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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1971
Page
5
Hosea shows God's immense love for a wayward Israel while denouncing sin and warning of impending judgment. The prophet uses marital allegory to urge repentance and steadfast divine mercy, ending with hope of restoration and enduring fellowship after exile.
The text discusses Hosea’s critique of Israel’s idol worship from Egypt through to the Assyrian conquest in 722 B.C. It emphasizes God’s enduring love, calls for repentance, and foresees a future when trust lies in the Lord. It notes the Northern Kingdom’s eventual downfall and disappearance.
The passage notes monsoons occur not only in Southeast Asia but also northern Australia and the Gulf Coast of the United States. It defines a monsoon as a seasonal wind shifting from sea to land in hot months and reversing in cooler months.
The Northwest Deanery of the Diocese of Birmingham held its quarterly National Council of Catholic Women meeting at St. Bernard College Cullman with over 60 attendees. Bishop Joseph G. Vath and Cullman Mayor W. J. Nesmith attended. Rev. J. Peter Sheehan spoke on ecumenism. Sacred Heart School students performed a song program.
A free sacred music concert occurs this evening at 7 30 p m at Moulton Heights Baptist Church featuring Bruce Lackey pianist and dean at Tennessee Temple College Chattanooga Local talent also performs Lackey serves Highland P k Baptist Church Chattanooga Evangelist Thomas Curry begins a three day campaign at South Decatur Church of God 3103 Spring Ave with services at 7 15 p m and Sunday at 11 a m and 6 p m etc
Michael Wayne Safley, grandson of Decatur residents, received the Ficken Award at Methodist College Fayet teville North Carolina. The prize, a tuition credit, honors Dr. Clarence Ficken the college's first academic dean and is awarded to a junior who enhances understanding among students administrators and faculty during three years on campus. Safley is the son of Louis Herman and lists Decatur kin Lonnie J. Petty Herman Safley among his grandparents.
After his inauguration, Governor Dale Bumpers attended his home congregation United Methodist Church in Charleston Arkansas and led the choir singing marking a return to his former role as choir director.
In a Vatican library scene Jules Isaac urged forming a Second Vatican Council commission to reappraise Christian teachings on Judaism. Pope John XXIII agreed, foreshadowing a 1965 declaration repudiating the charge that Jews killed Christ and signaling a broader move toward dialogue. The English edition of Jesus and Israel highlights a revolutionary historical view.
The George Peabody Choir of Nashville under Scott S Withrow performs Sunday at 5 p.m. at Lakeview Auditorium with Miss Marvelene Moore as featured soloist. Donations support Macedonia Church debt. The choir, praised as a top South college group, is directed by Withrow, Vanderbilt organist and Nashville Symphony Chorus conductor.
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