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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1971
Page
6
Multiple churches announce revival services led by ministers and evangelists across Alabama and nearby areas. Events include nightly services at Greenbrier Limestone County and Danville United Methodist Church, with topics ranging from Holy Spirit doctrine to church unity.
Rev Paul Ransford Jr of Covington Kentucky accepted the pastorate at Covenant Presbyterian Church here and moved with his wife Sally Kay and daughter Kristin to 1504 Northmeade St SW. He previously led Brucewood Presbyterian Church Covington and worked in human relations drug abuse ecumenism and Christian education. He is a Hope College and Union Theological Seminary graduate with a Westinghouse internship in business ethics.
Craig Butler 23 of Decatur will leave Tuesday for Trujillo Peru to serve two years as a Missionary Journeyman with the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. He trained seven weeks at Meredith College and plans to return to seminary after his term. Butler will assist university students, staff a bookstore, teach missionaries' children, help develop a Baptist camp, and perform other duties as assigned.
Area service men report training milestones at Fort Jackson Fort Bragg and Auburn University. Kenneth R. Gill 20 completed basic training in Jackson South Carolina. C Billy Hutson 22 finished six weeks in Army ROTC leadership at Fort Bragg and attends Auburn University. Charles L. Freeman 20 completed six weeks in ROTC leadership at Fort Bragg and is Auburn student.
Calendar lists numerous revival meetings church choirs and gospel singing across Decatur Hartselle Danville and surrounding areas with speakers pastors and nightly services through Friday plus a telethon and reunions including NARFE meeting at Decatur Inn and the John N Craig family gathering at the Terry Club.
Wednesday activities include the Friendship Club at Suma Manor at 10 30 a m with Rev James Adkins as speaker. Decatur Junior Service League holds a 9 30 a m meeting in First National conference room. The Prayer Coffee for Christian Worner Club meets at Mrs Marjorie C 2214 Woodland SE at 9 30 a m. Hartselle registration for Crest Elementary School for 1971 72 is 8 a m to noon. Waters Family of Savannah Ga conduct a patriotic religious service at Decat Christian Church corner of Clark St and Land Rd SW with Maynard Waters delivering the message. Decatur Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls meets at 7 p m in the Masonic Temple.
Dr Marcus Whitman and wife Narcissa led mission efforts in Oregon starting 1835 guiding education and medicine. They crossed 2000 miles to establish two missions near Walla Walla. A measles outbreak in 1847 sparked a Cayuse attack killing the Whitmans and 12 others, cementing their legacy as symbols of faith and courage.
Courtland wins Bible quiz as Hillsboro earns efficiency banner. Zihuatanejo on Mexico's Pacific coast between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco named newest Mexican port of call for cruise ships.
The U S Postal Service raises third class mail rates on advertising circulars effective September 15. Postmaster I E Self says the temporary increase brings rates toward the full levels the Service proposed to phase in over five years. Governors’ vote on permanent change set for October 14.
The One Way Singers of First Baptist Church senior high touring choir return from a 10 day West mission tour and will perform at 7 p.m. They will sing anthems spirituals gospel and share testimonies before a pop music fellowship.
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