Carbondale Minister to Speak at Wisconsin Conference
The Rev. Bluford Sloan, state Training Union secretary for Baptists of Illinois, will guest speak at University Baptist Church Carbondale during Sunday services in pastor R J Hastings absence. Hastings attends American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake Wisconsin as Southern Baptists representative. Vacation Bible School Prep held this afternoon with enrollment for two weeks starting Monday. Sessions run 830 to 1130 p m daily with department superintendents listed for each age group.
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Bluford Sloan
University Baptist Church
Carbondale
Sloan
The
Baptists of Illinois
Baptist Building
R. J. Hastings
American Baptist Assembly
Green Lake
Wis
Dr. Hastings
Southern Baptists
First Methodist Plans Day Camp and Vacation School
Summer activities begin next week at First Methodist Church Carbondale led by Dr H G Hurley with Vacation Church School opening Monday 8 45 am daily sessions 8 45 to 11 am for two weeks. Mrs Paul Hottman directs with Bible study crafts field trips recreation and refreshments for children 3 5 to 16. Junior and Primary superintendents named. Youth Fellowship outing to Giant City Park Monday evening and installation of new officers. McKendree Summer Youth Camp June 20 24 at McKendree College. Junior Day Camp July 18 21 at Little Up Methodist Youth Camp 9 30 am to 3 pm. Regular Sunday services maintained throughout summer.
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Paul Hottman
Hoffman
Albert Meyer
Paul Lovelace
Methodist
Giant City State Park
St. Louis
McKendree
McKendree College
First Church
Little Up Methodist
Sumer
Hurley
A. Swart
Boskydell — Baptist Church
Carbondale Rr
Jettie Vaughn
Cambria
First Baptist Church of
Carbondale
First Baptist, Main and University
Lauren J. Grigg
Graham Street Baptist
Cor. Graham and Snyder
L. G. Hartley
Clinton Biggs
Bupt
Alene Casper
Hopewell Baptist
E. Jackson
G. T. Allen
Training Union
Marion Street
N. Marion
Chestnut
Bob Tucker
New Zion Baptist
E. Willow
W. H. Clark
Savior Lutheran opens Bible School and anniversary observed
Savior Lutheran Church Carbondale will open Vacation Bible School Monday at 4 m in the basement auditorium during Sunday worship the sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated. Registration for communicants is set for Saturday in the church office. Sunday School teachers meet Tuesday 7 30 p m. The Young Married People’s class at Walnut Street Baptist Church Carbon dale observed its second anniversary last Friday with a picnic at Giant City State Park. The group formed two years ago from two classes with four couples and two teachers under leaders Mrs Marjune Wiswell Rev Bert I Cherry and Jesse Fry. Wilburn Joiner was named superintendent. The department began February 1955 with 44 members and four officers.
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Chuch
Sip
Walnut Sweet Baptist Church
Carbondale
Giant City State Park
Young People’s Department
Marjune Wiswell
Bert I. Cherry
Jesse Fry
Wilburn Joiner
Bert Cherry
Jim Montgomery
Dedication Planned for South County Line Church
South County Line Church six miles southeast of Carbondale will hold all day dedication services after a complete renovation. The program begins with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a morning service at 11, featuring Lord Fielding of Murphysboro as speaker. A noon basket dinner follows, with congregational and special singing in the afternoon. Pastor Fred Moran invites all friends and former members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County Line Church
Carbondale
Lord Fielding of
Murphysboro
Fred Moran
Tone
Baptist Students Name New Officers At Southern Illinois
Seventeen members of the Baptist Student Executive Council at Southern Illinois University have been named officers for the coming year. Newly installed at the Baptist Foundation Chapel, the council will plan next year’s activities with Bi bidson of Alton as president and Norma Lowry of Benton among the officers.
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Baptist Student Executive Council
Baptist Student Union
Corpus
Southern Ilinois University
Baptist Foundation
Bibidson
Alton
Norma Lowry
Benton
Bible School Opens at Hopewell Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School starts Monday at Hopewell Baptist Church in Carbondale and runs through June 24. Registration is Saturday at 2 p m. for Beginners through Intermediates in Sunday Church School. Mrs. Bessie Warren is principal. A Children's Day program is slated for Sunday afternoon.
