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[Silence] [Music] We are going to see the King. Hallelujah, hallelujah.

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We're going to see the King. No more dying there. We are going to see the King. No more dying there.

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We are going to see the King. No more dying there. We are going to see the King. Hallelujah, hallelujah.

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We're going to see the King. Our Father in heaven, we come unto thee this morning giving praise. We thank thee for having brought us thus far.

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Be with us as we worship thee in spirit and in truth. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Amen.

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[MUSIC] 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. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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Not my brother nor my sister but it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my brother nor my sister but 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. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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Not the preacher nor the deacon, but it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not the preacher nor the deacon, but 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. 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. Baptism is an inaugural ceremony for the Christian. It is a symbol of one's anointment

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by the Holy Spirit. It is a gateway into the church. Jesus was himself baptized of John in the Jordan. And he has commanded us as his disciples

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to go and preach, teach, baptizing disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is in fulfillment of that divine command that we come today to observe the ordinance of holy baptism.

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whom we baptized have made a profession of faith, and the water is a symbol of that inner presence of the grace of God, the cleansing, the beginning of a new way of life. The old is passed away, the old Adam, the old life of sin. And one rises in the newness of life.

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For if one be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away, all things are new. So we come now to baptize Amy Alexander, age 8. And those persons who may be the parents, relatives, friends who have been instrumental

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in Amy Alexander making this decision for Jesus Christ, if you are in the audience we ask that you may stand at this time. In the profession of your faith in Christ, I baptize you, my sister, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [water splashing]

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Amen. [MUSIC PLAYING] [choir singing] We come now to baptize Milo Alexander who is also eight years of age

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Those persons who are responsible for her the baby parents relatives our friend making this decision for Christ Where's that you may stand at this time? All right Milo I

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I baptize you, my sister, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [applause] [music] Baptized now, Delores Alexander, age 11.

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Those who have been instrumental in Delores making the decision for Christ, would you stand at this time? All right. Delores, upon profession of your faith, I baptize you, my sister,

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in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] ♪ Jordan, let's go down to Jordan ♪

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♪ Hallelujah ♪ (water splashing) [ambient noise] We come now to baptize Lester White, six years of age.

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Those persons, relatives, parents, or friends who've been instrumental in Lester making this decision for Christ, would you stand at this time? Thank you. Lester, on profession of your faith in Christ, I baptize you, my brother, in the name of

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the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [music] All right, the Thomas Pleasant is the next person here. Those persons who are responsible for Thomas Pleasant

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making this decision for Christ, relatives, parents or friends, would you stand at this time? Thank you very much. Thomas, a profession of your faith in Christ,

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I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. [choir singing] We come to baptize now Brent Alexander, age 5.

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Those persons who may be parents, relatives, or friends instrumental in Brent making this decision for Christ, would you stand? Thank you. Brent, on profession of your faith in Christ, I baptize you, my brother, in the name of

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the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. [MUSIC] [MUSIC]

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We come to baptize now, Roy Elder. Those persons, relatives, parents, friends who have been instrumental, Brother Roy Elder making this decision Would you stand?

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Thank you very much Profession of your faith in Christ, I baptize you my brother in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit Let's go down, Jordan. Let's go down, Jordan.

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Oh, let's go down, Jordan. Hallelujah. Let's go down, Jordan. Let's go down, Jordan.

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Let's go down, Jordan. Hallelujah. Let's go down, Jordan. Let's go down, Jordan.

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♪ Alleluia ♪ (gentle piano music) (piano music) (piano music)

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(piano music) [ Music ] The cross upon which Jesus died is a shelter in which we can hide

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And its grace so free is sufficient for me. And deep is its fountain as wide as the sea. There's room at the cross for you. There's room at the cross for you.

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The millions may come, Yes, we'll prove the one, Yes, there's room at the cross for you. The hand of my Savior is strong, and the love of my Savior is long.

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Through sunshine and rain, through loss or in gain, the blood flows from Calvary to cleanse every stain. There's room at the cross for you. There's room at the cross for you.

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♪ Oh, millions have come ♪ ♪ There's still room for one ♪ ♪ Yes, there's room ♪ ♪ At the cross for you ♪

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♪ Oh, millions have come ♪ ♪ There's still room for one ♪ ♪ Yes, there's room at the cross ♪ ♪ For you ♪

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♪ For you ♪ - Responsive reading will be number 561. Christian Living, may we stand please. (orchestral music)

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♪ Hear my word, ye children ♪ ♪ I am thy God ♪ [MUSIC] [music]

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Will a man rob God, yet ye have robbed me? But ye say, wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye have cursed with the curse, but ye have robbed me.

