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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1961
Page
7
The piece argues prayer is inner strength not begging God for favors. It contrasts holy ideals with neglectful preaching and urges turning lives to heaven’s wavelength to hear the Divine guiding hand. The author recounts a Newark radio anecdote about tuning to a distant station as metaphor.
Ottawa reports Father Bernard de Brienne a Quebec friar who uses self composed tunes to spread religious themes to teens. He has appeared on the Montreal Hit Parade and outsells many pop artists in parts of Quebec.
The Alfred Church held its annual Homecoming on Sunday with 40 attending Sunday School and larger turnout at the worship service where Rev. Card spoke on Eternal Light. A basket lunch followed on the church lawn. The afternoon program featured Lloyd Dillinger as master of ceremonies, Harold Yoak, and performances by the Servants Quartet from Parkersburg, with numbers by Warren Bentz Amesville Lew Winner Guysville and the Boyles family. A highlight was the song Beyond the Sunset and a poem by Phillip Boyles honoring the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C E Woode of Tuppers Plains. Attendees represented Alfred and nearby towns including Chester Orange Lottridge Bethel Flatwoods Hemlock Grove Athens Middleport Vanderhoof Stewart Parkersburg Belpre Amesville Mt Hill Church and Little Hocking. Program committee included Dillinger, Helen Woode, Nina Robison and Dinsmore Boyles with table and dinner crews listed. Proceeds benefit education for priests and charity. Father Bernard, a St Francis Minor priest, discussed the saint’s influence and his multifaceted artistry. Alexander Presbyterian Morn service at 10:45 with Dr Lester Evans as guest minister.
A compiled list shows multiple churches in Athens area offering Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. plus diverse programs. MYF youth groups, prayer meetings, evangelistic services, and special events fill afternoons and evenings across institutions including New Marshfield, Carbondale, Pleasanton, First Christian, and others.
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