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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1971
Page
5
Groundbreaking for a $125 000 Moulton Heights Baptist Church project will be at noon Sunday on Old Moulton Rd. The new building will seat 650 and include 14 classrooms a pastor's study a secretary's office and a full basement to be adapted later as a fellowship hall.
In kimberlite soil near Murfreesboro Arkansas a Dallas woman found a native North American diamond nicknamed the Star of Arkansas valued at about 1 million dollars. The find is among industrial grade stones with some higher quality specimens.
Church Women United in the area will celebrate May Fellowship Day on May 7 with a noon luncheon at Central United Methodist Church. The theme focuses on Focus on the Family in a New Era and emphasizes family dignity rights and responsibilities within the community and the family of God.
Rev. Junior Hill a Hartselle evangelist will hold nightly revival services at Northside Baptist Church 211 Wilson St NW from Sunday through May 9 at 7 30 PM He has pastored churches in Alabama and Mississippi and has preached over 180 revivals across several southern states
Clayton Gilbert, Royal Ambassador consultant for the Brotherhood Department, resigns from the Baptist State Executive Board in Montgomery effective May 31 to become Crusader consultant in the RA division of the Southern Baptist Brotherhood Commission in Memphis. He served over 13 years, is a Walker County native, Samford University graduate, and holds degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Bagley notes Gilbert helped develop a 200 acre Royal Ambassador Camp near Talladega, accredited by the American Camping Association in 1970, with thousands of boys advancing in mission work and some becoming missionaries.
George W. Cornell notes telephone counseling expands across the United States as hundreds of centers offer 24 hour support. The contact ministry, led by Rev. Ross W. Whetstone, coordinates accredits centers in 16 communities and plans expansion to at least 17 more, emphasizing immediate, sympathetic aid.
The article discusses Amos urging repentance through justice and righteousness in a prosperous Israel beset by corruption. It warns that ritual worship without moral conduct is hollow and that God will not accept offerings or songs unless social wrongs are addressed. It also notes limited hope for remnant restoration.
The Decatur North Unit of Jehovah’s Witnesses will attend a three day training program in Florence Wednesday through Friday. C. G. Thompson from Brooklyn will speak at the Florence Coliseum on What Is Behind the Spirit of Rebellion. About 800 Jehovah’s witnesses from North and Central Alabama are expected.
A historical survey finds four of five British households own a vacuum cleaner, half have a refrigerator and electric blanket, and two in three possess a washing machine. The results illustrate widespread adoption of home labor-saving devices across the nation.
The article outlines the 1604 Hampton Court conference that led to the authorized Bible revision. It notes 54 scholars from Oxford and Cambridge under Lancelot Andrews, three and a half years editing, six months printing, and the influence of William Tyndale. It mentions later updates like the Revised Version and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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