Mormon capital confronts shifting morals in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City, Ezra Taft Benson warns that forces of evil target families and youth as modern life erodes strict Mormon values. The piece notes rising secular influence, a decline in devout members, and a high-profile case involving U S Representative Allan Howe, while outlining the church’s enduring emphasis on chastity and family. The city remains Utah’s dominant religious voice amid demographic and cultural changes.
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United States
Allan T. Howe
Red Light
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Quorum of Disciples of the Mormon’ Church
Benson
Angel White
Howe
America
Utah
Revival lectures and church events in Bennington area
The fourth lecture in a series on American religious experience will be held Thursday Oct 21 1976 at 7 30 pm in Old First Church Old Bennington. Rev Manfred W Kohl of Middleboro MA will speak on revivals and revivalism. Also listed are events: Vermont Council of Catholic Women fall meeting Oct 17 at St Francis Parish Center Bennington with speaker Mrs Hileen Flynn. North Bennington Baptist Women’s Christmas Fair Oct 23 with crafts, food, and grab bag. Tri State Pastor s Fellowship elected officers with Rev John R Carlson as president and other local ministers named.
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Eye View
Old First Church
Old Bennington
Manfred W. Kohl
Middleboro
Mass
Gordon College
Harvard
Kohl
Oxford University
England
Vermont Council of Catholic Women
St. Francis Parish Center
West Main St
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Church
Hileen Flynn
Women’s Fellowship of the
North Bennington Baptist Church
John R. Carlson
The
Missionary Alliance Church
Royal Paddock
First Baptist Church of
Berlin
New York
Donald Dixon
Petersburg Baptist Church
Petersburg
David Chilcote
Church of God In
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian Fellowship
McCullough
North Bennington
Route 67A
West St
First Baptist Church
Floyd la Bombard
Muriel Kennard
John Riddle Jr
Bach
Colgate Hall
Marge Jones
First
United Methodist
Sidney J. Lambert
Cynthia Oeschger
Phil Guerard
Missionary Alliance
Westside Drive
Word of God
Ruth Galusha
Congregational Church
W. Matthew Broadbent
Katie Stevens
Southern Vermont Women’s Health Center
Rutland
Church Barn
D. Dexter Davis
Monica Murray
Lord
Tchaikovsky
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Chancel Choir
Pilgrim Singers
Religious Education Committee
Northshire Youth Center
Mary Burton-Beinecke
June Kauppi
Pownal Town Hall
Women’s Fellowship
Parish and church schedule in Bennington area churches
The list details mass times services and activities across numerous churches in Bennington and surrounding towns, including St. Margaret Mary St. James Federated East Arlington United Methodist Unitarian Universalist and others with schedules for worship, Holy Communion, church schools, hymnody festivals, meetings and special events. It notes specific speakers and pastors such as Rev. John P. Adams Rev. David Andrews Rev. David Bort Rev. Kenneth W. Costin and Rev. John R. Carlson with venues including St. Margaret Mary St. James Bennington Free Library and local community halls.
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St. James Episcopal
John P. Adams
St. Margaret Mary Church
Women of
Federated Church
Christian Education Committee
Bailey Hall
Vermont minister Shares Faith At Rutland Church Event
Vermont born Rev Everett Fullam spoke at Trinity Episcopal Church Rutland after a long drive from Darien Connecticut. He urged church members to minister and let the Holy Spirit work through them noting the church has grown from 200 to over 1000 weekly attendees and that pledges amount to more than a half million dollars this year with flexible offerings to be repaid as able.
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Everett Fullam
Rutland
Trinity Episcopal Church
Darien
Conn
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Fullam
Christ
St. Pauls
St. Paul's
Project Love dinner at St Francis de Sales Bennington
A Project Love dinner is planned for Wednesday Oct 20 from 6 to 9 PM at the St Francis Parish Center in Bennington. The event aims to unite active church members and low income residents to share a meal, discuss concerns, and work toward community improvement with country music and singing. The Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bennington Ecumenical Council organizers seek to foster understanding between economic groups and promote constructive neighborly action.
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St. Francis Parish Center
Bennington
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