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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1941
Page
2
Sunday school at 10 am under T Freet superintendent. Class and a place for all invited. Christian Endeavor Society at 6 90 pm led by Mrs Luther Sellers. Worship and preaching at 7 20 pm. Mid week prayer Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Strive for all to attend. Visitors welcome. Church invites all to its services.
Westside church promotes Sunday School at 9 45 am with Pahay B wards as superintendent. A nursery has been completed for mothers with babies. The Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 30 pm led by Miss Harriett Robinson.
Central Baptist Church and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist share details of revival meetings led by Rev. John C. Cowell and Chas. L. Dobbs, with morning Sunday schools and evening worships. They invite members to join tent and church services as part of a citywide soul winning effort.
Pastor Cecil J. Brown will speak Sunday at 10 o'clock and again at 6 in the Christian-Crusade reser. An evening service will be held in union with other churches at Delano Park if weather permits.
The church lists Sunday activities including 9:45 a m Bible school 11:00 a m worship with a sermon Our Last Line of Defense 6:30 p m Christian Endeavor 7:30 p m union open air service in Delano Park led by Adjutant and Mrs Longino and Dr George Lang of the University of Alabama. The sermon emphasizes saving faith through faith and obedience.
The notice lists church activities led by Pastor Edward V amage with Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a m featuring Dr George Lang of the University of Alabama. An OSS land Chapel service at 2 30 p m and a 7 30 p m union open air service with Dr Lang.
The Lafayette and Oak Streets church announces a Sunday program led by Pastor W E Waterhouse. Activities include Bible school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m with Chaplain N A Jones from Fort Eustis VA delivering the sermon and discussing chaplains work. Evening worship at 8 00 p m features The Security of Hope by Chaplain Jones. Daylight saving time observed.
The Fairview Baptist Church on Second Street and Magnolia Ave invites parishioners to Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. led by T. R. Harrison and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. with the sermon titled What Next. A baptismal service has been announced.
Sunday afternoon service at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church begins at 6 30 p m with Baptist Training Union directed by Omar Glass. Evening worship follows at 7 20 p m and Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 p m. The church invites all to attend.
Lindsay Allen leads the program with Minister L EK Soult at 9 45 a m Sunday School and 10 45 a m Bible Study Preaching at 7 45 p m Sunday evening services and 7 45 p m Wednesday Mid week Bible Lesson three of James Visitors welcome to each service Come and study with us.
The Church of the Lutheran Hour at Sherman Street and Fourth Avenue E announces the Seventh Sunday after Trinity service schedule with 9 30 a m worship and Bible classes led by Pastor Roehrs and EB Seibert. A circuit meeting is set for Cullman at 3 p m. Holy Communion moves to the second Sunday next month due to confirmation services. Visitors welcome.
St John s Episcopal Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m Minister R L Sturgis leads. There will be no weekday Holy Communion service.
The article lists services for Westmin ister Presbyterian Church with pastor John A. Troxer. Sunday July 27 1941 includes Sunday school at 9 30 a m James L Rankin supervisor morning worship at 11 led by Rev J W Caldwell D D evening union service at Delano Park. Monday all day mission study meeting of Ladies Auxiliary with Prof O B Hagerman on Christian Roots of Democracy. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m led by the pastor.
Pastor C. B. Lansbury leads 9 45 Church School with Persinger Parker and 11:00 Morning Worship on Sunday featuring The Twenty third Psalm. Evening services and prayer meeting are canceled for city revival. Circle 1 meets Monday at the church at 3 00 and Circle 2 meets at Mrs. Hutto's home at 7 30. Come to church with your family.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Decatur Alabama hosts a Sunday service at 11:00 with Sunday School at 9:30 and a Wednesday evening meeting at 8. Reading Room hours are 2 to 4 on Monday Wednesday and Saturday. Public invitation extended.
Service schedule lists 9 30 a m church school led by Bruce Spencer and 11 a m worship with communion directed by the pastor. Evening youth groups meet. City wide revival led by Dr Monroe Parker. Monday events include Circle 2 meeting at various homes and church mission study lessons.
An all-day singing is set at Pine Ridge church. The notice invites everyone to attend and spend the day. The revival begins on the fourth Sunday in July and continues through August 10.
Laura Wheeler offers easy to make cutwork motifs for small linens. Pattern 2928 includes 26 motifs from 4 inches to 1 3 4 inches with materials and stitch guidance. Send ten cents and your name address to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York for pattern.
