The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 2

SAT FEB 1 1964 More Evangelism Southern Baptist Youth Revival The Rev. and Mrs. Chester Todd, evangelistic singers from Indianapolis, will lead youth revival services at First Pilgrim Holiness Church, 2625 E. Prairie Wednesday through Feb. 16.

Pilot Centers To Be Organized MARKSBURY RITES Funeral services for Elsie Marksbury, 54, of 801 N. Broad--way, will be at 10 a.m". Monday in the Dawson Wikoff Funeral Home where friends may call today. Burial will be in Grace-' land Cemetery. Miss Marks-bury died Thursday.

She leaves a sister, Mrs. Reid (Russell) Watts, Tallulah, La. Missions Week to Be Feb. 9 to 14 Sangamon Valiey Baptist Association is sponsoring a Mis At 1st Baptist By Suzdnne Michl Of the Review Staff Stemming from the work done in Decatur and Christian County, as the urban and rural sions Emphasis Week Feb. 9 to 14 among 20 of its churches in the Decatur and Central Illinois Study Topic YOUTH for CHRIST Feb.

8th 7:30 pjn. MacArthur Higb School. BOB BEYLEE X.F.C. Director from Roekford. 111.

pilot centers for evangelism in Illinois, additional pilot centers area. Recognition Impact Is Pondered By George Bria Of the Associated Press Feb. 1 Throughout February, there will be a mission emphasis in A kickoff meeting will be nave been designated for 1964. This announcement was made field at 6 p.m., Feb. 8 -in Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2000 N.

Main St. During the get acquainted fellowship, participating churches will receive their missionary and instructions. all programs and services at First Baptist Church, 401 W. Prairie Ave. Recent developments in the missions of India will be studied during the 6:30 p.m.

meetings Sundays. Adult leaders will be last night at the Decatur Area Council of Churches 27th annual meeting attended by about 220 persons in the Church of the Brethren. The Rev. Dr. Alton 0.

KauL Glad Tidings Assembly of God A hearse is a poor vehicle In which to ride to church A Roman Catholic Dresident. Each congregation through Charles de Gaulle of France. out tne weeK will have an od- Mrs. Marion Tharp and Jerry outgoing council president, said portunity to hear seven missionaries from foreign or state Gifford. Following the study sessions, tne evangelism thrust here has been so strong that three urban recognized tiea cnina this week.

The import of De Gaulle's de why wait for it We Invite Fou To Attend Our Services 100S W. Macon Rev. J. H. Crouch, Pastor positions.

This program is being car there will be a fellowship period featuring refreshments made from overseas recipes, cision was of special concern at the Vatican. The Holv See's re and three rural communities will be approached to carry on similar projects. "Mpw nrhnn nrpnc splwtpt fnr curio displays, songs, games lations with Peking have prob- ried on by the churches to inform their members of the work and progress the missionaries and to build more of a the evangelism programs are ablv poorer than with any and playlets. The Rev. W.

L. Reppenhag- concern for them en, pastor of the church, will Galesburg, Rock Island a Piner communist regime. Champaign Urbana. Rural I Will China's relations with areas chosen are Polo, Mason (France, a nation of millions of Members of all the churches I lead. discussions on the home New Council President missions The Church Catholics, lead to steps which City and Anna First Assembly of God Need a fresh touch of God? REVIVAL Jan.

28th Feb. 7th Nightly 7:30 p.m. Evangelist Lloyd Middleton 16tb at E. Moore Rev. Allen Wine, Pastor might eventually free priests Throughout the past year the will meet from 2:30 p.m.

to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 in Calvary Baptist Church when all the mission wno nave been imprisoned? right, executive secretary of the Illinois Council of Churches looks on. The Rev. Dr.

Alton 0. Kaul, left, who served a two year term as president of the Decatur Area Council of Evangelical Council of Churcn-es, Missouri Synod Lutherans, Churches, shakes hands with his successor, the Rev. Virgil J. -Hague, center, while the Rev. Dr.

Frederick Against this consideration, will in the Changing City" at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Madelyn J. Albrecht, an American Baptist missionary to the Congo, will speak at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

The public is invited to these the Roman Catholics and the aries will be introduced. Services within the churches generally will be held daily from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with one an aura of respectability given to Peking by French recogni Decatur Area Council of Church tion increase the Dresuee or hour devoted to mission study toleranc of communism among Catholics and thus con es have in making plans to strengthen their own members and to reach the non church members in the Decatur services. More Than Half Of Philanthropic Gifts to Religion tribute to its spread? and the other, to a talk by a missionary.

