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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
10
Christmas services with special musical programs will be held in Athens area churches on Sunday. Choirs prepared cantatas to be presented during services this week and next, with Sunday Schools planning holiday entertainments. Programs announced by area ministers are listed on this page.
Sunday School departments at First Methodist Church in Athens meet at 9 30 with graded classes from 10 30 to 11 45 for beginners and junior work. Dr William G Seaman will preach a Christmas sermon at 10 30 on The Saviour Has Come with choir and organ selections. A prayer service is set for Wednesday night at 7 30 and a Kings Daughters class meeting will feature a guest from Central Avenue Church with a review of The American City and its Church.
Traditional midnight services planned at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Athens with Rev. Robert G. Purrington and augmented choir. St Pauls in Logan to host midnight service led by Rev. Smythe H. Lindsay. Lindsay also to officiate Christmas Day at Dresden church. Epiphany Church Nelsonville offers 8 pm carol service and 9 am Holy Communion led by Purrington.
A Christmas program at Wesleyan Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 features the Wesleyan Choir with solos by John Van Dyke and Marjorie Cooper and a quartet. Franklin Maerker and others join in selected pieces while Rev. E C Kenney delivers the sermon. A revival by Marion College students begins Monday night December 26.
The Mt Zion Baptist Church hosts the Christmas program with a pageant titled Miracle of the Wooden Shoe tonight at 7 30 p m. A Christmas exercise follows Sunday morning at 6 a m with Sunday School at 9 30. Rev W A Brown preaches at 10 45 on A Wonderful Savior and again at 7 30 p m on Christ Our Center.
Members of the Central Ave. Missionary Church plan a Christmas service tonight with Mrs. Robert Harvey in charge. Sunday at 10 20 a m the Sacrament of the Lord s supper will be administered during the morning service. An evening service at 730 p m features a Christmas sermon Room for the Highest. The choir, with Miss Florence Harvey at the piano, will perform. A joint Epworth Leagues meeting is set for 6 p m Sunday. Rev Jeffery will show pictures Birth of Jesus.
The Christian Science Church will read a lesson sermon on Sunday December 25 with the golden text from Isaiah 9 2 The lesson includes Micah 5 2 and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy noting Divine Science derives its sanction from the Bible and heals sickness and sin.
The Letart Falls Methodist Circuit schedules Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at 10:30 a.m. at Letart Church with John Wolfe as superintendent. Christmas Eve services fund Methodist Homes in Ohio, with similar programs at Fairview Apple Grove and Plants churches. Letart Falls Sunday School was reorganized on the 18th with H. B. Powell as superintendent and Garen Roush as assistant.
Haydenville South Haydenville Church of God schedules a Christmas program for Sunday with a 9:30 Sunday School led by superintendent John W Norris, a child choir, a 7:30 p m program featuring carols dialogues and the play The Christ Childs Star, plus a Silent Night tableau and food donations for baskets. New Year revival begins January 1 with Rev A P Cohagan of Logan and Unity Day events planned with Evangelist Cohagan.
Sunday School will be held at 9 30 a m at three churches in the Bradbury Bradford Dexter Circuit. A preaching service at Bradbury Church is set for 10 30 a m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 p m at Bradbury and Bradford churches with the theme Christmas its Deeper Meaning. A 7 p m preaching service at Bradford Church features The First Christmas Service.
Rev. Stan ley Jeffery will deliver The Form of a Servant as the Christmas text at The Plains M E Church at 9 15 a m and at Clarks Chapel M E Church at 11 15 p m announcing today.
Gallia County residents share holiday visits with relatives across Ohio and beyond. Notables include Hilda Halley from Moody Bible Institute visiting family, Linwood Davis and Celestine Layne marriage, and many entertaining at homes in Gallipolis.
The Primary Department of the Sunday School at Richland Ave Methodist Protestant Church will present a program Sunday night at 7 30 o clock. Sunday School meets at 9 30, prayer service at 10 30, and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 that evening with midweek prayer at 7 30.
