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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1966

Page

5

Nun runs care for hydrocephalic children in Belmont

Sister Patrice in Belmont started a day nursery for hydrocephalic and disabled children despite little state help. Maria, a 3 week old with growths and deformities, survived and learned to talk after tumor removal. the program aims to care year round, though many children die young.

Belmont N.C Marie Patrice Holy Angeles Nursery North Carolina Patrice Sacred Heart Junior College and Academy Charlotte Maria

Cope Weekend Speaker At Somerville Road Church

James R. Cope president of Florida College and Tampa evangelist opens the Somerville Road Church of Christ weekend events marking the close of the first night vacation Bible school. He addresses Day of Decision and A Young Christian s Faith in a Faithless World with additional talks and a radio appearance on WMSL Sunday.

Cope Somerville Road James R. Cope Florida College Tampa, Fla Somerville Rd. Church of Christ Bible School E. M. Chandler al Bowers Granville W. Tyler

Austinville Revival Begins at Methodist Church

A revival starts daily at 10 am and 7 pm from Sunday through Friday at Austinville Methodist Church. Guest evangelist Rev E B McGahee from Hokes Bluff Methodist Church will lead worship, with Rev Sam W Berry Jr directing congregational singing. McGahee, Morgan county native, studied at Athens College and Vanderbilt School of Divinity and has served in Lawrence and Morgan counties. He is married with five children.

Austinville Methodist Church E. B. McGahee Hokes Bluff Methodist Church Gadsden Sam W. Berry Jr Rev. McGahee Morgan County Ninth Street Methodist Church Athens College Vanderbilt School of Divinity Lawrence Morgan Counties James Carraway Westside Baptist Church Memorial Drive N.W

Nashville Gospel Team To Appear At Church Concert

The gospel music team from Trevecca Nazarene College Nashville will perform at the Southside Church of the Nazarene 1221 St. Ave SE. The 11 a m Sunday program features guest speaker Rev. John Hall and a theme on Higher Education in a Christian Environment. An unrelated 1942 Dieppe raid note appears in the piece.

Trevecca Nazarene College of Nashville Tenn Southside Church of the Nazarene St. Ave. SE John Hall

Sarawak Missionary to Speak at Central Methodist Church

Rev Vinson H Sutlive missionary to Sarawak Malaysia will be guest speaker at Central Methodist Church at 7 30 am 10 55 am and 7 pm on Sunday He and his wife Joanne have three children The Sutlives plan two years in the U S for graduate study in anthropology before returning to Sarawak A coffee honoring them will be held in the church parlor Monday at 10 am

Vinson H. Sutlive Sarawak Malaysia Central Methodist Church Sutlive Thorsby Birmingham West End Asbury College Kentucky Vanderbilt School of Theology Nashville, Tenn U.S Mt. Lebanon Penn University of Pittsburgh Vinson III Susan Tommy Joanne Good Fellowship and Social Service

Personal Purity by R H Ramsey

A devotional on the seventh commandment condemning adultery and lustful thoughts. It discusses instincts, self control, and the blessing of purity, with reference to Jesus forgiving the adulterous woman and the judgment scene in the temple.

R. H. Ramsey

History of Union Grove Baptist Church Mor an County

This historical sketch outlines Union Grove Baptist Church in Mor an County founded in 1889 and its listing of pastors from 1925 through 1965. It notes membership, property value, pastor salaries, and associational minutes, with the 1965 church letter detailing baptisms, memberships, and church finances. It also explains how pastoring over two calendar years affected minutes and notes a library addition in late 1965.

J. W. Myers Union Grove Baptist Church Moran County Moran County Missionary Baptist Association Ryan Baptist Church A. H. Henderson M. C. Yancey W. F. Brooks Pency Yancey Owen Garrison J. E. Smith L. F. Campbell L. E. Teen W. A. Norris Jack Carroll J. R. Brown L. Smallwood Roosevelt Pepper R. L. Clemons James Denny Charles Hill A. B. Tucker Wilbur Smallwood Frank Gwaltney Clint Wilson F. O. Brown Blank Will W. Bruce Milton Simpson Euel Reece Association Lacey WMU Harold Hamilton Gene Lemons WBS BTU Arthur Hogan Albert Crisco Brenda Hill Karen Crisco Henry W. Brooks Nadine Whisenant VBS Linda E. Snipes Jo Ann Baker

Notable Biblical Verse Quotation Cited in Public Domain Text

A historical newspaper fragment quotes Philippians 4:8 emphasizing truth honesty justice purity and virtuous praise. The excerpt cites a religious instructive line likely used in guidance or editorial context within the page. No accompanying event or date is provided in the readable portion.

Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery Reflections

A discussion on purity and the seventh commandment cites Jesus forgiving the woman while condemning sin. It contrasts outward acts with inner thoughts, argues for moral renewal, and references the legend of Jesus writing on the ground.

Rev Furber Resigns to Lead Georgia Tabernacle

Reverend M. E. Furber, pastor of 1st Assembly of God at 415 8th Ave. S.W. for two years, resigns to take the pastorate of Victory Tabernacle in Douglas, Georgia. His resignation is effective Sunday. He was ordained by the Georgia District Council and has led tent meetings across Georgia and Tennessee and in Virginia. He is married with a daughter, Diana, married to Reverend Johnny Chambers of Tulsa.

Job Satan Eliphaz Bildad Zophar M. E., Furber 1St Assembly of God 8Th Ave. S.W Victory Tabernacle Douglas Furber Atlanta Victory Georgia District Council Georgia Tennessee Virginia Diana Johnny Chambers Tulsa Okla

Rock Springs Revival Slated at Rock Springs Baptist Church

Rev. F Green of Flint River Baptist Church Huntsville will lead a revival at Rock Springs Baptist Church at 7 30 p m Sunday through Saturday Native of Guin he attended Guin High School Howard College and earned his BTS degree in New Orleans He has pastored churches in Lamar Marion Escambia Limestone Walker and Madison counties Rev M B Carrell Sr pastors Rock Springs Church in the Oak Ridge community near Neel

F. Green Flint River Baptist Church Huntsville Rock Springs Baptist Church Green Guin Guin High School Howard College New Orleans Lamar Marion Escambia Limestone Walker Madison Counties M. B. Carrell Rock Springs Oak Ridge Neel

Italians Conquer British Somaliland in 1940

In 1940 Italian forces advanced in East Africa and seized British Somaliland from Allied control, marking a major early Axis success in the theater and altering colonial holdings in the region. The attack disrupted British positions and shifted balance in the Horn of Africa during World War II.

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