Remembering a church fire and renewed faith in Pecos
The writer recalls East Eighth Street church damage from a Tuesday fire three years ago and notes cleanup by Rev. Reyes and First Baptist members. He observes services resumed Sunday, outlines smoke damage, and praises Faith Evangelical Free Church led by Rev. Bruton with teaching focus and active youth participation.
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East Eighth Street
First Baptist
Reyes
Faith Evangelical Free Church
Pecos
Bruton
Broadman
Nymphomania and grief notes in a Dear Ann column
A mother asks if nymphomania is physical or mental and curable. Ann explains it is an emotional issue, not physical, caused by insecurity and needs therapy with the subject's consent. A reader shares a grief essay attributed to Lincoln, and others discuss breast size and a dog spray incident in a separate letter.
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Ann
Bismark
North Dakota
National Institute of Mental Health
Federal Plaza
New York
N. Y
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pittsburgh
Electric Company
Lady Godiva Ride for Tax Relief
Lady Godiva reportedly urged her Coventry lord husband to cut taxes. He agreed if she rode naked through the town, she did so clothed only by her hair atop a horse, parading through the streets.
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Godiva
Coventry
Births and church notes feature Browning family move
Mr and Mrs Walter Burkholder announce the birth of a grandson Brian Allan Steenman born Nov 22 in San Antonio weighing five pounds twelve and a half ounces. Grandmother notes clan numbering. Jerry Browning, new Church of Christ minister, moved to Pecos last week and preached his first sermons at the church. Browning grew up in Sweetwater and Andrews, with wife Winnie and children Britt and Buni. he holds Bible teaching and coaching roles and plans work in Pecos.
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Walter Burkholder
South Eddy St
Larry Steenman
San Antonio
Bessie Lu Burkholder
Jerry Browning
Church of Christ
Pecos
Sweetwater
Sunset School of Preaching
Guyana
S. Africa
Colgate Church of Christ
Lubbock
Andrews
West Texas
Winnie
Britt
Buni
Rhodesian missionary to speak at First Baptist Church
Mrs. Sam Jones and her husband on furlough from Salisbury Rhodesia will address the morning worship at First Baptist Church this Sunday. The speaker worked with Baptist Women in Rhodesia and the family resides in San Angelo, with four children. The visit accompanies a week of foreign mission prayer and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering.
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Sam Jones
Salisbury
Rhodesia
First Baptist Church
Foreign Missions
Lottie Moon
Leslie Smith
Seeds From The Sower Reflects On Nations And God
Michael A. Guido argues from Psalm 105 that God governs nations and cares for Israel. He cites Israel’s population surge and exodus, noting persecutions shaped its path to the promised land and urging that Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.
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U.N
Israel
Jehovah's Witness Delegates Return From Texas Assembly
Pecos delegates of Jehovah's Witnesses returned from a two day assembly in Sweetwater Texas led by Chester Proctor. Attendance reached 1480 for Sundays public lecture by J P Sutherland district supervisor for Texas. He urged worthy preservation into the new order and a meaningful life today.
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Pecos
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Sweetwater
Texas
Chester Proctor
J. P. Sutherland
Sutherland
Key 73 Luke Readings Begin in Phase I Churches
Nine chapter daily readings for Luke begin in Phase I as churches join the Key 73 evangelism effort. This week Luke I ends Thursday with Luke 2:1-20 read Friday and Luke 2:21-40 read Saturday. Starting Sunday December 3 daily readings cover Luke 2:41-52 and continue with Luke 3 through Luke 5. A two week Christmas to Jan 6 prayer effort follows with noon prayer times from 30 seconds to 30 minutes per participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dai
Music of Christmas Prayer Cards from Dorothy Horn and Alice Austin
The text collects two prayers, one praising God for Christmas music and voices, the other seeking forgiveness for daily sins. Dorothy A. Horn cites York Pennsylvania while Alice L. Austin references Rotorua New Zealand in greetings for forgiveness and spiritual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy A. Horn
York, Pennsylvania
Alice L. Austin
Rotorua
New Zealand
Church workers confront danger in helping others
AP Religion Writer notes threats and deaths faced by clergy and lay workers aiding prisoners and distributing Bibles. Incidents include a priest killed during confession in California, a seminarian murdered during a Bible sales visit in Alabama, and a prison ministry couple slain in North Carolina.
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George W. Cornell
Erich Fromm
America
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