The Great Buddha of Kamakura a Faithful Shrine
A 44 foot high bronze Amida Buddha statue in Kamakura dates to 1252 and was created by Ono Goro and Tanji Hisatomo. It withstood centuries of disasters including a 1465 tidal wave and the 1923 earthquake, with only base repairs. The temple’s sign invites reverence as ground hallowed by worship.
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Japan
Kamakura
Amita Buddha
Ono-Goroemion
Tanji-Hisatomo
Joko
Buddha
The
Revival Set In Greenbrier Rallies By Local Natives
Two Greenbrier natives and members of Greenbrier Baptist Church form Soulls For Christ Evangelistic Association. They open a eight campaign summer revival starting Monday at 7 15 p m on church grounds with Emerson and Poole as evangelists and musicians. They plan stops in Detroit Athens Hartselle Scottsboro Anniston Gadsden and move to Madison Street Baptist Church Athens for a June 9 to 20 meeting. Emerson and Poole will devote full time to the group. both are leaving former jobs to preach full time.
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Greenbrier
Limestone County
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Soulls For Christ Evangelistic Association
D. A. Emerson
K. C. Poole
Olen Gregg
Emerson
Poole
Detroit
Mich
Mississippi
Alabama
Athens
Hartselle
Scottsboro
Anniston
Gadsden
Madison Street Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Chrysler Corporation
Huntsville
Irene Humphrey
Kim
John
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Decatur
New Evangelistic Association
Edna
Randy
Gary
Ecumenical Steps Between Catholics and Baptists Begin
Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics start informal talks on shared faith approaches. Brooks Hays, former Southern Baptist president, says a start is being made. Catholic Auxiliary Bishop John S. Spence cites an awakened spirit guiding the dialogue.
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America
Brooks Hays
Mer
Southern Baptist Convention
John S. Spence
Washington, D.C
Catholic Baptist dialogue marks ecumenical start
A Wake Forest Ecumenical Institute meeting in Winston Salem marked the first jointly organized Baptist Catholic dialogue. Sixty or so participants, including 39 Southern Baptists and 19 Catholics with two bishops, issued a resolution affirming brothers in Christ while noting theological differences.
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Kilian McDonnell
St. John’s College
Collegeville
Minn
Southern Baptists
Wake Forest University
Ecumenical Institute
Winston Salem
N.C
Hays
Arkansas
Wake Forest
Prado Museum Gathers Bourbon Hapsburg Art Nucleus
Works of art assembled by the Bourbon and Hapsburg kings of Spain form the nucleus of the Prado Museum in Madrid, which houses one of the world's richest collections of paintings.
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Spain
Prado Museum
Madrid
Social Work Director At Home Named
Alice Andrews, senior social worker at the Alabama Baptist Children's Home in Troy, is named director of social work for the new Decatur Branch under construction. She has served seven years at Troy and graduates Troy State University with a master’s in social work from the Carver School. She coordinates intake studies for Decatur residents, acts as caseworker, and supervises Mother's Aid cases in northern Alabama. She will move to Decatur on June 1.
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Alice Andrews
Alabama Baptist Children’s Home
Troy
Decatur
Miss Andrews
Dale County
Troy State University
Carver School of Missions and Social Work
Louisville
Kentucky
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Day of Discovery
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Herald of Truth
Wally Fowler
Tom & Jerry Church of Christ
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Faith For Today
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Face the Nation
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South Decatur
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