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Sunday Church School
Bessie Warren
Band and Singers at Carbondale Church
Dr Berv Clark and his band will perform Tuesday evening at 7 45 at Jesus Holy Church 401 N Manion St Car W FE Kelley temporary pastor invites the public Been named editor of the Beacon Baptist Student Union newspaper
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Carbondale Church
Berv Clark
Wingers
Jesus Holy Church
Manion St
Carbondale
W. FE. Kelley
the Beacon
Baptist
Children’s Day At Murphysboro Baptist Church Observed
National Children’s Day will be observed at Murphysboro First Baptist Church during morning worship featuring a dedication for little children and a program by nursery through junior departments. Junior Choir directed by Mrs. Eugene Sims Jr. will sing Children of the Heavenly King. No evening service due to high school baccalaureate events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Murysboro
Eugene Sims Jr
Piel
Congregational Meeting at First Presbyterian Church Murphysboro
The First Presbyterian Church Murphysboro will hold a congregational meeting after Sunday morning worship to discuss three Boards recommendations. Also, the Church School will host a Children’s Day open house at 9 30 a m with coffee hour beforehand led by Superintendent Mrs Vinson Erickson.
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First Presbyterian Church
Murphysboro
Church School
Vinson Erickson
Circle TV
Charles Bullar
L. P. Parker
Westminister Youth Fellowship
Missionary Dr Gustaf Swort to Speak at Two Churches
Dr Gustaf Swort, who served as a Burma missionary for 30 years, will address two area churches this Sunday June 12. He is set to speak Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church in Percy and again Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church in Ava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf Swort
Burma
Swort
Percy
First Baptist Church
Ava
Wesleyan Service Guild meets in Johnston City
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Johnston City First Methodist Church gathered in the church social room on Monday night with Mrs. Leo Stephenson presiding. Mrs. William R. Warner announced a United Nations film for Tuesday June 14 at the Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting. Devotional by Mrs. Ruth Fleming and lesson by Mrs. John R. Barham on United Nations. Prizes to Miss Sue Oliver, Mrs. Barham, and Mrs. Ray Purcell. Hostesses Mrs. Lowell Williams and Mrs. Mary Davies served refreshments to 22 attendees.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Johnston City First
Sue Oliver
Barham
Ray Purcell
Lowell Williams
Mary Davies
Church Homecoming at Friendship Baptist Near Dongola
Friendship Baptist Church four miles east of Dongola plans an all day homecoming with 10 a.m. Sunday School led by superintendent Chellis Osman and a morning message by Pastor Seba E. Marshall. A noon basket dinner follows, then singing and testimonials led by the Pleasant Grove Baptist quartet with Rev. Harry Steele of Dongola delivering the afternoon message. Former pastors and members to be recognized. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Baptist Church
Dongola
Chellis Osman
Seba E. Marshall
Harry Steele
First Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove
Brigham Young Show to Tour Midwest in 13 Performances
A 35 member BYU troupe from Provo Utah will present the Delta Phi Chorus Variety Show in Carbon dale Tuesday at 7:30 p m under the Southern Illinois District of the Latter Day Saints. The program features 25 male missionaries now BYU students, directed by John H Thompson. The Y Olins violin sextet directed by Ann Johnson and soloists Mildred Meyer and Will Brown lead a varied program. The Sophomores from the BYU Cappella Choir perform current hits, with Diane Carmen Miss Oregon 1954 in a dramatic role. Verland Whipple and Bryan Renstrom provide comedy and hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Delta Phi Chorus
Carbondale
University School Auditorium
Southern Illinois
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
Brigham Young
John H. Thompson
Idaho
Y-O-Lins
Ann Johnson
Brigham Young University Symphony Orchestra
Will Brown
Seattle
Wash
Mildred Meyer
Diane Carmen
Portland
Ore
Verland Whipple
Hollywood
Bryan Renstrom
Sweden
World Alliance Tour Leads Local Baptist Group Abroad
A 47 member Taylor Moore Tour departs Southern Illinois to join the Jubilee Congress of the Baptist World Alliance in London July 16 22 with stops in Athens Egypt Palestine Israel Rome and Switzerland before a London session and Scotland tour. Led by Dr Noel M Taylor and Rev L H Moore the group sails from New York June 25 and returns July 25. The party marks the alliance 50th anniversary and includes extensive visits to churches in Carbondale and surrounding towns with a full schedule of services and educational events.
