Christmas Goes on at Athens Churches With Pageants and Carols
Churches in Athens press Christmas bells with pageants carols and services for this Sunday and next week. Presbyterian Westminster Fellowship plans a 80 child party and a 7 pm carol service while Westminster Chorus and church quartet perform. Methodist hosts White Gifts for the King at 6:30 with the Wesley group. Christian Church offers Glory to God in the Highest at 7:30 with choirs. Lutheran service at 10:30 features Blessed to he that is not offended in Me.
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Presbyterian Church
Westminster Fellowship
Westminster Chorus
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wesley
Christian Church
God
Carl Roberts
Knights of Pythies
North Court Street
Paul J. Frisch
Heath Church Pastor Has Special Sermon
In Middleport Rev. Clarence Swearingen of Heath Methodist Church will preach at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Music by the choir in the morning. Junior League meets at 1:30 p.m. with Mrs. N Moore as superintendent. Epworth League led by Jean Swearingen at 6 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. Morning sermon titled In the Beginning God addressing faith versus science. Night sermon Desiring the Infallible.
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Middleport
Clarence Swearingen
Heath Methodist Church
Frank White
God
Rutland Church Auction Saturday in Public Square
Rutland M E Parish Pastor Cloe Dean Copley announces an auction sale in the Public Square this Saturday. Proceeds go to pay current church debts with donations from town friends and nearby communities.
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Rutland
Rutland M. E
Cloyce Dean Copley
Copley
Rutland Church
Rution
George Carson
Syracuse
Dona Heysel Superitenden
Haydenville-Murray City M E Church Circuit Sunday Schedule
Haydenville Murray City Buchtel Jobs and Carbon Hill hold Sunday School at 9:30 a m. Murray City preaches 9:30 a m with Sunday School, league 6:15 p m and prayer 7 p m. Haydenville 9:30 a m Sunday School with 6:15 p m preaching and league. Friday prayer meeting led by R M Swaim. Special weeknight services at 7 p m.
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Haydenville
Murray City
Buchtel
Jobs
R. M. Swaim
Carbon Hill
God Preserver Topic At the Science Church
The Athens Church of Christ Scientist will read a Lesson-Sermon on Sunday December 16, 1954 with the subject God the Preserver of Man. The Golden Text from Psalms 14520 declares The Lord preserveth all them that love him. The lesson cites John 8 51 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, page 90, noting that recognizing man as God’s likeness frees one to master infinity and opens to immortality.
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God
Athens
Church of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Circle of Ruth Hosts Burlingham Group Meeting
Burlingham December gathering of Circle of Ruth at Mrs. Bertine Story’s home drew 20 members and eight visitors. President Florence Sauters led the all day event with a potluck dinner and afternoon program featuring Rev. C A Spriggs recounting Chase Church history and Will Story’s old time violin music played on a 1850 instrument.
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Burlingham
Circle of
Ruth
Bertine Story
Florence Sauters
C. A. Spriggs
Chase Church
Will Story
Lenna Oberholzer
Irs
Mattle Coats
Base
Grace Skinner
Ina Gilkey
Esta Carbaugh
Tre Ruth Carbaugh
Ertine Story
Rev. A. Spriggs
Floyd Williams
Edna Douglas
Edith Smith
Amanda Hayes
F. C. Oberholzer
von Sauters
Harlan Story
Eli B Doudna Dies in Chesterhill Funeral Held
Funeral services for Eli Bundy Doudna age 8 were held in Barnesville on Tuesday. A former Morgan County resident born at Chesterhill he is survived by several children.
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Eli B. Doudna
Chesterhill
Barnesville
Eli Bundy Doudna
Morgan County
Rev McClure to Fill Pulpit at Nelsonville
Dr Fr C McClure superintendent Chillicothe district will fill the pulpit at the First Methodist Church Nelsonville Sunday morning at 10 30 a m Quarterly Conference follows service Epworth Leagues meet at 6 p m The night service features a sermon The Pilgrim Holiness Church on East Chestnut Street also hosts the morning service at 10 30 a m led by Rev D C Shearer Sunday School at 9 30 a m Walter S Primmer superintendent Youth service at 6 p m Night worship at 7 p m evangelistic in tone Special singing planned Prayer meeting Wednesday night Cottage service Friday night
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D. C. Shearer
Walter S. Primmer
Sermon Topics and Sunday Schedule in Glouster
Glouster notes Christ the Power of God Unto Salvation as the morning sermon topic by Rev. O P Smith at 10 30. A district rally report is due at 7 p m. Sunday School 9 30, Epworth League 6 p m, Wednesday prayer service 7. Choir to present a Christmas cantata on Sunday afternoon December 23. Loyalty Day Church of Christ reports 259 in Sunday School and about 150 at morning services. Sunday announcements: Lord's Supper 10 a m sermon Faith Which Saves by Rev David P Morris. Christian Endeavor 6 p m Happy Hour 7 p m Gospel Jesus Way of Life sermon, special music. Midweek devotional Thursdays 7 30.
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Presbyterian
A. Y. Wilcox
Techiowski
Neidhinger
E. A. Hansen
Christian Endeavor Society
Chester Evans
Rowena Kealer
Rowena Kesler
P. L. Peterson
Phi Chi Delta
Carbondale
Carbongadale
W. H. Fowler
Methodist Church
L. C. Staats
Leslie Weatherhead
Wesley Foundation Group
Heverenad Vowler
J. E. Thackery
Ower
Reed J. Downs
First Christian Church
Bible School
Beulah Vicestand
Mary Helen Lee
Arthur Guale Vermillion
C. L. Et al
M. T. Vermillion
EB. J. Person
Donald Young
Neutgling
Earl Chase
Church of the Upstreamers
Guild
Howard Wood
East State Street
Gladys Jones
Clarence Samford
Thomas Gibson
May Avenue
Glouster
Christ
O P. Smith
M. E
Lancaster
Epworth League
Church of Christ
David P. Morris
Frost Christmas Service Highlighted by Youth Involvement
Frost, Dec 14. The Frost Unitarian Church moves its fifth Sunday meeting to Sunday afternoon December 16 at 2 30 p m. A Christmas service features community children and youth recitations and carol singing with Rev Edward M Minor delivering the sermon.
