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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1935
Page
7
Community churches honor Civil War veterans with services at the Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian congregations. The Rev. Lloyd Clarke addresses War and Peace. Sunday worship at 10:30 with Daughters of the Union as guests. midweek activities, Sunday School at 9 a.m., and vesper programs planned.
A notice states an event titled An Open Door will be given at 8 o'clock and midweek prayer services will be held Wednesday evening at 7 30.
Glouster holds union memorial service at First Baptist Church Sunday with morning activities in M. E. Church canceled. Evening sermon by Rev. C. P. Smith and Senior Choir music follow Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Children’s Day program set for June 9. Men’s Brotherhood meets May 31. prayer service Wednesday at 7:30.
Memorial Day will be the focus of services at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. Rev H H Wilbur speaks on Our National Memorial in the morning and Growing in his junior sermon. Baccalaureate for Gallia Academy graduates follows at 8 pm with Rev Buckingham of Chillicothe delivering the sermon. Regular services occur at Baptist, Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches.
The Rev. T. EB. Meneas will deliver the second sermon in a May 26 series at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church on Fingerprints of God in humanity. Preaching and church school run 8:00 to 10:30 with juniors’ church at 10:00. Bates Church Memorial Service set for May 26 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ray Huff to speak.
The Rev. Dr. Robert O. McClure district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church will preach and lead the last quarterly conference in Stewart Sunday night. Church School at 9 30 a m and Lard's Supper at 10 40 a m. Epworth League meets 7 15 p m. Midweek prayer Wednesday 8 p m. Canaanville worship 9 30 a m and Sunday School 10 30.
Morning services at Millfield Church of Christ include Bible School at 9 30 and Memorial Day rites at 10 30 with Reverend Miles Hoon sermon The Nation s God Patriotic music and recitations from local churches in the evening union service at New Marshfield Church of Christ featuring the same preacher Soldiers urged to attend
The Athens Church of Christ, Scientist schedules a Sunday May 26 lesson on Soul and Body with the Golden Text from Psalm 42. It includes Bible citations from First John and a Christian Science passage noting the shift from material sense to divine Science guiding thought away from disease and sin.
The First Baptist Church in Middleport will hold morning worship with a sermon titled Making Progress In Memory of Them That Sleep by Rev. F. C. Kreager. Sunday School starts at 9 15 am led by L. D. Diles. B Y P U groups meet at 6 30 pm and the evening service God Questions begins at 7 30. A public prayer meeting is planned for 7 30 Wednesday evening May 29.
Dr Gaimes Cook secretary of the Churches of Christ in Ohio will speak Sunday night at 8 oclock at the Rutland Christian Church. The revival continues through the week with Rev G M Perkins conducting the remaining services and special music. Sunday also offers 1030 morning and 2 afternoon services. A basket dinner is planned at noon at the K of P Hall in Rutland.
Cecil Cox will deliver the morning sermon at 10 30 at The Plains Church of the Nagarene after the death of Rev James R Clifford. Sunday School begins at 9 15 and the N P S meets at 6 15 Sunday evening. The piece notes the Mediterranean sea surface is lower than the Atlantic and evaporates more than it rains.
Gallia County seeks federal funds to remodel its 1877 courthouse for about 87500, with county share and a plan by William Davis of Athens. Proposed changes shrink the court room, move offices upstairs, add storage in the basement, update heating, and possibly remove the old town clock and tower.
Roy Fouts, a 4% year old farmer living near Damascus, Ohio, was killed Thursday when he was thrown from a piece of farm machinery he was riding.
Gallipolis moves to close businesses on May 30 from 8 AM to 1 PM for Memorial Day. A Doughboy monument ceremony opens at 8 AM with veterans, a procession to Pine Street Cemetery, then a speech by Judge Russell McCurdy. Memorials also planned at Vinton Memorial Park Houck Cemetery and Mt. Carmel Memorial Association events, with services led by Rev. J. L. Stephenson and Friday ceremonies by Mt. Zion Methodist.
The piece argues it is healthier to eat gentle natural food than rely on patent medicines. It notes continued use remains effective at each meal and advises seeing a doctor if relief is not found.
George Casey turned over a valuable diamond dinner ring taken from his aunt Mrs. Lena Parsons of Kanauga to Parkersburg police. Casey was arrested on suspicion after leaving Kanauga and going to Parkersburg. The ring was sent to Gallipolis then claimed by Parsons Friday morning. Preaching services will be held at Alexander Presbyterian Church on the Athens Albany road Sunday at 11 AM led by Arthur Stuart 18.
Mrs Vint Taylor age 31 died at her Big Run home last Saturday midnight after a short illness. She is survived by her husband and six children. Guests include Mr and Mrs Verry Cottreland and Laura Dunfee of Smithburg. Local visits noted from Ray Roberts and Henry Holdcroft. Albert S Moore 73 a noted Kenton agriculturist who developed muck soil crops is dead.
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