Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 289, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1972 Page: 4 of 18
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By, Jan. 22,1972
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ty-wide Easter pageants in '
4014 N.W. 50th St.
S. N. Oreune, Pastor
James Hamil, minister of
the First Assembly of God,
Memphis.
5.45 PM
4.45 PM
Lowis
•:15 AM
YOU ARE
ALWAYS WELCOME
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churches of the Oklahoma City area are grateful to the
community for the response to the Ingathering Drive,
which went over the top this year."
Mrs. Schultz said the funds collected locally are sent
to the General Conference headquarters In Washington,
D.C., where specific allocations are made to foreign mis-
sions, welfare at the local level and education grants for
future teachers and doctors.
Col. Chris Wlddowson ... "If I have a love, it’s
contact with people who are really in need." (Times
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By Adventists
Members of the Central Seventh-day Adventist
Church Sunday will hold a dinner to celebrate a success-
ful Ingathering Drive held during the Christmas holi-
days.
The 6 p.m. dinner will be in Parkview Adventist
School, 100 NE 44.
"The Ingathering appeal Is centered around a can-
vass of the community," said Mrs. E. J. Schultz, a
member of the Central Seventh-day Adventist Church-
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I’ve always liked," he
said.
"The people are so
friendly. Sometimes they
can’t understand me, and I
can't understand them
said the still-very-British
Col. Wlddowson.
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by *• Baaarate BnuaM-Ouay
Armed with a pick and
shovel, Cbl. Wlddowson,
then 72, helped the Zulus
carve out a three-quarters
of a mile road down the
face of a rugged precipice.
No dynamite and no
bulldozers helped in the
By Gall Driskill
Col. Chris Wlddowson
has been in the Lord's
Army for most of his 75
years, and he certainly
has no plans to ask for a
discharge now.
Col. Wlddowson, whose
list of Salvation Army as-
signments reads like a
world travel guide, came
to Oklahoma City last
month to head up both the
local welfare and public
relations departments.
"There’s no discharge in
the war I’m engaged in —
the war against sin and
wrongdoing. The whole of
life is a challenge to me,"
Col. Wlddowson said in an
interview.
Oklahoma offered a new
kind of challenge, Col.
Wlddowson said, but there
was another lure for him.
His daughter, Catherine
Gammie, and her four
children live in Tulsa. Her
husband, Dr. John Gam-
mie, is on the Tulsa Uni-
versity faculty.
"My father was a mem-
church members will re-
turn to the theater.
Cliff Barber, a charter
member, said that date —
Jan. 26 — is the church's
actual anniversary.
"We will have about a
five-minute program in
Ministers from several the old Municipal Audito-
statea will be in Oklahoma
City to lead the third an-
nual Soul Winners Bible
Conference opening Sun- Church, 60 NE’63, Sunday
day in the First Mission-
ary Baptist Church, 718 S
Post Road.
Speaking at the opening
session Sunday at 7 p.m.
will be Dr. J. B. Powers,
president of the Arkansas
A native of Ruchwil,
Canton of Berne, Switzer-
land, the 48-year-old pas-
tor is a graduate of the
this University of Berne and
earned his doctorate at the
University of Geneva.
A minister in the Swiss
Reformed Church, Dr. We-
ber is former associate di-
rector of the Ecumenical
Institute of the World
Council of Churches at
Chateau de Bossey, near
Geneva. , ’
In the early 1950s, Dr.
Weber was a missionary to
Indonesia, where he did pi-
oneering work in religious
education among illiter-
ates.
will observe their church’s
first annual “Men’s Day"
program at 3:30 p.m. ,
Speaking will be the
Rev. Sam Smith. The
church’s men’s chorus, di-
rected by Glenn Burleigh,
Baptist Association and will sing.
business manager of Bap-
tist Publications, Litera-
ture and Book Store.
Weekday services will
be at 9:45 and continue
throughout the day.
Other guest ministers
speaking will include Dr.
Roy Westmoreland, Mem-
phis, Tenn., pastor of the
largest Sunday school in
the American Baptist As-
sociation, and Dr. Albert
Garner, Lakeland. Fla.,
editor of the "Baptist An-
chor” and vice president
of the American Baptist
Association.
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7:11 PM,
GREATER CLEAVES
Memorial C.M.I. Church
1609 N.E. 48#>
Worship Services
1:00 AM areri 10:56 AM
9:30AM
Sunday School'
Everybody
from
Everywhere
. b Welcome
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Dr. Hans-Ruedi Weber,
a leading Swiss minister
and scholar, has scheduled
several appearances in
Oklahoma during a visit to
the United States i___
month.
