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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
7
The article reflects on Paul’s life as a model of progress and resilience. It highlights his willingness to press forward, his strength in weakness, and the belief that God favors no person, making the Gospel accessible to all.
John Lloyd Evans leads Sunday 10:30 morning worship with special Christmas music and a sermon Ring Out the Old. Junior Christian Endeavor at 6 pm led by Mrs. Edward Sharp, intermediate CE by Miss Raybould, senior CE with Rev. instructor. Evening service at 7:30 features Music by the Men's Choir and sermon Ring the New.
Rev. C. P. Pridgen presides with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m on the subject Forward. Young Peoples meet at 6 30 p m Praise meeting at 7 p m and preaching at 7 30 p m Watch service Monday 8 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 o'clock.
Pastor Charlies Wesley Hoffman conducts Sunday School at 9 30 a m and public service at 10 30 a m with evening service at 7 p m. Epworth League enrollment nears 100 as Sunday School interest grows and officers were elected Friday for next year.
Church of Christ announces Sunday School at 9 30 with W L Morrison as superintendent Morning worship at 10 30 Sermon titled Two Doors Evening worship at 7 30 Sermon Numbering Our Days Annual business meeting Wednesday at 7 p m Endeavor Groups meet at 6 p m
Fred I Gardner pastor. Bible School 9 15 morning service 10 20 sermon Pauls Secret of Success 6 00 Christian Endeavor leaders Jack Satterfield Miss Elizabeth Russell 7 00 evening service Holy Ground New Years service Wednesday 7 00 prayer meeting and study hour Subject Ex cuses we Have Heard and How to Answer Them With Scripture Bring Bibles pencils and paper
Bradbury Bible School and Communion Service now start at 9 20 A M with preaching at 3 00 P M Sunday afternoon Note this change in time
The SIMPSEN M. E. Church holds Sunday School at 9 a.m. with Robert Warner as superintendent. A 10:80 sermon titled Standing at the Threshold follows. At 6:15 p.m. the Young People's meeting precedes a 7 p.m. sermon Marching Orders. On Monday, December 31st at 11 p.m. a Watch Night service of Prayer and the Holy Communion.
Damon D. Wetkins serves as supply pastor with a 9 15 church school and 10 15 Lord's Supper in German subject Bringing the Lord and trust in the Lord. Beet 7 00 preaching sermon Balancing the Record. Miss Margaret Adams recites Winning Fence. Wednesday prayer meeting 7 00 led by Mrs Girrison. New Year Watch Party invites men and families.
The Christian Science Church at 6514 South Coat Street announces Golden Text Isaiah 52 10 and responsive readings Isaiah 62 1 4 6 9. Sunday School 9 9 a m, Sunday service 10 45 a m, Wednesday meeting 7 p m. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday from 2 to 5 p m.
Miss Irene Par directs young people's activities and Bible School opens at 9. Prof. Alex Root serves as general superintendent. Boys classes led by John Bolin and Walter Porter. Departmental superintendents include Prof. Homer Cherrington Mrs. L Bing and Mrs. Clark Williams. Morning worship at 10 30 sermon God and Person Influence. Music by quartet under Mrs A R Kresge. Scout meeting Thursday and Friday under Roy Japier.
Mid week service announced for Wednesday evening at 7 30 oclock featuring Arthur Cameron Johnson and Don Graffin with details on location and time provided in the notice.
The Church of the Good Shepherd on State and Carpenter Streets lists E. L. Plelow as rector and Lamon J. Morgan as assistant. Sunday after Christmas Day service includes Church School at 9:39 a.m. and Morning Prayer and Sermon at 10:30 a.m.
The Church of God meets at 4 Stimson Avenue to study Romans chapter six at 9 30. At 10 30 p m worship and communion follow the apostles pattern.
Mt Zion Baptist Church Carpenter and Congress Streets lists worship at 10 45 with the sermon Why Jesus Came and Y P A service at 6 30 on Learning From Experience led by Mrs Blanch Russell and Mary Louise Pettiford. Mid week services Wednesday at 7 30 feature A New Year New Life New Purpose New Power.
Sunday School at usual hour led by A. 8. Pickering with music from the Junior Choir. Worship and sermon at 10 15. Junior League at 5 80 p m and Senior League at 6 p m led by Mrs Lillien Porter. Evening worship at 7. Prayer services Wednesday at 7 p m.
Ira P. Day, minister, leads Sunday School at 9 40 a m with Carlos Cowen as superintendent. Sermon follows at 10 45 a m. A Young People's meeting is set for 7 in the evening.
Audrey Murray Taylor to lead Sunday school at Amesville at 9 30 a m with no preaching in the morning. Evening worship scheduled for 7 30.
