To Hear Southern Accent BY JAMES ROSS

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1 Pastors Will Swap Pulpits_ ~ Congregation In Scotland To Hear Southern Accent BY JAMES ROSS Daily News Stal! Writer The Abbey Hill B <l_p q l s t Church in Edinburgir,-"Scotland, is going to get a new pastor with a Southern accent next week. He is the Rev. H. D. Jack Roe, pastor of Greensboro's Magnolia Street B a p t i s t Church, who leaves for Scotland Tuesday. He is due to arrive there Wednesday morning and to conduct the evening prayer service at Abbey Hill Church at eight o'clock that evening. But the Rev. Mr. Roe isn't leaving Greensboro for good. He will just exchange pulpits for about a month with the the Rev. Robert Hepburn, pastor of Abbey Hill Church. The Rev. Mr. Roe, a tall, youthful-looking man at 42, has been pastor at Magnolia Street Church since July 19, 1952, nearly 13 years. He has traveled on preaching missions to Cuba and Jamaica, but haa never been to Europe and is looking forward to this visit. Only Tar Heel He is one of 80 ministersand the only one from North Carolina-chosen to take part in the Baptist World Pastoral Exchange. The exchange is between c h u r c h e s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Rev. Mr. Roe said he has heard that the relationship of a minister to his congregation in Scotland is more formal than is the case in the United States. He said he plans to try an experiment in informality while he is in Edinburgh. "I will be very evangelistic," he said. "I want to preach a warm Gospel, and conduct a really personal ministry." Most Americans think of Scotland as being solidly Presbyterian, but the Rev. Mr. Roe said there are many Baptists a n d BaJtist churches there, partlcularly in the cities. ~ "Baptis c rches are becoming m r e prevalent in Scotland, and it is because of our evangelistic fervor," he said. Family Stays Here The exchange program does not provide transportation for ministers' families, and the Rev. Mr. Roe's wife, Julie, and his 16-year-old son, Phil, will not accompany him to Scotland. He will fly to New York Tuesday morning and meet for three hours at Kennedy Airport with the other change ministers before ing on to Scotland.

2 PRESIDENT: Rev. Jaicli Roe of Magnolia Street Baptist Church was insta~aetr Ji!P president of Noon Optimist C~U'b at a speciai Ladies' Night program fast night in Fritz '.N' B!ill's Restaurant. He wim serve a one-yea term. Gr<.!ensb~ro Daily News Greensboro Record

3 Special tribute will be Sunday to the Rev. H. D. Jack Roe, pastor for 20 years at Greensboro's Magnolia S t r e e t < Bapl\~t Church who has been conducting weekly worship serv. ices for 18 years at Moses Cone Hospital.,, Speakers for the service of tribute Sunday morning in the Greensboro church will be John C. Nantz executive director of the YMCA; the Rev. Bill Cain, pastor of a Mocksville church noted for his founs~ling ministry; William ~es.t ~al, retired CPA who is Ion time leader in Greensbor 's irst Baptist Church and e aptist State Convention; an D o y I e Sim-, mons, branch manager of Occidental Life Insurance Co. The long-time Magnolia Street Church pastor serves as YMCA chaplain and has led his congregation in building a new church _l?uilding, an educational huildino arid parsonage during his pastorate. His financial support ~or area.. students preparing for careers "in church-related vocations }~ given birth to several [!Jn~Isi n g campaigns for Chr1st1an.higher education. The Greensboro pastor is also \v'dely known as a director of youth confere.nces at Baptist assemblies in Caswell and Ridge- '' crest, and conducts an extensive ministry of counseling and guidance. 1 His ministries included long time counseling service.s at Yale. University and N.C. Baptist Hos pita! in Winston-Salem.. Leading laymen planning the service of tribute said it is also ~.designed to honor th~ pa~tor'.s ~wife, Julie, who married him in ' 1943, shortly before he went into ~. the ArmY Air Force in World, War II., Mrs. Roe has been on Grimsley Senior High School'~ faculty ' for 18 years and combmes h~r cluties as head of the school s math departmen,t with the busy,,, life of a pastor's wife. ---.,:r.;o-~'fl\r.)~ Greensboro DailY News JUL

4 Rev. Roe To Speak At Church Rev. Jack Roe, pastor of the Magnolia Street Baptist Church in Greensboro for the past 21 years, will be the guest speaker in revival services at Madison Avenue Baptist Church beginning Sunday and continuing through Thursday at 7:30 each evening. Rev. Roe is a graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also done graduate work in the field of personal counseling at Yale University. Active in youth work, he has worked closely with the Greensboro Children's Home Society and has directed youth conferences at the N. C. Baptist Assembly at Caswell and Ridgecrest. He is acting chaplain at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro and is a past board member of the N. C. Baptist Homes for the aging, the Greensboro chapter of the Red Cross and the Guilford - County Mental Health Society. A nursery will be provided at all services and special music will be featured. t:'ttz"abeth Cit~ Adv~n:e.,,... ~...,.,- Fayetteville Observer -~ Gastonia Gazette. 'l..._ Goldsboro: News-Ar9us f..) Greensboro Daily NewS Greensboro Record

5 DAILY TABS AtoG Asheboro: Courier-Tribune Asheville Citizen Ashev!lle Tir;ies This church has set aside July 17 as a special day for observance in honor of the Rev. Jack Roe and his wife, Julia, in tribute to his 25Ur anniversary as the church's pastor. Details of a s cial scholarship fund will be disclosed during the 11 d. Worship service, a picnic lunch will follow this servic and special evening services are planned for 7:30 p.m.

6 The News and Rflcord Greensboro, NC D - 88,378 S - 112,512 December 2, 2002 Carolina Clipping Service Raleigh, NC MORE: Obituaries, 85 i~\ H.D. JACK ROE Pa,~~e,beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and b r o t he r, d i e d, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at Moses Cone Hospital. ' A gravesid:l, service will be at 2 p.rn. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Dr. Charles Howell officiating. Jack was born in Asheville on Jan. 24, 1923, to the late Nancy Jane Wooten and James Fielden Roe. His childhood was spent in Asheville with his parents and brothers, James Fielden Roe Jr and William Roe, both deceased and Robert P. Roe who survives in Asheville. Jack proudly served his country in the Air Force in World War II. On Feb. 28, 1943, Jack married Julia Anne Ipock. He graduated from Mars Hill College, Wake Forest University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the school of Pastoral Care at Baptist Hospital. Prior to his lief's service as Pastor of Magnolia Street Baptist Church for 37 years, Jack served as a student pastor at Stanhope Baptist Church in Stanhope, White Level Baptist Church in Louisburg and White Run Baptist Church in Carrollton, Ky. During his service at Magnolia Street Church, Jack served a summer intern pastor in Edinburg, Scotland at the Abbey Hill Baptist Church and further studied at Yale University. During this time, he also founded the Chaplainry Department of Moses Cone Hospital and served as Acting Chaplain for 27 years. He also served as Chaplain to the Greensboro Children's Home Society. Jack was always active in caring for his fellow man wherever needed as evidenced by his service to the following Board's of Director: Greensboro Optimist Club, Greensboro Inter-Club Council, Greensboro YMCA, North Carolina Baptist Homes and the Board of Visitors for Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. Jack is survived by his wife of 59 years, Julia of the home; son, Phil Roe and wife Janet of Reidsville; grandchildren, Mary B. Later and husband, Stephen of Southern Pines, Anna Roe and Phillip Roe, both of Reidsville; and great granddaughter, Kennon Later of Southern Pines. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m, Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Forbis & Dick Funeral Home, North Elm Street. Memorial contributions may be made to the church of your choice.