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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1974
Page
12
Pastor Herbert Morgan of the Athens Seven Day Adventist church says the U S Constitution requires church state separation and warns against religious groups steering legislation. He spoke as he announced Religious Liberty Day urging citizens to protect liberty from entanglement of church and government.
A historic sermon traces Epiphany from Bethlehem to Gentile outreach. It notes the Amesville Presbyterian Women’s Foreign Missionary Society pledge and urges U S churches to train and cooperate with national Christians as leadership shifts abroad. It calls Miss ionaries and congregations to support evangelization and shared mission amid secular challenges.
Community choirs directed by Dick Wetzel join Athens High School choir and area church choirs to perform the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Athens High School gym. Rex Kern will deliver the keynote on Unashamedly Wearing the Armor of Christ as part of a public service sponsored by the Athens County Ministerial Association.
Rep. Gene Damschroder of Fremont proposes consolidating the Welfare Department and the Bureau of Employment Services to slash welfare costs by up to 50 percent. The plan accompanied a flurry of House activity as nine new bills were introduced and floor sessions adjourned until next week. The session also advanced bills on wills, probation reports, and a Democratic primary delegate process while discussing reforms to usury laws and a public smoking ban proposal.
The 55th annual Ohio Pastors Convocation, nation’s largest of its kind, gathers January 28 to 30 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus. The event brings together clergy and church leaders from across the state for lectures, workshops, and fellowship.
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