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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 22
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Seeros Boye INT RENOVATED Sixt FENTH STREET BAPTIST. CHURCH
Wry me . 2RLESE: 7 23
First services since ren was hombed were held Sundes+-
Doors of church open
first time since bomb
f vay cate page, name at
Po ews pe lps, ity and state.}
wieenth Street Bagtist The Negro churchin the down! Dr. HW. 0. Wester, secretary
weh rtopened its doors in town urea held regular wor-| of missions ta special groups
githam Sunda: for th first ship services under the leader-' of the Alabama State Boptise
aince owas Somber last ship of the fles John H. Cross,! Codteetien, <peke from Rev }
oe. avetot 2 ot tied TL which reads-- | —
“fhadotosaw a new beaven anil |
anew earth” | THE BIRMINGHAM NEW!
“ F 4
| DR. HESTIER said that out of | -
ithis text come tae wavs ard |
meangs of developing a blue. | THE BIRMINGHAM
int h v earth.
Fe will come |. POST~HERALD
only as we follow the strategy
‘of Christ,” Dr. Hester said.
HESTER TOLD the conyre-
‘gallon that on the day of the |
bombing he wrote te the Fanihes
cof four girls who were Killed in
the blast Vietines af the un-
solved oexplosign were Carol
Flobertson. 14, Denise McNair,
it. Addie Mae Collins, Li, ane
‘Ovnthia Wesley. 14. i
| The congregation guthered oat- BiRMINGHA¥, ALABAMA
side (he church befere the serv-
dees, where the message boarc |
‘stilf carries the date, Sept, 15 pitts se0eud -
'Then Cross led them Into the fone EDD STAR FLRAL
isantuary for the fitst time dn ae
‘dine months. Some wepl. Some | '
istiiled. Some embraced, bid Jor iN he. BLOOMER
Fourteen persons were bap. 9 | 7 dvi.» OMB
tised. Sunday School was held
in the basernent rooms where |
Submitting t:flice:
the young childrea diet. i hea
1 hata ta ag
CROSS SAID the church was | 7
rebuilt with offerings fiam 1 oc pameith ation
around the world totalling more | BIRMINGHAM
‘than $200,000. A memorial win-
Idow depicting “the suffering
jgervant’’ 18 yet to atrive from
Wales, he sald.
i Hle:ng avestigated
Btanley B. Evhols of Binnihp- es. PY LF ype
ham, the architett who rého- * as
vated the church, wa intto- yr
diifed to the congregation. Teo Ag Que Cua
lwhile hewsmen received 4 warm’) ’
| eeeae te ler
, West pues Canada and
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