Upper South Carolina Bishop Visits Aiken's Mead Hall
The Right Rev. Rogers S. Harris attended Mead Hall School in Aiken, marking a commemoration of Samuel Seabury the first U.S. Anglican bishop. Students learned Seabury’s 1784 ordination in Aberdeen and role in forming the Connecticut diocese.
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Aiken
Mead Hall
Rogers S. Harris
Episcopal Diocese
Aiken Yesteray
Mead Hall School
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Harris
Episcopal
Samuel Seabury
United States
Bishop Seabury
Aberdeen
Scotland
England
Seabury
Connecticut
Leighton Ford Crusade to Feature Noted Author
Augusta hosts a Leighton Ford led crusade at the Civic Center starting in November with themes for singles families and youth. Harry Dent and Jean Ford join as special guests with free seats and hearing impaired interpretation. Luncheon tickets and reservations arranged through the crusade office.
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Augusta
Leighton Ford
Savannah River
Augusta- Richmond County
Harry Dent
Dent
White House
Nixon
Ford
Strom Thurmond
R S.C
Jean Ford
Dr. Ford
Billy Graham
Holiday and Turkey Dinners Raise Funds at Local Churches
Grace United Methodist Women host First Annual Holiday Bazaar tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 639 Georgia Avenue with handmade gifts baked goods pecans and White Elephants plus a Soup Kitchen. Barbecue chicken plates offered tomorrow 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gloverville Pentecostal Church on School Street. tickets 3.50 adults 2.50 children. Trinity United Methodist Church hosts an annual turkey dinner today 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets 4 adults 2.50 children with proceeds to missions. reservations 648-4990. St John United Methodist Church in Graniteville backs a Gala Fall Dinner tomorrow at 7 in the Bessie Pear Williams Building 18 Gregg Street. Mike Key and Jeff Larson provide music. tickets 7. St John United Methodist Church in Aiken holds a Fall Festival and Turkey Dinner November 20 with Tea Room lunch and shops.
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Georgia Avenue
Gloverville Pentecostal Church
School Street
Gloverville
United Methodist Women
Trinity United Methodist Church
Whiskey Road
United Methodist Women of St. John United Methodist Church
Graniteville
Bessie Pear Williams
Gregg Street
UMW
Mike Key
Aiken
Jeff Larson
United Methodist Women of St. John’s United Methodist Church
Mary Anne Browder
Aiken Standard
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Southern Baptist Board Bars Funding for Women Pastors
In Atlanta the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board voted to withhold financial support from any woman serving as a local church pastor. The decision reflects rising fundamentalist influence within the denomination as more than 200 women have been ordained despite opposition.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Greenville Road Washout Swells After Water Main Burst
A section of Woodland Way near Cleveland Park in Greenville collapsed when an eight inch water main blew out toppling soil. No injuries reported and sewer lines remained intact. Repairs expected by afternoon with costs between six and seven thousand dollars. Cause under review, abrupt temperature drops can trigger water main blowouts.
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Greenville
Woodland Way
Cleveland Park
Mark McCain
L.B. Stovall
Greenville Water System
Public Works Department
McCain
Lawmakers urged to create tort reform study task force
The South Carolina Bar passed a resolution in Columbia calling on the General Assembly to form a 13 member task force with subpoena powers to study tort reform and the insurance system. The group would include public members with no identifiable ties to legal or insurance interests and be appointed by top state leaders.
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Columbia
General Assembly
South Carolina
Bar
Terrell Glenn
House of Delegates
Glenn
Liability Insurance Industry
Trial Lawyers
South Carolina Medical Association
Kirkland Riot Ringleaders Sentenced to 15 More Years
Two inmates from Kirkland Correctional Institution, Thomas Howard and Sylvester Williams, were given 15 extra years to be served after their current terms for rioting and inciting to riot. Edward Braxton received three years. Sylvester Williams’s parole date will be affected by the extended term.
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Columbia
Kirkland Correctional Institution
John Hamilton Smith
Thomas Howard
Sylvester Williams
Williams
Edward Braxton
Smith
Broxton
Howard
Braxton
Department of Corrections
Hal Leslie
Leslie
Aiken Scouts Honor Rapp With Yanabe Award at Dinner
Robert Rapp received the Yanabe Yalangway Award at the Yamasee District Boy Scout dinner. He serves as assistant scoutmaster of Troop 110 at First Presbyterian Church in Aiken. Edward Coursey presented the award.
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Boy Scouts
Robert Rapp
Yamasee
Rapp
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
Edward Coursey
Dorothy Coursey
St. John United Methodist Church
Graniteville
James Samsel
St. John’s United Methodist Church
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