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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1939
Page
9
The Gazette lists church notices from Methodist and Baptist houses across town. Details include service times, sermon topics such as Youth Accepts The Challenge of the Worthwhile and The Final Choice, Sunday school hours, Epworth League meetings, and upcoming events across multiple congregations on various streets and corners.
At St Johns Church the Rev. Harry Longley presides with Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church school at 9:30 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a.m. St Luke's Church conducts Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church school at 9:45 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a.m. St Matthews Church offers Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church school at 9:45 a.m. with the Rev. George W. Shirley presiding.
Trinity Lutheran Church on Lee and Elizabeth streets led by Rev William P Cline offers 11 am morning worship with The Springs of Sympathy as the sermon. Union services at 8 pm at the Baptist Temple, Sunday school at 9 45 am, Luther League at 7 pm. St Pauls Lutheran Church on Lee street Beauregard with Herman Mees Meyer offers 11 am service The sermon is God Prevails. Sunday school at 9 45 am Luther League at 3 30 pm.
A church notices page lists Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Quarrier and Greenbrier streets with Rev Francis J Brooke Jr and Rev Wallace M Alston preaching morning sermons on love and frontier living. Union services at Baptist Temple and evening sermons by Mr Dickson and Dr Alston. Sunday school times range 9:40 to 10 a m with youth programs, prayer meetings midweek, and a two week vacation Bible school planned beginning June 12 led by Miss Florence Doilphi. Additional entries cover Lydia Robson Memorial Church site and First Presbyterian Church Cabin Creek and South Park Mission services with sermon topics The Tested Word and Jesus Christ and Human Nature. Lick Branch and Kanawha City Presbyterians list evening services and Sunday schools with various pastors and speakers.
This piece recounts Philip Doddridge a leading Independent church figure born 1702 who wrote hymns after sermons and led a Northampton church and preacher training school. It notes his death at 49 during a Portu gal visit and his enduring hymns including O Happy Day and the hymn-poem quoted from I Peter 5 7.
A burst of readings and services for Belle Presbyterian Schwamb Presbyterian Kanawha and Bream Memorial churches. Details include Sunday school times 9:30 to 9:45 a m, morning and evening sermons with topics The High Calling of God The Sin of Being Static The Wheel of Life and Our Place of Service, midweek prayer and studies, and Friday church banquet events.
Hilldale holds Sunday school at 10 30 a m with prayer meeting Tuesday at 8 p m Vacation Bible School daily at 9 a m Hobbs offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m Boy Scouts meet Friday at 8 p m Littlepage Sunday school at 9 30 a m Bible school commencements 8 p m Young People League meets Wednesday at 7 15 p m Scouts Friday at 8 p m Lattes Sunday school at 10 a m Edgewood Sunday school at 16 a m
McKinnon Sunday school 10 15 a m morning worship 11 a m Young People 8 p m Women’s Circle Wednesday 10 a m prayer meeting Thursday 8 p m vacation Bible school daily 6 p m
Churches in Union Mission Washington Clendenin Dunbar and Vandalia announce Sunday schedules with morning worship at 11 a m evangelistic services at 7 30 to 7 45 p m and Sunday school times. Special speakers include Rev Fred Brown Rev Hobson D Fisher Rev O D Calendar Rev B Entsminger and Rev S Haynes with guest Miss Turley and Rev D C Bowman. Outdoor and revival events at Kyle Furniture Co area and Dunbar Mountain Mission noted.
Spring Street Tabernacle on Pennsylvania Avenue and Spring Street lists morning Bible school at 9 45 with communion, 11 am sermon by Rev D Eastys, evening 8 pm sermon by Rev W Atkinson, Sunday school 10 am, and Friday evangelistic program by Earl G Hissam. First Advent Christian at 615 Randolph Street lists 10 45 am morning worship, 6 pm evening worship, and a sermon on Will There Be A Thousand Years Between The Resurrections.
Sacred Heart Broad and Virginia streets lists Masses at 6 7 30 9 and 10 30 led by Rev. Petrie. St Anthony Sixth and Russell Masses at 6 30 8 and 10 30 with Rev. Schoeppner. St Francis St Albans Mass at 8 with Rev. Gilliam. St Patrick Bancroft Mass at 11 with Rev. Gilliam. St Agnes 51111 MacCorkle Masses at 7 and 9 with Rev. Gallagher. Immaculate Conception Montgomery Mass at 8. St Anthony Boomer Mass at 10 30 with Rev. Doyle. Good Shepherd Coalburg Mass at 9 led by Rev. Gallagher.
Herschel Jarrell 20, son of Mr and Mrs Suley Jarrell of Van Boone county, will enter the U S Military Academy at West Point July 1. Appointed by Rep Joe L Smith in January he passed the required physical and mental exams this spring. A Van High School graduate he attended Greenbrier Military School and West Virginia University.
Miss Marjorie L. Austin of Huntington, secretary of the Austin Hope family association, announced yesterday that the Austin Hope family reunion will be held Tuesday July 4 at the Horton Austin farm near Redmond.
Negro physicians from across the state will convene in Beckley June 21 23 for the 33rd annual meeting of the West Virginia Medical Society Dr George C Branche head of the neuropsychiatric department at the Veterans Administration facility in Tuskegee Alabama will be among the principal speakers
John L. Conner said the Harlan Coal Operators Association agreed to let members negotiate independently with the United Mine Workers for new wage contracts. The group had refused the union shop clause in the Appalachian district agreement, with some mines operating under guard protection without a contract. Conner noted rapid return to normal as most of the 13,450 workers were back under contract. the association employs 5,100 men.
An educational drama opposing repeal and legalized liquor titled Thou Shalt Not Kill will be staged at 8 p m at the Central Methodist church. The play features B Ewing in the cast with a court scene inspired by a West Virginia highway tragedy and includes Rev M W Castle John Rust and others plus jurors named Silman Morton Mrs Howell and several more.
Helen Keller the renowned blind activist will keynote the seventeenth annual West Virginia Lions district convention in Beckley starting June 15. Delegates from 43 clubs will hear Keller and enjoy a district governor's banquet at Black Knight country club.
Gov Holt will confer Eagle awards on two youths at state capitol grounds during Flag Day ceremonies. Earle Bathurst and Glenn Smith of scouts Nos. 31 and 32 will receive the Eagle badge along with other awards for first class Star and Life. Scouts from 10 counties join in presenting streamers and certificates for completing the 300 campaign.
Rennie Cooper 60 year old farm leader in Harman section died today of a heart ailment after a paralytic stroke two months ago.
A advertising plan explains how to borrow any amount with repayment over 2 to 20 months. It shows example loans such as $100 repaid in 4 months costing $7.60, or $100 over 6 or 12 or 20 months with monthly payments of $18.46, $10.05, or $6.72. No collateral or credit checks required and funds are often available the day after application.
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