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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
10
Sunday services across the Athens District will honor mothers with special church programs. Sunday Schools plan plays readings and musical numbers and ministers prepared sermons for the occasion. At the Presbyterian Church Mrs. Fred Lachs will deliver a mother-daughter sermon in the morning service.
The First Methodist Church junior department in Athens presents The Order of the Golden Heart next Sunday at 9 30 a m with mothers invited. Cast includes Marilyn Coveert Phyllis Mathews Beverly Brumley Ursula Green Gretchen Barstow and others. Dr William G Seaman preaches at 10 30 a m on Where the Church Fails. Babies to be Baptized. Adult musical items by Kresge Mitchell and the choir. Home Guards meet Saturday 2 p m and Epworth tea Sunday 3–5 p m. Home Missionary Society meets Friday 2 p m mid week prayer topic Forenoon Afternoon and What.
Mrs. Luchs will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 10 30 a m on Women Change Worlds. Ohio University Men’s Glee Club directed by Prof. Peterson will sing two numbers. Mr Thomas Morgan will sing Repeat Ye by Scott. Center section reserved for mothers and daughters. mothers asked to adopt daughters. Sunday School Teachers and Board meet Monday at 6 p m for pot luck and meeting.
Services at South Haydenville Church of God begin with Sunday School at 9 30 a m under Pastor Mary Wahl. Mother's Day program of songs and readings. Preaching after. Young People's meeting at 6 30 p m and evening worship at 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m.
Letart Falls Methodist Church outlines Sunday School at 9:30 led by Ernest Shank and a 7:30 evening Mother’s Day program at Apple Grove with Alpha Rhodes in charge. Plants Church hosts 9:45 Sunday School under Alpha Rhodes with class meeting to follow. Fairview Church teaches Sunday School at 9:45 under Russell Cline. Two Mother’s Day programs planned by Letart Falls Church. morning program led by Mrs. John Wolfe with male quartet. evening program features special music and transport for mothers without means.
Wesleyan Methodist Church opens Sunday with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and church at 10 30 a m Rev E C Kenney to deliver the sermon He will preach again at 7 30 p m The choir sings one number and a mixed quartet performs two numbers Mr and Mrs Franklyn Maerker Mrs Ronald Kimes and Gilbert Knight compose the quartet A young people service is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday at the same time and the Wesleyan Prayer Band meets Friday at 2 p m
Rev. Neil Crawford will deliver one of the principal addresses at the State Convention of the Disciples of Christ in Newark on Tuesday May 23 at 3 pm. The address titled The Disciples and the Ecumenical Church. At 545 Tuesday May 16 the Guild meets at Miss Alice Robinsons 89 May Ave. Crawford will present his convention address to the group. Kappa Beta sorority aims to invite the next national convention to Athens.
Sunday school will be held at Logan Church of God at 2 p.m. followed by preaching services. Prayer meetings and Bible study are held at 7 30 p.m. every Friday. The church is located at 545 E Hunter St Logan.
The Board of Trustees of Public Affairs in Jacksonville Ohio invites sealed bids by May 20 1989 for materials and equipment to upgrade the waterworks. Items include two deep well turbines two high service pumps valves sluice gate copper service pipe corporation stops curb stops galvanized pipe and water meters with f o b terms and freight to Jacksonville.
The subject Mortals and Immortals will be read as the Sunday lesson sermon at the Christian Science Church in Athens. The Golden Text speaks of mortality swallowed by life and the sermon includes Psalm 37:3 and a passage from Science and Health about spiritual perception revealing man as the image of God in truth and deed.
Hocking Street Church of God plans a 9:30 a.m. Sunday School led by superintendent John Bailey. Worship at 10:30 follows. Mother's Day message by Rev E Nichols titled A Test of My Christianity. At 2:30 p.m. the pastor preaches at Coolville Church of God in a rented building near the mill. Evening service at 7:30 features a song service led by Raymond Atkins and a Made Alive sermon. Midweek Bible study at 7:30 Wednesday discusses The Jews Returning to Jerusalem A Present Day Reality.
