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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1971
Page
18
The text surveys how Christian Science defines God using synonyms like Principle Mind Soul Truth and discusses how these terms shape their metaphysical view and relationship to creation. It emphasizes a unified, incorporeal divine reality underlying all being.
In Rome mid-December a preparatory dialogue on the theology of marriage and mixed marriages between Lutheran and Reformed churches and the Roman Catholic church was outlined. The Cartigny findings from November 1969 and March 1970 guided the meeting, with plans to submit the proposals to Catholic, LWF and WARC authorities. Participants stressed urgent relevance of the marriage theology issue.
A report to the American Baptist Convention General Council cites decline in women staff status. Authored by Rev. Elizabeth J. Muller, it states women lack recruitment for senior roles, limited development of executive abilities, few promotions, and few new openings.
The Glide Memorial Methodist Church led by Rev. A Cecil Williams draws 2,000 weekly worshipers in the Tenderloin. He crafts a liturgy mixing jazz, light shows, and social activism, welcoming whites and minorities alike while tackling drugs racism housing and feminism. Williams rejects traditional pieties focusing on real relationships and community needs. The church, founded by Lizzie Glide in 1930, operates under the Glide Foundation with trustees and a bishop appointing ministers.
Rev C A Brumme presided as 25 women of St John Lutheran Church Lorain County were elected to church offices for the first time in the Missouri Synod. Loretta Mika became secretary of the voters assembly while Mamra Koepp Mrs Mildred Stetson and Mrs Walter Klien joined committees.
The World Council of Churches reports steady progress toward global church unity with ongoing negotiations across 19 countries and 43 unification plans. In India and Pakistan new unified churches emerge joining multiple denominations, while a U.S. plan for nine denominations aims to model world reunion, with ratification sought in 1972 and a potential united church by the mid 1970s.
Dr. Eugene L. Smith of the World Council of Churches cites 1970 as a year of non traditional quests for Christ. He notes new songs and liturgy mix traditional and modern while churches describe salvation in local languages and contexts.
The Rev. H. Clifford Robbins of Elyria Seventh Day Adventist Church will join other pastors at the denomination’s Ohio headquarters in Mt. Vernon on Monday for a one day program conference. The session will outline plans for national programs and feature speaker Roland R. Hegstad editor of Liberty.
The Rev. Eric Martin resigns from United Methodist Church in Spencer to take a pastorate in Dillonvale Ohio. The Rev. Clyde Willis will assume duties in Spencer tomorrow coming from Green Springs Ohio where he serves two churches with 500 members. Willis and his wife have three sons. one is a sophomore at Ohio State University and the others will attend Black River High School. They will move into the church parsonage soon.
The week of prayer for Christian unity runs Monday through January 25 in the Cleveland Catholic Diocese as Christians of various denominations unite in prayer. A Lorain County program at St. Peter Church Tuesday at 1 p.m. features a speakers panel moderated by Rev. David Hengen. The theme is Fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Seattle report states the United Church Board for World Ministries overseas arm of the United Church of Christ adopted a 1971 budget of 6,908,258 dollars, down 552,742 from 1970, reflecting fiscal adjustments for missionary work.
Newly elected officers of the Reedemer Lutheran Church women and church council will be installed at the 10 30 a.m. worship service. Lutheran Church Women officers are Mrs William Laufman president Mrs Robert Henninger vice president and Mrs Kenneth Stuckey secretary treasurer. Council members are Sam Betounes Larry Cummins Robert Henninger William Grime and William Loufman. A coffee hour follows. The church meets in the cafeteria at Lorain County Community College.
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