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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1928

Page

10

Nelsonville Churches Church of Christ Service Schedule

Nelsonville Church of Christ led by K H McCorkle offers Sunday School at 9 30 with W L Morrison as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 30 features a choir and sermons The Heel Tripper and The Mystery Man of the Bible Evening worship at 7 includes choir music Attendance at mid week prayer meetings grows The minister presents chart discourses and invites all to attend next Wednesday at 7 with Bible study on Gods Covenant With Abraham

Church OF Christ Nelsonville K. H. McCorkle

Grace and devotion at Nelsonville M E Church

The Nelsonville M E Church led by Pastor Charlies Wesley Hoffman plans a Sunday program with Sunday School at 9:30 a m Public service at 10 30 a m featuring The Grace of Devotion Epworth League at 6 p m Evening service at 7 p m with A Searching Question A newly organized 9 piece orchestra will provide special music in the Sunday School and Epworth League beginning at 9 15 a m next Sunday for a 20 minute concert with listed members including Marjory Hickman Ethel Laughlin Nellie Pickett Irene Sheldon Helen Linton Miss Keating Bessie Stevenson Ralph Hoff man and Gretchen Pidcock.

Nelsonville M. E. Church Charlies Wesley Hoffman Epworth League Marjory Hickman Ethel Laughlin Nellie Pickett Irene Sheldon Helen Linton Miss Keating Cornet Bessie Stevenson Ralph Hoffman Gretchen Pidcock

Otterbein Home Orchestra to Perform at Local Churches

In Logan and Togan churches United Brethren ministers announce a full Sunday with 9 09 Sunday School 10 15 morning worship 2 00 concert by Otterbein Boys orchestra no admission no collection and a 6 00 Senior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor followed by 7 00 Evangelistic evening service with Christmas hymn singing and a sermon on Why Jesus Came.

Togan Churches FIRST United Brethren E. H. Dailey Otterbein A. R. Brane Otterbeine United Brethren Churches

Sunday services at First Methodist in Lancaster District

The schedule lists 9:00 a m Sunday School, 10:30 a m sermon by Dr Edward R Stafford new superintendent Lancaster District, 6:00 p m Epworth League and Class, 7:00 p m sermon by the pastor.

First Methodist Episcopal J. R. Fields Edward R. Stafford Lancaster Epworth League Pas

Rockbridge Advent Christian announces weekly schedule

E L Woodworth, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with a sermon. Evening services at 7 and 7 30 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p m. Motto: Were we perfect we would Pray more not less.

Pomeroy Bethany M E Church Services Schedule

Glenn L. Tennell, minister, announces 9 am Church School with Benjamin Neutzling superintendent. 10:15 am Morning worship with choir anthem and theme The Lesson of Gideon's Men. 7 pm Evening service of worship with music by the Young People and theme The Tragedy a Soul. 1 pm Monday High League led by Warold Fisher. 7 pm Wednesday Study class. Next Sunday Young People to present a musical cantatta. Christmas program planned for Christmas evening.

Benj. Neutzling Gideon High League Warold Fisher Ople

Forest Run M. E. Church Service Schedule

The notice lists Church School at 1 p.m. with William Case as superintendent and a worship service at 2 p.m. It invites readers to attend and worship with the congregation.

Simpson M. E. Church A E McCullough Pastor Service Schedule

Regular services are listed with Sunday School at 9 a m preaching at 10 20 a m and 7 p m Epworth League at 6 15 p m when an able speaker will give a short address Mrs Holcombe wife of Superintendent Holcombe Athens will give a Thank Offering under the auspices of the Women s Home Missionary Society

Rutland M. Fe Church L C Lineberger Pastor

Rutland M. E. Church L C Lineberger pastor. Sunday School at 9 15 a m Carl es superintendent. Rev Fowler to address Men's Bible Sunday School and Sermon of Worship to follow. Evangelist will preach 10 30 a m and again 7 p m. Fowler will sing inspiring gospel at each service. Bazaar all day Saturday Dec with chicken supper at 4 20.

Rutland M. FE L. C. Lineberger Carles Fowler Men's Bible Plos

Syracuse M EF Church Lineberger Leads Sunday School

The Syracuse M E F Church announces Lineberger as pastor with Sunday School at 9 30 sharp and A Roberts serving as superintendent. Men's activities follow.

Syracuse

Brotherhood meeting and class taught by Ella Edwards

The newly organized Preparatory class taught this week by Ella Edwards convenes with no preaching service due to the pastor’s Rutland meeting. A prayer meeting for all will be led by Mert Wiggins.

