Murphysboro Park Shell Services Begin Summer Series
Murphysboro Ministers Association conducts annual summer church services at Riverside Park shell starting Sunday at 8 p m. Each Sunday features a visiting minister and church choir. Schedule lists Rev Rafael June 23, Rev Jackson June 30, Rev Hines July 7, Rev Collins July 14, Rev Dale July 21, Rev Boatman July 28, Rev Maerker Aug 4, and Rev Bedinger Aug 11. Freewill offerings support meeting costs and cooperative year projects.
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Union
Riverside Park Shell
Murphysboro
Gail Hines
First Methodist Church
A. J. Collins
First Christian Church
R. G. Dale
Church of God
W. J. Boatman
First Lutheran Church
Oscar Maerker
Centenary Methodist Church
H. D. Bedinger
Nazarene Church
Rafael
John Pieron
Bible School Sets Record at Baptist Church
Pastor George M. Slayton leads Vacation Bible School to record enrollment and daily attendance of 276 to 226 across eight days. He credits faculty effort and notes a new Sno Cone machine will be used by church youth groups all summer. Commencement is at 7 p.m. in the church auditorium. the public is invited.
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Baptist Church of Vacation Bible School
George M. Slayton
Pastor Slayton
Slayton
Church
Five delegates journey to Quadrennial Assembly
Five delegates from the Christian Women's Fellowship of First Christian Church Carbon Dale travel to Lafayette Indiana for the Quadrennial Assembly. Mrs George Nelson and Mrs J Henry Schroeder lead a group that left at 6 am Wednesday, representing the Disciples of Christ.
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Christian Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church
Carbondale
Lafayette
Ind
George Nelson
J. Henry Schroeder
Ray
Robert Wright
John Canedy
First Christian Church
Ie International Seseing of Christian Women’s Fellowship
Disciples of Christ
Pastor Named In Chester
The Rev. Eric Cash of Ionia Indiana has accepted the pastorate of St John s Lutheran Church in Chester. He will preach his final sermon in Ionia July 14 and arrive in Chester the latter part of July. The Rev O Hussmann former pastor left in November 1956 for a Nebraska pastorate. Since that time the Rev Henry Gerecke assistant pastor and chaplain at Menard has helped with the duties.
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Eric Cash
Ionia
Ind
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Chester
O. Hussmann
St. John’s
Nebraska
Henry Gerecke
Menard
Missionary Society Votes Donation for Refrigerator
Mrs Stella Smith presided at Washington Avenue Baptist Woman's Missionary Society. A donation was voted toward purchasing an electric refrigerator for the kitchen. Mrs Lida Atwood read the devotional and Mrs Corine Samuel gave the lesson topic Ever Flowing Stream.
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Stella Smith
Washington Avenue
Church Leader’s Family Details Mentioned in Notes
A fragment notes that the Rev. Mr. Cash is married with three children and that students have been filling the duties of the church. The isolated lines suggest a church notices column mentioning clerical family status and ongoing student involvement.
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Cash
Lutheran Women Plan Father Son Banquet and Projects
The Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church Murphysboro planned the June 18 father son banquet during the June meeting in the church basement. Plans were made to visit Anna State Hospital ward and to start a Christian Workshop in fall. Rev W T Janzow led the topic The Work of the Holy Ghost. Refreshments were served to 25 members by Mrs Ruth Beese Mrs Mable Bolton and Mrs Beulah Buck.
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Ladies Aid of
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Murphysboro
Anna State Hospital
W.T. Janzow
Ruth Beese
Mable Bolton
Beulah Buck
First Church in Carbondale Opens After Remodeling
First Methodist Church of Carbondale holds an official opening and open house on June 30 to celebrate the completion of a $220,000 remodeling program begun 14 months earlier. Rev H G Hurley leads the service with sermon titled A Citadel of Civilization.
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First Methodist Church
Carbondale
Sundra
H. G. Hurley
First Church
Charles W. Brashares
C. B. Young
Lloyd Oggod
Floyd V. Wakeland
Promes
Singspiration Sunday at Free Methodist Church
A singspiration event is planned Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Free Methodist Church of Fudgetown located between Herrin and Highway 37. A highway sign will direct attendees. The public is invited to attend.
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Free Methodist Church of
Church Reopens After Major Redecoration and Upgrades
Watt redec orated with most of it rewired and a new oil heating system installed. Building Committee includes Cherry along with Paul F. McRoy John M. Armstrong Dwight M. Karr and Royal L. Dillinger. More Church on Page 7.
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Watt
Cherry
Paul F. McRoy
John M. Amstrong
Dwight M. Karr
Royal L. Dillinger
Philathea class meets in Murphysboro
The Philathea class of First Methodist Church Murphysboro held its June meeting in the church parsonage. Hostesses were Mrs Helen Hines, Mrs Myrtle Druin, and Miss Elsie Crews. Mrs Fannie Briggs gave devotions on Putting Prayer in Practice with entertainment by Flossie Miller and Ruby Cochran.
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First Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Helen Hines
Myrtle Druin
Elsie Crews
Fannie Briggs
Flossie Miller
Ruby Cochran
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