Southern Presbyterians Plan Separate Faction
In New York a dispute frays the Southern Presbyterian Church ahead of its Fort Worth assembly. A conservative faction met in Atlanta to plan a separate denomination citing fights over reunification with Northern Presbyterians and social issues. About 300 congregations weigh breakaway.
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William Falkner
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U.S
L. Nelson Bell
Montreal
N.C
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Tex
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Donald B. Patterson
Jackson
Miss
National Council of Churches
Dr. Bell
Southern Baptist
Billy Graham
Michael L. Carr Jr
Brookhaven
First Presbyterian Church
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Virginia
Church Scholar Says Religious Orders Are Dead
New York scholar Brother Gabriel Moran argues Roman Catholic religious orders are moribund and collapse is underway with declines in priests brothers and nuns since the 1960s. He urges revitalization while some push back noting ongoing activity and revival efforts.
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Gabriel Moran
Christian Brothers
Brother Moran
Rome
Aloysius Carmody
New York Theological Seminary
Barther Moran
Long Island-New England
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Church Briefs: Sermons Films and Talks Dominate Sunday nearby
Lynn Taylor will speak on protestant modifications in the Christian heritage during the 16th and 17th centuries at Plymouth Congregational Church Sunday at 9 a.m. Paul Olson will conclude a Jacob series at Trinity Lutheran Church. Lawrence Friends Church screens Mysteries of Three Clocks at 7 30 p.m. Sunday. Linwood United Methodist cancels services for high school graduation. The Rev. Harold Mallett signs copies of Keeping Peace in the Family at Cross Reference Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. Unitarian Fellowship cancels Sunday meeting due to KU commencement.
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Lynn Taylor
Kansas School of Religion
Plymouth Congregational Church
Paul Olson
Trinity Lutheran Church
13Th and
N. H
Jacob
Linwood United Methodist Church
Harold Mallett
First Presbyterian Church
W. 28Rd
Cross Reference
Ronald Sundbye
Cheryl Allison
E. J. Allison
Lawrence Ave
Greg Bell
Warren Bell
Westchester Rd
Sundbye
First United Methodist
Lawrence Area
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Bus to Carry Sunday School Starts at Faith Assembly
Mr and Mrs Richard Lambey of Faith Assembly of God Church begin a church bus ministry using a 35 passenger bus. It will pick up and return children for Sunday School with no charge to parents. They moved to Lawrence from Kenkaku Ni and formerly ran a Sunday School bus program. Contact the Lambeys or Rev Leslie King for schedules in Lawrence.
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Richard Lambey
Faith Assembly of God Church
W. 23Rd
Lambey
Lawrence
Kenkaku
Lambeys
Leslie King
Calvary Temple Marks Fifth Anniversary Founding
Calvary Temple at 29th and La will celebrate its founding with a fifth anniversary event on Sunday. The Rev. Aaron Wilson director of Christian Education of the Pentecostal Church of God Joplin Missouri will speak at the 11 am and 2 30 pm services. Pastor J R Westbrook will lead the 7 pm evening service.
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Calvary Temple
29Th
Aaron Wilson
Pentecostal Church of God
Joplin
J. R. Westbrook
Lawrence Clergyman Leads Bible Lands Tour in Israel
The Rev. Mr. Mallett led an 11 day Bible Lands tour from New York to Tel Aviv visiting Samaria, Nazareth, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, and a kibbutz before a Rome extension. Nineteen Lawrence residents joined the trip hosted by First Presbyterian Church.
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Lawrence Clergyman
Bible Lands
Israel
Lawrence
Rome
Italy
Mallett
First Presbyterian Church
W. 28Rd
Kibbutz
Alliance Plans Variety Show for STEP Fundraiser
The Douglas County Ministerial Alliance announces a 7 p.m. May 31 variety show at the Community Building 115 W. 11th to benefit the Summer Teen Employment Program STEP. Local ministers churchmen and STEP teenagers will perform.
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Douglas County Ministerial Alliance
W. 11Th
Ministerial Alliance Elects New Officers
The Rev. Norman L. Steffen will become president of the Douglas County Ministerial Alliance on June 1, serving with vice president Anne Moore secretary Sister Dorothy Stalder and treasurer Samuel Pickenpaugh. The first meeting is set for 10 a.m. July 3 at University Lutheran to organize for the fall.
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Norman L. Steffen
Douglas County
Steffen
Alliance
Evangelist to End Revival Meetings at Church of Christ
Mar vin Johnson of Vinland Sunday winds up gospel meetings at the Church of Christ. The 11 a.m. sermon is The Second Coming and the 2:30 p.m. hymn singing follows an old fashioned basket dinner at 12:30.
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Baldwin
Marvin Johnson
Vinland
Church of Christ
What Counts as Good Works in the Bible
The piece argues that good deeds count only when done as a Christian after being born again. It cites Cornelius and Acts 10 11 to show pre conversion deeds matter less, and stresses gospel obedience and faith in Jesus for true merit. It ends with church meeting times and broadcast info.
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Cornelius
Jesus
God
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