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February 5, 1965
CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
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A FAMILY UNITED—These are the principals .
involved in the story of the conversions of a Catholic
family: (l-r) Mrs. Margaret Smith and her husband
Clement, Mrs. Irene Herta (the boys’ mother) and
Gordon and Jeanette Smith. Clem and Margaret have
four children;. Gordon and Jeanette have three.
HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Be-
ginning on November 22, 1964,
Perry Milner became the full-
time minister for the church of
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Western Michigan University.
In other work, the Kalamazoo
Church is viewing a series of
films on personal work. These
showings began January 10 and
will continue through February
21.
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ance was increased in the funds
to be sent to North Bay, On-
tario, where a television pro-
gram will be begun the first of
January. The local teaching pro-
gram has been strengthened by
the addition of two part-time
men to the congregation's work
force,
Richard Hackett, who worked
for most of 1964 on a paid ba
sis as personal work director,
has been retained to continue
during 1965.
The elders also secured the
services of Roy Palmer, dean
of Michigan Christian College,
as the Bible School Director.
In addition to these increases,
the congregation has set aside
funds to be used in the 1966
Area Wide Meeting to be held
at the Masonic Temple.
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for $660.53 per week, was call-
ed both a challenge to the faith
as well as a realistic budget by
the men of the congregation.
Increases over the 1964 budget
are represented chiefly in the
areas of missionary aid, local
teaching programs and the lo-
cal area-wide meeting
The missionary
Royal Oak Bible School
Moves to Final Quarter
By R. C. Oliver
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — On Thursday night, Jan-
uary 14, the Royal Oak School of the Bible, which
holds classes in the church building at 115 South Camp-
bell at Eleven Mile Road in Royal Oak opened its sec-
ond and final quarter for its first year, with a few
over 70 enrolled.
New students were to be enrolled through Thursday,
January 28, and it was expected that the total enroll-
ment would reach near the 100 mark.
This quarter a choice of eight subjects are being
offered, including the following: Acts, Christianity and
Mental Health, Hermeneutics, Life of Christ, Old Testa-
ment II, Song Leading, Speech, and Teaches.Training.
Those serving on the faculty this quarter are the
following: Everette Alexander, Ray Dillard, Larry M.
Harris, Ben Morton, R. C. Oliver, and Bill Shipp.
By Kalamazoo Congregation
KALAMAZOO, Mich — Chris-
tians at the East Main Church
of Christ in Kalamazoo recently
selected two additional elders
and thre deacons to serve the
brethren in this city.
Taking office as elders were
Roscoe Taylor and William Kir-
by. They join the former lead-
ers: Aaron Goff, Omer Monroe
and Vem Rimer.
Frank Ivie, Charles Sheppard
and Raymond Juday were the
men selected to be deacons.
Wayne Baker is the local
evangelist. He is a native of
Taylor, Mich., who began his
effort here in September, 1964,
following his graduation from
David Lipscomb College.
He is doing graduate work at
Paul McGlone Chevrolet, Inc.
19000 Joy Rood, Detroit, Michigan
Phone BR 3-1880 or PA 8-2207
FLUSHING, Mich. — Two
adults have been baptized at
the church in Flushing since
January 1.
This small church is now op-
eratic with elders who were
appointed in 1964. Walter E.
• Bankes has been preaching for
the group for three years, but
has announced plans to relocate
in the near future.
He has been in this area for
14 years and said he would con-
sider working with some church
in a more Southern locale.
Haye Hill, Harold Steele
and Harrison Smith are the new-
ly appointed elders of the con-
gregation.
Christ in Hazel Park, replacing
J, D. Cash, who accepted a
call to a pulpit in San Anto-
nio, Texas.
Milner began preaching in
1953, first filling appointments
wherever called throughout the
state of Michigan. Afterwards,
he preached for three and one
half years for the church in
South Lyon, Michigan, during
which time the attendance trip-
pled and a new building with a
seating capacity of 275 was
$44,700 Budget Accepted
By Birmingham Members
DETROIT — The Birming-
ham Church of Christ adopted
a 1965 budget of $.44,735.68,
which was presented to the gen-
eral monthly business meeting
by the elders at their Decem-
ber meeting. This increase re-
presents a 20 percent rise over
the 1964 budget
The 1965 budget, which calls
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His Testimony
so moved the men
present that night
they suggested that he deliver
his lesson to the whole church.
So, on Sunday morning, Novem-
ber 22, be spoke to the general
assembly on "Why I Was Bap-
tized." It was one of the larg-
est audiences to assemble at
Clawson during the past three
years.
The fact that this was his first
time to stand before such an
assembly did not prevent his
lesson from moving the audi-
ence to tears as they felt the
stresses and strains through
which his soul was made to pass
in its search for truth.
Since speaking at Clawson he
has also visited and told the
story of his conversion to the
church in Trenton, at which
time one person came forward
and was restored
Since then he has expressed
his willingness to go ahywhere,
seating capacity of 275
erected..
His next work was with the
South Redford church, where he
spent about one and one half
Just prior to moving
to Hazel Park he had worked
for about one year as assistant
minister for the Van Dyke
church in Warren, Michigan.
Successful Meetings
Milner has held several very
successful meetings both m
Mic i'gan and Alabama, but he
says the most rewarding were
the two he held in South Lyon.
The first was in 1963, in which
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20 responded: three baptisms
and 17 restorations: and the last
was held just before going to
Haze' Park
In this last meeting there
were 24 responses, 16 of which
were baptisms and' the remain-
ing eight were restored. Dur-
ing this meeting all previous
records in attendance at South
Lyon were broken
New Building ——
Being forced to vacate their
present oroperty which is in the
way of the Chrysler Express-
way, the Hazel Park church is
now in the process of erecting
a new plant which will seat 700
people, and which is to have 30
classrooms, three nurseries, of-
fices, library, and fellowship
hall.
Miiner, with his wife, Doro-
thy, and their daughter, Janet,
wiH continue to Live in his own
home at 18458 Pinehurst, De-
troit 21, Michigan. The Mil
ners also have one married
daughter, Mrs. Sanford (Judy)
Adelbery.
if good can be done, and relate
to others the stop: of his con-
version to Christ and His
church. Congregations interest-
ed in hearing him may contact
him through the church of
Christ, 466 E. 14 Mile Road,
Clawson, Michigan, phone: 586-
5061 or 588 7361.
R. C. Oliver, the local minis-
ter, said: "I hope many wiH
avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to hear him, for he is a
man who has a great message
to tell Thoee of us who have
heard him have been truly
blessed in the hearing."
ROSEVILLE, Mich. — At the
suggestion of Karen Westerman,
one of the young ladies of the
Roseville congregation, a conn-
mittee wea recently appointed
to study the possibilities of go-
ing personal evangelism among
their friends.
After one week, the commit-
tee reported that 15 young peo-
ple in the congregation here
were willing to work and they
drew up a het of proposed pros-
pect.
These same high school stu-
dents are attending a Wednes-
day evening class w h i h is
studying P. D. Wilmeth's book,
"Love, Courtship and Mar-
riage.”
In recent weeks the class has
surpassed its goal of 25 in at-
tendance.
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