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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1947
Page
10
Activities at Bland Street Methodist include sermons at 11am and 7:45pm with guest speakers, union services with First Presbyterian and First Christian, and a June 16 start for Vacation Bible School. Weekly meetings cover official board, youth council, Hour of Prayer, intermediates, choir rehearsals, and a senior youth picnic at Bluefield College.
Grace Methodist at Thomas and Rogers outlines worship services with sermons on Con secrated Personality and Ways of Escape. District Youth rally at Coalwood Monday 6 30 pm, picnic lunch advised. City Youth Council outdoor meeting on Bluefield College campus Tuesday 5 30 pm.
Christian First Christian Church at 601 Bland Street Eugene lists church school at 9:45 led by C S Cheyney. morning worship at 11 with sermon Disturbing Goodness. evening service at 7:30. Union service with Bland Street Methodist and First Presbyterian. Young People to So We Va conference meet at 2 pm Sunday. Vacation church school Monday to Friday mornings. Lois Russell guild dinner at Park Grill.
Bluefield Virginia minister Ernest R Worrell announces union services starting Sunday evening at 8 pm involving West Graham church and First Methodist and this church. Sunday school at 9 45 am worship at 11 am with a pastor message. Intermediate C Y F meets at 6 45 pm. Mid week prayer was Wednesday evening at the church.
The Immanuel Lutheran Church at South Mercer and Duhring streets invites parishioners to a Sunday schedule with Bible school, confirmation class, and 11 o'clock service focusing on Peace I leave with You. No Vespers in June August. Daily vacation bible school enters its second week with a sound picture on India. Paul L. Royer, pastor.
The Rev. W. D. McCraw presides with Sunday school at 9:45 led by Mrs. W. H. Ealy. Morning worship at 10:45, Young Peoples meeting at 6:30, Evening service at 7:30, mid week prayer at 7:30 Wednesday, choir practice Friday at 7:30 directed by B. C. Hodges. We invite you to worship with us.
Sunday school at 2 o'clock led by Superintendent Henry Goosby with Bible class by the Rev. E W Hughes. Evening service and sermon at 7 45 by the Rev Mr Hughes.
D. E. Workman, pastor, leads church school at 10 a.m. Joe Davidson superintendent. Morning worship at 11 with theme The Victorious Church. Board of stewards meeting 2:30 p.m. M. Y.F. at 6:30 with Opal Gillenwater and Betty Jo Gearheart on Faith Life and Methodism. Evangelistic service 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Fellowship Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Morning sermon at 11 o clock at the First Church of Christ Scientist Bluefield and St. Marys Episcopal Bluefield service at 11 am subject God The Only Cause and Creator. Reading Room at 307 Bland street open daily 11 to 2:30 for Bible and Eddy writings. Wednesday 8 pm meeting invites all.
Secretary of State George C. Marshall and Attorney General Tom Clark attend Virginia Military Institute Victory finals in Lexington. About 100 first classmen seek degrees. Clark to give graduation address. Marshall to attend board meetings and alumni events. Events include glee club recital, alumni dance, baccalaureate sermon, and various celebrations.
Beckley welcomed N R Coleman of Beckley as the first president of the West Virginia Public Accountants association after an organizational meeting held yesterday in Beckley West Virginia June 6 193?
Miss Mabel Robey conducts Sunday school at 2 30 p m with Miss Elizabeth Seldon in charge An evening service follows at 7 30 Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 led by J P Ramage G D Yates C C Sarver and Sam Rush
Bluefield Virginia on Sunday features Sunday school at 9 thirty morning and an evening service at eight led by the Rev EB C Burnz The Young People's service league has been discontinued for three months this summer
Bramwell Cooper charges O L Logan as pastor at Bramwell church. Church school at 9 45 with E K Haynes and W B Martin as superintendents. Morning worship at 11 with the subject The Cause of The Separation of Abraham and Lot. Evening worship at 7 30 at Bramwell on The Folly of a Selfish Life. Youth Fellowship continues.
Sunday school at 10 a m with morning worship at 11 a m led by Rev Paul Hall of Rock. An old-time revival starts Sunday evening at 7 30 with preaching by Rev Hall and special singing each evening at 7 30.
Slight earth shocks were felt in nearly all Knoxville areas starting about 7:15 a.m. lasting around 30 minutes. City officials blamed rock quarry blasts, while the highway department denied blasting. No damages were reported. A St. Louis university seismologist noted a concurrent very light shock at 7:55 a.m. but could not determine its direction or distance.