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Southern Illinois
The
Baptist World Alliance
London
England
Europe
Holy Land
Taylor- Moore
Noel M. Taylor
Illinois Baptist State Association
Carbondale
L. H. Moore
Evangelism Af the State Association
Lanseair Travel Service, Inc
New York City
Trans World Airlines
Athens
Greece
Egypt
Palestine
Israel
Trans- Jordan
Jerusalem
Italy
Rome
Switzerland
France
World Alliance
Scotland
Philadelphia
Stockholm
Sweden
Toronto
Berlin
Germany
Atlanta
Copenhagen
Denmark
Cleveland
Ohio
North America
Church Services and Schedules Across Area Apostolic to Baptist
A listing of Sunday schools worship times and special programs for multiple churches in Carbondale Herrin Royalton Murphysboro and Ava. Includes Apostolic First Second and New Apostolic churches with pastors and service times from morning to evening and midweek programs. Public invited to all services.
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Carbondale
First Apostolic
E. Jackson
Calvin L. Rigdon
Children’s Church
Herrin
Second Apostolic
Lester Caraway
Royalton
New Apostolic
Main Street
Roland Brown
Assembly of God Carbondale
First Assembly of God
N. Almond
Harold Crowell
Christ Ambassadors
Murphysboro
Assembly of God
S. 15Th
Arthur S. McClain
Christ's Ambassadors
Baptist Ava— First Baptist
South Russell Street
H. G. Knaub
Ernest Claussen
Alice Speith
Southern Illinois successor to several local papers
The Southern Illinois is listed as the successor newspaper to Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. It operates under the Act of March 3, 1879 with second class mail status at the Herrin Murphysboro post offices, serving Carbondale, Herrin, Murphysboro and nearby areas.
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Matin Street
Carnondaie
116Th Street
Herring
Murphysboro
Maren
Herrin
Youth Day Planned at New Zion Baptist Church
Youth of New Zion Baptist Church in Carbondale will participate in a planned Youth Day service with activities and programming acknowledging young members and their roles in the church community.
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NEW Zion Baptist
New Zion Baptist Church
Carbondale
Method Methodist Parsonage Nears Completion in Sparta
Architect's drawing shows a three bedroom parsonage with living and dining rooms, ministers office, kitchen, and full basement. Rev. and Mrs. Wright, former Grace Methodist pastor of Carbondale, plan to move in soon.
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Sparta
Viain St
Stor Marta Methodia
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Noel Taylor
First Methodist
First Methodist Church
H G. Hurley
Savior Lutheran
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Bible School
Vacation Bible School
Hopewell Baptist Church
Murphysboro Baptist Church
First Presbyterian
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Max Martin
Johnston City
Friendship Baptist
Brigham Young Show
Byua Cappella Choir
Donna Glazier
Marilyn Worsley
Pat Strong
Merilyn Luke
UBS
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Cecil Hall
Free Will Baptist
Rock Hill
Monroe
Marion
Thelma Walker
L. Turley
Metropolis
BTU
Doris Hudson
Turley
Carbondale — University Baptist
S. Oakland
W. Mill
B. J. Hastings
Carterville
First Baptist
S. Divigon Sc
Floyd Jent
Grand Avenue Baptist
Ross A. Pace
Carterville — Baptist
A. ML. Bruce
Chester — Baptist
State Street
Glenn Buntill
Cutler — Denmark Baptist
Cutler Rt. 2
Audie Burklow
James Upchurch
Washington Avenue Baptist
Vernon L. Moore
Camp Creek
N. 15Th
H. T. Ratnel
Sparta Parsonage
Veekee
Park Avenue
Two Creat
Pete
Harold Graves
Pauli McCasland
J. E. Lee
James Baldwin
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