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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
5
A traveler recounts a visit to a small Southern Argentine hotel run by Lorenzo and his family. He shares sketches drawn for the children and Lorenzo, noting warm hospitality and a lesson on brotherhood conveyed through heartfelt understanding rather than words.
The Rev Don Stuart works a 10 PM to 6 AM night ministry in San Francisco Tenderloin. Sponsored by the San Francisco Council of Churches, he ministers to strippers hustlers bar tenders dope addicts alcoholics musicians and the sleepless aged. He is a one to one pastor linking with those in trouble and is known as Father Don among Tenderloin regulars.
Rural Grove Baptist Church near Flint will hold revival services Sunday through Friday with daily 7:30 p.m. services. Visiting evangelist Thomas Lang of Albertville will lead, with special nightly singing by local groups. Pastor Charles Smith says the event is open to the public.
Summitt Baptist Church near Danville hosts a singing instruction school for beginners taught by J. C. McKinney of Hartselle. Pastor James A. Rich says it helps Sunday school workers study music but all ages are welcome. Sessions run 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. each night next week.
Central Baptist Church in Decatur will place youth in leadership roles during Youth Week March 27 with Tim Nelson as youth pastor and Ronald Rooks as educational director. Susan Baites and Mike McBride head women and Brotherhood groups as youth lead in song, prayer and preaching across Sunday school and worship activities.
R H Ramsey presents the final lesson stressing total commitment to the kingdom of Christ in the individual and world. Discipleship requires sacrifice, steadfastness, and sole devotion to God’s will, with rewards surpassing earthly losses. Paul’s teaching in Philippians and Hebrews frames Christian life as a focused race toward unity with Christ.
A sermon reflects on three would be disciples, noting one failed to count the cost, another sought deferment, and Christ demanding immediate response. It emphasizes wholehearted stewardship, prioritizing God's kingdom, and living with the fruits of the Spirit as believers seek eternal fellowship through Christian Education divisions in the USA.
The weekly column notes Rev Ronald Manley of New Friendship Baptist Church near Priceville and Rev Clyde Presley of Limestone County in Pass Christian Miss for a rural church conference. It records church growth, finances, memberships, and historic data, highlighting evangelical activity and past and present leadership.
Enon Royal Ambassadors of Enon Baptist Church Lawrence County won a district basketball tournament in Fayette by defeating Highland of Florence 38 to 37. Team coach(es) were Bobby Wiley Arnold Prater and Rev Wayne Penn. Members of the winning team were listed.
Local want ads showcase figures Kenny Johnson Dewayne Prater Mike McCaghren Billy Jones and others including Robert Kirby Randy Hensley Anthony Peters and Larry Keenum seeking opportunities and services in the community.
A ministerial seminar on pastoral counseling will be held Thursday at First Christian Church for Morgan County ministers of all denominations. The Morgan County Mental Health Association sponsors the event, held to discuss The Church's Ministry to Troubled People. Panelists include Chaplain Kenneth Crawford of Bryce Hospital and Chaplain Joe Boone Abbott of Baptist Medical Center. The session runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch and aims to help ministers coordinate with local physicians to aid hospital patients.
The revival begins tomorrow at Athens First Baptist Church and runs through March 27. L. D. Brookshire, Athens College graduate, will be evangelist. Jim Carraway of Shreveport La will direct music. known as The Singing Engineer he is a former railroad engineer who recorded several albums. Daily services: 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Regular monthly singing at the First Holy Church of Christ on 11th Ave NE is tonight at 7 15. The Rose Sharon and the Heart Desire Chorus of Shefield perform Sunday at 7 PM at David's Temple Primitive Baptist Church 5th Ave NW. James E Edmondson of Decatur pastor First Assembly of God to conduct a week long revival starting tomorrow with daily services at 7 15 PM.
The electrical appliance industry recorded a 4 billion dollar business in 1965, reflecting strong market demand. Major players expanded production and distribution amid rising consumer adoption and new product lines.
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