Presbyterians Change Time and Summer Plans
The Carbondale Presbyterian Church switches to a single 9 a.m. service for the summer with nursery and crib-room available. Sunday Bible School for children 3 to 12 follows at 9:30 a.m. A vacation Bible school runs June 28 to July 10. The Camp Carew at Little Grassy Lake opens Sunday with Junior Camp for ages 10 to 12 directed by Rev. Joseph Van Roekel and about 100 campers expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Presbyterian Church
Charles E. F. Howe
Presbyterian Church
Carew
Little Grassy Lake
Joseph van Roekel
Marion
David Winters
Allen Arnold
Rev Egger Accepts Pastorate in Murphysboro
The Rev Oscar A Egger has accepted the pastorate of United Church of Christ in Murphysboro. He delivered his first sermon last Sunday and previously served 11 years at St James Church Chicago. He has held pastorships in Little Rock and St Louis, studied at Elmhurst College and Eden Seminary, and is married with three children. Worship services are at 9 am and church school at 9:30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. E
United Church of Christ
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Spruce St
Murphysboro
Egger
St. James Church
Chicago
Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Eden
Manie Bima Installed CDA Grand Regent in 1368 Court
Manie Bima was installed Grand Regent of Christopher Catholic Daughters of America Court 1368 Our Lady of Fatima at St Andrews School basement. Lena Alfoldy and Olga Sam mons among others filled key posts as 40 members attended. The group voted to discontinue meetings until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manie Bima
Christopher Catholic Daughters of America
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Andrew’ S
Lena Alfoldy
Olga Sammons
Margaret Jorden
Olga Fickelman
Marguerite Matyi
Elda Basso
Monitor
Leona Schick
Sentinel
Isabella Gilloolly
Marie Meinert
Anna Niana
Violet Bacon
Elna Davison
du Quoin
CDA
Song Service at Rock Springs Baptist Church Saturday
A song service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Springs Baptist Church south of Carbondale. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs Baptist Church
Carbondale
Supper Honors Baptist Couple in Johnston City
A farewell supper for Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lantrip and family was held at Johnston City First Baptist Church. The Lantrips plan to study at the Carver School of Missions in Louisville for two years. Jesse Carter led the program and Rev. B L Williams presented a cash gift from the church. The Crusaders Quartet performed with accompanist Gloria Moore. Attendees numbered about 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Lantrip
Johnston City First
Crusaders Quartet
Jim Moake
Raymond Bowden
Johnston City
Charles Frost
Herrin
Mike Adkins
West Frankfort
Gloria Moore
Lantrip
Amy Lantrip
Clarence Pearce
Ice Cream Socials Benefit Local Lutheran Cemeteries
Lutherans across Mill Creek and Union County plan multiple church ice cream socials. The Mill Creek Village green event runs 5 30 p m to 10 p m daylight time on the third Saturday in June to raise funds for St John s Lutheran Cemetery in Dongola, with further socials planned for Mount Pisgah near Wetang and Tamms for nearby cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek
Union County
St. John’s
First Baptists To Have Park Service At Riverside Park
First Baptist Church Murphysboro will lead Sunday evening worship at Riverside Park Shell at 8. Rev. H. T. Rafael will speak on So Let It Be Written So Let It Be Done. Robed senior junior and cherub choirs will provide music. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
H. T. Rafael
MYF Sponsors Car Wash at Grace Methodist Church Carbondale
Grace Methodist Church youth group in Carbondale sponsors a car wash Saturday from 1 to 5 p m at the church corner South Marion and East Hester to raise funds for the Aldersgate Youth Institute at Little Grassy Lake. Fifteen will attend activities June 22 27, wash set at $1.50. Sunday features promotion and Children’s Day with 9 30 Sunday School and 10 30 worship sermon Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Hope by Rev Jack L Adams. Acolytes Gary Chamness and Leland McMeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship of Grace Methodist Church
Carbondale
South Marion
East Hester
Aldersgate Youth Institute
Little Grassy Lake
J. E. Brooks
Jack L. Adams
Gary Chamness
Leland McMeen
Howe and colleagues named delegates to Synod events
Rev Charles E F Howe of First Presbyterian Carbondale is elected voting delegate to the Synod while David Kennedy is Elder delegate with W G Swartz as alternate. they represent the Presbytery of Southern Illinois. Rev Allen Schoff, general Presbyter, oversees Synod programs in southern Illinois. The Gaelic college in St Ann's Nova Scotia is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. F. Howe
First Presbyterian Church of
Carbondale
United Presbyterian Church
Monticello College
David Kennedy
W. G. Swartz
Presbytery
Southern Illinois
Allen Schoff
Synod of Illinois
Mattoon
Alton
Apeal
St. Ann’s, Nova Scotia
Alliance Elects Turley As Carbondale Ministerial Leader
The Rev. Lenis Turley of Rock Hill Baptist Church Carbondale is elected president of the Carbon dale Ministerial Alliance to serve until June 1960. New officers include the Rev. John R. Canedy vice president the Rev. Jack Adams treasurer and the Rev. Carl F. Beyer secretary. The alliance sponsors community Thanksgiving and Good Friday services and administers the transient aid fund provided by the United Fund of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenis Turley
Rock Hil Baptist Church
Carbondale
Church Women Prepare New Organization in Carbondale
Women of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Carbondale met at Mrs. Walter Karger’s home to plan a new church group. Mrs. Pat Powell was elected chairman to guide the organizing effort. The next meeting is set for 9 30 a m July 2 at Dr. and Mrs. Norman Geyer’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Good Shepherd
Carbondale
Walter Karger
W. Main St
Jack Fiscus
Eunice
Lois
Timothy
Pat Powell
Tatum Heights
Norman Geyer
W. Freeman
