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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1938
Page
7
Summer draws to close as Athens area pastors return from vacations to start new church efforts. Rev. Fred Luchs and Mrs. Luchs will preach on September 4 after touring New England. Local services continue with special music at Wesleyan Methodist and First M E Church. Home Coming at St Sylvester's Zaleski and year end for Reedsville M E charge.
Last service of the conference year will be held at the Reedsville M. E. Church with A L Clary as pastor on Sunday at 11 a m. Services are set for Lawrence Chapel at 2 30 p m and Tuppers Plains at 8 p m.
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd hosts Holy Communion at 8 a.m. on Sunday August 28. The day features a solo service and a later address by Spencer Miller, industrial consultant of the National Council of the Episcopal Church, on industrial problems broadcast at 10 a.m. E.S.T. over the Columbia network.
Young people will lead the 7:30 p m Sunday service at Richland Ave M P Church with orchestra music. Reports on the Sabina young people's conference will be given by George Maxwell Marjorie Malone Helen Metcalf Judy Birge and Irene Shafer. Sunday School starts 9:30 a m prayer service 10:30 a m Christian Endeavor meets 6:30 p m and mid week service is Wednesday at 7:30 p m.
Rev George W Butterfield of McConnelsville will discuss The Story of the Cross at Sunday morning service. He will preach at 10:10 A M with Communion at 11. Bible Study at 9:45 on The Childhood of Jesus. Evening service at 7:45 will feature The Last Invitation.
Annual home coming of St Sylvester Church at Zaleski on Sunday with Mass at 11 am followed by dinner and an afternoon program. If rain dinner moves to Fischer's Hall beside the Post Office and entertainment to Town Hall.
Sunday services for the Albany M. E. circuit of churches are listed by Rev. T. A. Ballinger. Albany Church School starts at 9:30 a.m. with worship at 10:30 a.m. Town House class and service follow, Temple Church School at 10 a.m. and evening worship at 8 p.m.
Delegations from Bradford Pomeroy Bradbury Rutland Old Dexter Albany Athens and other churches attend the Dexter Christian Church revival led by Rev. Neil Crawford of Athens. Middleport will send a delegation tonight and Mrs Crawford provides harp music. Baptismal services are set for Sunday at 3 pm with preaching at 8 pm.
Bob Burkett son of Mrs Mayme Burkett of Mulberry Ave submitted to a tonsil and adenoid operation Thursday morning in a local hospital.
Lists two Christian Science societies with addresses at 15 S Congress St Athens and 210 E Main St Pomeroy. Sunday Services Sunday School 10 45 A M and 9 30 A M Testimonial Meeting Wednesdays 7 30 P M. Invitation extended to attend services.
Social notes from Glouster recount a seventh birthday party for Micky Hinton with eighteen children, games, prizes, and a pink and green dining room. Other items mention travel to Michigan for the Kittles, a hospital discharge for Mrs. E. B. Matthews, and several Glouster residents visiting relatives in Greenfield, Columbus, Athens, and Columbus area towns.
On September 1 Glouster Palace Theater will be leased for ten years after five years of management. Louis A. Martin will manage the business from a central office of the theater chain with Joe Be shara slated as lessee.
The degree team of the Magic City Lodge LC C F will perform the initiatory degree for Charles Thomas Lodge in Jacksonville. Attendees should meet at the lodge hall at 7 o'clock tonight.
Thirty two runs were scored in one inning of a girls baseball game here. The report notes a statistic about doctors in Germany, stating about 4339 of the 55,259 doctors are women.
Rev F G Beroff announces improved Sunday School music led by M M LeFavor. Activities include Epworth League at 6 30, evening service The Everlasting Doors, Wednesday prayer at 7 30, Church of Christ Bible School at 9 am and Lord's Supper at 10, D P Morris morning theme Christ Our Example, Christian Endeavor 6 30 Happy Hour Words of Life, midweek study Thursday 7 30, Loyal Women's Class Friday, Trimble Church of Christ West Side Bible study 9 15 social service 10 15 Sunday evening 7 30 Bible lesson 5th chapter Thursday song practice and Bible reading.
In Thursday evenings Messenger the name of James Bailey was unintentionally omitted from the list of ten Boy Scouts eligible for the trip to the State Fair. Bailey has an excellent scouting record.
The almanac style forecast warns of a busy yet volatile day with possible gains in business and writing but potential misadventure and small losses tied to private correspondence. Also includes a long notice of probate accounts filed in Athens County Ohio with hearing suspended until September 6 1938 and various administrators and executors named.
The Athens church will read the Christian Science Lesson-Sermon this Sunday with the Golden Text from Micah 5 2 and related Bible citations including Matthew 10 1. The text from Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health notes the call to leave nets for Truth and the practice of Christian healing.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9:30 a m with services at 10:30 a m and 7:30 p m Special music will be featured during both services Rev E C Kenney pastor will deliver the sermons The young people s meeting is at 7:30 p m Tuesday A prayer and praise service is at 7:30 p m Thursday The Wesleyan Prayer band meets at 2 p m Friday
South Haydenville HAYDENVILLE Church of God announces Sunday events. Sunday School at 9:30 with youth singing, Mary Wahl delivers sermon after. Young People's session with Bible drill at 6:45, evangelistic service by Mary Wahl at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Announce services for the Guysville Stewart circuit of the M E Church. Canaanville 9 30 am sermon 10 30 Sunday School Stew art 9 30 Sunday School 10 45 worship service Guysville 9 30 am Sunday School 7 30 pm preaching 6 30 pm Epworth League Bethany annual homecoming Rev J N Bice is pastor Church services begin 9 30 am with afternoon service at 2 pm
Rev Luchs will occupy the Presbyterian Church pulpit on Sunday morning September 4, delivering a sermon titled Forms of Atheism. He and Mrs Luchs have been touring New England with Prof Addicot and Miss Genevieve Apgar near Femquist Point Me. Mrs Luchs taught at Columbia University summer session before their trip.
Rev. F. J. Barkas district elder will oversee quarterly services at Redtown Church on the Athens Free Methodist circuit. Sessions begin 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with Sunday events starting 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. for preaching followed by the Lord's Supper. Pastor Rev. Walter Martin leads the congregation.
Reverend Knapp will preach on The Wounded Hands of Christ at Sunday morning services of the Alexander Presbyterian Church at 10 30. Sunday School begins at 9 30 and the evening service is at 8 p m.
Rev. Neil Crawford will preach the sermon at the First Christian Church at 10 15 a m Sunday. Sunday School is scheduled for 9 15 a m.
A quartet of Mrs. B. M. Covert Miss Grace Woods Carl Nessley and J H Grekila will sing Far From My Heavenly Home by Vincent at the Sunday morning service of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Dr William G Seaman will speak on Gothic Religion Allegro Moderato by Grey Theme From Fifth Symphony by Tschaikowski and Marche Legere by Kern The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m Sunday and Dr Seas man will lead the mid week service at 7 30 p m Wednesday Friday at 2 p m the Womens Foreign Missionary Society holds its first meeting of the year
Rev. B. H Morris will sermon Heaven's Kingdom on Earth at the Pomeroy Church of Christ Sunday. The come munion and preaching service is at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. An official board meeting is set for 2 p.m. Monday.
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