Cartoons Aid Religion From a St Paul Pastor
The Rev Paul E Schuessler of Pilgrim Lutheran Church uses self taught cartoons as an outreach tool creating religious pamphlets and chalk talk sermons He says cartoons are irresistible media that focus viewers on one point and surpass ordinary illustrations or photos in breaking space and time He began drawing as a boy and published a 24 page cartoon pamphlet last January about finding Christ with 5000 copies donated to the churchs Commission on Colleges and Universities He has contributed artwork to a local TV Bible story program.
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William Riemerman
St. Paul Pioneer Press
ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Pastor Schuessler
Chicago
Schuessler
St. Clair
Avenues Church
Christ
Commission On Colleges and Universities
Presbyterian Churches Schedule and Sermon Titles
Presbyterians on Corner Oak and Vine Streets and at 415 Seventh Ave offer Sunday school at 9 45 a.m morning worship at 11 with a Sermon Sacrament Of Holy Communion Youth meetings at 6 p.m and Wednesday prayer at 7 30 p.m Wayne H Davis pastor at 415 Seventh Ave SW church school 9 45 a.m morning worship 10 45 a.m Sermon Of The Assurance Of Grace And Salvation II Tim 1 12 session meeting 2 30 p.m Youth Fellowship 6 p.m choir practice 6 p.m Evening worship 7 p.m Prayer Wednesday 7 p.m Westminster at Jackson St and Eighth Ave led by Edwin F Dalstrom with church school 9 40 a.m worship at 11 sermon The Power That Conquers Fear 5 p.m Senior High Fellowship
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Corner Oak & Vine Streets
Joseph W. Walker
Seventh Ave
Wayne H. Davis
Westminster Jackson St
Eighth Ave
Edwin F. Dalstrom
Corner Oak and
Lafayette Sts
W. K. Stephenson
Training Union
Westminster Presbyterian Church of the United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Jackson St
ED Payne Miller
St John’s Episcopal Church Service Schedule
The St John’s Corner Gordon church announces morning prayer at 7:30 a.m. with a lay reader, family service and classes at 9:15 a.m., and morning prayer with sermon and lay reader at 11 a.m. Rector is Rev James O Bodley.
Methodist CENTRAL John Rutland pastor service hours
Methodist Central announces pastor John Rutland leading worship and church activities. Church school at 9 30 a m morning worship 10 55 a m sermon topic Christian Citizenship MYF at 6 p m bening worship 7 30 p m sermon How To Be Perfect Wednesday prayer service 7 p m at 803 Canal. Minister listed.
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John Rutland
Bening
The Power of Faith by Wood Ishmael
AP News features explore the enduring influence of faith in daily life through personal profiles and community impact, highlighting individuals who integrate belief with service and resilience.
Ford McDonald Sunday Services Schedule
Ford McDonald leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled Doing The Hard Right The evening worship at 7 features Adventures in The Kingdom The schedule outlines the church activities for the day
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Ford McDonald
Christian Science Church Service Schedule
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 6th Ave and Johnston St lists Sunday services at 11 a.m. including church service Sunday school and a Lesson Sermon on Christian Science. A Wednesday evening Testimony meeting is at 7 30 p m.
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6Th Ave
Johnston St
Christian Science
Westside Baptist and nearby churches offer city crusade schedule
A list of Westside Baptist at 311 Memorial Dr with Elree T. Waddell as pastor and several nearby churches including Corner Wadsworth Sixteenth Ave, Grant St Fourth Ave, Oak and Lafayette, Eighth Ave Ninth St SE, and 635 Memorial Dr SW outlines Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. worship times from 10:55 a.m. to 11 a.m. and midweek prayer services. City Wide Crusade tents at high school grounds host 7:30 p.m. services with additional Be in prayer sessions and Beams Sunbeams activities noted.
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Memorial Dr
Elree T. Waddell
Training Union
Wadsworth St
Sixteenth Ave
R. E
Bob” Wilkin
Memorial
Clifford Mitchel
Crusade Tent
Sunbeams
Lawrence County church services and ministers listed
Wolf Springs and Rayford area churches announce Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7 p.m. Midweek Bible study at 7. Rayford Henry ministry grants Lord's day services with Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching and communion at 11 a.m. Evening service at 6:30 p.m. Midweek Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hatton Church of Christ lists Eugene Keenum as minister.
