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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1951
Page
9
The Rev. Reed J. Downs will preach a four Sundays Lenten series starting tomorrow at morning worship. Topics include The Secret of Living Abundantly, The Unavoidable Christ, The Glory of the Cross, and The Risen Christ. March is Church Attendance Month. Three Sunday classes for boys and girls seeking church membership begin tomorrow.
Encanto Area Men plan a church club at Encanto Community Church on North Seventh Avenue and Seventh Avenue Thomas Road area. George W. Christie of First National Bank will speak. Hans Hansen chairs the planning for the Monday 7 30 p m meeting with entertainment and refreshments as the program develops. The church is building a new sanctuary and men from the group assist in construction.
The Rev Blanchard Amstutz national youth director for Missionary Church Association will lead a 10 day series at First Missionary Church Ninth and McKinley beginning Wednesday through Sunday March 18. Services nightly at 730 except Saturday with Mrs Amstutz assisting in duets and in pictures.
The National Association of Evangelicals holds its Phoenix area rally at 3 p.m. tomorrow at First Missionary Church Ninth and McKinley with Dr Frederick Curtis Fowler president as speaker on Evangelical Action and the Present World Crisis. Fowler a Princeton graduate and former Knoxville Presbyterian pastor served WWII Navy chaplain duties in the Pacific. He leads Evangelicals as vice chairman of the All American Conference to Combat Communism and previously chaired the Commission on Evangelical Action. He also will speak at First Missionary Church at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow and Palmcroft Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Lester C Place known as the Musical Places perform with the marimba bells saxophone piano and triple octave chimes in Phoenix. Sponsored by Village Church radio program they appear next Tuesday to Friday at Osborn School cafeteria 7 45 p m and Saturday at Youth for Christ Rally Central Auditorium 420 North Central Avenue. Final concerts scheduled Sunday March 11 at Central Auditorium 11 a m 3 p m and 7 30 p m.
Dedicatory services for the Wesleyan Methodist Church at 1025 North 32nd Street will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow. Rev Dr J R Swauger of Syracuse NY general home missionary secretary will speak. The edifice was designed and built under Rev W D Shelor, with Rev George A Thomas of Los Angeles assisting. Other participants include W S Higgins Charlie Long and Rev H J Sension.
The Eppley Sisters Gospel Quintet of York Pa will perform at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the First Church of God on Ninth Avenue and Fillmore Street. Over seven years they have appeared in churches of 38 denominations coast to coast and they play a variety of instruments.
A 13 year old Mary land girl inspired noon prayer broadcasts on Washington area transit. Station WWDC began inviting riders to pause for silent prayer for overseas troops, after President Truman forwarded Linda Keller’s letter. Reactions were overwhelmingly positive with many supporters and few complaints.
Revival services begin Tuesday at First Evangelical Methodist Church 608 North 16th Street with Rev Lucian D Smith from Memphis as speaker Bible study daily at 10 am and nightly services at 730 pm Rev Smith is district superintendent of the Evangelical Methodist Church and a director of Asbury Theological Seminary
In British Somaliland starving monkeys are reported to be attacking lambs in rural areas alarm residents and animal guardians. Local observers note increasing aggression linked to food scarcity and drought conditions. Authorities urge caution and further study of wildlife behavior.
Ex-entertainer George Havens who became a Christian at the peak of his motion picture and radio career will address the Youth for Christ rally at Central Auditorium Phoenix tonight at 7 45 p m. Havens, a Texan who left home at 19 for fame, began as a double and stunt man and later joined Pee Wee King and the Golden West Cowboys of the Grand Ole Opry. He arrives in Phoenix from an evangelistic tour of the Pacific Northwest.
Faith Lutheran Church on Eighth Street and Camel back Road hosts a day of prayer with two sessions from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. under the theme Fruit of the Spirit. Rev. Ragnar Eastman of Augustana Lutheran Church leads the morning service while Rev. Peter Thompson of Hope Lutheran Church speaks in the afternoon, arranged by Mesdames Glen Boyer Ed Camrud Charles Knudtson Herman Peterson and Frank Clutz.
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