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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1962

Page

4

Heresy Case Attracts Attention In Pretoria Church

South Africa's Geyser found guilty on one of three charges for teaching heresies and defrocked. He was acquitted on two counts including insubordination. The case strains church ties with the Netherlands while drawing crowds to lectures and public debates on segregation and theology.

Pretoria South Africa Albertus Geyser Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk N. H. Kerk Geyser Pretoria University 13Smap Synodal Commission Christ God N. H Kerk A. van Selms Netherlands van Selms Johannesburg

Hopewell Baptist Church Constituted in December 182A

The Hopewell Baptist Church was formed on the first Saturday in December 182A with Snyders Featherstone Walden Stephen Penn and John Birdwell as constituent members. First deacon Nicholas Gillentine and first clerk William Johnson. Located on William Johnson’s land near Bro. Simmons’s well about 2.5 miles east of Danville. Multiple area churches listed with pastors W W Coffey R E “Bob” Wilkins W K Stephenson and Willard Stallcup. Services include Sunday school 9:45 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Training Union 6:30 p.m. and evening worship 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.

Hopewell Baptist Church Snyders Featherstone Walden Stephen Penn John Birdwell Barkley Ballard Polly Ballard Wm. Johnson Sarah McDowell Martha Rodgers James Simmons Stacy Simmons Elizabeth Simmons Polly Simmons Solomon Simmons Mary Simmons Nicholas Gillentine, Sr Jane Gillentine Richard L. Gillentine Nicholas Gillentine Jr Martha Gillentine Annie Gillentine Gideon

Rescue Delay Is Criticized After Carpenter Sighting

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a retired Air Force general criticized a Navy order that prevented an Air Rescue Service SA16 plane from landing to aid astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter after he floated in a life raft for about an hour. Paramedics then assisted him before a helicopter from the carrier Intrepid picked him up.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force Malcolm Scott Carpenter Navy Air Rescue Thomas J. Dubose Winter Park Sens George A. Smathers Spessard L. Holland Florida T. P. Tatum Air Rescue Service Orlando Intrepid Dubese Carpenter Ray FE. McClure Mt. Sterling J.C. John F. Heitsch Madison Wis

Presbyterian and Willoughby Church Services Schedule

Sunday school at 9 45 with morning worship at 11 and youth groups at 6 for Presbyterian First Corner Oak and Vine Streets. Edwin Dalstrom at Jackson Street and Eighth Avenue leads worship at 11 with choir and junior senior high activities. Willoughby at 6th Avenue and 9th Street holds church school at 9 45 and morning service at 11 with PYF 6 p.m and midweek prayer Wednesday at 7 30.

Oak and Vine Sts Joseph W. Walker Edwin F. Dalstrom Jackson St Eighth Ave Avery Taylor 6Th Ave 9Th St Frank Richards

Methodist church services and rallies at multiple locations

The notice lists morning worship at 11 with guest speakers M H Harper and Gete Holliday, plus church school at 9 45 and a fellowship dinner. A youth snack supper follows at 5 30 and M Y F at 6 p m. Midweek Bible study Wednesday at 7 p m. Additional details at Corner Ninth Street Spring and Lamar Streets and Canal Street NE with pastor Mitchell Owens and Rev Ford McDonald.

6Th Ave Ninth St M. H. Harper Bill Camp Gete Holliday Corner Spring and Lamar Sts Mitchell Owens B. Guy Smith Canal St Ford McDonald

Power of Faith at Arlington Honors Unknown Soldiers

Arlington National Cemetery abides by a tradition of memory as memorials for unknown dead from World Wars I and II, Korea, Civil War, and War of 1812 mark the graves. The tomb of the unknowns is joined by burials beneath the battleship Maine and other markers reflecting unidentified servicemembers. Memorial Day reinforces belief that their sacrifices were not in vain.

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Tomb Korea Maine Arlington

Baccalaureate Service and Church Schedule

No evening service. Baccalaureate service at the high school. Address 109 Memorial Dr. Minister M Hoyt L Logan. Church school 9 45 a m. Morning worship 10 55 a m. MYF 6 15 p m. Evening worship 7 p m. Mid week prayer service Wednesday 7 p m.

M. Hoyt L. Logan

Lutheran St Pauls Service and Sunday School Schedule

Lutheran St Pauls Sherman St at 4th Ave lists Rev. R. A. Reinhardt as pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 a.m and worship service at 10 45 a.m. Local congregation announcements note daily worship and pastoral leadership.

Sherman St 4Th Ave R. A. Reinhardt

Christian Science Church Service Schedule and Topic

Christian Science Church at 6th Avenue and Johnston Street lists Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. The lesson sermon topic is Soul And Body. Wednesday evening features a Testimony meeting at 7:30 p.m.

6Th Avenue Johnston St

St John’s Episcopal Service Schedule Closely Placed

St John’s Episcopal Church on Gordon Drive and Jackson Street announces services led by Rector Rev James C Bodley. Services include 7 30 am Holy Communion 9 15 am family service and classes 11 am morning prayer and sermon and 5 pm healing service.

Gordon Dr Jackson St James C. Bodley

Tests of Our Faith and Forgiveness in John

N Speer Jones discusses key tests of faith centered on the first epistle of John and Matthew 6 14 15. He notes forgiveness requires seeing ourselves in others and embracing compassion that means to suffer with them, shaping true reconciliation.

N. Speer Jones Ephesus Norval Geldenhuys Peloubet

Forgiveness and Prodigal Son Parable in Christian Teachings

The lesson links repentance and forgiveness to becoming a true child of God and a brother to others. It cites the Prodigal Son parable from Luke 15 and notes Christ’s role as Advocate and the Father’s role in seeking the lost, emphasizing propitiation and atonement.

