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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1960
Page
7
The piece argues progress in science and industry is not true religion. It urges believers to move from ritual toward service and obedience, calling for commitment to love, sacrifice, and work in the King of Kings. It warns against worldly pomp in churches and stresses active faith.
Washington notes the U S owns three Danish crown church properties in the West Indies from a 1917 treaty but Congress may relinquish title after a petition by the United Lutheran Church. New York reports Sen Gale McGee criticizes a decline in national goodness. Geneva outlines plans for a new World Council of Churches headquarters costing 2 5 million with 275 offices a chapel library and meeting rooms for up to 400 people.
In Steubenville Ohio more than 70 Roman Catholic churches hosted an Open Church Sunday inviting Protestants and other non Catholics to tour the churches hear talks on Catholic beliefs worship and customs and learn about the faith.
A survey of Panama City residents by the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board shows 43 percent are not church members and 27 percent of church members are not affiliated with any congregation.
The Protestant Council urges out of town visitors to request free admission cards in advance for the Easter dawn services at Radio City Music Hall to avoid missing seats as hundreds plan to attend.
An Athens family will take part in Operation Home Front a program linking service members with spiritual support. A-3C David T Love stationed in Greenland will receive Holy Communion monthly at 11 45 a m with Protestant servicemen. Rev James Charnley will lead the Sunday service for Love family and others in Greenland.
A dense list of local church activities outlines Sunday school times worship services and midweek events across multiple denominations and congregations including Christian Science Church Guysville Gospel Church Mission Kilvert Angell Ridge Pilgrim Holiness and others in Athens and surrounding communities for the weekend and weekday services.
A plain church notice announces an evening service at the Church of The Nazarene in The Plains Ohio. The brief item invites parishioners and visitors to attend the scheduled worship.
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