Special Lenten Services Begin Ash Wednesday in Bennington
On Ash Wednesday March 3 at 7 30 p m the first in a series of Union Lenten Services will be held at Second Congregational Church hosted by the Bennington Council of Churches The guest speaker will be Rev Wesley P Miles pastor of United Presbyterian Church Hoosick Falls NY
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Bennington Council of Churches
Second Congregational Church
Wesley P. Miles
United Presbyterian Church
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
W.P. Miles
Old First Church
Dr Adams to Speak at Falls Lenten Services
Dr Carlyle Adams a noted minister teacher and journalist will headline all five Union Lenten services at the First Baptist Church Hoosick Falls starting 7 30 p m on March 7 18 25 30 and April 6 His messages The Ecumenical Church Today will be delivered with varied service dates and other speakers including Rev Roger Lewis Rev Max Webster Dr Otto Nal lingering and Easter drama The Jere icho Road plus a Good Friday service The committee arranging the series includes Rev Cornelius Clarke Melvin R McGaughey and H Glenn Payne
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Carlyle Adams
Hoosick Area Church Association
First Baptist Church
Dr. Adams
Adams
First Presbyterian Church of
Charles Myers
Second Congregational Church
Missionary Alliance Church
Roger Lewis
Bali
Indonesia
First Methodist Church
South Shaftsbury
Max Webster
Vermont Congregational Conference
Burlington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Otto Nallinger
Vermont Baptist Convention
Wake Forest College Glee Club
Winston Salem
N.C
Jereicho Road
Marcia Stevens Barber
Breard Hawks
Old Benenington Congregational Church
Bradford Abernethy
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N.J
Cornelius Clarke
Melvin R. McGaughey
H. Glenn Payne
Agrapha: Jesus Sayings Beyond the Gospels
The article surveys Agrapha, sayings attributed to Jesus outside the four Gospels. It notes many are unearthed from varied sources, some spurious, some plausible, and mentions Paul’s letters and Acts as other ancient sources containing Jesus words not found in the Gospels.
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Jesus Christ
Matthew
Mark
Jesus
St. Paul
Baptist Circle Groups To Have Annual Meeting
Mrs Robert Wagner will show slides of the Southwest at the March 2 circle meeting of the Woman's Society of the First Baptist Church in Bennington. The program includes Indian reservations slides, a St Patrick dessert, songs, devotions, and table decorations by society members.
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Robert Wagner
Southwest
Woman’s Society of the First Baptist Church
Bennington
H. Glenn Payne
William Towart
John Riddle
Leon Orr
Arthur Barrett
O’Hara recalls Spanish-American War sinking on anniversary
Rep Barratt O’Hara, 82, the only Spanish-American War veteran in Congress, notes the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in a brief House speech. The piece also explains manuscript glosses in Bible texts and mentions apocryphal gospels such as the Gospel of Thomas and Gospel of Peter discovered in papyrus scrolls.
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Washington
UPI
Barratt O’hara
Illinois
Racial Issue Concerns Pope
New York UPI reports Rev. Edler G. Hawkins the first Black moderator of a largely white church body returned from a seven week Middle East and Europe tour. In Rome he met Pope Paul VI for 20 minutes, who expressed deep concern about America’s racial justice struggle and pleasure at Hawkins’ election.
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New York
UPI
Edler G. Hawkins
United States
Middle East
Europe
Rome
Pope Paul VI
Hawkins
176Th United Preseyterian General Assembly
St. Augustine Presbyterian Church
Pope Paul
America
Joseph Cardinal Beran
Czechoslvakian
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Bennington Area Churches schedule busy Lent events
Bennington area churches outline a range of services and activities from 8:30 and 11 a.m. sermons by Rev H Glenn Payne and Elwin Bentley to Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Nursery care, choir performances, BYF outings, and midweek prayer and Bible study fill the week. Other notes include Ash Wednesday observances at St Peter’s and a box social for youth.
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H. Glenn Payne
Paul Williams
Albert Schweitzer
Women’s Society
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Shirley Ranzona
Kathy Danforth
Alliance Youth Fellowship
Scott Neville
Overlea Road
Episcopal Church backs LBJ education bill provisions
Greenwich Conn President Johnson’s education bill receiving Episcopal Executive Council support for aid to non-profit schools. The statement favors library and student book assistance and upholds local public education responsibility, while affirming parental duties and broad educational opportunity. Dr Wilbur Katz aided drafting.
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Greenwich
Conn
Johnson
Episcopal Church
Departments of
Christian Education and
Christian Social Relations
Wilbur G. Katz
University of Wisconsin
Falls Catholic Daughters Initiate 11 New Members
HOOSICK FALLS New members inducted into Court St Mary CDA after an initiation last Sunday in the K of C Hall. District deputy Alma Boivin conducted degree work. New members include Mrs Robert Lewsey Jr Mrs Loren Mc Cabe Mrs James Arnold Mrs Frank Martelle Mrs Adam Batza Mrs George Peer Miss Sybil Pappas and Miss Sandra Harrington Mrs Viola Stone.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Court
Methodist Conference To Conduct Retreat
New York lawyer and writer William String fellow will lead a Troy Conference retreat March 12 13 at Benediction House Berlin NY. Topic New Theological Vistas for Laymen Other spring programs include a May 1 family life retreat led by Rev Grover Criswell and a June 4 5 seminar by William O Rogers III on The Business World and Christian Ethics.
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New York
William Stringfellow
Troy
Grover Criswell
Union Street Christian Church
Schenectady
William O. Rogers III
Hoosick Falls World Day of Prayer Scheduled
Hoosick Falls N Y The World Day of Prayer will be held at First United Church on March 5 at 8 p m The theme What Doth the Lord Require Readers are Mrs John Calhoun and Mrs Clyde R Baker Additional readers to be announced Ushers are Mrs Ernest Malo and Mrs Howard Reynolds Invocatio n and benediction will be given by Mr Miles Ladies of the United Church will serve refreshments.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
First United Church
John Calhoun
Clyde R. Baker
Ernest Malo
Howard Reynolds
Miles
Ladies of the United Church
Welsh Hymns To Be Sung In Fair Haven
Fair Haven hosts a Gy manfa Ganu Welsh hymn sing at First Baptist Church on Sunday eve of St. David's Day at 7 15 p m Congregational and solo performances led by Evan H Jones with Rev Ehrmann B Bennett directing English hymns Ernest Morris and Mrs Bruce Austin among soloists Present will be Welsh and English pieces including Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau God of Our Fathers Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Cwn Rhondda Love Thy Kingdom Lord and Come We That Love the Lord Refreshments of Welsh bread and tea follow Mrs Charles B Brown in charge wearing Welsh costume.
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Ernest Morris
Granville
N.Y
Bruce Austin
Fort Edward
Land of My Fathers
Daniel C. Roberts
William Williams
John Hughes
Aaron Williams
First Baptist to Show Abbert Schweitzer Film Sunday
On Sunday evening February 28 at 7 p m the First Baptist Church will screen the documentary Abbert Schweitzer in sound and color. The life and work of a famed missionary in Africa will be presented and the public is invited to attend.
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Abbert Schweitzer
First Baptist Church
Lamsbarene
Africa
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