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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
5
A Morgan County Youth Rally will be held at New Friendship Baptist Church in east Morgan County. The event features a youth speaker a missionary speaker a bonfire testimonial service and meals with food and fellowship starting at 8 30 pm.
Trinity Methodist Church near Decatur is one of the area's earliest churches. The 1820s structure burned in 1862 during the Civil War, with Union soldiers said to be buried nearby. A second building rose north of Trinity during Reconstruction but was later abandoned for the present site. Mrs. Sarah Morris, widow of Rev. Moses Morris, is mentioned in the history.
Cedar Creek Free Will Baptist Church hosts revival August 19 to 24 with Rev. Milton Worthington of Tupelo Mississippi delivering daily talks at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p m He pastors in Tupelo and has led churches in Florida North Carolina and Mississippi and performed with the Musical Messengers quartet since 1956 The speaker attended Asbury College Emory University and is a Columbia Bible College graduate He is married with four children Rev Billy Sharpston invites the public to attend the services.
The article recounts the return of over 40 000 exiles led by Zerubbabel and Joshua to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, the opposition from surrounding peoples, and the early prophetic urging of Haggai to restore worship, with the king’s response prompted by a second letter seeking records.
The piece recounts Zerubbabel’s leadership in Jerusalem as Jews seek to rebuild the Temple. Opponents delay work by letter to Artaxerxes, who halts construction until Darius. Prophets Haggai and Zechariah renew effort. Cyrus’s decree allows resumed work. The Second Temple rises half as tall as Solomon’s, lacking the Ark, with Passover celebrated.
Dr Henry M Bullock Nash Wille Tennessee will address Sunday at Central United Methodist Church beginning a three lecture series on The Christian Faith in Changing Times for Laymen. The talks run Sunday through Tuesday with questions after the 7 30 p m sessions.
A would be thief in Decatur Illinois attacked an unlocked safe at Sandholt Auto Refinishing using a cutting torch. He opened the safe and found only papers 27 cents and a few postage stamps inside.
A church wide family life retreat for Ninth Street United Methodist Church families is at Camp Sumatanga today and tomorrow. Resource leaders include Mr and Mrs David Simpson of St Paul United Methodist Church Huntsville and Ed Dilworth seminary student at Emory University. Howie Lawrence chairs arrangements for the pool camp retreat with activities from noon today through noon tomorrow.
The report states illegitimate births in the United States have tripled since 1940, now totaling about 275,000 annually, reflecting shifting social patterns and family structures across the nation.
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