Fellowship luncheons and Oreana Church Sanctuary Dedication THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY A tape recording made by a These are but two of the meetings are scheduled at questions raised for Catholicism by De Gaulle's decision. While Parson To Person 1 Religious giving, which reD- Mount Zion Baptist Church from area. Projects Most of the projects will be tied in with and follow the church census to be conducted here Feb. 9 to 16. the Vatican has not touched resents the largest portion of 11 am- 10 2 Pm- Feb- 11 and America's' philanthropic dollar.

at Faith Clinton Baptist Church these, one of its foremost journalists has analyzed the diplomatic impact of De Gaulle's ac Hindu teacher will be played at the Theosophical Society meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday in the home of Mrs. Pearl M. Grant, 237 E. Leafland Ave.

The group will discuss the message. The public is invited to Members of Oreana Baptist cnurcn win dedicate their new Great strides have been made in the Decatur community in accounted for 51 per cent of 11 am- to 2:30 P-m. Feb. giving last year. 14- Despite a decline in both per Visiting missionaries include: member giving and in giving! Callie Brown, New Orleans.

tion on the Western camp sanctuary curing services at p. m. Sunday. Federico Alessandrini, assist the areas of evangelism impact, according to the Rev. Dr.

The Rev. M. Donald Currey, vassal tor religious construction, wno is serving under the ant chief editor of the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano, writes in the weekly Sundav pastor of Riverside Baptist all religious giving showed an Frederick A. Roblee, executive secretary of the Illinois Coun- cnurcn in Decatur, will ave the increase. People's Church of God "Your sin and Cod's love produced the cross" Elmer L.

Case. Pastor EVERtfONE WELCOME 833 Pershing Road Members of 42 Protestant ueaicauon sermon, utner ministers from Pana, Mattoon and Observer that if nonrecognition could have abolished the reality of Red China "no one would Home Mission Board as a Good Will Center worker Ada Young, New Orleans, director of a Good Will Center The Rev. Freeman Russell, Bridgeport, pastor of a DECATUR REVIEW Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, Inc. 361-365 North Main Street Decatur. Illinois Entered as second-class matter October 1931.

at the post office at Decatur, niinois, undei the Act ot March 3 fne Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use fot repnblication ol ell the local news printed in this newspaper as n-el) as all AP news dispatches. churches in the United States contributed $2,799,670,574 in Shelbyville will take part in the ceremony. be in doubt about the wonderful cil of The Rev. Dr. Roblee said that the Decatur Area Council of Churches is one of the best councils in.

the state and even beyond Illinois. "Our challenge," the Rev. Dr. virtue" of nonrecognition Mrs. Edith P.

Osborn 1962, exceeding the record from 46 Protestant churches the year before. i Alessandrini observes most of A special youth service at 7:30 p. m. Sunay will conclude dedication activities. Dan Boyd will deliver the message.

bpanish mission the Atlantic powers were united Reports in 1963 are issued by BAHA'I SPEAKER Champaign Leader Here Wednesday Roblee said, "is to live so that the unreached masses may come to believe in Him. ine sanctuary, which has a the National Council of Churches and are for the calendar year 1962. Baha'i World Faith DEVOTIONS W. North, 7:30 DISCUSSIONS W. North, 8:00 Mrs.

Edith P. Osborn of in withholding recognition from Peking, and adds: "The French move is a new blow to this solidarity and underlines the crisis that runs throughout the Western system." "A cooperative and united seating capacity of about 200, is a block and brick structure. The education unit, constructed six The Rev. Fred M. Boatright, Union Grove, church pastor The Rev.

Charlie Thompson, Tahlequah, pastor of an Indian church The Rev. Nelson E. Russell, Cincinnati, Ohio, director of ju As for membership, the Yearbook of American Churches that more Americans be witness to Christ may be the means to reach out to the un Champaign a member of the Baha'i World Faith seven and one-half years, will speak on the "Lives and Works of the Central years ago, has a seating capaci "Every religion is the greatest divine effulgence." BAHA'I WRITING ty or aoout 250. long to religious bodies in this Most of the sanctuarv wnrfc country than ever before, rep Figures of the Faith," 7:30 was done by the church resenting 63.4 per cent of the men; p. Wednesday at 320 W.

