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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1935
Page
9
University Baccalaureate services will be held in Alumni Memorial Auditorium with Overstreet delivering the address. Athens churches plan morning sermons to avoid conflict with the Athens High School ceremony at the high school.
Krist and M E conduct a war on Sunday at the Great four service. Epworth church hosts Sunday worship at ten o clock with a choir performance. Sunday School opens during the morning service.
After a holiday in Thursday, work paused Friday with several mines listed and locations such as Carbondale ville and Lick Run. The text mentions church and school references and vague events slated for Sunday, but many words are garbled and unreadable.
Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Clarks Chapel with a memorial address and a music program. Graves of soldiers will be decorated. At Central Avenue M E Church Rev Ward C Radford will preach at 10 15 a.m with an 11 a.m service at The Plains M E B Church and a 9 30 Sunday School. Evening service at Central Avenue is 7 p.m. instead of 7 30 to allow attendance at the high school baccalaureate.
The lesson sermon at Athens Church of Christ Scientist on Sunday June 2 denounces ancient and modern necromancy Mesmerism and hypnotism. It cites Psalms 92 7 Matthew 4 10 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting Jesus reproved error and the need to relinquish error to heal and renew perception.
Revival services are held nightly at Ruthland Christian Church with the pastor to speak on The Way to the City during the Sunday evening evangelistic service. Sunday School convenes at 9 30 a m and Bradford Church of Christ will hold preaching after Sunday School with Rev G N Perkins presenting The Expediency of the Ascension.
The young people's community orchestra will give a short concert Sunday at Stewart before the evening worship service at Guysville M E Church. The event starts at 7 55 p m. Church School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 40 a m. Morning worship at Canaanville begins 9 30 a m with Church School at 10 30.
Reverend F R Kreager will preach The Best We Can Do at Middleport Baptist Church Sunday morning. Communion follows. Evening service and youth meetings are canceled for Middleport High School baccalaureate. Rev Clarence Swearingen will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the gymnasium at 7 30 p m.
Special music by the choir will be presented at Sunday worship at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. T. E. Maness announces morning sermon titled Contacting the Divine and evening subject Living the Victorious Life. Official Board meets after the evening service to elect a lay delegate to the annual conference.
Memorial Day observance in Chauncey began at 10 at the Church of Christ with Rev. Gilbert Courtney as chairman. Rev. Ward Radford spoke at Nye Cemetery while flags adorned graves and taps sounded. The 1936 memorial officers were re elected.
A group of former Marietta Summer Conference students organized by the Disciples of Christ plans promotional meetings starting June 16. The first session, Sunday at 7:30 p.m., will be at Trimble Church of Christ with Dix Pickering as chairman and Thelma Fierbaugh, Betty Jane Courtney, Betty Johnson, Hazel Raber, and Eva Ferrel delivering talks on Conference topics. The Marietta conference has grown from 20 attendees in 1933 to 65 last year, the maximum enrollment.
The community hears Rev. Guas Graham at Zion Baptist Church for Sunday night worship with a communion service included. The day’s schedule is open to the public. Locals note visits from many relatives and friends during Memorial Day weekend.
Chauncey churches list Sunday services. Seventh Day Adventist holds Sabbath School at 2 p m. Church of Christ in Gilbert led by Courtney with Bible School at 9 30 and worship at 10 30. Holiness Church with 9 30 Sunday School and 10 30 praise. M E Church with 9 30 Bible School and 10 30 class meeting. Church of God with 9 30 Sunday School and preaching at 10 30 and 7 30. Zion Baptist with 9 30 Sunday School and 10 30 praise and 7 pm preaching.
Decoration Day services were led by American Legion members and Sons of Veterans across multiple cemeteries in Trimble Township. Salutes rang out at Bishopville Maplewood Glouster Calvary Taylor Ridge Russell Millfield Sands Hollister and the unknown dead program closed on the depot square. The last three Civil War veterans named are J. L. Stahl W. D. Christman and J. W. Moody.
Margaret Hammond president of the Jacksonville Trimble Alumni Association announces a bridge and auction party to be held at Eagle Hall Friday night starting at 8 o'clock.
Memorial exercises at Concord and Hooper Ridge Cemeteries will be observed Sunday morning with Frank McCann Post members taking part. Local post members will depart the Legion Building on High Street shortly after 9 oclock.
The Loyal Women's Class led by president Delma Post met at the Church of Christ. After opening song scripture reading and prayer, a patriotic program followed. Two contests were won by Hazel Janchius and Delma Post. A lunch was served.
L W Roberts of Athens will speak at a Rogers Memorial Class social meeting in the M E Church social room Friday at 7 30. A special music program will be given and former members WA Carpenter S Carpenter and L F Jones are expected to attend.
Federated Church in Pomeroy shifts summer activities to the Presbyterian Church. Evangelical Church closes until fall. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. divine worship at 10:00 a.m. Junior Choir aids service with Mrs Isabell Powell on organ. Pastor R D Ditter preaches "Are We Ready for the Job" and young people meet at 6:00 p.m. Services at St Pauls Evangelical in Minersville at 7:15 p.m. sermon topic "A Great Promise."
Nelsonville First Methodist Church announces the sermon Victory Won in Advance by Rev. H. A. Rothrock at Sunday morning services. Sunday School convenes at 9 30 with Epworth League assembly at 6 p m.
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