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Florette Wade Jacobs
Old Moulton Road
Gene Holder
Flint
J. O. Morgan
Harry Hasha
Rayford Henry
Hatton Church
Lutheran St Pauls Sherman Service Times
Lutheran church at Sherman corner Sherman St and 4th Ave led by Rev. R. A. Reinhardt offers Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10:45 a.m.
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Sherman St
4Th Ave
R. A. Reinhardt
Seventy-First History Notes On Local Baptist Churches
REV J W Myers outlines historic church formations in Lawrence and Morgan Counties from 1880 to 1889 per 1962 association minutes. Gum Springs near Moulton organized 1881 with 75 members by 1888. Flower Hill in Lawrence County organized 1885 with 1962 stats including 119 residents and 79 in SS. Mt Hope in Lawrence organized 1887 with 252 members in 1962. Antioch Morgan organized 1887 with 263 members and six thousand dollar income. Cave Spring Morgan organized 1889 with 180 members and 114 in SS. notes on pastors, officers and church activities.
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Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Mchoals Baptist Association
Morgan County
Muscle Shoals
Gum Springs Baptist Church
Moulton
Alabama
Josephus Shackelford
J. J. Stamps
J. R. Nesmith
M. A. Gray
Ann E. Gray
E. J. Gray
John Finney
M. F. Finney
W. F. Robertson
T. C. Robertson
J. D. Haygood
W. H. Austin
R. M. Roden
Adaline Roden
S. C. Young
M. C. Young
C. P. Young
Malcom King
Flower Hill Baptist Church
Lawrence County
C. O. Neeley
Training Union
George S. Hames
Frank Brakeman
BTU
Mt. Hope Church
J. Shackelford
W. R. Roberts
J. F. Harville
A. C. Messer
R. T Wear
Norman H. Hester
Antioch Church
Cave Spring
Dual Thompson
Alex Collier
Sue Jacobs
WMU
C. F. Collier
Lord's Day Services Schedule Announcement
Bible study begins at 10 a.m. worship follows at 11. Evening service at 7 p.m. Midweek service scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
Hallelujah Psalms and Trust in God in Davidic Covenant
A summary of hallelujahs in Psalms and the Hallelujah Psalms, tracing their use from Hebrew praise to Christian hymns, and linking Psalm content to David’s Ark of the Covenant procession. It highlights optimism in God’s eternal trustworthiness and nine divine acts from creation to personal love, noting protections for vulnerable groups.
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N. Speer Jones
God
Psalms Praise and Structure Overview
A compact guide to Psalm 150 and neighboring psalms outlines praise themes. It notes verses across Psalms 105 96 and 106, and discusses Hallelujah sections in Psalm 146 and doxology in Psalm 150. It cites historical note from Features Syndicate and references biblical authorship context.
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National Council of Churches of Christ
First Baptist Past Obscured Decatur History Recap
The Decatur First Baptist Church traces its roots to the 1840s with a 1842 deed by William A. Sykes to A. A. Burleson and early leadership by Elder J. H. Edmiston. It rebuilt after 1865, with a 1881 second building and 1908 third, later led by Rev. Myron W. Gordon and, since 1953, Rev. W. E. Stephenson. Clerks include James H. Wells and John A. Thomason, among others. current staff list features James Hansen, J. C. Short, and W. T. Jordan.
