Reluctant Funeral Reforms Prompt Clergy Debate
Pastors in Carbondale area discuss making Christian funerals more worship focused. Dr. Robert Hastings urges church centered services with participation, aiming to avoid food and flowers as distractions. Clergy from Murphysboro and Carbondale emphasize worship, family orientation, and a church setting, with prayers, hymns, and scripture guiding the rites.
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Sam W. Cox
Amoss
Carbondale
Robert Hastings
University Baptist Church
Hastings
Alliance officers elected in Carbondale meeting
The Carbondale ministerial alliance elected a new officer slate at its May gathering. Rev Duane P Lanches ter of First Presbyterian will serve as president, succeeding Rev John Francisen of Bethel AME Church. Other officers include Rev Napp N Granade of University Baptist as vice president Rev Bruce McNeeley and Rev Albert Hillestad of St Andrew's Episcopal as treasurer.
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Carbondale Ministerial Alliance
Duane P. Lanchester
First Presbyterian Church
John Francisen
Bethel Ame
Napp N. Granade
University Baptist
Bruce McNeeley
Albert Hillestad
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Area church services announced in Southern Milners reports
Reports on the 18th session of the Southern Milners Conference will be heard at the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday at United Methodist Church in Carbondale. The Rev. Br. Lee C. Moorehead and Rev. Louis A Youngs will speak briefly on What Happened in East St. Louis, joined by two lay members, David Keene and Jack Graham. A reception for Rev. Mr. Young and his family will follow. Young will assume a new assignment June 15 as minister of United Methodist Church in Lebanon and chaplain of McKendree College.
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Southern Milners
United Methodist Church
Carbondale
East St. Louis
Lee C. Moorehead
Louis A Youngs
David Keene
Jack Graham
Lebanon
McKendree College
Orlando Blakemeyey
Palestine United Methodist Church
Chester
Dowain V. McKion
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois Conference
Lance Webb
Springfield
Board of Pensions
United Methodst Foundation
Board of Missions
Board of Christian Social Concerns
Covenant Dedication at Carbondale First Baptist Church
Two groups will be dedicated during Sunday morning worship at Carbondale First Baptist Church. Parents will present themselves and their young children in a covenant for Christian nurture conducted by Rev. W. G. Faste.
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Carbondale First, Baptist Church
W. G. Faste
Sermon Topic Told at Carbondale Church Service
Milton D B Mel professor in the Department of Philosophy at Southern Ohio University will conduct worship services at 1 a m Sunday in the Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ Orchard Drive at Schwartz Street Carbondale His sermon topic will be Spearing with Tongues a discussion of communication problems
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Milton DB
Mel-san Wofessor
Southern Ois University
Church of the Good Shepherd
United Church of Christ
Orchard Drive
Schwartz Street
Carbondale
Epiphany Lutheran Pastor to be ordained at Synod convention
The Epiphany Lutheran Church of Carbondale will attend the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church in America convention at Augustana College, Rock Island, today through Sunday. Rev. James Beaty of Chicago will be ordained and begin duties in Carbondale in July, with Calvin Bey of Carbondale as a delegate. Saturday service will be led by William Davis. The convention urged action to raise private-care funding for state wards, citing low state reimbursements and urging support for legislation to raise care rates and reform taxation for stable funding.
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Epiphany Lutheran Church of Carbondale
Hlinais Synod of the
Lutheran Church In America
Augustang College
Rock Island
Epiphany
James Beaty
Chicago
Carbondale
Evphary
Calvin Bey
William Davis
Ilinois
Lutheran Welfare
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