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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1933

Page

8

Many Athens Churches Present Pre Easter Plays and Talks

Out of town speakers and pre Easter plays fill with services at Athens churches. Dr Charles L Zorbaugh speaks at Presbyterian 10 30 am on Americas Need of the Church. The First Methodist hosts Dr R O McClure for the morning sermon. The Christian Church hosts Reed J Downs with evening program An Unfailing Source of Courage. Pre Easter play He Came Seeing at 6 30 pm. Cast lists and directors named. Palm Sunday palm requested for student class. Dr W S Gamertsfelder to speak to group.

Lillian Taylor Athens Charles L. Zorbaugh National Missions Synod of Ohio Presbyterian Church Christian Church Courage Presbyterian Church Presbyteran Church John Pickens Zorbaugh Presbyterian Committee On Christian Education Jean Gaylord Maurine Cornwell Eleanor Stafford Nat Harman Karl Ebert Methodist Church

Rector to discuss The Week of Death at parish

The Nev. J L W Clarke rector will lead a discussion on The Week of Death at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Athens. The event starts 5 45 Sunday evening after a vesper service and tea at 5 15 in the Parish Room. Church School meets 9 Sunday morning with Holy Communion at 10 30.

Nev

Unreality Discussed in Athens Science Church Service

The Athens Church of Christ, Scientist will present a Sunday lesson titled Unreality with scripture from Jeremiah and Matthew. The Christian Science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is cited about healing and making disease unreal to the patient.

Athens Mary Baker Eddy

Pomeroy Bend Churches Share Easter Themes

Pomeroy reports a busy Easter week with multiple church activities. The Confi rmation Class at Peace Evangelical and Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Theo phil Ment will be shown in Sunday service at 10 30 with choir music and 9 o'clock Sunday School. Evening sermons explore Two Lawgivers as the topic at 7 40. The Triangle Class gathers at 6 30 with Miss Catherine Schaaf as leader. Rev. Ment leads a Sunday afternoon talk in Mineraville at 2. Midweek Lenten meditation focuses on the cross words at 7. Mary and Martha League meets at Mrs John Schaaf's home on Wednesday. Holy Communion and Bible classes occur at Grace Episcopal Church Sunday morning. Episcopal youth meet at 6 30 with Grace Horton speaking on The Church Altar. A Tuesday night brief worship and discussion led by Rev L W Clarke on The Baptism of Jesus and Temptations in the Wilderness concludes the week.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Peace Evangelical and Presbyterian Church Theophil Ment Triangle Peace Church Catherine Schaaf Mineraville Mary and Martha League John Schaaf Pomeroy Grace Episcopal Church Episcopal Grace Horton Church Jesus L. W. Clarke

Revive Hymns at Alexander Presbyterian Church

The Alexander Presbyterian Church on the Athens Albany road posts a 11 a m service with the theme The Worst Sin of Our Day led by Rev. Howard Ely Warner. A special choir anthem, Bible School at 10, and a 7 45 p m Lent series speech The Great Hunger. Trustees meet after service. An all day Bazaar and chicken dinner Friday April 7 from 5 to 8 30 p m by the Women’s Auxiliary to fund church needs.

Alexander Presbyterian Athens-Albany Howard Ely Warner God Alexander Presbyterian Church

Special Music Al Logan A B Al Logan A B

Miss Glenna Davis of Athens will provide special music at the United Brethren church service. A combined Sunday School and church service is planned with Rev B C Peters delivering the evening sermon. The St Matthew Lutheran Church will hear Rev Amee L Heyde in the morning on We Are His Workmanship and a Lent continuation in the evening. Rev W N Shank will preach at the Methodist Episcopal Church in the morning with a Mexico pageant by the Women’s Home Missionary Society in the evening.

Logan Glenna Davis Athens United Brethren B. C. Peters St. Matthew Lutheran Church Amee L. Heyde Christ W. N. Shank Methodist Episcopal Church Women's Home Missionary Society Mexico

Christ Demands Self-Surrender in Discipleship

The article examines Jesus’ teaching on discipleship focusing on Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus’ rebuke of Peter, and the call to self surrender. It emphasizes that true discipleship requires the sacrifice of worldly gain for the Kingdom and poses the question about profit in gaining the world but losing the soul.

