Whizz Kid Monks Seek Souls In Birmingham
In Birmingham England a young Church of England order nicknamed the whizz kid monks seeks to revive faith in a city famed for industry and malls. The Community of the Glorious Ascension, founded in 1961, requires each monk to work outside the monastery to mingle with youth and workers. Monks pool earnings to cover living costs and obtain items only with communal approval.
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Birmingham
Birmingham, England
Whizzekid
Bull Ring
Community of the Glorious Ascension
Those Were The Days Monkey Den School Class 1899 1900
Members of Chapel Hill District 57 class of 1899 1900 are pictured with back row names Linnie Hughes Harry Beckwith Pearl Hagar Ethel Kling Charlie Brown Lottie Edington Sadie Hughes Claudine Riverie Alice Bradshaw and others Ralph Pough Ernest Parker Sarah Parker George Lovell Leon Riverie Edna Mount Lillian Hagar Grace Hughes Angie Parker Cora Bradshaw Florence Hagar. Teacher Mattie Loakes Sadie Beckwith Noble Hagar Dora Mount Fred Brinkerhoff. The Monkey Den nickname appears. The Eiffel Tower note is unrelated trivia about postwar tourism in Europe.
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Chapel Hill
Linnie Hughes
Harry Beckwith
Pearl Hagar
Ethel Kling
Charlie Brown
Lottie Edington
Sadie Hughes
Claudine Riverie
Alice Bradshaw
Ralph Pough
Ernest Parker
Sarah Parker
George Lovell
Leon Riverie
Edna Mount
Lillian Hagar
Grace Hughes
Angie Parker
Cora Bradshaw
Florence Hagar
Mattie Loakes
Sadie Beckwith
Noble Hagar
Dora Mount
Fred Brinkerhoff
Herald
Walter Wood
Ottawa
RFD
Absalom Pillar Remembered as Tragic Monument
A Sunday School lesson notes Absalom’s self made pillar in the valley of Shaveh as a warning against rebellion. David’s failure to balance kingship and fatherhood likely fed Absalom’s ambition. The piece contrasts David’s mourning with God’s steadfast love, citing Hosea and Jesus’ lament for Jerusalem.
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Clarence W. Cranford
Valley of
Shaveh
King’s Valley
Abraham
Sodom
Salem
Absalom
David
George Keely
First Baptist Church of
Haverhill
Mass
Adonijah
Solomon
Israel
Hee Se
Marine Leader Tough As Nails
By HAL BOYLE A RAMBLING portrait of Capt. Pat Coblin s leadership of recon Company D, 3rd U.S. Marines, in Vietnam. He blends hard discipline with trust in his eager troops, recalling service in Korea and Cuba, and noting 20 shots a minute from an M14 at 500 yards.
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Hal Boyle
Viet Nam
Pat Coblins
Recon
U.S. Marines
Pat
Marines
Korea
Bowling Green
Ohio
Collins
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England
Britain
Eiffel Tower
Europe
Absalom’s
I Samuel
Orelco
Norelco
North American Philips Co., Inc
E. 42
New York
N.Y
Magnan
Vivid
Monaural FM
Magnavox
Western Auto
S. Main
Terminix
Pomona Lbr. Co
Pomona, Kansas
Gwendolyn
Ting-a
Plymouth
FURY
Belvedere
Valiant
Barracuda
Bob White Motor Co
Hickory
CHR Motors
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