Church News Highlights and Methodist Conference Plans
Saturday May 29 church members will collect for the Portales Children’s Home in New Mexico. Miss Melvita Floyd named church organist at First Christian Church in Pecos. her father ministers in Kermit. Disciples Missionaries Huegels to speak in Fort Worth area. Rio Grande Annual Conference in Corpus Christi June 5-8 marks 100 years for Spanish speaking Methodist ministry. Notable speakers include Gov Preston Smith, Dr Albert C Cutler, Dr Collin Morris, Dr Ezra Earl Jones, Dr Melvin Wheatly, Dr Joe Washington. Events include General Conference delegate elections and major program discussions.
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Mvita Floyd
First Christian Church
Miss Floyd
John Floyd
Kermit
Trinity Christian Church
Melvita
Pecos
Pecos-Barstow
John Huegel
Mexico
Huegels
Texas
Atlanta
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
New Mexico
United Methodist
Aljendro Ruiz
Ezra Earl Jones
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Melvin E. Wheatly
Houston
Joe Washington
Nashville
Amarillo
Albert F. Tucker
Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education
TANE
First United Methodist Church
Tucker
New Mexico Temperance League
Texas Methodist
Yale University
Institute of Scientific Studies For
Loma Linda
California
Today in History and Church Events Highlight May 14 1971
On May 14 historic notes include the 1787 Philadelphia convention drafting the U S Constitution and Louis XIV physician Jenner performing the first vaccination in 1643. The column also mentions Vichy France collaboration talks in 1941, Israel’s 1948 proclamation, and other dated events plus TANE programs and a Sunday sermon titled Those Golden Years for older Church of Christ members.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Edward Jenner
France
Hitler
Britain
Israel
John XXIII
China
Cambodia
Church of Christ
J.B. Hudson
Your Horoscope for FRIDAY May 14 1971 Aries to Pisces
Frances Drake outlines daily guidance by zodiac sign with advice to act on new trends plan carefully and protect assets. The reader born today is described as empathetic and suited for healing arts, art, writing, music, or landscape work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Drake
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Seo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Texas Methodism to elect delegates from merged Annual Conferences
For the first time in Texas Methodism history delegates to the General Conference will be elected from merged Annual Conferences that were previously all black or all white. In June eight Annual Conferences in Texas merged into six new bodies and will begin their annual meetings next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
General Conference
United Methodist
Three TWU Alumnae Receive Distinguished Honors
Texas Woman's University President John A. Guinn awarded Distinguished Alumna honors to three alumnae. Dr. Kate Adele Hill of San Angelo, Mrs. J Murray Kendrick of Denton, and Dr. Aileene Simpson Lockhart of Los Angeles were recognized for long service, civic work, and academic leadership with Hill retiring in 1963 after 38 years with the Texas Agricultural Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
Texas Woman’s University
John A. Guinn
Kate Adele Hill
San Angelo
J. Murray Kendrick
Aileene Simpson Lockhart
Los Angeles
Hill
Texas Agricultural Service
Kendrick
Lockhart
University of Southern California
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Modern Study Club
T. C. Slack
Slack
H. L. Holloway
John
Merry Wives Club
Bill Hollis
Blackwell
Bob Dean
W. L. Fuller
Frances Mannell
J. J. Maxey
Rudolph Mosley
Alton Hughes
By Neg Cochran
Jane CiNca
Church News
Georgia Stroud
Portales
Europe
World Christian Temperance Foundation
Oslo
Norway
International Institute
Budapest
Hungary
Middle East
Baylor University
Far East
South America
Smith
Odessa
Rqnes
America
Quincy
Mass
Bunker Hill Monument
TWU
First Baptist Church
J.B. Fowler
Fritz Smith
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