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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1968

Page

5

Oddvar Berg Addresses Broadcasters

The Rev Oddvar Berg of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens will address a luncheon during the Alabama Broadcasters Association spring convention in Mobile which closes tonight. The event opened Wednesday with radio and TV executives from across the state gathering to study industry topics including religious broadcasting.

Oddvar Berg First Presbyterian Church of Athens Alabama Broadcasters Association Mobile Alabama Paul Stevens Fort Worth Tex Southern Baptist Convention Radio- Television Commission

Antioch GAs to Camp After Bottle Drive Triumph

The Junior GAs at Antioch Baptist Church raised 193 cartons of soft drink bottles from roadways, redeemed for $38.60, funding a trip to Shocco Springs. Led by Edith Bennich, with Jane Atkins and Janie Hodges, the group aims to gain experience and curb roadside litter.

Antioch Baptist Church Shocco Springs Edith Bennich Jane Atkins

Mt Pisgah Plans Old Fashioned Day at Church

Mt Pisgah Baptist Church hosts Old Fashioned Day with coal oil lamps and a noon dinner on the ground. Members attend a home gathering in Athens and plan to wear antebellum attire while deacons wear overalls. Families arrive by buckboard and display heirlooms as Rev James Ray delivers sermons titled The Old Fashioned Home and The Old Time Religion.

Athens Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Betty Phillips 14Th Ave Albert Sander Gene Holliday Tom Hill Russell Davis John Mullican Jimmy Davis Jr Betty Givens Susanna Davis Methodist EUB J. H. Chitwood Earl Britnell James Dykes Chitwood Bruce Pirkle Rolf Smith Pirkle Gleaners Circle Peggy Callaway Merle Davis Wessie Cavnar John McCant S. D. Lankford Ocle Lawrence Ray Phillip Dortch Buck Island Rd

Improvements Continue At Hillsboro Baptist Church

Improvements at Hillsboro Baptist Church include a paved drive and large parking lot, a new baptistry funded by designated donation, and a forthcoming first baptism for Barry Mason. The project adds a kitchen, educational wing, and reflects volunteer labor by church members under Rev. Mason.

Hillsboro Mason

Miss Falkenberry Leads Area Children's Worker Training

Miss Lillie Falkenberry of the Alabama Baptist State Sunday School Department will head a training for children’s workers in Limestone County. Sessions run May 6 at Capshaw Baptist Church, May 7 at Sardis Springs Baptist Church, and May 8 at New Bethel Baptist Church from 7 to 9 p.m. Individual conferences available Tuesday and Wednesday for absentees.

Athens Lillie Falkenberry Alabama Baptist State Sunday School Department Limestone County Capshaw Baptist Church Sardish Springs Baptist Church New Bethel Baptist Church Miss Falkenberry

Wisdom and Self-Control Moral Lesson on Temperance

A moral lesson argues self control as the basis of character. It contrasts wisdom with indulgence, warns that alcohol leads to quarrels, wasted money, hangovers, and potential addiction, and emphasizes abstinence as wise. It cites Proverbs 16 32 and warns of social harm from drunkenness.

Solomon National Council of Churches of Christ King Hige Wisdom U.S.A Features Syndicate

Gandy's Cove Church Service May 12 One Time

A large congregation attended morning worship at Gandy's Cove. Church will hold a single service May 12 at 9 45 with Mr Tabor Methodist Church delivering the 11 oclock sermon and decoration.

Gandy’s Cove

County Sunday School Conference Urges Wide Attendance

At night a series of conferences will address all age groups from nursery to junior workers. Sunday school and Training Union officials urge nursery through junior workers across the county to attend.

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