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♪ God only made you ♪ ♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ ♪ O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Come and behold him ♪

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♪ Born the King of Angels ♪ O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. God, our Father in heaven, we thank you for this season, we thank you for this day. Oh God, we thank you for the manifestation of your son who came to us when we were lost

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in our sins, who came to us, oh God, when the world had no one else to turn to. Oh God, we give you thanks this season. We ask that that continuation of the incarnation of your son ever be present in our minds and in our hearts.

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Oh gracious God, we ask that you be with us today. Renew us in your spirit. Help us to understand the true meaning of what Christmas is all about. not only given gifts and material things,

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but given of ourselves, given of our spirit, and given of our heart. In Jesus' name we ask, amen. (organ music)

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪

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♪ God, my brother, now my sister ♪ ♪ God, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ Not your brother, not your sister, but it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ Not your preacher, not your seeker, but it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ God is reaching out to meet the call ♪

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♪ It's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the knee of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the knee of prayer.

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O gracious Master, it is again that we have come to the house of worship. We come, heavenly Father, in the ominous manner we were taught, with our head bowed toward the Mother of God, and in our heart are we looking to the Son of Grace. We come, dear Master, because Thou hast been so good to us, and we know and feel the need

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of Thee. I have brought us a long ways. Realize, dear Master, we are coming to the close of another year, and yet, dear Master, it is a long ways, and many will not be.

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We do not, dear Master, know the time or the place, but we know, dear Master, that I know us all things, and we thank Thee for preserving our lives through the years thus far, and giving us the spirit to come to the house of prayer.

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Realize, dear Master, that we are living in times where we need thee every day of our lives. We do not know the future, dear Master, but we know you hold the future,

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and we are leaning independently upon you. We come here, dear Master, that our lives may be charged so charged that we will go away with strength that the end due a little while longer.

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We pray for him who will break the bed of life. Give us open hearts, dear Master, that we may receive thy word, knowing that the end of thy word does give us light.

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Bear him up, dear Master, that we may see ourselves and answer the call before the time of eternity too late. Rely on him at the time he knows not, but soon knoweth no more. And may we vary on and fill the time that we have here, dear Master, in pleasing him in thy sight.

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Blessed is the Church, blessed are those who are weak and sick among us. And may we all bind ourselves together in one banner of Christian love, And all voices may go up in one man's pride to thee. Have mercy upon us, because dear Master, without thee we can do nothing.

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Now take charge of this service, dear Master, and whatsoever that pleases thee, we help us, dear Master, to carry it out and obey thy voice. And when we shall come to the end of our way, dear Master, in that hour, bring to thee and peace with all mankind, without the loss of one, we pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [Silence] Do we have anyone in the congregation who is an interpreter for the deaf?

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[Silence] So may I see your hand? [ Pause ] [ Music ]

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[ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ God Almighty Lord, the everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The best of all three ♪

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♪ For the increase of His government ♪ ♪ And His treasury to build ♪ ♪ For the increase of His government ♪ ♪ And His treasury to build ♪

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♪ Upon the throne of David ♪ ♪ Upon the throne of David ♪ ♪ The highest King who ordained ♪ ♪ And to his heavenly shape we're judged here ♪

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♪ And blessed the King's glory ♪ ♪ Then forevermore ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ Above will birth of this ♪

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♪ The seal of the Lord ♪ ♪ Above will birth of this ♪ ♪ The seal of the Lord ♪ ♪ Above will birth of this ♪

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♪ Will come ♪ ♪ Here ♪ ♪ For unto us the child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us the son is given ♪

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♪ To run to the source of his love ♪ ♪ And to rise to the sun he's given ♪ (piano music) ♪ And the government shall be upon his shoulder ♪

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♪ And his name shall be called Edmund the Blond ♪ [Chorus singing] ♪ God is love, and men can be ♪ ♪ There shall be no end ♪

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♪ No end ♪ May we stand for our response to reading. 551. For those of you that have your Bible, you can find it in Luke, the second chapter, 7th through the 20th verse. [ Music ] ♪ Give me my way into rest ♪

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♪ I am thy God ♪ ♪ Blessed are they who walk ♪ ♪ In the word of the Lord ♪ [Music]

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And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. [Audience] And there were the same countries, Shepherd's Eye and Indian Hill, he did watch over their flock by night.

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And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were so afraid. And the angel said unto them, Behold, I bring you the titans of great joy, which shall reach all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Lord. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, with liberty we owe you. [choir singing] And it came to pass as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another,

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"Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us." [Audience] "The face of the face, the crown of the head, and the face of the head." And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning the child.

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[Audience] All who had heard it were one of the most holy things, which was told them by our shepherds. [Elder Smith] But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. [MUSIC] [MUSIC]

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♪ Welcome to our King ♪ ♪ Thy words ♪ ♪ Welcome to our King ♪ ♪ And the light ♪

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♪ Unto the clouds ♪ ♪ Glows ♪ ♪ Always ♪ [Music]

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[The sound of footsteps] [Music] O holy night, the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear Savior's birth.

