Trinity Chapel Dedication Ceremonies Slated Sunday
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church will dedicate its newly completed two story chapel in a Sunday program. Rev E L Shirey will speak at 11 am and Rev Leon O Stewart will lead a 3 pm dedication service. The church started two and a half years ago with 24 members and now has 40 to 45.
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E. L. Shirey
Leon O. Stewart
Interstate Pentecostal Holiness Church
General Evangelism Department
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Interstate Organization
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Flint
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Rennie Whitten
Tennessee Valley
Delay Asked Over Treaty Delay Asked Over Treaty
The U S Catholic Conference social justice expert asks the Senate to postpone ratification of the Spain friendship treaty tied to the Vatican until Spain's internal reforms are clearer. Rev Bryan J Hehir cites Franco era excesses and notes King Juan Carlos's government has slowly moved to reform but Franco supporters resist.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Catholic Conference
U.S. Senate
Spain
Vatican
Bryan J. Hehir
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos
Church sees sex scandal as moral decline indicator
George W Cornell reports church leaders link Capitol Hill sex scandals to a broader erosion of fidelity and public virtue. Theologians from Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist and Mormon groups say private conduct mirrors national character, urging leaders with conviction and accountability to uphold standards in politics and personal life.
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Eugene Kennedy
Chicago
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America
Wayne Hays
Watersate
Robert Marshall
Lutheran Church In America
Foy Valentine
Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission
St. Augustine
Roman Empire
Elizabeth Thoman
Los Angeles
National Sisters Communications Service
Spencer W. Kimball
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Ford Will Address Southern Baptists
Two Decatur residents, Rev. A. B. VanArsdale and Charles Ed Howell, will serve on SBC panels as 16,000 delegates meet in Norfolk Va for the 119th session. President Ford will speak Tuesday afternoon as the bicentennial observance continues. Delegates will consider a $55 million budget for 1976 77 and discuss expansion of member involvement and reforms.
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Gerald Ford
A. B. VanArsdale
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Charles Ed Howell
Southern Baptist Convention
Norfolk
Ford
Ridgecrest staffer Mary Bishop aids 35000 guests this summer
Decatur resident Mary Frances Bishop, daughter of J. B. Bishop Sr., works as a Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center staffer in North Carolina, aiding an estimated 35,000 guests. Vacation Bible schools begin Monday at Parkview Baptist Church for ages 3–12 from 9 to noon and grades 7–12 from 7 to 9 p.m. Walnut Grove Baptist Church hosts VBS Monday to Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., open to all ages.
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Decatur
Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center
Ridgecrest
N.C
J. B. Bishop
4Th Ave
Calhoun Community College
Southern Baptist Convention
Miss Bishop
Walnut Grove Baptist Church
Priceville
J. T. Copeland
Vacation Bible School At First Bible Church Theme Jesus Sets Us Free
First Bible Church at 1520 5th Ave SE hosts a weekday Vacation Bible School from 7 to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Pastor Bob Barlow says classes will cover all ages with crafts games and refreshments and a theme Jesus Sets Us Free. For more information call 353-2711.
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5Th Ave
Bob Barlow
Jesus
Barlow
Vacation Bible School at St Ann's Catholic Church
The vacation Bible school at St. Ann's Catholic church runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Classes are for children entering grades one through six in September. Benedictine Sisters of Cullman will conduct the sessions. Call 353-2667 for more information.
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Parkview Baptist Church
Barbara Cramer
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Patrick O’donoghue
Benedictine Sisters of
There’s An Answer by Peale and Peale Q&A
A reader asks Dr Peale about cremation costs and alleged funeral fraud. He advises insistence on a written itemized cost schedule and clear understanding of charges before hiring a funeral director. The column also offers guidance on dealing with a difficult daughter and family duties.
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Pawling
New York
Foundation For Christian Living
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