Moral laxity fading as new moral codes emerge
The piece notes a shift from beatnik permissiveness to renewed moral discipline after World War I and 40 years of laxity. It cites Rev Dr Robert E Fitch of the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, saying college students and parents increasingly uphold objective standards and insist on moral law, with Kennedy seen as a sign of the temper shift.
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George W. Cornell Press
Center For the Study of Democratic
Robert E. Fitch
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Calif
Dean Fitch
Kennedy
Baptist and Church Schedule Across City
Sunday school and worship services listed for multiple churches including W J Johnson pastor at Ninth St and Eighth Ave and R E Wilkins at Wadsworth Sixteenth Ave with morning worship at 10 55 a.m. Training Union evenings and midweek prayer services noted. revival and choir activities where listed.
St John’s Episcopal Service Schedule at Corner Gordon Dr
The parish led by Rev. James O Bodley offers Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Family service and classes at 9 15 a m and Holy Communion at 11 a m from St John’s corner Gordon Drive and Jackson Street with rector in charge.
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Corner
Gordon Dr
Jackson St
James O. Bodley
First Christian Church Services on Fourth Ave and East Moulton St
Robert E. Shaw ministers at First Christian on Fourth Ave and East Moulton St. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m worship with communion at 11 a m followed by a sermon titled In Another s Shoes and a 5 30 p m School of World Outreach session.
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Fourth Ave
East Moulton St
Robert E. Shaw
School of World Outreach
Presbytery Stewardship Workshop at Westminster Church
Community notice for a Saturday workshop on stewardship at Westminster Church 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. No charge. Address Jackson St. and Eighth Ave. Led by Edwin F. Dalstrom with church activities listed: 9:40 a.m. church school 11:00 a.m. worship service sermon Foundations of Our Faith 5:00 p.m. Senior High Fellowship 7:00 p.m. Corner Oak and Vine Streets NE with Joseph W. Walker minister 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11:00 a.m. morning worship sermon A Man's Devotion To His God 6:00 p.m. supper and youth meetings 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting at Willoughby Frank Richards pastor 9:45 a.m. church school 11:00 a.m. morning service PYF 6:00 p.m. evening service 7:00 p.m. mid week prayer Wed 7:30 p.m.
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Westminster Church
Jackson St
Eighth Ave
Edwin F. ‘Dalstrom
Corner Oak & Vine Streets
Joseph W. Walker
Willoughby Corner
9Th Street
Frank Richards
Tiw
Mercury
Woden
Jupiter
Thor
Frigg
Odin
Westminster Presbyterian Church of the United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A. Jackson St
Eighth Ave. S
Edwin F. Dalstrom
ED Payne Miller
Foundation OF Our Faith
Churches and services listed for sixteenth street area
Six churches and ministers listed with service times. Sixth Ave at Jackson St shows John Rutland as pastor with morning worship at 10 55 and sermon Where The Wind Blows M Y F at 5 30 p m and evening worship at 7 p m Children’s Choir Wednesday prayer at 7 p m Another address 805 Canal St NE minister Ford McDonald Sunday school 9 45 a m Holy Communion 11 a m evening worship 7 p m sermon The Gate To Life St Paul’s Sherman St and 4th Ave Rev R A Reinhardt pastor Sunday school 9 30 a m worship 10 45 a m all area church notices.
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Sixth Ave
Jackson St. John Rutland
M.Y
Canal St
Ford McDonald
Sherman St
4Th Ave
R. A. Reinhardt
Local Church Services and Bible Studies Schedule
Lawrence County and surrounding churches list weekly worship times. Lord s Day services Bible study 10 a.m. preaching 11 a.m. evening 7 p.m. Midweek study 7 p.m. Wednesday. Includes MT HOPE CHURCH OF CHRIST and HATTON CHURCH OF CHRIST with ministers E C Gilbert Harry Hasha Eugene Keenum. Dancy Chapel Road Coleman Taylor. Sunday school 10 a.m. morning worship 11 a.m. Training Union 6 p.m. Evening worship 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.
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Gene Holder
Rayford Henry
MT. Hope
Harry Hasha
Hatton Church OF
Dancy Chapel Road
Coleman Taylor
Training Union
Whale gestation period noted as ten months
A historical note states that the whale carries a gestation period of ten months, outlining a concise timeframe for pregnancy before birth.
Repentance and Forgiveness by N Speer Jones
The three Psalms in today’s lesson are linked to David and his forgiveness after Bathsheba’s scandal. It details David’s sin with Uriah’s wife, the Nathan rebuke, and Psalm 51’s famous plea for pardon. Verses eight and nine are God’s words to David, and the term wicked expands to unbelieving as well as lawless.
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N. Speer Jones
David
Uriah
Bathsheba
Nathan
God
National Council of Churches of Christ
Presbyterian Westside Church Service Schedule
At Presbyterian Westside 415 7th Ave SW Wayne H Davis pastor church school 9 45 a m morning worship 10 45 a m sermon Of Justification Romans 8 30 session meeting 230 p m youth fellowship 6 p m choir practice 6 p m evening worship 7 p m sermon Let Him That Is Arthirst Come Revelation 22 17c public invited silent prayer and meditation Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Th Ave
Wayne H. Davis
Inside the Psalm: Paths to Forgiveness and True Piety
A lecture summary discusses Psalm 32 and Psalm 103 detailing sins and pardon as threefold in nature. It links David and King Saul to inner sacrifice, noting genuine repentance before God and the quiet meditation of a soul seeking obedience.
