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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1950
Page
13
A reflective piece contrasts the words Perhaps and Maybe with certainty found in faith. It notes modern life’s unpredictability from health to politics and urges trusting in a timeless unchanging God. The piece lists church services and events at Athens area congregations over a period, highlighting sermons, meetings, and community activities.
The notice lists Sunday schools at 9:30 am in multiple towns and midweek prayer and evangelistic services. Congregations include CONNETT SALEM CAR BONDALE ALBANY BAPTIST CIRCUIT ALBANY METHODIST CHURCH PEARL CHAPEL SNOWVILLE TEMPLE and TOWNHOUSE with pastors named Granger Fisher Phyllis LeMaster John Devol John Snedden and W H Marshall.
DE CATUR Church school at 10 a m Worship service follows. COOL VILLE church school at 9 45 a m YF at 6 30 p m Worship at 7 30 p m The Rev O C Lockwood is pastor. Torch service at 9 15 a m. Church school 10 a m.
Mound Hill Christian Church holds a prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. The morning service runs at 10 30 a.m. Services emphasize worship and community devotion.
New Straitsville PTA met at the high school with Mary San born presiding and a large attendance. Committees and room mothers were appointed for the rest of the school year. next meeting set for Monday evening December 11 at 7 30.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m junior church 10 30 a m worship service 10 30 a m NYPS 6 45 p m evangelistic service 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer 7 30 p m Thursday choir practice 7 30 p m led by the Reverend Drell H Goff minister.
Church schedule lists Bible study at 9 45 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m with Hunter Miller of Lancaster as speaker at both. Midweek Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m YPM Friday 6 30 p m worship 10 30 a m YPS 7 p m Evangelistic service 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m The Rev H R Cartwright is pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Holiness meeting at 11 a.m. Evangelistic service at 7:45 p.m. Bible study on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Holiness meeting on Friday at 7:45 p.m.
Sunday at 3 pm a question meeting addresses how to harmonize with the scriptures. Frank and Ernest of WHKC are scheduled for a 12:45 pm segment.
William Schmidt leads a 10 am service at the Music Hall Auditorium.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and an Evangelistic service at 8 p m led by the Rev A N Maxwell at Mt Zion Christian Church.
Public notices list a series of 10 a.m. appointments for individuals including Mrs. Lois Woodyard in Chase, Phillip Weekley in Sugar Creek, C. D. Arnold in Frost, and Marian Gainer with Dale FE Berry as missionary in Fairview.
The Rev. Herbert Harris, pastor, announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and evening worship at 7 p.m. A Wednesday cottage prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Cooper, and Tuesday Happy Stitchers meet at Carrie Augustine’s home.
Sunday schedules show services across Pleasanton New Marshfield Union Whites Chapel Wesleyan and WYPS with Sunday school at 9 30 a m prayer and praise at 10 30 a m class meetings and evening preaching across locations. The Rev Roy E Deeter and H H Lafferty are named as pastors for respective churches.
Kilvert Church of God holds worship at 10 30 a m Sunday morning YPM gathering at 6 30 p m and Sunday evening service at 7 p m with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p m for weekly religious activities.
Sunday school at 2 p.m. preaching at 3 p.m. on Friday prayer meeting at 7 30 p.m. led by Rev. Roy Deeter at Strouds Run Wesleyan Methodist Mission.
The notice lists Sunday activities including Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m YPS at 7 p m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m and Saturday 7 30 p m with The Rev Charles Hill as pastor.
The Alexander Presbyterian Church offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m with the theme The Thankful Heart. Choir rehearsal is Friday evening at the church led by Pastor James L Hyde.
Bible study Droop Not Your Hands at 7 30 p m Sunday. Theocratic Organization study Tuesday 7 30 p m. Service meeting and ministry school Thursday 7 30 p m. Evangelistic service 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m. The Rev L A Robinson pastor. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sunday school 10 a m WOUt Radio Hall Ohio University campus Elder Norman Carr presiding.
Glouster residents hosted guests from Jacksonville Taylor Ridge and Dayton with family care arrangements noted. In Jacksonville visitors included Mrs Della Olbers Mrs Ida Chalfant Mrs Emma Heffken and Mrs Clara Golding and Mrs Bertha Heffkin. In Columbus visitors included Mr and Mrs Roy Strausbaugh and Jerry Von. Dayton guests included Carl South and daughters Barbara and Phyllis Mrs Bonnie Barnett and two granddaughters Sheryl Barnett and Riola Dawn Edwards. Zanesville visitors included Mrs Mary Carter and Mrs Rosa Duff and Mr and Mrs William McGee and sons William Jr and Price. Boosters Club of J T High plans a public square dance November 18 at the high school gym with good music.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Mesars will celebrate their silver golden wedding at home in Glouster on November 26. Mr. Mesars is 75 and Mrs. Mesars 70. Hungarian natives, they have lived in Athens County for 40 years in Millfield, Athens and Glouster. Two sons, four daughters, 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren will attend a family dinner with an open house from 4 to 6 p.m.
The list covers multiple churches in Glouster and nearby towns with pastors, service times, and events. Notable entries include Glouster Church of Christ with Rev Daniel K Teater and multiple congregations such as Glouster First Baptist and Mt Carmel Free Methodist outlining Sunday schools, worship and sermon times plus midweek meetings.
George William Stewart 78 of West Columbia died Thursday night. He was born in Mason County, son of the late C B Stewart. Survived by six sons John Albert Guy of West Columbia Leonard Roy Columbus Carl Middleport and daughter Ruby Gordon Gallipolis. Services Sunday 2 p.m. Rev Ralph Mahoney at West Columbia EUB Church burial West Columbia Cemetery. Friends may call Guy Stewart’s home after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Arthur Champlin 48 of Chauncey died Wednesday at Dearborn Veterans Hospital in Michigan. Funeral services are set for Saturday 1 30 p.m. at EUB Church Corning with burial in Millertown Cemetery. He is survived by twin brother Orrison of Columbus a brother John of Corning and sister Mrs Garnet Ferrebee of Chauncey. he was unmarried.
Word comes of the death of Mrs. Charles Cheadle of Stockport. The Cheadles lived in Glouster about fifty years ago. Mr. Cheadle ran a barber shop in a frame building where the K. of P. building later stood.
Mrs Captalin Roberts hosts the Past Noble Grands Club of Nineveh Rebekah lodge in Jacksonville on Saturday evening.
Salable hogs 4000 head active with barrows and gilts down 15 cents. Sows steady to 25 off. Cattle 700 with limited deals and steady to easier, vealers and calves in short supply. Poultry and butter prices listed, along with potato and market grades for Cincinnati on Nov 17.
The Jacksonville WSCS met in the Methodist Church on a Tuesday evening to discuss Saving Health Among the Nations. Mrs. Ethel Shirkey opened with prayer followed by a roundtable on Rural Health and the WSCS role in health and spiritual welfare. Hostesses were Mrs. Bertha Heffken and Mrs. Shirkey with business led by Mrs. Lucille Williams.
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