Rev Walker joins Baptist group in Dallas meeting
Rev C R Walker, Marion First Baptist Church pastor, elected Illinois representative to the Southern Baptist Convention Sunday School Board at the Dallas annual meeting. He succeeds Rev Lee Swope and has served on the convention’s executive committee and faith and message committees. The session issued a push for racial reconciliation and social responsibility while rejecting calls to ban or endorse disputed texts or federal education funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Walker
Marion
Walker
Lee Swope
Carbondale
Swope
Illinois Baptist State Association
Southern Baptist Convention
Wayne Dehoney
Dallas
Ralph Elliott
Church School To Give Service At Fellowship Sunday
Students and teachers of the Unitarian Fellowship Church School will present a program at the fellowship service Sunday at 10 30 a m Readings a play music and a discussion of the personality of Jesus are on the program Graduating seniors will be presented with Jefferson Bibles by Fellowship President William Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Fellowship Church School
Jesus
Jefferson Bibles
William Rice
Revival to Feature Rev R D Baker at Johnston City
Reverend R D Baker of Kentucky will be the featured speaker and soloist at a revival in Johnston City First Baptist Church. Services are set for 7 30 p m Saturday and 10 35 a m plus 7 30 p m Sunday. Baker directs Baptist mission work in eastern Kentucky mountains and travels nationwide to address conferences rallies and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Baker
Kentucky
Johnston City
First Baptist Church
Mr. Baker
Hastings Returns to Lead University Baptist Church
The Rev Robert J Hastings of Louisville returns to Carbondale to serve as pastor of University Baptist Church. He previously led the church 1950 1955 and has since held roles with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Executive Committee. He and his wife native to Southern Illinois have three children. He begins September 1 replacing interim pastor Rev Paul Webb, manager of the Baptist Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Hastings
Louisville
Carbondale
University Baptist Church
University Church
Kentucky Baptist Convention
England
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Scotland
Illinois
Marion
Cutler
Ruth
Nancy
Tim
Southern Illinois University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Hastings
Southern Baptist
Nashville
Tenn
Paul Webb
Mr. Webb
Baptist Book
Motzer Takes Pastoral Post At Energy And Hurst Churches
Rev Paul Motzer begins as pastor at Energy and Hurst First Methodist Churches, succeeding Rev Joe Hankin who becomes director of camps and conferences at Energy. Motzer, a McKendree College and Northwestern University Gowett Seminary graduate, has served in Equality Rosiclare and Milwaukee. His wife Elizabeth Petersen is from Alton and their children are Timothy 8 Julie 6 and David 13 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Motzer
Energy
Hurst First Methodist
Joe Hankln
Motzer
McKendree College
Lebanon
Gowett Theological Seminary
Northwestern University
Evanston
Equality
Rosiclare
Gardner Memorial Methodist Church
Milwaukee
Wis
Elizabeth Petersen
Alton
Timothy
Julie
David
Scientists Hold Annual Mest
The Christian Science Board of Directors urged church members to seek areas of agreement with other denominations and not view themselves as exclusive. At the annual Mother Church meeting in Boston, Frances S. Wells stressed divine love transcends race or creed and promotes peaceful understanding of all as God's ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Board of Directors
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Christian Science
Frances S. Wells
Vespers Schedule Set by First Baptist Church
The Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church in Carbondale plans three outdoor vesper services. The 7:30 p.m. Sunday service at Rollin Blythe home on New Era Road features Brock Brentlinger of Greenville College, who will also speak at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services about Where Age and Youth Are Reconciled and Christians and Little Children. Public invited. arrangements by John Hawkins.
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Board of Deacons of
The
First Baptist Church
Carbondale
Rollin Blythe
New Era Road
Illinois Central Railroad
Brock Brentlinger
Greenville College
Robert Wilson
John Hawkins
Catholic Men Award First Man of the Year in Carbondale
Rev. Melvin Haas of St. Francis Xavier Church receives the inaugural Man of the Year award from the Catholic Men's Club of Carbondale. Terry Courneya Robert Bahr and William Dunkel receive certificates for leadership and service with Troop 272 and Cub Scout programs. New officers John Downey Gabriel Kajeckas Clarence Beauchamp Harold Reents preside.
