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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1950
Page
6
The weekly church school and worship timetable lists Rally Day observances across several churches. Glade, Woodsboro, Rocky Hill, and Buckeystown schedules include Sunday school times, worship periods, special services, and upcoming events. The piece notes guest ministers and special harvest services relevant to each congregation.
A new course to help church libraries improve Sunday school programs will begin October 18 at Hood College. Miss Katharine E. Dutrow will lead instruction with practical focus on classification cataloguing filing and book selection for teachers. Classes run Wednesdays 7 30 to 9 p m through December 6 with emphasis on church worker needs. Virgil Lee Stambaugh called to active service October 7 after Army Reserve duty, to report to Fort Campbell Kentucky.
The 1950 Every Member Canvass of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is underway in Baltimore and surrounding counties. Led by Rt Rev Noble C Powell the effort aims to raise not less than 247000 dollars, surpassing last year by 582000. Returns close tentatively on Sunday November 26. The canvass carries the slogan You Are the Church and includes a pastoral letter and a shared prayer. Also notes a Montgomery Methodist M Y F meeting October 15 at 7:30 pm with Harry E Moxley leading and Mrs Everett Jones as guest speaker.
The Presbyterian Church announces a Harvest Home Festival Sunday at 11 am first of its kind in years. Food offerings will be donated to the Home for the Aged. Rev W Merval Weaver will deliver a Soil and Souls themed sermon with Mrs Joseph Carroll as guest soloist. Choir and organ selections accompany the service.
New York October 14 thousands of churches nationwide were invited to join the launch of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U S A. Dr Luther A Welgte chaired the planning committee and 150000 churches in 29 denominations approved membership for the united action. The convention will convene in Cleveland November 28 to December 1 with 1200 officials and 1000 visiting delegates expected.
The passage lists several churches and church bodies including JICA Romanian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church in America Seventh Day Baptists Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Church Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America United Lutheran Church of America and United Presbyterian Church of North America.
Webb Whitaker Webb formerly of Bolivar died Sunday in Chartes Town General Hospital after short illness. He was born October 28 and would have turned 76. He leaves three daughters and four sons, twenty eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, plus one sister and four brothers. Funeral held at Millville Methodist Church with large attendance and burial at Fairview Lutheran Cemetery Bolivar. The Bolivar community notes a family reunion two weeks earlier and mentions survivors including Margie Goode Ruth Robinson Dessie Higgs Arthur Earl Miller Vernon.
Routine social updates from Bolivar and surrounding communities include visits, anniversaries, and moves. Mrs. J J Backles hosted events, Mrs. Richard Hill and daughter returned to Dallas after a visit, the Bakers relocated within Bolivar, and the Glover wedding shower was held. Residents celebrated Mr. Grove’s 94th birthday with family, and others attended football games or traveled to Atlantic City and Washington.
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