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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1968
Page
7
A preacher warns that modern belief struggles with scientific skepticism and relics of rigid faith. He urges solid ground like Luther and Archimedes, contrasts discipleship with worldly burdens, and notes believers in foreign lands lamenting they cannot sing the Lord’s song in strange lands.
The piece profiles Dr. Eugene Owens an associate professor at Baptist Theological Seminary in Rusthlikon Switzerland as he prepares to take his first pastorate in Charlotte North Carolina. It notes his education from Wake Forest Southeastern Seminary and Union Seminary and contrasts worldly temptations with faith as a risk embracing relationship with God. It also mentions U.S. Army youths Bruce McDonald and Charles Miller serving in Vietnam and their families.
The notice lists weekly schedules for many churches in Athens area including Apostolic Community and Apostolic Lighthouse with Sunday schools and midweek services, First Athens Bible school and worship, Baptist Albany and Lower Plains Free Will, Mt. Zion, Rolling Hills, and more. It includes Catholic Masses at Chauncey and Christ the King Parish, Lutheran and Presbyterian services, Seventh Day Adventist, Quakers, and many other parishes with times for Sunday school worship and midweek activities.
A fragmented notice titled A 10 Train A Child Day highlights a local event seeking public participation or support. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the item appears to involve a scheduled day or campaign around a historical or community initiative.
A church pledge piece urges regular service and Bible reading as core to character and democracy. It presents four reasons to attend and support church, highlighting personal, family, community, and church benefits. Local ads list multiple Athens area businesses and services.
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