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Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary souls rejoicing, ♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪

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♪ All on your knees ♪ ♪ Glory ♪ ♪ The angels' voices ♪ ♪ All holy ♪

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Divine, O night when Christ was born. O night, O holy night. O night divine. Truly he taught us to love one another, his law is love and his gospel is peace.

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♪ Chains shall we break ♪ ♪ For the slave is our brother ♪ ♪ And in his name all oppression shall cease ♪ ♪ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we ♪

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♪ Let all within us praise his holy name ♪ ♪ Holy name ♪ ♪ Christ is the Lord ♪ ♪ The praise is there forever ♪

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♪ His power and glory evermore proclaim ♪ [singing] This is the children's hour. All the children in the congregation from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade

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has to come forward at this time. Wise men of old said train up a child in the way that he should go. And when he is old he will not depart from it. Prophet said a little child shall lead them. Jesus said suffer

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the little children to come unto me forbid them not for such is the kingdom of heaven. The Apostle said, "Train up a child." Or rather, "When I was a child, I thought What is a child? I understood as a child.

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[Silence] Today we are going to talk about a birthday. How many of you have had a birthday party? Oh, good, good. Most of you have had a birthday party. Now during this time of the year we celebrate whose birthday?

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Jesus' birthday. The birthday of Jesus. And of course, in a birthday party, one of the things that usually happens is that people bring gifts. And as we celebrate the Savior's birth, we think about the giving of gifts to the one whose birthday we celebrate. Now there is a scripture verse which is found in Romans in our New Testament, the

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sixth chapter and the 23rd verse which says the gift of God is eternal life in in Jesus Christ our Lord. Now during this Christmas season you will see many gifts.

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Some will be beautifully wrapped and will be found underneath the Christmas tree. Others may be handed to us.

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But there will be the giving and receiving of gifts during this season. As we think about the gifts that we will be giving one to the other, we need to think most about the gift that God gives to us.

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And the gift that God gives to us, which is the most precious gift, is Jesus Christ. That is the gift.

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And that gift of Jesus Christ in us means that we who receive that gift will seek to live like Jesus lived. That is the gift of his spirit. There are many gifts that we may consider a part of that gift Because when we have Jesus Christ, when we have his mind, when we think as he thought, when we act the way he acts,

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then we will be at peace with ourselves, we'll get along well with other people, and of course we will be doing good things and saying good things and acting in a good, good way. That is a gift of life, eternal life. So, what can you give? What will you give?

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What kind of gift would you give to Jesus at this time of the year? That is the gift of yourself, in the way that you seek to live and act. And that will be the best thing that you can do as you celebrate this Christmas in 1980. God bless you and keep you.

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For Jesus is God's gift. And the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. (gentle music) (gentle music)

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(gentle music) [MUSIC PLAYING] We worship the Lord now in our giving. The giving of gifts is a part of the Christmas season

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because we celebrate the giving of the greatest gift. We worship in spirit and in truth in the dedication of self and substance. As we worship the Lord now, let us give

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according to how he has given unto us good measure, not pressed down, for he showers upon us day by day abundantly every good gift.

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Oh God, our Father in heaven, you who are the giver of perfect and good gifts. God, we ask that you touch our hearts and help us to understand that we not give grudgingly. Help us to understand, oh God, that it is your ministry that we support. Let us understand to give with a cheerful heart.

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Bless the offering, oh Lord, that it may be used for your purpose. In Jesus' name, amen. (bell tolling) (Bell)

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(singing in foreign language) [MUSIC] [ Music ] (singing in foreign language)

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[singing] Maria, grazia plena, ave, ave dominus, dominus saecul. (singing in foreign language) ♪ I do in moody air report ♪

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♪ Hephanedictus ♪ ♪ Hephanedictus ♪ ♪ Lotus vine trees ♪ ♪ And three stupid yeas ♪

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♪ I'm a Maria ♪ I'm a Maria. [ Music ] (singing in foreign language)

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♪ O'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ And the home of the brave ♪ ♪ O'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ Ora, ora, pra nobis ♪

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♪ Ora, ora, pra nobis ♪ ♪ Ecclesiastes ♪ ♪ Mocer in hora mortis ♪ ♪ In awe of what is lost time ♪

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♪ In awe of what is lost time ♪ ♪ In awe of what is lost time ♪ ♪ (soft music) (singing in foreign language)

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♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Grazia plena ♪ ♪ Maria, grazia plena ♪ Maria, grazia plena.

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Ave, ave, Dominus. Dominus te. Benedita tu in mulie ribut. ♪ E benedictus ♪

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♪ E benedictus ♪ ♪ Lutus maintenis ♪ ♪ Maintenis tui, Jesu ♪ ♪ Ave Maria ♪

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[ Music ] (audience murmuring) (heart beating) (upbeat piano music)

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[ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ The Lord is born this day ♪ ♪ To bring us our salvation ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪ ♪ Singing sweetly a song of joy ♪

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♪ The lights of heaven adore him ♪ ♪ He is one who serves his name ♪ ♪ Now let us bow before him ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ All hail our dear ♪ ♪ Bah-i-es ♪ [ Music ] >> Would you hear these announcements?