Sunday School begins at 10 a m with morning worship at 11 a m. No evening service announced.
The Alexander Presbyterian in Athens Albany Road invites parishioners to a Bible School at 10 a.m led by Ralph Ladd, morning worship at 11 with Maud Vorhes at the piano, and an evening service at 7:30 featuring a sermon by Minister Howard Ely Warner on a man ahead of his time. A joint session and board meeting follows the evening service.
Four tax refunds totaling 1 317 007 were announced by the treasury department to West Virginia entities and an individual. The largest refund was 1 235 962 to United Fuel Gas Company Charleston. Other refunds include Edwin A. Durham Sistersville 41 054 Harvey Coal and Coke Company MacDonald 40 091 and New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company Philadelphia 83 125.
Mrs. Catherine Quinvaline of Richmond Indiana aged 72 and her daughter in law Mrs James H Quinvaline were injured near West Jefferson when their car skid yesterday. Mrs Quinvaline suffered a broken nose and her daughter in law sustained cuts and bruises. They were taken to Mt Carmel hospital in Columbus for treatment.
West Union reports the county grand jury issued three secret indictments in a probe into election frauds. Thirty-two witnesses testified, sparked by E. B. Willis of Wellston carrying Mt. Union in the judicial race, though Willis lost Mt. Union and Judge J. Thomas of Portsmouth was reelected.
Columbus report states John L. Murphy of Marion had his 10 to 15 year penitentiary term commuted by Governor Donahue to expiration now. The action ends his current imprisonment effective immediately.
Washington county school districts receive state aid warrants totaling 28,047.50 mailed from Columbus during the week of December 17. Payments fund payrolls and regular expenses with Aurelius rural 900, Belpre village 38500, Beverly village 4000, Decatur rural 555, Dunham rural 745, Fairfield rural 700, Lawrence rural 250, Liberty rural 100, Lowell village 2700, Ludlow rural 839, Macksburg village 412, Matamoras village 2647, Newport No 1 rural 1800, Salem village 1442.50, Warner rural 500, Waterford rural 4600, Watertown No 1 rural 757.
Cincinnati December 28. The search for the Rev. Napoleon H. Carlisle retired Baptist minister of Covington Kentucky continued today by relatives and police. Carlisle disappeared Monday after leaving home to send a package to his brother at Bracht Kentucky.
States auditor figures show Ohio inheritance taxes raised 2,368,510.86 in 1927 with city shares. Cities also received 3,268,360.33 from auto licenses and 3,684,425.51 from gasoline taxes, while Columbus alone drew 196,096 from inheritance and 255,383.16 from auto licenses.
The November industrial fatalities in Ohio totaled 96, down from 109 in October, as announced by Thomas P. Kearns, superintendent of the state division of safety and hygiene. Hamilton County recorded the most deaths with 16, Franklin County had four.
In Columbus three incidents occurred as metals and metal products led with 16. Non fatal industrial accidents reported to the division for November totaled 21,133, down 1,700 from October.
Representative Sol Bloom denounces George Wastman 13 month 364 day calendar as destabilizing worship and sacred dates. He cites potential wandering Sabbaths and loss of Easter and Bible continuity, noting Catholic Church and Jewish groups oppose the change. Bloom says business use possible but rejects the broader religious impact.
A preacher urges burying old prejudices as a path to rebuild church and community life. He notes long standing neighborly feuds, urges forgiveness, and asks members to work for the common good rather than retaliation in the new year.
Governor Vic Donahey and Governor-Elect Myers Y Cooper met at the State House in Columbus. They found offices torn up for decorating as they exchanged greetings and discussed routine duties of the gubernatorial office.
The 71st Regiment Armory talking marathon deteriorated into a whispering contest as contestants endured over 36 hours of continuous talking. The slatent promotion scheme run by Milton D Crandalfi used the event to award a $1,000 prize to the winner.
In Manchester Missouri on December 28 three bandits abducted Robert Bloom the bank cashier while fleeing with an estimated two thousand to five thousand dollars. The incident marks the bank's second holdup in a month.
A night watchman at the Guggenheim Laboratory was poisoned in the early hours as a bandit added poison to his coffee. He died soon after and the thief then stole $20 from a cash drawer and rifled a filing cabinet holding chemical and medical formulae.
A. A. Volstead, author of A prohibition enforcement act, criticized Mills prize essay arguing the main liquor supply does not come from illegal diversion but from moonshiners. He spoke in Saint Paul on December 28.
Dayton police search for Abran L. Fuld an insurance broker from Trenton New Jersey who left Dayton last Friday and has not been seen since.
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