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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1969

Page

4

Health warning on smoking and calls for ads ban

The sermonette urges action against cigarette promotion citing the Surgeon General report linking smoking to lung cancer and heart disease. It argues for stronger health warnings in all media and proposes banning cigarette ads on TV with state actions allowed, citing scriptural justification from First Corinthians. Rev. Frank E. Robinson of Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church speakers.

Surgeon General America House Commerce Committee Washington Post Frank E. Robinson Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church

Baptists To Distribute Gospel of John in Area

Middletown and surrounding areas will receive Gospel of John booklets from Southern Baptist Churches of the Miami Valley as part of Crusade of the Americas preparations. Over 750,000 copies will be handed out in Franklin, Carlisle, Trenton, Miltonville, Monroe and other Ohio communities with 30 second doorstep visits. The Greater Hamilton Crusade runs July 13 20 at the Butler County Fairgrounds followed by Miami Valley services July 20 27. Participating churches include Amanda Calvary Central Faith University Middletown Hillcrest Riverview Eastview Missionary Temple Pennyroyal Franklin Trenton Miltonville Monroe Elk Creek Waynesville Gratis Springboro West Elkton.

Middletown Southern Baptist Churches of Miami Valley Franklin Carlisle Trenton Miltonville Monroe Ohio Franklin Wooljs Amanda Baptist Church Greater Hamilton Butler County Fairgrounds Miami Crest Riverview Eastview Missionary Temple Pennyroyal Elk Creek Waynesville Gratis Springboro West Elkton

Crusade of Americas Planned for Butler County Fairgrounds

A steering committee meeting at St. Clair Avenue Baptist Church in Hamilton will discuss the Crusade of the Americas evangelistic campaign to be held next month at the Butler County Fairgrounds. The Southern Baptist effort in the Middletown Hamilton area features a 500-voice choir drawn from 52 Butler County churches. Dr. Bob Norman of Belmont Heights Baptist Church Nashville will serve as crusade evangelist and Aubrey Edwards will direct the Crusade choir.

Butler County Fairgrounds St. Clair Avenue Baptist Church Hamilton Southern Baptist Churches Middletown Butler County Bob Norman Belmont Heights Baptist Church Nashville Tenn Crusade Evangelist Aubrey Edwards Crusade Choir

Young People To Hear Guest Speaker At Clayton Street Church

Rev. Dean Zerby associate superintendent of the City Gospel Mission Cincinnati will speak to the Young People Group of the Clayton Street Church of God Middletown at 7 30 p m Wednesday June 18 He will describe mission services aiding basin area residents of Cincinnati

Dean Zerby City Gospel Mission Cincinnati Clayton Street

The Christian Father Bible School Event Held at 10 A M

A Bible school event titled The Christian Father invites all fathers to attend at 10 AM with a souvenir for every participant. Special honors will be given to the youngest and oldest fathers and to the father with the largest family present.

Local man Timothy Draxler takes church music duties

Timothy Allen Draxler son of Mr and Mrs Paul C Draxler of Hendrickson Road and a Crawford Street First Church of God member has assumed duties as minister of music and director of Christian education at First United Methodist Church in Alexander City Alabama He is an American Guild of Organists member and a recent Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky graduate He is a 1965 Lemon Monroe High School graduate and National Honor Society member

Timothy Allen Draxler Paul C. Draxler Hendrickson Road Crawford Street First Church of God First United Methodist Church Alexander City Ala Draxler American Guild of Organists Asbury College Wilmore Lemon- Monroe High School

Amanda United Methodist Sermons and Holy Communion Schedule

The Rev. Raymond Morena will speak on Do A Memorial at the 10 30 a m worship service and Christian Belief in the Space Age at the 7 pm service Holy Communion will be celebrated at both services Church school begins at 9 15 a m

Raymond Morena

Reverend McNamara to speak at church sermons

The Rev. Robert McNamara will discuss Help and Hope for the Shrinking Man during St. Paul’s United Church of Christ worship services at 8 15 and 10 25 a m. He will address faith, resilience, and community support for men facing shrinking self perceptions.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Robert McNamara

Weekend and midweek church activities listed

Sunday activities include Salvation Army Citadel services at 10 and 11, youth 6 15, street meeting 7, Clinton and Central evangelistic meeting 7 30. Rolling Mill 9 45 Sunday school. Miltonville 11, Promises open meeting 6 30. St Pauls youth Bible noon. Tuesday Jehovahs Witnesses Bible study 8, St Pauls Bible study 7 30. Wednesday Ladies Home League 7, First Church of Christ Scientist testimonial 8. Thursday Messiah Lutheran stewardship 6 30 and evangelism 7 30. Bethlehem Lutheran parish education 7 30. Friday worship 7, street meeting 7 30 Clinton and Central, Ladies Home League 7 30. Messiah Lutheran Junior Choir 10 a.m.

