secondly, a white 40 mil mechanically attached thermoplastic, single ply, reinforced membrane will be installed over all of the existing flat roof. This is permissible due to the lightness of the membrane and these areas only have one layer of existing roof. The only exception is the 20’ x 22’ area under the steeple. The existing two layers of roof of that area will have to be removed before the single membrane is installed. The reflectivity of this white membrane is exceptional and will certainly help our energy costs and may qualify for efficiency rebates.

The shingled portion of the job will start almost immediately; materials are being delivered this week. The single membrane material is custom constructed for the various roof sections and will have to be ordered. No major disruption of church and community room activities is anticipated other than the obvious construction noises coming from the roof. Daily clean-up and removal of all construction debris is expected.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this topic please contact Ken Cooley, your current Building and Grounds Chair.

Respectfully, Ken Cooley, Building and Grounds Chair

Each month, we pray for members and friends. Countdown to This month, please pray for: “Visioning”… 1 week! Gail Huff, Jerry and Theresa Johnson, Linda Johnson, We will be doing this work Chad and Shayna Kearney, Gordon and Cathy Knapp, Carol Kornman, Larry and Judith Lane, Neil Leonard, in the context of our Josh, Paula and Samuel MacGeorge, Maren worship services beginning Mansberger September 8th.

August Birthdays Just Another Day on the Bayshore 1 Marcy Guenther White 18 Max Dufeny 5 Lauren & Leighton Ellis Ust oreBayshore… 8 Luke Ellis 20 Lisa Nieves Shayna Kearney 22 Maureen Hansma 9 Brenda Anderson 24 Josette Bulnes 14 Langford Covington Ginny Ellis 15 Lori Hammer Emily Zitek 17 Alyce Bellanca 29 Kirsten Tofte 16 Thom Thibodeau 31 Candy Hodgson

August Anniversaries

6 Charles and Dolores Henwood 11 Luke & Rachel Ellis 17 Lonnie & Betty Lou Turner Mark & Esther Hammer 25 Ken & Brenda Anderson

COMMUNION DATE LITURGIST USHERS GREETERS SCHOOL SERVERS 2-Jun A SHAW BULNES COOLEY COOLEY 9-Jun H ALLEN HENWOODS ELLY COOLEY BUD 16-Jun MGT DUFENY H ELLIS/SHAW SMITH COOLEY 23-Jun J BULNES KNAPPS ZITEK BULNES 30-Jun C ELLIS HAUSMAN/ELLY BULNES BULNES

A. SHAW, L. JOHNSON, R. 7-Jul D GUENTHER H ALLEN/M DUFENY ELLY BULNES BULNES 14-Jul M ZITEK D PRIDGEN/L JOHNSON COOLEY BULNES BUD 21-Jul D PRIDGEN ELLY'S SMITH COOLEY 28-Jul A SHAW BULNES ZITEK COOLEY

D. PRIDGEN, L. ELLY, T. SMITSON, 4-Aug L JOHNSON HENWOODS BULNES DUFENY B. SMITH 11-Aug L JOHNSON GUENTHERS SMITH DUFENY 18-Aug A SHAW D PRIDGEN/L ELLY COOLEY DUFENY 25-Aug H ALLEN ELLYS ELLY DUFENY G HUFF, 1-Sep G KNAPP GUENTHERS ELLY L JOHNSON HAUSMAN,KNAPP 8-Sep D GUENTHER HAUSMAN/JOHNSON ZITEK L JOHNSON 15-Sep MGT DUFENY H ALLEN/H ELLIS COOLEY L JOHNSON 22-Sep J BULNES HENWOODS DORIS G L JOHNSON 29-Sep CLARRY ELLIS KNAPPS SMITH L JOHNSON C ELLIS K. COOLEY, H. ALLEN, K. MORRIS, 6-Oct M ZITEK BULNES ELLY COOLEY/EDWARDS M. HAUSMAN 13-Oct A SHAW BULNES COOLEY COOLEY/EDWARDS 20-Oct H ELLIS COOLEY'S SMITH COOLEY/EDWARDS 27-Oct L JOHJNSON H ALLEN/M DUFENY BULNES COOLEY/EDWARDS

L. JOHNSON, R. 3-Nov H ALLEN HENWOODS ZITEK BULNES BULNES, M. ZITEK 10-Nov G KNAPP HAUSMAN/JOHNSON ELLY BULNES 17-Nov D GUENTHER BULNES B SMITH BULNES 24-Nov MGT DUFENY KNAPPS COOLEY BULNES

L ELLY, G. KNAPP, DORIS GUENTHER, 1-Dec C ELLIS H ALLEN/M DUFENY DORIS G DUFENY A. SHAW 8-Dec J BULNES HENWOODS ZITEK DUFENY 15-Dec H ELLIS GUENTHER B SMITH DUFENY 22-Dec A SHAW KNAPPS COOLEY DUFENY 29-Dec L JOHNSON BULNES L ELLY DUFENY