Former Indiana lawmaker Didier named Ohio House chaplain
In Columbus the Rev Didier, once a La Porte Indiana legislator and Hoge Memorial Church pastor, was chosen as the new chaplain of the Ohio House. He moved between ministry and politics, balancing sermons with daily prayer at session, and noted the difficulty of enacting reform even for good men.
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Phil Gunby
West Side
Columbus
Ohio
Didier
Ohio/Porte
Ind
Repub
Calvin Whitefield Didier
Dee-dee-a
Indiana
Pri
Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church
Colum
Mr. Didier
Jesus Calls for Vital Religion in First Century Study
(PHILADELPHIA AP) A new book titled Christian Origins and Judaism by W. D. Davies from Westminster Press examines early Christian and Jewish interactions in the first century. The work surveys Jesus in Capernaum and travels through Tyre Sidon and Decapolis as recorded in Mark 7.
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Corban
Christ
Capernaum
Tyre
Sidon
Jesus
Galilee
Syria
Decapolis
Philadelphia
W. D. Davies
Westminister Press
Christ Heals and Teaches True Purity Beyond Ceremonies
A devotional piece discusses Mark 7 6 7 on inward heart worship over outward ritual, contrasting Pharisee scrutiny with Jesus praise for true purity. It traces ceremonialism, biblical authority, and the Syrophoenician story within a historical Christian education framework.
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Syria
Phoenicia
Middle East
Mediterranean
East
Christ
Division of
Christian Education
U.B.A
Features
Former Pastor To Preach At Lebanon
Rev. D. D. Broome, former Lebanon Methodist pastor, will preach at Lebanon church Sunday at 11 a m. A Union County native, he trained at High Point College and Duke University. He retired last June after serving in Lincoln ton Mocksville Ramseur and the Eastern North Carolina Methodist Conference. He led Lebanon 1947 1950 during which time the church building fund began. The Broomes now live at 1127 Montlieu Ave High Point.
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D. D. Broome
Lebanon
Thomasville Methodists Set Meeting on Vocations
The Thom asville District Christian Vocations Workshop will be held Sunday February 17 at Fair Grove Methodist Church starting at 3 p m. Rev Julian Lindsey of First Methodist Lexington will speak on youth entering church vocations and related challenges. Rev Dwight Pyatt of Fair Grove Thomasville district will discuss literature and films to aid adult workers. Ministers, committee chairs, teachers and youth counselors from about one hundred churches are expected.
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Thomasville
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Julian Lindsey
First Methodist Church
Lexington
Dwight Pyatt
Art and Symbols Return to Protestant Churches
Religion writer George W. Cornell notes a revival of sacred symbols in Protestant sanctuaries. Pastors like J. E. Gouker of Philadelphia describe crosses, candlesticks, and stained glass reappearing after decades of austere decor, with Lutheran and Episcopal churches most openly embracing artistic features.
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George W. Cornell
Associated Press
J. E. Gouker
Philadelphia
Gouker
United Church Congregationalist and Reformed
Disciples
United Brethren
Lutheran Church In America
Lutherans
Big Fortress
Germantown
Christ
the Apostles
Presbyterian Sesquicentennial Dues at Alamance Church
The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina gathers in June to observe the Synod’s sesquicentennial at Alamance Presbyterian Church near Greensboro. About 645 churches with 150000 members participate in the observance amid history programs and re dedication efforts led by Dr. Joseph H. Carter and a regional committee.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Presbyterian Synod of
Synod of the
Carolinas
Alamance Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
Protestant Radio and Television Center
Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest J. Arnold
Carl Degen
Synod
Joseph H. Carter
Mitchell College
Statesville
Neill R. McGeachy
B. Frank Hall
Wilmington
John Watlington
Winston Salem
Richard R. Gammon
Greenville
Want Gilmore
Washington, D.C
Southern Pines
American Church in Paris Offers More Than Sacred Services
The American Church in Paris runs banks for soldiers on leave and hosts the Paris Alcoholics Anonymous chapter. Pastor Rev. Martin Van Buren Sargent notes its 500 seats draw a diverse Sunday crowd while membership stays under 200. The 43 year old New Yorker heads an 11 staff plus a chef in a Gothic building with gym, bowling alleys and student lounge.
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Martin van Buren Sargent
Paris
Alcohollics Anonymous
American College
U.S
Ameri
Can
Rue de Berri
Champs Elysees
New York Herald Tribune
Seine
Quai d’Orsay
Sargent
United States
Europe
New York City
E. J. Pendleton
Local Mission Programs Highlight Church Activities
Community calendars feature Rev. Max Lowdermilk presenting films on Pakistan at Calvary Methodist Church and Bible study lectures by Dr. John D. Bridgers at First Reformed United Church of Christ. Oak View Methodist in High Point hosts readings and music by Pat Peele and Theron Farmer. A hymn service with Gethsemane Quartet visits Vickrey Chapel Methodist, while Dr. C E Rozzelle leads a preaching mission at Unity Methodist in Thomasville.
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Pakistan
Max Lowdermilk
John D. Bridgers
First Reformed United Church of Christ
Ian English
Bridgers
Oak View
Pat Peele
Theron Farmer
High Point College
Oak View Methodist Church
Farmer
Robert M. Har‘dee
Gethsemane Quartet of
Greensboro
Vickrey Chapel Church
Rt. 7, Greensboro
Vickrey Chapel
Kivett Drive
C. E. Rozzelle
Unity Methodist Church
Thomasville
Liberty Baptists name Rev Leonard Robbins mission head
Rev Leonard Robbins of Lexington is named to succeed Rev Ted Williams as associational missionary for the Liberty Baptist Association. Robbins will take the post March 10 after Williams left Jan 1 for the Baptist State Convention’s Church Development department. Robbins has led Coggins Memorial Baptist Church and is a Mars Hill, Wake Forest, and New Orleans seminary alumnus.
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Lexington
Leonard Robbins
Ted Williams
Liberty Baptist Assn
Robbins
Association
Williams
Baptist State Convention
Department of Church Development
Mr. Robbins
Coggins Memorial Baptist Church
Rutherford County
New
Mars Hill
Wake Forest
New Orleans Seminary
The
Liberty Association
Coggins Memorial
Meekness and Choirs Stage Spiritual and Patriotic Numbers
A combined junior and adult Meekness choir from Emerywood Baptist presents an hour of cures divine power with spiritual and patriotic songs. The program is tied to Church aims and Mary Baker Eddy's influence.
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Emerywood Baptist
Mary Baker Eddy
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Raleigh
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