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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
8
Religious notices and church service listings appear on this page, honoring local congregations and their schedules. The section names sponsors and local businesses supporting the church page and community announcements.
Local notices include Christian Science Society services on Sundays at 10 45 a m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and midweek meetings. Central Ave M E Church lists Sunday school 9 am morning worship 10 30 am and evening prayer 7 30 with official board meeting Tuesday. Church of the Good Shepherd covers morning prayer 10 30 and evening service 7 30 with Alpha Phi Alpha program at 7 45 and Wednesday worship at 7 30.
Bible school at 9 15 morning sermon 10 15 on Offended at Christ. Christian Endeavor at 6 p m Athens Velma Staneart Edith Pierre. University group Lowell Dickinson. Evening service at 7 o'clock Living One Day at a Time. Class officers and teachers meeting in Esther class room after Bible school.
Charles M Coulter ministers at First M E Church with Bible school at 9 15 led by Alex Root. Morning worship at 10 30 features the third sermon on The Lord's Prayer Hallowed Be Thy Name. Special music by the West Choir directed by C C Robinson. Junior Church at 10 30 led by Mary Ward. Wesley Foundation hosts Home Hour and Supper with Evelyn Hock and Everett Shimp as hosts. Evening worship at 7 includes Rev Dallas Browning of Gloucester. Midweek prayer Wednesday at 7.
Sunday school begins at 9 20. Preaching at 7 45. Young Peoples meeting at 5 45. Children’s meeting at 6 45. A special play will be given.
Preaching at 9 o clock and Sunday school at 10 15. James McHarg is superintendent. Young people meet at 7 o clock. Prayer services are Wednesday evening at 7.
The Plains Church of the Nazarene offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m continuing Love Leakage messages Rev A J Laird is pastor midweek prayer meeting at 7 30 p m plus a missionary program
This Sunday is the homecoming day at Alexander Presbyterian Church Athns Albany Road with Bible School at 10 led by Ralph Ladd and 11 o'clock morning worship by Dr. Charlies B. Taylor. Special music from Fred Lee Tom Julia Stanley Lucy Stanley. An afternoon reminiscence program starts at 1 30 with Dr H R McVay presiding and talks by Miss Emma McVay John P Coe William Johnson Eugene Potter William Moler and Miss Julia Stanley. Donald McPherson and Charles Fagan will sing selections.
Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church lists 9:30 a m Sunday school with W N Hudson, 10:30 am 59th Fall Communion with baptism and Lord's Supper, 6:30 pm Christian Endeavor sessions with leaders Schuler Wolf Porter Smith and discussion, 7:30 pm Evening Service on Great Men and Great Texts, Beecher. Thursday Oct 13 congregation lunch with visitors from several towns under group leaders.
The article retells the Naboth story from 2 Kings 21 5 10 16 20 focusing on Jezebel’s scheming and Ahab’s weakness Naboth guards his inheritance while Jezebel uses false witness and royal seal to seize the vineyard Elijah confronts the king and pronounces God’s judgment The piece reflects on suffering innocence and the certainty of divine justice in a moral world
Prof. Chas. E. Poston serves as organist and choir master. Sunday school at 9 39 Morning worship at 10 30 Musical program includes organ preludes and anthems Organ offertories and solos Provokes sermons Our Church The Source of its Drawing Powers Senior Epworth League at 6 45 Junior Epworth League at 6 45 Evening worship at 7 00 with Pilgrims Choice Wagner Shout the Glad Tidings Wooler Humoresque Dvorak and a vocal solo O Eyes That Are Weary Ambrose Miss Sargent Transcription of Alice Where Art Thou Miss Virginia Harper Sermon Why Not God Kill the Devil announced for last Sunday but not delivered Prayer service Wednesday at 7
W J Hampp pastor leads Sunday school at 9 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 90 p m. Quarterly meeting October 7 9 conducted by District Elder of Zanesville. All are welcome.
The notice lists church activities: Sunday school at 4 40, morning worship at 10 30, sermon on I prayer Its Effect Upon God, Epworth League at 6, evening worship at 7 with Rev L F Miller of Athens delivering the sermon.
Sun school at 9 a m morning worship at 10 a m Luther league at 6 15 p m and evening praise at 7 p m Ladies' Aid Thursday afternoon Lutheran brotherhood Thursday evening St John's Near Enterprise Amos L Heyde pastor Sunday school at 1 o'clock and divine service at 2 p m
Last Sunday organized groups will meet for morning worship with older members, then retire for their own program under Miss Helen Manter. Communion service is set for 10 15 o’clock next Sunday. The Christian Endeavor society splits into red white and blue divisions and starts a membership and attendance contest at 6 o’clock next Sunday evening. The pastor will deliver the third sermon in the series Greatest Words About Christ at 7 o’clock.
J R Fields pastor announces Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. worship and baptism at 10:30 a.m. Epworth League and class at 6:99 p.m. Worship and sermon at 7:09 p.m. Evening service time moved from 7:30 to 7:00.
Smith, superintendent, conducts morning worship at 10 30 with the subject A Spiritual Audit. Evening service at 7 with the subject Who Then Is This The wonder about Jesus.
Clara S. Laird, pastor, leads Sabbath school at 9 30. Preaching at 10 30 on Why Should We Be Sanctified. N P S meets at 7 exploring Personality and Work of the Holy Spirit. Evangelistic service at 7 45 on Life versus Death. Thursday 7 30 holds prayer service then board meeting.
A Presbyterian church yearend report shows 1 927 268 members, up slightly from last year though beneath two million. Richmond evangelistic work adds over 2 900 members, while a new interfaith commission forms in New York and Chicago led by Cadman Faunce Pound Morgenthau Wise and others to foster better Jewish Christian understanding.
Historic reflection recalls Wilberforce under a memory tree with William Pitt, discussing the abolition of slavery as a trust of life and wealth to improve the world. He declares he will climb any hill to end the slave trade, carving a vow on the stone seat to persevere.
In Port Jervis New York Irene Thompson killed during a pistol incident at the Irene Presbyterian Church as her brother attempted to teach revolver safety. Minister H L Geddes witnessed the event and Harry, a local man, was killed instantly during the shootout.
The note recalls Wilberforce’s resolve to bring abolition of the slave trade to the House of Commons. It notes that his efforts culminated in slavery’s end wherever the British flag flew, marking a historic legislative triumph.
In St. Louis James Reid used a phone by his bed to call his physician but arrived to find him dead beside the patient. The incident prompts investigations by local authorities.
In Birmingham England two police officers who arrested a wrong man were sued by John A. Tryon and ordered to pay him 5609 pounds.
The collection of double liability from stockholders of two unsound banks will be attempted in a suit filed by K. H. Blair state superintendent of banks in Common Pleas court here.
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