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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1966
Page
10
Minister Rev. R Edsel Wilcox uses a medieval tale of a lamp lit church to urge personal responsibility. He quotes Matthew 5 16 and says faithful living to God country and neighbor keeps the light bright in a needy world.
The report lists multiple family gatherings and visits across several towns. Starr Turner and family attended a reunion at Ash Cave. Taylor relatives gathered at Rising Park Lancaster. Various Turners and Egglestons hosted and visited relatives in New Plymouth Lima Grove City Athens and Perrysburg with a late August Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at Anna Turner’s home.
Estate matters include Tessie L Ward release from administration and William E Mahaffey will filing. Divorces granted for Mary A Grate vs Harold F Grate and Delores Jean Calvin vs C Lawrence Calvin by Judge C W Smith. Marriage licenses issued to Harkins Fee and Roe Mitchell.
Delegation from Athens reports the annual district convention at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Md drew 61 115 attendees the largest in Baltimore history. Over 10 000 volunteers staffed the event with local Witnesses among them Regular weekly congregation meetings will resume.
A consolidated list of church services across Athens area churches with weekly times for worship, Sunday school, and prayer meetings. Included are Vanderhoot Frost Route 1, Rolling Hills, Stewart Methodist, Chesterhill Chapel, Carthage Union, Chauncey Catholic Mission, Wesleyan Methodist, Troy Bethany, Coolville First Church of God, White's Chapel, West State Free Will, Lower Plains, Athens Free Methodist, South Canaan Baptist, Lancaster Street Church of Christ, Athens Pilgrim Holiness, Poston Methodist, Angell Ridge, New Marshfield Pilgrim Plymouth, Jehovahs rele, New England United Presbyterian, Clark's Chapel, Airline Church of Christ, McDougal Methodist, Kilvert Church of God, Salvation Army, First Baptist, Lottridge EUB, New Marshfield and Bates, Carbondale, First Christian, Christ The King Catholic, St Pauls Catholic, East Athens Church of Christ, First Church of Christ Scientist, Hocking Valley Parish, Taylor Ridge, Greens Run, Millfield, Chauncey, First Nazarene, Albany Methodist Circuit, Temple Methodist, Snowville Pearl Chapel.
Albany church notices list Sunday school times for Church of God of Prophecy and St John s Dutch Ridge with masses at St John s and Holy Day confessions. The Plains Methodist holds Sunday worship at 9 30 am with church school and MYF at 5 pm. Graham Chapel and Christ Lutheran also provide Sunday school and worship times.
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