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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1973
Page
5
Rockhill Baptist Church in Carbondale will mark its 102nd anniversary this Sunday with three services and a dinner. Rev. Andrew L. Bowman of Dallas will speak on Onward and Upward at 10:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. Dinner follows the morning service. a 7:30 p.m. service titled Rockhill in Review closes the day. Dorothy King of Carbondale chairs the event.
An all day Sunday celebration at the United Methodist Church in New Palestine marks the church centennial. Rev. Paul Sims will speak at 11 a.m. a noon dinner follows, with an afternoon program featuring a former minister. The church stands on Palestine road six miles north of Chester.
Multiple churches host gospel sings featuring groups from Herrin Willisville Marion Murphysboro Carbondale and Eldorado. Appearances include West Monroe Street Quartet Calvarymen Glorylanders Melody Masters Quartet and Commanders Quartet with Spiritual Travelers Mighty Wings and Clark Family. Donations for the Carbondale event listed at 1.25 in advance 1.50 at the door.
Leaders planning Vacation Church Schools in the area are asked to send school schedules to the Southern Illinoisan office in Carbondale. Address letters to Jo Anne Wood, Religion Page, 710 Illinois Ave., Carbondale 62901, with the sender’s phone number for quick follow up.
Norvel Hayes of Cleveland Tennessee will conduct a Bible study through May 25 in Lawson Hall on the SIU Carbondale campus. Meetings start at 7:30 p.m. in Room 151 on Wednesdays and in Room 161 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and May 25. Co sponsored by Students for Jesus and People's Offering Inc.
Two congregations St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church and United Methodist Church will place a plaque at the site of Murphysboro's first Methodist parsonage and first Catholic Mass. The 2 p.m. ceremony at 10th and Locust marks early church history in Jackson County with figures including Rev. Fred Renschen Rev Dr Donald L Batz Michael Jones and Alder man Mike Bowers.
A fund drive fund raising gospel sing is set for Sunday at the Herrin high school auditorium to help rebuild Colp Mt Olive Baptist Church. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 1 for children ages 6 to 12. The event is part of the Herrin Ministerial Alliance effort to raise 25 000 for rebuilding. Featured groups include the Peacemakers Harrisburg the Victory Land Quartet Marion the Gospel Aires Marion and Ron Head Benton. The alliance has collected about 8 000 from area churches. Ed Suders president said the church burned January 11 and lacked fire insurance since not in a fire protection district. Plans are to rebuild on the old site with fire proofing for insurance. CONTINUED BOMBING RENEWS SILENT VIGIL Carbondale Friends Meeting sponsors silent peace vigils at Illinois avenue and Main street each Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. A spokeswoman cited continued American bombing in Southeast Asia Cambodia.
The Rev. Dr. Oswald Hoffmann, president of the Lutheran Council in the United States and host of the Lutheran Hour, is selected as Clergyman of the Year by Religious Heritage of America. The June 7 1973 Washington awards program will honor him, announced by W Clement Stone of Chicago and Wallace E Johnson of Memphis.
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