Walkin Preacher of the Ozarks Spreads Faith in Missouri
In SCHELL CITY Missouri the Rev Guy Howard known as the Walkin Preacher of the Ozarks travels 4000 miles yearly carrying Christianity into southern Missouri hills He endures shoe wear and earns 14 a month yet wins broad Ozark affection He rebuilt a schoolhouse after outsiders burned it and now teaches while leading four part time churches He avoids passing a collection plate and gives to Bible and medical needs He speaks to 70000 to 80000 yearly and claims 100000 acquaintances The evangelist values his work over city churches and cites Lincoln York and MacArthur as influences
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Wide World Eatures
Schell City
Missouri
Guy Howard
Ozarks
Howard
Ozark
New York
Christian Church
Christ
Abraham Lincon
Alvin York
Douglas MacArthur
World Religion Calls for Postwar Unity and Aid
Bishop van Lee Holt urges a united Christian fellowship to tackle postwar needs. The Woman's Society of Christian Service aims to make new friends across backgrounds and foster kingdom building. Scottish clergy report heavy wartime damage and losses. Missionaries Dr. Gordon Seagrave and Dr. Brayton Case gain recognition for service in Burma and India. Seagrave plans a new hospital in Assam for soldiers and refugees. Case remains in India as an agricultural missionary. Additional Baptist nurses and doctors, both American and Burmese, will join efforts.
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van Lee Holt
Dallas
Texas
Europe
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Gordon Seagrave
Brayton Case
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Burma
Orient
Japan
Seagrave
India
Stilwell
Assam
Dre Case
Central American church grows from home worship
A small home worship group expanded into a self supporting church with a new building and manse. A Guatemalan pastor leads a flourishing congregation as funds and labor built the facility. The article links religious American Baptist aid to evacuees and notes evolving attitudes toward minority communities among students and churches.
Anniversary celebration at Iglesia Evangelica Perkins Memorial
Staff members of Dr Seagrave's new hospital mark the Iglesia Evangelica Perkins Memorial in Coatepeque Guatemala twenty first anniversary. The celebration honors Miss Perkins Sunday school class from Covenant Presbyterian Church Erie Pennsylvania that inspired interest in two evangelical families.
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Iglesia Evangelica Perkins Memorial
Coatepequa
Guatemala
Are College Students Religious Says SVM Secretary
Secretary R H Edwin Espey of the Student Volunteer Movement says students are clearly more receptive to religious influence than a decade ago. He notes they do not display their concern in a demonstrative manner.
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R. H. Edwin Espey
Student Volunteer Movement
Relations Between United States and Brazil Displayed in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro a public series of lectures outlines the relations between the United States and Brazil, presenting diplomatic ties, trade interests, and cultural exchange to inform attendees.
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United State
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
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