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Even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house. And prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that

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there shall not be room enough to receive it. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God has prospered him that there may be gatherings when I come. [INAUDIBLE]

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I will keep thy word in my heart. ♪ In me ♪ ♪ Down in my heart ♪ - Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit

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of the grace of God bestoweth on the churches of Macedonia. - I am in the great power of the Christian, for the abundance of that joy, and that deep poverty, are not only from the religious, but from the government of God.

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For to their power I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves. [unclear dialogue] And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God. For the Lord is our Savior, and he who is so experienced shall be also experienced.

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And he who is so infoundfully shall be also foundfully. Every man according as he has purposed in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly, of necessity, for God loveth that shall forgive him. [ Music ] Thy Word is welcome to my feet.

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Thy Word is welcome to my feet. Thy Word is welcome to my feet. and a life unto thine appearing. Amen.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] (audience applauding) [ Music ] [MUSIC]

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If you want to know where I'm going, where I'm going soon, If anybody asks you where I'm going, where I'm going soon. I'm going up yonder. I'm going up yonder.

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I'm going up yonder to be with my love. I'm going up yonder, I'm going up yonder, I'm going up yonder to breathe my life. I can take the pain, the heartaches they bring, the comforts that it knows are soon to be gone.

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As God gives me grace, I'll run this old race until I see my Savior face to face. I'm going up and under To be on my own

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I'm going up and under To be on my own If anybody asks you where I'm going, where I'm going soon. Yes, you, where I'm going, where I'm going soon.

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I'm going up beyond earth To be with my Lord I'm going up beyond earth To be with my Lord

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♪ I can take the pain ♪ ♪ Heartaches they bring ♪ ♪ Comforts that in no way are soon ♪ I'll soon be gone.

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As God gives me grace, I'll run this old race Until I see my Savior face to face. Oh. Glory to the end time.

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Glory to the end time. Glory to the end time. To be with my Lord. Oh, oh, Lord help me, I'm damned.

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Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned to be with my Lord.

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Oh, oh, Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned. Lord help me, I'm damned.

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Lord help me, I'm damned. To be with one more. [choir sings] This is the Children's Hour. All of the children in the congregation,

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From the kindergarten level through the fifth grade, I asked to come forward at this time. Jesus said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me. Forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven." said to his disciples on another occasion, "Except you change and become as a little child,

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except you repent, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." Wise men of old said, "Train up a child the way that he should go. When he is old he will not depart from it." [ Silence ]

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subject of the message is be a Good sheep be a good sheep Would you repeat that after me be a good sheep? Well, I think all of us here know something about dogs and cats

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Some persons are afraid of dogs and cats because they bite and scratch.

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Then when we think about other animals such as lions and tigers we are usually afraid of them because they will kill. Our lives are in danger.

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Well, when you think about a sheep, sheep is kind, so to speak. The sheep is not one to fight back. You never hear of a sheep fighting. The sheep must be protected from wolves because the wolves fight the sheep, they destroy the sheep, they eat the sheep. So a shepherd is needed to take care of the sheep. That's what a shepherd does.

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He leads the sheep, he protects the sheep, and he keeps the sheep so that the sheep are able to live a good life. And that's what Jesus is.

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He is our good shepherd, good shepherd. Now, there are those attempts, the devil will get in to try to destroy us. The devil will come to keep us from being good and make us think the wrong thoughts, do the wrong things.

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That's what the devil will do. So the devil is a wolf that breaks in to try to destroy the sheep. But Jesus wants us to be good sheep. And the best way to be good sheep is to stay close to the shepherd.

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Stay close to the shepherd. Stay close to Jesus, the good shepherd. Think good thoughts, do good things, have good feelings about other people, stay close to the shepherd.

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And there was one who thought about this and he wrote a very beautiful song, a poem, it's a passage of scripture that we remember quite well. he thought about life and staying close to the shepherd he said the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. So when we stay close to the shepherd he leads us where we need to

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go he protects us from danger he helps us to be good. So you can be good boys and girls when you stay close to the shepherd for Jesus says I am the good shepherd and he will keep us, he will make us good. God bless you. [Music]

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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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(gentle music) [Music] [ Music ] ♪ A change, a change has come over me ♪

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♪ He changed my life ♪ ♪ And now I'm free ♪ He washed away all my sins and He made me whole. ♪ He washed me white as snow ♪

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♪ You know he changed my life complete ♪ ♪ And now I sit, I sit at his feet ♪ ♪ To do what must be done ♪ ♪ I'll work and work until he comes ♪

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♪ A wonderful change ♪ ♪ Has come over me ♪ ♪ A wonderful change ♪ ♪ Has come over me ♪

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♪ Lord, He changed ♪ ♪ Changed ♪ ♪ My life completely ♪ ♪ Changed ♪

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♪ And now I sit ♪ ♪ Changed ♪ ♪ I sit at my Savior's feet ♪ ♪ Changed me ♪

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♪ To do ♪ ♪ Changed ♪ ♪ I'm gonna do what must be done ♪ ♪ Changed ♪