Christ Perea Jordan Jerusalem National Council of Churches of Christ Bing John God Peloubet Christian Education U.S.A 5 Features Syndicate

Evangelist M O Bruce Sermon and Prayer Service

Evangelist M O Bruce holds a 7:15 pm service at 415 8th Ave SW with prayer service on Wednesday at 7:30 pm continuing in the same location.

Sherman Street Church of God Events Schedule

Sherman Street Church of God at Sherman St and 16th Ave SE led by Pastor Foster T Dismukes presents Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m evangelist service at 7 15 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 30 p m youth service Friday at 8 30 p m and Vacation Bible School from June 4 8 30 to 11 30 a m

Grant St Fourth Ave A. B. VanArsdale Sherman St 16Th Ave Foster T. Dismukes

True Vine Worship and Evening Services at Local Church

Christian minister Robert E Shaw leads worship at Fourth Ave and Last Moulton Street with Communion at 9 45 a m The True Vine series continues through the day with 5 30 p m group meetings and 6 30 p m vesper service

Fourth Ave Moulton St Robert E. Shaw

New Friendship Baptist Service Schedule

Pastor Rev Otis Golden leads the New Friendship church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning preaching at 11 a.m. Union training at 6 p.m. Evening preaching follows.

Otis Golden

History of Muscle Shoals Baptist Church Pastors and Minutes

The 1825 Muscle Shoals Baptist Association notes pastors from 1826 to 1883 including Elder Henry W. Hodges, Barker, Joseph Lane, James Edens, Sylvanus Gibson, William Lucas, W. W. Wilhite, J. Gunn, J. S. Gibson, E. D. Stephenson, and T. H. Stamps. 1855 minutes show 24 baptisms, one restoration, totaling 121 members with 90 white and 31 black. 1882 minutes urge college attendance and report a teacher education focus at Marion, Judson Female Institute, and Howard College. More on this church to come.

Muscle Shoals Baptist Association Henry W. Hodges Barker Joseph Lane James Edens Sylvanus Gibson William Lucas W. W. Wilhite Cedar Plains Ala Lucas Association J. Gunn Gunn J. S. Gibson E. D. Stephenson T. H. Stamps Marion Hopewell Judson Female Institute Howard College

Derby Night at Fabian Farm Sparks Turmoil and Threats

Julie Pendleton confronts Lorne Fabian at a high society Derby eve after a tense country club quarrel with Britt Fabian. A ghostly appearance of Boundbrook spooks Julie, while rival Casey Jeffries’ deception unravels. The Fabian gate policy irks Ira Pendleton, revealing fierce family stakes as Britt probes Julie’s engagement and Fabian’s Derby entry Lysander faces the odds.

Julie Pendleton Britt Fabian Boundbrook Pendleton Britt Ira Pendleton Country Club Julie Casey Jeffries Casey Big Blue Lysander Ira Pendelton Lorne Fabian Mr. Fabian

Mother of Astronaut Scott Carpenter Heads for Florida

Mrs Florence Carpenter of Boulder Colorado plans a trip with a Denver departure to Florida for a reunion with son Astronaut Scott Carpenter. She will fly United Air Lines to Chicago then Eastern Air Lines to Orlando with transfer details and accompanying travelers noted.

Denver Florence Carpenter Boulder Colo Scott Carpenter Florida Mrs. Carpenter

Rival trainer vows to beat father’s Derby entrant Lysander

Lorne Fabian confesses long standing envy of Boundbrook owner Julie Templar and plots to have Lysander win the Derby to erase past defeats. He admits desire to deny the father’s success and to restore his own standing in racing. The scene hints at ongoing tension and a planned continuation.

Britt Lorne Fabian Fabian Julie Mr. Fabian Boundbrook Templar Lysander

Race Harmony Plea From Segregation Advocate

Grenada Mississippi May 25 P A Mississippi newspaper editor Erle Johnston Jr Forest editor of Scott County Times and Sovereignty Commission official urged four tactics to resist integration but rejected litigation violence and boycotts as ineffective He claimed cooperation from the colored race is needed to preserve segregated schools citing allies among teachers drivers and other workers and calling for recognition and fair facilities Johnston urged whites to speak out and some cooperation from colored people while criticizing the NAACP for mistrust and urging table talk over inch by inch confrontations to ease racial tensions in Mississippi

Grenada Miss Mississippi Erle Johnston Jr Forest Scott County Times Mississippi Sovereignty Commission James QO. Eastland D.miss Supreme Court Johnston Sovereignty Commission Citizens’ Councils of Mississippi Commission National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Also Mentioned on This Page

Religion In News Westside M. Elree T. Waddell Elemont Paul Griswood Sth Ave. SE Wm. H. Lee Spratt 5Th Ave 6Th St W. W. Coffey Training Union Wadsworth St Sixteenth Ave R. E Bob” Wilkins Corner Oak Lafayette Sts W. K. Stephenson Grace Sherman Riverview Willard Stallcup Southside Ninth Street W. J. Johnson John L. Chew Grand Turk Island Westminster Willoughby Methodist Austinville AP Newstecteres Lutheran ST. Paul’s Christian Science First Church OF Christ, Scientist Episcopal ST. John’s Thessalonians Assembly of God 8Th Ave M. O. Bruce Church of God Christian Tihesdarkerider Geraldine Thayer Garaitime Dr Avalon Books Lorne Evenin Mr. Pendleton Ira Marion Scott Carpenter Palmer Lake, Colo Rene Carpenter Edyth King Westminster Presbyterian Church Pestor WAJF THE
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