His first state appear-
ance will be Sunday in Vil-
lage Christian Church,
9400 Ridgeview Drive.
Dr. Weber will speak to
a joint adult session at 9
ajn. and will be guest
preacher at the 10:30 a.m.
worship.
Later that day, he will
be in Enid for an appear-
ance at the Enid Council of
Churches* Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity serv-
ices.
Monday, Dr. Weber will
hold a Bible study session
with 30 young ministers
from several denomina-
tions who have been cho-
sen by their respective
groups. The by-lnvitation-
only gathering will be at
the Center for Christian
Renewal, 7501 Northwest
Expressway.
He succeeds the Rev.
TOm Hill, minister of the
First Assembly of God,
Norman.
Other new officers in-
clude the Rev. Judge B.
Lindsey, Putnam City As-
sembly of God, vice presi-
dent, and the Rev. Bud
Orf, Calvary Temple, sec-
retary.
The alliance is cooperat-
ing in a city-wide Sunday
school training course
opening Monday in the
Capitol Hill Assembly of
God, 2400 SW 74. Featured
The Rev. and Mrs. S. J.
Scott, widely-traveled
evangelists, will open a re-
vival Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
in the’ Northwest Pentecos-
tal Holiness Church, 4024.
NW 50.
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The CWrh Wirh TV Ctetoad Lift*
"No Miracle But Love,”
a half-hour documentary
film on the ministry of Be-
thesda Lutheran Home,
Watertown, Wis., will be
shown Sunday at 12:30
p.m. on WKY-TV.
Produced by the depart-
ment of public relations of
the Lutheran Church-Mis-
souri Synod, the film pic-
tures the ministry of the
home, a haven for more
than 650 retarded persons.
A home for more than
2,000 retarded persons
since 1904, Bethesda is in-
dependently owned and op-
erated, receiving no direct
support from any affiliated
Revival services will be church body,
held nightly at 7:30
through Jan. 30.
Mr. Scott, long-time pas-
tor of Faith Tabernacle
Assembly of God In Okla-
homa City, retired two
yeans ago from the pulpit
ministry. Since then, he
and Mrs. Scott have trav-
eled extensively in evange-
listic work.
Mrs. Scott, an artist and :
Capitol Hill
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3100 S. Harvey J
Worship
With US ■
Also speaking on the
day’s theme, "Building a
Solid Foundation," will be
Arnold W. Johnson. Port-
wood Williams Jr. will be
master of ceremonies.
One of Col. Widdowson’s
greatest satisfactions
came only three years
ago, when he helped a
group of natives in Zulu-
land build a road engi-
neers told them was "Im-
possible."
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34131. Walter Avenue
Dr. Larrv Walter
Otu*f Araadur
10:45 AM A 7:00 PM
The Book of Job
K 9 30 AM
BWe Teaching
r 600 PM
^Training Program
Mlted N. Freeman
Hi Pastor
rean War.
During World War II,
Col. Wlddowson was a so-
cial worker, “rescuing Ko-
rean beggar boya," he
said. The Japanese didn’t
hinder his work there, but
actually helped him, he
said.
"If I have a love, then
it’s contact with people,
people who are really in
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building he aaid. The
large rocks were heated in
the daytime, then the cold
night air would cause the
hot rocks to split, Cd. Wid-
dowaon said.
Living in Oklahoma is
"an open life — it’s what
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Members of Wildewood
Missionary Baptist
Bible Classes
Worship Services
8:00 AM and 10:00 AM ______
"YourDorty Life as Defined by God" I
(Eptak»4l742)
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 N.W. 10th St.
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Mayfair Church of Christ
2340 NW 50 Virgil R. Trout, AAinistar
Congregatiaui Christian
Evangelical Reformed
2200 N.W. 50th St.
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9:30 AM Sunday School
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11,00 AM "The Hob Spirit and
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9:40 AM
Two Morning Services
8:30 and 10:30
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B. Kiirnry 6-00
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PUTNAM CITY CHURCH OF CHRIST
4300 N. Ann Arbor
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In this post, Mr. Pearcy
had a significant role in
the northwest church's be-
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ginning.
Barber said Mr. Pearcy
was responsible for the
small congregation’s re-
ceiving a loan to buy its
original church, a frame
and asbestos building at
NW Pioneer and Land.,
‘•The First Christian
Church was Instrumental
in Northwest Christian be-
gin located at 30th and
May," Barber said. "They
came along and helped us
out with the land. That
was a gift.”
Barber, also an elder In
the church, will narrate a
"memory hour" Sunday at
8 p.m. t J,,,
The congregation has
Assemblies
Anniversary activities
will .begin this Sunday at
the 10:40 aun. . worship
services. Preaching will be
William Peadcji of Tucson.
