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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1929
Page
8
West Side Presbyterian invites for sermons on The Greatest Enterprise in the World and David Livingstone life study. Willoughby Presbyterian schedules 9:45 Sunday School, 11 am and 7 pm services with Bible lecture. Decatur Baptist covers Clouds of Kindliness in a morning sermon, 11 and 7:30 services plus 9:30 Sunday School and 6:30 B Y P U.
The Sunday sermon subjects Life is to be preached at 11 a.m. with services in Morgan County Bank building. A testimonial meeting occurs on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 30 p m Reading room hours are Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p m The public is invited to attend.
A New England village court records Catherine Bartlett widow for missing Sunday church, ordering two shillings sixpence or stocks. The piece reflects Puritan morality, church as social anchor, and cruder enforcement methods, with note on sterner times.
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Pastor will preach morning and evening on The Overcoming Power of Faith and A Way of Uncertainty. Epworth League meets 6:00 p.m. Mrs Grady Stanley presiding. Prayer service 7:00 p.m. Wednesday with choir music led by E W Laxton and Miss Ruth Stroupe on piano. Special prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Welcoming all worshippers at 2:45 p.m. with Mrs C A Campbell 415 Canal St.
Sunday school at 9 45 led by B F Teal superintendent. Worship at 11 o clock with sermon by the pastor. Evening service at 7 with the sermon subject Looking to Jesus. Wednesday meeting at 630 for teachers and others led by the pastor. All are invited and welcome.
J. D. Pickens, pastor, invites families to Bible school at 9:45. Morning worship at 11:00 on "The Church." 6:45 Young People's department. Evening service at 9:00 with the pastor's message "The Wages of Sin."
Rev Peter MacKinnon leads Epiphany season services at John’s Episcopal Church located at Jackson Street and Gorden Drive East. Men’s Bible Class 10 a m. Women’s Bible Class 10 a m. Morning service 11 a m. Young People’s Bible class 5 30 p m. Evening service with choir 7 p m.
Bible classes at 9 45 a m. worship at 10 45 a m and 7 p m led by Bro J Pettey Ezell in the absence of Exell class at 6 p m noted.
Sunday services announced with Sunday school at 9 45 a m communion and morning worship at 11 am on the topic The Meaning and Value of Education Evening worship at 7 pm.
Bro. C. L. Dobbs will preach for us at both services at First Baptist Albany. Come worship with us.
John R. Turner, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 with the sermon The Marks of an A L Church Member. Epworth League at 6 p m and evening service at 7 p m on Modern Christianity Casts Out Devils. Mid week prayer Wednesday at 7 p m. Bible study uses the Gospel of Mark and invites readers to join.
Corner Eighth Ave and Jackson St lists Ernest N Hart pastor Sunday school at 9 30 am with classes for all ages and a men's class taught by John Patterson and a women's class taught by Miss Groenendyke. Morning worship at 11 am Young Peoples C E at 2 pm for all under 16 at 6 15 pm for all over 16. The church with the friendly wel
A concise church notice from St Paul’s Lutheran outlines steadfast faith in Christ amid changing times. The brief item emphasizes enduring doctrine and worship practices, reflecting a parish message of stability and spiritual guidance.
Byrd and Larry celebrate a renewed life in a moonlit night. Larry reveals the house is theirs and Byrd prepares to tell her father that he is about to become a grandfather. Mandy welcomes the couple with warmth as dinner concludes and the family reunion begins.
Johnson superintendent announces AM preaching by Rev R T Tyler on the subject Enduring Hard ness as a Good Soldier at 6 30 PM Epworth League with John McGehee as president at 6 30 PM and preaching by the pastor at 7 30 PM The furnace has been repaired and the church will be comfortable with good music Come and worship with us
Sunday school in the new annex at 9 45 am with superintendent Mr. Conley and teachers awaiting attendees. At 11 am Mrs. W H Moore speaks on Divine Healing. Young People's meeting at 6 pm with 7 pm topic Things Temporal and Eternal by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 pm with a big welcome.
An all-day meeting is scheduled for Friday at the Westside Presbyterian church. Women of the Missionary societies will gather to discuss plans of work for the current year.
The temperature rose into the summer range yesterday with a high of 73 degrees and a low of 47 across the 24 hour period.
The Southside Baptists plan a tent meeting starting mid month led by Walton Kentucky pastor Dr T C Crume who has conducted numerous Southern Baptist conventions. In recent Birmingham and Tuscaloosa meetings he reported over 100 conversions in each. Funeral services for Mrs Claude Sivley will be held at Morris Chapel on Saturday at 2 pm with Priest in charge. She died January 17 in a Montgomery hospital from flu and pneumonia and leaves a husband, several Sivley relatives, and her mother.
The Morris Chapel community mourns the loss of Mrs Claude Sivley after a bout with influenza. The obituary notes her role in local life and honors her contributions to the church and neighbors. Further details on services are not provided in the fragment.
Athens Alabama January 19 Special Athens milk supply all grades A according to J M Dunaway Limestone health unit health inspector after a survey of local dairies completed this week showing all dairies to deserve the highest rating for raw milk This is creditable given the milk ordinance limiting sales to Grades A and B in Athens since last July Dairies rated A are Ernest Holland W G Martin A Christopher A M Christensen and R L Gray
N. R. Nichols was elected president of the Limestone County Fair association at the annual meeting in Athens Alabama. Dr. J B Crutcher became secretary and W G Martin served as race superintendent with T O Black in charge of grounds. The 1928 season was financially the best in the association’s history with all profits added to the treasury for improvements including a new grandstand floral hall and stables.
Harold Harlin of Bowling Green Kentucky has been named court reporter for the Athens circuit by Judge James E Horton to succeed Noble Richardson whose term ends February 1 Richardson plans to move to Gadsden to pursue stenographic work and run a business college.
The jury commission of Limestone County, composed of George County, has begun updating the list for the first time in years. Many new names will be added and a number deemed too old or deceased will be removed.
The Hub is the Decatur Rotary club official paper led by Rotarian Walter Morris. It plans to circulate a certificate to members of a designated group.
The Kiwanis club adopts resolutions thanking five organizations for appointing representatives to form the Award Committee for the Civic Loving Cup and praising all committee members for their spirit of service in this task.
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