SUPERVISOR TO VISIT Jehovah's Witness Leader in Decatur Next Week Hermod Jensen, circuit su total population. Through November 1963, TEXTUAL CHURCH OF GOD (Anderson) Snnday School A.M. Morning Service 10:411 A.M. Evening Service ":00 P.M. Temporary Location LINCOLN SCHOOL 9 N.

Churcb St. worth St. This is the second in a series of Public inniiirv mofintrc under the direction of the building chairman, Elmer Jacoby. The public is invited to attend the services. venile rehabilitation in the 1 Greater Cincinnati Baptist Association Mrs.

Herman Moore, Pine-ville, associated with Clear Creek Baptist School The Rev. Ulman Moss. Tus-i reached group today," he said. The Rev. Dr.

Roblee installed the 1964 officers. They are: The Rev. Virgil J. Hague, pastor of Trueblood Evangelical United Brethren Church, president The Rev. Dr.

Walter L. Rep-penhagen, pastor of First Baptist Church, vice president The Rev. Vernon Stout, pas-j tor of First Christian Church, $962,000,000 was spent last year Temple Baptist Church 1415 N. Edward St. Rev.

J. M. Carlson, Pastor Bible School- 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10.30 a.m. "The Sins of Saints." Group Meetings 6:30 p.m.

Eve. Service 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker Rev. Koven Smith Radio Broadcast WHOW 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday pervisor for Jehovah's Witness the religion.

The same material religious buildings. es, will visit the Decatur con gregation Tuesday through Feb. will be covered at 2 p. m. Thursday.

The speaker attended the 1963 caioosa, serving with SINGING EVANGELISTS AT ELM GROVE CHURCH The Singing Chatfields, na Jensen's visit mainly is to Protestants Set $18 Million as Needy Aid Goal Southern Baptists under sponsorship of the Foreign Mission Board in Venezuela, South international convention of the tionally known singing evangel-i give ministerial training and ni faith in London, England and is a delegate for Southern Illinois Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 FIRST BAPTIST 401 W. Prairie isis irom voiumDus, unio, wuij America give programs at the Elmi Mildred to the-national Baha'i conven Lovegren, New Or-serving with South Protestant denominations wiuve uuicu oi uou, zauo leans La tion this year in Wilmette have set a record breaking Bible instruction, according to Max F. Diefenthaler, presiding minister. A Theocratic Ministry School and service meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday. Jensen will speak at 8 p. m. ri cumuli oiitrci xvuau, ouiiuay She is secretary to the chief vice president The Rev. T.

R. Johnson, pastor of Trinity CME Church, vice president Barth, treasurer Mrs. Max Riedel, secretary. New Department A new department of the council was announced at the goal of $17,988,351 for their an- nt hn i it i Tt- i rv. iiuuuia ivaiuim nisiorv uuu vue ixreat Hour ot Shar- Survev in Urhana anH ic mg appeal March 8 to support SZSbS tbfita ern capusi in nong ivong The Rev.

Carroll B. Shaw, Sherman, missionary for the Southern Baptists in Southern Rhodesia, Africa The Rev. Herman Hayes, through Feb. 9. They will appear at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school and 10:30 a. m. worship services both Sundays and at 7:30 p.m. daily services. The Rev.

Dewey Zinn, pastor Saturday and will deliver the main lecture for the week en titled "Building a Happy Hu women organization. Cn security be found in a world of ch.oi? Itemd-Proverbs whoso putteth his trnst in the Lord shall be safe. Mound Chapel Church of God N. on Rt. 51 at Manchester Dr.

Questions or Comments Welcomed Rev. J. II. English of the Boiling Springs Church meeting. It is the Department of Ministers made up of two former groups, the Ministerial Association and the Ministerial inevilie, with the Southern Baptists in Vietnam Crea Ridenour, Carryville, of God, will bring the evangel man Family," at 3 p.m.

Feb. 9. The public is invited to at tend. missionarv in' Columbia. This is an increase of over the goal in 1963.

Church World Service, a department of the National Council of Churches, sponsors the appeal on behalf of participat istic messages Tuesday through Sunday evening. Wesl Side Church Of The Nazarene 1224 W. Grand Ave. Rev. O.

