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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1936
Page
7
Athens County churches mark Rally Day this Sunday with youth led programs and evangelists. Rev Arthur T Clark will preach The Church Looks Ahead at 10 30 am at First Presbyterian Church as students join affiliate membership.
Rev. Lloyd W. Clarke of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church will administer Holy Communion Sunday at 10 30 am and speak on The State of the Church in the World. Church School pupils will attend ante communion and hear a rector address before classes. Holy Communion also at 8 am. Episcopal Student Club meets at Rectory 56 E State St at 7 pm with talks by Samuel Downer on London and Susan Lash on Roosevelt.
Richland Ave. M. P. Church hosts a combined Home-coming and Rally Day with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. a youth program at 2:30 p.m. directed by Benzer Gooding, and a 7:30 p.m. sermon. Members bring food and basket dinner items for noon.
Dr. William G Seaman preaches on Help From the Hillis at 10 30 with anthem Hold Thou My Hand and organ solos Paradisium Andante and Toccata Wesley Foundation at Ohio University holds fall meeting at the church with Dr W C Gamertsfelder as speaker Ministers and laymen from Chillicothe Portsmouth Zanesville Steubenville attend Reports by Dr W C Seaman and Russell F Bayliff Wesley Players meet Monday night Phi Tau Delta honors Kappa Phi with party Card shows pledges for al pledging Friday night Benson House plans include full year of church visitations and gos pel team outreach.
The Athens Christian Science Church will read a Sunday lesson-sermon titled Unreality with golden text Vanity of vanities. The readings include Psalms 90:4 12 and Ecclesiastes 1:2 and an excerpt from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy noting life and its faculties are not measured by calendars.
The Church School of the Church of God will hold Booster Day with a unified morning service before classes. Promotions will occur and a Young People meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. A song service opens the evening program followed by a sermon from Rev. E. Nicholas. Mid week service is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
The Church of Christ will meet at 9 30 a m for Bible Study on 21 human traits which cause perilous times. Morning worship at 10 30 a m will study Gods remedy for the present evil times led by Pearley Gaskill with communion. Groups meet to study church problems at 6 50 p m.
The New Marshfield Church of Christ will host a Rally Day on Sunday with Sunday School at 9 30 am followed by morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev Miles F E Hoon who will speak on Preparing the Way An evening sermon at 7 30 will be The Citizens of the Kingdom Special music is planned and new officers will lead services.
Rutland Methodist Episcopal Church will observe its fifty year anniversary with a morning message by Dr. Robert Burch Foster and an evening greeting by visiting laymen and pastors. Dr. H. H. Wilbur of Grace M E Church will preach at 2 30 p m and a first church conference business session will follow. Basket lunch at noon. In Rutland Syracuse circuit services and a Sunday School and Epworth League program are listed, with a Carthage preacher scheduled for a 2 30 p m sermon at the Alexander Presbyterian Homecoming day events.
Rev. F C Kreager of Middleport First Baptist Church selects How To Be Free for Sundays sermon at 10 15 a m with communion after. Sunday School at 9 15 a m B Y P U at 6 p m evening theme Staying By Your Jow at 7 p m midweek prayer Wednesday Oct 7 7 p m. Richmonddale tent meeting Oct 4 all day evangelistic services Rev Inez Miller George Juanita Appleman and Mary Miller will sing. Tonight and tomorrow night services at 6 o'clock.
The Athens County Ministerial Association resumes meetings on Monday Oct. 4 at 9 30 a m at First Methodist Church. Rev Lloyd W Clarke of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church leads a roundtable on The State of the Church followed by business and plans for the year. New ministers in the county are welcomed to apply for membership.
Heath M. E. Church in Pomeroy holds Rally Day with a combined morning service at 10 o clock led by Sunday School superintendent Lee McComas Rev Clarence Swearingen will speak on Religious Education and diplomas will be awarded to the church school graduating class The Epworth League gathers at 630 p m and the evening service follows at 700 p m
Rev. John Woodhouse will start a revival at the First Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt Street Sunday at 7 30 p m with nightly services through October 25 Also Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Young People's Society at 6 30 p m A convention of Wesleyan Young People s Societies of the Ohio Conference is planned for Sunday October 11 under Woodhouse s leadership.
In Nelsonville the Presbyterian Church will present a sermon titled Worthless Hon or by Rev Lloyd Evans. The choir conducted by Martin Alexander will sing. Evans speaks at 7 30 p m on Failing Faith. Rally Day is 9 30 a m with the Sunday School and young people meet at 6 p m.
Rev Berg Burr selects A Good Investment as the sermon topic for Salem M E Church Sunday at 10 30 morning and Mineral M E Church at 7 30 evening.
Miss Hazel Searles suffered a broken collar bone when an auto driven by Mrs. Baker Searles overturned in Rutland Sunday. Families from Dexter and Langsville visited W. A. Hutton and grandparents F. W. Winn. Squirrel hunting party from Columbus and attendance at the National Brands picnic in Athens were noted.
Pomeroy Woodrow Call aged 21 of Middleport and Bernadine Siders aged 18 of Rutland secured a marriage license in probate court on Tuesday.
Mrs. Rena Slater spent last week at Long Bottom aiding with the Conley baby. Raymond Radcliff has been transferred as timekeeper on the Long Run Road project. Arthur Orr and Carl Ritchie secured a cattle truck in Spencer for Mr. Orr. Hubert Stalnaker moves to Arthur Orr’s farm to work for Orr and the Nelson Torrences. Reedsville visitors include Roland Torrence and family. Myrtle Lawrence and Dora Larkin with Alma Slater. Roscoe Morris of Gallipolis visited the Tuckers. Guy Archer of Athens repairs a barn here. Hobart Wells returns from Bald Knobs. Lee Mundy plans to move his family to Great Bend soon.
Rev. A. Y. Wilcox will deliver a Sunday morning sermon at the First Christian Church focusing on Abraham as an explorer of faith. The service is expected to attract church members and local residents seeking guidance and inspiration.
The Bethany Church held its first official board meeting of the year with all members present and planning for upcoming services. On Thursday evening Reverend Beuscher conducted Forest Run’s first board meeting.
Haydenville Methodist Episcopal Church names Rev Lawrence Lineberger as new pastor and lists Sunday services for Murray City M E Church at 9 30 a m Buchtel at 10 45 a m and Haydenville at 7 30 p m for the conference year.
Rev J N Rice leads services across Guysville Canaanville and Stewart with 10 45 a m preaching in Guysville 9 30 a m Sunday School other activities include Bible Study Monday 7 30 p m and Sunshine class at Mrs Ray Beans home Wednesday night.
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