Ariz., wtlE^^Nid of the
denominattoffir* depart-
ment of church extension.
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nee d," Col. Wlddowson
said. "I feel apart from a
man’s dedication, there is
a divine motivation in the
plan of life. I get a great
deal of joy because it's
Christ I serve, and He is
very real to me, indeed.”
will be Dr. Eulis Hill, ex-
ecutite—minister of the
Christian Church (Disci-
ples of Christ) in Oklaho-
ma.
Barber said the small
congregation met In the
theater for several weeks.
"We paid a nominal rent-
al," Barber said. "The
fact they even let us use
the building 1| really
something." , A }-
The church at that time
did not have a minister,
and, "Whoever was
preaching stood up on the
stage and preached from a
small, portable lectern,"
Barber said. . ;»
After the ceremonies are
concluded Wednesday, the
church crowd will join oth-
er movie-goers in watch-
ing the current attraction,
Barber said.
The Rev. W. L. McEver,
current pastor,. • said
church members have
I , been selling tickets to the
showing, , with proceeds
going to a statewide “Pro-
gram of Progress” spon-
; sored by the Christian
After his discharge from J Churdi.
the British Army, Col.
Wlddowson enteredthe
Salvation Army training
college In Cape Town.
Much of Col. Widdow-
son’s service has been
spent in Africa, but he had
a long-time association
with Korea, both during
the Japanese occupation of
World War II and the Ko- !
A sentimental visit to a
movie theater is part of
the anniversary celebra-
tion planned by members
of Northwest Christian
Church, NW 30 and May.
It was in the Villa Thea-
ter, 2515 NW 23, that a
small band of people
founded Northwest Chris-
tian 25 years ago. So,
ber of the Anglican Church Wednesday evening,
and my mother was a
Wesleyan (Methodist), but
they both found in the Sal-
vation Army there was a
scope of person-to-person
service that attracted
them," Col. Wlddowson
said. five-minute program
As a young married cou- which the manager of the
Villa Theater will partici-
pate," Barber said.
Bob Bush, who was man-
ager 25 yean agoy still Is
manager of the theater,
plus several others in the
chain, Barber said.
Delivering. a. short talk
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School 9:45
Worship 10.50 4 6.15
pie, his parents left Eng-
land and traveled to South
Africa. They both knew
Gen. William Booth, the
Salvation Army’s founder,
"quite well," Col. Wlddow-
son said.
_____________________ ________ "One of jny. earliest Sal- ' . ,
"Each member of the church Is assigned a goal and pv* vation Army recollections at the 7 p’m. ceremunies
ticipates personally In the door-tonioor canvass.” - > is of the old founder,*’ Ut
She said the campaign usually is set against a hack-,d said. The j/lkce was Cap? ;
ground of Christmas carols. 2 - Town, Smith Africa, and >
The Ingathering Drive surpawed its gpal, leatMng. Ool. wlddswion was
321,584, Mrs. Schultz «aid. Seventh-day Adventist “about 10 years of age*;.
"My recollection was
this patriarchal person
with a flowing white beard
and shock of white hair
and his frock tail coat. I
remember his speaking to
the drummer and telling
him to beat harder."
As for the general’s ser-
mon, "I don’t remember
anything about It," Col.
Wlddowson confessed.
"When I was a baby, I
was very ill, and my par-
ents told God If He would
spare me as an infant,
they would dedicate me to
serve Him. I was never al-
lowed to forget that," Col.
Wlddowson said.
"It was only when I was
a soldier in the First
World War and in action
as a machinegunner that I
really became afraid. 7
saw death all around me,
and I remembered the
promise my people had
made."
The Rev. William A.
Raiford, pastor of Marana-
tha Assembly of God, 5600
S Eastern, has been elect-
grown from 40 charter ed president of the Assem-
members to "about 400" biles of God Ministerial Al-
members, he said. liance of Greater Oklaho-
The church’s former ma City.
ministers include the Rev.
James Christensen, the
Rev. Dyre Campbell and
the Rev. Henry Hart Ty-
‘ ler. Interim pastors were
the Rev. Bill Howland, the
; Rev. Clifford Shirley and
the Rev. Roy Harp.
Agency Advises
Ads on Stamps
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP)
— An advertising agency
says the U.S. Postal Serv-
ice could make $100 mil-
lion annually by selling gnd speaker will be the Rev.
advertising on postage
stamps.
The ad idea was present-
ed recently to Asst. Post-
master General William
Dunlap who referred It to
the stamp advisory com-
mittee for consideration,
said David Pritchard,
president of Pritchard,
Inc. ‘
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