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Mn isciples Rev. Sun Myuog seek change gain converts. During the week CARBONDALE UNITARIUM FELLOWSHIP 301 WEST ELM STREET Sunday Morning Service 10:30 a.m. Address by Jeanne Simon "A Woman In Politics" he conduts a class on Divine conducts a. class on Divine Principle at the SIU-C Free School.

And because he is one mm oi six cnurcn leaders, or pioneers, in Illinois, he spends every weekend -at workshops in Champaign. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to the many wonderful friends, relatives, and neighbors for the many fund raising events, held for the Jennifer Rae Hinnerichs Fund, contributions, rides to St. Louis, and Carbondale, cards, calls, visits, prayers, and gifts during the past six months. Also for the many flowers, memorials, calls, visits, prayers and food that has been brought in during our time of sorrow. A Special thanks to doctors and nurses of St.

Louis Childrens Hospital, Dr. Smith, Rena, and nurses of Carbondale Clinic, Dr. Wittenberg and nurses of Chester, Rev. Rhemus and Rev. Wise for their prayers, good care and understanding.

Your kindness will never be forgotten. Family of Jennifer Rae Hinnerichs wnwwHiymimniLuiuiiHii. Tr n.TrrrT M. i i in i (jmii i iijm in iiimi in in. wn rr num.

ihj I ir-llillp if llllllilllllf Jlirlllllili I "-a," il1' 9 4l ii i. aLu i i-ife Sf' I I ii.Miiiiii- i u.irii in i IU1 ii.i tj! 1 iu.j:4r i s-; -v Ml ifiWm HA Vll' rMfF- ri rt ji nw y' L- 1 (''ij1 jj. I i 1 1 mill. 3 i -i 1 1 1 jiiiiiii in.iiii iliiii r1 'i i i 1 'Moonle" John Williams does 'witnessing' for the controversial Unification Church GOSPEL SING Featuring The KINGSMEN "Stars of the Music City Special Shown on Fridays at 4 p.m. on WSIL-TV Channel 3" also appearing Calvarymen Glorylanders THURS.f FEB.

19 7 P.M. Johnston City High School Gym Johnston City, III. TICKETS $2.50 Call 997-2460, 997-1215 Liberal Catholics Church to mark its 60th jubilee News about religion FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1976 Page Five IjUUIUUlLjllllii By Beth Watson Of The Southern IUinoisan The students shuffle by to classes. Some stare. Others jeer or look away, self-consciously.

One stops. "What's happening, man?" he asks. 'Tm giving a lecture on the purpose of life," John Williams replies with a smile. John Williams is a "Moonie" a disciple of the controver sial Unification Church and he's doing his "witnessing." He often spends afternoons this way behind the Student Center at Southern Illinois Uni-versity-Carbondale, his blackboard perched on a rickety easel, spreading the message of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

In fact, it was a witness like himself who first drew Williams to the movement more than two years ago. Disillusioned with school, he had dropped out of Clark University in Worcester, lass. "I was determined to find truth," he said. "I knew that drugs and sex would make me dead. I was desperate for a different answer." In Berkeley, Calif, he thought he found it when a girl approached him.

"She had a child-like qualityan innocence. And she brought me to the Church," he said. Williams projects that same simplicity and sincerity in his witnessing. Though wearing a business-like suit and a striped tie, he still conveys a lack of worldliness and the manner and faith of a child. And Williams has placed all his trust in the Rev.

Mr. Moon and his teachings. "He's given me a sense of knowing everything," Williams said. "The Divine Principle has shown me the unifying! theme." The Divine Principle is a collection of the revelations church members believe the Rev. Mr.

Moon received from God. And the theme of Moon's message is clear: actionnow. "We are living in the time of the Second Coming," Williams said. "The next 10 years will determine the destiny of the world. Christ could be cru cified again." So the Moonies seek change.

"we nave to cnange men internally their hearts," he explained. "They must learn to change their lives through love." John Williams beMeves the Unification Church must ini tiate these changes because he you could buy a couple ffo I feels other established Chris- tian denominations have failed to do so. "Christianity has not demonstrated love. It has only preached it," he said. So, in W'illaims' opinion, the solution is to have "everyone believe in the Divine Principle." I Moonies see Communism as the major obstacle in reaching that goal.

Communism is wrong because it places man's value in terms of his labor, Williams said. "It is the anti-Christ personified," he said. If necessary, Williams feels "we must activley fight Communism through war." But the political philosophy of the Moons church does not end there. Moonies strongly opposes the United States iso-lationsm. "Our foreign policy is wrong." Williams said.

