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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1950

Page

2

University Baptist Church Plans New Year Prayer Emphases

The University Baptist church of Carbondale will hold a New Year Eve prayer service at 9 30 p m Sunday with a post worship intermission The event follows a request from the Southern Baptist Convention to designate December 31 as a national day of prayer A New Year Day visitation by the pastor and a deacon to each resident member will pray for each home Many families will be asked to prepare prayer lists A January study of The Bible and Prayer by Rev B J Murrie is planned and January emphasis leads to Easter revivals with over 18 000 churches expected to join.

Southern Baptist Convention Nashville Wise University Baptist Church B. J. Murrie Mississippi River Mississippi Carbondale Noel M. Taylor Irene Curtis Forrest Sawyer Robert Hastings H. S. Simpson Wheeler Thompson Eugene Quinn Southern Baptist Walnut Street University Graham Street

Watch Service Planned at Carbondale Baptist Church

Walnut Street Baptist invites members to close the old year and begin the new with Sunday school and church next Sunday. Rev. O C Cooper will broadcast on W C I L from 2 15 to 2 30 daily Monday to Friday and speak at De Soto Baptist Sunday night for Watch Night. Rev. Glenn Hampleman to deliver inspiration. Church open all day Sunday for world prayer.

Walnut Street Glenn Hampleman

Rockhill Baptist Church Next Week Activities

The Rockhill Baptist church lists a full week of events including Ladies Afternoon Club and Official Board meeting on Monday, G A Girls and Junior Mission on Tuesday, teacher’s meeting and choir rehearsal on Wednesday, Mission circles on Thursday, business meeting Friday, and Starlight band with Mrs. Obedias Armour on Saturday.

The Rockhill Baptist Church Dorothy King Nina Nichols Obedias Armour

Carbondale Lutherans List Week Events

The Savior Lutheran church in Carbondale lists activities for the week. Tuesday at 7 30 Sunday school teachers meet in the church office. Wednesday at 7 30 Gamma Delta student group meets in the basement. Thursday at 7 30 Ladies Aid meets in the church basement. Saturday at 6 Congregational Fellowship pot luck supper in the church basement.

the Savior Lutheran Church Carbondale Gamma Delta Ladies Aid Society Baement Congregational Fellowship

Bible Study and Service Meeting Schedule in Carbondale

A Tuesday 7:30 PM Bible study at Kingdom Hall Carbondale invites the public with the topic How to Become A Preacher of Good News. Thursday 7:30 PM service meeting follows by Theocratic Ministry School at 8:30, outlining The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures.

Kingdom Hall Carbondale Theocratic Ministry

Carbondale Church Plans Quarterly Meeting

Bethel A.M.E. church in Carbondale to hold its first quarterly meeting Sunday December 31 at 3 p m Rev J J Handy of Murphysboro will attend with his congregation as will the Elkville group Presiding elder Rev R S Everetts leads the event

Bethel A.M.E Carbondale Murphysboro J. J. Handy Elkville R. S. Everetts

Statewide Baptist Meet Set for Marion Evangelistic Conference

Illinois Baptists sponsor a statewide evangelistic conference in Marion at First Baptist Church next Thursday through Friday. About 2000 Southern Baptists from Illinois are expected. speakers include Dr. Ramsey Pollard and C. E. Matthews with Nashville ties.

Marion S. Otho Williams Illinois Baptists Carbondale First Baptist Church Southern Baptist Churches of Illinois Ramsey Pollard Broadway Baptist Church Knoxville Tenn C. E. Matthews Home Mission Board J. E. Lambden J. N. Barnett Sunday School Board Nashville

Religious Services Calendar Across Local Towns

Church listings in multiple towns include Assembly of God in Carbondale and Anna parish masses. They note pastors, Sunday schools, morning worship times, and midweek services with detailed schedules and sermon topics through Herrin Murphysboro and Cobden notices.

New Year Worship Schedules Across Churches

A roundup of worship times across ANNA, HERRIN, MURPHYSBORO and CARBONDALE churches. Listings include pastors, Bible school times, regular services, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s programs, and special ordination and youth events.

Church Schedules Across Town Include Services and Meetings

Methodist and church listings show multiple denominations with service times. Anna town churches list morning worship at 10:30 and 7:30 evening, Bethel A M E at 10:45, First Methodist at 10:45 and 7:30, Watch Night Prayer 11 to midnight, and youth and college fellowships in the evenings across Carbondale and Jonesboro locations.

Church of God Carbondale Church of God Corner of Wall and College Arthur Rendleman Anna—William Henderson Carbondale Jonesboro W. H. Lively

Carbondale Baptist Plans Watch Service For New Year

The Carbondale First Baptist Church schedules a 7 30 worship hour with song service special music and a sermon on Resolutions Worth Making followed at 8 30 by a film The Life of John the Baptist A brief social with light refreshments will follow News notes Rev W L Reppenhagen will speak on Your Calendar for 1951 and a pocket calendar will be given A vote on Building committee recommendations will close the service Genesis to be read in January with a pastor led study Circle No 2 of the Women’s Missionary Council meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs E G Lentz

Baptist ANNA L. H. Moore Training Union Carbondale First Baptist West Main W. L. Ropnenhagen John Baptist Graham Street Baptist Snyder and Graham Harry Steele Rockhill Marion and Monroe Luke W Mingo Cobden H. C. Croslin Herrin First Baptist Church Harrell Hall Freewill Baptist Church Thirtieth and Adams Wayne Warren Jonesboro Jay Rhyne Murphysboro Elm Street Baptist Church Nineteenth and Elm Arthur Farmer North Fifteenth Street H. T. Rafael Carbondale First Baptist Church John the Baptist John Jesus Herod W. L. Reppenhagen Norman E. G. Lentz

Elm Street Baptist New Year Watch Night Service

Elm Street Baptist Church in Murphysboro hosts a New Year Watch Night Service from 6 30 p m to midnight with special music testimony baptism prayers and a guest speaker. The program includes Training Union Evening Worship choruses baptismal service prayer and fellowship through the night.

