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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1969
Page
9
AP Religion Writer notes rising resistance to church reforms in Protestant and Catholic bodies. Surveys show conservatives challenge new liturgies and social action, while a broad Catholic sample debates Holy Day attendance and a revised Mass. Church leaders warn reform is ongoing with mixed reception.
The Gaither Trio will perform at 7 pm Friday at the First Church of God on Columbus Road. Pastor Claude Sandhin says Gaither, famed for He Touched Me, is among today’s top four gospel composers. The duo features Ester and his wife Glena and brother Dan.
Swaziland has released a list banning publications largely from Communist countries or fronts including Selected works of Mao Tse Tung and all dispatches from the New China News Agency.
Kenneth G Eberts of Athens returns as pastor of East Athens Church of Christ at 27 Euelid Dr. Son of Mr and Mrs Ovid Eberts he is 39. A 1988 graduate of Jacksonville Tomble High School, he earned religious education from Kentucky Christian College Grayson and a degree from Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis. He began ministry in New Lexington and Hemlock and has served churches in West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana. He also worked with the Indiana Department of Corrections in two prisons.
Dr I E Buff of Charleston West Virginia, a crusader against black lung, proposed establishing a state laboratory at Frankfort to examine suspected cases. His ministry at Staunton Christian Church was noted, with membership rising from 221 to 290 in three years nine months. He and his wife Olive, a Kentucky Christian College graduate, have four children: Rose Ann, Rebecca Dare, Tima Kay, and Debra Lynn.
In Austin Texas Madalyn Murray O Hara wins a federal hearing to halt NASA astronauts from conducting religious activities in space after a prior Supreme Court ruling against mandatory school prayer. Judge John R Brown orders a three judge panel to hear the suit with no date set for the hearing.
Carl William Haker, 32, described as a mulatto, passed as white for over ten years. He was sentenced in Johannesburg to 50 days in jail or a fine of 100 Rand for violating the Population Registration Act.
A collage of church schedules lists services and activities at numerous Athens area congregations. Sunday school times, worship hours, midweek Bible studies, and special events are noted for First Athens, Christ the King Parish, Church of Christ Airline, Episcopal and Lutheran churches, and many more, with multiple denominations included.
A fragmentary listing of Athens Ohio businesses and services including ABEX Corporation Engineered Products Division Athens Armature & Machine Works established 1924 and numerous local firms such as Logan's Corner Court and Union Streets Athens Mobile Homes and Hocking Valley Bank. The text lists addresses phone numbers and product lines for businesses across Athens Nelsonville and surrounding areas.
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