May 12, 2006, was a culminating day for a special
young man from Crum, West Virginia. On this day, after many months
of reading and much study, Adam Justice was knighted as a member
of The Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe in Charleston
and received the Phil M. Conley Founders Award from the West Virginia
Historical Education Foundation.
Adam is the 14-year-old son of Debbie Sue Justice
and the grandson of Clista Spaulding Farley. He was baptized into
Christ September 22, 2003, and is a faithful member of the Lord's
church at Crum.
Although Adam has just completed his Middle School
years at Crum and has much study and learning ahead of him at
Tolsia High School, the list of his accomplishments is impressive.
While maintaining faithful and perfect attendances, he received
merit and achievement awards for maintaining a 4.0 grade point
average. In the Appalachian Studies Project, he achieved Individual
First-Place. He was selected as a 2006 Marshall University Booth
Scholar. He also received recognition by the National Beta Club,
West Virginia chapter for Outstanding Achievement and Character:
WV First-Place Essay, Second-Place Social Studies, and Second-Place
Art (Colored Pencils).
Adam also loves music. In addition to playing
his keyboard at home, he plays Tenor Sax in the school band at
Crum Middle School and at Tolsia High. He was selected 1st Chair
on the All-County Band. He attended band clinics at Marshall and
at Moorehead State Universities where he was recognized with 1st
Chair honors.
Adam has a good heart and is a good help at home
to his mother and grandmother. He loves animals and helps his
mother care for 3 dogs and many cats and chickens. He gives names
to all of them. In community service, he has helped pick up highway
trash through the Adopt-A-Highway Program for the past 3 years.
When the apostle Paul came to Lystra and Derbe
on his second missionary journey, he found a young man who was
well spoken of by the brethren. Acts 16:1-3. Paul selected him
to go with him on his missionary travels. How had Timothy prepared
himself for this great work? He had learned the scriptures and
received his faith in his childhood from his grandmother Lois
and mother Eunice. Now he was ready to continue his learning for
greater service by the side of Paul. 2 Timothy 1:5, 3:14-15.
Paul wrote two letters to Timothy, instructing
him how to behave in the church. We commend the frequent reading
of these letters by all of our young men and women in the church
today. A special section from Paul's letters to Timothy is 1 Timothy
4:12-16: "Let no one despise your youth, but be an example
to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith,
in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation,
to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was
given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the
eldership. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to
them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself
and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will
save both yourself and those who hear you."
We are thankful for Adam and for all of our good
young men and women in the church today. May all of their studies,
ultimately and foremost, help them to progress toward greater
and more faithful service to God and their fellowman through Jesus
Christ in His church. -Editor. (If you would like to recognize
the achievements of your young people, please send your articles
to us.)