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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1975
Page
9
Philadelphia residents on Elfreth's Alley, the nation’s oldest continuously inhabited street, face growing Bicentennial crowds. Neighbors report windows tapped, doors pried, and intrusive questions as planners forecast up to 10 million visitors.
A one day conference on agricultural and rural life issues in Southeastern Ohio will be held Nov 11 at 9 30 a.m. at the Jackson Area Extension Center. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches United Methodist Rural Fellowship the division of Town and Country Ministries and the Jackson Area Cooperative Extension Service. Clergy and lay people from Adams Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs Pike Ross Scioto and Vinton Counties are invited. The program features four speakers Dr Shirley Greene Dr G Howard Phillips Mrs Edith A Anderson and the Rev Bennett Poage with an afternoon panel and group discussions concluding by 3 15 p.m. The conference is part of a state series during Nov 10 14 and organizers invite contact with Rev Glenn Biddle.
Vore Ridge Community Church hosts a hymn sing at 7 30 p m featuring Johnny Burke and the Gospel Lights of Portsmouth and holds a revival nightly through Nov 2 with Rev Ralph Smith of Coolville as evangelist. East Athens Church of Christ plans evangelistic meetings at 1 Townsend Place with nightly services at 7 30 through next Friday led by Don Seevers. Special music comes from groups from Logan Glouster Albany Beverly Gallipolis Stockport and Woodsfield. New Marshfield Church of Christ will host Roy W Bill Carter in a revival nightly 7 through Nov 2. Carter has served in Ohio Virginia and North Carolina. Nelsonville Wesleyan Church observes annual rally day with harvest display. Athens Bible Church hosts Chile missionary Rev William Strong Jr at 10 30 a m and Rev R Strong of Uruguay at 7 30 p m at Galbreath Chapel Ohio University
Mrs Esther Bauer of Anderson Indiana was guest speaker at the West Virginia Women of the Church of God state board meeting and prayer retreat held at Cedar Lakes near Ripley The meeting theme was Joy Corneth Mrs David Field Jr of New Haven serves as state president of the association
A long OCR list of church services in Athens and surrounding towns. It lists many churches with Sunday schools at various times, worship services, Bible studies, youth meetings, and midweek prayer sessions across multiple parishes including Adventist Apostolic Episcopal Methodist and more.
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