Sunday Sermon Reflections From Dr Dan Whitsett
A traveler from Americus to Atlanta visits Sylacauga Alabama to hear Dr Dan Whitsett of the First Methodist Church. The writer recalls his tale of donating twenty five cents and critiques the preacher on topics from indifference as a sin to meddling about Sunday night TV and church attendance. He concludes by remaining a heathen to save travel money.
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Americus
Atlanta
Sylacagua
Alabama
Dan Whitsett
First Methodist Church
Dan
Reader letters on religion spark varied reactions
A January and March column on religion drew mixed responses with no nasty letters. Dr Dan Whitsett praised the stance while a Presbyterian and a Baptist preacher offered sharp, humorous critiques, noting a church without hell as valueless.
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Dan Whitsett
Mississippi
Yale University
Letters on God and humanity challenge religious beliefs
A Fairhope reader rebuts Washington letters arguing against a God external to humanity. The writer critiques divine concepts, warns of cruelty tied to creed, praises human understanding, justice for all, and references books such as The Sea Around Us and The Nature Of The Universe.
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Mr. East
Washington
Floyd M. Martinson
The Little Farmer and the Vanishing American Dream
Don West laments the decline of the small farmer as big corporate farms and resource companies encroach on rural lands. He contrasts the sacred bond between farmer and soil with a nation losing its early dream, noting abandoned homesteads and graveyards overgrown as symbols of erosion.
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America
Don West
Religion In Schools Taught Through Daily Practice
A veteran schoolmaster explains religion is taught constantly through accuracy in arithmetic, clarity in language, humanity inhistory, thoroughness in handicraft, reverence in astronomy, fair play on the playground, kindness to animals and courtesy to workers. He says denominations are handled by treating children as school members, building a local Church of Christ from actual school relations, not from outside influence. He adds religion should be grown within the school.
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Church of Christ
L. P. Jacks
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East Side
Fairhope, Ala
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