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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
9
Reverend Bunyan Wallace as pastor leads services at Shoal Creek Church. Leroy Bennett is superintendent. Sunday School begins at 10. Morning service at 11. Young people's meeting at 6 30. Evening service at 7 followed by a watch night from 1 am. Prayer meeting and Bible study next Wednesday at 7. Come worship and ring in the new year.
The sermon notes the old year carrying bitterness into the new and urges believers to lighten the load of 1951 by purging 1950 sins. The invitation invites worship at 6 p.m. with the topic The New King In A New Day led by Pastor R. L. Baker.
Dr Jesse M Rogers pastor announces Sunday services at Corner Oak and Lafayette Streets church. Bible School 9 30 a m superintendent John Short morning worship 11 00 a m Training Union 6 p m director Carl Hendon evening worship 7 p m pastor will bring messages at both services. Wednesday 6 15 p m covered dish supper 7 p m prayer meeting 8 p m choir practice invite extended take your family to Sunday School
The Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. with worship and communion, followed by a 11:00 a.m. worship service. Evening worship is at 7:00 p.m. Mid week Bible study meets Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Minister is L. T. McCord.
Reverend Jack Coke will deliver the morning message at 11:00 with Sunday School at 10:00. Training Union starts 6:00 led by C. L. Buck. Evening message at 7:00. Girls Auxiliary meets Monday at 4:00 with Mrs. Bertha Smith. Sunbeams meet Wednesday at 4:00 with Mrs. Walter Stone and Mrs. O. E. Mason. Prayer service Wednesday 7:00 PM. Public invited.
Rev E N Chandler, pastor, delivers morning message Balancing The Books at 11 00 am and evening message Lord To Whom Shall We Go at 7 00 pm. Sunday School starts 9 45 am. B T U meets 4 45 pm. Jail gospel team at 3 00 pm with Rev L W Taylor. Visitors welcome.
Pastor George Ricker leads a Day of Prayer at Austinville Baptist Church for world conditions and the March 25 to April 3 evangelistic crusade. The event uses 15 minute prayer slots from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. follows the evening service with a Watch Night. Dr. R. G. Lee study begins midweek.
Union notices a church page announces Evening message at 7 35 p m by M H Odell director with Life s Fixed Center subject. Wednesday 7 p m prayer and bible study devotional led by Jan Ward and conclusion of I Corinthians. All are invited to worship with us Come thou with us and we will do thee good.
Central Baptist at 4th Ave and Grant St invites all to Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Training Unions at 6:30 p.m. evening services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting. The notice urges regular church attendance for health and happiness and asks families to come find a church home.
The weekly Christian Science lesson sermon is set for Sunday in all Christian Science churches with the Golden Text announced for that service.
Bible citations in the Lesson-Ser mon include John 16 13 and John 14 12 The passage notes belief in Jesus brings works greater than those he did Sunday morning services begin at eleven o clock Wednesday evening meetings at 7 30 The Reading Room at the rear Johnston Street entrance is open 2 to 4 on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Memorial Drive Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 with Mr O B Rogers general superintendent in charge. at 10 50 the pastor speaks on Forgetting The Things Behind And Pressing Forward Toward The Prize. church joins others in morning prayer for peace and daily prayers for peace. youth and intermediates will participate.
A reflection on Jesus words to His disciples before arrest, using the vine metaphor to show the Father’s pruning, and the call to love one another. It recalls Paul’s transformation from Pharisee to follower, teaching faith through Christ’s life. The teacher closes with a note on living the message daily.
A religious study note emphasizes forgetting past and pressing toward the goal in Christ Jesus. It cites Philippians keys on abiding in Jesus, bearing fruit, obedience, and love, urging continued faithfulness as a year ends and a new series begins.
Westminster Presbyterian on Jackson Street at 8th Avenue East lists Church School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 11 00 am Rev Earl Caldwell of Nashville Tenn will preach at the morning service Westminster Youth Fellowship meets Sunday afternoon at 5 for study and refreshments The Woman s Auxiliary postpones Monday meeting to January 8th at noon
The notice lists services at Jackson Street Sixth Ave East led by Rev. T. J. Chitwood with morning worship and youth groups, and at 9th Ave West led by Rev. Bethea Stedham with Sunday School and evening sermons. It details weekly activities, class times, and a unity service featuring multiple ministers. Public is invited to all services and prayers for peace and Christianity.
Madonna Circle meets Monday at 7 30 in the church parlor with hosts Mrs Everett Powell and Mrs John Stewart. W S C S monthly meeting is Tuesday at 3 00 in the church parlor. Senior board of stewards meet Tuesday at 7 30 in Good Fellowship. Dinner not served. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30. Thursday choir rehearsal at 7 30.
Charles R. Brewer, minister, preaches Sunday morning on "We Have Not Passed This Way Before." A joint Sunday evening service at 6 30 invites all Churches of Christ in Decatur Austinville and Flint to participate in a fellowship meeting.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m with attendance urged. Morning worship at 10 45 a m led by Eugene Rice on Building With God. Youth fellowship at 6 p m. Evening service at 7 p m with guest Reverend Malcolm Rigel from Monroe City Indiana. Mid week prayer 7 06 p m and choir practice afterward. choir members to be recognized.
The church holds 8:00 a.m. morning prayer 9:45 a.m. Church School 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion and sermon by Rev. John Bonner 6:00 p.m. UMCY meeting. Week events include Thursday parish supper meeting and vestry election and Women’s Auxiliary utensils request. Friday features an adult study at 7:30 p.m.
The Sunday schedule lists at 9:45 a.m. Sunday School with Ned Frazier as superintendent and at 11:00 a.m. morning worship with a sermon by Rev. W. W. Glass titled Dare We Enter The New Year With An Old Fashioned Christ. Additional services include 2:00 p.m. Sunday School at Pryor Memorial Chapel led by Joseph Calvin, 3:00 p.m. Sunday School at Kirby Memorial Chapel led by James Bloodworth with preaching by Mr. Wailes, 6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship with Mary Louise Garrett as adviser, and 7:30 p.m. evening worship. midweek activities begin Wednesday.
The community enjoyed a Christmas tree program and Christmas day services. Mr and Mrs Luther Holmes hosted a Christmas dinner while Mr and Mrs E O Simmons celebrated with family. Fort Campbell sergeants Bill Foote and Howard Henry visited. Florene Morgan wed James Waldrop on December 10. A large crowd attended the turkey shoot at Mr Pruitt store.
The cockroach stands among the earliest winged insects in evolutionary history, according to fossil research. The discovery suggests insects developed wings earlier than previously thought, shedding light on arthropod diversification.
A church report highlights a midweek service of prayer held Wednesday at 7 39 p m. The event reflects the regular devotional routine and community gathering for faith.
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