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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
6
Athens area observes Palm Sunday with noon time services at the Athens Presbyterian Church led by local ministers. OHIO University YWCA sponsors Palm Sunday at Memorial Auditorium with a special Holy Week program.
The Pomeroy United Brethren Church led by Rev. William E. Bartoe lists Enterprise Sunday School 9:30 a m Christian Endeavor 7 p m preaching 7 30 p m prayer 7 30 p m Wednesday Ladies Aid Thursday Missionary Group Friday 7 30 p m in church basement Also Syracuse Sunday School 9:30 a m preaching 10:30 a m Christian Endeavor Tuesday 7 p m prayer 7 30 p m Pratts Fork Sunday School 1:30 p m preaching 2:30 p m
Sunday School at 9:30 at South Canaan Baptist Church with Herbert Hoskinson as superintendent. Morning services at 10:30 at Carpenter Baptist Church on "The Crimson Line." Albany Baptist Church Sunday School at 9:30 led by George Van Dyke. BYPU at 6:30 p m followed by 7:30 evening services on "Their Faith."
Palm Sunday worship at The Plains Methodist Church starts 10 15 a m with Rev Stanley Jeffery delivering In the Name of the Lord. A Holy Week service Thursday at 7 30 p m will feature This Do In Remembrance of Me and administer the Lord s Supper.
Poston Community Services planned at Community Church Poston at 7 30 p m Sunday. Easter night program features members of the Presbyterian student group.
Palm Sunday services will be held at Epiphany church Nelsonville led by Samuel F Downer at 9 a m. Day services will be conducted by Rev Robert G Purrington on March 24. Mt Zion Church hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m BYPU at 6 30 p m and Branch Winm Missionary Society at 7 30 p m.
Revival services at Orbiston continue through Sunday and Chauncey Methodist Church revival soon. The Jacksonville, Trimble, Millfield, Orbiston and Carbon Hill churches announce Sunday morning appointments with Rev. Sam C. Elsen and Rev. Hill assisting. Burnell Stephenson preaches at Monday United Brethren at 9:30 a m and at Carbon Hill at 10 a m.
Salvation Army in Athens hosts a Welcome Meeting for Lt Watson Garman transferred from Dayton. Sunday School at 9:45 and 11:00 morning worship led by Major W W Hinshaw. Young People's Legion at 6:30. Bible Study Class Tuesday 7:30, led by Hinshaw. Women’s Home League meeting Thursday 7.
The Presbyterian Church will hold extra Palm Sunday services at 9 45 a m and 10 45 a m with choir music directed by Prof Philip Peterson. A sermon titled Christianity and Mobs will be delivered. From Monday through Thursday Bible discussions will be held at parishioners homes.
Sunday services at the Nazarene Church begin with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Hi Ny and Nyps meet with their leaders at 6 30 p m In pastor absence the Rev Myron Martin will preach at 7 30 p m Youth and Adult prayer groups meet Thursday at 7 30 p m
Clark's Chapel Methodist Church announces Sunday service at 11 15 in the morning with Rev. Stanley Jeffery delivering a sermon titled In the Name of the Lord. The event highlights church activities and worship for the local congregation.
Bible School scheduled for 9 30 p m will open Sunday services at the Pomeroy Church of Christ The Doctrine of the Cross will be the worship service topic at 10 30 Rehearsal for the Easter Sunrise services will be held Sunday at p m
The Ohio University YWCA will hold Palm Sunday services Sunday at 7 30 p m in Memorial Auditorium with student participants from University Elementary School and performances by Newman Powell the YWCA choir and the University Orchestra under Prof D W Ingerham. The program includes vocal interludes readings and flower rites and concludes with a combined chorus and orchestra appearance performing Bach Hadley Mozart and Damrosh pieces.
The Portland Methodist Circuit schedules services across multiple locations. Great Bend offers Church School at 2 p.m. and a 3 p.m. sermon by Evangelist B. G. Carnes. Morse Chapel has 9:30 a.m. School and 10:30 a.m. service with an evening campaign event. Portland Church School starts at 9:30 a.m. with Carnes preaching at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Stiversville holds 9:30 a.m. School and a Thursday night campaign event.
McArthur Palm Sunday services at Trinity Episcopal Church McArthur directed by W P Thomas Jr at 10 30 a m He will preach the Wednesday service on March Easter Day Mr Thomas will assist at the union sunrise service Rev Smythe Lindsay will celebrate Holy Communion at 11 a m
The Pilgrim Church lists Sunday activities starting with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching by Rev H E Osborn at 10 30 a m The Young People group meets at 645 p m and evangelistic services are at 730 p m A mid week prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening
Sermons will be delivered by the Rev. E. C. Kenney at Wesleyan Methodist Church at 10 30 a m Sunday and 7 30 p m Sunday Evening service and Sunday School convene at 9 30 a m The Young People service is set for Tuesday March 18 at 7 30 p m Regular prayer meeting will be held Thursday March 20 at 7 30 p m
The Free Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching by Rev Walter Martin at 10 30 o clock. A prayer meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 p m and a Prayer Band meeting Tuesday at 2 p m led by Bertina Farley.
