Sunday Schools Failing In Mission and Reforms Urged
New York AP reports Sunday school programs face criticism from church leaders. Proposals include adding religion studies in public schools, enforcing attendance and exams, shifting classes to weekdays, and experiments like Wednesday sessions to boost religious instruction. Leaders warn current one-hour formats leave children with limited religious understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Blaine Fister
National Council of Churches
U.S. Supreme Court
Lutheran Church In
James M. Wall
Christian Advocate
Hours Of Worship In The County Churches
The county list details Sunday and weekday services across many churches including Mt. Airy Church of Christ Brunswick Assembly of God Shookstown Assembly of God Bartholows Pentecostal Church Rocky Springs Union Church Hyattstown Christian Church Boyds Presbyterian Sugar Loaf Mountain Community Chapel Calvary Bible Gambrill Park Rd Christian Holiness Church Locust Valley Bethel Church of God Fellowship and others. The article notes a broader push to reassess religious education in public schools with talks of ecumenical weekday religion classes taught by professional teachers and references to court decisions and university materials shaping curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
University of Nebraska
Indiana University
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church In America
United Presbyterian Church
Jefferson Methodists Have Supper and Honors
About 35 members and guests attended a Ladies Night supper of the Jefferson Methodist Men at the Jefferson United Church of Christ Social Room. President Marvin Todd announced year activities including church landscaping, a Chicken Bar B Que, parsonage repair funds, and a fruit cake sale. A recognition certificate went to John Hawker for selling the most fruit cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men of Jefferson Methodist Church
Jefferson United Church of Christ
Stanley M. Dade
A. E. Hale
John Hawker
Joseph Flawker
David Kolda
Harry R. Rice
Elmer R. Stemple
Jimmie L. Stemple
Edgar E.homas
Marvin Todd
Eric Arnold
Toilers Bible Class
Pfe
Marion Hoffman Jr
Todd
Hoffman
Vietnam
Doubs
Joseph Long
Joseph Hawker
Rice
Old Rugged Cross
Edgar Thomas
Thomas
Hawaii
Michael
Air Force
Gilmore Keller
Catherine Myers
Jefferson Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church Plans Special Lenten Rites
Evangelical Lutheran Church announces Lenten rites on East Church Street with Wednesday evening services at 7 30 and Friday noonday sessions 12 30 to 12 35 open to the public. Rev Roland C Hobbs opens the midweek series with Follow Me Boys as theme and Rev Francis Reinberger leads Friday talks on Questions at the Heart of Life with Death as the End for this week. Subsequent Wednesdays and Fridays cover topics through March 17 with dates and topics listed. William Sprigg is organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Lutheran Church
East Church Street
Roland C. Hobbs
Hobb
Francis Reinberger
William Sprigg
Rev Clayton H Gray Leads Special Services at People's Baptist
Reverend Clayton H Gray, a leading Baptist theologian, conducts a series of special services at People's Baptist Church 21 West Fourth Street. He speaks Sunday on The Ecumaniacs and the Lord's Prayer and Sunday evening on The Nearness of the Lord's Return. Gray is director of alumni and church relations at Baptist Bible Seminary in Johnson City New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton H. Gray
People’s Baptist Church
West Fourth Street
Gray
The
Baptist Bible Seminary
Johnson City
N.Y
Gordon College of Theology and Missions
Simeon Spidle
Acadia University
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Essex Street
Calvary Baptist Church
Lynn
Massachusetts
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Binghamton
New York
First Baptist Church of
Butter
Pennsylvania
New England
Regular Baptist
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Southern Tier Council of Christian Churches
Association of Baptists For World Evangelism
Faith United Church Youth Sunday Honors Created To Be Human
Charlesville church notes a Youth Sunday at Faith United Church of Christ with theme Created To Be Human In a Broken World. Youth Fellowship helped deliver worship, with readers, singers, and ushers led by named parish members. Lent schedule announced for Mount Pleasant Charge. United Fellowship plans include Bible Night and upcoming suppers and events through May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith United Church of Christ
Charlesville
Youth Fellowship
Paul Brown
William Compton
