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Church Of Chris!c.To Wes! CoastThe Clifton L2ird family heads west Monday to establish a new j home in Bakersfield. Calif.Mr. Latrd. minister at the Commerce Church of Christ since October. 1956. is the new preacher at the Centra! Church of Christ in Bakersfield.V. Ponder Wright, director of Church of Christ Bibtle chair at East Texas State, will fill the church pulpit until a new minister is selected.The f a tn s 1 y’s furniture was moved to the new address. 1004 Ei Sereno Drive. June 23. Mr. Laird is guest speaker at a revival in Marble Falls, near Austin. June 23-29, Mrs. Laird, Clifton II, age 22 months, and Mitch-el. 10 weeks, are with Mr. Laird.Returning here Monday, the Lairds will hitch horse trailers to their two cars and pull out of Commerce with the minister’s three Tennessee walking horses and trick white mare. Snow. .We have enjoyed our stay here. says Mr. Laird. “I feel I have done a lot of good church work, including setting up the Church of Christ Bible chair at the college.”Bakersfield is in the southern part of the San Joauquin Valley, about 115 miles from Los Angeles.The progressive church has approximately 500 members. New church building can seat 1000 in the auditorium,” added the minister.Mr. Laird preached three sermons at Central church May 25 and 28.Two Greenville women. Mrs. Gertrude R o b cris and Mrs. Golden, who have relatives in Bakersfjdd, are to travel west with the Lairds.
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Commerce Daily Journal

Commerce, Texas, US

Thu, Jun 26, 1958

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