Merger Could End Methodist Racial Jurisdiction
In a move shaping the future of American Methodism, a merger of the Methodist Church with the Evangelical United Brethren Church is set to dissolve the separate Negro jurisdiction. The merger agreement, to take effect in April 1968, ends a 38 year division created after the Civil War reunification. Regional ratifications have varied, with Missouri Kansas and Nebraska preparing integration while Southern conferences stalled progress.
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Leonard Slutz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
New United Methodist Church
Lion
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Sweden Experiments With Vacations For Prisoners
Sweden tests prison vacations as part of a liberal correctional program. Nine inmates spent three weeks at a camp with leisure activities and limited social time, while wives could join. Two day furloughs are allowed. eligibility starts after about ten months, though many quit earlier.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Clas Amllon
National Correctional Administration
Amison
Ted
Grouse Critique and Open Prisons Stir Britain and Sweden
A column lampoons British grouse serving as nearly raw and pricey fare for foreign guests while noting the Aug 12 opening of the Scottish and York moor shooting season. In Sweden, Plains Amilon discusses open prisons, escape risk, and recidivism, arguing for broader use of open institutions and ongoing correctional reform.
Missionary Visitor from London Addresses OU
Rev. S. S. Clement of London spoke to Ottawa University on Thursday in Elliott Hall about Baptist contributions to world missions. He showed slides of work in India and Pakistan and noted his roles with the Free Church Federal Council of Great Britain and the Baptist Missionary Society.
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S. S. Clement
London
England
Ottawa University
Elliott Hall
World Mission
India
Pakistan
Clement
Free Church Federal Council of
Great Britain
Baptist Missionary Society
Modern Missionary Societies
William Carey
U.S.A
Baptist World Alliance
Nashville
Tenn
North India
East Pakistan
Ceylon
Jamaica
Trinidad
Brazil
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Ottawa Herald
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Ottawa Herald Business and Professional Guide
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Professor Bidg
Rodney McClay, O.D
Dennis L. Smith, O.D
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Medical Directory
J. F. Barr, M.D
Medical Arts
D, C, Hadley, M.D
S. Main
Frank A. Trump, M.D
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D.C
M. Brockway
Louis N
15Th St
J. C. South, D.C
David G. Laury, M.D
S. J. Matney
Chiropractic
East
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Osteopathic
Zeliner Building
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Physical Medicine
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Ard
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Wilson
Beautyland Styling Salon
Main
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Shirley James
Marjorie Bennett
Lonje Peebles
Wiloma Babcock
R. A. Gollier
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Sylva Lofgreen, M.D
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Walnut
Henning Bros
Anthony Clinical Laboratory
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Joe
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Willard E. Anderson
Cherry
Everett’s
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Richardson’s
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Oak
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