The pastor will fill his pulpit at both services this Sunday with morning topic Our World Task and evening subject The Soldier Boys What About Them. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 is announced. He reports a good meeting at Fairview church Decatur and lists Sunday school at 945 a m Baptist Training Union at 645 p m and services 11 a m and 745 p m.
The service scheduled for July 27 was cancelled because Reverend R. L. Sturgis was not present. The church plans to hold the next service as scheduled at a later date.
An invitation notes an event on Sunday August 3 at 7 30 p m inviting all to attend. It emphasizes an open public gathering with no stated admission details.
Sunday services at 11 a m. led by the pastor with choir practice Saturday at 7 30 p m. The First District Christian Endeavor met last Sunday at Trinity Mountain near Decatur with talks by Harry Richter and Reverend Grady Spiegel, a picnic dinner at 6 p m and vesper service at 7 p m.
Bennett T. Waites presides as minister with church school at 9 45 a m led by M S Kennemer superintendent in charge Morning worship follows at 11 a m highlighting World Service Sunday and Women’s Society of Christian Service events
Ad for pattern 4811 a tailored day wear frock with front zip, princess lines, gathered side bodice, crisp notched collar and multiple sleeve options. Sizes 14 to 42 available, fabric and contrast yardages listed, 15 cents pattern price plus book offers featured in a fall pattern book promotion.
Mra W Garth presides as president outlines program for Epworth League meeting at 6 30 p m with Mra L C Brannan a Korea missionary delivering the message Miss Emily Chandler leads the league and Dr Waites will preach at 7 30 p m Good music led by Mrs W A Caughran and organist Mrs R H Richardson Jr accompanies the service
Last Sunday night twenty four baptisms and eight restorations marked a strong close to a revival. Preaching in Limestone County continues this week at New Hope Mt. Carmel Hester's Chapel and Sardis Spring led by J. E. Nowlin A. J. Rollings Bennie Lee Fudge and M. A. Creel. Next Sunday revival services will open at Carriger Craig's Chapel and Cartwright with Roy Burgess Bennie Lee Fudge and Howard Parker preaching.
The Hays Mill Church of Christ announces ongoing services with a session at Mt. Carmel continuing through the entire next week starting Wednesday night July 20. Attendees are urged to participate in the extended schedule.
Grady Spiegel minister led this week at the state Young People's Summer Camp conference in Montgomery with Evelyn Coffman June Black and Dorothy Cole. The church will dedicate the building August 31 and host a fall revival September 28 to October 6. Morning sermon titled A Firm Confidence and evening The Victory of Obedience. Bible School 9 45 a m Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m. Mid week worship Wednesday 7 30 p m.
HARTSELLE CHURCHES announce Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 11 am led by Rev Frank T Smith with a 7 30 pm sermon by the pastor. Midweek prayer at 7 30 pm. Nazare ne church holds Sunday school 9 45 am preaching 10 am with N Y P 8S at 6 30 pm and evening service at 7 30 pm. Our work is growing and invites worshippers.
John F T Brown pastors service at 9 45 a m with church school led by J K Haynes and BE R Currier 11 00 a m worship and 6 45 p m Young People meeting with 7 45 p m Evening Worship listed.
Plans are complete for the annual interdenominational camp meet at the tabernacle one mile south of Hartselle on the Bee Line highway. The event runs July 31 to August 10 with noted Southern speakers, good preaching and singing promised. Write B. F. Drake, president, Hartseile for details. The piece also notes a large survey camera developed by the Department of Commerce.
At 3 p.m. Monday in W. 8. C. S. Mrs. L. H. Houston presides. A 7:45 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting follows. All welcome.
Rev. Thomas Compton presides with Bible School at 10 a.m. and preaching Sundays at 11 a.m. Services are held the second and fourth Sundays, with a Thursday 3 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. All welcome.
Rev Thurman Hall leads Sunday school at 9:45 a m with Miss Florence Orr Supt. Christian Crusaders meet at 6:45 p m with Miss Leotus Williams directing. Evening worship at 7:30 p m Bible Study Wednesday at 7:30 p m. All welcome to worship.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to come and worship with us at the 11 o clock communion service. The notice urges attendance and participation.
In Decatur the community embraces faith and action as a daily duty. Citizens heed conscience and join in worship within God’s house on His day, seeking blessing and truth amid life’s trials.
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