The Beginning of the Churchs Work and Its Trials
The sermon recounts the risen Christ explaining scriptures to the disciples and the first acts of the apostles in Jerusalem. Peter and John heal a lame man, face temple authorities, vow to obey God, and continue teaching despite threats and beatings. Gamaliel mediates to curb violence and the early church grows.
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Christ
Jerusalem
Peter
John
Christ of Nazareth
Peter Exracle
Jesus
Gamaliel
Summer play program opens in Thomasville
Thomasville scene outlines a summer play program directed by D Shealey beginning Monday at 9 am. Activities run at Main Street playground and Doak on Carmall Street and are open to all children and youths up to eighteen. Registration is not required.
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Thomasville
D. Shealey
Main Street
Doak
Carmall Street
Jones To Preach On Prayer In War Time
Rev. Paul Tudor Jones of First Presbyterian will preach Prayer in War Time at 11 AM Sunday. Young People meet at 5 PM for interviews of High Point civic leaders. Supper on the lawn. Union services with North Main churches Sunday at 8 PM at the Vancelical and Reformed church.
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Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Tme
High Point
North Main Street
Vancelical and Reformed Church
Recreation facilities planned at Doak park and fuga school
Supervised games and recreation fill days activities with softball at Doak park and baseball at fuga school field as teams form. Tennis courts, swings, sliding boards and other equipment will be available at Doak park.
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le Doak Park
Fuga School Field
Doak Park
Harris Chapel Plans Missionary Fund In Honor Of Pilot
Harris Chapel Baptist in Raleigh announces a full time missionary project in memory of Capt. Clifford Layton who died in the war. A memorial service raised over 200 dollars with prayers promising to complete the first year’s salary by Christmas.
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Raleigh
CNS
Harris Chapel
Baptist
Here
Clifford Layton
Layton
Spiritual Life Retreat Ends for Methodist Women
Miss Elizabeth Lamb of Fayetteville praised renewed faith and zeal as the annual Spiritual Life Retreat of the North Carolina Conference Methodist women concluded at Louisburg College. The two day gathering included planning sessions and proposals for program expansion and a stewardship ceremony led by Mrs. Gurney P. Hood praising personal commitment.
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Louisburg
CNL
Elizabeth Lamb
Fayetteville
Methodist Women of the
North Carolina
Louisburg College
Miss Lamb
Women's Society
Gurney P. Hood
Baptist Women Hold Simultaneous Meetings Across State
On June 16 Baptist women gathered in local churches for simultaneous talks by speakers and leaders who would have addressed the Ridgecrest YW A camp. Despite the YW A camp cancellation due to ODT restrictions, leaders saw benefit in stay-at camps reaching more women and fostering unity.
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Raleigh
CNS
Ridgecrest
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Missionary Angie Crew to Sail for Turkey and Near East
Miss Angie Crew, former missionary to Japan and director of missionary education for the Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches, leaves North Carolina and Virginia to teach in a Talas Turkey boys' school. A love offering will fund her Palestine trip during the Near East stay.
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Elon College
CNS
Angie Crew
Japan
Convention of
Congregational Christian Churches
North Carolina
Virginia
Talas
Turkey
Congregational Christian
Arches
Miss Crew
Palestine
Near East
Free Will Baptist Auxiliary Plans Tenth Annual Convention
Plans for the tenth annual meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary Convention of the Free Will Baptist church were announced for July 9 and 10 in Ayden. Leaders include Mrs. Mabel Willey of Cuba the Rev. J. R. Davidson moderator of the National Association and the Rev. L C Johnson of Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AYDEN
CNS
Women's Auxiliary Convention
Free Will Baptist Church
Mabel Willey
Cuba
J. R. Davidson
National Association
L.C. Johnson
Mississippi
Southern Synod Conference at Catawba College
Annual summer session of the Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church to convene at Catawba College in Salisbury on July 16. Dr James E Wagner to lead pastor’s conference and Rev Theodore Essebeggars to teach international missions. women’s workers sessions led by Miss Florence Partridge. A 20 mm shell casing communion set crafted by Chaplain William D Waugh is highlighted amid war reflections from Europe with Easter services in Germany.
