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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
8
This article discusses Jesus as the supreme judge of men and nations, stressing that his judgments are about grace and inner reform. It analyzes Matthew 25 31 46 as a portrayal of ongoing moral judgment and the call to compassionate deeds toward the needy as evidence of righteousness.
The text argues that the final judgment surveys daily living, not creeds or church attendance. Heaven and hell become realities when one’s life reflects Christly sympathy and help for the needy, and Christ empowers us to secure our destinies through simple obedience to His precepts.
Local churches list Easter events and weekly services. FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH led by Daniel McGurk outlines Bible school classes, morning worship at 10 30, Epworth Young People and midweek journeys. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN coverage includes communion and special sermons. several other congregations including CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD and FREE METHODIST CHURCH schedule morning worships, Sunday schools, and weekly meetings with pastors and lay leaders named.
Presbyterian Church led by John Lloyd Evans offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 with communion reception of members and baptism and an evening service at 7 00 with preaching. Methodist Episcopal Church under Ed L Morrell lists Sunday school at 9 30 with B F Allen as superintendent worship at 10 20 and 7 00 evangelistic service with sermons on church membership and the worlds greatest detective plus junior and senior Epworth Leagues in the afternoon. A Thursday meeting invites all members interested in church progress.
The Church of Christ schedules Bible school at 9 a.m. Communion and sermon at 10 15 a.m. with the topic Gods Temple. Evangelistic sermon at 7 p.m. You Must Be Born Again. The month will feature Gospel of John readings. A second church lists Sunday school at 9 a.m. Public worship at 11 15 a.m. Ep worship at 6 p.m. Boy Scouts meet Friday at 7 p.m.
The Church of Christ offers a Bible school at 2 p m followed by Communion and preaching services led by Minister G B Courtney showing a full afternoon program for parishioners.
The Morning worship at 10 30 and Sunday School at 9 15 are led by E H H Superintendent Stanley F Roush at Sugar Creek Churches Epworth League sessions are scheduled at 2 30 and 7 00 p m with preaching at Hebbardsville at 2 30 p m and Epworth League at 7 00 p m.
Sterling exchange continued its rapid advance in New York today and set a fresh high since 1915, the year after Britain's entry into World War I.
The First Christian Church of Athens will host its annual all member canvass next Sunday afternoon. Forty men, pairs at a time, will visit every home in the church membership to obtain pledges for the church and its missionary and benevolent programs. Lunch will follow the morning service for the teams before they begin canvassing.
C P Cooper president of the Ohio Bell Telephone Co will broadcast from Cleveland tonight using remote control to Ohio radio fans for the first time. He will speak from the Erner Hopkins studio in Columbus via long distance telephone links and discuss Telephone Week urging visits to central officers for call information.
The Liberty Bell in Independence Hall is temporarily moved for repairs. A solid base will be erected and the hall floor torn up to relaid with colonial bricks. The bell has stood on the old floor for twenty years amid safety concerns.
In Budapest the national assembly sees daily duels among members. Bela Fabian, a Jewish Liberal Democrat, defeats rivals including Franc Alain in a series of sword confrontations. Duels occur after sessions at fencing academies as tensions rise amid anti Semitic pressure and nationalist politics.
Mrs Evelyn Ford Darling of Los Angeles declares she is the grandniece of Mother Goose Elizabeth Foster eight times removed. She asserts Mother Goose born 1665 married Isaac Ver Goose in 1693, belonged to the Old South Church Boston and died 1759. Darling adds Mother Hubbard a real woman and Little Boy Blue a son of Mrs Ver Goose.
A vintage beauty ad touts Danderine as a hair treatment that moistens a brush to make hair look twice as thick and gleaming. It claims the product tones stimulates growth, stops shedding, and cures dandruff, urging readers to buy at drug or toilet counters.
Paris reports indicate Germany plans to propose new economic clauses to replace Versailles terms that expire tomorrow. Foreign Office says chairman Trendelenberg carries a conciliatory note from Berlin as Paris papers call German stance unrelenting toward a new agreement.
Astronomers confirm Antares has the greatest diameter among stars measured to date, dwarfing Mars in apparent size and highlighting the vast scales of the cosmos observed through modern techniques.
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