A Reporter Sees How Flying Squadron Serves Faith
Martha Moser profiles the Flying Squadron a lay religious group in Herrin Illinois. The non denominational church meets Sundays in a humble South Park Avenue building and pursues personal conversion through prayer singing and hands on prayer. Founders Perry Austin and Alonzo Null recall the 1925 revival that inspired the group now led by Charles Tumsey.
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Martha Moser
Ilinois
Hervin
13Th
Flying Squadron
Herr
Howard S. Williams
South Park Avenue
Perry Austin
Alonzo Null
Austin
Methodist Church
Herrin
Charles Tumsey
Null
Bert Sanders
Clayton ‘Trio
Margie Bard
Carrie Carinder
Methodist Conference Urges Renewal in Southern Illinois
More than 1,000 Methodists in Mt. Vernon heard Rev. Clyde Funkhouser urge a renewed vigorous church in Southern Illinois. He warned of self indulgence and urged the region to confront weaknesses as a springboard to strength while outlining goals in conference organization, evangelism, and urban ministry. The session launched lay and ministerial delegate ballots for 1964 conferences.
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Mt. Vernon
Ilinois
Clyde Funkhouser
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois Conference
Tlinois
Edwin Edgar Voigt
Bishap Voigt
Wat
Everett W. Palmer
Leake
Wash
Funkhouser
Iman
Illinois
Tankhouser
Southernlinois
Louis
Uganda martyrs to be canonized in Rome this year
Africa's alleged first saints below the Sahara, Uganda martyrs, 92 Catholic and 13 Protestant youths, died for faith between 1885 and 1887 in Uganda. Vatican plans a ceremony after the Vatican Council's second session, likely September, with no exact date set.
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Richard F. Long Fort Portal
Uganda
Africa
Sahara
Rome
middle-Africa
Vatican
Vernon
Edwin Edgar Voigt
Ilinois
Mr. Crocker
White Fathers
Carbondale
Buganda
Gree
Alexander Nais
Garrett Theological Missionary Society
Si Sulioel
Thon
Champaign
Chicago
Baka
Crocker
Clor
University Carbondale
of Illinois
David
Northwestern
Larry
Mwanga
Church founder to speak in Herrin
The Rev. A. D. Van Hoose founder of the Herrin First Apostolic Church will speak in Herrin Monday and Tuesday at 7 30 p m each day. He is a nationally known radio television and conference speaker and served as pastor in Herrin from 1933 to 1944. The public is invited.
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A. D. van Hoose
Evansville
Ind
Herrin
Priest To Note Jubilee Shrine Director at Mass
The Rev Edwin J Guild O M I director of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows will offer a public Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving at 4 pm May 20 at the Outdoor Altar along U S Highway 460 near Belleville. Guild 87 born near Cairo helped found the Shrine and later directed it while Provincial of the Central Province from 1949 to 1953. Holy Communion will be distributed as clergy and public attend.
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Clayton
Anton
Ural
Sanders
Fish Weste
D. D
Belleville
Gale
Wilsheep
Tiam P. Coovert
Promised Land
U. S
Edwin J. Guild
O.M
National Shrine
Our Lady of the Snows
U. 8
Highway 460
Father Guild
Cairo
Albert, Iuro
Father. Guild
Central Province
Bible School Pupils Parade in Herrin
Pupils from Herrin prepare for a June Bible school program at First Christian Church. Registration runs 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday with a police escorted parade to Herrin City Park for lunch. Cars may be decorated and prizes awarded for originality and prettiness. Students bring sack lunches. beverages provided. Third to eighth graders may register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Bible School
Quinn to Receive Doctoral Degree in Church Music Administration
Eugene F. Quinn formerly of Marion will receive his doctor’s degree in church music administration from Southern Baptist Seminary Louisville May 31. He is the second to earn this degree from any seminary and wrote a dissertation on Principles and Practices of Music in Contemporary American Non-Liturgical Churches. He holds a 1943 BS from Southern Illinois University and a 1947 MRE from Southwestern Baptist Seminary. He has served as secretary of church music for the Illinois and Kentucky Baptist associations and as a professor of choral music at SIU. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Quinn and resides with his wife Phronsie Bizzell in Lyndon Ky with four children.
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Eugene F. Quinn
Marion
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky Baptist Association
Quinn
Fred J. Quinn
Concord
Phronsie Bizzell
Norway
S. C
Wood Rd
Lyndon
Jan
Phil
Paul
Carla
Herrin Nazarene Pastor to Speak at Flying Squadron
The Rev Bill Bohammon pastor of the Herrin Nazarene Church will speak Sunday at the Herrin Flying Squadron. The service begins at 2 p.m. at 1301 S 16th St. The public is invited.
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Drain Free Wild Baptist Church
Twill
Curtis Rodgers
Harry Hughes
Willie Huffman
Jake McNalley
Bob Summers
Bill Bohammon
Herrin Nazarene Church
Herrin Flying Squadron
S. 16Th St
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