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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1951

Page

2

Missionary from Africa to Speak at Carbondale Church

Rev. Gladys Robinson, Liberia returnee, will speak at First Apostolic Church of Carbondale. She arrives for a furlough and plans to return to Africa. Talks cover missionary work practices and cultural observations. Services at 7:30 Saturday and 10:45 Sunday led by Pastor Rev. Calvin L. Rigdon. Public invited.

Gladys Robinson Liberia West Africa First Apostolic Church of Carbondale Miss Robinson United States United Pentecostal Church Africa Robinson Calvin L. Rigdon

Church Soloist to Sing Holy City at Murphysboro Service

Miss Louise Mann of St. Louis will be the soloist at the First Presbyterian Church Murphysboro Sunday morning worship singing Holy City by Adams. Ed Cullinan will accompany. Forbes Alexander directs the choir. Other church activities include meetings of Session Scout Committee Women’s Association and circle hostesses with choir practice Saturday.

Louise Mann St. Louis First Presbyterian Church Murphysboro Holy City Adams Miss Mann Cleveland High School R. C. Mann Harden Oliver Ed Cullinan Forbes Alexander Scout Committee Women’s Association Fred Wills Medical Missions L. P. Parker Vinson Erickson Circle III

Time of Your Life sermon at First Methodist Carbondale

The First Methodist Church in Carbondale will continue its sermon series with The Time of Your Life led by Rev. H. Hilton Longberry. The service at 10 45 will include choir anthem Bow Down Thine Ear and offertory duet. Radio WCIL will broadcast the service.

First Methodist Church Carbondale H. Hilton Longberry Sanctuary Lucy Parrish Tkach Robert Hill Earl Bradley Bette Mitchell Margelli Diggle Bach WCIL Bobby Brewer Church Riverside Park Murphysboro

Faithful Workers Class Holds Herrin Meeting

The Faithful Workers class of Herrin Second Baptist Church met at 900 South Park Avenue home of Mrs. Bert Griggs with Mrs. Mollie Keeth assisting. Emma Young opened, Keeth read scripture, nine members and one guest attended. next gathering at Mrs. Minnie Ramsey in Car terville route 1.

Herrin Second Baptist Church Bert Griggs South Park Avenue Griggs Mollie Keeth Emma Young Keeth Ola Spence Minnie Ramsey Carterville Route 1

Carbondale Pastor Back From Lake Forest

Rev. and Mrs. William Janssen returned from Lake Forest where they attended the joint Synod Synodical meeting at Lake Forest College. He is pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale and serves on Synod's National Missions committee. He reported on Presbyter ian Life magazine's every home plan to ministers and elders.

William Janssen Lake Forest Synod Synodical Lake Forest College Janssen First Presbyterian Church Carbondale National Missions Committee Presbyterian Life

Community Sing Sunday at Johnston City Free Will Baptist

A community sing will be held at the Free Will Baptist church in Johnston City this Sunday starting at 2 p m. The McDonald Quartet will headline with additional quartets and choirs. Public is invited to attend.

Free Will Baptist Johnston City McDonald

Baptist and church schedules across several towns

Church listings show Sunday schools and worship times for Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and Christian churches in Anna Cambria Carbondale Carterville Cobden Crandville Energy Herrin Jonesboro Murphysboro Percy and nearby areas. Entries include pastors names, service times, training unions, youth fellowships, and midweek prayer or Bible study sessions.

Methodist and Bethel Churches Schedule in Carbondale

Methodists ANNA First Methodist with Raymond Sweitzer holds Sunday school at 9:30 and morning service at 10:30 followed by a 6:30 evening service and a 7:30 youth meeting. Bethel A M E at 316 East Jackson led byLewis Carter offers 11 a m worship with Divine Shielding and a 3:00 p m quarterly meeting, A C E League at 6:00 p m and 7:30 p m evening service. First Methodist at 214 West Main: church school classes at 9:30, morning worship at 10:45 with The Time Of Your Life sermon.

