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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
7
A reader shares a long letter about a fianc promotes postponements due to accidents illness and a wary mother. Ann Landers weighs motives behind the delays and cautions the writer about marrying someone avoiding commitment.
The Southern Illinois District Lutheran League of the LCMS began its 19645 membership campaign aiming to enroll 4100 members. Local representatives include A Schrieber St John Evangelical Chester Roy Rodewell Immanuel Campbell Hill R Arbeiter St Peter Campbell Hill G Tuegel Our Savior Carbondale Trinity Conant Elmer Rathjen Christ Jacob Lawrence Weber Immanuel Murphysboro St Luke Olmstead Rudolph Ziegler Zion Pinkneyville Paul Heinke St Mark Steeleville and Eds Leimber St Paul Steeleville.
Mrs Richard Franklin will speak on Love and the human condition at 10:30 a m Sunday service at Carbondale Unitarian Church Flying Squadron Rev Bert Sanders of Forges will be guest speaker Sunday at the Herrin Flying Squadron The service is at 2 pm at 1300 8 16th St
College students from Illinois and Tennessee will lead a 7:30 p.m. worship at Her rin First Baptist for annual Student Night titled The Church's Outreach to Campus. Participants include Jack Kirsch SIU Marion Treece SIU Art Phillips Baylor Karen Bryant Murray State College Dean Rodney Murray State Carolyn Stripling STU Jack Hall SIU and Rev. Ben R. Stripling. A fellowship hour for ages 13 to 24 follows at Jack Hall's home.
A four member Wesley Foundation delegation from Southern Illinois University Carbondale will attend the eighth Quadrennial Methodist Student Conference in Lincoln Nebraska from December 28 to January 2. Notable speakers include Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr Jose Miguez Bonino Rep John Brademas Bishop James S Thomas Lisa Howard and Prof Paul L Lehmann. The conference theme is The Church in the World with discussion on political order race relations and Latin America. Area students Martha Hiller Bill Wright Gary Graham Dottie Smith Ronald Seibert and Ann Adams will join the delegation.
Chester churches announce multiple Christmas programs and candlelight services. St Johns Lutheran School grades perform at 6 p.m with upper grades at 7 30 p m A late candlelight service at 11 p m at St Johns Lutheran Church with a 6 a m Friday morning service for Christmas Day also noted. Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts a 11 30 p m candlelight service and a 10 a m Holy Communion on Sunday First Methodist Church holds a 6 p m candlelight service and St Marys Catholic Church plans Midnight Mass with a nativity tableau at 11 30 p m Christmas Day Masses listed for 5 a m 8 30 a m and other times.
Two Murphysboro churches prepare New Year Eve services. First Baptist Church holds a dedication service at 8 p.m. on Dec 31. The Nazarene Church offers a Watch Night service at 8:30 p.m. with Rev. David Moore of Benton speaking then and Rev. Roy Bettcher of Chattanooga delivering the 10:30 p.m. address.
Rev R Dale Wolfe leaves Willisville Missionary Baptist Church after 1962 to serve Southwood Baptist Church in Beech Grove Indiana near Indianapolis. During his Willisville tenure the church added 26 new members and underwent remodeling while he taught in the Willisville school system. He previously led churches in Walter Flora Sims and Mill Shoals and worked as an evangelist. At Beech Grove he will assist completing a $125000 building program.
The Gospel Echoes of Evansville Indiana will perform at First Pentecostal Church Murphyshora. They will sing during the 9 45 a m and 7 p m services on Sunday.
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