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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1968
Page
5
A dense list of area churches with ministers superintendents and weekly schedules. Entries cover Methodist Evangelical United Brethren Nazarene Baptist Lutheran and other denominations across towns like Colville Shaw Excelsior and Erie with service times Sunday school worship and midweek meetings.
Local church notices list services for Savonburg First Lutheran Evangelical Covenant and others. Details include pastors and superintendents, Sunday worship times, Bible school, Hi League meetings, and midweek activities across multiple congregations in LaHarpe Colfax Center Ridge.
A jumble of church listings shows multiple congregations and pastors with service times. Zion United Methodist, Altoona Christian, Altoona Bible Chapel, Urbana HM, LeAnna Christian, Maple Grove Evangelical United Brethren, Vilas Bethel Lutheran, and Morehead on Church hold Sunday worship and Sunday school with varying start times and weekday activities.
A local church directory lists New Hope Baptist Central and Chestnut led by H A Simmons with 11 am worship and 6 30 pm Bible study. Grant Chapel AME Evergreen with 11 am worship and first Sunday communion. Church of God 4025 Kansas. Pentecostal Holiness at 14th Central. First Church of God Sth and Forest. Seventh Day Adventist at Lafayette. Church of God in Christ 1212 N Washington. Wesleyan Methodist 12th Evergreen. Free Will Baptist Mission 520 N Lafayette. Faith Tabernacle 1602 S Santa Fe. First Methodist and Duff D Weems. Lutheran 202 W Main. and other church activities and schedules.
Westview Baptist Chapel at 14186 S Plummer lists pastor David Blase and superintendent John Sanderson. Schedule includes worship at 10 45 a m training union 6 30 p m evening service 7 30 p m choir practice 8 15 p m first Monday WMS 7 30 p m first Tuesday Willing Workers class 9 30 a m second Tuesday senior adult ladies 9 30 a m second Wednesday Brotherhood 6 30 p m third and fourth Wednesday Sunbeams GAs and RAs 6 30 p m fourth Thursday women's visitation 9 30 a m.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 18 N Forest holds Sunday services at 11 a.m. and a Wednesday testimonial meeting. The reading room on Elm Street is open to the public 2 to 4 p.m. except Sundays and holidays.
The First Church of the Open Bible at 401 N Highland holds Bible study and prayer Thursday at 7:30 p.m led by Pastor F M Baughman. Local members invited to attend.
Jehovahs Witnesses and three Baptist churches publish their weekly schedules. Attendance options include public lectures Bible studies Sunday school worship youth groups and prayer meetings with times noted for each location and pastor names where listed.
United Brethren in Christ ministers C Edgar Rains and Mrs Cynthia Gilliland lead worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Women’s Missionary Association meets first Wednesday. Church of the Nazarene on 1st and Lafayette led by Doyle Frazier with Detmar Miley as superintendent offers Sunday school 9:48 a.m. worship 10:45 a.m. choir 6 p.m. junior and teen fellowships and adult study 6:45 p.m. evening service 7 p.m. Cub scouts meet 4 p.m. Wednesdays prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. First Wednesday missionary service. Third Tuesday young adult fellowship 6:30 p.m.
The First Assembly of God at 3rd and Forest lists services with pastor Raymond E. Owen and superintendent George Wiltee including outreach at 6:30 p.m. and prayer meetings on Tuesdays. Rodriguez de Luna leads Elleco church with Daniel Ramirez as superintendent and weekly worship and prayer services. St Patrick Catholic at 4148 Central provides multiple Sunday Mass times and daily Masses plus confessions and Holy Day Masses.
James Peters serves as rector. The schedule lists Holy Eucharist at 7 30 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Wednesday, Holy Eucharist and church school at 10 a.m. Sunday, Junior EYC at 5 p.m. and adult confirmation at 7 30 p.m. Sunday. Thursday features Holy Eucharist at 7 a.m. and a 9 30 a.m. prayer group. The adult choir meets 7 15 p.m. Wednesday.
Worship at 10 30 a m with pastor Ns Sneeringer and superintendent Leon Eastburn. Youth committee 5 p m worship and fellowship 6 3 p m. Den 3 and 4 4 p m Monday Bykota class 7 30 p m Den 1 4 p m Webelos. Den 2 service 4 p m Wednesday choir 8 p m Thursday Christian Culture class 2 p m Pack 235 7 p m Saturday mens work day at Camp Crawford BYF Association Fort Scott.
William J. Baldwin minister and Ted Gorrell superintendent announce a church week at Otterbein United Methodist on 7th and Kansas. Worship at 10 30 a m L C class dinner 12 30 p m Youth fellowship 6 30 p m Service 7 30 p m. Monday Scouts 7 p m Wednesday Junior choir rehearsal 4 p m senior choir 8 p m.
First Presbyterian and reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints list worship times, study groups, choir rehearsals, youth activities, and church group meetings. Notable events include Sunday services at 10 45 a m and 9 30 a m and midweek activities for youth and adults.
Clarence W. Cranford surveys the concept of duty across cultures and religions and summarizes Ecclesiastes as urging all people to fulfill their duty to God. He notes duty is shaped by moral obligation, social status, and law, and emphasizes youth remembering duty before life ends.
On May 17 historic notes include the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that school segregation is unconstitutional. Also marks Newark founding in 1666, NYSE creation in 1792, first Kentucky Derby in 1875, Nazi occupation of Brussels in 1940, Egypt banning Israeli ships in 1957, and Castro prisoner exchange offer in 1961.
Regular classified ads close by 10 a m the day of publication with 9 a m Saturday. Display ads have an earlier deadline the day before publication.
Sunday dinner guests in Savonburg included the Swanson and Logan families and Kansas City visitors. Numerous neighborhoods in Iola Chanute Moran Lavonburg Humboldt and Ottawa hosted calls and dinners. The Savonburg OES joined Chanute Sunflower Chapter visitors, and Charlie Hawkinson entered Neosho Memorial Hospital. CES met with Clara Pavelick as worth matron.
Mr Zion Temple Lee and Ethel Elder were dinner guests of Elsie Carlson. Mr and Mrs Matt Massoth and family hosted Mothers Day dinner at Chicken Annies. Attending were Mr and Mrs Arthur Carlson David and Lance Le Roy and Tina Carlson. Mr and Mrs Bennett Haddan and family were dinner guests of Mrs Mary Heilman in Chanute.
Instructions urge readers to call their Tribune carrier and provide an after hours contact HE 1 3400 for reachability after 6 pm. The note emphasizes using the specified line if the carrier cannot be reached.
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