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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1951
Page
15
A Sunday Sermonette by John B. Kenyon argues that a table of blessing becomes a curse when rejected. It compares Jesus to a table of salvation offered to both Jews and Gentiles and warns that rejecting Him turns the cross into eternal condemnation.
Plane for a second visit by Southeast Alabama civilian clergymen to Camp Rucker where they will meet Third Army Post and 4th Division Chaplains to discuss community relations. A similar gathering occurred in December with about 75 Wiregrass clergy visiting the post. Chaplain Austill invites all denominational clerics in Southeast Alabama to attend and respond.
The Baptist Training Union of the Columbia Baptist Association plans four March gatherings. Rev D F Hickman, associational missionary, will serve his last meeting here. District Two and other districts hold programs featuring Rev W W Hall and Mrs Vere Dowgl Catherine Pearson.
Geneva Westside Methodist Church dedicates a new building with help from members. Dr A E Shafer delivers dedication sermon, Rev J S Daughtry preaches, and Rev A O Spivey voices a message for the youth. Loraine Moate chairs the building committee as the church, with about 100 members, celebrates the milestone.
The SeAla Subdistrict of the Methodist Youth Fellowship in Dothan is cancelled. Rev C H Hildreth and guest speaker Yosip Benyamis will still speak at Sylvan Grove Presbyterian Church and Chipley Baptist Church today and Friday evening services are open to the public.
Chaplain Lt Col William E Austill announced an Easter Sunrise Service at Camp Rucker inviting the public. Third Army Chaplain Gen Silas E Decker will deliver a message to troops and visitors with special music by the post band. The service, at the Camp Rucker Golf Course off Headquarters Road, is set for March 1.
CHIPLEY Special The Nashington County School Board awarded the contract for a new building at Roulhne Negro High School to Ralph Neal of Bonifay. Neal's bid of 44,150 was the lowest of seven bids. The project includes new classrooms a cine economics unit and a heating system. Henderson Black and
Two Dothan City School teachers participated in evaluating the Andalusian High School system under Southern Association rules. Miss Fla Fraley of Dothan High and Mies Fannie Mae Faulk of Young High joined 20 Alabama teachers in the review. Ev aluation of Dothan High is planned for next year as required by the Southern Association and overseen by state education appointees. Dr. J W Letson, superintendent of Bessemer schools, coordinated the Andalusia study.
Local church notices list morning and evening sermon topics across denominations. Assemblies of God, Baptist, Moravian, First Christian, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Protestant Baptist bodies feature varied titles such as The Importance of the Bible, No Other Name, Christ Jesus, and Our Sanctification with pastors named for each congregation in Dothan.
Forty students including 14 from the Tri States area are candidates for degrees at Troy ga Teachers College this winter quarter graduating class. Names readable include Marianne Bowdoin Fred Harper James Helms and others from Elba Beville Edgar Ark Floyd Carr.
The readable lines list individuals James R Enfinger George D Hataway Janice Herdice J Ivey Grace H Newman William Rasmussen Car tol Roney Newville Marvin Steen and locations Hart ford Cottondale Slocomb Dothan Marianna New Mexico with a garbled note about a one room Caridad Taverns property described as long 00 feet wide and 900 feet high.
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