Clergy Urged to Admit Only Believers in Christ
Bishop Harmon told Western North Carolina clergymen that membership should be limited to those who believe in the divinity of Jesus. He warned against commercial competition for members and urged ongoing dialogue about Jesus while avoiding church shopping tactics. Rev. Faulkner condemned advertising churches as shopping centers and urged pastors to invite individuals to join for the sake of saving souls.
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Charlotte
Western North Carolina
Faulkner
Bishop Declares Methodists Healthier Clergy
In Charlotte, Bishop Nolan B. Harmon of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference says Methodists suffer fewer break downs than pastors of other denominations. He cites tighter brotherhood and closer watch over each other as key factors.
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Charlotte
N. C
Nolan B. Harmon
Charlotte Methodist
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Myers Park Methodist Church
Christianity Today
Emerywood Baptist to Ordain Deacons Sunday Night
Emerywood Baptist Church will ordain new deacons during evening worship Sunday Feb 3. Deacons serving three year terms include Wade Cumby Garland Chappel Stanley Averett Claude Best Martin Keaton and Ashley Cook. First term ordinations include Jordan Washburn Frank Wyatt Joe Clayton Worth Lyon and John King.
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Emerywood Baptist Church
Tom Haggai
Emerywood Baptist
Wade Cumby
Garland Chappel
Stanley Averett
Claude Best
Martin Keaton
Ashley Cook
Jordan Washburn
Frank Wyatt
Joe Clayton
Worth Lyon
John King
Hershel Seagle
Haggai
Local Church Shows Graham Film Touch of Brass Feature
The North Main Street Baptist Church screens Billy Graham’s Touch of Brass on February 6 at 7 p.m. The program includes God the Glory featuring Barrows Shea Smith and Hustad with a Sing Along. The film, shot in Manchester England, follows a working man's family and aims to inspire all ages with a full evening of spiritual challenge.
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Billy Graham
Our City
North Main Street Baptist Church
Graham
Manchester
England
Dick Ross
Cliff Barrows
George Beverly Shea
Todd Smith
Don Hustad
Christianaires Choir
Missions School Opens Sunday at Lebanon Methodist Church
The Lebanon Methodist Church announces a Missions School starting Sunday at 6 30 p m with classes for primary through adult ages The theme is Mission To The Handicapped Teachers include Mrs John Howell Mrs Danny Leonard Mrs Lindsay Moore Mrs A B Moore Mrs Kenneth Crouse Miss Doris Ray Mrs Andy Gray Rev Kenneth Crouse Special slides will show hospitals and homes the church supports The program runs 6 30 to 8 45 p m each evening
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Lebanon Methodist Church School of Missions
John Howell
Danny Leonard
Lindsay Moore
A. B. Moore
Kenneth Crouse
Doris Ray
Andy Gray
World Religions Face Modern Persecution Across Nations
A worldwide rise in religious oppression is noted as missionaries exit Sudan, a seminary closes in the Soviet Union, nuns are expelled from Ceylon, and Christian schools are Arabized in Egypt. The plight is highlighted by a Siberian group seeking asylum in the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
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Sudan
Soviet Union
Ceylon
Egypt
Angola
Nepal
Morocco
New Guinea
Franklin H. Littell
Chicago
Nazi Germany
U. S
Moscow
State Department
Cuba
Burma
East Germany
Romania
Hungary
Wesleyan Youth Week Revival At Hayworth Church
Rev Robert McIntyre executive secretary of the Wesleyan Youth Department speaks nightly at Hayworth Memorial Methodist Church during Youth Week revival for young people. Special music featured. McIntyre a Miltonvale Wesleyan College graduate.
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Wesleyan Methodist
Hayworth Memorial Methodist Church
Newton and
Weadow Streets
Robert McIntyre
MceIntyre
Wesleyan Youth Department
Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
Marion
Indiana
Fonda Sheryle Asbury
Wesleyan
Hayworth Memorial Church
McIntyre
Uate
Miltonvale Wesleyan College
Miltonvale
Kansas
Revival Preparations At Emerywood Baptist Plan March Event
Emerywood Baptist Church members begin a February 11 prep month for a March 10 to 17 revival led by Dr. Porter Barrington with John Webb assisting. The program includes prayer meetings committee work and other services. Also listed are gospel singing at Baptist Tabernacle and various church activities and reports.
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Emerywood Baptist Church
Porter Barrington
John Webb
Thomas Haggai
Oakview Methodist Talk On The Future Of The Church
Frank B. Wyatt of High Point will present a talk at Oakview Methodist about the future of the church. The address will cover local religious life and community outreach.
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Oakview
Frank B. Wyatt
High Point Atttorney
National plan aims to create 23 mile seashore area
Currituck County NC hears a plan by National Park Service Director Conrad Wirth for a joint federal state and local effort to create a 23 mile seashore area on the Outer Banks. The plan calls for a 1500 foot buffer along the ocean from Virginia to Dare County with private development remaining in a wide private zone centered near Corolla.
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Currituck, N.C
Conrad Wirth
National Park Service
North Carolina
Currituck County
Wirth
Ocean Front
Virginia’ Line
Dare County
Corolla
High Point Student Larry Hughes to Speak at Abbotts Creek
Larry Hughes of High Point College and Green Street Baptist Church will address Abbotts Creek Baptist Church during both morning and evening worship services Sunday.
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Larry Hughes
High Point College
Green Street Baptist Church
High Point
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
Mighty Deeds of Jesus Illustrations of Christ Power
A religious tract highlighting Jesus authority to rescue individuals from danger and despair. The material presents a series of illustrated accounts emphasizing protection, healing, and deliverance through faith. It frames Christ as protector in crises and daily trials.
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Christ
Miracles of Mark Chapter Five show Christ's power across trials
N Speer Jones surveys four miracles in Mark showing Jesus' power over nature illness social ostracism and death. He notes the storm stilling on the Sea of Galilee the bleeding woman who suffered 12 years and Jairus' daughter’s raising as part of five Gospel resurrections.
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N. Speer Jones
Mark
Christ
Sea of Galilee
Palestine
Jesus
Nain
Lazarus
Jairus
Christ Quieted the Storm and Healings Before Disciples
The passage notes Jesus calming the storm after a day of teaching, rebuking disciples for faith and understanding, and moving to heal others amidst demoniac possession. It reflects on prayer, divine grace, and the need to focus on God to avoid spiritual turmoil.
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National Council of Churches of Christ
Rome Meeting Sparks Debate on Ministers Role in India Church
In Montreal AP report cites Emani Sambayya of Calcutta arguing against ministers while noting Rome and Canterbury leaders consider uniting Anglicans across North India Pakistan and Ceylon. The piece traces biblical rationale for pastoral duties and church leadership amid calls for a new India church structure.
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Montreal
Emani Sambayya
Calcutta
Rome
John XXIII
Canterbury
India
North India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Canon Sambayya
Bishop's College
Calcuta
Pastors as Moral Guides and Bible Teachers
Pastors, not priests, lead and teach in Christian life, mediating only through Christ. They offer guidance and understanding of scripture, stressing that forgiveness comes from faith in Jesus. Rev. Woodrow W. Robbins invites letters to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina.
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Peter
God
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
WHPE
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
High Point
N. C
Unleavened bread made by Worthington woman for church
Mrs Charles L Jones bakes the communion bread in her kitchen at Worthington Presbyterian Church using a yeast free recipe she developed. She notes the method mirrors the Israelites fleeing Egypt when they had no time for dough to rise.
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Charles L. Jones
Worthington Presbyterian Church
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