World Council of Churches Assembly in Evanston Focuses on Hope
Delegates at the World Council of Churches Second Assembly in Evanston this August will split attention between council operations and the core message. The first week tackles Christ the Hope of the World with 15 groups, while the second week forms six commissions to explore six vital issues guiding Christian unity and disunity.
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World Council of Churches
Evanston
Council
Lund
Sweden
Staff Plans For Vacation Bible School At First Baptist Church
The 50th Annual Daily Vacation Bible School of the First Baptist Church on Washington Avenue gathers a full staff of teachers and workers to prepare material under the theme Gods Wonders. Led by Mrs. Ray Pycraft and Mrs. Lowry Wolff, the program runs June 14 through 25 with daily sessions for kindergarten to eighth grade from 9 to 11 30 a m. The church bus will transport attendees, with schedule details to be announced. Community children are invited.
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First Baptist Church
Washington Avenue
All Bible
Ray Pycraft
Lowry Wolff
Olive Philips
Ed Thompson
Arthur Strother
Ray Trimmel
Dorothy Joy
George Wright
Nielson
M. P. Brine
Nancy Barndollar
Joanne Isokay
Ray Wilson
Wilton Batdorf
Clark Opel
Gerald Fryberger
Leonard Shamblin
Earl Lacure
Porter Hardman
Mary Tane Theiret
Lloyd Bechtel
Gilbert Walker
Robert Baucus
John Jesse
Ray Bidinger
Diedrick
Judy Flood
H. E. Schneppe
D. V. Postalwait
Faith Smith
Frances Baki
Carol Gerber
Jenny Strickler
Carol Walker
Quartet Plans Program For Ashland Church
The King's Men gospel quartet will sing in Ashland Sunday evening at the Ashland College Chapel for a new church project of the Fellowship of Baptist Home Missions led by Rev. J. Irving Teese. The program includes quartet numbers, solos, duets, a talk by Herbert Tharlson, with members Dr. Alain Davies Ed Thompson Richard Elliott and Betty Fodor as accompanist.
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King's Men
Ashland
Ashland College Chapel
Fellowship of Baptist Home Missions
J. Irving Teese
General Association of Regular Baptists
Herbert Tharlson
Alain Davies
Ed Thompson
Richard Elliott
Betty Fodor
Trueblood Named Chief of Religious Policy at USIA
The United States Information Agency created the post of Chief of Religious Policy and appointed D. Elton Trueblood, noted Quaker author of Indiana, to fill it. Trueblood aims to help counter the Communist initiative in the East West war of ideas.
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Trueblood
United States Information Agency
D. Elton Trueblood
Indiana
Pledge Week Begins Sunday For Methodists
Next week is Pledge Week at the First Methodist Church. All workers will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow to receive final instructions and materials prior to starting on their calls. Each team is headed by a minister and they report to district superintendents. Bishops head the campaign. A report meeting with ministers, district superintendents and bishops is set for Wednesday evening followed by a coffee hour. a similar meeting will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. for all workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Leper Village Under Way at Lambarene
Dr Albert Schweitzer, famed missionary to Africa, now directs a project to build a village at Lambarene in French Equatorial Africa to house 250 lepers in the primitive jungle station. Sixty lepers who can work assist in the effort.
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Albert Schweitzer
Africa
Lambarene
French Equatorial Africa
Elyria Church Groups Honor Tulk With NRPC Award
Elyria clergy and church groups send letters of congratulations to Grace H. Tulk, religious news editor of The Chronicle Telegram, after the National Religious Publicity Council named her fellow and recognized the paper for impartial religion coverage. Local leaders praise accurate, balanced reporting of religious events and activities.
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Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Grace H. Tulk
National Religious Publicity Council
New York
The
Chronicle- Telegram
W. Stanley Smith
Elyria Methodist Home
American Council Head To Speak At Baptist Church
Dr. W. Harllee Bordeaux, general secretary of the American Council of Christian Churches, will speak Sunday at First Baptist Church about the council and its departments. In the evening, Rev. Henry Craver of Bible Baptist Church Bedford will speak.
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American Council
Baptist Church
W. Harllee Bordeaux
American Council of Christian Churches
First Baptist Church
Bordeaux
Concil
Home Missions
Foreign Council
Army and Navy
Henry Craver
The
Bible Baptist Church
Bedford
Five Women of St. Andrew's Attend Diocese Convention
Five delegates from St. Andrew Church will attend the 77th Convention of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Ohio at Trinity Church in Toledo on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event includes workshops and meetings and concludes with an address by Hon. Francis B. Sayre, recently back from Japan where he served as Bishop Sherrill’s representative.
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St. Andrew Church
Woman’s Auxiliary
Diocese of
Ohio
Trinity Church
Toledo
Francis B. Sayre
Japan
Sherrill
My Church And I Attend Friday Temple Services
In reflection I divide life into my kin home civic endeavors and spiritual program and find deepest value in weekly Temple services. Regular prayers in traditional and English, the children's choir with my daughter, and Rabbi Naphtali Rubinger's sermon bring tranquility, strength, and faith in a higher eternal presence.
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Naphtali Rubinger
Ohio Methodist Publicity Head Heads Duties
Dr. Milo Farmer, newly named director of Methodist in formation and public relations for the Ohio Area, assumed duties in Columbus last week. He succeeds interim director Rev. T. C. Whitehouse, following John Young’s resignation in February. Farmer, an Ohio native from Bridgeport, holds degrees from Mount Union College and Boston University and has an extensive background in theology, sociology, and government service including work with Senator Styles Bridges and a 1951- era role investigating U S foreign aid programs overseas.
