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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
6
Charles W. Hoffman, pastor, leads 9 30 Sunday School with graded classes and faithful teachers. 10 30 preaching service with special music and sermon by the pastor. Epworth League at 6 30 with music recitations and discussions. No evening service. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 30.
Sunday School 9 30 a m with EB W Allen superintendent Lord's Supper 10 30 a m preaching by the minister 11 00 a m Evening Worship 7 30 p m Sermon by the minister Prayer Service Wednesday 7 30 p m
John Lloyd Evans leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m with C W Backus as superintendent Morning worship at 4 30 featuring special music and a sermon Labor and Happiness Evening service at 7 30 with Men s Choir music and a sermon The Voice of Labor
Mt Zion Baptist Church outlines its weekly schedule with services at 9:30 Bible School, 10:45 morning worship on the sermon Human Restlessness and Its Cure, 7:30 evening service on Starving Religion, midweek service Wednesday at 7 39 led by Mrs Morgan, with B KR Smith pastor Nellie Pettiford organist Angie Cooper superintendent Gwendolyn Lynch pianist and Ezra scripture references.
Amos L Heyde pastor announces Sunday School at 9 and morning worship at 10 with a sermon titled Love Your Enemies. Ladies' Aid Society meets Thursday September 5 at 2 pm Lutheran Brotherhood gathers Thursday at 7 30 pm. Youth postponed Wednesday September 4 with Orla Miller and Ernest Miller in charge. The Spirit and the Bride say come.
Services next Sunday evening at St John Church at p m. Sunday School at 7 pm. The pastor preaches. Congregation invites all. A home-coming service is planned for Sept 22 with former members urged to attend. A special speaker and music are planned. The church will mark its ninety fifth anniversary and the thirtieth anniversary of the current building next year.
Rockbridge Advent Christian Church announces 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and 7:30 p.m. Loyal Workers with sermons at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. Weekly schedule includes 3 p.m. annual business meeting on Wednesday September 4. Note final Sunday before conference. Various nearby congregations listed with Sunday School and sermon times.
Re pairing and decorating remain incomplete so the fall opening of Sunday School and church services is postponed to Sunday September 8. Organizers expect a great opening service on that date.
St Pauls Episcopal lists rector F L Pielow. Holy Communion 8:00 a m the first Sunday. Church School 9:00 a m. Evening prayer and sermon 7:00 p m. Other Sundays also 7:00 p m.
Middleport Ohio services listed for Sabbath with sermons on The Sovereign ty of Jesus and The Morning Comes, the Main Business of the Church. Sunday School at 9 15, Christian Endeavor 6 30, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30.
This fragment announces an invitation to a series of services. Details such as time, date, location, and hosting organization are not provided in the readable text.
At 4 a m Sunday School led by superintendent Robert Warner. Morning services readied with sermon titled It Must at 9 50 lesson study by classes and 10 30 dismissal. 7 30 union services with Bethany M E and Peace Evangel joining. Public invited. Sermon titled Lively Stones. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Sunday School led by George Carson at 9 15 a m followed by morning worship and preaching at 4 30 p m The conference year ends with a farewell message by the pastor at Rose Hill Memorial Episcopal Church at 2 p m
Sunday School at 9 20 a m led by Av ery M Roberts superintendent. Evening worship and preaching at 7 30 p m. The pastor delivers a farewell message reflecting on ideals that guided his three years of ministry here.
CH Eidinger pastor leads Sunday School at 9 15 a m with T E Miller as superintendent and classes for all. Morning worship at 10 30 a m on riding God. Epworth League at 6 30 p m and evening service at 7 with Not One Thing Mailed as sermon. Official Board meets after. Midweek service at 7 20 p m on Wednesday. Pastor attends annual conference Sept 3 9 so no preaching Sept 8. Congregation urged to visit sister churches.
Charles M. Coulter as minister leads Sunday School at nine with Prof Alex Root as superintendent. Morning worship at 9 30. The pastor returns from vacation to preach The Cost of Character in the Martzolff class room. Redecking not finished but due by first Sunday after Conference. Conference in Columbus September 3 to September Mth. No evening services.
