Nazarene General Assembly Draws 12000 Faithful in Kansas City
Rev J C Whitener reports on the 1956 Nazarene quadrennial General Assembly held in Kansas City Missouri. The 12000 Nazarenes and friends filled the city auditorium for a mid century high point in scriptural holiness with strong preaching, worship and a mass communion. Re-elected general superintendents included Dr Samuel Young and four others. The church reported 700 new churches 1952 56 and a 15 percent member gain to 280000 in 4326 congregations. Sunday school enrolment rose 21 percent to 605000 and world evangelism gifts topped 10500000.
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J. C. Whitener
Butler Church of the Nazarene
Whitener
Kansas City
British Isles
Samuel Young
H. C. Powers
Dallas
Tex
G. B. Williamson
Church of the Nazarene
Nazarene Church
Nazarenes
Williamson
The
Missionary Society
Young People’s Society
S. T. Ludwig
John Stockton
S. S.* White
Herald of Holiness
L. J. DuBois
the Relocation Commission
Mourning That Leads to Comfort at Butler Methodist
Pastor H. C. Marx outlines two paths of mourning from Luke 5 4 and Matthew 5 4. Those who mourn for sin and for others find comfort through Jesus Christ while deliberate pessimists and those mourning for loss of status or consequences gain little solace. The sermon invites worship at Butler Methodist Church with services listed.
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Jesus
Napoleon
Jesus Christ
God
Saul
David
Peter
Judas
Paul
Christ
Butler Methodist Church
Turn to God by J. S. Wynn
A religious poem from Roberta Georgia encourages turning to God in every circumstance. The piece offers guidance for times of worry and success, urging readers to share burdens and praise the divine in sunshine and storm alike.
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God
Nazarene Church Plans Publishing House in Kansas City
Delegates approved construction of a new Nazarene publishing house costing 1.6 million dollars to be built at once near the headquarters in Kansas City. They also authorized an 85 thousand dollar annual operating grant for Nazarene Theological Seminary, up 30 thousand dollars, enabling a larger faculty.
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Nazarene
Kansas City
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Acreage Reserve Program Underway 1956 Soil Bank
The 1956 Acreage Reserve Program under the Soil Bank Act is now under way with details released by Secretary Ezra Taft Benson. County committees will announce when local agreements are ready for farmer signatures and provide full terms and conditions. The program offers payments for reducing crop acreage below farm allotments in corn, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, tobacco, and rice with specific eligibility and minimum maximum reserve limits.
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Soil Bank
Soil Bank Act
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Soil ‘Bank
Virginias
Valencias
Lusda
Macon Family Named Abilene's Tourists of the Day
A Macon Georgia couple returning from vacation were stopped 60 miles west of Abilene Texas by the Texas Highway Patrol and cited for safe driving. As an award, Julius Smith his wife and their son Aaron seven were named Abilene Tourists of the Day receiving free lodging meals theatre passes and gasoline.
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Abilene
Tex
Macon
Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
Julius Smith
Aaron
Provisions for Soil Bank payments outlined for grain crops
The article explains payment rates for spring wheat and underplanted 1956 winter wheat based on normal yields and adverse weather. It details minimums for destruction and guidelines for two Soil Bank parts, including annual income compensation and cost sharing for conservation practices.
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Social Bank
Soil Bank
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Nazarene General Assembly
Missouri
H. C. Marx
J. S. Wynn
Roberta, Ga
Texas City
Pontiac
Byrd Pontiac Company
Butler, Georgia
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