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All deaconess are asked to meet down front immediately after service. Sister Gaines. The L.C. Anderson High School class of 1960 will observe its 20-year class reunion

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during this festive holiday season. Special events will include class night Tuesday, December 23, 1980, Kingston Village Clubhouse. That's highway 290 east.

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Family Night, Friday, December 26, 1980, Old Anderson High School Gym, 900 Thompson. That makes me homesick. Black and Gold Balls, Saturday, December 27, 1980, Marriott Hotel, honoring retiree Miss Patricia L. Brisby. Religious retreat Sunday December 28, 1980, St. James Baptist Church, 11 a.m. 1812 Redwood Drive, Reverend E.M. Franklin,

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pastor. You may answer to the following classmates. Miss Marciel Ciphers, Dr. Darnell Arnold, Mr. Clyde Billingsley, and Miss Yvonne Scales. Now please keep in constant touch with your bulletin for other announcements of the week. Now I have these cards for visitors and would you stand as I call your names and let

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us see you please stand long remain standing Mr. and Mrs. John Mack and daughter Austin visiting with Mrs. Ada Anderson would you stand let us look at you Not here? Oh, I see. I was looking over there.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Brown, Corpus Christi, Texas, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Cathy. Mrs. Martha L. Blackson, Wesley United Methodist Church, visiting with Mrs. Bell Edmerson. And Mr. Edwin B. Johnson, Gardena, California, visiting with Mrs. Bell Edmerson.

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Now I know there are many others here today who did not sign visitors cards. I know you because so many of you are children who turned from school. Would you also stand and let us look at you? Tell us your name and where you're from.

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Right here. Good. Good. Over here.

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All right. All right. Do I see others? [ Silence ]

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>> All right. [ Silence ] >> All right, do I see others? [ Inaudible ]

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>> Good, thank you. [ Inaudible ] Thank you. That's where I like to hear you speak at

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because we are exceedingly proud of you. And I also see the-- >> Over to your right. >> Yeah, where?

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[inaudible] Thank you. [inaudible] Glad to have you. And I also see the Anderson children, of course they feel like they're at home and they're not visitors,

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but we want to look at you anyway. And I wish to express to you our sincere happiness at having you visit with us in our worship service today. We are aesthetic over your presence here today.

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Thank you. We are certainly delighted to have all of you to share with us in our Christmas worship service today. Christmas is a very special observance because it celebrates the advent of our Lord.

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And it's a wonderful thing to be at home and to be among friends at Christmas time. Yesterday we had a very special occasion. The Cathays celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. I have been trying to find the Cathy's. Are they here? Oh, yes, yes.

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Stand up there brother and sister Cathy. You know, it's wonderful. Turn around and let them get a good look at you. It's wonderful to be able to stay together and for 50 years and look like that after 50 years.

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That is a blessing. Sister Bess here is there all all the members of the family are worshiping here today also and the daughter here that spoke Was very instrumental. I corresponded with her earlier, but hadn't met her until we had this occasion

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I'm unable to read this. Let's see Mrs. Helen Miller of First Baptist Church Midland that the interpreter for Sister Bess and Sister Bess gave some numbers and they were interpreted yesterday.

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It was a very meaningful and moving service and we are indeed delighted to have all of you to share with us today as well as our guests. Now

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The fellowship dinner that we had Friday night was really out of sight. It was out of sight. The ladies really put it over in a big way. It was a beautiful occasion. The food was delicious and is one of the best of its kind that I have seen and shared in in my life. I think

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It is to be commended. Sister Haisley and the ladies who worked with her made this a beautiful affair and we're grateful to them and to you for the way in which you responded to our fellowship dinner.

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I received a call from Mr. Bob Vanderberry stating that they are remodeling the Driscoll Hotel and that they have some furniture which

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is in good condition, which they wish to sell at bargain prices, and they will be available Tuesday from 8 30 a.m. To 12 o'clock in the mezzanine floor. So those of you who are interested they have beds, dresses, chairs,

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tables, mirrors and the like and just to give you some idea he said that some prices for the mirrors will be five dollars and something like the addresses of beds would be something like forty nothing is over forty dollars. Nothing is over forty dollars. So if you need some pieces of furniture to furnish something

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they invite you to come and to take advantage of this opportunity. The Sunday School program for the Christmas season will be presented here this evening in the sanctuary at

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six o'clock. So we urge all of you to return, be present, let's share in this presentation. The Sunday School leadership has gone to a great deal of effort to prepare a very good program

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And I think that we will do well to be here to witness it to share in it as we seek to culminate our worship this day. Sister Laurie Mackey,

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one of the veterans of our church and community, served for a long time with the Ushers, passed away last week and will be funeralized here

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on Tuesday at one o'clock. Let's remember this and let us also remember the family. I'd like for us to stand and sing

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