Elm Street Baptist Church of Murphysboro

Annual Luncheon in Murphysboro Plans Guild Work

Mrs H C Wilson entertained Wesleyan Service Guild officers at a Thursday luncheon in Murphysboro. The annual meeting sets the year’s goals with Edna Ingram as president and Gladys Etherton as vice president among officers present.

H. C. Wilson Wesleyan Service Guild Edna Ingram Gladys Etherton Henrietta Jones Margie Denny Melba Love Jennie Flowers Helen Brewer Lucille Brown Junaita Dickey Alice Hardy Nell Wunderle

Liberty Street Baptist Church Holds Missionary Service

The Liberty Street Baptist church of Murphysboro will hold a missionary service at 11 a.m. Sunday with the Lovely Four quartet of Madison Illinois as special guests. The quartet also presents a musical program at 3 p.m. and participates in watch night services beginning at 8 p.m. Rev. S. L. Hightower is pastor.

Liberty Street Baptist Church Murphysboro Lovely Four Madison Illinois S. L. Hightower

Church Calendar Sunday Services Across Local Concrete

The calendar lists services for multiple churches in Murphysboro Carbondale Carterville Cobden and Herrin on Sunday January 3. It notes worship times Sunday school and special events including mission study meetings Luther League Westminster Fellowship Watch Night and Holy Communion and sermons with pastors names such as Wachter Janssen Day Lee and Gilliand.

Luther League ANNA Trinity L. M. Wachter William Baker Westminster Fellowship Carbondale First Presbyterian University At Elm William Janssen Warren Day Carterville First Presbyterian Church E. C. Lee

Carbondale Methodists to Pray for Peace

Carbondale Methodists join nine million Methodists in a mid century prayer for peace on December 31. Three services feature special prayers, intercession, and a New Year vigil led by Rev H Hilton Longberry with choir and offertory duets.

Carbondale Methodists H. Hilton Longberry First Methodist Church

Baptists From Illinois to Tour Bahamas Islands Mission

Two Carbondale executives and three other Illinois leaders join a 24 state delegation for an eight day teaching and evangelism mission to the Bahamas. The group will visit Baptist churches on the islands, with Dr. Noel M. Taylor filming the trip.

Bahamas Carbondale Illinois Baptist State Association Bahama Islands Noel M. Taylor S. Otho Williams Department of Evangelism and Missions of The Illinois J. M. Baldwin First Baptist Church of Salem A. L. Kirkwood Granite City Ilinois Miami Southern Baptist Convention Guy Bellamy Home Mission Board

Robert Ashman to Be Ordained in Murphysboro

Robert Lee Ashman son of Chester and Mrs Ashman of 325 North Twentieth Murphysboro will be ordained Sunday at First Christian Church Murphysboro The ceremony at 230 p m will be led by Rev A J Collins with elders J H Berrier Hosea Elliott Leslie Lipe Frank Chester Webb Gram and John Purcell assisting He will finish a fourth year at Johnson Bible College Kimberling Heights Tennessee and plans graduate study after returning to college Monday The ordination program lists music scripture instruction and the laying on of hands by church elders

Robert Lee Ashman Chester Ashman North Twentieth Street Murphysboro First Christian Church Mur A. J. Collins J. H. Berrier Hosea Elliott Leslie Lipe Frank Chester Webb Gram John Purcell Mr. Ashman Johnson Bible College Kimberling Heights Tennessee Murphysboro Towneship High School George Purcell Rev. Collins Joseph Hanson Madge Collins J. H. Ber Collins

Wesleyan Guild Meeting Set in Murphysboro

The Wesleyan Service Guild of Centenary Methodist Church in Murphysboro will hold its first meeting of the new year on Thursday January 4 at the home of Rev. Earl Dickey.

Wesleyan Service Guild Centenary Methodist Church Murephysboro Earl Dickey

Prayer Plea for Enemies to Be Led Toward Righteousness

A brief religious sentiment asks readers to pray for their enemies so that God may guide them toward righteousness and peace. The line reflects a call for mercy and spiritual guidance without detailing events or individuals.

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Carbondale Church University Baptist Church of Carbondale Carbondale Baptist Carbondale Lutherans Rev. S. Otho Williams DR. Ramsey Pollard Assembly of God North Almond West Willow Carl Arnold Fred Renschen St. Andrew’s J. J. Taggart Father Bernard Sullivan Christian Anna—Francis Scheffler Delna W. Brown First Christian Fifteenth Pine Streets Allen J. Collins Robert Ashman Christian Science Church of Christ, Scientist Corner Elm Savior Lutheran Main and Poplar R. C. Rist Emmanual Lutheran Pine Street Trinity Lutheran North 16Th Jehovah's Witnesses Carbondawe North Washington Methodist Presbyterian Moriah William Swarbrich Carbondale Baptist Plans Watch Service Elm Street Baptist Liberty Street Baptis Harold Crowell Assembly of God Church Fifteenth and South Street Crowell J. W. Ellsworth Centenary Wscs WSCS Myrtle Sauer Bethlehem Mueller Robert Hill Earl Bradley Longberry Methodist Council of Bishops New National Council of Churches Episcopal Henry Knox Sherrill New York United Nations Taylor Islands South Carolina Physboro Wesleyan Guild Church of Your Choice Regularly
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