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"UNITED METHODIST DAILY NEWS 97" by SUSAN PEEK on April 15, 1997 at 14:24 Eastern, about DAILY NEWS RELEASES FROM UNITED
METHODIST NEWS SERVICE (341 notes).

Note 338 by UMNS on Sept. 22, 1997 at 16:23 Eastern (5497 characters).

TITILE: Horace Weaver Dies at 82

CONTACT: Thomas S. McAnally			   526(10-71B){338}
         Nashville, Tenn. (615) 742-5470	Sept. 22, 1997

NOTE: Photo available upon request.

Horace Weaver, curriculum editor,
had love affair with the Bible

	NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The Rev. Horace R. Weaver, 82, died here Sept. 16, leaving behind a legacy of service to the church
and a love affair with the Bible.
	Before his retirement in 1982, Weaver had directed for 22 years the development of Methodist and United Methodist curriculum
resources for adults. Central to all those resources was the Bible.
	Even after his retirement he continued to edit for nine years The International Lesson Annual, a resource used by Sunday School
teachers in several denominations.  The annual was consistently a best-seller for the United Methodist Publishing House with
sales of at least 30,000 copies each year.
	Weaver, executive editor of church school publications for the denomination, was author of a popular book titled  Getting
Straight About the Bible and at least 1,000 articles and study units.
	Interviewed by United Methodist News Service at the time of his retirement Weaver said, "When I came to this job, one of my
concerns was to find as fresh, new and exciting ways to help people get inside the Bible as possible."
	Asked how he would try to convince a skeptic that the Bible is important to his or her life, Weaver responded:  "People wonder
why they are here on earth, and who put them there. They ask if there is any hope for the future, personally and for the society.
 They wonder if life and history make sense.  I don't know of any other source than religion and specifically the Christian faith
that will help them find the answers.  The Bible is the best treasury for helpful ideas I know of." 
	Weaver had several advance degrees, including a Ph.D in Bible from Boston University, and was a sought-after teacher and writer.
	A native of Kansas, Weaver was the son of the late Rev. George Henry and Mary McMahon Weaver.  He graduated from Capital
University, Columbus, Ohio; attended Chaplain's School at Harvard University, and received his doctorate from Boston University
School of Theology.
	He served as a chaplain in Germany during World War II after which he served as a pastor for 13 years.   He taught at Union
College, Barbourville, Ky.; and Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., before moving to Nashville in 1959.
	He was a member and former Sunday School teacher at West End United Methodist Church here.  Funeral services were held at West
End Sept 20.  The body was cremated and the remains were placed in the church's columbarium.

TITILE: Horace Weaver Dies at 82

CONTACT: Thomas S. McAnally			   526(10-71B){338}
         Nashville, Tenn. (615) 742-5470	Sept. 22, 1997

NOTE: Photo available upon request.

Horace Weaver, curriculum editor,
had love affair with the Bible

	NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)  The Rev. Horace R. Weaver, 82, died here Sept. 16, leaving behind a legacy of service to the church
and a love affair with the Bible.
	Before his retirement in 1982, Weaver had directed for 22 years the development of Methodist and United Methodist curriculum
resources for adults. Central to all those resources was the Bible.
	Even after his retirement he continued to edit for nine years The International Lesson Annual, a resource used by Sunday School
teachers in several denominations.  The annual was consistently a best-seller for the United Methodist Publishing House with
sales of at least 30,000 copies each year.
	Weaver, executive editor of church school publications for the denomination, was author of a popular book titled  Getting
Straight About the Bible and at least 1,000 articles and study units.
	Interviewed by United Methodist News Service at the time of his retirement Weaver said, "When I came to this job, one of my
concerns was to find as fresh, new and exciting ways to help people get inside the Bible as possible."
	Asked how he would try to convince a skeptic that the Bible is important to his or her life, Weaver responded:  "People wonder
why they are here on earth, and who put them there. They ask if there is any hope for the future, personally and for the society.
 They wonder if life and history make sense.  I dont know of any other source than religion and specifically the Christian faith
that will help them find the answers.  The Bible is the best treasury for helpful ideas I know of." 
	Weaver had several advance degrees, including a Ph.D in Bible from Boston University, and was a sought-after teacher and writer.
	A native of Kansas, Weaver was the son of the late Rev. George Henry and Mary McMahon Weaver.  He graduated from Capital
University, Columbus, Ohio; attended Chaplains School at Harvard University, and received his doctorate from Boston University
School of Theology.
	He served as a chaplain in Germany during World War II after which he served as a pastor for 13 years.   He taught at Union
College, Barbourville, Ky.; and Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., before moving to Nashville in 1959.
	He was a member and former Sunday School teacher at West End United Methodist Church here.  Funeral services were held at Westnd
Sept 20.  The body was cremated and the remains were placed in the churchs columbarium.
	Survivors include his wife Margaret Lenore Fenner Weaver; two daughters, Cheryl E. de Zayas, Haines City, Fla., and Diane Young,
Nashville and four grandchildren.
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