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Ga99013 
19-June-1999 
 
            Presbyterian Youth Advisory Delegates Dedicate Tree 
 
FORT WORTH - On Saturday afternoon, some 150+ Presbyterian Youth Advisory 
Delegates assembled on the lawn of the Gethsemane Presbyterian Church to 
dedicate a Crepe Myrtle tree to honor the graciousness of God in the 
created universe, and as a symbol of replenishment for the paper used by 
the General Assembly.  
     The service began with a prayer led by Britton Travis of Palo Duro 
Presbytery.  Forrest Kirkpatrick of Holston Presbytery read a passage from 
Isaiah 55.  A plaque commemorating the event was presented by the youth to 
the pastor, the Rev. Ben Gutierrez.  Gutierrez expressed appreciation for 
the plaque and the service of the youth advisory delegates, on behalf of 
the congregation.   
     The Gethsemane Presbyterian Church which was organized on December 31, 
1927 is a multilingual, multi cultural, and multiracial congregation.  The 
congregation prides itself in being a seed-bed for training church leaders 
who are presently serving in both Anglo and other Spanish-speaking 
congregations. 
     Following the dedication of the tree, a concert was presented by the 
40 voice choir from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Mexico.  The 
music was traditional Hispanic music of praise.  The youth advisory 
delegates who gathered from every presbytery in the United States and were 
joined by seminary students from Mexico, made this a celebration of cosmic 
praise for the Hispanic legacy of the Fort Worth/Dallas area. 
                                                             
Emett H. Barfield 

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