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No 144 : October 14, 1972

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Thousands Marched for Jesus

The streets of Nelson were filled with the voices of thousands of people who participated in the March for Jesus, recently. Carrying banners and singing, the marchers converged on the Church Steps where the crowd enthusiastically sang hymns for about half an hour.

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The crowd, comprising of people from Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast and Golden Bay, gathered at the Church Steps for some enthusiastic hymn singing

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Young and old participated in the march from Trafalgar Park to the Church Steps

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On the sunday a large crowd gathered at Traflgar park for another session of singing and prayer. Leading the musical section was this group of musicians

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A section of the crowd in the stand

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Keeping the show swinging was Youth for Christ Director Dave Johns, and sitting behind him is Jan Campion

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Let's take another look at that march down Trafalgar Street on Friday night

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