Robert Houck
James Ritenour
Darryl Tyergar
Daniel Wachter
William Houck
Carol Ann Keeney
Joyce Keeney
Sherry Klipp
Charlene
Pam Corum
Shirley Haugh
Joan Klipp
Gayla Wachter
Margaret Wachter
Nancy Wachter
Patricia Cannon
Faith Mount Pleasant Charge
Mount Pleasant
Faith Church
Mount Pleasant Church
Lewistown
Edwin Wenck
World Prayer Service Set At Walkersville
The United Church Women will hold World Day of Prayer Friday at 7 45 p m at Grade United Church of Christ in Walkersville. Mrs Jack W Shoemaker chairs the event urging global prayer amid today’s fast moving events and scientific advances. A film titled That Friday will be shown as part of the service prepared by the late Queen Salute of the Tonga Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church Women
United Church of Christ
Walkersville
Jack W. Shoemaker
United Church
United Church Wom- Kingdom
Tonga Islands
Mission Dedicates Chapel In Frederick 1964 1965
Frederick Union Rescue Mission opens a new chapel on South Market Street in Frederick with a Sunday dedication. The facility provides lodging meals clothing and assistance, aiming to educate the public that it is a helping hand not a flop house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
William A. Jenkins
Mi.ion
Maryland Chick Hatchery
Davis T. Auldridge
South Market Street
Jenkins
Vestry Chosen At All Saints Parish Meeting
All Saints Parish held its annual meeting Sunday evening electing Dr Edwin R Cornish to fill the unexpired vestry term of Theron D Green who moved from Frederick. State Senator Goodloe E Byron and Edwin R Sears were chosen as vestry members through 1973. Retiring vestrymen Commander Dudley M Page and R Marcus Whitmore were thanked for six years of service. Dr Cornish studying NIH research staff and Sears, Aerojet General project manager, noted for parish involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints’ Parish
Maurice D Ashbury
Dudley M. Page
R. Marcus Whitmore
Theron D. Green
Frederick
Edwin R. Cornish
Goodloe E. Byron
Edwin R. Sears
Senator Byron
Dr. Cornish
National Institutes of Health
Sears
Aerojet General
Washington Divine Speaker At Hood College Vespers
The Rev. Dr. Duncan Howlett of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington will be guest speaker at Hood College vesper service Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Coffman Chapel. He notes his legal and religious background, recent books, and roles with civil rights and youth councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Howlett
All Souls Unitarian Church
Washington
Hood College
Coffman Chapel
Commissioners’ Crime Council
First Unitarian Church of
Boston
Howlett
Harvard
Emerson College
Meadville Theological School
Chicago
Charles J. Warner
Bowersox To Address Leader's Bible Class
The Leader's Bible Class at Calvary Methodist Church met Sunday in the Educational Building with M. Glenn Magaha presiding. Orville Bowersox led the opening prayer and Maurice Ramsburg delivered a message titled Christ's Mission and Ours from Luke. There were 45 present with one visitor. Missionary Offering totaled $84.10. Orville Bowersox is slated to speak next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
M. Glenn Magaha
Lee Reichard
Thelma Mantz
Delmas
Charles B. Jones
John Harris
Orville Bowersox
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Mt. Airy Church of Christ
Main Street
Brunswick First Baptist
Leonard D. Carmack
Training Union
Shookstown
Bartholows Pentecostal Church
Arthur C. Baugher
Rocky Springs Union Church
Ralph E. White
Brunswick
Hyattstown Christian Church
A. H. Tisdall
Boyds Presbyterian
Phillip J. Lee Jr
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Pipe Creek
Quaker Hill
Union Bridge
Poolesville Presbyterian
Timothy W. T. Lee
Sugar Loaf Mountain Community Chapel
Luther Brown
Calvary Bible
Gambrill Park Rd
Ralph C. Echer
Christian — Holiness
Gaplan
Daniel Blickenstaff
Young Peoples
Locust Valley
Bethel Church of God
Eugene Burge
Jefferson Methodists
People's Baptist Church
Charlesville Church
Tery
Union Rescue Mission
Damascus
Lois J. Leopold Donzie Knipple
Donald R. Lynch
William R. Hess
C. Edward Rhea
Ethan G. Book
W. Raymond Edwards
James M. Resh
Karl W. Retter
J. Thomas Shriner
Dale K. Starook
William L. Crouse
Frank Patterson
Milton Devilling
Robert Thacker
Donzie Knipple
Knipple
All Saints
Ca Center
COAL
Hillside Coal & Oil Co
Dailey’s Funeral Home
North Market St
E. Cline & Son
Dailey’s
Ideal Farms Dairy
Ata
Bowersox
Rexall
Mercer's Brug
West
3Rd & N. Market St. Free
AGB
Rock of Ages
U. A. Lough & Son
Frank S. Griffin Wilson W. Waltz
Market St
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