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During the past eight months we, in the congregation of Doon, have been through the Lord’s dispensation without a pastor. On Sunday, February 6, the Reverend John Blankespoor preached his farewell to the congregation. This was followed on the evening of February 10 by a congregational farewell to Reverend and Mrs. Blankespoor and their family, at which the congregation wished them the Lord’s blessing in their new field of labor.

During the past seventeen months we in the congregation of Doon have been, through the Lord’s dispensation, without a pastor. On Sunday, March 20, 1955, the Rev. H.C. Hoeksema preached his farewell to the congregation. On the evening of March 24 a congregational farewell was given to Rev. and Mrs. Hoeksema and family, at which time the congregation wished them the Lord’s blessing in their new field of labor. 

Through an infinite variety of changing scenes our ever to be adored covenant God has brought us thus far. The various troubles that we have had to grapple with in the past few years only leave our numbers growing less. For us older ones, we shall never have to wade through them again. If God the Holy Spirit has sanctified them to our souls, they have done us no real harm.