G. Green, Pastor Sun. School 9:30 a.m. Morn. Inter Faith Alliance.

Co-chair men of this department are the South America The Rev. Benton Williams. The annual youth dinner will I Services 8 a.m a "Bearing The Marks REV. ERICKSON TO LEAD CONVENTION WORKSHOP The Rev. Kenneth W.

Erick- Senior Citizens Calendar Sunday Decatur Public Library radio book review, "Book Peddler" 11:45 a.m., WDZ. Monday Knoxville, who served th Southern Baptists in Thai ing Protestant and Eastern Or Rev. Vernon Stout and the Kev. T. R.

Johnson. The Salvation Army Youth Chorus presented a musical program during the dinner meeting. thodox denominations. Funds brought in by the ap be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the church for the entire congregation with youths as honored guests.

James Stouten-borough, Youth for Christ director, will be the speaker and or Christ In Onr Lives' OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH son, pastor of Decatur's Four land. The Rev. C. Milton Howard, LaSalle, who has served as area missionary under sponsorship peal will go toward support of square Church, will conduct a workshop at the 41st year of individual denominational pro Worship 10:40 a.m. Youth Groups 6:30 p.m.

Evang. Service 7:30 p.m. progress convention of the In the Chatfields will give a music grams of assistance, and loint traits or quilting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Senior Citizens Center. The current operating fund for the council was reported as ternational Church of the Four projects of aid carried on over program.

Prayer Meeting seas through Church World $4,320.38 in the year end reports handed out to delegates Tuesday St. John's Episcopal Guild. 1010 Brash College Road SPIRITUALIST CHURCH 993 No. Edward Street There is an answer to your problem. Snndav and Wednesday 1:30 p.m.

Grace W. Brown. Pastor (Wed.) 7:00 p.m. square Gospel Feb. 11 to 19 in Los Angeles, Calif.

His workshop will be on "Building and Keeping Our of Illinois Baptists for the past seven years. The Rev. R. Allan Pollock, Joliet, an associational missionary with Three Rivers Baptist Association three years. Decatur churches participat Service, the World Council of Churches and related interde umig sauawicn and sew or Christ Is Life Are You Living? quilt, 10:30 John's Episcopal Church.

nominational organizations. Both disaster relief services Foursquare Church Member last night. The Weekday Religious Education Committee reported a successful year in 1962-63 with 284 sixth grade students receiving their diplomas. Volunteers will make dress and long-term rehabilitation ef ship." Last year during the annual ings for the American Cancer Society, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sen U.

S. CHURCH AID TO BENGALI REFUGEES United States churches have donated $20,000 for emergency feeding and care of Bengali refugees in Calcutta who fled their homes during recent Hindu-Moslem riots and have taken refuge in parks under military protection. The money for aid, from funds made available for use in convention, he was presented a DECATUR AREA Last fall enrollment in me ing are: Calvary Southern Baptist Emanuel Southern Baptist Lakeview Southern Baptist Tabernacle Baptist Woodlawn Baptist forts to help those in need to help themselves are made possible through this united Protestant appeal. MISSIONS SCHOOL ior Citizens Center. Wednesday First knitting class, bring 25-year service pin.

Besides the Decatur church pastorate, the Rev. Mr. Enckson also serves weekday classes in 29 schools reached 1040 on Nov. 15. United School The leadership education committee surveyed churches last Methodist Churches INVITE YOU TO WORSHIP SUNDAY NURSERIES AVAILABLE FOR ALL SERVICES any size needles and scraps of yarn, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Senior Area Southern Baptist church as division superintendent of Foursquare churches in this Citizens Center. area. Baptists to Hear, Study Their Missionaries Assumption, Feb. 1 (Special) India by Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief, was cabled to Calcutta for relief Thursday Home League pot luck. noon.

year to discover subject areas most needed by people as the basis for deciding courses to be Southern Baptist Church of work of the Bengali Refusee salvation Army. es include: Forsyth Hammond Clinton Mount Zion Heyworth Long Creek Lincoln Findlay Niantic Salem Sullivan Boody Lovington Macon. Arthur CLEVELAND AYENUE 904 E. Cleveland Ave. Rev.

Harrv Evans. Pastor BAPTIST MISSIONARY HERE FROM CONGO Madelyn J. Albrecht. Volunteers will make puppets Service by the World Council of Assumption will hold a School of Missions Sunday through Fri taught in the United School in Christian Living held in Octo Churches and Lutheran World an FORSYTH METHODIST Silt E. Rnehl St.

