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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
2
At the end of God ocking St a revival series opens with D T Koch of Ravenna, CO, speaking at morning and evening services. Morning 9:00, evening 10:00, sermon 6:00, 6:30 p.m. Evening services run 6:30 through the week and 6:00 on Sundays. all are welcome.
Sunday school at 9 30 oclock hosted by First Baptist Church welcomes all at Music Hall Ohio University in the morning service venue listing.
The church announces Sunday school at 9 with R. M. Slutz as superintendent and morning worship at 10 30 featuring a sermon Quality Folks. Afternoon class at 2 30, Epworth League at 6 with topic The Changing China, and evening service at 7 with How May I Know That I Am a Christian. Junior League meets Monday at 3 30 for 6 to 14 year olds, official board Monday at 7, mid week prayer Wednesday at 7. all welcome to view the church screen.
Sunday services at 10 45 A M with the subject Truth. Golden Text Psalms 67 3 5 invites all to attend. Sunday school at 9 30 A M camedey meeting 7 00 P M you are cordially invited to attend.
The notice lists activities at Ahlibrand and Tranets Epworth League at The Plains and Sugar Creek with Sunday school times 9 30 A M and 1 30 P M. Millfield hosts preaching and Sunday school at 9 30 A M with evening revival at 6 30.
M B Snyder leads art school activities while prayer service begins at 6 30 P M and a sermon at 7 P M at Pree Methodist Church indicating community church events and religious instruction for the day.
At seven o'clock tomorrow evening a gathering for High School age boys will discuss the importance of youth. Pastor Morgan will address Young People in the morning on What the Divine Spirit Does. Miss Ruth Carson leads the meeting for young people at six, and a cordial welcome awaits those attending the Sabbath School at nine.
The Intral Avenue M. E. Church invites attendance at morning worship and special evangelistic services. A sermon titled A Man's Make Emane is planned, promising a spiritual atmosphere and meaningful messages. Members and the public are urged to attend for a worthwhile experience.
Bible school at 9:00 A M with worship at 10 15 A M sermon Going on to Perfection Evening worship at 7 00 P M Conference Impressions featuring Miss Voigt inspiring address public notice by Pastor D Murch urging attendance
The Arowrock dam, constructed by the U S reclamation service, held back water last summer sufficient to irrigate large tracts of farmland. The project underscores federal involvement in regional water management and agricultural support.
The church outlines a full evening of activities with Christian Endeavor groups at 6:00 and 6:30 PM focusing on The Worlds Need of Christ Eph 2 1 13 and How to Read the Bible Acts 17 11 Also Esther Class night at 7 00 PM led by Mrs W W Lee on Limitations of God Rom 8 19 Matt 13 54 58 Heb 6 8 A graded Bible school invites all to attend and join a welcoming church atmosphere.
J A Hines conducts worship at the Y M C A in the Carnegie library room at Court and Mulberry, with Bible study at 9 A M. Lord's supper and preaching at 10 A M followed by evening service at 6 30 P M. Everyone welcome.
Charles C Hart leads Sunday school at 9:15 with sermon at 10:45 AM. Earnest Workers and B Y P U meet before evening sermon at 7:30 PM. Communion observed. Services begin promptly at Congress and Carpenter Streets. Come.
The Church of the Episco pal cor State and Carpenter Streets invites all to Sunday service at 10:30 led by Rev. C. B. Plummer Rector.
International Holiness Church keeps revival services despite ice and rain. Rev. preaches salvation that delivers from all sin. Tonight service at 7 with Sunday school at 1 15 and preaching at 2 00. Tomorrow 7 00 p m final evening service invites all to attend.
Washington January 24 The bi partisan treaty conference was canceled as Senator Lodge sought talks with Republican colleagues. The move followed yesterday’s Republican insurrection and a warning that any treaty compromise would threaten party unity and Lodge’s leadership. No resumption date was set. The GOP conference met in secret to decide its course.
Oysters were not available in Athens today as the Chesapeake Bay was frozen and fishermen stayed ashore. Households eyed twenty-cent celery priced above the grocer’s cost, yet valued seafood enough to endure higher prices.
Government orders striking Italian railway workers to return by January 27 or face discharge while reports say the strike persists with improved conditions in northern and central Italy. The official bulletin notes more trains operating on the Bologna division thanks to volunteers and navy engineers and promises indemnities, permanent promotion for firemen becoming engineers, and abolition of disciplinary actions for those staying on the job.
Emma Briley widow of Rev H B Briley of Carbon Hill died January 8 1920 at age 70 Born near Carbon Hill Ohio she spent life there Mother of eight children Elizabeth Kelly Phillip William Charles Mary Dickens Belle Lanning Frank Lester Grandchildren Great grandchildren and siblings Allen Devol Lorella Downhour Eva Smith Funeral at the Christian church Carbon Hill with Rev W Ewing and Rev Donally Interment in village cemetery by Undertaker Stout
The family extends thanks for beautiful floral offerings and for the help and sympathy shown by neighbors and friends during their time of loss.
William Harvey and George Boyles of Salem were guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Boyles for a day.
Jarvis Alonzo Minear died January 17 1920 at New Marshfield after a long life as a husband father and neighbor. Survived by wife Dora Dowd Minear sons Ernest and Murray of New Marshfield daughter Stella Nice of Waterloo Iowa and sister Tillie Hunter of New Marshfield. He was a Red Men member and lifelong resident grateful thanks from J A Minear family for tributes and kindness after his death.
Optometrists from across southern eastern Ohio will gather in Athens on February 16 for a Buckeye State Association of Optometrists school. The Chamber of Commerce will assist with entertainment as a full meeting program is planned. The new laws protecting trained optometrists led to a statewide series of educational schools.
A government census notes there are at least 200000 motor mechanics employed across the United States. The figure underscores the sector's size and need for skilled technicians nationwide.
Chicago authorities rushed plans to try eighty five Communist Party leaders indicted by a Cook county grand jury for conspiracy to cause an armed revolution in the United States. Notable names include Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes who is on bond pending appeal after a Kansas City federal conviction on three violations.
The document cites key figures including a central executive committee member of the Communist Party and national secretary Charles E. Ruthenburg of Cleveland Ohio. It lists Nicholas Hourah Corean Sourwich editor of Novy Mir Isaac Ferguson chief counsel under indictment Louis Fraina editor in chief and notes most others are Chicagoans.
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