District Conference to Be Held by Area Methodists
Delegates from about one hundred Methodist Churches in the Thomasville area gather Sunday January 7 at Shiloh Methodist Church Lexington for the Thomasville District Conference. Rev Edward F Smith returning from Congo furlough speaks on missionary work and evangelism with Dr C Excelle Rozzelle slated to discuss Evangelism for Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Shiloh Methodist Church
Lexington
Central Congo
Congo
Edward F. Smith
United States
Mr. Smith
Elisabethville
Katanga
Methodist Church
North Carolina
Boy Scouts of America
Duke
Emory
Vanderbilt
Rozzelle
John Carper
Union Secondary
Katubue
Central
Tunda
Wembo Nyama
Cheraw
S. C
Louisburg Junior College
Duke University
Terpise Enterprise Saturday Note
A fragment references enterprise activity on a Saturday with unclear details. The readable portion mentions F nN n and terprise without full context. Further text needed to specify event participants, places, or outcomes.
Toward Christian Maturity in Paul and Love
N Speer Jones surveys Pauls First Letter to the Corinthians as a hymn to love highlighting its need qualities permanence and preeminence. The essay argues love surpasses self love and grows through deliberate kind acts building toward mature Christian love while avoiding evil and seeking good for true knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Speer Jones
Paul
Corinthians
The Power and Practice of Christian Love in Believers
A discussion of love as essential in Christian life, citing Paul’s emphasis that virtues such as zeal knowledge and faith are empty without love. It warns against unkind behavior in marriage and urges hearts moved by God’s love, promoting mature Christian growth through steady adherence to Christ’s teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Wilbur Smith
Peloubet
God
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Advocate Editor to Speak at Northwood Methodist Service
Dr. S. J. Starns editor of the N. C. Christian Advocate will be guest speaker at the 10 50 a m service at Northwood Methodist Church Sunday. Sunday night hymn sing at Rankin Memorial Methodist Church at 7 with choirs Shady Grove Mt Vernon Northwood Rankin Memorial Men’s Chorus Montlieu Avenue and Jamestown Methodist Choirs participating. Rev Herb Jamieson pastor of Northwood invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Starns
N. C
Bible As Courage for the New Year From Ralph W Lowe D D
The piece argues faith in God’s fidelity gives courage for the new year. It contrasts happiness with grace and love, asserting that true goodness comes from Christ and moral strength rather than optimism alone. It reflects on suffering, beauty, and the central Christian hope guiding readers toward mercy and courageous living in the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Rev Crowder to Speak at Wesley Memorial Sunday
Rev. Richard J. Crowder pastor of St. Luke Methodist Church in Charlotte will preach at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Sunday morning at 8 45 and 11 00 in two Student Recognition services. Students from Wesley Memorial College and prep school will take part along with a choir and instrumentalists. The sermon titled Yielding To Our Passions Or To Our Compassion will precede a 12 15 covered dish dinner in the church dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Crowder
St. Luke Methodist Church
Charlotte
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial College
Mr. Crowder
High Point
M. J. Crowder
High Point High School
Duke University
Duke Divinity School
Harrison Methodist Church
St. Luke Church
David Baxter
Frank Peters
Nancy Poston
Ronald Koonts
Trudge Herbert
Harriet Austin
Lynn Sizemore
Josephine Dunbar
Bob Lefever
Fred Jones
Jerry Buchanan
Howard Marsh
Jimmy Yip
Jimmy Stewart
Ed Grimsley
Skip Lyles
Ned Covington
Fred Pugh
Roy Rockwell
Howard Coble
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Harry D. Hawthorne
Tschesnokoff
Harmony and discord in 1961 church news
A year summary from Jules Soh covers church state debates on aid to parochial schools, World Council of Churches outreach including Russian Orthodox contact, and ecumenical hopes. It notes the Philadelphia merger forming United Church of Christ, Blake proposal talks on unification, a new English Bible, and moral theology debates about self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Council of Churches
Vatican
Secretariat For Christian Unity
Philadelphia
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ
Blake
Eugene Carson Blake
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
New United Church of Christ
British Isles
America
L. C McHugh
S. J
Speaking in Tongues Stirs Seattle Episcopal Parish Controversy
In Seattle at St. Luke's Episcopal Church a glossolalia revival sparks debate among church leaders. Pastor Dennis J. Bennett defends the practice as Biblically rooted, while Bishop Everett W. Palmer warns of division. The church reports growing attendance and new facilities funded to support its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
St. Luke's
Dennis J. Bennett
Everett W. Palmer
Washington
Idaho
St. Paul
Bennett
St. Mark’s Church
van Nuys
Calif
St. Luke’s
Canon Bennett
Lane Smith
The
Seattle Times
Smith
George’ Hagey
Mrs. Hagey
University of Washington
Bishop Palmer
Christmas Student Night Observed By First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church presents its Student Night Christmas program at 7 30 p m Sunday with 47 college students from the church taking part including Carol Ann Bryden Elizabeth Reavis Judy Grayson Ronnie Jackson Leon Raper Gordon Betenbaugh and Warren Bowers The theme is Greater is he in the program of the Baptist Student Union A fellowship for church college students follows at 213 Lindsay St at the Rapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Churches
Carol Ann Bryden
Woman's College
Elizabeth Reavis
Meredith College
Judy Grayson
Ronnie Jackson
Mars Hill College
Leon, Raper
High Point College
Gordon Betenbaugh
Westminister Choir College
Warren Bowers
Baptist Student Union
W. R. Raper
Lindsay St
Student Recognition Day at First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church observes Student Recognition Day with a breakfast for college students and local seniors in the college classroom at 8 o clock. Miss Barbara Leonard, travel staffer for the Methodist Board of Missions, will speak at the 11 o clock service about her experiences in 27 countries. Reverend A C Waggoner will present her as the pastor. College students assist in the pulpit and as ushers during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Barbara Leonard
Salisbury
Leonard
Methodist Board of Missions
New York City
A. C. Waggoner
Fellowship and Watchnight Service at Lexington Avenue Baptist
A fellowship gathering at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church after Sunday evening worship aims to acquaint members with new arrivals. The program in Fellowship Hall includes singing testimonies and a Christmas film, followed by varied activities and a Watchnight service at 11 30. Mt Calvary Baptist hosts a New Year’s Eve Song Festival with quartets Four Friends and Faithful Four at 9 p m. Rev J William Kaney pastors Mt Calvary at 90 E Kearns St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Four Friends
Mr. Calvary
Faithful Four
J. William Kaney
E. Kearns St
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Area Methodists
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Winston-Salem
Dr. Rozzelle
First
Gastonia
Ardmore
Myers Park
Wesley Memorial
University
Chapel Hill
Rotary International
Medical Care Commission of
Social Hygiene Society
North Carolina Tuberculosis Society
ED Smith
Terprise
Church OF Christ
John Eadie
Advocate
Herb Jamieson
Northwood Methodist Church
Ralph W. Lowe
D. D
St. John
Thoreau
Richard Crowder
Alfred J. Buescher
Urg
Discord
Harmony Mark Church News
Jules Sohap
Oliver Skanse
Ey S
Faye Marks
Lutheran Service
Adams Memorial Ywca
Gatewood Avenue
Lebanon
Holy Communion
Oak View Methodist Church
Robert M. Hardee
Thomas
and Stephens Haggai
Westchester
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