Religious Nets and Church Spaces Feature Page
A 1928 Messenger feature presents a religious nets and church spaces page. Local Hocking Valley businesses sponsor the section including The Southern Electric Co. and Wheaton Hardware Co. Contributors span multiple Athens and area firms and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Southern
Electric Co
Phage Ome Ve Telephone Co
Conant
Ston Lairds
Wheaton Hardware Co
Security Savings
Nelshnvile
Church Announcements For Local Congregations A Listing
Local churches publish their Sunday schedules with details for worship, Sunday school times, youth programs, and sermons. Listings include First Methodist Episcopal St Matthew's Lutheran St John's Church First Presbyterian United Brethren Trinity Church Church of Christ and noted sermon topics and service times.
Church Services and Sunday School Schedules Listed
First Methodist Church notes worship in Episcopal church with 10 30 morning service and 7 evening service plus a full organ program. Sunday school runs 9 30 with M C A classes and O Crawford as superintendent. First Presbyterian Church lists 9 30 Sunday school, 10 30 worship with Vested Choir, and 7 30 evening service with sermon The Undying Past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
John Lloyd Evans
W. L. Fludson
John Scott
Ser
Simon of
Cyrene
Church listings for Lent and Sunday services
The Church of the Good Shepherd on State and Carpenter streets holds morning prayer and sermon at 10:80 o clock on the first Sunday in Lent. The Christian Science Society at 6514 South Court Street offers services at 10:45 a m with Sunday school at 9:30 a m and a lesson on Christ Jesus. Reading room hours are 2 to 4 p m on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Wednesday is a testimonial meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the Good Shepherd
Carpenter Streets
E. L. Pielow
Christian Science Society
South Court Street
Christ Jesus
Central Ave M E Church Evangelistic Services Through Easter
Ira P. Day presides with A. S. Pickering as Sunday school superintendent. Junior Choir provides music. Morning and evening worship at 10 30 and 7 00 with special evangelistic sermons by the pastor through Easter. Fifty four attended last Wednesday devotion and two conversions reported. Special services each Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave. M. E
Ira P. Day
A. S. Pickering
Christian Church M E Chatley Pre Easter Campaign
Bible school opens at 9 15. Morning service at 10 15. Miss Joy Taylor of St Louis will speak for United Christian Missionary Society. Evening service at 7 00 with theme Turning over a new leaf. Pre Easter campaign runs Sunday to April 8 with evangelistic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
M. E. Chatley
Minister
Bible School
Bible School and Worship Schedule at Congress Streets
Bible school at 9:30 a.m. Miss Elia Cooley superintendent. Mrs. Nellie Pettiford organist. Worship and communion at 10:45 a.m. B Y P U at 6:30 p.m. topic Helping the Unfortunate. Mat 11 2 6 Mrs Blanch Russell president Mary Louise Pettiford pianist. Worship and sermon 7:45 p.m. Christ's Striking Distinction Between Church Members. Mid week worship Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Streets
B. R. Smith
Elia Cooley
Nellie Pettiford
Blanch Russell
Mary Louise Pettiford
Bible Study and Worship Schedule
Bible study at 9 30. Worship and communion following the Apostolic church order at 19 30.
Hocking Street Church Schedule Notes
Pastor G C Johnson leads at Hocking Street with Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching at 16:45 on the normal congregation and at 19:00 for God s Purpose In Religion. Children and prayer meetings follow with a Wednesday evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Street
G. C. Johnson
Religion and music cradle Sunday events at Wesley Church
Charles M. Coulter leads Bible school at 9 15 with Alex Root as superintendent. Morning worship features a sermon on Unchristian aspects of our Industrial Order, special Wesley Choir music, and organ by A R Kresge. Evening services include topics on How Religion Began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Coulter
Bible
Alex Root
Wesley Choir
C. C. Robinson
A. R. Kresge
Wesley Foundation
Virginia Caldwell
Wayne Matthews
Epworth League
Coulter
Training of Twelve Disciples Lessons in Apostolic Call
The text discusses how great teachers form a school of thought through devoted followers and highlights Jesus choosing twelve apostles for a focused mission. It notes their early misunderstandings, the call’s demands, and the need for loyal response to make the commission effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Lindbergh
Paris
Christ
Presbyterian Church Bible School and Services Evening Sermon
Abbott Y Wilcox presents Bible school at 9 15 with Ralph M Pavey urging prompt attendance Rev W Ludwig teaches college group Morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon Sin Yielding Its Inevitable Fruit as seen in a Literary Masterpiece Evening worship at 7 with The Fine Art of Being Neighborly Rev Wilcox preaches Mount Zion Baptist B B Smith from Athens speaks Wednesday on Christian Missions and America's Racial Attitudes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott Y. Wilcox
Minister Bible School
Ralph M. Pavey
W. Ludwig
Wilcox
B. R. Smith
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Athens
America
Church Schedule Highlights For Week
Wm. A. Moore presides services at 9 a.m. Sunday with Sunday school. Epworth League meets at 6:30 p.m. Evening sermon at 7 p.m. Monday scouts at 7 p.m. Tuesday choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. Thursday mid week service at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Moore
Epworth League
Boy Scouts
Jacksonville Trimble M. E. Church Service Update
Rev. L A Donnally will preach at The Plains at 10 30 am. There is no service in Jacksonville as the pastor fills the pulpit in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Donnally
the Plains
Jacksonville
Glouster
Alexander Presbyterian Church Service and Bible School
Alexander Presbyterian on Athens Albany Road conducts Bible school at 10 o clock with Ralph Ladd as superintendent and minister Howard Ely Warner leading classes for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Presbyterian
Athens
Albany Road
Howard Ely Warner
Bible School
Ralph Ladd
Church Reorganizes With Morning Worship and Choir
The Sun day service will start with morning worship at 11 o clock. Mrs Maud Vorhes is the pianist and Miss Julia Stanley serves as choir director with a rendition of The Old Rugged Cross. A young peoples discussion group meets at 7 30 in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Vorhes
Julia Stanley
Factory M. E. Church Sunday Schedule
James McHarg, superintendent of Sunday school, presides over services at 9:15, Sunday school at 10:15, and Young People’s services at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira P. Day
James McHarg
Doctor Hamilton Symonds Death By His Own Hand
In Hereford England Dr. Hamilton Symonds killed himself after learning he would require an operation he had performed on many patients. The event is reported as a rare case of a physician taking his own life amid medical fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Andrew
Peter
Hereford
Eng
Hamilton Symonds
Church Forum and Budget Plan Question
A church forum asks how to succeed with the Sunday school budget system. It cites Emer E. Jenkins, treasurer of North Broadway Methodist Church in Columbus Ohio, noting weekly apportioned estimates and a large blackboard display in the main vestibule showing official financial reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emer E. Jenkins
North Broadway Methodist Church
Columbus
Ohio
Red Pepper Rub Promises Fast Lumbago Relief
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as the fastest relief for lumbago and related pains. It claims instant tingling heat within minutes, improved blood circulation, and relief from neuritis and back ache, urging readers to buy genuine Rowles-branded jars.
