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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
5
A couple photographed Tuesday marked their 67th wedding anniversary, celebrating decades together in a quiet family moment with President McKay noted among observers.
Grace Methodist Church in Carbondale plans a January Sunday evening series exploring world religions and their relation to Christianity. Dr Milton McLean opens Jan 7 with Vatican II Attitudes Toward Non Christians, followed by Shu Hsien Liu on Chinese Buddhism Jan 14 and Douglas Allen on Hinduism Jan 21. Islam to close Jan 28. James Jansen leads. Rev Donald G Carlton is pastor.
A Sunday program at 301 W Elm St Carbondale features a Black caucus discussion moderated by W C McDaniel. Edward Adams of the Illinois Unemployment Compensation Department and Richard Thomas of the Southern Illinois University Community Development Institute will speak, starting at 10 30 a m with coffee afterward. A board meeting follows at 7 30 p m in the Meeting House board room.
A unique glove service cleans and restores leather gloves and returns them the same day they are received. The piece notes soft meringues contain less sugar than hard meringues, contrasting with the glove story.
The Grand Tower Methodist Church honored Mrs. Roy Rushing for 62 years of service. She has served as treasurer secretary pianist and organist Sunday School teacher and superintendent. A “This Is Your Life” program featured letters from pastors and friends and many relatives attended.
Epiphany services will include burning of Christmas trees at 7:30 p.m. today in Carbondale. First Methodist Church and Epiphany Lutheran Church members will gather at Main Church to observe Twelfth Night with a meditation by Rev. E. L. Hoffmann and liturgy by Rev. Robert Trendel before a reception outdoors.
The Woman's Missionary Union of Williamson Baptist Association met this morning at Johnston City First Baptist Church. The theme was Love Impelled, I Serve. Mrs. James Smith of Carbondale spoke in the morning and Evelyn Tulley, state WMU youth director, discussed youth work.
Theme Unto the Least of These guided Sunday student night with Judy Zanotti emceeing and Ray Phipps as song leader. Cast included Mary Margaret Cox Gary Stallings John Richey Jim Rickey and Suzie Francesco. Talks covered Christian demands in social campus and classroom life. A New Year’s Eve party followed.
Catholic information talks will be held at 8 p m on Mondays in the meeting room of St Francis Xavier Church 303 S Poplar Carbondale. The series offers weekly talks and discussions on newer aspects of the Roman Catholic faith in the spirit of ecumenical renewal to non committed seekers Catholics seeking updated knowledge and members of other faiths.
The 1968 North Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church will convene July 24 to 28 at the Pere Marquette Hotel Peoria bringing together 534 clergy and lay delegates from nine Midwestern states. Host bishop is Lance Webb of Springfield. Indiana Bishop Richard C. Raines will open the episcopal address. Delegates elected total 390 Methodists and 134 EUBs. States represented include North and South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Ohio.
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