"People's lives are not as precious as their souls." We should be Involved In Angola, he said. But their political beliefs are not the only controversial aspect of the Unification movement. Many parents claim that the Moonies have brainwashed heir children. But Williams, whose family is in Connecticut, says his mother has no objections to his dedication to Moon's church. He feels the Church attracts mainly young people because "they're spiritually searching." "People are easily transformed, easily changed when they embrace God," he said.

And John Williams' life has certainly been changed. As a missionary for the Church, he spends his afternoons trying to IPILAMYIiK 7" brocket holds up to ir wide plants. REG. 2.19 Sin FinpnrTiA 0 I DUST-STOP 2 AIR FILTERS Exclusive dust-catching odne- sive filters for healthier, cleaner air. Saves on heating bills, too.

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For further information call 985-4253 or 985-2852. Carterville residents can contact their pastors. Herrin The Rev. J. Frank Spiney of Cleveland, Tenn.

will speak in a special missions service, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God, 22nd and Maple Streets in Herrin. The Rev. Mr. Spiney, a foreign missions representative for the Church of God, will report to the congregation 'on the current ministries of the denomination outside the United States.

I Murphysboro New. Life Singers Set For First Pentecostal Church The First Pentecostal Church at the corner of 16th and Pop lar Streets in Murphysboro will feature the New Life Singers of Rockport, Ind. at 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday. The church will hold a public screening of the film "In The Beginning," a photographic study of the Genesis account of he six days creation of God, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at their fellowship hall. Camp Creek Church To Show Film Saturday The Camp Creek Baptist Church, northwest of Murphysboro off the Ava Blacktop, will show the film "A Burning Hell" at 7 p.m. Saturday. The prQr gram will also include the "Ju-bilier" gospel singers. Johnston City First United Methodist Sets Musical Program The First United Methodist Church, 400 W.

Broadway in Johnston City will present a musical program at 7 p.m. Saturday featuring the Gospel Keys Quartet of Galatia. Mrs. Mikael L. Starrick Friendly Church of God Begins Charismatic Services The Friendly Church of God rzm ana Benton streets in Johnston City, will begin spec ial charismatic services at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday. Evangelist and Mrs. Mikeal L. Starrick will be featured each night through Feb. 22.

The Rev. Mr. Starrick is the composer of several gospel songs, including "God's Walk ins With Me" and "He Took This Ole Sinner Boy In." Cop A youth rally will be held at the Shaffer Chapel A.M.E. Church in Colp at 2:30 p.m Sunday. LIBERAL CATHOLIC CHURCH-Saint Germain Mission.

MASS (Holy Euch arist) Sunday. February 15 at 8:30 A.M. Celebrant: Father Bert Ors-zula. Communion open to all. 913 S.

Illinois Student Christian Foundation. YOUR BANK Serving This Area Since 1937 300 Tower Square Plaza 997-4341 MARION 1 'lit "'il 1 ll I't i i MS If 111 jlliiilllillrtlllr' 1 liiljf O' Saint-Germain Carbondale will Mission celebrate the 60th jubilee of the worldwide Liberal Catholic Church beginning with a Mass at 8:30 a.m. Sunday tat the Student Christian Foundation, 913 S. Illinois in Carbondale. A coffee period will follow when questions of the Liberal Catholic Church will be answered.

Founded Feb. 13, 1916, the Liberal Catholic Church grew out of the reorganization of the Dutch Old Catholic Church in London, England and today is represented in more than 40 countries. The Liberal Catholic Church is not connected with the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Episcopal Churches, but is an -independent branch of the Catholic Church. Unitarian Church To Host Jeanne Simon as Speaker Jeanne Simon of Carbondale will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship Church, 301 W.

Elm St. on the subject "A Woman in Politics." Mrs. Simon has been active In politics for a number of years. She is an experienced observer and speaker on the political scene, and has held elective office as state representative of Illinois for the North Shore District (an area encompassing Winnetka, her former home). At present, she resides with her family and husband, U.S.

Rep. Paul Simon, D-Carbondale, in Washington. First Church of God Sets Ground Breaking The First Church of God will hold a ground breaking ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the site of the new church on the Giant City Blacktop across from Shelton's TV. Pastor Jon Hartley said three buses will pickup approximately 55 area children for 7 the event and buses will also leave from the church at 501 S.

Wall in Carbondale at 11:15 ia.m. for any other interested persons. Carterville In the context of Bicentennial observances, the Ministerial. Allince is sponsoring a series of interre-lligious public discussions of national issues, formulated by the American Issues Forum. The nine discussions are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Future discussions will' be held at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at the First Presbyterian Church of Carterville, Rt, 3. The discussion leader will be' the Rev. Maymard H. Strothmann, pastor.

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