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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1940
Page
7
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Decatur Alabama announces a Lesson Sermon on God Preserver of Man with Golden Text from Proverbs 2 6 and Luke scriptures. Public services Sundays 11 00 am and 9 30 am Sunday School Reading Room hours and location given with invitation to all.
The First Christian Church East Moulton at Fourth Ave presents a Sunday program led by Minister Edwin Wyle with organist Mrs. G E McCulloch. Sunday school at 9 45 am, sermon on They Did Not Know, and a Christmas meditation at worship. Evening services include Christian Endeavor at 6 pm and Evangelistic Message at 7 pm with song service led by G E Noch. All are welcome.
Southside Baptist Church led by Pastor J A Chambers lists 9:45 Sunday school 10:45 morning worship with Under the Juni per Tree and 7:00 evening service The church also notes midweek W M U pageant practice and New Years Eve film program First Presbyterian Church Oak and Vine hosts White Christmas Service gifts to Presbyterian Home Talladega at 11:00 morning worship and 2:30 Oakland Chapel Sunday School with a Christmas tree event Dec 21 at 7:00 PM followed by 6:30 Intermediates and 7:30 Evening worship.
The Lutheran Hour at Sherman st. and Fourth Ave E. presents the third Sunday in Advent service at 9 30 am with Sunday School Bible Class and worship. An executive board meeting at 5 45 pm along with Walther League activities and Christmas program rehearsals are noted.
A Church of God notices the pastor Cecil J Brown promotes renewal on Sunday. It urges attendance at the 10 o clock moral service and 1 o clock church school. Crusaders meet at 6 p.m. at the East Th Ave and 4th Street location.
Fairview Baptist Church on Magnolia Ave lists Pastor Carroll Carter and a full schedule. Sunday School at 10:00 am led by T. R. Harrison, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Baptist Training Union at 6:00 pm directed by Omar Glaas, Evangelistic Message at 7:00 pm, and Wednesday prayer at 7:00 pm followed by teachers and officers meeting. Visitors invited to all services.
Central Methodist Church at Jackson Street and 6th Avenue lists Sunday activities led by Pastor Archibald Lambuth. Sunday school at 9:30, morning service at 11, Mass meeting at 2:30, Epworth Leagues at 6, evening sermon at 7, and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30. Dr. Harry Denman, executive secretary of the Central Commission on Evangelism, will preach and lead events.
St John’s Episcopal holds third Sunday in Advent with Sunday school at 10:00 and Morning Prayer at 11:00. First Methodist led by Pastor R M Howell offers 9:30 church school 11:00 preaching on The Ideal Minister and 7:00 The Glory of God with a 6:00 Young People session. Church aims to raise 500 for Children’s Home at White Christmas service December 22 at 5:00 p.m.
9 30 a m Sunday school Mrs Tom Tarwater speaks to those over nine in Main Auditorium 10 45 a m Morning worship 6 30 p m Baptist Training Union 7 30 p m Evening service 7 30 p m Wednesday Bible study hour Come to Church bring the family
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist at Cor 16th Ave and Wadsworth St lists Pastor Chas Cobb. 9:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Class taught by G Berryhill, 9:45 a.m. Main Sunday School with Paul McCluskey, 11:00 a.m. Morning sermon by the pastor. 5:45 p.m. B T U Depta directed by C L Buck, 7:00 p.m. Evening sermon. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Cottage prayer meeting with location to be announced. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday Mid week prayer service at the church. Encourage church attendance for better Mondays.
Rev O B Lansbury leads Sunday worship at Memorial Drive Methodist Church with church school at Persinger Parker, morning sermon Gods Endless Quest and evening service Gods Message to the Sinner. Epworth League at 6 00 p m and evangelistic message at 7 00 p m. Circle I and II of the Womens Society of Christian Service meet at Mrs J E Yarbrough home for a Christmas party at 7 00 p m Monday. Wednesday prayer meeting invites attendees to come and bring someone.
Willoughby Presbyterian at Sixth Ave and Ninth Street South lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by T. F. Lewis, worship and preaching at 11 a.m., Christian Endeavor at 6:15 p.m., and mid week prayer Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas program is planned for the fourth Sunday evening.
Westside Presbyterian announces 9 45 Sunday school under Ray Edwards Superintendent with rising attendance. A new class and space for all are offered. Worship and preaching at 7. Several Christmas baskets mentioned for distribution.
A plea notes that congregants will fill a contribution for shut ins and the poor at The Friendly church. It invites readers to bring donations to the church as part of a charitable effort.
Athens churches announce December events including Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with a Christmas sermon by the pastor. The Junior department leads devotional services on December 22, a White Christmas reader Charita Thompson with Birthday of the King, and a Christmas tree program for Sunday school children on December 28 at 7 p m in the Senior Endeavor room.
Morning worship at 11 with Dr BE R Naylor on Visions. Evening service at 7 with theme Let the Best Have a Chance. Music by Mrs Armstrong and Mrs Richardson. Sunday school at 9 30 led by W M Kennemer. Epworth League at 6 30.
