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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
8
A collision of church notices lists local houses of worship and community sponsors in the Hocking Valley region. The page credits supporters including businesses from Athens and Nelsonville, highlighting services and local institutions backing the church page.
Church notices list services at CHURCH OF GOD on Hocking Street with Pastor G. C. Johnson and Bible school led by Alex Root. Logan Circuit M E and First United Brethren share Sunday schedules with services, Sunday schools, and special speakers including Rev Henry I Shimura for Japanese students.
The Richland Avenue Methodist Church led by Pastor J. W. Eaton lists Sunday school at 9 30 with William Smith as superintendent Morning worship at 10 30 Christian Endeavor at 7 led by Doris Burson Evening worship at 8 and mid week prayer service on Wednesday evening
Christian Science Society announces Sunday service at 10 45 a m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and midweek testimonial meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Reading room open Tue Thu and Sat 2 00 to 4 00 p m.
Edwin Lewis Morrell is minister with Chas Poston organist and Miss Mary Louise Hon assistant. Sunday school at 9:30 and morning worship at 10:30. Musical program includes Consolation Mendelssohn Offertory To a Wild Rose and Triumphal March Harris. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 20.
Irvy H. Gary minister conducts Sabbath school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m with the barren fig tree as the sermon topic Allen C E League meets at 6 00 p m followed by evening worship at 7 30 p m with Jacob's Dream as the subject all are invited to attend
A. P. Cohagan reports Bethany A. B. church will hold an all day home-coming event next Sunday August 21. The day begins at 10 30 with a former pastor preaching and Communion. A basket dinner is planned at noon followed by an afternoon platform meeting with talks by former pastors and others.
The First Methodist Episcopal announces Pastor R. Fields urges members to return for services next Sunday with both morning and evening gatherings. Only three more Sundays remain before Conference.
Ohio expects 1,255,323 pupils to start or resume public schooling in September. Kindergarten enrollment reaches 36,000, with 979,000 in elementary grades and 215,000 in high schools. Boys outnumber girls in elementary and total, while girls lead in high schools by about 7,000.
The public utilities commission in Columbus issued an order directing all bus lines in Ohio to not exceed 35 miles per hour. Violations may lead to revocation of certificates, the commission said, after noting buses are often operated at excessive and dangerous speeds.
Five members of the Collins family are dead after a grade crossing crash on the Pennsylvania line near Bucyrus. Ben Collins 63 his wife 55 son James 28 granddaughter Doris 9 and Bettie 7 were killed while en route to a picnic in their car.
The lesson examines David’s wish to build a temple, God’s postponement through Nathan, and the shift of divine plans to Solomon. It notes war’s troubling place in history, urging peace and caution against glorifying force, with application to modern times and world peace.
A diminutive eight ounce marmoset, owned by George Zweible of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania, reaches America but faces restrictions as the owner won t part with the pet.
A church editor invites questions for a forum. It asks if an orchestra aids worship training and whether whole school assemblies are essential, suggesting departmental picnics boost spirit and church loyalty.
New York unites to greet Captain Udet, second ranking German ace, expected to fly Berlin to New York. The American Society for Promotion of Aviation forms a committee of aces to welcome him, including Kenneth L. Porter of the 147th pursuit squadron who once clashed with Udet in a lengthy air duel.
The piece discusses United Presbyterian giving at 33.75 dollars per member and Howard University’s new president Dr Mordecai Johnson. It cites a drop in alcoholic admissions in 1922, quotes Dr Robert E Speer on Christianity against atheism, and reports a world religious census with major faiths listed. It also mentions Gandhi influencing Indian openness to Jesus and a 6,800 student high school survey on war prevention.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes about self improvement faith and character. Notable lines reference Hindu Chinese Buddhist and American figures urging forgiveness gratitude and purposeful living. The passage contrasts hatred and envy with love and thankfulness while urging perseverance.
Awards were given for the best essays on twelve leading world heroes. The list includes Louis Pasteur Abraham Lincoln Christopher Columbus George Washington Benjamin Franklin Woodrow Wilson Florence Nightingale Joan of Arc Socrates Johann Gutenberg David Livingstone and George Stevenson.
The article recalls Clara Barton at age eleven nursing her brother David after a severe fall. It notes her early talent for caring for the sick and spreading happiness, and later her role in Washington’s patent office where she directed supplies and first aid for Civil War wounded soldiers.
Clara Barton lobbied the government for battlefield relief and earned the nickname The Angel of the Battlefield. In 1881 she became the first president of the American Red Cross and was seen as the nation’s head nurse, shaping care from home to national service.
Dr Job Carl of Kansas City was killed in Columbus when he stepped from his car to check on a dog he planned to buy and walked into the path of an interurban streetcar.
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