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• “A Gospel Celebration,” June 18 in Abilene

By Loretta Fulton, Contributor
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Just say the words “old 100” in a black church and everyone — all the older folks, anyway — will start singing.

They might break into, “Troubles of the World” or “I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cry.”

The “old 100” doesn’t refer to a literal 100 hymns, said Matthew Lubin, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church. It’s a reference to older hymns ...

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