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Milo Farmer
Hazen G. Werner
Ohio
Methodist Church
Rowlands Building
Columbus
T. C. Whitehouse
Cleveland
John Young
Worthington
Farmer
Bridgeport
Mount Union College
Alliance
Boston University School of Theology
Robinson
Boston University
New England College
Henniker
N. H
U. S
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Appropriations
Europe
Middle
Far East
Evangelists Kinsey To Head Monday Youth Rally
The Rev and Mrs Fred Kinsey nationally known evangelists will headline the United Pentecostal Church youth rally in Elyria Monday at Jaycees Hall Harwood St. The event sponsored by the local church will draw youths from Cleveland Akron Canton Bedford Toledo and other nearby cities. The program includes a Biblical message and musical numbers by the Kinseys and other church groups. The meeting starts at 8 and is open to the public.
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Fred Kinsey
United Pentecostal Church
Ohio
Jaycee Hall
Harwood Street
James L. Shriver
Elyria
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Bedford
Toledo
Seek To Include Dependence On God In Pledge
Senator Homer Ferguson introduced a Senate resolution to insert the words under God after one nation in the pledge of allegiance. He argues the change marks a fundamental difference between free and Communist worlds by highlighting belief in God. A House resolution by Rep. Louis Rahaut mirrors the effort. church groups urge support.
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God
U. S. Senate
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Abraham Lincoln
Sen. Ferguson
House of Representatives
Michigan
Louis C. Rahaut
Welsh Missionary To Cape Verde Islands To Speak
The Rev. Clifford Gay of the Church of the Nazarene will speak at Elyria Church of the Nazarene Gulf Road and Ohio Street. He began Nazarene work in the Cape Verde Islands in 1936 and has done extensive evangelistic and pastoral labor there. On furlough, he plans to spend part of his US visit on deputation for foreign missions before returning to South Wales. The service is open to the public.
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Clifford Gay
Church of the Nazarene
Cape Verde Islands
Elyria Church
United States
South Wales
J. E. Hanson
Faith and the Church as a Source of Strength
J Martin Beck, Music Department Head at Elyria Public School, argues faith in God nurtured by prayer and church life provides strength, guidance, and inner peace. He cites biblical figures, the church atmosphere, and meditative practice as central to fostering faith and a tranquil, enriching life.
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Abraham
Moriah
Isaac
God
Jesus
Gethsemane
J. Martin Beck
Elyria Public School
New Pastor Serves Elyria Tabernacle With Graber Arrival
The Rev. Robert Graber has become pastor of the Elyria Gospel Tabernacle on East Bridge Street. A Milwaukee native and Central Bible Institute graduate, he previously led churches in Manston and Willard before moving to Elyria with his wife, a pianist, to fill the vacancy after Rev. Harold Schmitt’s departure. They reside at 333 Rockfern Avenue.
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Robert Graber
Elyria
The
Assemblies of God
Mr. Graber
City
Aoe
Rockfern Avenue
Bible Society Exceeds 1948 Distribution Goal
The American Bible Society reported 1953 domestic distribution of 9,726,391 Scriptures, up 22 percent from 1952 and far above 1948 goals. Total worldwide distribution reached 15,149,993 volumes, with new agencies planned in Haiti and Liberia and expanded publishing in Brazil and the Philippines. The year also highlighted aid for the blind, Braille editions, translations into five new languages, and a global Jubilee plan to reach 50 million Scriptures annually by 1960.
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U. S
American Bible Society
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Roose
First Bible Society
Britain
Johann Gutenberg
United States
American Society
Liberia
Haiti
Brazil
Philippines
Latin America
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Japan
My church is a place of worship and strength
A personal reflection by Marjorie Mallow, president of the Elyria Council of Church Women, on what a church means to her. She describes church as a hospital, a quiet spot, and a center for learning, faith, compassion, and service. The piece emphasizes trust in God, equality, forgiveness, and gratitude as core church values.
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Elyria Council of
Church Women
Jesus
God
Marjorie Mallow
Elyria Council of Church Women
CYO To Present Program For 1954 Graduates
Elyria Senior CYO plans a party for 1954 high school graduates tomorrow at St Jude Church hall from 8 to 11 p m. The evening features a talent show with acts by Elyria District Catholic High School students and CYO members. A second party is planned for the week and a May 22 social at the K of C hall is by invitation.
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Elyria
CYO
St. Jude Church Hall
Elyria District Catholic High School
K of C
Refugee Crisis Grows as Aid Agencies Spend Billions
The UN refugee chief says global displacement exceeds 38 million people with voluntary agencies, many church supported, spending about 100 million dollars yearly on aid. West Germany hosts nearly 10 million refugees amid this widening crisis.
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United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
West Germany
Catholic Diocese Sponsors First Vocational Exhibit
The Cleveland Diocese will stage the First Diocesan Vocational Exhibition at St Edward High School Lakewood. Forty two religious careers are shown with booths on priests nuns and religious communities. A 2 00 pm stage program plus 5 00 pm Benediction concludes with a Marian Year devotion.
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Cleveland
St. Edward High School
Lakewood
Booth
Lourdes Academy Glee Club
M. Dominica
H.H.M
Francis T. Fergus
Fergus
Floyd L. Begin
St. James Church
Raymond Schneider
Diocese of
Edward F. Hoban
National Council of Churches to spend over a million on religious broadcasts
The Broadcasting and Film Commission of the National Council of Churches plans to spend more than $1,000,000 in one year on religious broadcasts telecasts and film production. Franklin Mack is named the new executive director.
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Broadcasting and Film Commission
The
National Council of Churches
Franklin Mack
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