Jmtnca McClarej. Minister Horn inn Worship 9:30 Dr. Robert Caldrrwood. Guest Speaker Cfaorrb School 10:3 a m. Jr Hlrb M.V.F.

p.n Sr. High M.Y.F. 7:00 p.m. day. Sundav School Worship a.tn 10:40 a ber Service.

From the two organizations' American Baptist missionary to the Congo, will speak at First Baptist Church. 401 W. Prairie Ideas recommended by the "This Is My Father's World" The Rev. Nelson Russell, home missionary from Cincinnati, Ohio, will be guest speaker stocks, 25,000 pounds of ior nospitauzed cnuaren, p.m. to 4 p.m., Senior Citizens Center.

Friday Work on Valentine tray favors for nursing homes, 10 a. m.to 4 p.m., Senior Citizens Center. committee for future explora Intermediate M.V.F. 8:00 am at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

milk and 58,000 pounds of wheat flour were made available in tion are a workshop on music in the church, the possibility of at the 10:30 a. m. service Sun Miss Albrecht was appointed by the Woman's American Bap day. the emergency. two schools during the year- A foreign missionary to Viet MJHnimmnm'hiihiiim one devoted to Christian educa tist Foreign Mission Society in 1952 and recently has complet- CHRIST METHODIST N.

Summit at W. Center William E. Prnett. Minister Worship Services 10:45 a.m Youth Snnday ST. PAUL'S METHODIST 13M Prairie Ave Minister! Pan! C.

Wilson-John E. Evans Divine Worship ft: 30 10:45 Sermon Topic The Witnesses" ea ner second term of service in 3 TOrm Welcome Hmaits goof tion subjects and the other to various subjects, a workshop on group dynamics and demonstra evangelgistic and educational 8 Nam, the Rev. Herman Hayes, will speak at 7:30 p. m. Sunday.

Classes followed by a missionary speaker will be Monday through Friday. Speakers will be: Monday, the Rev. Llovd K. work in the Sona Bata area tion classes in cniidren ana youth work in connection with The public is invited. FOURSQUARE CHURCH Chnrch School 9:30 a.m.

Churcb School Jr. Hit-h M.I.F. Sr. High M.I.F. 9:30 am 7:00 pm 7:30 pm the United Scnool.

Jr. Fellowship 4:311 to 4:00 p.m. Sr. Fellowship 6:30 to 1:15 p.m. Efforts made in the Church Tabernacle Baptist Church 2000 N.

Main St. Rev. Walter Bennett, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. "Core for a Troubled Heart" Training Union 6:15 p.m.

Evening Worship 7 :30 p.m. "Holy Spirit Doctrine" Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m OUR MESSAGE, CHRIST OUR MISSION, THE WORLD! Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention share the concern for racial Spencer, area missionary in Society Department last mesaay. the Rev. Homer De- year included a conference held The Rev.

Arthur T. Clark. lozier, city missionary in St. GRACE METHODIST North Main at Klnt- St Wm W. Woblfarth Merlin H.

Schendel, Ministers on "Being a Christian in a Rapidly Changing Economy," LOUIS, Mo. hospital chaplain, said in his annual report that he made ao-i Wednesday, the Rev. Benton Leafland at Warren K. W'i Erickson, Pastor 1 Eve. Service .7:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker Rev. David Fernandez Talented Evangelist Million Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Faith Building Service 7:30 p.m. proxunately 46 calls a day and Williams, foreign missionary to about 13,000 throughout the Thailand FIRST METHODIST 201 W. North St.

Ministers W. W. Cntllp H. Donahna ajn. "Christ's Pattern For Daily Llvlnr" Church Schoolchildren :30 10:10 Vnntb Adults A TOUTHT1ME 5:30 p.m.

Worship Services 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. "Two Brothers" Communion Sunday year tie is serving patients at Thursday, the Rev. Allen Pol- and drawing up a basic document on the church and the racial issue.

This was adopted by the board and the council and became a working paper for others in the community who Sermon Topic "Have Von Heard What I Heard?" Decatur and Macon County and the Wabash Employes Charcb School 9:00 A 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups 6:30 p.m. lock, associational missionary Friday, the Rev. Walter Mehl-feld, rural missionary. Jr Sr V.F.

8:00 p.m..