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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1950
Page
3
A sermonette urges readers to recognize hardheartedness as voluntary closing of the heart to truth. It cites biblical verses, warns that persistent closing of ears and eyes prevents conversion, and calls readers to repent and turn to Christ by faith for salvation.
An evangelistic conference will be held at First Baptist Church Enterprise Monday at 2 30 pm Dr E Powell Lee of the Baptist Home Mission Board Atlanta will speak This meeting begins a series ahead of a spring crusade in 1951 Plans for revival meetings in Baptist churches east of the Mississippi March through early April 1951 will be discussed at Enterprise pastors and church readers are urged to attend.
The Rev. Joe W Bell, pastor of Woodlayn Highland Baptist Church in Birmingham, will begin a revival series at Pleasant Plains Baptist Church this morning. Services are at 1030 a.m. and 730 p.m. daily for the week. Also, Rev J A Etheridge leads two meetings this week at First Methodist Church with the church secretary noting events.
Jackson County Hospital Board asked taxpayers to voice opinion on a proposed five mill property tax to fund a $95,000 expansion, matched by about $65,000 in Hill Burton funds. Officials said results of the informal ballot were not announced but indicated strong opposition to the levy.
The Rev Comer Woodall and Miss Sue Wood are among participants in the Senior Youth with the Alabama Conference opening at Huntingdon College tomorrow. The second session will run through Saturday with platform speaker Dr Don Kirkpatrick of Young Harris College. Courses include Religion In the Bible and Youth Evangelism among others led by Methodist leaders. Registration begins Monday at Flowers Hall with a full program of worship and study for about 259 youth and adults.
Five Wiregrass churches launch an evangelistic revival series starting today at Immanuel Presbyterian near Dothan with nightly services at 7 30 pm led by Rev Norton Dendy and Rev Charles Moffatt and supported by a youth choir at the new 400 seat church. In Coffee County revival events run through July 18 at Enterprise Church of Christ and Salem Baptist Church led by Rev Furman Cauthen and Rev Hardin with 7 45 pm and 7 48 pm starts respectively. Hartford bids open soon for a new parsonage to replace the old structure near the high school. Rev Lamar Spencer will reside there during construction.
Local churches in Dothan publish sermon topics for today across assemblies including Assembly of God First Baptist Grandview Headlands Avenue Baptist and Southside Church with themes such as Gods Abiding Peace Walk By Thy Faith Not By Sight They That Are Christ s and Who is This Jesus plus Christian Science revival and Methodist and Presbyterian messages. Revival at New Harmony Freewill Baptist Church in Cottonwood begins with evangelistic messages by Rev John M Rich Pensacola with services twice daily and Leroy Vickers directing music.
Enterprise Special reports two revival services nearing completion at Calvary Baptist Church in Enterprise and Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Coffee County. Evangelists Rev EC Glenn of Troy and Rev BE M Altman of Columbus lead the campaigns with music director Brady Justice Jr, son of Enterprise Baptist pastor, and Mt. Pleasant pastor Rev C M Williams involved in the missions.
Revival services continue at New Brockton Baptist Church with Rev R T McLeod delivering messages and music directed by Rev C Bennett. Services are held daily at 11 am and 7 40 pm through July 16 under pastor Rev J H Dykes. Nebraska has more river shoreline miles than any other state.
The Rev. Daniel F. Pelt of Blue Springs, named Rural Minister of the Year by Progressive Farmer, attends a July Emory University Town and Country Ministers course. The bishop and 14 Southern rural ministers will receive the award at a July 1 Emory dinner.
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