Brotherhood Ella Edwards Rutland Mert Wiggins

Pomeroy Churches Promote Christmas Vision Series

Dr. Skinner leads services at Middleport Presbyterian Church with a 10:30 a.m. theme Zion's Vision from the Mountain Top and an evening talk at 7 p.m. on Men of the Mountain Life Law Prophecy and Grace. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. covers Paul and His Friends. Christian Endeavor at 6 p.m. discusses Gods Christmas Gift to the World. Wednesday prayer study at 7 p.m. features The Birth of Jesus.

Skinner Zion Paul Jesus

Pomeroy Church of Christ Weekly Schedule

D D Wathues pastor 9 15 a m Bible School Goal 125 attendance by Xmas Rhodes Steffy superintendent Be in the 8 weeks class contest starting 10 30 a m Sermon Good In vestments 6 00 p m Christian Endeavor Edna Curd leader 7 00 p m Sermon Things That are Written 7 00 p m Mid week Prayer Service Leader Judge C E Peoples

Pomeroy Church OF Christ D. D. Wathues Rhodes Steffy Christian Endeavor Edna Curd C. E. Peoples

Heath Methodist Church Middleport Seeks Christmas Program

Heath Methodist Episcopal Church in Middleport led by Pastor C H Eichinger lists 9 15 Sunday School with I E Miller superintendent and 10 30 morning worship on Christian Ethics. Epworth League at 6 p m led by Mrs Eichinger, and 7 p m evening service on Social Justice. Wednesday service at 7. Preparations underway for a Christmas program on Sunday December 23.

Kingdom and the Local Church Sermon at Middleport church

Church of Christ in Middleport lists Bible School at 9 15 a m with Ed French as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 29 features a sermon The Kingdom and the Local Church. Evening service at 7 includes The Spirit of the Shepherds. Christian Endeavor at 6 p m led by Miss Lulu Ashland. Wednesday prayer meeting and Evangelism lesson at 7 p m.

Fred I. Gardner Ed French Christian Endeavor Lulu Ashland

Services on the Lord's Day with Children Story and Sermon

Bible School and Communion service at the usual hour. Monday at 7 p m preaching service. Junior Choir assists with a fine display. A children story accompanies each service. The sermon theme is The Cursing of Mercy for Not Helping. Attendance rises, with a hundred expected this Monday.

Open Road For God Sermon at Morning Service

Rev. W. Gaylord James leads a United morning service with Bible study and worship periods. Sermon titled An Open Road For God. Evening service at 6 15 features B P U and a service of song and exhortation Callousing the Soul. Prayer and testimony meeting slated for Wednesday December 19 at 7 o'clock.

W. Gaylord James United Service God

Christmas Activities At Athens Churches

Athens churches outline a Christmas program with Bible school at 9 15 a m sermons on Keeping Christmas Christian and Christmas music by the Wesley and Boys choirs. Evening service features Christmas carols and a play Dust of the Road by Wesley players.

First Methodist Episcopal

Church of Christ Holds Bible Study and Worship

The Church of Christ meets at No 4 Stimson Avenue at 9 20 for the study of Romans chapter five. At 4 39 PM worship and communion follow in the Apostolic Church order.

Church OF Christ Stimson Avenue the Apostolic Churches

Church Schedule at Gop Hocking Street

The notice lists services at Gop Hocking Street with Sunday School 9 36 Morning worship 16 20 and evening service 7 00 including sermons Walking With God and What Excuse Have We Junior meeting 6 20 Young People 6 15 Wednesday prayer 7 Friday Christmas entertainment 7 86

Church OF Gop Hocking Street God

Paul and His Friends Philemon 8 21

An aged prisoner Paul appeals to Philemon for Onesimus the slave. He offers a bond of friendship over property rights, urging forgiveness and trust while taking responsibility for any debt. The lesson highlights love as the strongest approach in Christian conduct.

Philemon Paul the Jesus Christ Onesimus Paul

Pauls Letter to Philemon Highlights Christian Spirit

WM F Gilroy analyzes Pauls letter to Philemon as a study in Christian spirit and judgment. The commentary centers on a delicate situation that tested fairness toward both master and slave, revealing Paul's ethical stance and guidance for harmonious relations among believers.

Church of the Good Shepherd Advent Service Schedule

The Church of the Good Shepherd on State and Carpenter Streets lists Rev. E L. Pielow as rector and Luman J. Morgan as assistant. On the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Church School begins at 9 30 a m followed by morning prayer and sermon at 10 30 a m.

