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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1962

Page

6

First Baptist Church Opens Education Building Fund Drive

First Baptist Church names division leaders for a June 1 campaign to raise 90000 for a new Christian education building and endowment. Funds cover construction heating and repairs while seven East Main Street houses are razed for parking.

First Baptist Church Franklin A. Riley Lewis C. Carpenter EL. Nichols Seymour G. Shultz A. Sidney Edson James Walbridge Osborne Gaines Robert C. Wagner George C. Hooks W.H. Liddington James Vince Baptist Church East Main Street Valentine Street Christian Education

Atonement Theme Highlighted In Easter Lesson

Christian Science services tomorrow center on atonement as an Easter theme. The Bible reading includes John 10 declaring the oneness of Jesus and the Father. A selection from Science and Health emphasizes atonement as man’s unity with God and Jesus’ dual mission.

Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy Jesus of Nazareth

Pownal Church Plans Easter Sunrise Drama

At the 7 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service the Pownal Methodist Church will stage an Easter drama The Redeemer Liveth as part of worship with a long list of cast members and voices. An Easter breakfast will follow the service, chaired by Mrs. Otis Dorman.

Pownal Naomi Beverly George Judith Charles F. Mason Peter John Maxmillian James Jackson Ostrander John Ralph Bishop The Pilgrims Henry W. Bassen Clifford George Henry J. Bassen Charles Mason Arthur E. Bagley Kirt George Basen Christian Life

Captive Car Pool Keeps Quiet Ride in Memphis

Mrs. J. B. Flanagan drives a five child carpool in Memphis with no rambunctious behavior. The children are secured with seat belts: two in the back seat and one in the front.

Memphis, Tenn J. B. Flanagan

Barth Says Clergymen Should Serve Not Rule In God Talk

In Chicago on his first U.S. visit, Rev Dr Karl Barth urged clergy to act as servants in Christianity. He warned against separating people by judgment and stressed proclaiming the gospel clearly. He noted communism’s godlessness and the need to understand God and man without mixing them. He rose to fame opposing Hitler in the 1930s.

Chicago Karl Barth Barth Switzerland United States God Man Dr. Barth Hitler Europe

Protestant unity meeting to gather 80000 in Manchester

A joint convocation of six major Protestant denominations will be held in Manchester from May 4 to 6. More than 80,000 Protestants are invited to attend to demonstrate and strengthen Christian unity. Speakers include Dr. Douglas Horton and Dr. Herbert Gezork along with Rev. James Mathews.

Manchester N.H Hartley T. Grandin Concord New Hampshire Council of Churches Ernest J. Primeau William Collins Nashua Douglas Horton Harvard Divinity School Herbert J. Gezork Andover Newton Theological School James K. Mathews Methodist Church Boston

Midnight Easter Rite At St Peter's Details Observed

St Peter's will observe Easter with a 11 15 p m midnight eucharist and lighting of the New Fire. The Paschal candle will bless and light others as the first Easter Eucharist begins. Easter Sunday services include 8 00 a m low mass 9 15 a m Quam Querius dramatization 11 00 a m choral eucharist with sermon. Holy Communion is also celebrated at 7 a m on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.

St. Peter Gerald T. Buckley St. James’ Episcopal C. G. Belcher

Whole Town Invited To 80th Birthday

Lincoln Mass AP reports all 3,900 residents invited by mail to William H. Davis 80th birthday party at town hall. Women from three churches will supply cake and drinks, Grange provides coffee. Davis has served as town clerk for 30 years and tax collector for 26.

Lincoln Mass Boston William H. Davis Catholic Congregational Episcopal Grange Davis

Secret selection of Newington High Sweetheart kept tight

The Newington High School “School Sweetheart” selection was tightly guarded. The winner, unaware of the honor, did not attend the annual Sweetheart Dance due to being on a trip south.

Newington, Conn Newington High

Area Church Schedules Reflect Wide Weekday and Weekend Services

The listing compiles weekly worship times and programs for churches across the region including St. Columba St. James Federated St. Pauls Pownal First Baptist West Arlington First Assembly of God and others. Details cover mass times communion confessions Sunday schools and youth activities across multiple parishes and towns.

Bennington Church Services Overview

A compact listing of church services in Bennington and North Bennington including Bennington Church of Christ First Church of God and multiple parishes. Entries note pastors, service times, Sunday Schools, nurseries, youth fellowships, and special Easter observances across several congregations.

Youth Council Plans Easter Sunrise Service

The Bennington Youth Council schedules a 6 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital lawn. Steven Williams leads call to worship. Judy Houran delivers invocation. Connie Killian and Connie Matz assist with readings. Ellen J. Gird delivers the message He Is Risen.

Putnam Memorial Hospital Youth Council Bennington Youth Council Connie Matz Lee Lawson Ellen J. Gird

Missionary Rev Tomkins to Speak at Alliance Tabernacle

The Rev Richard Tomkins a Thailand missionary and former Haverhill Mass pastor speaks Thursday at 7 30 p m at Alliance Tabernacle. He will depart soon for a second Thailand term. Public invited with refreshments. Miss Alice Marie Nelson of New York and North Bennington will sing at Easter service at Old First Church performing I Know That My Redeemer Lives with organ accompaniment by Mrs J Gillam Irons Sr.

Christ Steven Williams Ushers Charles Nolfe David Disque John Riddle Jr Bennington Carl Stacey First Methodist Church Richard Tomkins Thailand Alliance Tabernacle Tomkins Haverhill Mass Alice Marie Nelson New York North Bennington Gerald D. Nelson Old First Church Redeemer George Handel J. Gillam Irons Sr

Stranger in Paradise in Baltimore Harbors a Joking Tourist

Herman H. Dires Sr. of Washington D C a retired civil servant who has toured Baltimore more than two thousand times since 1914 returns from six weeks in London and jokes I ve only been in the country four hours after a passerby asks about the city.

Baltimore Herman H. Dires Sr Washington, D.C London Diers New York Dires

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