Anna Mr. Moriah William Swarbrick Luther League Anna—T Trinity L. W. Waechter Carbondale DE Soto Mt. Calvary Lutheran Frank L. Kirchner Herrin Trinity Lutheran Church North 16Th Street Murphysboro First Lutheran Manning William J. Boatman D.D Immanuel Lutheran Pine Street W. T. Janzow First Methodist Raymond Sweitzer Bethel A. M. E East Jackson Lewis Carter A. C. E. League First Methodist Church West Main Street H. Hilton Longberry

Presbyterian Churches Schedule North Town Area News

Presbyterian congregations across Carbondale Cobden Grand Tower Murphysboro list pastors and service times. William S Baker William Janssen L R Gilliland Lee Pope Ward mark Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 45 a m with evening services in some churches.

Anna First Presbyterian William S. Baker Westminister Fellowship Carbondale University At Elm William Janssen Grand Tower L. R. Gilliland Murphysboro Fifteenth and Walnut Streets Lee Pope Ward

Christian Science Churches Schedule in Carbondale and Carterville

Regular Sunday services at Carbondale First Church of Christ Scientist 10 45 a m with topic Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force Sunday school at 9 30 a m Wednesday 745 p m Carterville First Church of Christ Scientist 307 East Illinois Avenue service 10 45 a m subject Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force Wednesday service 730 p m

Carbondale First Church of Christ, Scientist Corner Elm and University Carterville First Church of Christ Scientist East Illinois Avenue

Area Churches Information in Carbondale Cobden and Herrin

Directory listing of churches with pastors and service times. Church of God in Arthur Rendleman leads worship at 10 45 a m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer 7 30. St Mary’s Anna Masses 8 and 10. St Francis Xavier Carbondale Masses 7 00 9 00 a m Holy days 6 30 8 30 a m Confessions Saturday 6 30 8 00 p m eve Holy days and first Friday 7 00 8 00 p m. St Joseph Cobden Masses 8 00 10 00 a m Our Lady of Mt Carmel Herrin Masses 7 00 9 00 11 15 a m Weekdays 8 00 a m Confessions Saturday 2 00 5 00 p m and 7 30 8 30 p m. Pastor names and offices listed.

Anna—St. Mary’s Fred Renschen Carbondale St. Francis Xavier Church South Poplar Robert T. Hutsch Cobden St. Joseph’s Charles Frankovich Herrin Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Robert DeGasperi Timothy Foley

Nazarene Church Services in Carterville and Murphysboro

Carterville Church of the Nazarene with Lena Worthen as pastor holds Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 and Young People at 6 30 with evening worship at 7 30 A Wednesday prayer meeting is scheduled. Murphysboro Church of the Nazarene at Seventh and Walnut with James H Campbell as pastor offers Bible school at 9 30 worship at 10 45 Young People at 6 45 Evangelistic service at 7 30 and midweek prayer on Wednesday at 7 30

Baptist Anna—First Baptist L. H. Moore Training Union Cambria First Baptist Church Ralph D. Sanderson Gilead Anna—First Christian L. Francis Scheffler Carbondale First Christian Church University At Monroe Street Ronald B. Scriven Carterville—Christian Church J. H. Lawrence Herrin Delno W. Brown Bible School Murphysboro First Christian Fifteenth Pine Streets Allen J. Collins Park Mt. Carbon Christian Jonah Walker Carterville Church of the Nazarene Lena Worthen Seventh and Walnut Streets James H. Campbell

Local church services and Bible study schedule set

Evangelical and Reformed church in Murphysboro led by Pastor K. W Pheiffer holds an 8 a m worship service and 9 15 a m Sunday school with the theme The Family faces the World. Jehovahs Witnesses in Carbondale meet at 9 a m field service and 7 30 p m Bible study with Healing for Life In the New World. The Bible Fellowship Church in Carterville, led by Pastor W R Hansen, conducts morning worship at Cambria grade school 9 30 a m and evening services at the Carterville I O O F hall with 6 30 youth and adults Bible study and 7 30 evangel hour.

Evangelical and Reformed Murphysboro St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Spruce Street K. W Jehovah's Witnesses Carbondale Washington St The New World Carterville Bible Fellowship Church W. R. Hansen Cambria I. O. O. F. Hall Evangel

Community church schedules vesper and prayer hour

In Carbondale the Community church on Marion and Chestnut lists minister N A Robinson with a 3:30 p m vesper service themed My Heart is Fixed and an 8:00 p m Wednesday holy hour of prayer with the slogan Come to the People s Church All Nations Welcome. The First Apostolic church at 214 East Jackson under Rev Calvin L Rigdon announces Sunday school at 9:45 a m morning worship at 10:45 a m missionary Gladys Robinson from Liberia to speak children’s church at 10:45 a m and an 7:30 p m evangelistic service where the pastor will preach.

