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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
5
From Oxford to Derby and Antioch, religious movements gained their names through derision. The piece traces how Methodists Quakers Lutherans and Christians were labeled by outsiders and later embraced the terms as identity in faith and practice.
Nine graduates of the former Hesper Academy attend a Sunday dedication at the Hesper Friends Church. The old bell, now at the church, will ring again after a 2 p.m. program with keynote remarks by Dr. John Robinson. Attendees include Mildred Davis Watson, Stella Brazil, Mary Henley Lightbody, Charles Hill, Charles Brazil, Ruth Davis Ry Pearson, Maurice Pearson, Blanche Marley Pearson, and Viola Wotaw a Reetz.
Trella Hall an Assemblies of God missionary to Spain will speak at 7 30 p m Sunday services at the Eudora Assembly of God. Hall, a Kansas State College and Central Bible College graduate, taught before becoming a missionary. After 14 years in Colombia she was sent to Spain in 1960 and, during 1965 furlough, urged more religious liberty. She has since reported church growth and building and is active in Bible school work and assisting national churches.
Stevens P R of Garnett named interim pastor of Bethany Park Christian Church effective immediately. He will serve three to six months at the American Baptist Campus Center while a permanent pastor is sought. He holds a B A from Cotner College and advanced degrees from the University of Nebraska. He has led Cotner College and interim pastor roles in Wichita Overland Park Hutchinson and other states.
Carl Leban discusses Chinese Poems of Protest at 10 a.m. Sunday service in Pleasant Valley Meeting House for Unitarian Fellowship. First R.M. Baptist observes 100th anniversary at 3 15 p.m. Sunday at 416 Lincoln. Coleman Family Choir features Mrs. Rose Shorter and others. THIRTY-TWO Lawrence High School seniors to be honored at 11 a.m. Sunday service at 2415 W 23rd. Harve Newlin speaks at 7 p.m. Saturday at Holiday Inn Skyline Room. Ecumenical service of seven black churches at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Public welcome. Christian Science calls for peaceful Vietnam solution voiced by William Gilbert. Vacation Church School set June 5 to 9 at First Presbyterian 2415 W 23rd 9 11 30 a.m. daily for kindergarten to sixth grade. Enrollment at 843 4171.
Representatives from 434 Kansas churches in the western two thirds gather for the Kansas West conference of the United Methodist Church in Wichita May 31 to June 2. The program includes communion, an address by Bishop W McFerrin Stowe of Topeka, and 12 delegates reporting on the Atlanta based general conference from last month.
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