Richland Avenue church schedules a Mother's Day program by the You and I Sunday School Class at 9:30. A 10:30 prayer service follows. Christian Endeavor meets at 3:30. Communion at 7:30 with Rev. Ray Huff preaching on The Ministry of the Burning Heart. Third quarterly conference set for Monday May 15 at 7:30. Prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 7:30. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30.
Revival services at The Plains Church of God will close Sunday night March 14. Evangelist Rev. Grace G. Henry of New Philadelphia preaches on The Fall of Babylon The Two Daughters How the Church May Have Prosperity and The Two Greatest Trials Ever Held on Earth.
Sunday morning services at Pilgrim Church Washington and Congress Streets begin with Sunday School at 9 30 and the preaching at 10 30 Rev Ray Close will preach at both morning and evening services Evening worship begins 6 45 with evangelistic service at 7 30 Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 7 30
Reverend D G Holman will preach Sunday at 9 30 am at Ireland Church and 10 45 am at Centennial Church. An evening service is planned at 7 30 pm at Coolville Congregational. Sunday School follows the Ireland sermon. The other churches hold Sunday School at their usual hour.
Judge Rutherford will speak on Fascism or Freedom at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Athens High School auditorium before about 7,000 listeners. The address, first given at Mecca Temple New York City in October 1938, is free to admittance.
Bates Sunday school services start at 9 30 a m followed by a brief Mother's Day program with speaker Mrs George A Patterson of Athens The Christian Endeavor meets at 7 30 p m.
Russell E. Bayliff will teach the University Student Class at 9 30 Sunday morning. Home hour and fellowship supper are from 5 to 6 Sunday evening, followed by installation of officers at 6.
Mrs. Clarence Vorhes leads the Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with a 10:30 a.m. sermon on Mother. Epworth League gathers at 6:30 p.m. Revival begins at Pearl Chapel Church Sunday night May 14 with Evan Edwards preaching in the pastor’s absence.
Funeral services were held Monday at Federal Valley Church for Anna Lee Smith fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs ane Smith of Ferndale who died Friday in St Anthony s Hospital Columbus after an emergency appendectomy two weeks earlier Rev Hiram Mingus officiated and a trio sang. Interment was in Federal Valley Cemetery.
Salvation Army schedules open air meeting Saturday at 7:15 p m and an evening hall gathering at 92 W Union St at 7 54 p m Sunday events include Sunday school 9 45 a m holiness service 11 a m youth group 6 15 p m open air 7 15 and a mother’s Day program 7 45 speaker Clifford Schofield leading the talks.
The Athens County Union Class will gather Sunday May 14 at 2 oclock in the Pilgrim Holiness Church in New Marshfield to hold its meeting.
At Vore Ridge Church services are set for Sunday morning at 10 o clock with preaching by the Reverend Herbert Six. Additional preaching is planned for the afternoon at 2 o clock.
South Canaan Baptist Church holds Bible School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 with Rev C C Stricklin preaching "Even So Come" Albany Baptist Church hosts B Y P U at 8 p m Bible School at 9 30 a m Sunday and the evening evangelistic service at 8 p m with the sermon titled "What Our Hope"
Bible School will be held at 9 30 a m Sunday at Pomeroy Church of Christ under Superintendent R C Steffley. Worship follows at 10 30 with Rev B H Morris delivering A Message from Mount Sinai. Special music has been prepared for the services.
At the Church of the Nazarene Sunday School begins 9 30 with Cecil Cox in charge. Rev Bona Fleming preaches at 10 30 morning worship and 7 45 evening service. Fleming will lead services at 7 45 nightly this week and next.
Services at the Free Methodist Church Campbell and Stimson will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School, followed at 10:30 by a preaching service conducted by Walter Martin. A prayer meeting led by Mrs. Bertine Farley will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday. All are invited to attend.
