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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1949
Page
1
A Sunday sermonette by John B Kenyon likens salvation to a free gift and compares it to a postal system. It argues you pay only for transporting the message, not for the contents, and urges money given to church workers to spread God’s word.
The First Christian Church will install new elder John Lillie and deacon Roy Conner during Dedication Day, with officers including Victor Mavity and T. G. Vaughn. Leaders in other departments and choirs will be recognized, youth director Lorene Daly and pastor Frank R. Scofield preside over the service. A budget for the new church year will be adopted and pledges toward church work will be consecrated.
Dothan pastors announced service topics across churches today. Topics include The Christian Message and Why The Holy Ghost at Assembly of God, Christ's Legend Coming and The Crowd of Righteousness at Headland Avenue, and Are Sin Disease and Death Real at Christian Science.
Licenses sold in Tuckson County as of October 1 totaled 8175, figures from County Judge Robert McCrary show. The count is expected to reach about 10,000 after exams conducted by Highway Patrol members, with a special board meeting announced to be printed in the church bulletin.
The GOLUMBA Baptist Association announces a two day gathering Wednesday and Thursday October 2 and 3 with sessions at Hickory Grove Baptist Church and Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Key speakers include Dr J J Riddle and Rev Charles Landers among visiting officials. About 380 to 450 people are expected as the program runs 9 30 a m to 4 00 p m with meals provided.
In Donalsonville a list of new officers and teachers for the First Baptist Church school program was announced by Superintendent Hasty. The slate includes nursery, beginners, intermediate, young people and adults with named superintendents and staff such as Mrs Tulfaa Hickson, Mrs Byron Weight, Mrs Champ Bridges, Mrs E Mill, Mrs Retoea Roberts, Mrs Dog Sheffield, Mrs Sara Robinson, Mrs Bill Ray, Mrs Dorothy Weaver, Mrs A Mills, Mrs Marry O’Neal, Mrs Harold Newton, Mrs Frank Williams, Rev Whitt Aiken, Mrs Whitt Aiken, and others.
South Alabama and Northwest Florida Methodist churches unite for a four year program Advance for Christ and His Church. Motorcades head to Montgomery for day and night sessions at Dexter Avenue Church and Montgomery City Auditorium with Bishops Phillips and Wicke delivering key talks. A lay breakfast, youth banquet, and multiple sermons highlight the program as ministers, officials, and lay members join in celebration and mobilization to advance church work locally.
The Dothan Ministers Association coordinates church work with the Kiwanis Spiritual Aims Committee to boost a See You in Church drive. Starting on World Communion Sunday, October first, through Christmas Sunday, ads urge all Dothan residents to affiliate with a church and attend services. Officers include Rev. Joseph KelERM an, Rev. Calhoun, and Dr. Henry Parker. committee chairs are Rev. I Norton Dendy and Rev. Chas Hildreth. The group meets monthly at Foster Street Methodist Church, next in November, to discuss a proposed constitution and by laws.
Gil Dodds world record indoor mile holder returned to America after a European Youth for Christ tour through Sweden Norway Denmark France Germany and England. He and Orval Butcher conducted 43 meetings in 23 days reaching about 40000 people with many professions of faith.
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