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Saul
God
Beech Street Church History Grows Since 1946 Start
The Beech Street Church, begun in 1946 with meetings on 19th Ave SE, expanded from a small congregation meeting in homes to a church with about 175 members and around 200 weekly attendees. Led by ministers including Prater, McCord, Ray, Barton, and Morrow, it has added buildings and classrooms and seeks elders and more missionary work as it plans an annex and ongoing worship improvements.
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Beech Street Church of Christ
Beech St
16Th Ave
Foy Short
19Th Ave
Decatur
Tom Stanford
James Throneberry
S. A. Martin
John Darmer
Wadsworth St
Brother Prater
Grant St
Otis Morgan
Raymond Pirtle
Tom McCord
James Ray
Ray
John Barton
Barton
C. D. Morrow
Morrow
Franklin
Harding College
Limestone County
Athens Bible School
Church of Christ
Memorial Drive
Homecoming and Decoration Day Planned at Liberty Church
The Liberty Church of God in Lacey's Spring announces a Homecoming and Decoration Day on Sunday with all day services led by Rev. W. D. Campbelle of Huntsville. A special program features multiple speakers and singers, and dinner will be served on the ground. Public is invited.
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Liberty Church of God
Lacey’s
W. D. Campbelle
Huntsville
Bits Of History Bits Of History
The writer discusses biographical records and the care of graves of early pioneers. A long-term project maps old family burying grounds, extinct churches, post offices, and historical sites across Morgan County. It cites inquiries about Philip M. Musgrove born 1817 and notes Musgrove’s missionary work and burial.
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Far West
Morgan County
Philip M. Musgrove
Edgefield District
S. C
Louisa White
Blount County
Ala
Muscle Shoals Baptist Association
Tennessee River
North
Musgrove
Myers
Finis St. John
Scinove
Wallace Colionen
Usgrove
Memorial Day Service at Forrest Chapel Church Hartselle
Memorial Day planned Sunday at Forrest Chapel Methodist Church in Hartselle features preaching dinner on the ground and singing. Pastor Bill Camp and the Morgan County High School Glee Club will attend. everyone is invited.
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Forrest Chapel Methodist Church
Hartselle
Bill Camp
Morgan County High School Glee Club
Evryone
Tell Me Why! Britannica Junior winner Timmy Jones tale
A reader contest winner Timmy Jones, 10, of San Saba Texas is announced in a playful piece blending history of timekeeping and the origin of the seven day week. The article traces how ancient cultures named days from Sabbath to planetary deities and notes a humorous classroom exchange about mistakes and a waiter joke.
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Decatur Daily
Timmy Jones
San Saba
Texas
Nazarene Meet Set In Lanett
The Church of the Nazarene district assembly will be held at the Nazarene church in Lanett on May 15 and 16. Pastors will present annual reports for 106 district churches with 6,400 members and 11 211 Sunday School attendees. Rev L S Oliver will deliver the district message and district officers and delegates to the Portland Oregon assembly will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Alabama
the Nazarene
Lanett
West Germans Consume 1.32 Million Gallons Beer in 1962
West Germany drank 1 320 000 gallons of beer in the year ending September 30 1962 averaging 23 1 4 gallons per person.
Fun Time The Chuckle Box Student
A playful item titled Fun Time The Chuckle Box Student presents humorous or light hearted content with a focus on playful prompts and kid friendly humor. The exact nature of the creation is not specified in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuckle Box
Prayer for Sacred Past and Present Recovered
A reader asks for location of the work Sacred past and present, noting dates Sept 25 1905 and Feb 15 1907 and urging its recondition during a season of flowers placed on graves. The request is for assistance in locating the volume.
Origin of groggy from grog and naval history
The term groggy stems from grog the British sailors rum and a admiral nicknamed grog ram material. In 1740 he ordered rum diluted with water, sailors then called the rum grog. The message also promotes a contest and greets a winner from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
Local folks visit patients and attend school concert
Morgan County Center Springs residents Mr and Mrs Tom Dunaway and Mrs W R Sivley visited Mrs Leona Goree in Valdermose Springs while Goree recently cared for at Black Chandler Hospital in Hartselle. Robin Turner received care at the Decatur Children's Clinic on Monday. Nearby families attended Cotaco High School Junior and Senior Glee Club concert Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Albert Criswell and children from near Birmingham visited Mr and Mrs Edward Holmes and other relatives here recently.
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Tom Dunaway
W. R. Sivley
Leona Goree
Valdermose Springs
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Eastside
Cypress
Huie Turner
Central Grant St
A. B. VanArsdale
Grace
Sherman
Riverview
Willard Stallcup
Corner Oak and
Lafayette Sts
W. K. Stephenson
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Memorial Dr
Elree T. Waddell
Hoody Richards
Radio & T.V
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Dillehay Drug
Ishmael
Buck
Atlantic
Harold la Borde
Episcopal
ST. John’s
Christian
Elbert Young
Old Moulton
Flint
J. O
Florette
Wade Jacobs
Westminster
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Methodist
Lutheran
ST. Paul’s
Lawrence County
Town Creek
E. C. Gilbert
Wolf Springs Church OF Christ
Beech Street
Lacey's
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Nazarene Meet
Kansas City
Harvey Blonder
Mattapoisett
Mass
Center Springs
Arlene Sivley
Second Avenue
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