Appalachian ministry founded by Methodist bishop
Bishop Nolan B. Harmon of the Charlotte and Western North Carolina North Alabama conferences announced the Appalachian church emphasis at Lake Junaluska. He urged ministers to embed evangelism in daily life, stressing consecration and commitment and describing Jesus sending disciples with sandals as a model for outreach in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Nolan B. Harmon
Charlotte Methodist
Harmon
Western North Carolina
North Alabama
Lake Junaluska
Jesus
Saint Philomena Name Deleted From Catholic Saints List
The Vatican declared that no St. Philomena existed and ordered the name struck from saints rolls. Catholic Digest explains canonization means inclusion in the saints list and notes errors crept in during hand copied manuscripts. Further deletions are anticipated as church historians continue review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomena
Vatican
St. Philomena
Catholic Digest
School Bible Readings Advised
Dr. Owen B Kiernan Massachusetts Commissioner of Education urges local schools to continue Bible readings in public schools. The memorandum states the Supreme Court decision only struck down voluntary prayer composed by public authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Owen B. Kiernan
Massachusetts
Commissioner of Education
Kiernan
Department
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Area Leadership Training School Planned at First Presbyterian
A leadership training school for Sunday School teachers and Christian education is planned at First Presbyterian Church from September 16 to 18. High Point Presbyterians and the Orange Presbytery Christian Education Committee sponsor the event, described as the first of its kind in five years. Lebanon Methodist youth hold camp and retreat at Quaker Lane near Climax, with about fifty youth and counselors from junior and senior departments in attendance this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
High Point Presbyterians
Christian Education Committee
The
Orange Presbytery
Lebanon
Church Activities Highlight Area Revivals and Homecomings
Outdoors vesper service at 7 p.m. today and a Sunday picnic at 1 p.m. invite Lebanon congregation. Woodlawn Baptist hosts homecoming and revival through Sept. 9 with speakers Rev. Pierce Metters Ritch Kaney and Dr. Sightler. Regular worship resumes at Forest Hills and Oak View Baptist dedicates a new building with lunch. Oak Grove hosts all day homecoming and music. Lebanon Methodist Men schedule breakfast at 8 a.m. with Rev. Higgins as speaker.
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Lebanon
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Charles R. Pierce
Bill Metters
Curtis Ritch
J. W. Kaney
Harold B. Sightler
A. B. Asbill
Dr. Sightler
Greenville
S. C
Oak View Baptist Church
Douglas Branch
Max G. Reece
Hillside Drive
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Kivett Drive
R. L. Smith
Ezra the Father of the Scribes and a Persian Conqueror
The article profiles Ezra as a priest and scholar born of Aaron’s line, skilled in the law of Moses, and contrasts his biblical role with legends about his origins. It recounts the era of Cyrus and the Persian Empire, noting Ezra’s mysterious birth and grand, mythic conquests attributed by historians.
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N. Speer Jones
Ezra
Aaron
Cyrus
Murghab
Pasargadae
Croesus
Lydia
Indus
Jaxartes
Aegaean
Egypt
B.C
Cyrus the Great and Ezra’s Return to Israel
Cyrus the Great, a permissive ruler in 538 B C, allowed Babylonian exiles to return to their homeland. Ezra rose to prominence around 458 B C by obtaining aid from Artaxerxes to re colonize Israel. His era marks the start of a notable shift in leadership among scribes guiding the people.
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Jerusalem
Babylonia
Cyrus the Great
Persia
Cyrus
Ezra
Artaxerxes
Israel
National Council of Churches of Christ
Ein
Acti Ag
Lutherans Rank First in Church Life Insurance
The Associated Press reports church groups now manage over 612 billion in life policies with Lutherans leading at more than 4 billion. Catholic, Episcopal and Presbyterian bodies collectively hold about 2.5 billion, as church charities tie faith to insurance, arts, education and theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Carl F. Granrud
Minneapolis
Lutheran Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Dr Mason at Alliance church program in four states
Dr C J Mason of Charlotte South Atlantic District will speak at Central Alliance Church this Sunday. He serves as Superintendent over Virginia Tennessee North and South Carolina and has pastored in New Jersey Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
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C. J. Mason
Charlotte
South Atlantic
Central Alliance Church
Mason
Virginia
Tennessee
North and
South Carolina
Ew Jersey
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Pentecost to Lead Cloverdale Revival September 2
Rev Dr W Billy Pentecost of Boswell Georgia will hold a revival at the Cloverdale Church of the Living God from September 2 through September 16 announced by Rev Worth Pugh pastor of the church. Pentecost has twenty years as an evangelist and holds degrees in theology religious education divinity and detective training. He is principal of the Faith Bible School.
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God Our Father
Christ Our Lord
Holy Spirit
W. Billy Pentecost
Boswell
Cloverdale Church of the
Dr. Pentecost
The
Faith Bible School
Mormons To Hold Session In Colfax Greensboro Stake Conference
The Quarterly Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meets in Colfax with Elder John Langden presiding. Langden will speak on Youth and Missionary Work. President Eugene Gulledge conducts two sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for Greensboro Stake members in Central North Carolina with 800 to 1000 expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Colfax
John Langden
Council of the Twelve Apostles of the
Mormon Church
Stanley Hayes
Langden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Eugene Gulledge
Greensboro
North Carolina
Hayes
Condemned Catholic Church Advertisements Offer Clarity
A letter promotes Catholic Church advertisements as a way for non Catholics to learn accurate beliefs. It argues that common rumors about worship and doctrine are unfounded and invites readers to request free explanatory pamphlets for private study at home.
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Woodlawn
Forest Hills Presbyterian
Oakview
Lebanon Methodist Men’s Club
J. S. Higgins
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Guilford College
High Point Enterprise
Alfred J. Buescher
Hera
Division of
Christian Education
U.S.A
Features Syndicate
Elbert Dodd
Rivett Drive
Rev
C. C. Brown
Dr. Mason
Alliance
Fisher Street
Church OF the Living God
High Point, N. C
Frankie Woodson
Helena, Ark
Harvest Time Trio
Ralph Osborne
North Main St
High Point
N. C
Harold B. Lightler
Supreme Council Knights OF Columbus
Religious Information Bureau
Lindell
Rouse
High Point Council
Knights Off Columbus Religious Information Bureau
High Point, N
Rev. Woodson
Harold Sightler
Merywood
Westchester
Country Club Drive
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