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Catawba Salisbury
CNS
Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Catawba College
James E. Wagner
St. Peter's Church
Lancaster
Theodore Essebeggars
India
Florence Partridge
Women's Guild
Cleveland
Ohio
William D. Waugh
Ker
Miss
France
Germany
Waugh
Preaches Sunday At North Hamilton Street Church of Christ
Winfred McEver a 1937 High Point High School graduate will lead both morning and evening services at the North Hamilton Street Church of Christ. He recently earned a B D from Phillips University and an M A from the same school, with a A B from Johnson Bible College. He has pastored in North Carolina Georgia and Oklahoma and begins as associate minister at Central Christian Church Kansas City Kansas July 1. His tomorrow topics are The Kingdom And A Mustard Seed and Why I Am A Christian.
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Winfred McEver
High Point High School
North Hamilton Street
Church of Christ
McEver
Phillips University
Enid
Okla
Johnson Bible
Kimberlin Heights
Tenn
Clergy Salaries and Youth Training Face Postwar Tests
The 1939 Religious Census shows 136 669 male ministers with most earning under 2000 a year and a median age near 46. Dr Wyland warns against peacetime conscription, urging Scout training focused on God, law and civic duty over warfare. Oliver Wendell Holmes noted as Lincoln’s Inn member.
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U. S
Ae Architecture
America
House of God
Ray O. Wyland
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
British Empire
Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Encyclopedia Of Religion To Be Ready Next Month
Durham June 16 Dr Ray C Perry of Duke divinity school says the Encyclopedia of Religion with forty five contributed articles will be ready the first week of July after bindery delays Two hundred scholars contributed this interdenominational work Duke representation includes Dr Petry H H Jensen and Dr Kathrine Gilbe Dr Petry also reports his anthology Sermons to the Reformation is progressing and will serve the Chinese Christian Classics series A rough draft of Eschatology and Christian Social Thought is completed with a year of rewriting ahead He also reviews Franciscan literature and analyzes R M Hubers Documented History of the Franciscans for scholarly journals
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Durham
Ray C. Perry
Duke Divinity School
Petry
HH. E. Jensen
Kathrine Gilbe
R. M. Huber
Huber
First Methodist Vacation School Closes Successful Week
First Methodist Church Vacation School finished a week of daily 8 45 to 11 00 sessions and will conclude with a Friday night program at 8 in the downstairs auditorium. Parents and friends are invited. A picnic is planned Saturday at 5 at Dr L H Zimmerman's cabin. Late enrollments accepted tomorrow for a second week.
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First Methodist Vacation Church
L. H. Zimmerman
Wesley Memorial Church Vacation School Opens June 18
The annual daily vacation church school at Wesley Memorial opens Monday morning June 18 and runs through June 29 from 9 15 to 11 15 daily except Saturdays and Sundays. Activities include hand work Bible study recreation hymn study and dramatics with a staff of named teachers and helpers across three departments. Children ages 4 to 11 are eligible to enroll.
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Mesdames A. E. Poston
J. K. Roberts
W. W. Hodgin
Jack Honeycutt
Maggie Sheloff
Charlotte Zimmerman
Clarianne Massey
Suzanne Earnhardt
Mesdames C. D. Thompson
W. B. Hall Broadus Casey
R. M. Bundy
Lucille Linthicum
Mary McMullen
Franees Griffith
Aida Ingram
Joanne Sechrest
Elizabeth Wagner
Mesdames J. Windsay
Bill Lewis
Bess Sheloff
Keren Canady
Ann Wood
Pat Padgett
Jane Ferree
Betty Sue Short
Mary Sue Briggs
Holiness Church School Holds Annual Vacation Bible School
First Pilgrim Holiness church will host a Vacation Bible School from Monday the 18th through the 29th with the theme My Travelog of Palestine. A strong teaching staff and ample materials are prepared and attendance is expected. All children are welcome. The note mentions Chester W. Nimitz’s early command in the Atlantic at age 27.
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First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Palestine
Services At The Churches
Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church school at 9 45 a.m. Ante communion and titany and sermon at 11 a.m. Union service in the evening at First Evangelical and Reformed Church.