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♪ I'm gonna work and work until my savior comes ♪ ♪ A wonderful ♪ ♪ Wonderful change ♪ ♪ A wonderful change ♪

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♪ A wonderful ♪ ♪ Ask for more than me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ A wonderful ♪

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♪ Wonderful change ♪ ♪ A wonderful, wonderful change ♪ ♪ Ask for more than me ♪ ♪ Oh, He changed my life completely ♪

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♪ And now I sit at my Savior's feet ♪ ♪ To do what must be done ♪ ♪ I'm gonna work and work and work ♪ ♪ Until my Savior comes ♪

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♪ Yes, He changed my life completely ♪ ♪ And now I sit ♪ ♪ I sit at my Savior's feet ♪ ♪ To do what must be done ♪

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♪ I'm gonna work and work and work ♪ ♪ Until my Savior comes ♪ ♪ I'm not what I want to be ♪ ♪ No, no, I'm not what I used to be ♪

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♪ But not the same thing ♪ ♪ I'm so very ashamed ♪ ♪ A wonderful ♪ ♪ Wonderful change ♪

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♪ Wonderful, wonderful change ♪ ♪ Over me ♪ ♪ A wonderful change ♪ ♪ Has come over me ♪

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[music] [music] Let us worship the Lord in our giving, remembering that all we have is God's.

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It's just a loan, a trust from him. As you give, let us remember to give liberally. Our obligation as stewards is to give our lives as well as our substance in the service of the Lord.

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You will notice the report and we have made some progress on the reduction of the budget deficit. We still have a little

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more to make in order to catch up as you noticed in the last page. 27 and 80 $2,781.79 And I believe if everyone does what he or she can do

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and if we can eliminate some of the non-contributors that we have within our church, make them contributors, this will be done. Take a moment to fill out your envelopes properly, give your name and also your address, even though it says if you're a visitor we get new envelopes,

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we're going to change that because that helps us to keep up with your movement. and to have the correct and bless us O Lord in our giving possess us with your spirit that we may be Christian givers giving not grudgingly wishing we had it back not making excuses but thanking you for the opportunity to give and wishing only that we had more to give.

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Grant unto us this spirit of generosity that we may be like you. We ask this in Jesus name, amen. Good morning. This is our announcement period. Sister Smith is receiving money for the Dr. B.E. Connor souvenir booklet in the front foyer. Richard H. James will be presented in recital at Houston Tulloogson College, April 5, 1979 at 8 p.m.

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The Concord Chapel Choir will serve dinner today. The menu is baked chicken, savory rice, seasoned green beans, tossed salad, hot rolls, punch. The price is $2.25 per plate. Please help the choir with their Queen extravaganza.

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This is the Citywide Youth Choir contestant who is, uh, it's Tanya Warren. Dr. William Wormley, new dentist in Austin, is opening his new office today, corner of Mainer Road and Raggy Lane. All are invited to the open house.

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today from 2 to 4 p.m. Dear co-workers, greeting in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For the born-again Christian, faith is a great wind blowing through the mighty forest of men. It is the lightning of God against the night sky of sin, an

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instrument in the hand of God and thunder in the still of mountains of men's souls. It is a triumph, a trumpet giving a battle cry. Thus, since God has granted each of us the blessing of entering into the doors of another conventional year, we all can look back and wonder how we got over. It is in that

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spirit that the St. John's Senior Women's Convention to the St. John Regular Baptist Association will hold its first district annual Women's Day celebration with the hopes of emphasizing by the help of the Almighty God the togetherness of the Saints in a divided world. Activities will begin

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Friday night April the 6th at 7 30 p.m. when we will present the drama a traveler's guide to heaven and we will close Sunday afternoon April 8th at 3 o'clock when the Reverend Grover Neal and the Mount Rose Baptist Church Bastrop Texas will be our special guest both programs will be held at the st.

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John Tabernacle on Blessing Avenue. We invite you to come and share with us in this special event. We are continuing our counting on your wholehearted support. Please don't fail us. Yours in Christ, Mrs. M.C. Overton, President, Reverend G.V. Clark, moderator, Mrs. Clarice C. Sampson, general chairlady.

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The Chancel Choir of Ebenezer Baptist Church will present its annual Easter Cantata, "The Glory of Easter" by John W. Peterson. The performance will be presented on Palm Sunday, April 8, 1979, at 6 o'clock p.m. in the Church Sanctuary, located at 1010 East 10th Street, Austin, Texas.

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Dr. Marvin C. Griffin is pastor. Soloists for the concert include Aaron Thompson, soprano; B. Scales Garrett, alto; Alfred Dodson, and Julius Moss Bass. With narration by Mrs. Verna Westbrook Arnold, the choir is directed by Lisa Alexander with accompanist Buehler.