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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1958
Page
3
Rev. Mel Krug will preach on Liar Lunatic or Lord of all at First Baptist Church East Lerdo Sunday morning. The talk weighs Jesus claims against evidence of deity and surveys whether he was a liar a lunatic or divine.
Rev. John Wiebe senior missionary of the Sudan Interior Mission will speak Sunday evening April 27 at First Baptist church. He will address the 6 p.m. Tri C youth meeting and the 7 p.m. Gospel hour. Wiebe has worked in Africa since 1936 and now leads the leprosy program in Nigeria.
Rose Sunday will be observed April 27 at Union Congregational Church on Sycamore and Tulare. Roses from members gardens will decorate the sanctuary and classrooms and attendees will receive a rose to wear. Rev. Paul Edward Babbitt will preach Can You Triumph Over Tragedy at 11 am using the rose as a symbol and Joshua 1 2 Moses my servant is dead arise and go over this Jordan. Members and friends are urged to bring their roses to the church on Saturday.
Ebenezer Reformed Church women were hosted by the Aid Society for a silver tea afternoon. Presiding at the tea were Mesdames Fred Mettler Sam Mettler Chris Hander and Allen Zenk. Over 50 people attended and enjoyed open face sandwiches and pink decor with sweet peas and lit tapers. Baby sitters Delmer Mettler and Russell Hamman assisted.
The Kern county fourth singing convention will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist church located at Sunset and Kern street. Rev. Sam Wilcoxon is the pastor.
Reverend and Mrs. E. Leslie Rolls and the P. L. Arnolds drove to Ridgecrest Sunday for the dedication of the new St. Michael's Episcopal church building. They reported a pleasant trip and viewed colorful wildlife displays en route.
Ebenezer Reformed church opens at 11:00 a.m. with pastor Melvin B Nowhof delivering a morning sermon on Nathan's rebuke to David. Sunday school gathers at 10:00 a.m. for Bible study, focusing on Jesus Appears to Thomas from John 20. Youth Fellowship meets at 7:00 p.m. led by Donald Mettler studying Jesus Resurrection through Matthew 28 and John 20.
J C Choate will speak Sunday morning on Counting The Cost explaining why some refuse the gospel and why others fail after obeying it. Sunday evening he preaches The Christian And Courage. Visit this congregation this Sunday to hear both sermons.
T. Texas Tyler, famed Grand Old Opera and folk singer, performs one night only at Shafter Revival Center at Smith's Corner Orange and Shafter Avenues April 30 at 7 30 p m. He will share his conversion and deliverance from drink narcotics and gambling and sing about a score of gospel songs. Admission is free and the public is invited.
The local Christian Science church presents a Lesson-Sermon titled Probation after Death on Sunday. A key quote from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy states Not death, but the understanding of Life, makes man mortal. The sermon references Pauls epistle to the Corinthians 15:50 about flesh and blood inheriting the kingdom of God.
Sealed proposals to Board of Supervisors of Kern County California will be received until 3:00 p m May 13 1958 for replacing residential electrical wiring at the U S Ex station in Hafter California Plans specifications and bid bond requirements are on file with Public Works Department Bakersfield Copies of wage scales show Electrician Journeyman Wireman 3 70 per hour Foreman and other craft rates as published by the clerk Vera E Gibson 1100 26th St Bakersfield Calif Publish April 28 30 1958
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