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First Baptist Church of
Decatur
William A. Sykes
A. A. Burleson
J. H. Edmiston
Sykes
Muscle Shoals Baptist Association
Edmiston
G. D. Russell
Russell
Jackson Gunn
E. D. Miller
Kentucky
Gunn
Thomas Nicholson
Humphrey
F. C. David
Church St
Oak and
Line Sts
Myron W. Gordon
Kane
R. A. Windes
Josephus Shackleford
W. Y. Browning
D. W. Gwin
W. M. Blackwelder
A. J. Preston
T. F. Hendon
Charles W. Mathewson
A. A. Hutto
Clay I. Hudson
Jesse A. Cook
J. B. Tallant
Cc. C. Davison
J. D. McCready
J. E. Berkstresser
Jesse F. Ray
W. E. Waterhouse
Jesse M. Rogers
W. E. Stephenson
Sheppard Bryan
Decatur Baptist Church
James H. Wells
John A. Thomason
W. W. Garnett
L. R. Day
Earnest L. Simpson
William A. Frost, Jr
W. M. Bailey
E. J. Polhill
W. T. Jordan
Herman Fee
Stephenson
Rogers
First Baptist
First Church
Harry Cowan
James Hansen
John C. Short
J. H. Lee
Earl Dyer
Oran Hunter
Training Union
Forrest Troutner
W.M.U
Murray de Moss
The
Brotherhood
Jack Fite
Eight Die When Car Plunges Into Oconee River
In Athens Georgia a car with accelerator jammed rolled from a food store area into the rain swollen Oconee River. Eight people died including six children and four members of the Epps and Green families from Nicholson. Mrs J L Barnett and a grandson Jerry Green 16 escaped. Two unidentified men pulled the others from the water as rains hampered rescue efforts near U S Highway 78 close to downtown Athens and the University of Georgia. Characters identified include Mrs Barnett her husband Mrs Max Watkins and grandchildren Wanda Kathy Penny Charles Dale and Debra Green and Charles Epps Jr. 18 months.
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Oconee River
J. L. Barnett
Jerry Green
Nicholson
Athens
Charles Epps
Wanda
Kathy
Penny
Charles
Dale
Debra Green
Ralph Green
Charles Epps Jr
University of Georgia
Chocolate: from Aztec drink to worldwide candy era
A Britannica Junior promotion details a 15 volume set and a recent winner Irene Fraga, 9, of Miami Florida. The article explains how cacao beans are processed into chocolate liquor and various types from baking to milk chocolate. It notes chocolate’s rise from luxury to everyday consumption and worldwide popularity.
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Decatur Daily
Irene Fraga
Miami
Florida
Cortez
Spain
Mexico
United States
Riddles and Apothecary Origins in Old Text
The piece presents a trio of riddles with answers and explains the historical term apothecary. It notes eyes that cannot see, a red fruit when green, and the drug store keeper title derives from Greek and Latin roots, noting apotheke storehouse and apothecarius store keeper, with wider merchandise in earlier times.
Morgan County Churches in Early Associations Noted
A historic survey records Falkville Baptist Church formed in 1887 and affiliated in that year, First Baptist Hartselle organized in 1883, and Macedonia Church founded in 1880 with later date discrepancies. It lists New Canaan, Shady Grove, Sixteenth Avenue, and Union Grove as 1880s establishments still in the association, with fuller details promised in future issues.
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Rock
Ray Lee
Falkville
Macedonia
Joseph Shackelford
Morgan County
New Canaan
Shady Grove
Sixteenth Avenue
Old First New Decatur
Union Grove
Cullman To Have Graham Crusade With Grady Wilson
Evangelist Grady Wilson, associate of Billy Graham, opens a nationwide revival in Cullman on July 14. Dr. R. Elmer Nielsen chairs the campaign with music by Mr. and Mrs. Inez Basinger of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Sponsored by 100 churches of the East and West Calvary Baptist Associations, representing over 20,000 members, the services follow the Billy Graham pattern.
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Grady Wilson
Billy Graham
Cullman
Crusade Services Planned at Cullman Fellowship Hall
Non-denominational crusade sessions set in Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church Cullman with seating for 1000. Evening services start at 7 30 each night and will culminate in a closing rally Sunday July 24 at 7 30 p m in the new Cullman High School stadium. Public invited.
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Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church, Cullman
Cullman High School
Contest Winner Named From Riddles and Jokes
Cathy Padrucco a 12 year old from New Hyde Park New York is announced as today s Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events winner for sharing riddles and jokes.
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Cathy Padrucco
New Hyde Park
New York
Athens Pig Sale Draws Farm Head
Athens Alabama agriculture figures A W Todd and Fred Robertson are set for July events with Limestone County Feeder Pig Association. Todd will attend July 10 open house for stockholders and wives. Robertson to auction the first pig at the July 31 sale.
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Athens
Alabama
A. W. Todd
Auburn Extension Service
Fred Robertson
Limestone County
Todd
Dr. Robertson
Agee
Clif ford Rich Lives on Gold Dust Avenue
Phoenix Arizona AP report notes Clif ford Rich residing on Gold Dust Avenue. The brief item places Rich in Phoenix with a terse address line, reflecting a local-interest update in the city.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Clifford Rich
Gold Dust Avenue
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