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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1956
Page
8
A reader criticizes magazine coverage of world religions and argues ALL THAT should include loyalty to Christ and unselfish service. The piece questions everyday Christian conduct, from church life to driving behavior, urging deeper action beyond token gestures.
A long OCR style listing details Sunday schools worship times and pastors for multiple churches in Point Pleasant and surrounding areas. Includes Athens Free Methodist Mt Carmel Albany Baptist South Canaan Baptist Marin Street Baptist Henderson Methodist Bellemeade EUB Pilgrim Holiness Jordan Baptist Christian Science Presbyterian Catholic First Church of God and Church of Christ lay leaders and service times.
Last rites held for Mrs. Sarah Greenlee Fogle of Charleston Road at Heights EUB Church with Rev. D L Sayre, burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Pallbearers named Grant Stanley, Hubert Stanley, Roy Blessing, Joey Collins, Bob Lewis, and Wilson Moore. Also includes church schedules for New Haven EUB, Hartford, Haven, Leon, and other area churches with service times and pastors.
Church school at 9 15 a m and morning service at 10 30 a m. Senior HK YF supper 5 30 p m, Intermediate Fellowship 3 p m, WSCS circles 2 p m Tuesday, sanctuary choir 7 p m Thursday. Saturday youth training 9 a m and adult forum 3 p m. Wesley Foundation events include 9 15 a m worship, vows and vesper. Wesley Players pledging Monday 7 p m, Wesley Choir 2 30 p m Tuesday, Bible study 6 30 p m Thursday, open house 9 20 p m Friday, choir rehearsal Saturday 12 30 p m.
A list of Sunday school and worship times for several churches including Church of God, Stewart Pilgrim Holiness, Shade-Poston Methodist, Angel Ridge Pilgrim Holiness, Athens Church of the Nazarene, with pastors and guest speakers noted. Times vary from morning to evening and include midweek prayer and youth events.
A listing of weekly religious meetings across multiple congregations. FIRST WESLEYAN METHODIST and WINTER'S CHAPEL WESLEYAN show prayer meetings and Sunday services led by Revs. Shanafelt and Deeter. CENTRAL AVE METHODIST, ALEXANDER PRESBYTERIAN, HOME-LINCOLN ST GOSPEL, MT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST, and PEDERAL VALLEY offer Sunday schools, worship, youth activities, and midweek gatherings directed by their pastors.
Marshall Texas reports Princess Woods, a longtime Negro leader, appointed to promote voter qualification by poll tax payment in Texas. The piece notes this as a historic first for the city.
A fragmented church listings page shows multiple Athens area churches detailing Sunday school times, morning worship, youth activities, choirs, meetings, and special services throughout the week. The Rev. Roger M. sinister and other pastors are named in scattered entries amid varied denominational notices.
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