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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1954
Page
10
A church notices multiple services and activities across days. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45 with Christian Science lesson theme and Isaiah 52:1. Midweek services include Wednesday 7:30 p.m. study, choir rehearsal Thursday, and Girl Scout and Men of church events noted.
A reader criticizes the column The Voice of the Turtle in a blunt piece and questions how readers might live out their beliefs. The author riffs on turtle doves and turtles, then probes moral choices from home life to public behavior, urging readers to face accountability before the Everlasting Kingdom.
The Rev. C. M. Bowman to receive charter members on Sunday at 10 30 a m at the High School A prayer meeting and Bible study led by Rev Rodgers at Ada Lents 31 Second St Thursday at 7 30 p m
Sunday school at 9 30 a m junior church 10 30 a m worship service 10 30 a m NYPS 6 45 p m evangelistic service 7 30 p m annual church membership meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Saturday prayer hour 6 30 p m Drell H Goff minister
The notice lists worship and study times for Clarks Chapel and Richland Avenue churches. Clarks Chapel schedules worship at 9:30 a.m. and church school at 10:30 a.m. The circuit includes church school 9:30 a.m. and MYF 6:30 p.m. Evening service 1:30 p.m. and Bible study Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
The Rev. John I. Snedden serves as pastor with Sunday offerings including Sunday school at 9 30 am worship at 10 30 am BTU at 7 pm evangelistic service at 8 pm and mid week prayer and Bible study on Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
Sunday school at 9 20 am Devo at 11 am Holy communion at 7 pm BTU at 6 pm Evening service led by The Rev James C Crable of Lima Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
The Episcopal church holds Holy Communion and church school at 10:30 a m with a sermon. Boy Scout 54 meets Monday at 7 p m. Phil Porter Jr rector. Athens Pilgrim Holiness schedules Sunday School 9 30 am worship 10 30 am Evangelistic Wanine 7 30 pm prayer meeting Wednesday 7 00 pm Rev N Le Russell pastor.
A church announces services with an evangelistic meeting at 10:45 am and 6:15 pm, a prayer meeting at 7:30 pm, and Wednesday 7:30 pm sessions led by Pastor Ralph Leach.
The Rev. Jan B. Kish presides as pastor at St. Paul’s Catholic Church offering Sunday masses at 8 9 and 10 am and daily masses at 7 and 8 am. Confession is available Saturday at 3 and 7 30 pm.
An interdenominational gospel service is held from 2 to 4 pm with a prayer meeting at 7 30 pm on Tuesday led by The Rev Bertine Farley pastor.
Sunday program lists Bible school at 9 30 am, uplifting prophecy at 1 pm, gospel service at 8 pm. Wednesday prayer and Bible study led by Rev. Roland P Globig pastor.
South Canaan Baptist Bible school at 9 45 am worship at 11 am prayer and Bible study Thursday at 8 pm led by pastor Rey Roland FP Globig.
The Rev. Max Williams leads at Grahams Chapel Bible Christian. Sunday school begins at 10 am, worship at 11 am, and preaching at 8 pm with Williams as pastor.
The Carbondale Pilgrim Holiness Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 am with Mrs Bernice Alien as superintendent and an evangelistic service at 7 45 pm led by minister Bob Phillips under the theme Cross near the Dead Line Without God.
In pursuance of an Order of Sale the sheriff offers for sale at the east door of the Court House in Athens on Monday July 22 1954 at 1 30 PM a parcel described as Lot 10 in Athens Township with specific boundary lines. Premises appraised at 2250 dollars with no sale below two-thirds of that amount. Cash in hand.
Albany Albany Methodist Charge lists church school at 9 40 am worship at 10 45 am MYF at 7 pm Wednesday prayer meeting 8 pm Emple Church school 9 am worship 9 50 am prayer meeting 8 pm Snow In Church school 10 am later meeting 8 pm Pearl Chapel Church school 10 am Townhouse Church school 9 30 am The Rev William H Covert is pastor.
Sunday school at 9 45 am worship at 10 45 am evening worship at 8 pm YPM meets Monday 7 30 pm prayer meeting Wednesday 8 pm men s fellowship June 29 at Ferndale 7 45 pm family night June 2 8 pm regular class three meeting Saturday at Lake Hope bring enough food for your family Clyde D Foster minister
New Marshfield church school at 9:90 am and worship at 10:90 am. Union church school 9:40 am worship 7:30 pm. MYF Tuesday 7:30 pm. Bates church school 9:90 am WSCS Thursday 7:30 pm at Mrs Virgie Johnson's. Pleasanton church school 9:30 am car roll Chesser pastor.
Amesville holds Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am with YF at 7 pm. New England reports Sunday school at 9 30 am and service at 10 15 am. Carth age notes a 2 30 pm worship and Friday closing Bible school program at 7 30 pm led by Rev J Mervin Hess. Chesterhill lists Sunday school at 9 45 am and worship at 11 am. Sharpsburg reports worship at 8 45 am and Sunday school at 9 15 am led by Rev Kenneth D Frazier.
The Plains Church of the Nazarene lists ship service at 10:30 am and Evanglistic service at 7 pm with prayer meetings at 7:50 pm Wednesday night Cottage prayer Saturday night led by Lena Branden burg. Share-Poston Methodist Shade shows Sunday school 10 am MYF 8 and 8 pm mid week prayer 8 pm. Poston—Sunday school 10 am Philip James superintendent mid week service Wednesday 7:30 pm Evan Edwards pastor. Alexander Presbyterian Church school 9:30 am worship 10:30 am theme The Crucified Christ. Athens Presbytery meeting Tuesday 1:30 pm at the church James L. Hyde pastor.
The Rev Clayton W. Green, pastor, invites all to an 11 am midweek prayer meeting on Wednesday at Vanderhoof Baptist Church.
Unknown heirs of Clyde L White Jr are named as defendants in Athens County Ohio court. On May 2 194? plaintiff Jack F White filed an amended petition seeking partition of Nellie White estate real estate in Coolville Village Troy Township plus one half of Inlet 39. Defendants must answer by July 24 194 or risk default.
Chaplain W Ringus of the Synod of Ohio United Lutheran Church of America conducts a door to door survey in Athens to assess the need for a Lutheran church. He notes university student guidance and resident interest. survey expected to take two to three weeks.
The Hill area notes cover Billie 4-H Club events at Ruth and Bud Boswell's home with flower planting plans for two churches, activity day results, and ribbon winners. St Mark's Ladies Aid holds a reorganization meeting and plans Lutheran Brotherhood dinner service, with cabinet installations at the church basement.
A statistic shows two of every three men over 65 are married while most women in the same age bracket are widowed, illustrating a gender gap in matrimony and widowhood among seniors.
Supper guests of Mr and Mrs Luther Lemley included numerous Lemley relatives from Chicamauga and Virginia Lane in Kansas City Missouri. Families and friends from Gallipolis Point Pleasant New Plymouth Columbus Huntington and other towns visited celebrated birthdays anniversaries and Fathers Day with extended kin across several days. Many appearances at Cora Dam Eureka Dam and other local spots marked a busy social period in Poplar Ridge.
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