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Frost
Frost Universalist Church
Edward M. Minor
Plan Regular Services At Alexander Charge
Bible School of the Alexander Presbyterian Church will meet Sunday at 10 a m with Arthur Stuart as leader. Morning worship is scheduled for 11 o'clock with the sermon Is Life Worth Living.
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Bible School
The
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Arthur Stuart
Scipio Honor Student Roll Is Made Public
Harris onville report lists Scipio Township students with grades above B for the last grading period. Names span School Verlin Peck Kate Wyatt Wilma Harmon Dye Ball Eleanor Gilkey Grafton Stout James Reeves and many others including Eva Douglas Eva Steward Jack Clark Donald Gibson Kathryn Wyatt and Virginia Alkire. Irwin Creek and Downington entries include Hazel Welch Doris Oberholzer Maxine Chase Virginia Brooks Frances Woodyard and more.
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Harrisonville
Scipio Township
Verlin Peck
Kate Wyatt
Wilma Harmon
Dye Ball
Eleanor Gilkey
Grafton Stout
James Reeves
Howard Tudor
Frances Michael
Margaret Whaley
Jack Waggoner
Evelyn Beal
Virginia Hull
Hazel Townsend
Lorene Townsend
Delores Woodgerd
Clyde Clicher
Eva Douglas
Eva Steward
Lena Alkire
Gene Clark
Jack Clark
Donald Gibson
Marjorie Williams
Kathryn Wyatt
Thece Chase
Joan Crase
Don Cotteri
Virgene Douglas
Myrtle King
Junior Turner
Virginia Alkire
Donna Jean Chase
Hobart Cline
Georgie Mae Harmon
Purle Jewell
Alice Mae Lambert
Edna Louise Warner
George Gibson
Howard Day Gilkey
Richard Wale Knopp
Evelyn Lucille Warner
Rufus Putnam Girls Win Field Ball Championship
The Rufus Putnam girls defeated East Side 11 to 0 to win the elementary school fieldball title in the final series game. Rufus Putnam boys and East Side boys tied 1 to 1 in soccer ball as the soccer standings show Rufus Putnam leading with 0 losses and completing their schedule. The final championship rests on East Side versus West Side and East Side versus Mechanicsburg outcomes.
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Rufus Putnam
East Side
West Side
Mechanicsburg
White Gift Pageant At Methodist Church Sunday
Audience and Wesley Players present a two part White Gifts For the King pageant at 6 30 Sunday evening at the Methodist Episcopal Church gifts of clothing bedding toys and money will be given by the audience and later distributed by the county relief office Dorothy Mikes stars in the prologue George Echko plays the king Virginia Chappelelar as the Madon nna and Raymond Young Joseph Mrs W H Fowler directs with other leaders aiding music by J E Thackery and A R Kresge cathedral bell effect by Paul Lewis
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Methodist
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wesley Players
Student Dramatics Organization
County Relief Office
Wesley Foundation
Dorothy Mikes
Carl Beasley
E. 8. Haller
James Palmer
A. T. Volwiler
J. Walburn
Burdette Hunt
J. P. Hull
H. A. McCaskill
Thomas H. Johnson
Mise Delle Finsterwald
Mise Delle Finsterwald, Mrs. 8. H. Bing, Miss Annabelle Haller, Miss Helen Hu
Fred Schilling
Fred Mathews
Georgia Hickman
W. B. Cable
C. M. Ferguson
Fred McKay
E. D. Shrout
B. A. Renkenburger
Gladys van Dyke
George W. Clark
O. K. Parrott
R. G. Palmer
J. E. Thackery
A. R. Kresge
Paul Lewis
High School Night at M E Revivals Planned
Chauncey revival services entered their third week with high school night scheduled Sunday at 7 p m at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev J G Deeds of Jacksonville leads the revival with daily services at 7 p m and Sunday School at 9 30 a m. public is invited.
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Chauncey
J. G. Deeds
Jacksonville
Middleport First Baptist Sunday Schedule
Middleport residents are invited to worship at the First Baptist Church with Rev. F. C. Kreager presiding. Sunday School opens at 9:15 a.m. followed by morning worship at 10:15 a.m. with the sermon "Songs in the Night" and a 6 p.m. B Y P U meeting. Evening service at 7 p.m. features "Ways Unto God." Prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
Salvation Army Christmas Plans and Weekly Meetings
Salvation Army Christmas events are announced for the coming week at the Army in the VATIONS class. Life Saving Guards host a Monday party at 7 pm with supper organized by Mrs. Wee Shaw. Home League bands entertain Wednesday at 6, followed by an 7:30 holiness meeting and a Saturday Bang of Love. Adjt W W preachings and Sunday School with Hinshaw in charge at 6:5, then a 7 o’clock salvation service led by Mrs. Hinshaw.
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Army
Life Saving Guards
Windle Hunter
Young People’s Legion
Hinshaw
Residentia
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Heath Church
Suices
Bethel
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M. FE
God Preserver
Science Church
Burlingham Group
McClure
Nelsonville
Chillicothe
M. E. Pilgrim Holiness
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M. E. Pulpit
Christ Church
Frost Church
Alexander
Scipio
M.E. Revivals
Middleport First Baptist
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