Rev. F. G. Strickland will deliver Lenten sermons at Dyesville Community Church on Saturday evening, and Sunday morning and evening.
The Rev. Neil Crawford of the First Christian Church announces Holy Week sermons starting Sunday at 10 15 a m on The Church Which Christ Intended. He will preach at union services Tuesday at noon and on Good Friday at noon and 7 30 p m with various church events including a Palm Sunday breakfast for new members and a Good Friday Guild service.
The Hocking St Church of God schedules midweek services beginning Wednesday at 7 30 p m with the topic The Bestowed Disciple by Pastor E Nicholas. Additional sessions Thursday evening Good Friday and Sunday morning worship feature Rev Nicholas I and Young People speakers leading The Perfect Way and Believing and Receiving.
Palm Sunday services will be held at St. Pauls Church Logan at 10 30 a m under Samuel F Downer. Maundy Thursday service is March 21 with preacher W P Thomas Jr. Easter Day services at 9 a m with Rev Smythe H Lindsay preaching.
POMEROY Salvation Army announces an evening worship at 7 30 p m in Army Hall led by Major W W Hinshaw. Sunday School gathers at 2 p m and the Young People's Legion at 6 30 p m. Wednesday Bible Study Class is set for 7 30 p m conducted by Major Hinshaw.
The Rev. L. E. Barnett will preach at the New Marshfield Church of Christ at 10 30 a m Sunday. The sermon is titled The Wonderful Jesus. An evening service follows at 7 30 with Bible Signals. Bible School begins at 9 30 a m and Christian Endeavor meets at 7 30 p m.
Crooksville will send a delegation to United Brethren Church services in Jacksonville to furnish a musical program for the Sunday School and the preaching service afterward.
Albany Methodist Church hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m Epworth League at 6 45 p m and worship at 7 30 p m Special pre Easter services run nightly from Sunday to Easter Also services at Town house 10 30 a m and lat Temple 2 30 m Sunday Bethel Methodist Knox Township Vinton County Rev R L Daniel preaches at 2 30 p m Sunday School 1 30 p m
The Union Sunday School meets at 9 30 a m Sunday at the Methodist Church in Harrisonville. Christian Endeavor at the Presbyterian Church starts 6 45 p m with evening worship at 7 30 p m. Holy Week services are planned Tuesday and Thursday at 7 30 p m. Dr Ira Jones district superintendent will speak Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church. Rev Louis Campbell will speak and Rev Earl Cowen leads music Thursday at the Methodist Church. Special music planned at both services.
The Alexander Presbyterian Church of Hebbardsville will hold Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Holy Week services are set for Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Glendon Herbert of the Vinton County Parish will preach Wednesday night March 20 and the pastor will speak Friday night March 22. Music will accompany each service.
The subject Substance will be read as a lesson sermon in the Christian Science Church at Athens on Sunday. The golden text speaks of the holy Lord God Almighty and the citations urge holiness in conduct. A passage from Science and Health asserts Spirit as the only substance and that matter is a false mortal belief.
The Rev. Melvin Dunn of Zion Baptist Church Lower Plains will conduct revival services starting Sunday March 17 at 7 30 p m. Sunday School begins at 9 a m followed by a prayer service at the church.
The Reedsville Methodist Circuit outlines Sunday services with Joppa Reedsville Bethel locations. Joppa Church School 10 30 a m preaching 9 30 a m Reedsville School 10 a m preaching 11 Bethel School 10 a m preaching 7 30 p m. Revival at Bethel progresses with good attendance each evening and Holy Week observances begin March 17 with nightly singing and Thursday Communion.
Motion pictures of Bishop Hob son s trip to India and of the International Missionary Conference at Madras will be shown at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Friday at 7 30 PM. Change from First Methodist Church as prior venue.
Rev. Stanley Jeffery of Central Ave Methodist Church announces Palm Sunday Holy Week and Easter services. Palm Sunday begins 9 15 a m with baptism at the service and a 7 30 p m sermon on Deutero Isaiah the Prophet of Universalism. Holy Week runs seven evenings 7 30 p m except Thursday. Good Friday 7 30 p m features the Truth of the Cross with the Lord's Supper and new members received. Easter sunrise service at 6 a m concludes the series.
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