Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

Lyons critics say trust betrayed in church fund misuse

In Tampa, pastors and deacons condemn Rev. Henry Lyons of the National Baptist Convention U S A over unspent church rebuilding funds from a 225000 payment reportedly distributed to six Alabama churches. Lyons says misdirected correspondence and selective aid explain delays and returns. Elsewhere in Newark, Catholic officials announce a three month Mary statue pilgrimage to 40 northern New Jersey churches drawing thousands of Portuguese descendants.