Unique human mix within a religious congregation
AP Religion Writer describes congregations as diverse combinations of ages races social and economic levels successes failures hurts joys and victims. The Rev Dr James Wharton calls the congregational mix a group without parallel and says worshipping communities are the prime learning source for Christian scholarship shaping life's meaning. He criticizes universities and seminaries for sidelining purpose into narrow sciences.
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George W. Cornell
New York
James Wharton
Queen of Sciences
Westminster College
Fulton
Dear Ann Landers Advice Letters on Relatives and Dates
A collection of readers seek guidance from Dear Ann on family members who freeload against professional services, dating refusals, and the balance between personal integrity and family ties. The pages include a dentist’s plea for payment, a son defending parental loyalty, a missed date confession, and a note on restoring theology in modern thought.
Seeds From The Sower And Phoenix Church Groundbreaking
A religious column in Phoenix notes a preacher's contrast between spiritual beauty through Christ and earthly vanity. It also reports North Phoenix Baptist Church breaking ground on a new five and a half million dollar worship and education facility on forty acres, slated for completion in December 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
North Phoenix Baptist Church
Protestant and Catholic Students Study Side by Side in Rome
In Rome at the Pontifical University ten theology students from Claremont California study under a Lilly Endowment grant. The Agrimissio program covers hunger relief food deficits rural development cooperatives land reform nutrition and tropical environmental management. A map comparison notes the Great Wall of China would span from Washington D C through Tennessee Texas to New Mexico.
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Rome
Italy
Pontifical University
Lilly Endowment of
Indianapolis
Ind
School of Theology
Claremont
Calif
United States
China
Washington D.C
Chattanooga
Memphis
Tenn
Shreveport
Texas
New Mexico
Speed Reading Course Offered in Pecos Area
The United States Reading Lab presents a limited Pecos speed reading course promising tenfold reading speed gains and improved comprehension. Free one hour orientation lectures explain schedules and tuition, with sessions at the Community Center Executive Conference Room on January 6 to 12, times listed. ages 13 and up, under 18 with parent. Classes fill on a first come basis. Group rates available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pecos
ADV
Betty Gann Hosts Tops Buffet Party
Betty Gann hosted the Tops 259 covered dish buffet at her home for the December 2 meeting. Hostesses included Sue Tollett Barbara Hurley Vernell Dawdy and Kay Gleason. Gifts and games were enjoyed with winners Billie Curry Vernell Dandy and Susan Hunter. Queen of the week was Sue Tollett. Barbara Hurley and Lois White had won on December 8, and Hazel Adkins on January 4.
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Betty Gann
Tops
Sue Tollett
Barbara Hurley
Vernell Dawdy
Kay Gleason
Billie Curry
Vernell Dandy
Susan Hunter
Lois White
Hazel Adkins
Baptist pastor to lead ecumenical prayer at Lincoln Memorial
The Rev. Bruce Edwards of Plains Georgia will head an ecumenical prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial on January 20 the day of Jimmy Carter's presidential inauguration. Carter is not expected to attend the event sponsored by Washington religious leaders. The piece also notes new club leader Mrs Dandy and assistant Mrs Tollett with a list of buffet attendees.
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Washington
Baptist Church
Plains
Bruce Edwards
Lincoln Memorial
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Hymns History Discussed by Zeta Psi Chapter
Zeta Psi the local Beta Sigma Phi chapter met at President Cheryl Jackson's home January 3 with guest speaker Ronald Thomas music director at the First Methodist Church. He presented a program on hymn history. attendees included Barbara Cross Melba Davee Martha Ford Barbara Helberg Bucca Hooker Cletha Hooper Lanelle Roberts Kathy Royal Bobbie Spitzer Lyndia Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeta Psi
Beta Sigma Phi
Cheryl Jackson
Ronald Thomas
First Methodist Church
Barbara Cross
Melba Davee
Martha Ethel Marquaret Ford
Barbara Helberg
Bucca Hooker
Cletha Hooper
Lanelle Roberts
Kathy Royal
Bobbie Spitzer
Lyndia Thomas
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Ann Landers
Ann
U.S
San Jose
A.S
P.O
Elgin
Ill
Thomas Aquinas
Dr. Wharton
God
Wharton
Luis Vasquez
George
Tom McKeown
St. Catherine's Catholic
Sidney M. Metzger
el Paso
Paul Briones
Michael A. Guido
Metter, Georgia
Christ
S. Eddy
Pecos Enterprise
Nova Gutierrez Family Editor
Baptist
Mrs. Dandy
Mrs. Tollett
Lillian Lamb
Hunter
Gladys Singleton
Hurley
Gleason
Gann
Curry
Judy O'Callaghan
Marilyn Johnson
Dandy
Laura Johnson
Adkins
Tollett
Free Press
Office of the
The
R & S Electronics
Crescent
Goodyear
Farnum’s
Hill
Gibson
Norma Jean
Ben’s
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