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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
5
An old sandstone quarry near the United Methodist Church in Murphysboro, closed since the 1920s, has been reopened to provide stone for an addition. Cornerstone laid at 10 45 a.m. Sunday with Rev. William B. Lewis and church leaders attending. addition began in May, due for completion in November, totaling 8500 square feet for a chapel, classrooms, and a kitchen.
A New York Times report from 1968 describes a Moscow area cathedral service where 300 worshippers attend a three and a half hour liturgy. It notes state control yet active practice across churches, including Baptists with about 12 Moscow churches and 24 000 hymnals issued by a state publishing house.
The Lutheran Church Women and the Lutheran Church in America auxiliary plan a triennial convention in Chicago across Monday to Friday. Officers including president vice president and secretary will be elected by ecclesiastical ballot from among 279 841 members in the United States Canada and the Caribbean. Mrs E G Price of Pittsburgh will preside as current president and the treasurer will be chosen from two nominees. The new officers will be installed at 8 p m Thursday by Rev Dr Robert J Marshall newly elected president of the Lutheran Church in America.
Delegates to the 1968 United Methodist North Central Jurisdictional Conference in Peoria elected Rev James Armstrong bishop and assigned him to the Dakotas. He spoke at consecration at First United Methodist Church. Other actions included assignments of Bishop Washburn to Minnesota and Bishop Mueller to Indiana. Delegates included Rev William B Lewis from Murphysboro and lay members Everett Thompson Lesser and Jack Collins. The conference also renamed Rock River to Northern Illinois and hosted by Bishop Lance Webb of Springfield. Speakers included Rev Ralph Abernathy and Rev Gregory Baum. The jurisdiction covers nine states including Illinois Iowa North Dakota Minnesota Michigan and Ohio. The Fourth National Royal Ambassadors Congress in Oklahoma City was announced with related church group travel from West Frankfort and Carbondale churches.
The Rev. John P. Hoogstrate will depart the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Carbondale to join Westminster Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Everett Washington. He has served since December 1965 and will preach final sermons at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. in temporary meeting spaces. The mission church is linked to Covenant Presbyterian of St. Louis and Reformist bodies. the National Mission Board will aid pulpit coverage during the interim.
The Rev. Joseph VanRoekel of Marion urges Christians to lead on social problems with balance between faith and works. He advocates personal outreach over militant action, stressing dialogue with congregation and community while maintaining core witness.
First Baptist Church Carbondale hosts guest preacher David Sprague a PhD candidate at SIU who recently moved from Greenville where he taught speech. Sprague will discuss Who is Jesus Christ with music by Irving L. Dunbar. Sunday services at 10 40 with church school at 9 30 and nursery care available. Also Pentecostals announce Rev Ern Baxter at Murphysboro First Pentecostal Church 16th and Poplar Sts from Sunday through Aug 18 nightly 7 30 and Sunday mornings. Baxter has 25 years pastoral experience in 14 countries. All denominations invited. White walnuts commonly called butternuts.
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH as a denture fixative to prevent teeth loosening, slipping, or dropping. It claims firmer dentures, easier eating, no pasty taste, and helps reduce denture breath, advising regular dental visits and availability at drug counters.
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