State and Carpenter Streets E. L. Pielow Luman J. Morgan

Christian Science Church Service and reading schedule

God the preserver of man is the subject with Isaiah 31 5 and Psalms 16 1 6 11 28 7 9 as readings. Sunday service at 10 45 a m and Wednesday meeting at 7 p m. Reading room open Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 2 to 4 p m.

South Court Street God Jerusalem

Womans Day Prominent Speaker At Christian Church

Bible school at 9 15 a m morning service features Mrs S H Bartlett speaker who spent 7 years in Jamaica. College and high school groups meet at 6 pm. Choir presents 7 pm Christmas program directed by Miss Joy Cutler. Men to finish canvass by Sunday night.

Bible School S. H. Bartlett

Central Ave M E Church Weekly Service Notes

Ira P. Day delivers 10 15 sermon titled Man's Love in second series. Junior choir provides music after Sunday School led by A S S Pickering. Leagues led by Catherine Wilks and Helen Junod. Cottage prayer at Mr F M Tippie home Tuesday. Church prayer Wednesday. Epworth League play set for Thursday December 20.

Catherine Wilks Helen Junod F. M. Tippie D. L. Jones Epworth

Mt Zion Baptist Church Service Schedule

Mt Zion Baptist Church on Carpenter and Congress Streets lists B R Smith as pastor with Nellie Pettiford as organist and Angie Cooper superintendent. Bible School at 9 20 am with Gwen dolyn Lynch pianist. Worship at 10 45 am on Living For Christ. 6 30 pm B Y P A talk God s Christmas Gift To The World Luke 2 1 16 led by Addie Marie Guthrie. 1 45 pm worship theme Perils of Ease Loving Religion midweek service 7 39 pm Wednesday evening.

Nellie Pettiford Angie Cooper Gwendolyn Lynch Addie Marie Guthrie Blanch Russell Mary Lfouise Pettiford

Campbell Street Free Methodist Church Service Schedule

Campbell Street church on Morris Avenue announces Sunday School at 9 a.m. preaching at 10 a.m. and Evening service at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Reverend H V Webb is pastor.

Free Methodist Church Campbell Street Morris Ave H. V. Webb

First Presbyterian Church Activities Outline

John Lloyd Evans minister leads services at First Presbyterian with Sunday School at 9 30 a m overseen by W L Hudson. Morning worship at 19 30 features choir anthem and a sermon Arise Shine For Thy Light Is Come Isaiah 60 1 6 00 p m Junior Christian Endeavor led by Mrs Edward Sharp Senior Endeavor taught by Reverend Evans Evening worship at 7 30 includes Christmas cantata The Night of the Star by the children's choir.

W. L. Hudson Christian Endeavor Edward Sharp Evans

Athens Presbyterian Church Christmas Schedule

Abbott Y. Wilcox preaches at 10 30 in the morning with the sermon theme Stars Attracting to Christ. At 4 00 students Christmas party for Children’s Home. 6 00 Society of Christian Endeavor and Westminster Fellowship meetings. 7 04 cantata The Story of Bethlehem by Spence with choir and four extra voices.

O. D. Morrison T. E. Goldsberry Bible School Doctor Gard Professor Morrison Miss Chase Doctor Wilcox Society of Christian Endeavor Westminster Fellowship Bethlehem Spence

Sunday Schedule Includes Services and Prayer Meeting

Sunday School at 9 a m with preaching at 7 p m. Prayer meeting at 7 p m on Wednesday.

Corning Methodist Church Announces Weekend Guest

Pastor William A. Moore leads 9 a.m. Sunday service and Sunday School with 7 p.m. Evening service. Dr. J W Miller from the board of Home Missions will be visiting over the weekend to discuss church future plans. Monday 6 30 p m Boy Scouts and dues for next year. choir rehearsal prayer service omitted.

Corning Methodist Church Wm. A. Moore J. W. Miller Board of Home Missions

Factory M EF Church Sunday Schedule

Carlos Cowen leads Sunday School at the usual hour. Preaching at 10 45. Young People at 7. Choir practice Monday evening at 7. Day minister Tra P. Day conducts services.

Choir at First Christian Church to Sing Christmas Carols

The First Christian Church choir directs by Miss Joy Cutler will present a 7 o'clock Sunday service of Christmas carols. Soloists Miss Frances Saunders Miss Catherine Conn and Mary Allen Gibson perform with trios and a duet. Mrs. William Ruston plays the organ assisted by Rev. M. E. Chafley.

