Rockefeller Gift Grants 10.375 Million to Theological Schools
Sealantic Fund Inc awards 2.9 million to Vanderbilt. 1.75 million to the University of Chicago Federation. 1.5 million each to the Pacific School of Religion Union Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity. 0.5 million to Harvard Divinity. 0.725 million to the American Association of Theological Schools. Funds support faculty, salaries, buildings, and program expansion for Protestant theological education nationwide.
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American Association of Theological Schools
Sealantic Fund, Inc
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Vanderbilt University School of Religion
Nashville
Tennessee
Fed
Erated Theological Faculty
University of Chicago
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
California
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Yale University Divinity School
Harvard University Divinity School
Episcopal gift funds world church HQ in Geneva
The Episcopal Church begins a $750000 fund toward a headquarters building for the World Council of Churches in Geneva. The gift honors Elizabeth Sibley Stebbins of Rochester, noted ecumenist. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake urged Congress to align immigration law with democracy goals, seeking flexible quotas, asylum for persecuted victims, fair hearings, and appeals in visa and deportation matters.
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Episcopal Church
Geneva
Switzerland
World Council of Churches
Elizabeth Sibley
Edwin A.) Stebbins
Rochester
New York
Eugene Carson Blake
National Council of Churches
U. S. Senate
Blake
National Council
Attend The Church Of Your Choice St Thomas Catholic
Church notices list Mass times 8 10 A M Benediction after the 8 A M Mass Baptism after the 10 A M Mass on Sundays Confessions before each mass and on Saturdays 7 and 8 Baptism and catechism class schedule parish activities meetings and church corner Avenue B 2nd Street contact by phone 64911 Rectory pastor weekly programs and societies with times and locations detailed
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Corner Avenue B & 2Nd Street
Training Usaion and Worship Schedule at First Baptist Church
The notice lists weekly services led by Rev. Jim Thompson and Rev. Chester Watt. Sunday School at 9 45 to 10 00 A M with morning worship at 11 A M and evening service at 7 30 P M. Midweek prayer and a Monday 2 00 P M session are included.
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Usaion
Jim Thompson
First Baptist Church
Chester Watt
L. E. Laing
isHdog Snueay Uos
Christian Science Group
Odd Fellows Hall
No. Love St
Teachers
Church Services and Sunday School Times Listed
The notice lists weekly worship and Sunday School times for multiple churches including Epworth League Evening Worship at Church of the Nazarene and Northside Baptist Church with times for Morning Worship Training Union Evening Service and midweek schedules. It also mentions pastors and leaders such as B. Bernard W. Culbertson and Ralph A. Herren.
Wayne Mickey Preacher Broadcast Schedule
The Church of Christ lists services and broadcasts. Morning worship at 10 30 A M with Bible classes at 9 30 A M and evening worship at 7 00 P M Weekday broadcasts start 8 15 A M and a Ladies Bible Class at 9 30 A M plus 7 00 P M Bible Study.
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Church of Christ
Wayne Mickey
Jehovahs Witness Bible Study Schedule in Hobbs
A local Jehovahs Witness group in Hobbs New Mexico lists weekly gatherings at 314 North Morris Avenue. Wednesday Bible Study at 7 PM, Friday Ministry School at 7 PM, and Sunday Public Lecture plus Watch Tower Study at 6 PM.
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Jehovahs Witness
Hobbs N. M
N. Morris
L. C. Spencer
Tatum Church Offers Weekend and Weekday Services
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9 30 A M worship at 10 45 A M Training Union at 6 00 P M and evening worship at 7 00 P M A mid week service is set for 7 00 P M with choir practice on Thursday at 7 00 P M.
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Thur
Grain Surplus Aid Expanded Under Share Our Surplus Plan
The U S Department of Agriculture issues rules allowing grain surpluses to be shipped abroad under the Share Our Surplus program replacing dairy only shipments. For each dollar donated to cover shipping costs about twenty dollars of grain will be released and sent, aiding relief in about 28 countries worldwide, said Dr Gaither P Warfield head of the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Church World Service
Gaither P. Warfield
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
Bible Needs Worldwide Grow As Regions Report Shortages
The American Bible Society says critical scripture needs persist in Japan Hongkong and southeast Asia with 20 million refugees lacking access. India and the Middle East also pose challenges for distribution to civilians soldiers and prisoners. Separately the Alaska Methodist College seeks 1.476 million in cash and pledges with construction planned for 1957. Israel reports 300 synagogues built and 300 more needed as congregants fund most costs.