Probate Court of Athens County suspended hearings for several estate accounts including Zoe B Bill Gladys A Jones Ethel Williams Lucille Wright Hattie Achauer Nina Townsend James Garton Myrtle Gettle The Bank of Athens Max Wilson Robert Selby William Deeter and R Finst erwald. Interested parties may file exceptions by May 1939 and the judge will hear them through June 1939.
Mrs L L Sweazy of Chauncey spent several weeks at Cherrington Hospital Logan for a heart ailment. After release she stayed with daughter Mrs Cleo Kellenbarger in Logan, visited Thursday, plans two weeks in Columbus with her children before returning home.
The Haydenville Church School Class will mark Mother's Day with songs readings and a candle light service directed by Mrs Lineberger. Services start at 9 30 a m followed by a sermon titled Mother and the Home Carnations will be given to attendees Rev Lineberger also preaches at Murray City at 7 30 p m inviting lodge and U M W A members. The church choir will perform and a special offering will be taken at each service.
The public is invited to a program on Foreign Lands to be held Tuesday night from 6 to 8 30 in the basement of Central Ave Church. Displays of foreign articles will be shown and tea will be served. Anyone may bring foreign articles to contribute. A free will offering will be collected.
Mother's Day will be observed at the New England Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 9:30. Rev. H. E. Warner will give the address and Miss Bertha Mathews will lead the program with appropriate music and readings.
Rev A L Clary announces Mother's Day services across the Reedsville circuit with church services on Sunday at Joppa 9 30 a m Long Bottom 11 a m and Reedsville 7 30 p m with the church and mother’s day observances.
Because of extensive church repairs the Church of God will hold Sunday services at Chauncey High School Auditorium. Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m with preaching by Rev Clarence Way. Young People at 6 30 p m and evening preaching by Rev James Diggins Diggins will exchange pulpits that night.
In Chauncey Church of Christ 47 men attended a union meeting of parish men’s classes. Henry Cass led devotions and James Nye presided at the piano. E J Arnold, Nelsonville schools head, spoke on Our World and civilizational duties, urging strong home life and ballot responsibility, followed by a parish social with ice cream, pie, and coffee.
Rev Charles Graham, born in Chauncey and now pastor in Logan, returns to Chauncey to preach at the Chauncey M E Church tonight. Revival services continue with a different speaker each night starting at 7 30 under Rev Robert Lawrence.
Millfield services honor mothers at the Millfield M E Church with Sunday School at 10 and a flowers program. Flowers will be given to all mothers plus prizes for the oldest and youngest mother and the mother with the most children. An appropriate program is planned.
Mr and Mrs Harley Wallace of Chauncey announce the birth of a daughter at their Mill Street home on Tuesday May 9 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Wallace of The Plains and Mr and Mrs A B Lester of Chauncey
Mothers Day program planned at Chauncey Church of Christ with a 9 30 a m church school tear, Christine Brown led choir songs, communion, and a 10 30 morning worship theme by Andriew Simpkins. Flowers for mothers, oldest and youngest, and largest family will be given. Community invitation extended. Children’s Day exercises directed by Miss Eva Feérre set for June 4 with rehearsals underway.
Special Mother's Day programs will be presented in the Church of Christ Parish at Trimble Chauncey Greens Run and Taylor Ridge. There is preaching at Taylor Ridge at 9 30 a m and at Trimble at 10 a m.
Chauncey Saffel of Mill Street was returned from Grant Hospital Columbus to his home after a major operation three weeks ago. He had been in serious condition and is improving slowly. His wife Mabel accompanied him home from the hospital.
Sadie Effa Mullen files in Athens County Court of Common Pleas for divorce and restoration of maiden name from Albert Otich Mullen. Case cites gross neglect of duty and adultery and sets hearing after June 2, 1939. Attorney Louis Tyroler notified.
Skoot promises relief from rheumatic lumbago and neuritis with external application containing mustard and camphor. If one or two applications fail, Gallahers Drug Store or any druggist refunds the purchase. A large bottle costs only a few cents.
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