Fathers To Be Honored At Centenary Church Service
Fathers will be honored with church officers installed during Sunday morning worship at Centenary Methodist Church Murphysboro. Rev. Oscar Maerker will speak on Lessons From Father Jacob and continue his parables series at 7 p m with Mrs. Leo Robinson as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Oscar Maerker
Jacob
Leo Robinson
Cambria First Baptist Church Announces Bible School Commencement
The Cambria First Baptist Church will present a commencement program for the vacation Bible School at 7 30 p m Sunday. The school has been in session two weeks with classes daily from 9 to 11 30 a m Ninety seven students and workers were enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cambria First Baptist Church
Little Grassy Methodist Camp Opens For Youth Institute
The Little Grassy camp near Carbondale hosts the annual Adlersgate Youth Institute from Monday to Saturday with Meth odist youths over 12 years old attending. Rev R Paul Sims leads as dean with Rev Jack Adams as associate dean and a faculty of Southern Illinois Methodist ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy
Adlersgate Youth Institute
Hileman To Speak To Men At Area Rally
Donald G. Hileman of Carbondale Illinois, associate professor at Southern Illinois University, will headline the Union County Lutheran Men's rally at First Lutheran Church in Dongola at 7 30 p m Monday. Participants include men from Dongola Mill Creek Jonesboro and Anna churches in a series to strengthen Lutheran men's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Hileman
Carbondale
Anna
Southern Illinois University
Union County Lutheran
First Lutheran Church
Dongola
First Lutheran Church of
Mill Creek
Salem Lutheran Church of
Jonesboro
Mount Moriah
Hileman
T. Clifford Hileman
Southern
Washington State College
SIU
Alpha Delta Sigma
Illmoky
Tristate
University of Illinois In Mass Communications
Skyline Drive
Dongola Parish
Chaplain Gerecke to Speak at Murphysboro Service
The Rev. Henry F. Gerecke, Lutheran chaplain at Menard Prison Chester, will be guest speaker at Father s Day worship at Immanuel Lutheran Church Murphysboro. Gerecke is pastor at St. John s Lutheran Chester. Immanuel s Rev W T Janzow attends a LCMS convention in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Gerecke
Menard Prison
Chester
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Murphysboro
Gerecke
St. John’s Lutheran Church
W. T. Janzow
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
San Francisco
Flying Squadron to hear Rev Eugene Black in Herrin
The Rev. Eugene Black of Aldersgate Methodist Church Marion will speak at Flying Squadron services Sunday at 2 p m on 16th Street Herrin Special singing is planned Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Black
Aldersgate Methodist Church
Marion
Flying Squadron
16Th St
Herrin
Morris to Speak at Southern Baptist Music Leaders Conference
Carbondale church music secretary Earl W. Morris of the Illinois Baptist State Convention will participate in the 19th annual Southern Baptist Music Leadership Conference in North Carolina from June 25 to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl W. Morris
Carbondale
Illinois Baptist State Convention
Southern Baptist Music Leadership Conference
North Carolina
Gospel Heralds From Wheaton College to Lead Sunday Service in Marion
The Gospel Heralds from Wheaton College will lead a Sunday service at Marion Second Baptist Church hosted by The Christian Welfare Council of the College directed by Miss Marjorie Glover. The team including Don Lake Paul Sentman Kenneth Viggers Joel Streightiff and Timothy Hickey plans a summer tour across Southern Illinois 11 states and Washington DC with Lake as speaker and Hickey on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gospel Heralds
Wheaton College
Marion Second Baptist Church
Don Lake
Macon
Paul Sentman
Mason City
Iowa
Kenneth Viggers
Des Moines
Joel Streightiff
Altoona
Timothy Hickey
Saginaw
Mich
Christian Welfare Council of
Marjorie Glover
Chicago
Southern Illinois
States
Washington, D. C
Webb Revival Held at First Apostolic Church Carbondale
The Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Webb of Beemis Tennessee conduct a revival at the First Apostolic Church in Carbondale with services at 745 p m daily through June 28. The church is air conditioned for the summer, said pastor Rev. Robert Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Webb
Beemis
Tenn
First Apostolic Church
Carbondale
Robert Hays
District Meet Set Thursday at Little Grassy Tabernacle
The Carbondale district of the Methodist Church will hold its annual Set-Up meeting at 2 p m Thursday at the Tabernacle of the Little Grassy Camp. Presiding will be district superintendent the Rev. Bayne Wilson with ministers from all Methodist churches attending to plan the coming year's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
The
Methodist Church
Tabernacle of the
Little Grassy Camp
Bayne Wilson
Conclude Vacation Bible School at Mt Gilead and Liberty Street Murphysboro
The Murphysboro program closed its Vacation Bible School with a Riverside Park picnic today. About 112 children participated under directors Mrs Mandy Hall and Mrs Ella Hightower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gilead
Liberty Street
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Mandy Hall
Ella Hightower
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Howe
Alliance
Turley
Bible School
Roy Baugh
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
East Alton
Tammer Saliba
Rev
R. Paul Sims
Jack Adams
Carbondale Grace
Southern Illinois Methodist
Phillip Snider
William Moon
Homer Young
Marvin Friesner
James Barnett
Charles Hartman
Earl Black
O. O. Maerker
Louis Purcell
James Baugher
William Warner
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Gene Pribble
Ray Porter
Shelby Felts
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R. J. Weiss
LaVon Baylor
H. Clay Wright
Roy Cole
Ruth Englehart
John Nall
William Lively
Illinois
Crawford
DeeSee
J. W. Reynolds
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Lake
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Streightiff
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