Answers to a couple of questions, and a bit more about the 1966 program for the Montana Conference that Doug wrote about.<br>Charles talked with Jim 2 or 3 years ago when he (Charles) was trying to get the music to Brother Van's Song. At that time, Jim and Lynn were both living in Post, Texas (a little town about 40 miles southeast of Lubbock). They moved there after Jim retired, I think; however, they subsequently divorced, and Jim remarried. His wife owned a bookstore, I think. I don't know what the tie to the Catholic monastery is. I think Lynn is still there; she loves the town.<br>
<br>There was an airline strike in the summer of 1966; so the faculty for the Montana program went from Chicago to Montana by train. That group included Joe and Lyn, Frank and Aimee Hilliard, Charles and I, plus John Slicker. Lyn suggested that we take our daughters, but they were on a trip out west with Sue Burdick's parents and sister. So, Lyn said, "Let's take John Slicker," which we did. This was a conference for the Montana Conference pastors and families. Lyn, Aimee, and I created a program for the kids, and also led some of the adult program. John was a big hit with everyone, and they managed to take him fishing one afternoon, after which we had a fish fry for supper.<br>
<br>Doug certainly is right about Brother Van's Song. The morning following the day we sang that song at a meal, we were waiting for people to gather for Daily Office. Among some of the group, the mood ranged from indifference to major upset. We were waiting outside, and as folks wandered up, Joe said, "Hey, let's sing Brother Van's Song again." So, we immediately sang with gusto, and from then on to the end of the conference, there was lots of singing, and an amazing mood shift. I am sure there was still plenty of resistance, as Doug indicated, but the combination of Brother Van's Song and the John Slicker fishing trip resulted in a dramatic change.<br>
<br>On the way home, Joe kept trying to figure out how we could speed up the trip, but no solution worked, and we eventually returned to Union Station in Chicago.<br><br>Doris Hahn<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:15 PM, James Wiegel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jfwiegel@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I knew Jim and his family for many years. My dad had the parish just outside the Blackfoot reservation. He and Jim were colleagues in mission and also hunting buddies. I'm attaching family photos from my collection of those days in Montana. The first shows the Bell family at Luccock Park camp near Livingston Montana. The photo was taken in the summer of 1965 or 1966. This camp was the Methodist Church's summer camp and retreat center. In the summer of 1966, the Yellowstone Conference of the Methodist church invited the Ecumenical Institute to come to Montana and do a week-long program with all of the pastors from the conference. Joe Mathews, Joe Slicker and a number of other people from EI:Chicago came out to Montana that summer and did an extended PLC. My parents were there with the Bells and were profoundly affected by the program. It was a rough week at first and created a division in the conference between people who got the message and others who couldn't get past the offense. <div>
<br></div><div>At one point a rebellion was formed in the dining hall at dinner. People were tired of singing the "Songs of the Ecumenical Institute" all the time and started a counter revolution by singing "Harvest Time" - the Brother Van Song. My Mother, Grace Druckenmiller stood up at dinner and started singing "The seed I have scattered at springtime with weeping" and the Bells and others joined in. This evidently delighted Mathews, who after the last of the song had finished said, "Sing it again!" And so the song made it into the movement. Jim and family's decision to leave Montana and join the global movement meant that the song had its chief champion and singer. He loved that song and we sang it at my father's funeral, led by Jim who was the presiding pastor. My father died in 1968 of cancer and for me Jim was always there as a colleague, friend and father.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The second photo is one of dad and Jim just before one of their famed hunting expeditions. Our families were close and I have many fond memories of Jim, he had a profound impact on me and my family and I miss him.</div>
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<div><b>I just received word from Jim Ed Bell that his dad, Jim Bell, died
last night. He will be sending me information on arrangements, but in the
meantime I know you keep up with the OE/ICA dialogue group and ask that you
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<div><b>Jim Ed said I could pass on his contact information. He and his
family are on route to Texas. Thank you.</b></div>
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