Baptists To Hold School Of Foreign Missions Week
A week long school of foreign missions begins Sunday at First Baptist Church with Ed Kissiah directing. Twenty Baptist Churches and two missions in the Central Baptist Association join over 20 missionary speakers rotating among churches. Dr. Rogers Smith will speak at the Feb 18 rally. hosts include Emerywood, Conrad Memorial, First Baptist, Lexington Avenue, and North Main. Green Street hosts a welcome dinner Feb 17 with visiting missionaries and local pastors.
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Ed Kissiah
Green Street Baptist Church
Central Baptist Association
Kissiah
High Point
First Baptist Church
Rogers Smith
The
Foreign Mission Board
Richmond
Emerywood Baptist
Conrad Memorial
First Baptist
Lexington Avenue
North Main Baptist
Lincoln not in church yet moral belief cited in 1846 election
AP report notes in 1846 a Springfield Illinois congressional candidate described as infidel. Lincoln stated he was not a member of any Christian church, while maintaining personal faith.
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House of Representatives
Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
The Fifth Commandment and Lincoln’s Faith Explored
A column discusses honoring parents amid longer lifespans with care burdens, contrasts Jesus critique of Pharisee ritual with true service, and recalls Abraham Lincoln's religious doubts and prayerful faith. It cites Lincoln’s writings on prayer, providence, and personal belief, noting he never joined a church.
Honor Your Father and Your Mother
Analysis of the meaning of honor within family duty tied to scripture Luke 2 and Jesus at the temple. Emphasizes reverence obedience gratitude and love as core, noting aging parents deserve useful roles and loving care reflecting Christ’s example on the cross.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Exodus
N. Speer Jones
Division of Christian Education
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Luke
Christ
Temple
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Johm
Christian Handbook on Communism frames religious critique of ideology
The National Council of Churches released A Christian's Handbook on Communism to help American Christians study and oppose communism. It argues Marxist beliefs deny individual worth and God, contrasts Christian and Communist ethics, and warns about China, urging objective study over hysteria.
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New York
National Council of Churches
National Council of Churches’ Committee On
Council
China
Missionary Washburn to Speak at Randolph Church
Rev. William C. Washburn, U.S. Congo missionary, arrested during Kasai violence, will speak at Randolph Presbyterian Church Archdale on Family Night. Born in the Congo and educated in Texas, Washburn is stationed in Luluabourg and recently arrived in the U.S. on furlough. A 6:30 covered dish supper precedes his 7:30 address in the church sanctuary.
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William C. Washburn
U. S
Congo
Kasai
Randolph Presbyterian Church
Archdale
Rev
Washburn
Texas
Martinsville
Luluabourg
Presbyterian Church
Theologian Tilson to Speak at Western NC Conference School
Dr. Charles Everett Tilson Old Testament professor at The Methodist Theological School Ohio will headline the conference school on Christian Social Concerns and Race and Christian Imperatives Wesley Memorial Methodist Church hosts February 19 to 21 Theologian Tilson previously taught at Vanderbilt and led Belle Meade Methodist Church in Nashville and First Presbyterian Madison Tennessee
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Charles Everett Tilson
Methodist
Ohio
Tilson
Western North Carolina
Dr. Tilson
Vanderbilt University
Methodist Theological School
Belle Meade Methodist Church
Nashville
Scout Sunday Observances Planned by Local Churches
Several High Point churches plan Scout Sunday observances in services tomorrow. At First Evangelical and Reformed Church Troop 22 will lead the 11 o'clock worship with a full program and a sermon by Rev. R A Mensendiek on Give Me This Mountain. Emmanuel Lutheran will host Boy Scout Night next Wednesday at 6 30 p m with Troop 13 members opening and closing portions and speaker George A Covington. Members of Troop 13 will attend the 11 o'clock service as ushers acolytes and crucifer. Rev Cecil G Hefner of First Methodist Asheboro will speak at Lebanon Methodist Church Sunday at 7 p m presenting pictures from Oslo Norway and Palestine.
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High Point
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Scout Troop 22
Bill Howell
Bobby Yount
Steve Smith
Larry Rouse
Jimmy Dobbins
Randall Johnson
Dickie Johnston
Dick Clapp
R. A. Mensendiek
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Brotherhood
Fellowship Hall
Emmanuel Lutheran
Troop 13
George A. Covington
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil G. Hefner
First Methodist Church
Asheboro
Lebanon Methodist Church
Mr. Hefner
Oslo
Norway
Palestine
Catholic Church
Christ's Church
Mary
Christ
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church marks 33rd anniversary
The Lexington Avenue Baptist Church celebrates its 33rd anniversary with special morning and evening services on Sunday February 11. A joint service with Parkwood Baptist Mission is planned for Wednesday evening. The church, organized February 10 1929, began as Northpark Baptist Church at Putnam and Farlow streets and moved in July 1948 to the 600 block of East Lexington Avenue.
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Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Parkwood Baptist Mission
Green Street Baptist Church
Putnam and Farlow Streets
Northpark Baptist Church
E. Lexington Avenue
Oak View to Welcome Guest Pastor Tomorrow
Rev Thomas R Swofford of Main Street Methodist Church will lead the 5 pm service at Oak View Methodist Church tomorrow. The Oak View congregation will maintain the 5 pm Sunday service through the first Sunday in April.
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Oak View
Thomas R. Swofford
Main Street Methodist Church
Oak View Methodist Church
Robert M. Hardee
Quartet Sing At Mitchells Grove Church Tomorrow
The Upper Room Sunday School Class of Mitchells Grove Methodist Church sponsors a 2 30 p m quartet singing event at Mitchells Grove Church in Jamestown The Nationaires the Carolina Rangers and other area groups will perform at Kivett Drive Extension and Oakdale Road location.
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Mitchell’s Grove Methodist Church
Nationaires
Carolina Rangers
Mitchell’s Grove
Kivett Drive
Oakdale Road
Jamestown
Greek immigrant Mirras earns Greek royal medal for public service
James J Mirras, who left Niata Greece for America in 1920, sent funds to fill holes in his village church tower decades later and was honored with a medal from King Paul of Greece for public service in Rochester New York.
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Rochester
N. Y
James J. Mirras
Niata
Greece
America
Mirras
King Paul
Inquire Into Catholic Church Truths Pamphlet KC-7 Offer
The article urges readers to investigate Catholic teachings rather than rely on rumors. It emphasizes the church’s long history, invites requests for a free pamphlet KC-7, and promises to address topics like the Mass, birth control, and priestly titles.
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Christ
Supreme Council Knights OF Columbus Religious Information Bureau
Lindell Blvd
St. Louis
Missouri
Catholic Church
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