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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1966
Page
5
A church service directory is offered by The Morning World in the Twin Cities. Call 323-2070, 323-3660, or 323-0501 to obtain locations of churches of any denomination and the times of Sunday services.
In Belfast religious tensions mix with politics as Protestant extremists threaten Queen Elizabeth II and host governor Lord Erskine amid a planned bridge naming dispute. Militant minister Ian Paisley plans a July 2 march. riots injure four police and echo fears of sectarian violence impacting visitor security and political life.
The speaker argues that increased wickedness reflects human choice, not God’s failure. God has provided transformation through Jesus Christ, notably John 3 16, yet belief is required. Endurance to the end leads to salvation, while rejection or indifference signals the last days signs noted in Revelation 12 12. God’s love and mercy remain available to all who believe.
United Church Women in New York start a three year program of direct action to reduce poverty in their communities. Initiatives include aiding Women in Community Service, recruiting disadvantaged girls for Job Corps, supporting Head Start projects, adult literacy, tutoring for youths, and improving wages and conditions for domestic workers.
Spokane diocesan officials report 14 parochial grade schools forming the only officially sanctioned league in the nation. More than 84 students in grades six to eight compete weekly with shirts trophies and awards supplied by a local sporting goods dealer. Best score posted is 216 by Mike Bladeck of St Mary's.
Keene Texas visitors find they cannot buy cigarettes or meat at the town's grocery store and can receive letters at the U S Post Office only on Sundays not Saturdays. Keene is a Seventh Day Adventist town that does not eat meat or smoke and observes Saturday as the Sabbath.
The American Bible Society, marking 150 years, says in 1965 it distributed Braille books Talking Bible Records and Bible recordings to about 30 percent of the 400,000 blind in the United States. A total of 122,475 such portions were distributed to the blind.
The New York Board of Rabbis, the Protestant Council of New York, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn sponsor a campaign to finance completing Tri-Faiths Chapels at John F. Kennedy Airport. The project sits on three acres opposite the airport’s International Arrivals Building.
Dr Elton Trueblood the famed Quaker philosopher theologian headlines the first national Congress for Men of the Church of God in Anderson Indiana July 8 10. Keynotes include Dr Gene W Newberry and speakers Dave L Pearce Louis iana State Commissioner for agriculture and immigration Rev Samuel Hines Detroit. Donald C Ritchey says hundreds of men from Church of God congregations will participate.
AP report on church cash losses from offerings across denominations, focusing on the Lutheran Church in America. It notes 14 thefts totaling over 50000 in 3 years, with restitution and no prosecutions, and outlines safeguards like multiple handlers, immediate banking, written checks with double signatures, audits, and transparent reporting.
The Catholic Church course begins Monday at Jesus The Good Shepherd Church Monroe. Rev Edmond J Moore announces a 12 session series from 7 30 to 9 pm in the school cafeteria. No charges or obligations for attendees.
Four Northeast Louisiana churches have named officials of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home in Monroe as pulpit guests today. Wade East, superintendent, will speak at Riverside Baptist Church in Bastrop. Clarence Powell, director of cottage life, will be guest at the Tallulah Baptist Mission. Charley B. Underwood, director of social services, will speak at the Lamar Baptist Church near Delhi. Earl D. Mercer, public relations director, will be guest at the Calvary Baptist Church in Monroe.
Grace Episcopal Church at N 4th and Glenmar Monroe announces a two night teaching mission on spiritual healing Monday and Tuesday at 7 30 p m each day The Rev Rufus J Womble rector of Christ Episcopal Church Little Rock Ark conducts the sessions This is his second Monroe visit Informal coffee follows in parish house 405 Glenmar Ave with questions invited
Canadian press writer John Best profiles Esztergom Hungary perched above the Danube 40 miles north of Budapest noting its ancient royal capital history its basilica fortress gates and the primate Mindszenty palace with a Christian museum and a chance encounter with a nun as the writer tours a city marked by old Conquerors and Soviet reminders.
The 33 member Youth Choir of Southland Baptist Church Houston Texas tours Louisiana with Gayle Mallette directing and Shirlyn Smith organist Elaine Manuel pianist. They perform 19 selections at Highland Church West Monroe at 7 pm. The group previously sang at Veterans Administration Hospital Southland Baptist Church and First Baptist Pearland. They will next appear at Lakeshore Baptist Church Shreveport on Monday.
The Rev Lea Joyner of Southside Methodist Church Monroe is one of three women ministers in the Louisiana Annual Conference. Ordained in 1939 she has served five churches in the Columbia area and built Southside from two lots to a large complex valued at 265000 with 40000 in debt. She leads four Sunday services, participates in the board of evangelism and local alliances, and says women are well suited to the church’s detailed work and evangelism.
Budapest based Cardinal Mindszenty, 74, enjoys daily walks at the U S legation while negotiations over his status continue. Vienna Cardinal Koenig spent hours with Mindszenty amid Vatican initiative speculation to end a decade of solitary asylum. The Hungarian government hints at talks but resists restoring him to leadership. Some doubt Mindszenty will depart, while others say the symbol may have faded for Hungarians.
United Press International reports that the United Buddhist Church in South Vietnam faces criticism over its protest tactics, arguing Buddhism’s pacifism opposes self harm and war. The piece notes Buddhists in Vietnam, numbers involved, and contrasts faith with violence rationalization. It also covers Lutherans reconsidering Protestant independence in light of Vatican II and reports on Rev. Harold G. Johnson, new Bells Methodist pastor in Camp Springs Maryland.
Theologian J A Langmead Casserly of Seabury Western charges Bishop James A Pike with disqualifying theological views. Pike plans to resign as head of the California diocese but will keep the bishop title while teaching at a Santa Barbara center. The spokesman denounces the attack as poor taste. Langmead-Casserly insists the views bar him from bishopship despite praise for civil rights work.
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