Carbondale Graham Street Baptist Corner Snyder and Graham Harry Steele Training Union New Zion Baptist Church East Willow Street W. H. Clark Peter Hawkins Rock Hill Baptist Church Monroe and Marion L. W. Mingo Baptist Training Union Carterville First Baptist Church Floyd Gent Grand Avenue N. G. Daniels Richard A. Krell Daniels Baptist Youth Fellowship Margaret Coleman Cobden First Baptist H. C. Croslin Herrin W. A. Shoopman Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church South 22Nd Street Walker Cutty Jonesboro Ray Rhyne Murphysboro Elm Street Baptist Church Nineteenth and Elm Streets Arthur Farmer North Fifteenth Street Hutchel T. Rafael Percy Charles Simonds Kenneth Fisk Simonds Marion and Chestnut Streets N. A. Robinson People’s Church First Apostolic Church East Jackson Calvin L. Rigdon Gladys Robinson Liberia Children’s Church

Public Talk at Kingdom Hall Tuesday in Carbondale

A public talk will be given at the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Carbondale on Tuesday evening at 7 30. O Alwardt of Murphysboro will discuss The Truth about The Trinity. Regular service meetings follow Thursday at 7 30 p m with Theocratic Ministry school at 8 30.

Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom North Washington Carbondale O. Alwardt Murphysboro Theocratic Ministry

Carterville Pastor and Family on Vacation

Rev. and Mrs. N. G. Daniels of Carterville left Monday with their daughter for a two week vacation with Mrs. Daniels parents in Dukes Florida. Rev. Daniels pastors Grand Avenue Baptist Church Carterville. Rev. Krell will preach at 9 30 Sunday morning in his absence. Clarence Arnett of Hotel Roberts Carbon Dale will preach in the evening on How Much Is a Soul Worth.

N. G. Daniels Carterville Daniels John Howard Dukes Florida Grand Avenue Baptist Church Richard Krell Clarence Arnett Hotel Roberts Carbondale

Three Murphysboro Men To Become Deacons

Elm Street Baptist Church of Murphysboro calls a council for Sunday June 24 at 2 p m to ordain Fred Small Ronald Weiss and Joe Nelson as deacons. After ordination they will join the churchs Board of Deacons as active members.

Elm Street Baptist Church of Murphysboro Fred Small Ronald Weiss Joe Nelson Th Chhurch

Bible School Begins Monday at Rock Hill Church

Vacation Bible school at Rock Hill Baptist Church Carbondale will begin Monday June 25 at 9 a.m. Students will meet at the church classroom and participate in daily lessons crafts and songs through the week.

Rock Hill Baptist Church Carbondale

Union Service At Riverside Sunday Night

The Riverside park union church series continues with Rev Allen J Collins speaking on Is Everything for the Best at 8 p m Sunday June 24. The Murphysboro Christian church pastors the program with special music led by George Borchelt.

Allen J. Collin Riverside Park Murphysboro

Herrin Christian Church Youth Day Camp Opens

The First Christian church of Herrin begins its annual day camp Monday at 8:30 for junior high and high school students. Delno W. Brown directs with daily devotions classes chapel recreation and a Friday picnic culminating in a Sunday night youth worship service.

First Christian Church of Herrin Delno W. Brown Illinois

Pastor Reppenhagen Returns From Convention

The Rev. W. L. Reppenhagen of Carbondale First Baptist Church resumes his pulpit duties this Sunday after a two week absence. He and his wife attended the American Baptist Convention in Buffalo and toured Niagara Falls Fort Niagara and Toronto. Their daughter Janelle visited relatives in Sedalia Missouri.

