Spencer Baptist Church of Spindale will begin a revival service in connection with the Crusade of The Ameri­ cas March 24-30.

The Rev. Felix Wagner, former pastor of that church from 1945 to 1951 will be the visiting speaker. He is now the pastor of Wayside Baptist Church in Florida.

The Rev. Wagner is a na­ tive of Pennsylvania. He be­ came a Christian while still a teen-ager and received his education at Davis Memorial Bible College in New York, Gardner-Webb College and Wofford College. He has al­ so studied at the University of Munich and Soutiiwestern Seminary.

The Rev. Wagner is re­ membered for his depth of Bible teaching and preach­ ing and for his interest in young people. A number of young people of Spencer Church volunteered for the ministry and foreign missions under his ministry.

Malone Thomason, of music, will direct sic during the revival.

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Rev. Felix R. Wagner, pastor of the Wayside Ba.l?.!i~hurch, Mi­ ami, Fla., will tie evangelist in revival services at the ~ -Ba tist church, March 24-30. Ma­ lon 6 ason, minister of mu­ sic of the church, will direct the music.

Since Mr. Wagner served the Spencer church as pastor from 1045-1951, he is no stranger to many people in Spindale. While serving the church here he was outstanding for the depth of his Bible teaching and preaching and his work with young people. Dur­ ing his ministry a number of young people dedicated thems V<'S to the ministry, missions, ed ucation and music ministries.

Mr, Wagner is a native of New Jersey. He was educated at Gard­ ner-Webb and Wofford colleges, and Davis Memorial Bible college in New York. He has also studied at the University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and Southwest­ ern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of Student's League of Many Nations for three years, ap­ pearing in over one thousand churches, schools, etc., in the United States. His overse,as tra­ vels include Europe, Israel, and Mediterranean tours, South Ameri­ can Preaching Tour and Trinidad Evangelistic Crusade.

Since leaving Spindale he has been pastor of Second Baptist church, Lancaster, S. C., First Baptist church, Muskogee, Okla., and in April, 1963, he went to his present pastorate. He has also served in a number of state and Southern Baptist positions of lea­ dership. The revival is in cooperation

with the Crusade of Americas, an effort by North and South Ameri-

can Baptists to make known

~;::~r J~~ar~::;:nt~0~~~ ~~:s~~~' 1 are making an effort to encourage people to attend; deacons are visiting in the homes of each church member and the choirs are planning special music for each evening.

Church nurseries will be open for children through three years of age each evening.

Services will be broadcast each evening at 7:30 p.m, over radio station WBBO.

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The Rev. Felix Wagner, evangelist and Bible lecturer, and his wife, Betty, a soloist, of Oklahoma, will be guests of King Memorial Baptist church for revival services at 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Thurs­ day. The Rev. and Mrs. Wagner

serve under the Church Related Ministries organiza­ tion and have recently partici­ pated in crusades in South Africa and Hong Kong. Wagner has pastored at churches in the Carolinas, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Mrs. Wagner has cut several gospel albums. Her most recent albums, "Remind Me, Dear Lord" and "Day Is Awaking" feature contemporary and traditional gospel hymns. Dr. Jimmy Sellars, pastor,

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TOUCHING LIVES--Felix and Bett were in Rutherford County last wee their fulltime traveling ministry i Wagners shared travels during an i the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Photo)

Wagner of Muskogee, Oklahoma leading revival services as part o this country and overseas. The terview lastt Thursday morning at cCurry in Spindale. (Jean Gordon

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in this country to the 'hut villages' of South Africa, Felix and Betty Wagner are spending at least 10 months of each year on the road,sharing what life is all about to countless hundreds of people. Nearly three years ago, the Wagners (he was pastor of Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale 1946-51), had an opportunity to begin full time traveling. "An opportunity came for us to use

some talents we had been able to develop in previous years in offering development programs to local churches here and overseas, 'Wagner explained Thursday morning in Rutherford County. The Wagners led revival services last week at Bethany Baptist Church and then spent another week visiting friends before traveling to their next mission in Eden. Felix, an evangelist, and Betty, a

vocalist, left the approximate 12,000 member First Batpist Church in Houston, Texas, where they served as Associate Pastor to begin the full­ time traveling. At the First Baptist in Houston, the Wagners were involved in Pastoral Ministries which included ministering and sharing Bible teaching with members of the Houston -Oilers and Houston Astros. Leaving Houston, the Wagners

began their traveling ministry leading lay evangelism, Bible Con­ ferences, Family Life Conferences and Church Development programs in this country and other parts of the world. The first year was really an ex­

perience for them, the Wagners related Thursday, explaining how they had traveled that year in their automobile carrying along their wardrobes for different seasons of the year, plus all their teaching and singing supplies. After the first year, however, the

Wagners received as a gift, a 25-foot motorcoach from a friend in Oklahoma and since that time, the "gift" has become a home away from home for them.

"Life in a motorcoach is won­ derful," Wagner said, stating he and Betty are able to serve the Lord in pioneer areas and in many mission situations that they would not be able to, traveling by other means. "This motorcoach provides a home

away from home," Betty added, although for them it did take some major adjustments, learning to live in a home with just 25 feet of walkable space. Their residence in Muskogee, Oklahoma has 3200 square feet of liveable space.

While in Hong Kong last year, the Wagners spent 21 days in one hotel, as they shared their ministry. That 21- day stay was a longer period of time than they "had been at home in Oklahoma that same year. ' "Traveling in that motorcoach

from point to point, we really get to see America and receive the full pulse of the country,'' Wagner continued. All experiences of 'motorcoach life'

are not always wonderful according to the W agners .

This winter the Wagners were snowbound during the first and last snow blizzards of the winter. Their first experience was in Wyoming during that state's first snow blizzard of the year. During North

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Carolina's final snow storm of the season, the Wagners again found themselves snowbound in Ahoskie for another five days. The North Carolina storm had dropped more than 25 inches of snow in some parts of the state.

In their overseas ministries, the Wagnersspenda considerable amount of time living with the people and really getting to know them. "To understand people, you have to un­ derstand their cultural background and you have to be there to sense their needs," Wagner continued.

While in -Africa, Felix and Betty learned what African democracy meant, where people have developed deep tribal instincts. "It's not something they learn ... it's their in­ stincts," he said. "Democracy to Africans is 'to destroy op­ position ... not cooperate with it'."

"Everywhere vie go we find people who are really looking for a purpose to live," Felix said of their traveling ministry. "People really don't know why they are here or where they are going."

It's through a ministry that really counts that Felix and Betty are touching lives in this and other countries for the Lord, and it's through this ministry that people are ' finding a purpose to live,- J /