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Ufa ktmMtsa BtSt Saturday, June 1172 Bapt Summ une convene June 6-8 tells how I "messengers" (AP) He attending the 115th session of the Southern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia, June 6-8, I1 ft. has the look of a Wall street banker, assured and urbane, with a trim mustache. He has made his reputation in money, big money. But it's not for himself. It's for church schools, hospitals and other benevolent institutions around the world.

"The church needs to get out of its Volkswagon mentality about money," says John Park Lee. "It should quit thinking small, and think big." That's what he has been doing for the last nine years. Signups for the First Presbyterian' Church summer recreation program will be held June 12, according to church officials, The recreation program is held yearly at the church for youngsters from four years of age up to eighth grade. It will run June 13 through August 3. The program will be held Mondays through Fridays in two sessions.

The first session will be held from 8:30 a jn. to 11:45 a.m. daily and will be open to youngsters from four years of age through grade six. The second session will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

and will be open to grades three through eight. Games, stories, crafts and songs will be taught at the 0 REV. RICHARD LITTLE Rev. Little in revival at Central ft and in that period, ne nas raised $64 million of extra capital for the United Presbyterian Church, strongly topping a goal of million. How did he do it? "You go after the big gifts first," he says.

"That stimu SARA BALLARD lates all the rest: program, which will.be con- TT 'X'l, durw hv twn Hirfnrc Ja the churches traditionary have are expected to adopt a record budget of $32.8 milliohTvote on structural and bylaw changes, and act on procedures for motions on the internal affairs of its agencies. A pastor from Los Angeles, Gwin W. Turner, says he plans to introduce a motion in the opening business session to recall and rewrite the 12-volume Broadman Bible Commentary "from a conservative viewpoint." The motion would be the third attempt at convention sessions to alter the commentary which is published by Broadman Press, publishing arm of the SBC Sunday School Board. By a vote of 5,394 to 2,170, the 1970 Denver convention requested the Sunday School Board to withdraw Volume I and rewrite it "with due consideration of the conservative viewpoint." At the Southern Baptist Convention last year in St. Louis, a motion advising the board that the 1970 request of the convention to rewrite the commentary volume "has not been followed" and asking the board to obtain another writer to revise the volume, was passed by a vote of 2,672 to 2,298.

An Alabama pastor on the Sunday School Board, Dr. John Jeffers of Auburn, says more is at stake in the proposed motion than the fate of the 'J WHVVKUIO CI 11 VI failed to use, although other i Mr I amor Hill institutions USe it. rars. Lamar uiu. a local nw.u.

Singing group coming to Parker it kindergarten teacher, will simpiy contributions direct the pre-school program, made through local congrega-Sarah Ballard, a physical tions. education teacher at White But Lee, 68, a onetime public Plains School, will direct the relations counsellor and news-elementary school program. paperman who was picked to young world musical. The group consists of college-age people from San Diego, and has made network television appearances. Parker Memorial Baptist Church is sponsoring the New Californians Friday at 7 p.m.

in an open air presentation of "The Carpenter," a Assistants will be Gayle An- run nis denomination large- scale drive for capital funds. drews, a junior at Auburn reconstruction and equipment for Church colleges, seminaries and other projects in 50 The Central Presbyterian Church will hold its revival Sunday through June 11, featuring Rev. Richard Little, evangelist. Rev. Dan Youngblood is pastor.

The Rev. Little was born in Milwaukee, but grew up in Anniston. He is a graduate of Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. Since his ordination in 1958, he has served as assistant pastor of Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church and chaplain of Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fisherville, Va. Besides preaching, he is actively involved in youth work and the Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship Association.

He has also served in the General Assembly and in some parts of South America. church choir." To get the big money rolling in, the drive began with a series of meetings in various cities with high-level businessmen Presbyterians. The late Henry R. Luce, of Time, chaired these functions. "We laid it on the line," Lee recalls of those sessions when needs were outlined to the business community for buildings.

University; Caroline Maddox, a senior at Jacksonville State University, Betty Bagley, a junior at West Georgia College, and Judy Hodges, a sophomore at Jacksonville State University- The recreation program will use the new recreation building recently completed on the church grounds. Registration will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 1 to p.m. June 12. The church is at 1701 Henry Road.

has set a new pattern for financing Christian operations. "You go into the office of a big steel corporation executive and interest him in backing some important church educational center that needs a lot of money to keep going. It's the kind of thinking that appeals to him." In contrast, when merely giving through their local congregations, the wealthy are inclined to keep donations down to the general level, so as to avoid dominating the budget and to leave responsibility for its dispersed. turn to this approach," he adds. "But other denominations are now going into it.

It makes a tremendous difference." The results were demonstrated to the special Fund" drive, of which Lee was the director. It submitted its final report to the Church's assembly here last month, with receipts surpassing the goal, and pledged gifts still coming in." "Success is sweet," says Lee, who recently closed his New DAVID HOUSEL But outside this restraining Writing in "The Alabama nrjdfOTMid'wilt Former Auburn is at stake is the entire publishing ministry of the Bap- i tist Sunday School Board and aide 10 SpeaK ultimately every other board and agency of this (Southern -a GO TO CHURCH For listing in this Column call Lola Bright -236-1551 i office and retired to 5anta N.M. "But it was hard c. Now I can go back to ing second bass in the Baptist) convention." ai lVICLiOV "What this amounts Jeffers added, "is transferring y'n'jnV-'- Central Church of Christ Sixtetnth And Nobji Street Time ofjetvices Lord's' Day Bible Study-1 0:00 AM-Morning Worship 11 :00 AM Young people's Class-5 PM-Evening PM Wednesday Bible Study 7 P.M. Thursday Bible Study AM Radio WHMA 12:30 12:45 PM Television WHMA-TV Channel 40-Herald of Truth AM Sunday setting, Lee says, the wealthy feel free to match their church 1 support with their resources.

