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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1968

Page

5

Goodson to Open Moulton Sanctuary with Cornerstone Laying

Bishop W Kenneth Goodson will officiate the cornerstone ceremony for the new $100000 Moulton Methodist Church sanctuary at 2:30 PM Sunday. Documents placed in the cornerstone include a church roll and the Moulton Advertiser article about the event. A reception follows in the Fellowship Hall.

W. Kenneth Goodson Birmingham The Methodist Church Moulton Methodist Church Moulton Advertiser

Royal Ambassadors Meet At Florence First Baptist

About 1000 boys from Alabama Baptist churches attended the statewide Royal Ambassador Congress at First Baptist Church in Florence on Thursday and Friday. Charles Compton, a Baptist missionary to Nigeria, spoke. a host church group presented the drama Toward A Changeless Sea about missionary Bill Wallace who died on the field. Rev. C Otis Brooks pastors Florence church.

Royal Ambassadors Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Royal Ambassadors Congress Florence Gregg First Baptist Church Alabama Charles Compton Nigeria Boys of Bill Wallace C. Otis Brooks Florence Church

Rev Erdman To Preach Sunday At Westminster

The Rev. W. Winn Erdman, missionary to Mexico, will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday at Westminster United Presbyterian Church. Erdman, assigned to Oaxaca since 1954, has worked among Zapoteca Indians and teaches at Oaxaca Bible Institute. His sermon will be broadcast on WAJF.

W. Winn Erdman Mexico Westminster United Presbyterian Church Erdman Board of Foreign Missions The Presbyterian Church U.S.A Oaxaco Mr. Erdman Korea Princeton University Princeton Theological Seminary Roxanna Jane Propst Africa Inland Missionaries Kenya Faith Church Philadelphia First Presbyterian Church Albuquerque New Mexico Oaxaca

Pastor Ernest Dillard to be honored for 12 years service

Courtland Baptist Church sees Pastor Ernest Dillard recognized on Pastors Appreciation Day. The church aims to raise Sunday school attendance from 265 to 300 as part of the celebration. The Dillards are natives of Gadsden.

Courtland Ernest Dillard Courtland Baptist Church Gadsden Dillard

Mrs. Holliday Named WSCS President at Ninth Street Church

Gene Holliday elected president of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Ninth Street Methodist Church. New officers for 1968 69 include Hutto Hilburn Chitwood Sander Monk Callahan Lawrence Davis Stephenson Russell McCant Wardlow Hicks Reeder Sims Holland. Guest speaker Hobson Clark shared nurse Kathrene Clark Viet Nam experiences.

Gene Holliday Woman’s Society of Christian Service Ninth Street Methodist Church Elton Stephenson Bill Hutto John Hilburn J. H. Chitwood Alf Sander Virgil Monk Travis Callahan Ocie Lawrence Howie Lawerance Hobson Clark Mary Martha Circle Nee] Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service Glyn Russell Hollis Long Jack Maddox

Bicycle thief victim named in Greenville mayor’s office

In Greenville Mississippi Mayor Pat Dunn received a visitor who was the murdered or missing man Pat Dunn Jr. the 10 year old boy in a case of bicycle theft.

Greenville, Miss Pat Dunn Pat Dunn Jr

Building Talk Set In Birmingham Church Conference

A church building conference for pastors church staff committee members architects engineers and others in the building trades will be held March 26 at Samford University Birmingham. The program runs 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m and is sponsored by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board church architecture department and the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Dr Ellis B Evans architectural consultant and Dr Wayman C Reese church building consultant plan the event with Hardie Bass Jr chief architect. Topics include A New Building and A New Program Why Use.

Samford University Birmingham Southern Baptist Sunday School Board Alabama Baptist State Convention Ellis B. Evans Sunday School Board Nashville, Tenn Wayman. C. Reese Alabama ‘Baptists Talladega Hardie Bass Jr Baptist Church Architecture Department

Morgan County Pine Ridge Church News and Local Visitors

The Gospel Tone Quartet from Albertville sang at church Sunday night and several visitors attended. Union High School students Steve McQuiston Shelby Criscoe and Teresiah Parker joined Beta Club delegates in Birmingham last weekend. Mrs Richard Parker is a patient at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs J M Williams from Decatur visited. Martha Bowling left Saturday with Morgan County teachers for a tour of New York City.

Gospel Tone Albertville Steve McQuiston Shelby Criscoe Teresiah Parker Union High School Beta Club Birmingham Richard Parker Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital J. M. Williams Decatur Sunda Jack Parker Martha Bowling Saturda Morgan County New York City

Church Committees Plan Auditorium Costs

Conference notes mention individual sessions at conference end may be arranged by writing Dr. Reese, Box 645, Talladega to discuss plans for an auditorium and its expenses.

Reese Talladega

The Holy Spirit By Br Ramsey

The article discusses Jesus and his disciples during a period of doubt and their faith in him. It cites verses about love from the Father and Jesus’s manifestation to those who love him, noting how his death impacts their beliefs and the interpretation of key lines.

BR. H. Ramsey Jesus Heaven Earth Philip

Comforter Promise in John 14 16 as Christ’s Final Gift

A devotional reflection explains Jesus promising another Comforter to dwell with believers forever. It links the Spirit to Christ’s teachings and the reconciliation with God through the cross, noting inner peace from the Spirit’s indwelling and guidance for future generations.

John God Christ Christian Education U.S.A Features Syndicate

Church Gathering in Courtland features basket dinner

Rev. Dillard, formerly a Cherokee County pastor, leads a Courtland meeting on March 15 1956 with a basket dinner provided by church ladies. The note mentions a large hippie colony in Laos, described as potentially Asia's largest, comprising British German French and American members.

Courtland Dillard Cherokee County Laos Asia

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