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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1941
Page
8
Local churches extend welcome to readers with notices of services at First Church of Christ Scientist Park Street Methodist Crooked Corner Lutheran and other congregations. Highlights include Christian Science readings Bible texts and weekly meetings with schedule details, plus Salvation Army events and Boy Scout activities upcoming in Corry.
A partial list of churches in Corry includes Bethel Tabernacle Christian and Missionary Alliance at 90 Best Church St, Washington and Maple Ave. Church of the Nazarene near W. Washington St. United Brethren in Christ on N. Center St. Emmanuel Episcopal at W. Center and Smith St. First Baptist at 40 W. Pleasant St and Second Ave. First Church of Christ Scientist. First Methodist. First Presbyterian. Seventh Day Adventist at Bevenih Day Adventist Church on Bt Elizabeth St 32 W. Pleasant St. Thomms’ & Company on West Washington St. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran at South and Conard St. Gateway Army at Washington and Park Sts. Pleasant and Center Sts. Conter Bh.
The United Brethren church led by Rev Harts lists Sunday School at 4 45 with John Westley as superintendent and morning worship at 11 00 including a sermon by the pastor. Evening service features a message What Time 151 with special music and youth activities. Weekday events include Boy Scouts Monday and sewing circle Tuesday with details of locations and leaders. Seventh Day Adventist church on North Center held Sabbath services with Sabbath School at 1 30 A M and church service at 1 00 Noon with all welcome.
The notice lists services at First Presbyterian on Pleasant and South Center streets with Minister Gilbert D. Hoyd. Bible School at 9 45 a m, supervised by Merrill Patterson, and Worship Service at 11 00 a m with a sermon titled Gospel For Outsiders. Choir directed by Mrs R S Dewey performs Turn Ye Ever, Where Gross, the Crowded Ways of Life. Reed Mrs Tobias plays Nocturne, Mendelssohn, and Postlude in G Sullivan. Mid week service at 7 30 p m Thursday. Also includes St Elizabeths Roman Catholic Church details at 26 West Pleasant street with Masses Sundays 8 and 10 a m, Holy days 6 00 and 8 00 a m, Mass and benediction 7 00 a m, and catechism for children Saturdays 9 00 to 10 00 a m.
Rev W W Conley leads 10:00 Sunday School with a pastor's wife lesson and 8:30 Evangelistic Service on Sundays at the Spartanburg Gospel Tabernacle Beaverdam 0 5 Curgh. Services include cottage prayer, fellowship, Daniel study, and warm informal meetings with special music. Charles A Rice is pastor. Senior notices list 11:00 preaching 8:00 evening service and monthly fly communion.
The note lists F. Armitage as pastor and T J Fullom as superintendent for Spencer Community. It mentions good teachers and classes for all ages, with morning worship at 1:00 A M. The public is invited to attend and receive a blessing.
The Methodist Church annual conference at Allegheny College Morndville runs Sept 6 7 attracting locals. Sessions begin 9 am with Bishop Straughn address at 1130 am and activities include ministers wives meeting youth rally and dinner speaker Mayland Derby all leading to Sunday closing services and ordination.
Rev E. Attic leads Sunday School with P M Anderson superintendent and Jo vo A M. Vocations ended, invites absent members to return. Morning Worship at 4 PM, Young People's Meeting 12 PM and 1 45 PM Evangelistic Service Tuesday 7 45 PM prayer at 109 West Park Place. Thursday 7 45 PM mid week prayer in church.
Sunday School at Emanuel Episcopal on corner Smith and North Genter streets starts 9 45 A M with morning prayer at 11 00. First Baptist Church at West Pleasant Street and Second Avenue offers Bible School at 9 45 A M and Evening Worship at 4 45 P M with a sermon on The Evil of Isolation. Bethel Tabernacle on 36 East Gharon Street holds Sunday School at 10 80 A M and Morning Worship at 11 30, Evening Service at 1 30 P M with Thursday prayer service at 7 45.
In Meadville, a former Corry pastor addressed Methodist laymen at the Bris Methodist Conference. He urged interpreters of the Bible for twentieth century life, noting four superintendents in the conference traveled 60,000 miles last year to advance their work.
Governor James said Pennsylvania will cooperate with any federal move to extend Daylight Saving Time beyond this month. He supports energy saving but notes workers in the plains were unsettled by the change. He also urged a special legislative session only if an apportionment bill is likely, criticizing wasted spending. One in thirty draftees was rejected for subnormal eyesight.
Erie County and Dauphin County agencies mobilize a 82 member local committee to host the TAL State Sunday School Convention in Barylsburg Ca kober with more than 2905 delegates expected. Delegates may register via county secretaries or the State Association at 1505 Race Street Philadelphia. The event will use the Forum of the State Education building and nearby churches for sessions, with Protestant denominations uniting in the program. Last year Sunday schools nationwide reported 10,068 attendees with 185,512 officery music teaches and 2,1700 total employment.
Bradford city schools approve tuition for 1941 42 with rates set by Superintendent F G Frets. Elementary grade schools 851 dollars, junior high 100 dollars, senior high 12.81 dollars. Board action also authorizes employing three teachers for the schools. Britain’s war impact noted with imports at over seventy per cent of food supplies.
A garbled wartime clipping references the American Navy, a German speech, and a committee decision amid unclear lines about a pilot missing in action. It mentions Roos speech and various places, with officials described as unknown or unnamed.
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