The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1979 Page: 3 of 8
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Randy Harshbarger, Evangelist
Alto Church of Christ
To what denomination did Peter, James. John. tl»e
3000. Cornelius. the eunuch. Lydia, the Corinthians
and the jailor belong'’ They were members of the
body of Christ, which is the Lord's church 'Eph
1:22,23;Col 1:18.24). Yet. they were not members
of any denominational body All who were saved
became members of this body, the church, by virtue
of the fact God added them to it 'Acts 2:47) Yet
thet belonged to no denomination They had been
called out of the power of darkness, or the world,
and had been translated into the kingdom of God s
dear Son. which is the church (Co).1:13.14.18) Still,
they were not members of any denominational
church
Just so. today, if a sinner believes in Christ, and is
baptized, just as the 3000. the eunuch. Lydia.
Cornelius, the jailor etc . such would make him a
Christian, but nothing more (read Mark 16:16; Acts
2:36-41; Acts 8 36-39. Acts 16:14,15; Acts 16:30-34;
Rom 6:3,4; Gal 3:26.271. Doing what these peopi.
did would not make him a member of any
denomination
If a great number should do this, would they not be
Christians9 Should this number come together on
the first day of each week for worship i Acts 20:2),
and call themselves by the same name as did the
Apostles and early Christians, accept and teach the
Bible as their only rule of faith and practice, select
such servants as the Bible authorities, and observe
the same commands in the same way as the
Apostles and early Christians did. and as are set
forth in the Bible-they would be simply New
Testament Christians, members of the body of
Christ, or the New Testament church, assembling
for worship without being members of any
denomination on earth
This is exactly what the church of Christ is, and
contends for If you want to be simply a New-
Testament Christian, no more and no less, then
investigate and be a member of the church of
Christ
Send for our free booklet without obligation. The
New Testament Church ”
Denominations lism”
“Christianity Without
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and Shannyn Reynolds
Liberty
Mrs John Reynolds ol
Liberty directed the
wedding and Mrs Billy
Taylor of Liberty directed
the reception
A rehearsal dinner was
hosted by the groom's
parents. Mr and Mrs
Whaley Griggs, in the
Mr and Mrs Richard
Schneider of La Marque
spent the Easter holidays
with her mother, Mrs
Bobby Sowell and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Ronald B
Rogers, (’aria and Kevin
attended the wedding ot his
cousin Mr John Hand and
Miss Eva Strait of
Nacogdoches The couple
will make their home in
Nacogdoches
Among the many
families who enjoyed the
happy Easter weekend
together was the Bill Bice
family . Mr and Mrs Jim
Bice. Tim and Kristy of
Secretarial Service. Bookkeeping.
Income Tax. Notary Service.
Central High News |
by Marie Biggs
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a large
attendance at
High Baptist
Miss Deloris
Jackson is proud of a new
piano Congratulations, my
dear, we are all proud of
you
Mrs Creel is recovering
nicely from her surgery
She sends greetings to her
friends and neighbors
Don't forget the
homecoming of the Central
High Baptist Church on
May 2t'
Nacogdoches; Mr and
Mrs Adrian Edison. Stacie
and Steve of Jacksonville;
Mr and Mrs Glyn Bean of
Dallas and Mrs Bice's
mother. Mrs Eva Miller ot
Alto
Mrs N A Ward. Sr her
daughter Sarah and
children. John and Peter
came to Alto for Easter last
Monday. April 9. Mr Ward.
Sr.. Sarah's husband
Howard Horton and Mr
Horton's mother. Betty,
came for the weekend Mr
and Mrs N. A Ward Jr
and Randy joined them for
the weekend
Mr and Mrs Weldon
Pringle s two nieces and
their children from
Luberton, Mississippi
visited with them Friday-
Mrs Pringle s mother.
Mrs Pearl Wallace of
Town Hall Estates, had
dinner with them Sunday
Mr and Mrs Carroll
Todd visited Mrs Todd's
parents, Mr and Mrs
Riggs of Jacksonville last
Sunday Mrs Todd's aunt
and uncle ol Pasadena,
also Mr and Mrs Max
Owens of Rusk were
visitors in the Todd home
last Sunday evening
Young Mike Todd
recovering nicely from
surgery and will soon be
back in school
Mrs Evelyn Rogers
daughter Jacqua Lynn
Steuard and husband
Robert from Austin spent a
busy weekend with Evelyn
They trimmed shrubs,
hunted arrow heads and
topped off the visit with a
trip to Lake Stryker for
fish
Mr and Mrs Howell
Jackson's Easter guests
were Mr and Mrs Oatis
i Mrs Jackson's sister) and
children less. Billy.
