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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
8
Churches in town honor George Washington with services across denominations. Speakers include Dr A Wilcox and Rev C M Coulter addressing Washington themes. A Colonial Tea and various church activities fill the week with community guests and student programs.
Logan hosts a Sunday program at the Methodist Church with Rolland Bright speaking on Washington’s bicentennial. A combined Men's Chorus musical program follows, plus services at Trinity Lutheran and Presbyterian churches. The day honors George Washington with a patriotic Sunday School program and talks on Washington's Ideals.
Bible School of the Middleport Church of Christ begins at 9 15. Morning worship at 10 20 led by Rev Fred I Gard ner with a sermon Prophesy Over These Bones. Evening evangelistic service at 7 on The Flaming Sword. Cottage prayer meetings Tuesday and Thursday at 7 to prep for the Evangelistic Campaign starting Feb 38. Congregational meeting Friday night urged. Evangelist Brock will return for the evangelistic meetings.
Harold Bigony will review the book Living Philosophies at Methodist Church vesper services Sunday at 6 pm. The work surveys religious views of various philosophers and follows Our Beliefs in God programs started this year. Eisie Bogue chairs. Student Class meets 9 am with Prof. E C Class. Home Hour at 4 30 pm led by Erma and Pearl Smith. Fellowship Supper at 5 30 pm.
The Church Loyalty Campaign began at the Methodist Church in Glouster with ten teams seeking church member cooperation. Evangelistic services continue this week at the Church of Christ led by Rev. M S Rogers. Sunday School and worship follow at the Church of God with Love Feast and evening services.
The Westminster Fellowship boys group held an open meeting at the church with new Presbyterian students from Ohio University as guests. Nine charter members formed the group with Merrill Davis as president Morgan Jones as vice president Elmer Jacobs as secretary and Jay Reagle as treasurer. Phi Chi Delta girls met in an open meeting at the church with several new guests. The Home Relations committee Olive Carpenter Florence Smith and Eleanor Stafford led the gathering. Phi Chi Delta will sponsor a Gypsy Party at the church on Saturday night.
Revival meetings begin at the Salvation Army in Athens with Capt. H DuVal as speaker. Adjutant Bernard Stone previews events including a street meeting Saturday at 7 p m and a Praise Meeting at 8 p m Holy Communion at 10 30 a m Sunday Sunday School 2 30 p m Young People 6 p m street meeting 7 p m Sunday night Salvation Service at 7 45 p m in West Union Street building.
New spring millinery centers on sailors and nautical looks with tip tilted bonnets competing for attention. Hats largely expose the hair and favor closely woven straw. wings and quills add height while flowers are scarce.
Dayton reports two robbers robbed Marion Jessup, proprietor of a smoke shop in the city, and escaped with valuables in a brief daylight heist.
Nelsonville churches plan a Patriotic Sunday observance for the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. The event features organ and choir performances, sermons by Rev. Lloyd Evans and Rev. H. A. Sayre, and a Washington program with Prof. Campbell speaking. Additional church activities include Epworth League sessions, junior church, singing duets, and midweek prayer meetings led by local ministers.
The Rev. C. B. Thompson issued notices of church activities across Murray City and surrounding churches. Church School at Murray City Methodist Church is at 9:30, Epworth League at 6:15, public worship at 7, with prayer services Thursday at 7.
The Athens Christian Science Church will hold a Sunday morning service at 10 45 featuring Mind as the lesson and sermon topic. Golden Text cites God has given a sound mind and power and love. Readings include Philippians 4 6 7 and Eddy on Mind as omniscience and omnipresence.
The Rev. B. H. Pugh will conduct Bible services at the New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday night.
The article discusses John 10 1 16 as International Uniform Sunday School Lesson for Feb 21. It praises the Eastern shepherds leadership over his flock and contrasts genuine pastors with hirelings showing Jesus as Good Shepherd whose love guides believers. It warns against church strife done in the name of the Good Shepherd and urges living by the shepherds gentleness.
A worship service for George Washingtons 200th birthday will be at Amesville Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. Veterans from Civil Spanish American and World Wars escort the flag procession. The Ames B ern high school senior class Amesville Lodge Masons and school faculty join the event featuring patriotic singing and a brief address by the pastor.
Advice touts Parmint as an at home internal medicine to treat catarrh related deafness and head noises. It claims sufferers can regain hearing with a preparation made from 1 oz Parmint double strength and four pints of hot water taken by tablespoonful four times daily.
Rutland churches host special Washington Day services at First Methodist with Rev Harry Dye preaching on If Washington Returned To America. Middleport churches announce Sunday schedules for First Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Baptist congregations along with B Y P U events, choir numbers, and Sunday School timings.
The Nelsonville Presbyterian Church invites patriotic community members to attend the 200th Washington Birthday Observance at 4:30 p.m. on February 21.
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