Salvation Army Citadel Clinton & Central Salvation Army Rolling Mill Miltonville First United Methodist Promises St. Paul’s Jehovah's Witnesses St. Paul's Miltonville Ladies Home League First Church of Christ, Scientist Messiah Lutheran — Board of Stewardship Board of Evangelism Bethlehem Lutheran — Board of Parish Education Clinton & Central Ladies Home League Messiah Lutheran

Choir of 50 to sing at New Era Baptist for church fund

Samuel Bennett, formerly of Middletown and now in Cleveland, will direct a 50-voice choir called Musical Extravaganza at New Era Baptist Church on Sunday June 29 at 6 p.m. to raise funds for the church building. Bennett is a Middletown High School 1949 graduate and holds multiple educational and musical positions in Cleveland including John Hay High School, Antioch Baptist Church, Sutphen School of Music, and is part of the Cleveland Orchestra chorus.

Samuel Bennett Middletown Cleveland New Era Baptist Church Middletown High School Bennett John Hay High School Antioch Baptist Church Sutphen School of Music Phillis Wheatley Association Lake Erie Opera Co Cleveland Orchestra Robert Shaw Puerto Rico Carnegie Hall United Nations New York Miami University Cleveland Institute of Music

Youth Day Sunday At Shiloh Church

The annual Youth Day convention at Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. with guests from Chicago churches including Greater Zion Chapel and Holy Bethel Fire Baptized Church. Attendees also come from Mt. Calvary Fire Baptised Holiness Church Hamilton Antioch Cincinnati United Missionary Baptist Dayton and more for a musical finale at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow.

Shiloh

New Pastor Adams to Lead Clayton Street Church of God

The Rev. Jack Howard Adams will assume duties as pastor at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Clayton Street Church of God succeeding Rev. Haskell Jenkins who resigned to become a state evangelism director in Columbus. A church picnic at Germantown Dam Park will follow the service where members meet the new pastor. Adams comes from Central Parkway Church of God in Cincinnati with prior pastorates in Tennessee Wisconsin and Maryland. He is a native of Birmingham Alabama and a Lee College graduate with graduate work at Tennessee Temple College.

Jack Howard Adams Clayton Street Church of God Haskell Jenkins Columbus Germantown Dam Park Mr. Adams Middletown Central Parkway Church of God Cincinnati Tennessee Wisconsin Maryland Birmingham Ala Lee College Cleveland, Tenn Tennessee Temple College Chattanooga

Seminar Series Set At Blue Ball Presbyterian Church

A series of Sunday seminars on social problems will begin tomorrow at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church and run through July 13. Sessions in Fellowship Hall start at 9 30 a.m. The opening talk covers American Negro history, followed by topics on the Coffe House of today education morality and the church stance on war.

Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall Coffe House of Today Church

Bethlehem Lutheran Vacation Bible School Starts June 27

Bethlehem Lutheran Church will host a vacation Bible school from Monday to Friday ending June 27. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. for children ages two through 14 with Bible study and handcraft activities available.

Lutheran Bible School Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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Baptists Aubrey Edwards Choir Crusade of Americas The Bible School A.M Bourbon Bob Harrington Howard Sears Grace Baptist Church Wilbraham WPFB Timothy Draxler Alabama Amanda United Methodist Choir of 50 New Era Baptist New Era Mount Zion Tom Giles His Florence Bennett Samuel Bennett Will Direct Jack Adams Enterprize Baptist Church Dayton Young Bro. Ousley’s Church Kelly Ratliff Men’s Fellowship Christ Robert Duff Rev Cliff Hutchinson Tomorow Vacation Bible School Evangelist Jack Seeens Lebanon Tabernacle FBI OUR Daily Bread Clifford Hutchinson Henry Howard Grand Ave Grand & Breiel
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