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Melvin Haas
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Carbondale
Catholic Men’s Club
Christian Brotherhood
Terry Courneya
South
Diocesan
Courneya
University of Minnesota
Robert Bahr
Orchard Drive
William Dunkel
Rt. 1
John Downey
Gabriel Kajeckas
Clarence Beauchamp
Harold Reents
Cana Baptist Church Homecoming
A homecoming at Cana Baptist Church three miles north of Creal Springs on Rt 166 Sunday features slides of Hong Kong work by former pastor Rev. Victor L. Frank and his wife. Service at 10:30 a.m. with basket lunch at noon followed by a 1:30 p.m. service. Pastor Rev. Don Bethel will lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cana Baptist Church
Creal Springs
Victor L. Frank
Hong Kong
China
Rev
Frank
Don Bethel
Rev W T Barnett Named Vandalia District Superintendent
Rev W T Barnett formerly of Metropolis was appointed district superintendent of the Vandalia District of the Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church. He holds degrees from Southern Illinois University Drew Theological Seminary and Temple University. He served as a delegate to the YMCA conference in Vienna in 1961 and to the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 1964.
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W. T. Barnett
Metropolis
Vandalia
Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church
Southern Illinois University
Drew Theological Seminary
Temple University
Philadelphia
The
Methodist Church
General Conference
Reverend Winning Named Pastor at Marion Mission
Rev W T Winning of Herrin has been named pastor of the Marion First Baptist Church Bush Chapel Mission. He was ordained two years ago by Herrin First Baptist Church. He previously led Lake Creek Baptist Church until Jan 6 and has served as an interim pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Winning
Herrin
Marion First Baptist Church
Bush Chapel
Herrin First
AME Bishop to Speak at Mt Olive Colp
AME Bishop Rev. Howard Thomas Primm of Nashville will speak at 3 30 p m Sunday at Mt Olive Baptist Church Colp He leads a 15 state AME region and heads Lampton School of Religion and Jackson Theological Seminary He also founded Four Freedoms Youth Center and Primrose Villa Home for Seniors The visit is sponsored by Shaffer Chapel AME and Mt Olive YOUTHS TO LEAD CHURCH SERVICE Murphysboro youths will lead a St Peter's United Church of Christ service Tammy Brundage will call worship and prayer Diana Daum Epistle and Gospel Joey Tucker will preach Brenda Quigley and Debbie Fenton will sing a duet Standards note included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Thomas Primm
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Colp
Primm
Nashville
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Murphysboro
Tammy Brundage
Diana Daum
Joey Tucker
Brenda Quigley
Debbie Fenton
Time Change at The Energy Church Sunday Worship
The Energy Methodist Church changed Sunday worship to 10 45 a m from 10 30 a m The service will begin at 10 45 a m Sunday School starts at 9 45 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Energy Methodist Church
Flying Squadron Riley Wilson to Speak in Herrin Service
Riley Wilson of De Soto will speak Sunday at the Herrin Flying Squadron service. The event begins at 2 p.m. at 1300 S. 16th St. The program includes singing and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Wilson
de Soto
Herrin
S. 16Th St
Indian District Head To Speak At Murphysboro Church
Rev. Edward Singha executive secretary of the Council of Baptist Churches of North East India will speak at the First Baptist Church in Murphysboro at 10 30 a m Sunday. The Council has over 2200 churches in Assam Manipur and Nagaland. Singha, a native of Assam, was adopted by American missionaries after his father died and earned an A B from Calcutta University before studying a year at Berkeley Divinity School. He has held his current post since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Singha
Council of Baptist Churches of North
Nazarene Church to Present Two Services This Week
The Church of the Nazarene in Murphysboro will host two evening programs this week. Rev. James Weiss, pastor of Augusta and Plymouth Methodist churches, will speak at 7 30 p.m. Sunday worship. The Melody Aires Ladies Trio will sing and Rev. Leroy Reedy will speak at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service. Reedy teaches at Oliver Nazarene College in Kankakee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Murphysboro
James Weiss
Augusta
Plymouth
Weiss
Pete Weiss
Centenary Methodist Church
Melody Aires Ladies
Leroy Reedy
Oliver Nazarene College
Kankakee
Reedy
Skyscrapers Fill Johannesburg Skyline
In South Africa's largest city Johannesburg a dense cluster of tall buildings dominates the skyline as new high rise towers rise alongside historic structures. The landscape reflects rapid urban growth and ongoing commercial development.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
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World Headquarters
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High Street
Chester, Ill
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Nazarene Church Plans
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