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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1961
Page
2
Dr Mack B Stokes renowned theology professor will deliver a series of sermons at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church this week He hails from a family of Christian workers born in Wonsan Korea to Methodist missionary parents from North Carolina
Dr. Stokes, one of four prominent brothers in the Methodist ministry, will speak at Wesley Memorial with topics including What the Bible is all about and The Abiding Significance of Methodism. He holds degrees from Asbury Duke and Boston University and teaches at Emory.
A week of evangelistic services begins Sunday at First Church of God on S Main Street Greenview Terrace with Rev Bill Ellis of Anderson Indiana. Services start 10 45 a m tomorrow and continue nightly except next Saturday at 7 30 through Oct 15. Ellis has 12 years in ministry and has held leadership roles with National Youth Fellowship of Church of God. He and his wife have traveled in Europe the British Isles served as relief missionaries in Panama and conducted evangelistic work in British Guiana the Isle of Curaçao Trinidad Barbados and Jamaica.
Montpelier, Ind. lost taxi service for nearly four days as its sole driver, Chester Brenner, sat in jail for an $18.75 traffic fine at five dollars daily. Brenner said he could not earn that much working.
Sunday features Layman's Day with Charles B. Deane speaking at 11:00 AM and Jack Lowe presenting the evening service. The Men's Brotherhood conducts evangelistic visitation at 2:00 PM. Nine promoted juniors receive Bibles. Deane, former congressman and Wake Forest trustee, discusses American Christian duty and defense.
High Point churches boost activity with revivals and events as fall arrives. Oak Hill Friends marks its 53rd Founders Day with a 9:45 Sunday School, 11:00 anniversary message, and a 7:30 week of sermons led by Victor Murchison.
Dr. B H Phaup former Hayworth Church pastor and past North Carolina Wesleyan Conference president speaks in revival services at Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church. He will deliver two sermons on Sunday and services run nightly at 7 30 p m through October 15 inviting friends to attend.
Rev. Floyd H. Rhyne of Lebanon Virginia arrives to serve as Superintendent of Missions for the newly created Central Baptist Association formed in 1958. He will oversee long range planning and the development of a work program for all member churches.
The fall meeting of Central Baptist Association will be held Thursday Oct 12 at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church. Sessions begin at 9 a.m. and 1 15 p.m. with Rev Clyde H Tucker as moderator. The evening session from 7 30 to 9 honors Rev Floyd H Rhyne and family with a reception in Green building.
The Lexington Avenue Baptist Church will host its annual officers and teachers banquet in the social room on Monday night October 9. Key officers include Thomas B. Corns general Sunday School superintendent Ed Echerd associate and C W Chapman general secretary. Guest speaker is James A Ivey Jr minister of education at First Baptist Charlotte born in Four Oaks NC and educated at Mercer University and Southeastern Theological Seminary. Ivey has served as education minister in multiple churches and led Baptist education associations.
A devotional piece discusses humility as the key to true relaxation amid modern stress. It cites Jesus' teaching Learn from Me and contrasts spiritual growth levels from Paul to Christians still “babes in Christ” needing milk over solid food. It mentions Luke 8 1 2 and the early Jesus group traveling with disciples and healed women.
A sermon excerpt discusses Luke's teaching on tolerance as Christ moves toward Jerusalem. It contrasts Jesus guiding disciples away from vengeance with Paul's view in Philippians of counting prior gains as refuse for the surpassing knowledge of Christ.
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