Brandy and Michelle ot
Houston. Mr and Mrs
Doyle ( reel. Edward and
Dallas of Houston Mr and
Mrs Hudson also of
Houston visited with them
on Saturday evening
Mrs Jackson announced
that they had
Easter
Central
Church
Miss Leslie Denise
Sessions and Mr Raymond
Dale Serpas were united in
marriage on April 7. 1979.
at two o'clock in the
afternoon at the First
Baptist Church in Wells.
Rev Matthew McBryde
officiated at the double ring
ceremony The couple
repeated vows before an
arch of greenery with
spring flowers and satin
bows in the bride s selected
colors Completing the
setting were two white
candelabras entwined in
ivy. and large baskets of
gladioli The pews were
marked with vigil candles,
greenery and bows
The bride is the daughter
of Mr and Mrs Bobby
Sessions of Lufkin The
groom is the son of Mr
Calvin Serpas of Liberty,
and Mrs W haley Griggs of
Livingston
Given in marraige by her
father, the bride wore a
formal length gown of
white organza with silk
floss Venice lace The
empire bodice featured
lace appliques with a
Queen Anne neckline
molded with three
dimensional lace 1 he
short cap sleeves had
double ruffles of organza
The softly gathered skirt
had a double flounce at the
hemline with each ruffled
flounce caught to lace The
same effect was repeated
on the chapel train The
bride's veil was triple tiers.
‘ > length. of
imported illusion Each
tier was framed in Venice
lace
The bride carried a
cascade of silk flowers
consisting of pink and
white sweetheart roses,
lily of the valley,
anemones in pink and
blue and baby's breath,
laced with pearls, with two
orchids.
Serving as Matron of
Honor was Mrs. Joe Dan
Moake. aunt of the bride,
of Rusk She was gowned in
a printed silk organza in
rich shades of pink, with
caplet sleeves, and carred
a Nosegay of silk flowers
Flower girl was Miss
Kim Sessions, sister of the
bride, who wore a gown of
pink silk organza and
carried a basket of rose
petals Her corsage was
pink sweetheart roses
Serving the groom
best man was Andy Peters,
brother-in-law of the groom
of Liberty
Ring-bearer was Master
Stacey Rogers of Wells
Ushers were Joe David
Moake of Rusk and Craig
Sessions, of Nacogdoches,
who served also as
candlelighters
Soloist Mrs Roger
Flannagan. sang 'Always
and Forever” before the
vows were repeated
Providing music for the
occasion was Mrs Robert
Hicks of Alto
Special guests were
grandparents Mr and
Mrs NV Moake of Alto,
and Mr and Mrs Peyton
Sullivan of Wells
A reception was hosted
by the bride s parents in
the fellowship hall
House Party members
included Mmes Mathew
McBryde. Wells. Morrison
Hayden. Liberty. Robert
Hicks, Alto Joe Moake.
Rusk; John Reynolds.
Liberty; Don Richardson.
Alto. Jerry Rogers. Wells.
Billy Sessions. Liberty.
Jerald Smith. Liberty.
Billy Taylor. Liberty.
Herdis Bice. Alto. David
Pierce. Alto; Paul Moake.
Alto. Andy Peters. Liberty
and Roger Flannagan
Liberty.
Also included
Paula Allen. Liberty
Susan Burroughs. Liberty
Terry Ladd. Liberty
Kathy Sessions, Liberty
Donna Richardson. Alto
fellowship hail at the
church
The bride is a student of
Central Independent High
'ichool. and will graduate
in 1980
The groom is employed
by Brookshire Brothers in
Lufkin
After a wedding trip to
Colorado, the couple will
make their home in Lufkin
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annual Easter egg hunt
Saturday April 14. in the
church yard Kellie Mur
rell and Michael Dry, Jr
found the prize eggs and
each received a stuffed
rabbit After the hunt they
enjoyed cookies and punch
Attending the hunt were
Melissa Dry. Michael Dry,
Jr . Amy Durham. Carty
Williams Heather Glover.
Amanda Glover. Alyson
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Dapheny Detfenhaugh, and
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The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1979, newspaper, April 19, 1979; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1268755/m1/3/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.