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American Bible Society
Europe
Japan
Hongkong
Southeast Asia
India
Middle East
Eastern Europe
Methodist
United States
Alaska Methodist College
Alaska
Alaska College Committee
Church
Board of Missions
Ideals Versus Deals Urges Moral Climate Remake
In a Alhambra lecture Copr. 1954 speaker John H Goddard argues the nation needs ideals not deals. He warns that political promises to buy votes amount to legalized robbery and bribery and would corrode morality, urging a return to moral idealism over material gains.
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John H. Goddard
Alhambra
Calif
Pope Pius XII May Act as Moral Mediator on Atomic War
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII stands ready to serve as a moral mediator between East and West to prevent an atomic war. He will make no formal offer, but will assist in solving differences in atomic control if asked. Also noted are awards and statements from religious figures amid leadership in Shanghai and Loyola University honors.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius the 12Th
Vatican says Russia must choose peace to gain atomic accord
The Vatican paper urges Russia to drop bellicose stance for any atomic peace, noting Moscow still tests hydrogen bombs and maintains the world’s largest army while claiming to seek peace.
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Rome
Vatican
Russia
Diocese of New York denounces Mississippi terror
The Episcopal Diocese of New York adopts a resolution condemning the Mississippi state terror, citing four deaths and a woundings in the past year and warning that impunity invites southern lawlessness. It quotes Senator Eastland dismissing Supreme Court desegregation rulings as non binding and calls such subversion dangerous.
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New York
Episcopal Diocese of
Mississippi
Department of Christian Social Relations
South
James Eastland
Supreme Court
United States
Communist Party
Global Christians to observe universal week of prayer
The National Council of Churches says thousands of Christians worldwide will participate in a week of prayer with hundreds of U S communities joining in gatherings. The observance began in London over a century ago.
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New York
National Council of Churches
United States
London
Methodist Poll Seeks Views on Drinking and Bingo
Chicago based Methodist Church survey of 1700 members shows most oppose drinking while about half see no harm in bingo. The poll aimed to gauge temperance attitudes amid church debates.
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Chicago
The
Methodist Church
US proposes clergyman to offer public blessing at UN sessions
United States proposes that a clergyman openly and audibly ask God's blessing at every UN General Assembly session, replacing the customary silent prayer or meditation at openings and closings. The change aims to address the diverse faiths within the UN.
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United Nations
United States
UN General Assembly
Lovington Residents Travel For Holidays and Events
Mrs. Camille Byers and children Ellis and Libby returned to Jackson Mississippi with Mrs E H Byers and Mr and Mrs Ray Short taking them to Lubbock for a plane trip. Senator Jack Danglade attended the Country Club New Year dance in Hobbs alongside several local residents. Gail Power returned to Roswell NM Military Institute. Mrs Power and Jack visited Saturday. House guests at W G Jardon’s were Mrs R T Hudson and daughters from Artesia. Tom Bridgeforth recovered from pneumonia in Lubbock and is now at home.
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Camille Byers
Ellis and
Libby
Jackson
Miss
E. H. Byers
Ray Short
Lubbock
Randolph Speight
New York City
Ethel Bridgeforth
Tom
Harold Bridgeforth
Greenville
Sidney Logan
Forrest City
Ark
Tom Bridgeforth
Claude Tatum Home Welcomes Holiday Visitors
The Tatum household hosted relatives during the holidays. Raymond Brooks and family from Oxnard California, Terry Brooks, and others from Amarillo Clovis Corona Lovington joined Mrs Esther Chambliss and sister in Lovington. Calcutta Club luncheon and bridge followed with Mrs M C Scott high and Mrs Leonard Richards second high.
