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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
6
A long list of area churches with pastors and service times. Catholic Masses at Holy Family and Assumption noted, plus hours for Protestant and other denominations. Includes BeThel and many small congregations with weekly and Sunday schedules and special services.
About 30 teenagers will participate in conducting the 10 45 a m and 7 p m services at the First Church of the Nazarene Mass ending a week of youth emphasis The New Tone Choir will sing A special youth speaker will be Ed Nash of Kankakee Illinois.
A reflection on the idea that God’s grace encompasses what humans cannot do for themselves and that faith involves obedience without questioning. The piece suggests merit in the statement and invites consideration of its spiritual value.
The First Southern Baptist Church at 1410 W 19th St holds three services on Laymen's Day with Howard Johnson reading prayers at 8:30, Ed Davies preaching, Jim Lewis and Don Johnson giving testimonies, and thirteen men to receive church awards at 11 am. Windsor will preach, Janzen to lead music, and Frank Gilmore read scriptures. Keith Winter preaches at 7 pm with Gene Fritzel giving testimony.
Trinity Lutheran Church will hold its annual congregational meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday in the church. The 11 a.m. worship service has been cancelled. Newly elected officers to be introduced include Carl Reuter Sr as vice president Gene Hardtarf er secretary Robert Hays treasurer and Ray Wagner financial secretary. Reports of the pastor committees and two church auxiliaries will be presented. Budget discussions will cover the 1968 year with allocations to Central States Synod Bethany College missionary work and local groups such as the Ballard Center.
The First Free Methodist Church Christian Youth Crusaders sponsor an Honor Council program at 7 p.m. Sunday. Awards for Crusaders and Heralds are announced based on the first half of the CYC year. Bruce Harris, CYC director, leads the evening activities.
The First R. M. Baptist Church will hold a union service at 8 p.m. Sunday with Dr. Harold Hutton as speaker. Music will be provided by the Interdenominational Choir.
Siberia covers roughly 5,850,000 square miles, a vast region extending across northern Asia. It comprises diverse landscapes and climates, from tundra to taiga, and includes numerous cities and natural landmarks.
Baptist Men’s Day will be observed Sunday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Eudora. A 7 a.m. breakfast in Fellowship Hall precedes a talk by Rev. James Goodner of the Southern Baptist Mission at Haskell Institute. The men will lead the 11 a.m. service with a Haskell quartet and oversee evening services.
Bishop Chandler Sterling of Montana announces Nicodemus House for priests under stress. Two thousand two hundred Episcopal clergy may be affected. first house opens March 1 in Pelham New York area with House of Bishops blessing. Project PAR DON provides temporary secular work while clergy recover.
The Full Gospel Assembly at 1501 N H will mark its 10th anniversary with an open house 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Rev F E Huff pastor. A series of services follows from Monday 7 30 p m through Wednesday 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with guest ministers from Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas and Illinois. The church began at 10th and N Y Sts with seven members and has grown to over 300. Rev Huff has served the church for ten years.
Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship will join the Topeka Fellowship at 10 30 a.m. Sunday at the YWCA second floor 685 Van Buren. Charles Stephen Unitarian minister from Lincoln Neb will speak on Religion Con science and War There will be no Sunday School at Pleasant Valley meeting house Lawrence children invited to Topeka classes.
Washington AP John W Gardner resigns as health education and welfare secretary effective March 1 citing failure of Congress and the public to face severe domestic problems. He leaves after six months beyond his planned two year term and hints at city poverty and discrimination crises. Gardner had opposed budget cuts tied to Vietnam spending.
A geographic note places Sikkim in the Himalayas with an area stated at 2,745 square miles, highlighting its compact highland extent within the mountain region.
J S Dillon and Sons Stores Co Inc reported record sales for the six months ending Dec 30 reaching 81 975 992 up 6 239 426 from a year earlier Ray E Dillon Jr president said net profit after taxes was 1 503 185 or 50 cents a share vs 1 202 275 or 40 cents last year After real estate and nonfood earnings were excluded food sales yielded 1 6 percent of sales The firm runs 120 retail outlets in four states and operates three stores plus a bakery in Lawrence
Maj. Gen. Hunziker said fragments found around the crash site at Thule Air Base indicate the hydrogen bombs were near the impact area. He noted contamination but deemed no current danger while uncertain if other bombs lie buried in ice or under North Star Bay. One crewman died, six survived. Capt. Hopkins was flown to Andrews AFB with injuries.
A new course in Slavic and Soviet Areas Studies to be offered next month at Kansas University covers Russian literary criticism from Pushkin to Socialist Realism. Taught by Dr. Heinrich Stammler, the class welcomes seniors and graduate students and may provide English readings for nonRussian readers.
In Saigon Maj. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang head of South Vietnam pacification resigns from the Army. Western and American sources describe him as an aggressive official whose departure could affect the fragile pacification program and Saigon's countryside commitments.
In Boston Senator Edward Kennedy criticizes the Johnson administration for excusing South Vietnam’s failures. He calls for Saigon to declare a state of emergency and take greater responsibility as the United States weighs its 9,000 deaths and 30 billion dollar annual cost. If not, Americans may view South Vietnam’s duties as fulfilled.
Secretary of Commerce Alexander B. Trowbridge was admitted to Washington Hospital with chest pains and listed in satisfactory condition. He is 38, had a mild heart attack 18 months ago, and has been tired recently with a lingering cold but showed no signs of another heart attack.
Weather modification programs have been conducted in Japan, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, Israel, Australia and the United States as experts note growing acceptance but unresolved issues linger.
Four Lawrence High School vocational agriculture students will compete in the East Central Kansas District Poultry and Dairy Products Judging contest at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Team members are Rick Conner Dale Nottingham Dan Newman and Ronnie Rice. Accompanying them is Yoc al teacher Stan Larson. Teams will judge milk machine parts class hens by production grade eggs and judge live and dressed market birds. Dairy and poultry faculty at KSU will judge the teams.
Antipoverty chief Sargent Shriver has informal backing from Chicago area Democrats to challenge Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen. Shriver has not released formal plans while other national campaigns unfold in Texas New Hampshire and Maine and Mississippi.
Kansas City AP reports optimism after meetings between James A. Hazlett the school superintendent and two teachers groups seeking higher salaries. Local 691 of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers authorized a strike for February 5 if demands are unmet. Louis Hurt, Local 691 president, called another meeting set for Monday a hopeful sign.
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