Christian Chronicle (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 63, Ed. 1 Monday, December 23, 1968 Page: 4 of 23
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In the future, Phillips antici-
pates that Lubbock churches of
Christ will be involved in spon-
arc doing.”
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page on statistics based on a
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ments on a recent trip to his
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-A new
directory on churcfaK of Christ
for the deaf has been released by
Fanning Heights Church of
Christ.
The book, titled ”New Testa-
ment Churches in the Silent
World,” is free and offers the
locations and schedules of
churches of Christ having pro-
grams for the deaf.
Editor Richard P. Dawes, min-
ister to the deaf at Fanning
Heights, says in the preface that
a need for the directory has
become greater since some deaf
Christians have had to misswor-‘
ship services while on vacation
or business, others have almost
lost their interest in the deaf
ATOKA. Okla.-The 67th
manner: 60 percent white, 20 Operation Doorbell campaign
percent Negro, and 20 percent
Latin.
The Smithlawn church where
Phillipa is an elder plans to extend
its downtown Lubbock Service
Center, a benevolence outlet,.to
the all-American Community
neighborhood through the Mc-
Kenzie Manor church facilities.
Students at the Texas Tech
Bible Chair are now involved
in neighborhood work, and high
school students at Lubbock
Christian High School and the
Greenlawn congregation also
art involved (LCHS students col-
full-time.
Directories are available from
the Fanning Heights Church of
Christ, 604 Jordan Lane,Hunts-
ville, Ala. ’ Ways and Means Committee.
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ABILENE, Tex.—Rep. Omar
Burleson (D.-Tex.) says he be-
work . . . and some have had lieves college administrators are
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other congregations for the deaf backbone” in order to bring
peace to college and university
campuses.
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in the stricken neighborhood in project for transition to the High
some way. The benefactors in-
clude an anti-Sunday School
congregation.
One means of assistance has
been money—subsidies to keep soring families who are being
the church doors open.
Another has been counsel and
advice on how to cope with racial
problems. Several churches in
iKe area nnw hold two Sunday
morning services—one in English (
and the other in Spanish. All of
the churches are integrating, an
apparent necessity in a neighbor-
hood which by design will be
racially divided, roughly in this
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grate. .
“We are encouraging our peo-
ple to get involved in the project,”
says Phillips. Many have already.
C.A. Farley, an elder for the
Parkway Drive church, is on the
board of directors of the com-
munity development corpora-
tion, the primary governing
group for the entire develop-
ment project.
Other New Testament Chris-
tians substantially involved in
the overall project include Med
Hunt, a mortgage banker; Dial
Bowen, a city planner Howard
Hewlett, Smithlawn social
worker; John Kirk, Smithlawn
staff member; Joe Medder, the
governor’s regional representa-
tive to the Office of Economic
Opportunity; George Tyner,
Smithlawn member; and Ernest
Morrison, director of the Smith-
lawn Service Center.
The All-American Community
spopsors hope to bring several .
with such a wide spectrum of families from the ghettoes of the
community,* governmental, and
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solution by rallying support from
every possible source-the neigh-
borhood resittents themselves,
If
church groups, civic clubs, busi-
ness organizations, local govern-
ment, and where necessary the
Federal government.
With Goldwater Republicans
working next to Johnson Demo-
crats, New Testament Christians
next to Catholics and agnostics,
realtors next to idealistic college
students, the Lubbock organiza-
tion is well down the road to
producing a model community in
the face of formidable odds.
One of the members of
churches of Christ involved is
Joe Phillips, an elder with the-
Smithlawn Church of Christ.
“We see this neighborhood
project as something that could
well save these churches," Phil-
lips says.
.And he sees the close contact
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church have been asked to locate
aiding their sister congregations a family^ within their “ianardty^ , questionnaire survey that Dawes member of the Anson Church of
. , - - . conducted. Deaf congregations
in the United States number 20;
3S0 deaf members are counted in
all, with the largest congregation nation’s largest.
having 35 members. There are 11 Burleson said he felt college
deaf preachers, 2 of which work disturbances should be handled
locally unless Federal laws are
broken. ;
Burleson is the 11th ranking
member of the powerful House
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was held here Dec. 8. Sixty
members of churches of Christ,
including 34 Abilene Christian
College students, converged to
administer a religious survey,
and before evening 92 families
had agreed to study the Bible in
their homes. An additional 41
families requested Bible corres-
pondence courses.
“The reception that we re-
ceived from the community was
exceptional,” said Haskell Eng-
land, local evangelist. “Much
was due to months of prepar-
ation on the part of the members
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Morning sessions will be from
9:45 to J 1:15, with a 40-minute
Training For Service’ will be r general assembly. - .
Pre-school teachers will be
taught by Mrs. Florine Hamilton
of Dallas. Mrs. Mary Oler of
Quinlan, Tex., will guide pri-
mary teachers. Pat Malone of
Fort Worth will play a double
role, giving instructions to those
who teach junior pupils one
period, and to those who teach
junior and senior high students
the next period. Ivan Stewart of----
Oklahoma City will speak to the
teen-agers each night.--Ronald
Willingham of Amarillo will be
giving instructions on “Develop-
ing Personal Abilities for Christ.”
Wesley Reagan of Houston will
lead a discussion on “Techniques
of Reclaiming Delinquent Mem-
bers."
“This series is a cooperative
effort and is one of the largest
such programs conducted in this
part of the state," Paul McClung,
Faith Village minister, said. “In
the past it has been well attended
by members from muiierous con-
gregations within commuUngais-
tance of Wichita Falls, and we
believe that the interest and at-
tendance will be even greater
this year."
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Training Series Slated
WICHITA FALLS, Tex.-
The Seventh Annual Area-wide
held Jan. 6-9 in the Faith Vil-
lage building, 4100Call Field Rd.
During the last few years, the
attendance has averaged about
900 for each of the four nights,
with about 200 attending the
three morning sessions. The 1969
session will consist of two 50
minute class periods which will
enable each adult to hear two
instructors on different topics
each night. These sessions will
be from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Easley, Paul. Christian Chronicle (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 63, Ed. 1 Monday, December 23, 1968, newspaper, December 23, 1968; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1320796/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.