The notice invites all to a White Christmas Sunday service at seven pm with a pastor’s sermon titled The Flesh Pots of Egypt. It notes last Sunday’s strong turnout with 334 at Sunday school and 100 at the Training Hour.
Last Sunday marked the greatest day for the Ath ens Church of Christ with record Bible school attendance and the largest contribution to date. Morning worship will feature What Am I Worth to the Church, and evening service addresses God’s Definition of Attitude Toward Sin. Additional services are planned at Leggtown and Beulah with M A Creel presiding on specified dates.
The pastor will preach at Oak Grove Church Sunday morning at 9 45 and at Salem Church at 11 00. The subject is My Church. Monday night there is a charge rally at Salem with supper at 6 45. First quarterly conference at Salem Sunday night December 22.
The pastor will preach at Parkers Chapel during the morning service.
The note announces gatherings on the subject The Song of the Angels at Cambridge Sunday night and Isom Chapel. Attendance is rising with increasing congregations. Prayer meetings are at Isom Chapel every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Children's services occur in Cambridge Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and at Isom Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Bring children to these services.
Hartselle Alabama Rev Luther Jones pastor invites all to Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching on the 1st and 3rd Sundays The December 15 topic is A Spiritual View of Prayer Why When Where and How to Pray.
At 9 45 am Sunday School led by J K Haynes with Gen Supt Dr E R Currier. Morning worship at 11 is a sermon on Light Ahead. 6 15 pm youth and intermediates meeting. 7 pm evening worship on Proof of the Divine Presence. 3 pm Monday W S C S with Mrs L H Houston as president. 7 pm Wednesday prayer meet. All welcome.
A fragment notes evening services led by Miss Florence Orr and Miss Leetus Williams. Christian Crusaders program includes a 6 45 pm session on a Wednesday at 7 00 pm with all invited to attend.
Rev W E leads the Church of the Nazarene as Sunday school and preaching service are announced for the day.
Powell Sharp, minister, invites attendees to Lord's Day Bible school at 10 a m and communion at 11 a m, extending a cordial invitation to all.
A fragment notes efforts to invite all to attend worship services. The readable text emphasizes communal gathering and inclusive invitation without detailing specific dates or locations.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Hugh F. Penn. Morning sermon by Rev. Frank T. Smith at 11 a.m. Training Unions at 6 p.m. Director Jenny Lind Gatlin. Evening sermon at 7 p.m. Mid week prayer and choir practice Wednesday at 7 p.m.
A Sunday program lists 10 a m Sunday school with Leonard Wallace, 11 a m preaching on Son of Man Can These Dry Bones Live, 6 p m BPU led by Miss Mildred Stephenson, and 7 p m preaching by the pastor. The notice urges spiritual salvation and church life.
Born to Mr and Mrs J W Sharp a son Joe Daniel on Dec 2 and both mother and child are doing fine. Sun day greetings and visits fill a quiet week with Church services led by Rev J W Henderson and social visits among local families.
William S. Knudsen, chief of the National Defense Advisory Commission, told manufacturers that defense results to date are not satisfactory. He noted aircraft output 30 percent below forecasts, questioned labor and industry commitment, and urged full‑time operation of all machines while expressing optimism that American ingenuity will accelerate after the first half of 1941 and that unity will prove a free people can outproduce a dictator’s subjects.
Rev J W Henderson and his daughter Miss Estell Henderson were Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Dave Peebles, with services at Flower Hill noted.
Evangelist Sullins Dosser of Bristol Virginia has accepted Central Methodist Church invitation to hold a revival in Decatur beginning June 22 1941. Dosser, a noted Holston Conference evangelist, previously conducted a June revival in Decatur and is seen as a leading figure with strong church growth history. Local plans are being formed for his visit.
Washington reports the final 96 000 guardsmen slated for a year of active duty with the regular army will be postponed about two months due to camp facility construction delays. Individual unit delays range one to two months, shifting the mobilization window from February 3 to April 1. War Secretary Stimson cited adverse weather water shortages and similar causes with labor problems accounting for only about one percent of the delays.
Fred Haldeman of the State Game Department drove past his house three times before locating it. His wife promised to inform him the next time the house was painted during his absence.
Dewey Wright of Florence has been authorized by the State Public Service Commission to operate a bus line between Florence and Sanaan Church, a community 18 miles from the Tri-Cities, beginning this winter.
Mrs. Cecil B Ford and children Betty Ann and Bobby of Birmingham visited her mother Mrs R M Holmes. Mr and Mrs Brook Lindler hosted Lindler relatives. Mrs Johnnie Woodruff and Betty Lou Union Hill visited the Lindlers. Center Grove families hosted Mr and Mrs R A Ryan and children. Various residents spent weekends with kin in Cullman Decatur Union Hill Florida and Rock Creek. Bascum Bennett of Fort Knox Ky is on a 30 day furlough with his parents.
The war department announced Lieutenant Colonel Brehon B. Sommervell will command the $1.147 billion construction program and accelerate progress. Brigadier General Charles D. Hartman, previously in charge, is under observation at Walter Reed Hospital after long overwork.
Herbert C. Stockham, president of the Stockham Pipe Fittings Co. and former president of the Associated Industries of Alabama, has been elected regional vice president of manufacturers.
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