Clare County Ministers Hold April Meeting at Clare Church of God
The Clare County Ministerial Association met April 10 at 10 00 a m in the Clare Church of God with Rev and Mrs Lee Sickal hosting. Rev Dr Victor Longfield spoke on his African missionary work in the Congo touching on mining areas and church aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Ministerial Association
Clare
O. Burk
Leslie Nevins
Jee Sickal
Arthur Delamarter
Elza Beery
Leah Gardow
Floyd Bontrager
Forrest Stoll, Jr
Ralph Claggett
Harry L. Cleveland
Wesley Teale
Nina Kleinhardt
Victor Longfield
Beery
Nevins
Stoll, Jr
God’s Way Camp
Methodist Church
Midland
Africa
Congo
Burk
Clare Church of God
Resurrection themes and social notes in historical reflections
The piece reflects on Tolstoys Resurrection and the transformative power of faith, contrasts with Hawthornes Scarlet Letter, and muses on the final judgment. It then notes Solitaire's revival in America, and a Bastille prisoner tale, ending with a medieval bread customs ranking by social status.
Teens Club Opens Meeting At Walter Fort Home
The Teens Club gathered Tuesday April 9 with 12 present at Walter Fort home. After brief singing and prayer led by Lucille Smith, devotionals were given and a discussion on a tale of Thomas was read. It was decided to hold one weekly meeting at Humphrey Smith home and invite additional youths to join.
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Walter Fort
Lucille Smith
van Sieklen
Topiaat
Gossel
Thomas
Floyd Fair
Eddie Meyers
Humphrey Smith
Missionary Aids Sarawak Rice Farmers With Livestock
The Rev. Thomas A. Harris, a missionary, distributed five Jersey cattle six Poland China pigs and 15 Nubian goats to rice farmers in interior Sarawak Borneo as part of a church led ministry program funded through Heifers Project Inc. The effort supports about 30 000 rice farmers aided by American farmers and churchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist ‘Churchis
Sarawak
Borneo
Thomas A. Harris
Heifers Project, Inc
Glare Church of God News Sermon Highlights
The church reported Rev. Lee Sickal delivering a Sunday morning sermon from Matthew 21 10 Who Is This. Harry House of Rosebush sang No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus with his wife on piano. Attendees included Rev Mary House, Faith Johnston, Mrs Maude McDonald, and Mrs Anna Harg ar. Youth Fellowship featured Alma Lee Owens speaking on religious salvation. Evening sermon centered on God s Church from John 10 16 One fold one shepherd.
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Segmon
Lee Sickal
Harry House of
Rosebush
Jesus
Mary’ House
Faith Johnston
Harry
Maude McDonald
Anna Hargar
God
Oie Shepherd
Missionary push expands in Borneo lands of decision
The United States ships livestock shipments as part of a broader church initiative in Borneo. The American Methodist Church concentrates new missionary efforts in one of four Lands of Decision where locals increasingly seek the Christian message and ministry.
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United States
Borneo
Methodist Church
Cherokee Bible Reprint Marks Cherokee New Testament
A reprint of the Cherokee New Testament is completed by the American Bible Society. The first Testament appeared in 1862, this edition is the sixth printing. Cherokee, written by Sequoia, used 86 symbols including some Latin letters. Translator S A Worcester, aided by a Cherokee ordained member, contributed to the work.
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American Bible Society
Sequoia
George Guess
Congregational
A. Worcester
Lutheran World Relief Hits High Shipments in 1956
In its eleventh year of operation, Lutheran World Relief shipped 74,102,415 pounds of relief supplies valued at about 14.13 million dollars to twelve countries. The aid included food clothing and medicines for the needy overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran World Relief
LWR
Mission group opens North Africa girls hostel in Algeria
The Woman's Division of the Methodist Board of Missions established a girls hostel at Les Aiglons above Algiers to serve schoolgirls as a Christian witness in Muslim North Africa. The home, created by early English missionaries around 1910, is marked by a plaque reading The Van Kirk Home to the Glory of God.
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French North Africa
Woman's’ Division
Christian Service
Methodist Board of Missions
U.S.A
North Africa
Les Aiglons
the Eaglets
Woman's Division
Algeria
Bay
Algiers
Les Alphons
van Kirk
Record LWR 1956 food shipments exceed prior year
The report notes 1956 relief consignments exceeded the 33,586,717 pound record set in 1955, with nearly 10 million dollars value. The largest LWR shipments of food in 1956 went to Yugoslavia totaling 27,000,000 pounds. Lutheran World Relief is the relief agency of the National Lutheran Council in the United States.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Far East
LWR
Yugoslavia
Lutheran World Relief
National Lutheran Council
United States
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