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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1957

Page

14

Eight Year Old Seeks God At Billy Graham Rally

An eight year old boy at a Billy Graham service in Madison Square Garden listens as Graham speaks about Jesus and the cross. The boy struggles with fear and belonging while considering moving forward to accept Christ to go to Heaven.

Christianity Today New York City Billy Graham Square Garden George Beverly Shea Wyatt Earp Billy God Jesus Roy Rogers

Local notes and visits in Morgan County and surroundings

Area residents from Morgan County and nearby towns visit family and friends across Florence Arab Hillsboro Decatur and Hartselle. A baby girl arrived to Taft Landers. A boy in a Billy Graham meeting expresses a personal religious decision seeking forgiveness and belonging to God.

Lee Carroll Florence Irvin Hagood Phillipines Olney Stringer Oscar Waddell Hartselle Rt. 3 Allen Rooks Decatur Aubrey Rooks

Brother Walker Day Set For June 30

Trussville First Baptist in Trussville Alabama hosts Brother Walker Day on June 30 to honor Rev Grover C Walker as he retires after 16 years at the church. The program includes sermons by Dr John Buchanan and Dr A Hamilton Reid, a 2 pm speakers, a 3 to 5 pm reception, and a 7:45 pm farewell sermon plus a love offering. The Walkers will move to 805 Gadsden Rd Birmingham.

Trussville Ala Trusssville York, Ala Mr. Walker York State Teachers College Livingston Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Southside Baptist Church Decatur Hartselle First Thirty-fifth Avenue Baptist Church Birmingham Trussville Church Walker John Buchanan Birmingham Baptist Hospitals A. Hamilton Reid Montgomery Oleg C. Kidd Gadsden Rd Birmingham Baptist Association

Hopewell Church News and Local Family Greetings

Sunday messages at Hopewell Baptist were delivered by the Rev. Floyd Parker and Mr. Riley with a Father's Day program noting Jim Sandlin as oldest father and he had most guests. A family dinner honored Mrs. Josie Parton of Duncan Oklahoma. Local families and visitors from Falkville Decatur and Scottsboro were listed along with birthdays and a baby boy birth.

Mr. Riley Shoal Creek Baptist Church Hopewell Floyd Parker Jim Sandlin Junior Webster Marvin Sandlin Floyd Halbrooks Lonnie Lawrence Seldon Higdon Edwin Higdon Pervis Cox and Son Thomas Doyle Carolyn A. C. Whitlow Billy F Hogan Debbie Lola Sandlin William Sandlin Josie Parton Duncan Oklahoma Earl Reed Charles Osley Scottsboro Alex Craze Shirley Orr R. B. Orr Shirley Warren Trever Warren Lois Holladay Black Chandler Hospital Hartselle W. M. Bryant Decatur Edward Higdon Floyd Higdon Geraldine Detroit Henry Higdon Janice Higdon Joe Riley Olney Stringer C. E. Maples Somerville Ray Champion W. H. Champion

Enroll For Summer Term At Huntsville Center

Four hundred fifty two students enrolled for the summer term at the University of Alabama Huntsville Center by Monday night. The term, already the largest summer quarter in Center history, may surpass five hundred with remaining registration. Arts and Sciences and Engineering enrollments led, about 80 percent of classes have sufficient enrollment to proceed, and classes meet tonight at six.

University of Alabama, Huntsville Center Center Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering

Lawrence County Harmony social notes and local visits

Regular minister Rev Roosevelt Pepper filled his appointments Sunday morning and evening. Local families, including the Thrasher and Gillespie groups, hosted and visited kin, with Florida trip reports and hospital updates in Decatur. The item notes strokes, bed confinement, and various calls on kin, with several visits among Hicks, Kelley, Heaps, and Champion households during the period.

Roosevelt Pepper G. Thrasher Bro. Pepper Sunda J. C. Kelley Guy Thrasher Herbert Eady Decatur Clarence Gillespie Lavonia Arley Heaps Hermon Heaps Lou McClellan Clyde Heaps Ellis Holland J. D. Hazel Florida Lewis Austin

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