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Claude Tatum
Raymond Brooks
Terry
Oxcard
Cal
Tatum
Glen Chamliss
Amarillo
A. G. Chambliss
Clovis
Paul Chambliss
Corona
Esther Chambliss
Void Caudill
Lovington
Calcutta Club
M. C. Scott
Leonard Richards
Mary Lou Welch
Tony McCaughlin
Pat Freeman
Fern Eidson
Elizabeth Clardy
Maryknoll Refuses to Force Walsh Departure from Shanghai
A Maryknoll Fathers spokesman reports Superior General Bishop Raymond Lane does not intend to order Bishop James Edward Walsh to leave Shanghai. The remark clarifies the order's stance amid tensions in China and potential departures.
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Hong Kong
James Edward Walsh
Shanghai
New York
Maryknoll
Maryknoll Fathers
Raymond Lane
Fifth United Synagogue Youth Elects Teen President
One thousand delegates ended their meeting naming 17 year old Arthur Pestcoe of Trenton New Jersey as president of the Fifth United Synagogue Youth Organization.
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Cleveland
Fifth United Synagogue Youth Organization
Arthur Pestcoe
Trenton
New Jersey
International student conference on Christian World Mission in Athens
About 3,000 college students from 75 nations attend a six day ecumenical conference in Athens on the Christian World Mission. The event, the seventh held by the Student Volunteer Movement, draws roughly half US delegates and half from abroad. Father Pius Barth announces expanded US Catholic missionary work in Para Brazil with plans to send teachers and medical missionaries joining 26 Americans already there.
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Athens
Ohio
Christian World Mission
Student Volunteer Movement
National Council of Churches
United States
Rio DE Janeiro
Father Pius Barth
Middle West
Para
Barth
Brazil
Mallamar News Highlights Local Weekend Activities
Community events fill Mallamar with New Year celebrations. Families from Duncan Shields and Blanton move or visit towns. Sun Bowl trip to El Paso noted. Club dances set January 7 and February 4 with charitable drives and meat donations. Homes and work moves announced for Buffalo Oil staff and local families.
Gold Canine Tooth Marks in Mississippi Tale
Four year old cocker spaniel named Rusty shows a gold tooth when he growls. Owner Lynn Attaway Jr. and his father L B Attaway run a Clarksdale dental lab and assist Iva Wilson. The family discusses support for the March of Dimes Drive.
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Rusty
Little Lynn Attaway, Jr
Lynn
L. B. Attaway
Clarksdale
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O. L. Boteler
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Gordon Garlington, Jr
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Youth Fellowship
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CME
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South Island Ave
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Denver City
Hobbs
Otis Edwards
W. M.U
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J. C. Quarles
N. Love
St. C. E. Hilburn
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Geo. Hudgens
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First Christian
Hugh B. Harris
Bible School
Lovington Lutheran Church
Emil F. Krugler
West Ave. D
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Polk
John B. Haberland
Parkview Baptist Church
M. A. Hillis
Corner 2Nd and
Runnels Mud Service
Campbell's Farm & Ranch Supply
AL Savisky
LEA County Electric Co.op
Llano
J. E. Simmons
Israel
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James C. Ingebretsen
Spiritual Mobilization
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Philadelphia
Joseph Fichter
Loyola University
New Orleans
American Catholic Sociological Society
Mallamar News
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Randy
Pecos
Texas
Joe Cauble
Kevin
Gwen
Kenneth Shields
Bill Edwards
John Lee
George James
Johnny Harrison
el Paso
Mallamar Square
Mallamar
Bill Phillips
Buffalo Oil Company
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Sandy
Artesia
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Edward Haile
Dr. Morrison
Roswell
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Tex Blanton
Douglas
Tanya
Andrews
Francis Northam
Jim Clubb
Homemakers Club of
Cecil Holeman
Luke Taylor
Perry Wooten
Aubury Northam
Evirt West
Edmond McKinstry
Clarence Dozier
Bill Chambers
Ed Marks
Dale Kennedy
Mike Elliott
Kyle Taylor
Pete Cooley
Mallamar Lions Club
Oscar Shrader
Nonnie Rogers
Curtis Stack
Ike Crossley
John M. Neff
Illinois Institute of Technology
Neff
Appoloni Ghetti
Jo Anne Bell
Florida
Restaurateurs Group
Eugenia Vanlandingham
Tarboro
N. C
Neptune Rex VI
Seattle
Iva Wilson
John Deere
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Lovington Implement Company
Artesia Highway
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