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ST. Maryw
First Evangelical and Rerformed
Jewel Baptist Church Plans Father's Day Services
Jewel Baptist church will host morning and evening services this Sunday with Rev. A. H. Dunning in charge. The morning topic is Our Earthly Father and the evening topic is Our Heavenly Father.
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Jewel Baptist Church
A. H. Dunning
Reverend Hopkins Preaches at Green Street Baptist Church
The Rev Julian S Hopkins will preach Sunday morning on It Costs To Be A Good Christian and Sunday evening on Love's Last Appeal at Green Street Baptist Church. Sunday school starts 9 45 am and Baptist Training Union at 6 30 pm. Vacation Bible school begins Monday at 8 30 am for two weeks with daily sessions and filmstrip pictures for children ages 3 through 12.
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Green Street Baptist
Julian S. Hopkins
Green Street Batist Church
Preacher Wel don to Speak at First Methodist Church Sunday
The Reverend Wilson C. Wel don will preach at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning at 11:00 on the topic On Receiving God s Forgiveness. Youth fellowship meets at 7:00. Union service at First Evangelical areds church with sermon by Reverend W R Kelly. Vacation church events scheduled Monday onward including a school picnic Saturday at Dr L Himmerman s cabin.
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First Methodist Church
Wilson C. Weldon
First Evangelical Areds
W. R. Kelly
Vacation Church
Dr. L. Himmerman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church Father’s Day Services
Father’s day observance at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church includes an 11 o’clock morning service with Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman delivering a message on “Romance of God’s Grace” and the choir presenting The Lord’s Prayer by Henderson. A junior sermon follows for the junior congregation. A Union service at 8 p.m. features Rev. W. R. Kelly of Main Street Methodist as guest speaker.
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First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hoy L. Fesperman
Henderson
Our Church
W. R. ‘Celly
Main Street Methodist Church
Union service and brotherhood meet with box supper
Mrs. O. K. Mc Carter will lead an anthem and the service will feature How Sanna by Leinbach and The King of Love My Shepherd Is by Shelley. The public is invited to attend and share in fellowship. The men's brotherhood plans a Wednesday 7 o clock gathering in an Old Time Box Supper format.
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O. K. McCarter
Leinbach
Shelley
First Church of God to Welcome Guest Minister
The Reverend Ivan P. Alls of Concord will fill the pulpit at First Church of God 1012 Asheboro Street Sunday morning at the regular worship hour in the pastor’s absence.
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First Church OF God
Ivan P. Alls of Concord
Asheboro Street
William C. Livingston
Sunday services and programs at First Pilgrim Holiness and Wesley Memorial
At First Pilgrim Holiness church 710 S Hamilton St Sunday school begins 9 45 am. 11 am sermon continues Following Israel Out of or Into Canaan Moses a Type of the Divine Deliverer. YPS presents a special Father’s Day program at 6 45 pm. Rev Grout speaks 7 45 on Our God a Consuming Fire. Wesley Memorial Church holds Sunday service Keep on Fighting and a victory hour at 8 pm Wednesday.
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Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hamilton Street
Israel
Canaan
Moses
Mary Etta Carson
YPS
Rev. Grout
God
Wesley Memorial Church
Central Friends Church Schedules Services and Meetings
The Central Friends church sets a 11:00 Sunday morning service and 8:00 union service at First Evangelical and Reformed church. Evening circle meets Monday at 7:00 at the Luther Barker cabin. Total committee meets Wednesday at 7:30 followed by June monthly meeting at 8:00. Administratrix’s Notice requests claim filing by June 15 186 and debt payment.
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Central Friends Chuch
Central Friends Church
Ular
First Evangelical and Reformed
Luther Barker
Friendship Road
North Carolina crops expected near average this year
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture mid year report says overall crops will be about average. Oats set a record, tobacco will be above average, and truck crops should be adequate. Wheat and peaches show declines, with regional variation in peaches, and soybeans near 1944 levels. Harvesting of early crops continues as cabbage and potatoes move to market.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Acer
last _ rey
Polk-Rutherford
Surry County
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