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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1941
Page
8
The Corry churches list their members and sponsors welcoming visitors to Sunday School at 10:45 A M and morning worship with sermons on physical heritage and forgiveness. Activities include evangelistic services, prayer meetings, youth programs, and a missionary prayer event at Mrs. Roy Mathers home. Mon through Sat schedules include board meetings, choir rehearsals, and Boy Scout activities.
Reverend J Alle Waugaman leads Spartansburg Baptist with Bible School at 10:00 a.m. for all ages, Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m., Young People's program at 7:00 p.m., and Evening Gospel Service.
First Presbyterian Church at West Pleasant and South Center hosts NL Bible School 4:45 AM with Merrill Patterson superintendent. morning worship at 11 includes sermon Our Business. Mrs Tobias plays Cantabile and prelude. Westminster Forum for teens at 6:30 PM. evening worship at 7:30 PM with Pullness of Time sermon and music. Midweek service at 7:30 PM Thursday. St Thomas Church on West Washington holds masses at 6, 8, and 9 PM with First Friday Communion at 6:30 AM and Holy Hour Thursday 7:30-8:30 PM.
Christian Science services at 11:00 A M with Sunday School at 12 15 P M on February 2. The Lesson Sermon titled Love uses Jeremiah 31 3 Galatians 5 1 13 14 and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The Reading Room in the church opens Wednesdays and Saturdays 2 4 PM for reading loaning and purchasing Christian Science literature.
The First Baptist Church at Corner West Pleasant Street and Second Avenue led by Rev. James C. Kelton offers Bible School at 9:45 AM, Morning Worship at 11:00 AM on evangelism, plus Evening Service at 7:45 PM. Week events include Thursday prayer meeting and Saturday Bible instruction for youth. The Church of the Navarine on Essex Street led by Rev. Ed Altie invites with an open door, Sunday School at 10:00 AM, Buck 1 Sunday School campaign growing in attendance, Young People's Meeting at 7:00 PM led by Irene Crossec, evangelistic service at 7:30 PM. Board meeting at the parsonage Monday 7:30 PM. Cottage Driver meeting at John Conrite’s home Tuesday 20 West Wayne Street. Thursday prayer meeting at 7:45 PM.
A compact directory lists churches in Corry including Bethel Tabernacle at 36 East Church Street and Emmanuel Episcopal at N Center and W Smith, First Methodist at Center and Pleasant, St. Elisabeth's at West Pleasant, St. Thomas R C on West Washington, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran at South and Concord, The Salvation Army at Washington and Park, plus Nazarene, First Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist and other congregations with street locations. Names include Christ Church, Church of the Nazarene, Emmanuel Episcopal, First Methodist, St. Elisabeth's, St. Thomas R C, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, The Salvation Army, and others such as Church of the Walted Bistthres tir Christ and more.
The column lists program details from several churches including Rev H Ray Harris at the United Brethren and offerings at St Elizabeths RC and Emmanuel Episcopal. It covers Sunday School, sermons by visiting speakers from Houghton College, interdenominational rallies, choir and youth events, and midweek prayer meetings with locations on Wayne Street Center Street and North Centre. The notices invite visitors and parishioners to weekly services and events.
Rev Gordon E Abrams pastor leads Sunday School at 2:00 PM with classes for all ages and growing attendance. A 4:00 PM preaching service features Our Full Inheritance in Christ, followed by a Gospel Service Friday at 7:45 PM, second in a series on great sinners of the Bible.
Beaverdam and McCray's Chapel hold morning worship and Sunday School sessions led by ministers and superintendents. Epworth Leagues meet in the evenings with activities scheduled at Epworth and Concord Ridge locations.
Corry's Methodist Church joins a national effort to raise one million dollars for emergency war relief by March 2 the Day of Compassion. A threefold fund targets British relief missionaries and chaplains in camps while supporting stranded clergy in Europe and near war zones. Local leaders include Rev H Hagadorn Rev Arthur Colley and district chair Dr Charles T Greer. Publicity coordinators plan February sermons lay talks posters and drive plans amid slow church responses.
Sunday Schools from District 6 converge at United Brethren Church for a 2:30 rally featuring Dr. Stephen W. Payne of Houghton College as speaker. Delegates include Erie County Sunday School leaders and Youngsville district. Music by a Houghton College quartet, with youth and adult conferences led by local pastors. Participants include Grace Dean and Rev J Delman.
Lyle M Gyosa of 1030 North Center Street was elected as a lay representative from Erie Conference United Brethren to the General Conference in May 1841 at South Bend Indiana. Other delegates named include L E Nelson and D Hickok with ministers Weaver Grover and Dibble. The session will tackle merger talks between the United Brethren and Evangelical churches.
Washington D C February Dr Arthur Carlisle Christie a layman of Washington named by Bishop Ada Wright Leonard to the Methodist Commission on chaplains joining Colonel John Cary Bell Gogs principal of Randoly Macon Academy Front Royal and two other lay members. The five will be chaired by Bishop Leonor Bromley Oxnam and W W Peele with the Council of Bishops oversight. Christie a colonel in the Medical Reserve Corps has a 13 year Army career in Roentgenology and has led a national association and written on medical topics. He is a trustee of the American University and was educated at Corry High School and Ohio Wesleyan University.
The Beaverdam V B church led by Pastor Charles A. Rice offers 10:00 A M Sunday School 11:00 A M preaching and 8:00 P M unified services with midweek prayer Thursday choir rehearsal 8 P M directed by Mrs Mabel Sill Last Sunday each month Holy Communion at 115 P M and Christian Endeavor activities. Beaver Lake United Brethren Church under Rev I W Barrett holds 9:30 A M Sunday School 10:00 A M worship at 8:00 P M alternate events with Wednesday prayer Bible study at o clock Friday choir rehearsal and prayer at B o clock.
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