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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
9
The text recalls Chauncey M. Depew’s final words praising the Bible and God. It frames his legacy as intellect with a yielding heart and invites readers to attend church next Sunday to express faith and support communal worship.
Danville Nazarenes plan extended repair delay with services held at Oren Davis home. Pastor Carl Clendinen will preach Sunday night at 7 45 p m until the first September service. The church resumes full schedule August 19 with 9 15 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship and evening services at 7 30 p m plus midweek prayer and a late August quarterly conference.
The community plans Sunday school once regular location can be secured. Sunday at 2 30 p m Rev Carl Clendinen will preach in an open air meeting at the home of Perry Diddle in Racine.
A. W. Stewart, pastor, leads Sunday school in the morning followed by sermon and class meeting in the early afternoon and an evangelistic meeting later. Wednesday night prayer meeting is scheduled for the evening.
Church of Christ announces Bible School at 9 15 morning worship at 10 15 with sermon Faithful Unto Death Christian Endeavor at 6 30 evening service at 7 30 midweek prayer on Wednesday at 7 30 led by Pastor A F Herman Rhodell Stet enp t
Fred I. Gardner Poster lists Sunday program at Middleport Church of Christ. Bible School 9 15. Morning Worship 10 20 with topic The pathway of Blessing. Evening sermon Mighty Weapons at 7 30. C E Service 6 30 led by Ruth Mossman. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 80 led by Garnet McKendree.
Rutland M E Church announces Sunday School at 9 15 with F G Mutchler as assistant superintendent and an orchestra providing music. Morning worship at 10 30 features a sermon titled John Mark in the Making. Members are urged to pay dues for local and World Service and Ben frences as the period nears close.
Syracuse M E Church announces Sunday School at 9:30 A M with John Hallam as acting superintendent. Evening worship and preaching at 7 30 P M with a sermon on John Mark. Pastor preaches at Silver Run M E Church at 2 P M. Unpaid subscriptions urged before Conference.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by C M Rigas worship at 10 45 a m evangelistic meeting 7 45 p m preached by Rev Boyd Allen prayer meetings Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7 45 p m all welcome. Also Church of the Nazarene Carl Clendinen pastor Sunday school 9 30 a m class meeting 10 30 am evangelistic service in the afternoon
Grace Episcopal Church announces morning prayer and sermon at 10 30 a m rector Key L O Forqueran conducts service there are no evening services during August
A death at the Methodist Episcopal Church ends the tenure of Pastor Wf Bichinger in Middleport after his home closed for several days. The report notes local clergy and parishioners mourn the loss and honor his service to the church community.
Wm. A. Moore, pastor, presides at 9 A. M. Sunday School and brief sermon and 7:30 P. M. evening sermon. A fourth quarterly conference with reports from all officers is set for Tuesday at 7:00 P. M. Prayer service omitted.
The Church of Christ in Athens meets each Sunday at No 4 Stimpson Avenue for Bible study at 9 30 and worship with communion at 10 30.
Sunday school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m district rally at 3 p m and evening worship at 7 30 p m announced by Pastor T Kimbrough Allan H Bissell district campaign manager will oversee services and share church and hospital plans.
Details for the Christian Science Church at 6514 South Court Street list Mind as the subject and a golden text from Proverbs 2 6 with readings from Ephesians. Schedule shows Sunday school at 9 30 a m Sunday service at 10 45 a m Wednesday meeting at 7 30 p m and a reading room open Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 2 to 4 p m.
The church offers Sunday school at 9 00 a m and a pastor led service at 10 00 a m. An evening service is set for 7 30 p m with a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m.
Rev. B T Kimbrough pastors Sunday service at 11 A M with district rallies at 3 and 7 30 P M The Rev J T Kimbrough and Allan H Beffell will be present Beffell to lead the Baptist campaign and direct Sunday services.
Ira P. Day minister leads services at Central Ave M E Church with Sunday school at 9 15 Worship and sermon at 10 30 Evening service at 6 30 and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 A 8S Pickering serves as Sunday school superintendent.
Ira P. Day is the minister. There are no preaching services this Sunday. Sunday school starts at 9 30 with Mrs. Nellie Phillips serving as superintendent.
H V Webb pastor preaches at 7 30 pm with a prayer meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 pm as part of church activities in Redtown.
Charles V. Weber ministers at morning worship 10 30 a m A children's meeting at 6 45 p m and a young people's meeting at 6 80 p m followed by an evening service at 7 30 p m An evangelistic message by the pastor closes the day
TheBio school will meet at 10 oclock supervised by Ralph Ladd and with Miss Madge Dixon as pianist. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by the minister on The High Adventure of Our Day. The Young People gather at 8 with Miss Viola Lagiman leading the opening service.
The Macedonian call leads Paul from Troas to Philippi in Macedonia where Lydia, a purple seller, welcomes him. Paul and Silas’ voyage marks the start of Christianity in Europe and the broader spread of Christendom, shaping western history.
The First M E church announces no services this Sunday except for Bible school at 9 15 a m. The notice reflects a partial weekend observance.
Dr. John H. Berry reports that four of twenty acres of potatoes planted at the Athens State Hospital gardens were ruined by floods. The institute expects 200 bushels per acre. about 175 acres are cultivated with other vegetables. The dairy and gardens employ around 500 male patients under Cliff Marsh and Lee Marsh.
Esther Teien a Mayville North Dakota school teacher is selected as the states most popular girl and crowned Queen of the State Fair after a contest among 41 entrants from as many communities.
New York reports Miss Florence Jenkins transformed a bird shop into a hospital and boarding house for birds. She cares for 175 summer boarders and 65 cages with patients from canaries to Java sparrows. She recalls learning on the job and treats ailments from cataracts to pneumonia.
The piece presents Mr. Dooley, a prized bird, as the top patient in a setting of illnesses and care. He greets visitors with a discerning eye, performs tricks, sings hymns, and rides a car pet sweeper while Miss Jenkins guides him. He resists modern electric vacuums and is praised for wit and companionship.
Mark Hanna III son of a noted family eloped with Catherine Backus Cleveland heiress and married in Painesville yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. W A Warren of the Painesville Congregational church.
A compact literary snippet notes a diamond with a flaw can surpass an unblemished common stone. It also treats youth as seed time and warns that ignoring advice delays knowledge until trouble arrives.
The First Congregational church of Scarborough Maine marks its 200th anniversary as Rev R H Colby ends fifteen years of service. John D Rockefeller Jr donates 1760000 for an International House at UC. St John the Divine in NYC to fund 1800000 in towers. Friendship School Bags aid Mexico on Sept 16 1928 Independence Day. Dr John R Mott resigns as General Secretary of the National Y M C A after forty years of service.
A historical ad notes a cure claiming to treat malaria and temporary constipation with rapid relief from headach es and dizziness. It also claims to eliminate toxins and induce copious watery evacuations, highly esteemed for these effects.
A longtime official resigns after years of service to take the helm as President of the International Missionary Council. The move shifts leadership for a global faith organization and marks a new era for its outreach programs.
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