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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1957
Page
5
A compact collection of devotional contrasts citing Bible verses and quotes from Lamennais, Judges, Psalms, Kilmer, Matthew and John. It frames love, faith, obedience, and wonder through brief, pithy lines. Each excerpt centers on divine love, trust, and moral guidance.
Local church notices list service times for Richland Ave Methodist Clark s Chapel Mc Dougal Albany Methodist Charge Pearl Chapel Snowville and prayer meetings Weekly schedule includes worship church school MYF board meetings and pastors Rev Dale Bumgardner and Rev Richard EF Jarvis named with service hours and locations.
The essay urges believers to carry the church in their hearts not just attend services. It contrasts nominal faith with genuine transformation, citing Shaw and biblical imagery. True Christianity shows mercy, humility, and service, with the cathedral existing inside as the source of lasting peace.
The WSCS met at the Log Cabin with ten members and eight children present as a laborer begins cement block foundation work. A bake sale and white elephant sale are planned for Aug. 30 to fund the cabin remodel. Nearby social items include a Wilson's park picnic and multiple family notices.
Mrs Anna Thompson visited her brother in Columbus. Larry Shamblin from Rio Grande visited relatives here. Guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Martin and Katie included Mr and Mrs Howard Shahan of Salem West Virginia. Wash Thomas is ill. Johnny Bill Musgrave visiting Mr and Mrs C L Hern. Three of Wash Thomas’ sons returned home to Floreffe Pennsylvania after a two week visit. Mrs Anna Davis of Riverside West Virginia moved in with Mrs America Clark. Joe Allen of Lignor Pennsylvania visited friends here over a weekend. Mrs B L Hern.
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC hosts about 2,000,000 visitors annually, the largest audience among national shrines and parks.
A dense schedule lists daily masses confessions and services across many churches including St Pauls Catholic, Apostolic Lighthouse, Seventh Day Adventist, Nazarene, Alexander Presbyterian, Good Shepherd Episcopal, Athens Free Methodist, Redtown, Mt Carmel, New Marshfield, Union, Bates, Pleasanton, Amesville, New England, Whites Chapel Wesleyan, Graham Chapel Bible Christian. Notable pastors and times named for each location.
Church notices list multiple congregations with service times and pastors. Evangelical United Brethren, Athens Pilgrim Holiness, and Central Ave Methodist show weekly worships, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and ministers including Rev Harold R Sturm Rev Charles E Magruder Rev R W Ives Rev Franklin Upthegrove Rev William Strickland Rev C L Wooten Dr Marvin Phillips and Dr W Carl Hickey with services on Sunday and midweek.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship 10 45 a m evening worship 7 30 p m missionary p m fast and prayer Thursday 12 to 1 p m intercession hour Saturday 7 p m The Rev Ira L Shanafelt is the pastor
A fragmented OCR snippet shows the sequence Sunday through Saturday with punctuation gaps. The line hints at a weekly schedule or calendar framing without full context or events.
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