The Main Trail: Life of Ralph Hall Cowboy Preacher
Ralph Hall of Santa Fe, famed West Texas preacher and cowboy rider, has published The Main Trail detailing over fifty years of mission work from Pecos to Canada. The autobiography traces his health setbacks, shifting church affiliations, and decades of preaching to ranchers and homesteaders across the range country, ending in reflections on his humble ministry.
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Ralph Hall
Santa Fe
Canada
Pecos
Naylor Company
San Antonio
Range Country
East
Ralph
Hardy
Daniel Baker College
Barstow
Lovington
New Mexico
Presbyterian Church
Saturday Evening Post
Presbyterian Life
Methodist Church
Louis Cunningham
el Paso
Seminole
Texas
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Western Range
Baptist Youth Retreat Sets Deep Study At Indian Lodge
Fifth young people and sponsors from First Baptist Church depart for Indian Lodge in the Davis Mountains for two days of Bible study meditation and discussion. Topics include Whats Your Bag Do Your Thing and Last or Last. George Young Youth Director says Banky Stocks will teach four 30 minute lessons on Paul letters and Rev Leslie Smith will lead a rap session from recent sermons. The retreat aims to provide spiritual uplift and renewal during semester break with hopes of becoming an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
George Young
First Baptist Church
Indian Lodge
Tip Chesney
Davis Mountains
Banky Stocks
Paul
Leslie Smith
Young
Treat
Gary Wood
Rube Pattillo
Wood
Baptist Church Briefs Highlight Men and Study Sessions
Charlie Sullinger of Northside Baptist Church will preach at Calvary Baptist Sunday morning followed by a Baptist Men's Day choir. Women plan a covered dish lunch at noon in Fellowship Hall. Rev. Homer Nowell has resumed full time duties after a heart attack in October. North Temple Baptist Church mid week service moves to Tuesday at 7:30 with Rev. Butler Smith teaching Job. City police chief Howard County Junior College instructor attends police school on Wednesday and Thursday. Church of Christ Bible teachers to be honored at the Reddy Room with a 7:30 Bible study “How We Got the Bible.”
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Hall
Grove City College
Grove City
Pennsylvania
Board of National Missions
Dr. Hall
Charlie Sullinger
Northside Baptist Church
Ft. Stockton
Calvary Baptist
Southern Baptists
Fellowship Hall
Homer Nowell
Nowell
North Temple Baptist Church
Butler Smith
Smith
Howard County Junior College
Church of Christ
4Th
Bois d’Arc Street
Reddy
Stafford Blvd
Balmorhea church joins state church achievement program
The First Baptist Church of Balmorhea has enrolled in the 1971 72 Texas Baptist Town and Country Church Achievement Program. State director Clinton Watson says the program stimulates growth across a church's total ministry and honors high achieving pastors at the Texas Baptists convention. Pastor Harvey Davis will guide goals for a better local church, better community and better world. A progress notebook will be kept for evaluation. entry is limited to communities with populations under 2 500.
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First Baptist Church of
Balmorhea
Texas Baptist
Clinton Watson
Missions Support Section
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Watson
Texas
Big Bend Baptist Association
Convention of Texas Baptists
Abilene
Harvey Davis
Youth Spectacular Planned by West Park Baptist Church
A district youth event at West Park Baptist Church features George Campbell and his youth choir from Hobbs NM, plus a Roswell music group. Campbell joins evangelism work. prints of his commercial art will be offered for $2.00 each. The evening ends with a fellowship period in the hall.
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George Campbell
Houston
Odessa
United States
Gary Wood
West Park
Fellowship Hall
West Park basketball game pits generations at West Pecos
Coach Charles Pattillo leads West Park Baptist Church youth against Floyd Morton’s team at 7 30 p m Monday January 24 at West Pecos gym on Highway 80. The free event invites all to watch and contribute a free will offering for a future Youth Retreat.
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Charles Pattillo
West Pecos
Highway 80
Pattillo
West Park Baptist Church
Floyd Morton
Pecos Valley Baptists Elect Officers at Youth Rally
The Pecos Valley Association Youth Rally met Monday night at First Baptist Church in Pecos for a message on Witnessing by Mike Seefeld of Odess a College. The Prophecy from the college provided music and entertainment after. Officers elected include Youth Advisors George Young and Gary Wood, Presidents John Robertson and Rodney Dodd, Song Leader Dennis Davis, Pianist Dian Dean, and Melba Collins as Vice President. The next meeting is set for March 18 at First Baptist Pecos with Gary Wood as speaker. Laymen will provide the West Park Baptist choir Sunday. On Monday at 4:00 the Mission Friends and Royal Ambassadors meet at the church with Gary Wood and his wife Deena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley Association
First Baptist Church
Pecos
Mike Seefeld
Odessa College
George Young
Gary Wood
First Baptist
West Park
Jotn Robertson
Mission Friends
Royal Ambassadors
Deena
Portuguese minister becomes Catholic priest in Lisbon
The Rev Saul Sousa, a Protestant minister who converted to Catholicism, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Lisbon with special Vatican permission. He and his wife Maria have three children, and Sousa is the first such case in Portugal after similar ordinations in Europe.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Saul Sousa
Maria
Vatican
Europe
Father Sousa
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S. Eddy
Airlawn Shopping Center
Ist Baptist
Church Briefs
Lour
Uus
RNER
Charles Gann
First Methodist
First Methodist Jr. High
Big Bend
Sr. High
Nahum
Christ
Levie
Elijah
Lord of Hosts
Zechariah
Hobbs
N.M
Roswell
Baptists
The
PU Ory
Orlon
Velour
Woold Acron
Poil
Yurathane
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