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By Vicki Marsh J
ulia Hardeman Rhodes was a member of the Louisville ARP Church in Louisville, Georgia. Although she and her hus- band, Millard, were never blessed with children, they en- joyed entertaining their numerous nieces and nephews. In 1885, the women at her church organized an “Aid Society” with eight charter members. In 1898, that group became the “Women’s For- eign Missionary Society of the Louisville ARP Church” and Julia Hardeman Rhodes served as president of the Louisville group Giffen, was sent to Egypt in 1875, women’s church groups in the ARP denomination have been very mission-minded. In 1906, Julia began to think about how the women in her
area could be united. She felt that by working together, several groups could help to support each other, share ideas with each other and accomplish even more! With this in mind, Julia in- vited women who represented Troy ARP, Long Cane ARP, Beth- el ARP in Georgia, and Louisville ARP to meet in her home on April 12, 1907, to discuss what they could do. By the end of the day, Second Presbyterial had been organized. While some min- isters feared that this “Women’s Movement” would encourage women to usurp authority and reminded them of the Pauline doctrine that “women should be silent in the church”, others were worried that wives and mothers leaving their homes to go to another city was not a good idea. Another minister predicted that the women would have one meeting and it would “only be attended by old maids and childless wives”. If you have a Women’s Ministry group in your church, I hope that you can see that their concerns were not proven to be correct. Another result of that meeting was the beginning of better communication by the use of “The Bulletin”, which later became the “Journal of Missions” which later evolved into the “Synodi- cal Journal” which is now The ARP Magazine. When “The Bul- copies were sent (free of charge) to each society in Second Pres- byterial. Julia had always wanted to be a writer and served as - By 1921, the “Journal of Missions” had 1000 subscriptions. In its present form, the ARP Magazine serves a very real purpose as it covers denominational events and information, has a page for kids, lots of articles of interest for women and more! Julia Hardeman Rhodes was a hard worker in her church, an
organizer and participant in her Presbyterial. In memory of her work, the Louisville ARP Church designed the Julia Hardeman Rhodes Award which is to be given to a man or woman who have contributed in many ways to their church in Christian Edu- cation, Women’s Ministries, or to their denomination. Do you know a “Julia Hardeman Rhodes?” If so, please nomi- nate that person for the Julia Hardeman Rhodes Award! The ap- plication can be found on
ARPchurch.org. Please submit the ap- plication to
vcmarsh1414@gmail.com. Any additional letters of support for your nominee from individuals are also appreciated!
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