Christian Science Church at 15 South Congress Street lists Colossians 2 4 9 as the golden text and Luke 2 25 44 for responsive reading. The schedule includes Sunday School 9:30 a m Sunday service 10 45 a m and Wednesday meeting 7 p m with reading room hours Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.
The Church of Christ holds Bible study at 9 20 and worship with communion at 10 20 at No 4 Stimson Avenue one block south of 67 Morris Avenue.
The superintendent announces a sermon by the minister at 10 15 in the morning and worship at 7 30 in the evening. A prayer service is set for Wednesday evening at 7 30.
Ezra the scribe travels from Babylon to Jerusalem with priests Levites singers and porters as a reforming effort guided by God's hand. He prepares his heart to seek and teach the law, promotes fasting and prayer for guidance, and emphasizes statutes and judgments to shape national renewal.
The lesson notes Ezra's return and mission nearly sixteen years after the temple rebuilding. It situates Israel in a broader world history and highlights divine providence guiding events beyond Israel's direct fortunes. William B Gilroy edits this Sunday school unit for September 1.
The Guysville Circuit Methodist Episcopal announces preaching at Canaanville Bethany and Stewart churches with Sunday School times and superintendents. These are the last services of the conference year with a break next Sunday, then preaching resumes September 15.
Andrew M. Taylor leads a morning worship at Amesville Presbyterian with Sunday School at 9 30 led by Harry Henry. The sermon theme is The Ocean and God.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Oliver Bryson as superintendent and evening worship at Amesville featuring a sermon titled The Ocean and God by the pastor The Rev A M Taylor and Mrs Taylor plan to return home from Rehoboth Beach Delaware this week and Mr Taylor hopes to fill his pulpits next Sunday in the morning at Amesville and evening at New England
Sunday services announced by Minister for Clark Chapel MP Church with Nellie Phillips listed. Sunday School at 10 o’clock and preaching at 11 o’clock. All reports required as this is the last Sunday before the event.
Alexander Presbyterian Athens Albany Road announces a Bible School opening at 9 and a public worship at 11 with minister Howard Ely Warner delivering the sermon Our Relentless Exposure to Freedom. Young People meet later. joint Session and Trustees meeting set for Monday evening September 2 at 7.30.
The Glouster Methodist Episcopal Church announces services led by D L Browning with Sunday School at 9:30 and morning worship tackling The Source of Hope. Epworth League at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30 on the last Sunday before conference.
Sabbath School at 1 00 p m with William Marshall as superintendent. Preaching at 2 00 p m conducted by Rev Stull Granville. Additional preaching on Thursday and Friday evenings September 5 and 6 at o clock by Rev Stull.
Asbury Chapel AME Church announces Sunday School at 9:30 am led by William Moore superintendent preaching at Middleport 10:45 am and 7:30 pm Rev W Ramsy to preach at 7:30 pm prayer meeting at 7:30 pm Wednesday Queen Esther Club Thursday Junior Buster Club Friday Basket meeting at Jakland Ohio September 8 preaching at 10:45 am and at 12 noon
The notice invites attendance for a gospel feast with Reverend Rickman preaching at 3 p.m. and a program featuring singing. It calls readers to come and enjoy the readings and participate as the Master says all things will be ready.
Evangelistic services on Hocking Street start Sunday in Athens with Rev. WA Sherwood of Anderson Indiana as evangelist. Sherwood returns to Athens after summer lecturing and revival work in Colorado and was its first Church of God pastor in the city.
In war chaplains note soldiers most ask for the hymn Abide With Me. Some seek comfort in the eternal presence amid danger and death while others lose faith. yet many find meaning in Christ who bore the Cross, drawing nearer through Calvary and suffering.
Rev. Sherwood, known in Athens and Meigs Counties, left Athens for Anderson where he became pastor of the student church and later joined the faculty as a professor of church history.
Har ry Zimmer man once led the Budapest symphony and served as concert master at 13. Now living in Oklahoma City area, he toils under the sun as an oil field laborer after fleeing war service, his skilled fingers hardened by boiler work and mule operations.
The narrative follows a musician who organized a symphony, toured the west coast, served as a bandmaster at Kelly Field in Texas during World War I, and after the war reformed his troupe. In 1924 his wife and daughter died, others left home, and financial ruin forced sale of a Los Angeles home with a $35,000 pipe organ and his instrument collection.
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