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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1936
Page
10
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Passion Week observances in Athens feature special speakers and sermon series. Palm Sunday services at First Christian Church lead with The Way of the Cross sermon by Rev. Heedwu Downs, plus candlelight, Holy Week music, and multiple class and choir programs across churches including Good Shepherd Episcopal and First Presbyterian Church.
The Episcopal Church will feature special music for Palm Sunday at Good Shepherd Church. The choir directed by Prof. C. C. Robinson will perform The Palms with solos by Mary Elizabeth Thom and Robert Whitaker, alongside Eucharist and choral responses. Organ pieces include To the Crucifixion and Jubilate. Church School meets at 9 am, Men's Club dinner at 6 pm with Francis Starzel speaking on Does the American Free Press Fail. Holy Week includes daily communion at 11 am, Good Friday service at 11:30 am, and vesper with Mrs. W. A. Ruston guest organist on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
Holy Week services announced at First Methodist Episcopal Church include Palm Sunday at 10 50 am with a sermon on Blessed Are the Persecuted and concert organ pieces by Mauro Cottone Rheinberger Franck and Brandy. A junior and senior high group joins church membership as all Sunday School departments meet at 9 15 am.
The Progressive Sunday School Class will lead Sunday night services at 7 30 at Richmond Ave M P Church. Other classes join under the topic What Welcome Do We Give Christ Today with brief talks by Mae Stanton D H Edwards Mae Smith W C Maxwell George Gaver and J R Baker. Sunday School 9 30 am prayer and praise 10 30 am Christian Endeavor 6 30 pm Wednesday prayer and Bible study 7 30 pm.
Pre Easter services at Central Ave M E Church continue nightly through Holy Week led by Rev Ward C Radford pastor. Evening services start 7 30 p m with Friday focus Conscience Saturday topic Decision and Sunday Sin and Its Problems. Special features planned for each service with morning and evening sessions at 10 35 a m and 7 30 p m.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church organized in Gallipolis in 1818 as John Gee Chapel. Founders included John Gee Barbara Gee William and Eliza Nappier John and Lorain Givens Nancy Bell Leah Stewart Lovina Lucas and Matilda Warren. Meetings were held in a small schoolhouse later rebuilt on Pine Street.
The Athens Salvation Army Friday Bible Class will hear Adj. W. W. Hinshaw discuss The New Jerusalem tonight at 7 30 p m The program also lists school and Epworth League meetings for the day and a schedule of Salvation Army activities through Sunday including bands praise and youth meetings led by Mrs Hinshaw and Miss Lucile Hunter.
Rev. Eldon C. Kenney will preach at the Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt Street at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m on Sunday Sunday School led by Supt Harry Bender begins at 9 15 a m Mrs Loren Herbert leads the Young People at 6 15 p m A prayer meeting is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m
Members of the Friday Night Bible Study group at the Church of Christ will continue their look at The New Birth at the Gaskills home 67 East Mulberry Street. Athens ministers presented the topic. Sunday morning Bible Study starts at 9 and worship at 10.
Revivals conducted by Evangelist and Mrs. J L Patton of Columbus will continue at the Apostolic Gospel Church on Richland Ave. Special singing and music are featured each night and baptismal services are in charge of G H Martin, pastor. Sunday School meets at 10 am.
Rev. G N Perkins announced Rutland Church of Christ circuit services with nightly revivals at Bradbury this week and next except Saturday, featuring special music. Tonight’s sermon The Bow in the Cloud and Sundays The Supreme Question. Delegations from nearby churches expected, including Athens Christian Church quartet for one night, plus services at Dexter, Rutland Bradford, Alexander Presbyterian and Carthage churches with various topics and 2:30 p.m. Carthage service followed by meeting.
Coolville Methodist Church schedules a Holy Week lineup with Palm Sunday at 7 30 p m sermons titled The Two Crowds The Cursing of the Fig Tree The Day of Controversy The Day of Retirement The Suffering Christ and The Crucifixion Community quiet hour at 2 50 p m Friday at the high school auditorium Candle light services at sunrise 7 a m Easter sermon What does Faster mean to You Baptism reception of new members choir music playlets and other specials through the week
Albany Baptist Church hosts Sunday School 9 15 a m and evening service 7 30 p m with a sermon on The Second Coming of Christ Carpenter Baptist Church offers Sunday School 9 30 a m and BYPU at 6 30 p m South Canaan Baptist Church holds Bible Study Saturday 7 30 p m Sunday School 9 30 a m and morning worship 10 30 a m with communion after. Guysville Stewart M E Circuit Palm Sunday services include Canaanville Church 9 30 a m Church School 10 30 a m Guys ville 9 30 a m Church School 9 30 a m preaching 10 45 a m Epworth League 6 45 p m Stewart 9 30 a m Church School Epworth League 6 45 p m preaching 7 30 p m.
Reverend Miles E. Hoon will preach on the subject Captain of Our Salvation at morning services starting 10 30 a m. Bible School will meet at 9 30 a m at Millfield Church of Christ.
Rev E M Larason pastor of Carbondale M E Circuit schedules Sunday School at 9 30 at Mineral Carbondale Salem Connett and 1 30 at Dowler Ridge. He preaches at Mineral at 10 and Dowler Ridge at 2 30 with cornet solos by Ray and Harvey Larason and the pastor playing accordion 800.
Holy Week will be observed at Heath M E Church with evening services daily except Saturday starting at 7 30 o’clock. Sunday morning includes a baptismal service and Rev Clarence Swearingen will preach on The Secret Joy. The choir will provide special music.
Palm Sunday services at First Presbyterian Nelsonville feature a 40-voice children's choir and solos by Emily Sharp, Charles Ruwle, and Ruth Raine. Rev. Lloyd Evans preaches three five minute sermons and opens Holy Week with a 7:30 p.m. service. Evening films and daily sermons follow through Passion Week.
The Athens Christian Science Church will read a lesson-sermon titled Unreality this Sunday. The golden text from First Timothy urges trust in the living God, while Psalms 34 19 notes righteous afflictions and divine deliverance. A passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures discusses waking to truth ending disease and mortal belief.
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