Carbondale Youth Tours World Missions Trip
Charles Ross of Carbondale joined 17 Baptists from American and Canadian churches on a six week world missions tour covering 36 000 miles by plane jeep and ox cart. The trip crossed East Berlin Hong Kong India and Japan and included visits to Geneva and the Holy Land. He returned with a deeper concern for people and belief that the world is interconnected.
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Marilou Stuebe
Ilinoiisan
Charles Ross
Carbondale
Ross
First Baptist Church
World Baptist Youth Conference
Beirut
Lebanon
Berlin Wall
India
Hong Kong
Holy Land
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Japan
Southeast Asia
East Berlin
Ross Saic
Germany
Red
China
Clergymen Target Modern Funeral 'Corpse Worship'
Clergymen from three faiths press for reform against what they call neo pagan corpse worship in modern funerals. They seek simpler, cheaper rites, opposing embalming and elaborate coffins, a movement fueled by Jessica Mitford's exposé and contested by undertakers and florists.
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Undertakers
Florista
Jessica Mitford
Miss Mitford
Evanston
Wilber M. Krieger
National Selected Morticians
Soviet Union
Reporter Delivers Faith Message At Murphysboro Church
Varma, guest speaker at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, urged the Murphysboro congregation to renew faith amid rising divorce and crime. He said faith unites moral and intellectual forces, warning America risks decline without living, working faith and prayer.
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Russell Warma
O'Fallon
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
Murphysboro
Lord Jesus Christ
Varma
Oscar A. Egger
St. Peter's
Spruce Street
16Th
America
Ephipany Lutheran Church Breaks Ground in Carbondale
Construction crews raised beams on Chatauqua Road to begin Ephipany Lutheran Church. Groundbreaking occurred in June for a 126-seat hall and social rooms with future plans for a 210-seat sanctuary and converted social and educational facilities led by Pastor Rev. Lenwood Monte.
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Ephipany Lutheran
Chatauqua Road
Carbondale
Parsonage Construction Begins At Murphy’sboro Church
The Murphysboro Church of the Nazarene started building a new eight room parsonage at 38 Candy Lake in Fair Acres on Wednesday. The existing parsonage at 12 N 7th St will be converted into a Sunday School building with minor remodeling planned for the old structure.
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Murphysboro
Homecoming Planned at Herrin First Christian Church
The Herrin First Christian Church schedules an all day homecoming this Sunday with morning worship at 9 25 and Bible school at 10 45 There will be a noon basket dinner in the church fellowship room followed by songs from the Williamson County Youth.
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Herrin First Christian Church
Church Fellowship
Williamson
Director to Speak at 3 P.M. Service
The director will speak at the 3 p.m. service, addressing attendees on the event's purpose and expected impact. Community members are invited to attend and reflect during the gathered service.
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Carbondale Youth Tours
World Missions
Charles M. Nichols
Iit
Christian Medical College
Arethur Ross
Chautauqua
Southern Illinois University
Jessica
American Baptist Convention
National Council of Churches
Department of Church and Economic Life
Hoy
Cameron P. Hall
Hall
Dry Hall
Christian Science
Church
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Carsondall Fe University of He
Reem
Cartervirlle
Stheets
Seiday
Ifs
Sonday School
Radié Wipf
George S. McCracken
Eva'm. Wiley
Araminta’ Ford
Mabel McCracken
Mabel Davis
Vienna
Con
Jim Caton
New Christian Educa
Southern
Linois
Hammond Organ Studios
Benton, Illinois
Public Square
Ivory
Oxydol
Spic & Span
Giant
M And.h Stores
Cascade
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