Was Jesus Married An Unusual Biblical Thesis Sparks Debate
The Rev. Dr. William E. Phipps argues in Was Jesus Married that Jesus may have wed before age 20, drawing on Scripture and Jewish culture. He notes the stance challenges priestly celibacy and cites Genesis as supporting the view that marriage reflects God’s design.
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William E. Phipps
Elkins
W. Va
Jesus
Phipps
Harper and Row
University of St. Andrews
Scotland
Davis and Elkins College
West Virginia
Dr. Phipps
Genesis
Church Dinner Set For November
The annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at First Christian Church on Wednesday November 18 at 7 P.M. It is an all church family event. Mrs Howard Collier serves as Service Chairman for the Christian Women's Fellowship with her committees. Mrs Warren Bessent is president of the Women's Fellowship this year.
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First Christian Church
Howard Collier
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Warren Bessent
Women’s Fellowship
First Baptist Church Choir Honor Roll Announced
J O Strother announces September and October attendance honor rolls for church choirs. Only one absence per month allowed. Names include Mrs Earl Burris Mrs Mac Chesney Mrs Bill Hubbs Mrs Bill Huckabee Mrs Alverta Lane Mrs Ben Meek Lewis Cowart Wilbur Park and others with all listed 100 percent for Youth Choir members Sharon Exum Mark Ferguson Joy Ferguson Wade McLain Sharon Smith Bob Strother Vickie Allison Allen Clayton Tylithia Holleman Cathy Hopper Chuck Hubbs Terry Hubbs Mark Jackson Cary Johnson Kristi Kesey Benjy Meek Mary Ella Meek Tammy Rhodes Julia Wein Glenn Wood.
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First Baptist Church
J.O. Strother
Earl Burris
Mac Chesney
Bill Hubbs
Bill Huckabee
Alverta Lane
Ben Meek
Lewis Cowart
Wilbur Park
Leslie Smith
Roger Russell
Sharon Exum
Mark Ferguson
Joy Ferguson
Wade McLain
Sharon Smith
Bob Strothere
Vickie Allison
Allen Clayton
Tylithia Holleman
Cathy Hopper
Chuck Hubbs
Terry Hubbs
Mark Jackson
Cary Johnson
Kristi Kesey
Benjy Meek
Mary Ella Meek
Tammy Rhodes
Julia Wein
Glenn Wood
Baptist Women Hold Meeting at First Baptist Church
The Woman’s Missionary Society met Tuesday morning at 9 30 in Mrs Barney Hubbs home. Mrs Richard Naylor led a brief business session and introduced Mrs Roddy Harrison who reviewed All Things Are Possible Through Prayer by Charles L Allen. A season of prayer followed with scripture read by Mrs Leslie Smith and refreshments served to one guest and several members.
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WMS
First Baptist Church
Barney Hubbs
Richard Naylor
Roddy Harrison
Charles L. Allen
Harrison
Naylor
Leslie Smith
Mmes. Dahlia Evans
Ruth Johnson
Lola Waters
Mildred Jones
D. L. Kneipp
Alverta Lane
J.C. Buchanan
C. J. Kesey
Jeannette Treadaway
Imogene Parks
Will Cowan
Bertie Gray
Alice Wein
Edith McIlvain
Mitford Johnson
Hubbs
Unusual Theme In New Book On Jesus By Cornell
A Bible scholar concludes in a new book that Jesus presents an unusual theme. The author, George W. Cornell of AP Religion, reports in New York on a provocative reinterpretation of biblical narratives and their implications.
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George W. Cornell
NEW York
Jesus
Credit easing helps large manufacturers amid slow customer payments
The Credit Research Foundation finds average payment delays grew to 45 days in U S manufacturing through mid year from 41.5 days last year as firms extended large amounts of trade credit. Walker cites money supply growth and loan access as a cure while banks move to cut prime rates.
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John Cunniff
New York
Credit Research Foundation
Ernest W. Walker
National Association of Credit Management
Peter
Paul
Walker
Best Sellers List From Publishers Weekly
Current best sellers across fiction and nonfiction with titles and authors including Love Story by Segal The Crystal Cave by Stewart Islands In The Stream by Hemingway God Is An Englishman by Delderfield Great Lion of God by Caldwell The Sensuous Woman by J The Inside the Third Reich by Speer Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by Reuben Zelda by Milford Papillon by Charriere.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Fiction
Segal
The
Crystal Cave
Stewart
Islands
Hemingway
God
Delderfield
Lion of God
Caldwell
Sensuous
Third Reich
Speer
Reuben
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Chicago club player catches ball drop at Washington Monument
Billy Schriver of the Chicago club in the National League became the first baseball player to catch a ball dropped from the Washington Monument. He achieved the feat on August 29, 1892.
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Billy Schriver
Chicago Club
Washington Monument
Charge Conference For Methodists
Dr. Lloyd Hughes of Carls will preside at the Charge Conference to be held Monday night November 16 at 7 30 P M at the First United Methodist Church. He is District Superintendent. Church officers will be elected and the new budget plus recommendations will be presented. Members of the Charge Conference must attend but all church members may attend this annual meeting.
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Lloyd Hughes
Carlsbad
First United Methodist Church
Methodist Women Plan Joint Meeting Thanksgiving Dinner
The Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Wes leyan Service Guild announce a joint Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting on Thursday November 19 at 7 15 P M in the church Fellowship Hall. Reservations by noon November 16 with Circle chairmen. Mrs Milton Propp will present Insights from The Journey of a Soul.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Church Fellowship Hall
Milton Propp
Mayfield
Birthday celebration for Don Bowles turns seven
Don Bowles son of Mr and Mrs Ronny Bowles celebrated his seventh birthday on Novem ber 9 with a party at his home. Cake ice cream cones punch and candy were served. Enjoying the occasion with Don were Rusty McNeil Doug and Chuck Howard Bryan and Jay Wood Howard Benedict Sloan Regas David Whitehurst Cory Walker John and Ronnie Pollard Jana and Rhonda Bowles sisters of the honoree.
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Don Bowles
Ronny Bowles
Don
Rusty McNeil
Doug
Chuck Howard
Bryan
Jay Wood
Howard Benedict
Sloan Regas
David Whitehurst
Cory Walker
John
Ronnie Pollard
Jana
Rhonda Bowles
Girl Scouts Meet At Scout House On November Dates
The Junior Girl Scout Troop met on November 3 at the Scout House. Members worked on a scrapbook and had refreshments. At the meeting last Tuesday, November 10, each patrol performed a skit. Mrs Bowles and nineteen girls attended. Songs were sung until mothers arrived. Troop members hope to receive their troop number soon. Chop drained canned ancho vies with cream cheese and grated red onion to serve as a cracker spread.
VOE Students Attend Club Meeting With BPW Group
VOE students in Pecos participate in a BPW meeting as guests. Officers Margie Thompson and teammates share experiences from the VOE program, detailing on the job training, school and work integration, and local firm sponsorships.
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VOE
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