Bible study will be held at 9 45 a m at the Church of Christ 6 Stimson Ave. The 10 15 a m service will feature a sermon on Love of the Lord the Supreme Motive in Service to Christ. Communion will follow at 11. The evening service at 7 30 p m will present Ways to Serve.
Reverend Evan Edwards will preach the Christmas service at the Church of the Nazarene Sunday at 10 30 a m Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m with Superintendent Cecil Cox in charge. The Young People's service at 6 45 p m includes a Christmas program followed by Evangelistic service by Rev B A Stanley. Revival begins January 15 and runs to January 29.
The Pilgrim Holiness Church at Washington and Congress Streets plans Sunday School at 9 30 A M and preaching at 10 30 A M A young people's meeting follows at 6 45 P M Rev H E Osborn the pastor will preach at 7 30 P M evangelistic service Mid week prayer is set for Wednesday at 7 30 P M
Rev Walter Martin announces regular services at the Free Methodist Church of Athens. Sunday School at 9 a m, sermon at 10 30 a m, Friday night service at 7 30 p m led by the pastor. Mrs Bertene Farley leads prayer meeting at 2 p m next Tuesday after noon with the pastor preaching.
The Plains Church of God will hold a Christmas program Sunday morning after Sunday School at 9 30 in charge of Clarence Lopez. Young church members will participate. Tim Michael visiting The Plains will preach at 7 00 Sunday night. A mid week prayer and praise service is scheduled for Wednesday night at 7 30.
Probationary class at Holzer Hospital Training School for Nurses hosted a tea in a log cabin opposite the hospital. About 75 guests including nurses alumnae staff physicians wives and office employees attended the charming event. Monthly meeting of the Women’s Home Missionary Society met at Grace M E Church annex with Mrs. W S Westerman in charge presenting a playlet music and carols. Nearly 100 guests dined after the program.
Mrs E B Miller hosted the Ladies Bible Class with Miss Delia O Connor assisting. The event featured participants including Mrs Pearl Pierce and Miss Anna Morgan and concluded with a luncheon. The Business and Professional Women's Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs Robert Bischoffs home with carols a reading and a charitable gift drive. The McKinney twenty fifth wedding anniversary was celebrated at the home of Mr and Mrs Erwin Casta with a gathering of relatives including Mrs Laura Casta and daughter Anna and Rev Edward Burnham.
Rev. E. Nicholas will deliver a short sermon on Why He Came during a unified Sunday service at Athens Church of God on Hocking Street. Sunday School begins at 9 30 led by Supt. John Bailey. No youth meeting tonight. Christmas program scheduled for 7 30 with children participating.
Morning service at 10 30 features the sermon God's Gift to a Benighted World. An evening service at 7 30 will present The Purpose of the Incarnation. Junior Young People meet at 6 00, Senior Young People at 7 00 under Rev. E D Higginbotham.
The text notes an evening program ending with the play He Came to Bethlehem and mentions a mid week service Wednesday night at 7 30 oclock featuring a Review.
Rev B H Morris will deliver a sermon titled They Offered Unto Him Gifts at 9 30 a m Sunday service at the Pomeroy Church of God with special music. After worship the children will present a Christmas program and the Bible School offering will be donated to the Cleveland Christian Orphanage.
Doanville Regular Sunday School sessions set for Sunday at 9 30 am at Doanville Church. Welding arcs reaching 10000 degrees cited as hotter than the sun in a separate note.
A Christmas program is planned at the Independent Holiness Church during the Sunday School period led by George Call, superintendent. Rev. Albert Selbee, the pastor, will assist as the service features Bible readings, songs, instrumental numbers, and recitations.
The Happy Home Club of Campaign Church met with Mrs. Ada Fergusdy hosting. Thirty seven members and guests attended. Dinner was served at noon and an enjoyable program followed.
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