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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1964

Page

8

Gradatims Honor Deceased Members At October Meeting

Twenty nine Gradatim Group members and guests of First Baptist Church met in October under president Mrs. John Flitcroft. Devolutions were led by Mrs. Florence Payne. memorials honored deceased members Mae Lewis and Lila Bronson. A puppet project for hospital children was chosen, replacing monthly sewing. Miss Florence Moore led puppet instruction and presented Green Lake Wisconsin impressions with slides.

First Baptist Church John Flitcroft Ethel Richmond Mabel Fitzgerald Hildred Martin Florence Payne Mae Lewis Lila Bronson

Unitarian Leader to Discuss Religion and Politics

The fourth visiting Unitarian clergyman, Rev. Harry C. Meserve, D.D., will lead Sundays service at the Bennington Free Library. His talk, Religion and Politics, reflects his roles with ARMH and as editor of Journal of Religion and Health.

Unitarian Fellowship Harry C. Meserve D.D Bennington Free Library

Bennington Area Church Weekend Schedule and Programs

Bennington churches announce a busy slate of services and activities for the coming days. Morning worships on Sunday are led by Rev. Van der Groef on The Reformation, with organist Mrs. Thomson and soloist Mrs. Mason, followed by church school for ages. Weekday events include roast beef supper reservations, School of Religion, tagging sales, missions and choir rehearsals, and a planned communion observance on Sunday. The Old First Church invites visitors, with youth and adult programs, prayers, and a collective evangelist message from Rev. Meserve and other pastors during the week.

Monument Circle van der Groef William M. Thomson John H. Mason Rupert Young Alliance Youth Fellowship Clarke God Scott Neville

Brown Hits Goldwater's Cynical Plan

Governor Edmund G Brown accuses Senator Barry Goldwater of a cynical plan for votes by appealing to crime concerns. Brown says Goldwater’s voting record proves opposition to bills addressing crime at their roots despite concerns over moral decay. In New York, a separate note: Christians worldwide will observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18 to 25, sponsored by faith groups in Lyon.

Los Angeles UPD Edmund G. Brown Barry M. Goldwater New York UPI Commission On Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches Roman Catholic Association For Christian Unity Lyon

Survey Shows Doubters Among America Churchgoers

A Stanford University survey of nearly 3,000 church members across denominations in four San Francisco area counties finds substantial numbers hold doubts about core Christian doctrines. Catholics and Protestants show varying levels of belief about God, Jesus, miracles, virgin birth, and life after death, with notable denominational differences.

America Rodney Stark Charles Y. Clock Survey Research Center University of California Berkeley San Francisco California United Church of Christ Methodist Church Episcopal Church Southern Baptist Convention Missouri Synod Lutheran Church Congregationalists United Church of Christ Methodists Episcopalians God Jesus Christ Disciples of Christ Presbyterians

Bible Expert To Speak At Church of Christ Campaign

The Bennington Church of Christ sponsors a “Campaign for Christ” next week at Bennington Village Elementary School with Morris Thurman of Easton Mass as speaker Sunday through Friday at 8 p.m. The event, themed Restoring First Century Christianity, aims to survey Bible interest and features daily topics from Restoration to obedience of faith. No collections will be taken.

Bennington Church of Christ Campaign For Christ Bennington Village Morris Thurman Easton Mass Thurman Charles Chandler Tian Obedience of Faith Christ

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Woodford Hollow Church Dr. Meserve Haverford College Harvard Divinity School Cohasset Buffalo N.Y Calif Meadville Theological School The University of Chicago East Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York City ARMH Harcourt Brace Atlantic Monthly Saturay Review Southampton England E. E. ‘Willcock National Board American Civil Liberties Union Church and State Episcopals ST. Louis Vermont House of Deputies Bennington OLD First Church School of Religion Second Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society Esther Parmelee Nelson Christian Science Christ Jesus Mary Baker Eddy Stephen C. Greene Pilgrim Fellowship Missions Committee Missionary Alliance Worcester Unitarian Chester Cher Vonneau Robert Harrington William Harrington Edward Emmons Marvin Sutton Edgar Killian James Vince Carroll Killen Osborne Gaines Paul DeConnick John Riddle Sr Steward Street Harold Hilliard Martin Brown Bert Weller James Maclay Lewis Carpenter Frank Hegel Paul Williams Basley L’angelus Gounod Kern Kay Smith Susan Hogel MYF Parelor J. Bernard Fell Berlin Elizabeth Watkin Norma Dickie Barbara Mason Susan White Gloria Hollister Bennington Protestant School of Religion Commission On Missions Florence Burke Noreton Street Methodist Mother’s Fellowship Mary Jane Wager Maple St ST. Peter’s Episcopal St. Peter’s Episcopal Church First Methodist Church Charles Hartington Edwin Peterson Paul Crane William Ashbaugh Harrington Dean Osgood Vermont Church Council Presbyterian Church Barre David R. Hunter National Council of Churches Brown Goldwater BY Bob Skukz Jef B.C Johnny Hart Blondie Mongrel Publishing Company Steve Canyon State Department Heart of Juliet Jones Danny China By Ckie Young Milton Caniff By Sian Drake Eve Hanson Walbridge Bennington and Arlington Church of Christ Bennington Area Mr. Thurman South Street
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