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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
5
Glouster High School and neighboring districts plan baccalaureate programs on Sunday May 18 with Rev. Fr E E Yocke Rev J A Thompson and Rev Fr Yocke delivering sermons at Glouster Trimble Jacksonville and Hollister campuses. Glee clubs solos and student readings grace the programs. International and local church groups will suspend ordinary services for the events.
GLOUSTER-R. of P. Lodge No 336 Glouster presented John V Yaw with a 50 year pin and a life membership card. Mayor Thomas Williams Sr made the presentation Wednesday evening at the Yaw home where Yaw has been ill for months.
In GLOUSTER baccalaureate week both Methodist and Church of Christ plan special Sunday services with graduates, cap and gown, and sermons by Rev. J A Thompson and Minister Tigner. Bible School at 9 a m, unified service 9 30 to 10 40, baccalaureate at 8 pm at the high school auditorium with Rev Yocke. Tigner to Amesville for a later service where his daughter Margaret Jane is a graduate.
In Glouster 163 entrants completed the annual head pin tournament at Glouster Bowling Alleys. Men’s division top scores included Bryan Gormley 115 and Richard Jauchius 114. women’s division leader Faye Lantz 108 and Anna Marie Wolf 105.
Ralph and Fred Darling of this city completed the expert rifleman examination in ROTC at Eastern State Teachers College Richmond Kentucky. Only ten juniors passed. Fred also won a state title and placed third in the shot put.
A dedication service at Central Ave Methodist Church next Sunday at 9 15 a.m. will unveil a Christian flag and an American flag donated by Circle Three of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Boy Scout Troop 54 will take part. The Rev Stanley Jeffery leads, preaching on The Privilege of Citizenship. A second sermon by Rev Bliss Wiant follows at 7 30 p.m. and a School of Missions session on Why Were Our Missionaries Withdrawn from Japan is set for next Wednesday.
Lieut Howard Burr will lead Salvation Army religious services Saturday night at seven in front of the Courthouse. A praise meeting follows at 7 30 at the Salvation Army Hall. Sunday services begin with Sunday School at 9 45 and holiness worship at 11 with additional meetings in the evening.
Alexander Church in Hebbardsville to observe Memorial Sunday June 1 with guest speaker Rev. Frank Donaldson of First Christian Church Athens. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. no morning service. Union Sunday School at Harrisonville meets 9:30 a.m. Evening service at 8 p.m. by student deputation from Westminster Fellowship Ohio University.
The Rev. Floyd Honchell will lead Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and preach at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene. The NYPS convenes at 6:30 p.m. with the topic Youth and the Home of Tomorrow. Youth and adult prayer groups meet Wednesday at 7:30.
David Spencer will preach at 10 45 a m during morning prayer in Trinity Episcopal Church McArthur on Rogation Sunday. Services at Trinity will be omitted on May 25 with the entire congregation attending at Good Shepherd Church Athens.
Preaching services set for May 18 at 7 30 P M at the Lodi Town House with Reverend Pollard of Stewart as pastor Sunday school follows at 9 30 A M Local residents are invited to attend and participate in the service and program.
Professor Bliss Wiant will preach at the First Methodist Church on Sunday morning on the theme The Christian Youth of China. Wiant has spent 18 years in China teaching music and religion at Yenching University in Peking and helped publish a Chinese hymnal with 250000 copies sold.
The Rev Frank Donaldson will preach on The Living Church at First Christian Church on Sunday morning. The choir will sing Lovest Thou Me Ira B Wilson and Marilyn Porter will sing the soprano solo. The Rev and Mrs Frank Donaldson will attend the state convention in Lima next week.
The schedule lists Bethel Church School at 10:00 a.m. with preaching at 10:15 a.m. Lawrence Chapel School at 1:30 p.m. and preaching at 2:30 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church School at 9:30 a.m. with preaching at 7:30 p.m.
An old fashioned camp meeting will be started May 19 at Coonville on Route 56. Services will be conducted by Rev. Helen W. Tatmann Pilgrim Holiness evangelist of Circleville. Rev. H. W. Dickerson is pastor. There will be singing each evening by the Dickerson sisters.
Evangelistic services begin Monday evening May 26 at the Orange Church of Christ with Pastor Rev. Miles E. Hoon. Services run nightly at 7 45 led by Charles Walburn the singing salesman of the Middleport Church of Christ.
The Rutland Church will hold an all day mission service this Sunday. Everyone is asked to bring a basket of food and stay for the day. A quartet from Columbus will sing at both morning and evening services along with other speakers and singers.