In Sophia West Virginia on June 6 two of three candidates separated by one vote asked for recounts of Tuesday's municipal election ballots. Henry Smith and James Akers Progressive party hopefuls for the council requested recounts. Akers and Paul Harper were tied for the fifth seat, and Smith trailed by one vote.
Norfolk officials report Neighborgall Construction of Huntington West Virginia lowered its bid for the Huntington armory project from 161191 to 158191. The fifth naval district public works office transmitted the telegram announcing the reduction.
Westminster Presbyterian at Washington and Albemarle outlines its Sunday worship at 11 with the sermon Simon of Cyrene and a children’s talk The 9 45 Sunday school includes all ages The Nursery is led by the Westminster Bible class The 5 30 WHIS vesper message uses The Power of the Word A 6 pm Youth Fellowship picnic on the church lawn honors college students Home for the summer A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 45 led by George Upton A Vacation Bible School runs June 16 to June 27 Men of the church plan a June 13 meeting at 6 30
Harmon B. Ramsey, DD, minister, will lead the 11 o clock service broadcast on WHIS with the theme Its a Wonderful Life. Sunday school begins at 9 45 with Paul C. Thomas as superintendent. at Hillcrest Chapel W Gentry oversees 9 45 Sunday school and preaching. Pleasant Ridge Chapel holds 3 o clock services with Samuel W Newell Jr assisting. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 15 in the Church House. Bland Street Methodist hosts the 7 30 worship with Dr Ramsey speaking on God Does the Strangest Things. Church Night supper and program Thursday.
The Rev. W. H. Simpkins will lead services at Bailey Ebenezer and Tip Top with Sunday school at the usual hours. Youth Fellowship meets at Bailey Ebenezer Falls Mills and Mid way in the evenings. Falls Mills Board of Christian Education convenes Wednesday at 7 30 at Mrs H B Compson home.
Sunday school starts 2 30 p m with an evening evangelistic service at 7 45 led by the Rev Monroe Dodson Other gatherings include Cottage day and Saturday at 7 45 with chapel prayer meetings on Thursday at 7 45 Location Union Mission 1210 Princeton Avenue promises weekly spiritual events by church leaders and volunteers
The Rev Jen ning Wise Hobson rector. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Morning worship led by Lay Readers E E Thacker Jr and John G O Keeffe. No evening service as Dr Hobson is out of the city at the corner of Tazewell and Duhring streets.
The City Churches Baptist at 108 Duhring St led by Pastor Devil V Cook Jr holds Sunday school at 9 45 A M with A Bruce Aker superintendent. The Baptist Training Union directed by E M Louthan meets 6 30 P M before 7 45 P M worship. Midweek service is Wednesday at 7 45. A Vacation Bible School preparation day is Saturday morning at the church followed by a parade.
In Bluefield Virginia avenue Paul Blevins pastor announces Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship, evening services 7 45 with Vacation Bible school starting Monday for ages 6 to 16 and deacons meet Monday. At College Avenue Rev Wendell G Davis leads Sunday school 9 45 morning worship 11 special Children's Day sung by Aloise French and sermon God's Most Sacred Trust activity continues with BTV at 6 45 and evening service 8 including What About the Dance. Vacation Bible school starts Monday 9 with Dorothy Lindsay as principal.
Bluefield avenue at Magnolia street lists services led by minister Robert E. Long with Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 and an evangelistic service at 7 45 in the evening. The N Y P S meets at 6 45 with a study on sanctification and a seventh sermon in the Beauty of Holiness series. A Daily Vacation Bible school runs Monday to Friday from 9 to 12 with commencement on Sunday June 15 at 10 45. Bus routes for Falls Mills and the Nazarene church announce stops and return trips after morning worship.
Pastor Albert H. McGhee leads Sunday school at 9 45 with R E Bailey as superintendent. A special bus will shuttle to Sunday school followed by devotional at 11 and a sermon. Revival begins Sunday evening with evangelists Miss Louise Paramore and Miss Sylvia Harvey. Vacation Bible school starts Monday morning June 8 under their direction, with daily WHIS 7 30 broadcasts.
Sunday school at 9 45 morning services at 7 45 evening services at 7 45 led by Reverend J B Jones with W L Sexton Jr as superintendent at the Graham church parish.
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