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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
7
The Junior Girls Auxiliary will meet Saturday at the church at 4 00 P M with Mrs H P Lawrence A cordial invitation is extended to visitors Paul E Krohn pastor Sunday school 945 am Sunday service 1045 am Sunday school teachers meeting Tuesday evening 1730 p m Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs Mc Bride at 300 p m
A reflective piece on forest fires as a parallel to evil, urging early intervention to save long years of growth. It stresses parish leaders' vigilance and the limits of human effort, noting only divine mercy can avert total destruction once flames spread.
The notice lists church leaders and times for First Baptist at Corner Oak and Lafayette Streets with Bible school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 11 00 a m preaching by Jimmy Caudill both services Training Union 6 30 p m evening worship 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 p m choir practice 8 00 p m and invites families to attend all services
Rev W J Johnson pastor. Sunday school 9 45 Ed Self superintendent. Morning worship 10 50. Training Union 6 30 Tennis Odom director. Worship 7 30. Wednesday prayer service 7 00. Pastor to bring message at both Sunday services. Public invited to attend.
Sunday school held each Sunday morning at 10 o clock. Preaching on the second and fourth Sundays by Rev. Dewey Crow. Revival begins August 27 with Bunyan Wallace delivering messages. Bunyan Wallace leads Wednesday and Saturday prayer services until revival. Everyone is invited to attend and to pray if unable to attend.
Caddo church and Bethlehem church in Midway and Town Creek hold Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. on select Sundays. Pastors Rev Well Bayne Rev Earnest Shelton Rev Richard Waugh officiate. Holy Communion to be celebrated at Bethlehem. Jones Chapel church lists Sunday school 10:00 a.m and services on fourth Sunday. The remark invites worship and Scriptural study under Jesus Christ.
4th and E. Moulton, David De Boer, minister. 9:45 a.m. Bible school led by Ainslie Wyle, supt. 11:00 a.m. worship includes the Lord's Supper and sermon Is It Later Than We Think. Choir rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. Sunday evening services and midweek Bible study start the first week in September.
Sunday school at 9 45 led by H R Lee, superintendent. Morning worship at 11 with Rev J Vernon Rich delivering the message. Training Union at 7 directed by Louis Ryan. Evening worship at 8 with Rev Rich. Invitation to attend. Monday WMS at pm and Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 pm.
Flint Baptist Church announces revival events led by Pastor M G Fields and visiting evangelist Rev Edgar E Weaver. Morning service at 10 55 AM with an afternoon message at 2 30 PM and a noon dinner on the ground.Wednesday prayer and Bible study at 7 30 PM. Attendance figures from last Sunday: 117 Sunday School and 92 Training Union. Routh Decatur Church CHRIST E Moss minister. Bible study 9 45 AM Worship 10 45 AM mid week class 7 30 PM Men s Training Class Sunday 7 00 PM Worship 00 PM New Testament order expected. all invited to attend.
Rev Paul McClusky pastor of Gum Springs Baptist outlines revival services starting Sunday with Sunday School at 10 00 a m I V Dobbs is superintendent Morning sermon by Rev Paul McClusky at 11 00 a m and evening service by Rev E N Chandler at 2 00 p m Invite extended to all.
The Sunday service August 20 1950 centers on Mind as subject of the lesson sermon with the Golden Text praising God's wisdom and might. The article notes a ribbon tailed bird of paradise native to the high Mount Hagen district in East Central New Guinea.
The Lesson Sermon cites Job and Daniel, urging readers to acquaint themselves with God and find peace. Sunday morning services start at eleven, Wednesday meetings at 7:30, and the Reading Room operates 2 to 4 on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the church rear on Johnston Street.
The discourse outlines John the Baptist as a prophet who preached repentance and the coming of Christ. It notes his lineage, desert upbringing, and mission to baptize with water while foretelling the one who would baptize with the Holy Ghost. It covers Herod’s sin, John’s imprisonment, and John's role in baptizing Jesus.
The piece recounts Johns baptism preaching urging repentance, his harsh rebukes to vipers tax collectors and soldiers, his recognition of Jesus as the Christ, and Herod’s execution of John after Salome’s dance. It reflects on the sorrow of Johns death and its impact on followers. The article ends noting syndicate attribution.
Rev E N Chandler pastor leads morning service at 11 00 AM with the theme Our Today And Gods Tomorrow Training Union directed by L A Shirley at 6 30 PM Evening message A Powerful Christian at 7 30 PM Nursery is led by Mrs Alice Teague and Mrs W H Nance Sunbeams meet Monday at 3 30 PM at the church with Edith Teague and Lamon Fuller Women Missionary Society meets 7 00 PM to go to Westside Baptist for a demonstration Transportation provided Intermediate Girls Auxiliary meets Tuesday 4 15 PM at the church with Mrs Hugh Weir Prayer service Wednesday 7 30 PM followed by Adult Choir practice Brotherhood meets Thursday 7 30 PM at the church
Reverend Jack Coke presides as pastor with 10:00 A M Sunday school and 11:00 A M morning sermon. Training Union at 6:30 P M led by C L Buck Sr. Evening message at 7:30 P M. Vacation Bible school runs Aug 20 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 each morning.
Corner of Jackson Street and Sixth Avenue East, Dr. W Nelson Guthrie pastor. Sunday schedule lists church school at 9 30 A M morning worship sermon Divine Healing by Rev J M Holland with anthem The Cherubic Host at 10 50 A M and 6 30 P M reverberations.
T A Thompson minister. Bible study at 10:00 A M. Preaching and worship at 11:00 A M and 7:30 P M. Thornton Crews will speak in Mr Thompson’s absence. Crews formerly lived in Decatur and worked with Grant St Church of Christ. Bible study Wednesday 7:30 P M. A cordial welcome to these services.
Sunday school at 9:45 A M and morning worship at 10 45 with sermon Sailing Safely Youth fellowship at 6 30 P M Evening service at 7 30 with subject Wherein Lies Our Hope Choir practice at 8 30 P M Mid week prayer service at 7 30 P M Wednesday
On Jackson Street and Gordon Drive at Second Avenue the St John s Episcopal Church announces an 8 00 A M communion service conducted by Rev James Savoy. Church school follows at 9 45 A M and a Morning Prayer Service at 11 00 A M headed by Rev James Savoy and Rev Lester McManis.
Memorial Drive Methodist invites all to Sunday school at 9 45 with the day’s work due at the hour The pastor will preach at both services Speaking at 1050 on Pilgrims and Strangers The closing message on the Beatitudes is set for 730 P M A cordial welcome awaits at our church.
Westminster Presbyterian on Jackson Street at Eighth Avenue lists Rev John A Troxier pastor. Church school at 9 30 A M and morning worship at 11 A M preached by Dr Alva V King. Women's Auxiliary circles meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Morning Watch Service Monday 7 30 to 7 50.
Central Baptist at Cor 4th Ave and Grant St invites worshipers to 9 45 A M Sunday service led by Pastor E Burton with Sunday school and morning sermon option.
A church announces Sunday services at 11:00 AM morning worship 6:30 PM training unions and 7:30 PM evening service. Wednesday plans include 7:00 PM training union, 7:45 PM prayer meeting. Invite families to attend and expect blessings.
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