The Sunday lesson-sermon titled Mortals and Immortals will be read at the Christian Science Church in Athens. The golden text urges forsaking foolishness to seek understanding, with Bible citations from Proverbs 16 and Ecclesiastes 5:2. The Science and Health passage by Mary Baker Eddy discusses Love as divine Principle dissolving error and revealing immortality.
Albany holds Sunday school at 9 30 am with preaching at 10 30 am on The Sower and the Seed. Epworth League meets 6 30 pm. Pearl Chapel bi weekly sermon at 2 pm on The Christian's Holy Habits. Snowville Sunday School at 2 pm and 3 pm preaching on Excuses. Conference year closes at month end.
The Rev G C Nutter preaches Sunday on Seasonable Pleasure and Eternal Treasures. Amesville Church starts with church at 9 30 a m and Sunday School at 10 20. Chesterhill Sunday School at 9 45 and worship at 11. Nutter speaks at the high school baccalaureate at 8 p m on We See to Travel by the Aid of Light. McDougal Church holds 2 p m services in place of evening, final for the conference year.
Sunday services at the Pilgrim Church include Sunday School at 9 30 a m. The Rev Mel T Rothwell will deliver the sermon at 10 30 a m The young people meet at 6 45 p m An evangelistic service follows at 7 45 with the Rev Rothwell preaching A mid week prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 45 p m The Ladies Prayer Band gathers Thursday at 2 p m
Co. M. Clouston will preach the sermon Sunday at 10 15 am in the Church of Christ 6 Stimson Ave A praise service in song starts 930 am with Bible classes at 945 am A half hour of song precedes the 730 pm evening sermon by Mr Clouston Thursday evening song drill at 7 pm followed by a 730 Bible study led by K C Ward
The Presbyterian Church plans a dinner tonight at 6 o clock for the men of the church with a theme tied to four years of religion. The Sunday service at 10 45 will present the program titled Four Years of Religion and on Monday at 7 o clock John Meister will be ordained into the Christian ministry with the congregation invited.
Roy A. Welke will be the preacher at Epiphany Episcopal Church for Ra gation Sunday morning prayer and sermon at 9 a m in Nelsonville.
The Mothers Club of Jacksonville hosted guests from the Nursery School Mothers Club with corsages and performances led by Betty Bycofski Ann Pastevitch and others. Mrs Esta Haskins spoke on child welfare as plans emerge for a bazaar and program on June 16 with prizes awarded to Della Loomis.
Funeral services will be held for Emmett Welch 21 who died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after a blood clot on his brain while selling railroad tickets in Trimble. Service Saturday at 9 a.m. in St Bernard's Church Corning. Epworth League sponsors rummage sale Saturday in the William James Building on S High St. Loyal Women's Class meets tonight at 7:30 in the Church of Christ social rooms.
Pratt Street Wesleyan Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 am and a 10 30 am sermon by Rev E C Kenney. Choir rehearsal at 6 pm with Franklin Maerker, evening service at 7 30 pm with special music. Friday Prayer Band at 2 pm and youth group at 7 30 pm. Bible study at 8 30 pm led by Rev Kenney. Saturday 2 pm children meet for song service and Bible instruction. The yearly business meeting is set for Wednesday evening May 21 at 7 30.
The revival at the Lathrop Mission will continue through Sunday. An all day meeting Sunday will feature visiting speakers in the afternoon and the closing service at 7 45 with Ruth Nuby as evangelist.
AT POSTON CHURCH in the Community Church Poston invites attendees to a Sunday service at 7 30 p m with expected congregation participation and local announcements.
Rev. Robert G. Purrington, rector, will lead a 10:30 a.m. service at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and attend the Diocese of Southern Ohio convention in Trinity Church Columbus Tuesday and Wednesday. Plans call for a nationwide Episcopal youth communion on Whitsunday June 1 with participants aged 18 to 25. Within the United States over 500000 Episcopalians fall under this age limit. The church also holds 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 9:20 a.m. Church School.
The Rev. L. F. Barnett will preach at New Marshfield Church of Christ Sunday at 10 30 morning following Bible School at 9 30 The Shepherd and the Sheep is the morning topic The Door Shut will be the evening sermon at 7 30.
The morning worship at Union Methodist Church starts at 9 30 a m followed by Sunday School at 10 30 a m The New Marshfield Methodist Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m Richland Ave Methodist Church offers 9 30 a m Sunday School with a 7 30 p m preaching service The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m with the theme According To at the 7 30 p m service.
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