Anna Baptist Assistant Named
Rev Allen Miller appointed assistant pastor of the First Baptist church of Anna with Pastor L H Moore. Miller, a former Anna resident, is a graduate of Baptist Southwestern seminary Fort Worth and Southern Illinois University. He will direct music lead the Training union and assist in services. The appointment follows the resignation of Robert Murphy of Herrin who graduates from Southern Illinois University and will enroll at Fort Worth seminary.
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Allen Miller
First Baptist Church of
Anna
L. H. Moore
Mr. Miller
Baptist Southwestern Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Southern Illinois University
Robert Murphy
Herrin
Bishop Vincenzo Strambi Canonized as Saint in 1950 Holy Year
Vatican City June 12 Pope Pius XII canonized the fourth saint of the 1950 holy year. The Italian Bishop Vincenzo Maria Strambi was declared a saint as an example for churchmen persecuted by communism by the pope.
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Pius XII
Vincenzo Maraia Strambi
Exiled clergyman from 1897 faced Napoleon loyalty oath
Macerata and Tolentino recall a bishop who refused to swear allegiance as Napoleon occupied his diocese in 1897, leading to his exile. The note highlights the clash between church authority and imperial power in that period.
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Macerata
Tolentino
Napoleon
District 43 Board Organizes for New Union County District
The board of education of the newly consolidated District 43 met Friday night to organize and plan facility expansion for local children. Donald Ridgway was elected president and Perl Zwahlen named secretary. Architects W. B. Ittner, Inc. from St. Louis discussed sketches for proposed buildings with construction to take place in Jonesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Union County
Donald Ridgway
Perl Zwahlen
Jonesboro
W. B. Ittner, Inc
Architects and Engineers
St. Louis
Missionary Family Night At Anna Baptist Church
Members and families of the First Baptist church of Anna will meet tonight at 6 30 for dinner in the basement dining room for Missionary Family Night. Each group will study missions and a program will be presented during assembly. About 125 persons attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Anna
Women’s Missionary Society
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Royal Ambassadors
Girls’ Auxiliary
The
Sunbeams
Men's Brotherhood
Traffic Toll Rises in District 12 May Accidents
In Effingham Illinois district 12 police report 113 traffic accidents in May up from 76 in April. Five people died in crashes across the district's 14 counties during May.
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Effingham
Ill
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