First Christian Church Joy Cutler School of Music Ohio University Frances Saunders Catherine Conn Mary Allen Gibson Gladys Jones Thelma Bingman Lucille Duffee Howard Bobo Fred Lee Tom Wittman Thelma Rinker Cotta McCoy William Ruston M. E. Chafley Child Jesus Pietro Yon

Walking With God Sermon Topic at Church of God

The Rev Charlies V Weber will preach on Walking With God at the Church of God on Hocking Street Sunday morning. He will discuss questions about fellowship with God and the life walk, using Enoch as the example. Mrs Weber will sing Asolo I Walk and Talk With a King.

God Church of God Hocking Street Charlies V. Weber Weber Enoch Asolo

Children's Choir To Sing Sunday in Nelsonville

The Presbyterian Church of Nelsonville directs 35 voices under Miss Louise Shafer and Mrs Edith Stiers in a 7 30 p m Sunday program titled Night of the Star featuring Christmas carols prayers and choruses performed by girls boys and the full choir with solos by Donald Stanley Shafer and Clara Margaret Galvin among others.

Nelsonville The Presbyterian Church Louise Shafer Edith Stiers Donald Stanley Shafer Clara Margaret Lee Galvin

Mutiny Reported Aboard Carisso Near Honolulu

Message from the motor ship Carisso to Honolulu police warned of serious crew trouble and an imminent mutiny as the vessel neared port. The ship also asked for an interpreter familiar with Shanghai Chinese and notified its agents Fred L. Waldron Ltd.

Honolulu Carisso Shanghai

Religion Must Reenter American Schools, Forum Warns

A church forum decries the removal of religious instruction from public life, arguing that public schools abandoned moral and spiritual training once creeds were excluded. It urges revived Bible study, trained teachers, and shared parental responsibility to instill conscience and duties to God in children.

America Horace Mann Republic States of America Mohammed Confuscius United States

Page Mead and Orion Patch Lead Lineup on Page Fifteen

The item lists musicians Page Mead trumpet Orion Patch trombone Arthur Cornwell and Phillip Locotosh with note that details continue on page Fifteen.

Page Mead Orion Patch Arthur Cornwell Phillip Locotosh

Christmas Music at Local M. E. Church

A Wesley Choir program at First Methodist Church features processional Angels From the Realms of Glory, anthem We Have Seen His Star in the East, a solo The Birthday of the King sung by Donald Dowd, bass, and Handel’s The Pastor al Symphony. Symphonia Orchestra directed by David Todd presents the listed ensemble with principal players noted.

Wesley Choir First Methodist Church C. C. Robinson Clare Neidlinger Donald Dowd Handel Symphonia Orchestra David Todd Robert Young Charles Etsinger Richard Mc.Cutecheon Kenneth Kuckman Robert Richards William Stout Robert Whittier James Patterson

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Logan Churches Rockbridge Advent Christian E. L. Woodworth Pomeroy Forest Run M. E Glenn L. Tennell William Case Middleport Bradbury First Baptist Church Middleport, Ohio Athens His Friends WM. F. Gilroy D. D Congregationalist Church OF the Good Shepherd Christian Science Church Central Ave. M. E Ira P. Day A. S&s. Pickering MT. Zion Baptist Church Carpenter and Congress Streets B. R. Smith First Presbyterian Church John Lloyd Evans Athens Presbyterian Church Abbott Y. Wilcox Genevieve Chase W. R. Longstreet Strouds Run Church Redtown Jacksonville LU B. Church J. W. Plummer South Canaan Kimbrough Lottridge U. Ww W. H. Long Tuppers Plains A. B H. Long Luke Adam Orient Franck Jeanette Isabella Luther Ana Chor Smart Town of Lloyd Evans BEE Ie Cciive Richard Acomb Billy Weltzheimer Coca Marjorie Vorkes Hary Herald Angels Reverend Evan Church Forum C. M. Coulter Dept Baltimore, Md Wheaton Hocking Valley F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co Motor Auto Sales Co V. Strawn Athens Home _ Telephone Bettie Shop Cornwell Jewelry Wheaton Hardware Co Coe’s Cash Shoe Store Security Savings Bank Bank of Athens N. B Athens National Bank the Southern Ohio Electric Co Bank OF Athens National Bank Athens County Athens National Bank Safe Investments EF. J. Beasley Milling the Security Savings Bank C. V. Strawn N. Court St Yours For Home Telephone Company Cornwell Oss Southern Ohio Electric Co
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