1 Church was the first to 1 i I REGIE MASTERS Regie Masters assumes post at Bynum Mortgage David Housel, formerly Director of Ticket Sales and Team Expenses at Auburn University and now an instructor in the Department of Journalism, will speak next Sunday night at McCoy Memorial United Methodist Church. Housel has been closely connected with Auburn athletics since entering school there in 1965. He graduated from Gordo High School after an outstanding career in high school athletics. While in school at Auburn, he worked with The Birmingham News as an assistant in the sports department. Later he served in the same capacity with the Huntsville Times.

Housel will speak on the application of Christian values to the whole of life. He will relate his experiences in athletics and journalism to Christian beliefs. Oxford church homecoming set Oxford Church of God will have annual homecoming services Sunday, with the Rev. Floyd D. Carey, state Sunday School and youth director, speaking at the morning service.

The church will also be honoring the Rev. L. A. Trotter, who is celebrating the anniversary of his fourth year as pastor. Lunch and singing are scheduled for the afternoon.

Eastaboga plans bible school EASTABOGA Craig Memorial United Methodist Church in Eastaboga will conduct a Vacation Bible School Monday to Friday. June 9. Children from three to 11 years old are invited to the 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. classes.

Recreation, refreshments and crafts will be offered. The church is on Highway 93 near Eastaboga School. the responsibility of an elected board of trustees to a majority of approximately 15,000 Southern Baptists who happen to be present and voting at a given session. would result in nothing less than chaos in our publishing ministry." Two other Alabamians on the Sunday School Board, James Neyland, minister of education Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile and Charles Ed Howell, minister of education, Central Park Baptist Church, Birmingham, have endorsed Jeffers' statement. A new president is to be elected to succeed Dr.

Carl Bates of Charlotte, N. who has served the maximum two years. Mentioned as a possible nominee for president of the 11.8 million-member religious body is Dr. James E. Coggin who grew up in Mobile.

Coggin is pastor of Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Convention program personalities include evangelist Billy Graham, singer Anita Bryant and Apollo 15 astronaut James B. Irwin. Alabamians on convention I) Parker Memorial Baptist CkurcL 12th and QuintardAve. Rev.

G. Brown O'Quinn, pastor of McCoy Memorial Methodist Church, receives mortgage papers from Robert Hammonds, representing a local bank. The presentation was part of recent ceremonies, celebrating final payment of the church renovations costs. Afterwards, guest preacher, Ray Shubert delivered a thanksgiving sermon. I iaH nfij Coast-To-Coast each andor related programs are Dr.

Claude Rhea of Samford University; Miss Alma Hunt and Miss June Whitlow of SBC Woman's Missionary Union, Birmingham; Samford University's Hear and Now Singers; and the Huntsville First Baptist Church Youth Choir. Regie Masters of Mobile was recently chosen to become Minister of Music at the Bynum Baptist Church. A graduate of Mobile College' with a major in music and physical education, Masters will work primarily with the youth choir. He has spoken at retreats, banquets, and youth convention. He has also served as assistant music director at a number of churches before coming to the Bynum Church.

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Hall, Pastor 237-3633-237-8107 iitti.Mmr.t JAMES BOWERS Rev. Bowers joins summer institute The Rev. James Bowers, pastor of the Jacksonville Church of God and a teacher at Talladega County High School, will be among participants in a summer institute in "Teaching Comparative Religion" at the University of Alabama. The institute, which begins June 5 and continues through July 7, is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr.

Leon Weinberger, member of the university's religious studies department, will conduct the institute, which is "aimed at teachers now in service who can take the summer coursework and use the information to conduct courses themselves in comparative religion," he said. Northside Baptist Church The Music Department of the First Baptist Church will present its Chapel Choir in a pre-tour concert, Sunday at 7:15 p.m. The choir will begin a three-day tour of Georgia Wednesday, singing in a number of churches, located in Athens and Austell, Ga. Soloists for the Sunday concerts will be Barbara Stewart, Cyndi Coleman and Mike Harper. The tihoir is directed by Rick StocRdale.

Rev. Bert Tapley is pastor. CjL Ik i hi GOSPEL MEETING June 4th through June 9th. SERVICES: 10 A.M. and 7:30 P.M.

SPEAKER: HAROLD NEAL Garland, Texas WEAVER CHURCH OF CHRIST Gladeview BAPTIST CHURCH 200 MEDDERS DRIVE, SAKS 'Presents Its 40 Voice Youth Choir In "TELL IT LIKE IT IS" A Christian Folk Musical On Christ Sunday, June 4tbf at 7 P.M. James W. Cohorn Frank Miles Pastor a Qirector ol Music Public Is Invited C.RAY TILL, PASTOR Sunday School. 9:45 Morning Worship 11:00 Church Training 6:15 Evening Worship .7:15 TRINITY LUTHERAN East 10th and Isabel SUMMER SCHEDULE: Children's Film 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:00 A.M.

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