Lutheran pastor wears skirt with her collar
Elizabeth Platz the first woman ordained in the Lutheran Church in the northern hemisphere balances collar and clerical duties at the University of Maryland as chaplain. She faces mixed reactions from clergy and women while guiding students on theology and hot issues like the draft Amnesty abortion and capital punishment. Cyprus note follows about Tony's gift to Cleopatra and Cyprus independence since 1960.
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AP Educational Services
Winter College Park, Md
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Elizabeth Platt
Lutheran Church
Hemisphere
University of Maryland
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Miss Plat
Methodists Fight Property Taxes in Central Texas
Fort Worth Texas AP delegates at a special Central Texas conference voted to hire lawyers to contest Somervell County taxing church property. Nearly 600 delegates at First United Methodist Church unanimously approved legal action over county assessments on two Methodist camps near Glen Rose. Somervell County began billing for the camps in 1969.
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Baptists and Bangtails: Texas Pari-Mutuel Feud Chronicled
Veteran Houston newsman Kent Demaret examines a decades old Texas clash over horse racing in Baptists and Bangtails. The book tracks the pari mutuel controversy from 1930s outlawing to modern ballot efforts, detailing the Christian Life Commission versus the Texas Racing Association and the mechanics of the pari mutuel system.
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Houston
Kent Demaret
Time Magazine
Ces
Baptists
Bangtails
White lie saves tithe at Texas church during robbery
In Charlotte a Sunday collection was saved when two First United Methodist Church ministers bluffingly told a robber the money had already been taken to the bank. The incident left the thief with a small cash amount and a lie that troubled no one.
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Howard
Dear Ann Lands Problem and Diet Advice
Ann Landers advises a wedding no‑show should not be charged for a missed plate. A reader who dyes her husband’s hair notes it can make him feel younger and more cheerful. A couple struggle with serving two menus for guests. suggest asking guests their preference rather than forcing a split menu.
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Ann
Ann Landers
EL Paso
Virtues accompany love continued from Page 4
The article discusses agape love and its accompanying virtues from Paul’s letters, noting fruits of the Spirit such as peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self control. It cites Alcoholics Anonymous temperance and the Jesus movement as efforts aiming to foster agape love and temperance among youth.
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Paul
The
Corinthians
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholic Anonymous
David Wilkerson
New York City
Only True Ameri can Folk Songs Are Negro Spirituals
The source lists Negro spirituals as the sole authentically American folk songs with authorship listed as unknown.
Landes named top executive for Baptists
Dr. James H. Landes of Richardson First Baptist Church has been elected executive secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He succeeds Dr. Z. Patterson, who retires December 31 after 13 years. The BGCT adopted a record 1974 budget of 12.27 million, up 956,000 from 1973, including 16.7 million for operating expenses and 529,006 for missionary and evangelistic efforts, to be presented at the Corpus Christi session in November.
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Dallas
Tex
James H. Landes
Richardson First Baptist Church
Baptist General Convention of Texas
BGCT
Teasday
Landes
Z. Patterson
Patterson
Corpus Christi
When Divorce Is Not The First Answer
A reader asks about divorce from a church view. Browning urges seeking mutual help and counseling, warning divorce should be last resort, and cites biblical grounds for divorce only in cases of adultery. Emphasizes keeping faith and family intact while acknowledging possible break when vows are broken.
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Matt
God
Thoreau on Elevating Life Through Conscious Endeavor
The quote praises the power of deliberate effort to elevate life. It compares creating art to shaping the atmosphere and medium through which we perceive, highlighting responsibility in personal growth and perception. Henry David Thoreau emphasizes transformative impact beyond mere objects.
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Roger Shinn
Jesus
Presbyterians U S look at ministry in social action
In Atlanta Dr Joseph L Roberts heads a new General Executive Board unit to guide Presbyterian Church U S social ministry. He urges local pews to act ecumenically with church resources, inventory community needs, mobilize congregational assets, and set goals to address welfare, education, aging and other social issues.
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Joseph L. Roberts
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Roberts
Corporate Social Ministry
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