W. L. Reppenhagen Carbondale First Baptist Church Reppenhagen American Baptist Convention Buffalo New York Niagara Falls Fort Niagara National Monument Toronto Canada Janelle Sedalia Missouri

Lutheran Church to Hold Annual Picnic

Savior Lutheran church in Carbondale will hold its annual Sunday school and congregational picnic tomorrow June 24. Members needing transportation should meet in front of the church by 2 p m.

the Savior Lutheran Church Main and Poplar Streets Carbondale

Communion Services Planned at First Christian Church Carbondale

Morning worship starts 10 30 at First Christian Church Carbondale with Pastor Ronald B Scriven delivering the message. Organist Mrs Hellen Baughman will play Prelude in F Andante and Allegro Moderato as offertory and postlude.

First Christian Church Carbondale Ronald B. Scriven Hellen Baughman Baltman Flouell Mallard Robert Robertson Circles of The Christian Women’s Fellowship Chas. Bagget West Pecan Gordon McMinn West Elm

Percy Baptist Church Holds Father’s Day Service

A Father's Day service at Percy Baptist Church was led by Kenneth Fisk in place of ill pastor Rev. Charles Simonds. After the service, members voted to grant the pastor a four week leave. Percy Baptist Bible School ended with diplomas and a closing program themed My Church.

Percy Church Percy Baptist Church Kenneth Fisk Charles Simonds Percy Baptist Bible School My Church Simonds

Rally to Close Southern Baptist Convention in San Francisco

The United Baptist Evangelistic Rally closes the Southern Baptists meeting in San Francisco on Sunday June 24 at Civic Auditorium. Dr W A Criswell of Dallas will be principal speaker with a 1000 voice chorus directed by Wilbur F Martin. Bay Area servicemen and 12000 plus attendees expected. public invited.

Southern Baptist Convention San Francisco United Baptist Evangelistic Civic Auditorium W. A. Criswell First Baptist Church Dallas Texas Wilbur F. Martin Golden Gate Bay Area Southern Baptists Home Mission Board Bay Area Baptist Churches

Washington Ave Baptist Church Homecoming Plans

The Washington Avenue Baptist Church of Johnston City schedules its annual homecoming on Sunday with a 9:30 a.m. unified service led by Rev. Walter Haman. Rev. F G Tebow announces a noon basket dinner and an afternoon program at 1:15 featuring duets, quartets, organ selections, and memorials for members who died since June 1950.

Washington Avenue Lester Jones Lowell Kelly Shirley Pearce Verle Kee Tebow Gordon Tebow Maurice Williams John Oliver Ben L. Baiar Tom Engram Lowell Houston Rajean Baumgaertner Miss Tebow

Fishing Methods From Biblical Times Seen At Lake Erie's Long Point Bay

Port Rowan Ontario residents describe fishermen using ancient nets on Long Point Bay as they start when ice leaves the bay and stop when it freezes. Nets are anchored near shore and drawn in a long semicircle by wading men and boats. The season follows lake ice conditions.

Port Rowan Ont Lake Erie Long Point Bay

Snowflakes Made to Order in Decatur Illinois

White snowflakes are manufactured by the Decatur Milling Co for window trimmers to create wintry effects. The product is made from white corn and was once used by movie studios for scenes but crunched too loudly for sound equipment. Some horses at studios reportedly ate the snow.

Decatur Decatur Milling Co

St Marks Steeleville Dedicates Church and New Organ

St Mark s Lutheran Steeleville will rededicate its renovated church and dedicate a new three manual Moeller pipe organ on Sunday June 24. A 10 a m service features Rev J W Behnken as guest speaker with an 8 pm organ concert and choir program led by M Wegehaupt. Albert Beck of Concordia River Forest performs a fantasy on the Christian church year with hymn tunes.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Steeleville Lloyd Behnken J. W. Behnken Lutheran church-Missouri Synod Behnken Synod St. Mark’s Choir M. Wegehaupt Albert Beck Concordia Teachers College River Forest

Church Year Festivals Joint Services Arranged

Special seating arrangements have been made for two church services according to the Rev Behnken as readers note the various festivals and celebrations woven into one unit.

Behnken

Belgians Favor Foreign Radio Over Government Station

A Brussels survey shows Belgians prefer Radio Luxembourg, the most popular station, which airs commercially sponsored programs in French Flemish and English, over government controlled radio.

Radio Luxembourg

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