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Rowles
Program of Christian education and weekly quota system
The text outlines organized classes and departments with three columns for weekly quota, prior month total, and date-contributed totals. A red star marks months when contributions exceed quotas. It also defines a Christian education program as having aims outcomes, organized experiences, and tests to measure progress.
Quart of Water Cleans Kidneys
An advertisement extols flushing kidneys with a quart of water daily and four drams of a grape lemon lithia salt tonic. It links excess acids from rich food to kidney strain causing rheumatism headaches and urinary problems. Regular intake supposedly cleanses blood and prevents kidney complications.
Religious News Highlights From Kobe to Washington Dc
The article notes Japanese Christian benevolent institutions in Kobe funded by Japanese Christians. It reports a new independent Lutheran Deaf Congregation in Washington Dc led by Edward Kaereher the first deaf Lutheran pastor with a deaf flock. It mentions World Day of Prayer on February 24 and contrasts US omissions on eight hour laws and mothers employment with others nations. It also states Seventh Day Adventists have 250000 members and have added many foreign missionaries, with high per capita religious giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Lutheran Church of Transfiguration
Washington, D. C
Edward F. Kaereher
Lutheran Church
Christ
Washington
United States
Seventh-Day Adventists
The Church Invites You and The Spirit Within
Chicago surgeon Dr. Allen Craig argues that a man’s chemical value totals 98 cents while insurance values him at five thousand dollars. He attributes the vast difference to the value of the spirit and urges church participation as the primary program for the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Craig
Chicago
Character and virtue in daily life from a sermon
A collection of maxims on character, virtue, and self-discipline attributed to Charles Coke Woods. The lines urge constancy, action, good habits, self-respect, and service, linking personal integrity to moral leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coke Woods
Tithers Exceed Per Capita Gifts Highlight Church Giving
The passage notes that all listed individuals are tithers and that their free gifts surpass the church’s per capita total. It emphasizes generosity beyond regular tithes to support church needs.
The Better Way Estimating The Value of Man
John Calder argues six propositions on man’s worth to society through production and consumption. He defines value, parasitic cases, mere existence, economic and social success, and justice when acquisition equals production. The focus is on how individual potential translates to collective benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calder
Mary’s Cheating Sparks Debate on Education and Parental Roles
Helen defends Mary while revealing Mary’s cheating to avoid punishment. The mother uncovers that Mary lacks natural brightness and that parental pressure to rank high leads to cheating. The piece argues cheating is not only a student fault but stems from family time and moral guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Helen
D. Carl Yoder
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Beasley Milling & Grocery Co
Virgile Davis Moler
Anto Sales Co
Logan Churches
First Methodist Episcopal
J. KR. Fields
ST. Matthew’s
Amos L. Heyde
Luther League
ST. John’s Church
Enterprise Sunday School
First Presbyterian
HB. L. Geddes
Barry Smith
United Brethren
T C. Herper
Christian Endeavor
Trinity Eurage Church
Elmer Bliss
Fair
Church OF Christ Bible School
Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Edwin Lewis Morrell
Charles EB
Poston
Episcopal Church
Crawford
Hollins
Wooler
Intermediate
Varsity Inn
Nelsourle
C. V. Strawn
N. Court
Athens National Bank Safe Investments
MT. Zion Baptist Church
THE
Church OF Christ
Stimpson Avenue
Church OF God
M. E. Church
Logan Fish Market
Coe’s Cash
Wheaton
WM. E. Gilroy, D. D
Congregationalist
Presbyterian Church
Corning
Corning Methodist Church
Trimble M. E. Church
Yours For
Home Telephone Company
Church Forum
Red
Anatena
Fr Economical
AUL
Athens Drugetete
Athens Steam Laundry
Athens, Ohio
Virgile Davis Masonic
Voguehair
Marie Brook
Cornwell’s
Logan
Lairds
Delicious
Main St
Gan
RED Star
the Security Savings Bank
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