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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
2
A World Council of Churches statement links Christian testimony to political and physical needs. It calls for liberation from fear and bitterness in the Near East refugees, notes competing justice claims, and urges love of God to transform hatred and resentment.
The Clare Church of God at Sixth and Maple Streets asserts it is the only Michigan legally allowed holder of the name Clare Church of God. The group, established about 1915, is not Pentecostal and plans growth with Rev. W Lee Sickel arriving in July. It works with county churches via a ministerial association and has no formal ties to other Clare County Church of God groups.
Rev C S Benington and wife have arrived at Bouroum Bouroum near the Gold Coast to translate the Lobi language. He previously completed St John’s Gospel in Lobi. The National Bible Society of Scotland funds a five year mission to finish the New Testament and facilitate church establishment among the Lobi, who have few Christians.
Rev Charles Hayton of Durand Michigan will speak at Dover Church this Sunday August 26. He will lead both the morning and evening services and bring a Bible message for attendees.
Dr Robbing W Barstow of the National Council of Churches reports about 600 000 Americans abroad in normal years forming Protestant congregations. In 35 overseas missions they have built 70 Protestant union churches serving diverse denominations and nationalities, including members from eleven nations and nine denominations in Hong Kong China.
Robert J. Merson, MSU graduate and long time hotel veteran, named new manager of MSU Kellogg Center. Center hosted last year about 500 events with attendance surpassing 200000.
The piece debunks the idea of night sight as a real gift and warns that many fatalities occur after dusk. It explains drivers must distinguish low light objects, judge distances, and recover from glare. It praises engineers for night safety devices like flashing signals and reflective road markings to guide motorists.
Michigan Conservation Field Days and Plowing Matches near Constantine will feature Jewel land contour and horse plowing August 27 and 28. The two day event, expected to draw 7000 spectators, includes speeches by Ezra Benson and George McIntyre and a range of demonstrations and land judging contests hosted on lands laid out by MSU agricultural engineers.
Clare County S C S News notes a midweek board meeting at the fair booth. Directors discuss rotating booth duty at the fair and urge timely fall tree planting with a 205000 seedling contract including Scotch Norway Austrian and White Pine and White Spruce.
The Michigan dairy industry offers a ten cent milk drink at a 40 foot long dairy bar. The unit will be set up in the Agricultural Building at the Michigan State Fair from August 31 to September 9.
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