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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1961
Page
9
This essay argues pride distorts self image and urges imitation of Christ rather than self aggrandizement. It contrasts a world where all think and act alike with the dangers of ego and power seeking, urging humility and spiritual likeness to the Lord.
Local residents attend parties and hospital updates. Visits to Holzer Hospital include Mrs. Althea Wickline and others. family travels for funerals in Narrows Virginia and High Point North Carolina. Church listings cover multiple congregations with service times and activities throughout the week.
A long church notices page details Sunday school times morning and evening services across numerous denominations in Athens area churches. It lists services for Wesleyan Methodist, LDS, Evangelical United Brethren, Christian Science, First Baptist, Salvation Army, Lutheran, Nazarene, Methodist, Baptist, Apostolic, Church of Christ and more with midweek prayer meetings, youth groups, and special events.
Pastors and lay members from Nazarene churches in five counties will attend a missionary rally at Rutland Church of the Nazarene. Speaker Louise R. Chapman of Kansas City will be joined by Dr. Harvey S. Galloway, district superintendent. Participating churches include Athens, Gallipolis, Glouster, Hamden, Jackson, McArthur, Nelsonville, Pomeroy, Rutland, Syracuse, The Plains, Union Ridge and Wellston.
A scanned list shows numerous Athens Ohio area businesses and services. Entries include automotive shops bakeries barber shops furniture stores and medical and lodging services with various street addresses and contact numbers. The fragment reads like a community business directory from a bygone era.
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