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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1973
Page
5
The passage in Matthew 7 13 to 27 is examined to explain why not every who says Lord Lord will enter the kingdom. It warns that the majority will be lost and false prophets may lead astray. It stresses personal responsibility to live in holiness and do the Father’s will.
Calvary Baptist Church hosts a revival next week with evangelist and singer Lee Castro. Services begin Sunday at 7 30 p m and run nightly through November 3 with a morning service Sunday November 4. Castro, previously in Pecos in May 1972 for a citywide crusade, will sing at daily covered dish luncheons and discuss his path from gang life to faith.
The United Methodist Women fellowship met October 16 at Mrs. Frank Bounds home. Carol Slay presented a devotional titled Jesus Formula for Peace of Mind citing Matthew 6 24 34 Luke 17 5 32 and Luke 23 5 46. She urged belief in God and full commitment to being a Christian, with refreshments served to attendees and guest Ira Lee Webb.
Richard L. Evans warns against actions harming body mind or morality and the soul. Spencer W. Kimball adds that early teaching of time and eternities helps children react properly in emergencies and avoid estrangement from faith and family.
In Cincinnati 4,800 Disciples of Christ delegates begin six days of talks, with about 4,000 more attending. Moderator Rev. Walter Bingham of Louisville, a Black leader, says a woman may be elected successor, highlighting moves toward racial and gender equality in the denomination. Delegates will consider over 70 resolutions on amnesty, environment, and Watergate administration, though actions are nonbinding.
The Campaign for Human Development will hold its fourth annual collection in all Catholic churches of the Diocese of El Paso on November 18. It funds and educates to combat poverty and social injustice, with CHD providing over 500 community projects and nearly $20 million nationally. The diocese retains 24 percent for local priorities.
Dear Ann replies to a reader who attended a funeral for an 11 year old and reflects on husbands calling wives honey. She urges men to say loving words now and to pick kindness over harshness. The column also answers readers about marriage boundaries and family interference with in laws. It includes a letter from Embattled in Missouri about honoring house plans and other readers’ grievances.
Patrick J. Conner with 14 years in communications joins Southern Methods University as editor of SMU Now a weekly for faculty staff and students. The publication is produced by the SMU Information Services Department to illuminate schools departments and decision making. His father Dr Paul K Conner Sr is a Jacksboro Texas physician who graduated SMU in 1920 and his brother Dr Paul Conner Jr of Dallas is also an SMU graduate.
Rigmar von Euler, 58, serves as Sweden's Barnombudsman with three percent of Swedes aware of child maltreatment. In four months 40 cases were reported, showing custody reconsideration and preventive work via visits to teachers and welfare officers. The office, funded by Save the Children, assists in critical cases and coordinates with authorities.
The provincial town of Gaevle near Stockholm sent a letter to the BO ahead of the interview. Save the Children workers plan a winter campaign for better treatment of immigrant children with local papers and Swedish godparents joining. Mrs von Euler aims to curb isolation in new suburbs and mobilize parents to aid children, noting only coincidental personal care. She cites biblical parallels from Isaiah 37 and 2 Kings 19.
The Trinity Lutheran Women's Missionary League met in the Parish Hall for an October 17 program titled Test Your Biblical Sense. Mrs. Jackson Moody led a written Bible facts test with references, followed by a business session led by Mrs. Melvin Adicks and an in unison Lord's Prayer. Refreshments by candle light with Halloween decor preceded plans for a parking lot sale. Attendees included Mrs. Moody and Mmes. Melvin Adicks, Doc Bowman, Harold Meyer, Roy Sharrock, Wendell Taylor, and Gilbert Waltisperger.
AP News Features explains Halloween grew from All Saints Day holy eve and Samhain rites. The piece traces Druid beliefs, jack o lantern lore from Jack of the Lantern, goblin tales from France, and a house cleaning trick to deter goblins with flaxseed.
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