Congregationalist Jesus of Nazareth Jesus John the Baptist Fajah Peter Christ Satan Gethsemane

Lightning Bug Christians at Glouster church service

Glouster topics include morning service at 10 o clock with Holy Communion and 9 o clock Sunday School. Evening evangelistic service at 7 30 with sermon on The Four Biggest Fools in the Bible. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30, Ferndale church to host 2 pm Sunday worship, April meetings planned April 17 to 26, Epworth League party at Glouster Methodist tonight at 7 30 with officer meeting.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Christan Endeavor Society Ferndale Church of Christ Ferndale Epworth League Glouster Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Church Chillicothe Nelsonville Glouster Methodist Episcopal Parish Jacksonville Epworth Millfield Trimble

Nelsonville churches plan Easter services and youth programs

Nelsonville Methodist Church invites youth groups to Sunday services led by Rev. H. A. Sayre with sermons on Faithful Children and Postponed Decisions. Epworth League meets at 6 30. Easter Cantata at 3 30 Sunday. Sunrise Service and pageant at 6 30. Pilgrim Holiness Church also hosts morning services and evangelistic gathering at 7 30 featuring speaker Rev. Dr C Shearer and Miss Margaret Jones leading youth activities. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30.

Wesleyan Methodist Church Sets Sunday Services in Athens

The First Wesleyan Methodist Church on Pratt Street Athens lists Sunday activities with 2 PM Sunday School, 3 PM devotional service led by Rev E C Kenney, and 7 30 PM evening evangelistic meeting. The Wesleyan young people society meets Tuesday 7 30 PM under Mrs Dewey Root. Friday Bible study at 7 30 PM. Members asked to bring Bibles.

First Wesleyan Methodist Pratt Street Athens E. C. Kenney Wesleyan Young People's Society Dewey Root

Start Series of Loyalty Talks as Middleport

Middleport March 31 The Rev Fred J Gardner pastor of the Middleport Church of Christ selects sermon topic A Barren Bush to be presented at 10 20 Sunday morning Bible School classes convene at 9 15 The young people will have charge of the program.

Middleport Fred J. Gardner

Kidney Medicine Claim For Old Folks Advertised

An advertisement promotes Hu-Cu-Mint as a kitchen kidney stimulant and diuretic. It instructs readers to mix a 2 ounce bottle with hot water and sugar, then take a tablespoon four times daily. It claims to flush poisons and acid and cites symptoms like backache and leg cramps as signs of kidney trouble.

Cline

Special Gospel Meeting Planned at Marshfield Saturday

NEW MARSHFIELD March 31 The Rev Clara Price will preach Sunday morning and night at the Holifess Church A special program has been arranged for Saturday night an old fashioned gospel meeting will be held A girls quartet from the Church of God Athens and other groups from The Plains Nelaengilie Mineral and Athens will be present.

New Marshfield Clara Price Church of God Athens Plains Nelaengilie, Mineral

Special Group Singing Highlight at Athens Church Service

The Athens Church of Christ at 4 Stimeon Avenue presents a morning sermon by Lanasay Alier at 10 30 about Responsibility. Bible School meets at 9 30. The evening service features Seekers Who Always Find with special congregational singing.

Lanasay Alier Athens

Sunday church services and events listed for Middleport

Sunday morning worship at 10 15 with theme Joined to Idols and Lord's Supper to follow at Middleport Baptist Church. Sunday School begins 9 15. Evening service moved to 7 30 with The Word of Forgiveness as sermon, first in The Seven Words of Christ From the Cross series. B Y P U groups meet Sunday afternoon and evening.

B. H. Morris Christian Endeavor F. C. Kreager Middleport Baptist Church Christ

Meeting and Prayer Schedule Announced for Wednesday

A business meeting will occur followed by a Wednesday night prayer session at 7 30 o clock, with the congregants advised of the timing.

Columbus Pastor to Speak at Mt Zion Baptist Church

The Rev. M. P. Law will speak at Mt Zion Baptist Church in Columbus this Sunday. Morning service begins at 10 45 o clock and evening service at 7 45 o clock. Sunday school classes will convene at 9 o'clock, with Wednesday night meeting as usual.

M. P. Law Lutabus Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Probaty Court Records Marriage Licenses

Alvin McDaniel 22 and Mary M Stewart 21 listed as marrying in probaty court. Benson Davis and Pauline Nye connected to parties, with Hubert C Wells 31 and others named in the filing. Ages and parental lines shown for each party.

Alvin McDaniel Stewart A Daniel Mary M. Stewart Ad Benson Davis Hubert C. Wells Chicago Pauline A. Nye Oad W. Nye

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