Laymen urged to speak on World Mission Sunday
Laymen from Methodist pulpits aim to issue daily decisions aligned with Christian principles on October 17. The event, led by Robert G. Mayfield, prefaces the National Convocation on the Church in Town and Country in Salina September 26 to 28, focusing on revitalizing rural churches amid growth in urban areas. Nepal opens its first Christian mission with a new road and air service to Katmandu after prior access restrictions.
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Robert G. Mayfield
Chicago
Mr. Mayfield
Rural Life Movement
America
Salina
Kansas
National Council of Churches
Department of Town and Country Church
Don F. Plesstick
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Himalayan
Tibet
India
Katmandu
Carl E. Taylor
Memorial Hospital
Fatehgarh
Robert Fleming
Community Notes and Mission Plans Share Local Life
Inglewood residents hear of Will Stockard’s improving health as light rain dampens the area. Social visits span Harper to Kerrville, with hospital updates on Jack Stapp and others. The United Mission to Nepal is launched with U.S. church sponsorship and 1955 recruitment for nurses, teachers, and specialists across global posts.
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Will Stockard
Inglewood
California
Walter Parker
The
Sheep & Goat Raisers’ Association
Harper School House
R. K. Williams
Oren Parker
Harper
Jack Stapp
Fredericksburg
Willie Collins
Susie Stapp
Dillard Stapp
Edward Milam
J. A. Milam
Adolphus Milam
Jess F. Parker
James Phillips
Bronte
Doyle Parkers
Doyle Parker
Earl Baker
Er. J
Kerrville
God and Freedom Under Moral Law in Daily Life
The piece argues that just as physical laws govern matter, moral law governs the soul and true freedom lies in doing what one ought because of dependence on God. It compares divine guidance to a maker’s instructions, urging adherence to laws that lead to personal perfection and avoid destruction.
Harper Churches Welcome Worshipers In Harper
Local church notices invite parishioners and the community to Mass and services at St. Anthony's, the Methodist Church, Presbyterian, and other congregations. Readers are urged to attend with schedules for Masses, Sunday School, training unions, and special gatherings.
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Hill Crest
Methodist Church
Harper Sunday
Baptist Church
Harper Community
Fredericksburg
District official candidates named for San Saba and Harper counties
District Attorney hopeful Jack Miller of San Saba and County Commissioner Precinct 2 candidates Arthur Lang of Harper and Levy Rosenbusch of Doss appear in a list of race nominees with the names tied to their home communities.
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Jack Miller
San Saba
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Fredericksburg, Texas
Noxville News
Cecil Parker
Mary Ellis
Bruce
Janice
Doylene
Joyce
Garland
Walton Whitworth
Doyle
Harper School
Robert Kensing
Mountain Home
S. S. Stevens
Fleming
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God
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Paulut
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WSCS
London
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Loudon Produce
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Sioren
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Yancey
George Duderstadt
ST. James Lutheran Church
W. J. Goerner
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D. W. Brown
the Sunbeams
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Brotherhood
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Paul J. Schwab
Pentecostal Church
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Conrad Holekamp
Junction, Texas
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Narnia
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Dearborn
Vapo - Butane CO
Radio Post
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Prop
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Harper, Texas
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San Angelo
Arthur Lang
Levy Rosenbusch
Doss
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Petersburg
Jarvis Wieser
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