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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1943
Page
6
GavroH of God at 8 Ave East with sermons by Cecil J. Brown and radio service at 4 PM. Willoughby Presbyterian led by W B Strong with 11 AM worship and 10 AM Sunday school. Westside and Methodist meeting notes, reading room hours, and public invitation included.
Westside Presbyterian outlines Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Geo Devine as superintendent and a morning worship service with the Willoughby congregation. A 7 p m young peoples meeting led by Mrs Edward Morrison aims to attend the Athens Athens College conference. A vacation Bible school is planned with Mrs Strong in charge and materials already received.
St Pauls Lutheran Sherman St and Fourth Ave in East Town host Trinity Sunday with 9 30 am Sunday school and Bible class 10 30 am worship hour Walther League meets at 2 30 pm and Auxiliary Friday at 3 30 pm Visitors welcome Christ message for a changing world highlighted.
St John’s Episcopal at Jackson Street and Gordon Drive announces Sunday school at 9 45 morning service and sermon at 11 00 with Churchmen’s League at 5 30 p m led by Rev A C Gilmore and parish activities listed.
The notice lists multiple congregations with service times and topics. Avenue Baptist, First Methodist, First Presbyterian, and Oakland Chapel share Sunday worships, Bible studies, and midweek prayers. Christian Science notes a Lesson-Sermon on cosmology and scripture selections.
The Church of God on Sherman Street, led by Pastor M. Mortenson, schedules a 9:45 a.m. church school and a 10:15 a.m. sermon by Evangelist Thea F. Jones followed by an 11:00 a.m. baptismal service. The revival ends with Thea F. Jones delivering the last message at 7:45 p.m. Bible study and prayer meet at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, and a Young People's Endeavor meeting at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
Salvation Army schedule lists services at East Decatur and 1331 4th Avenue South. Sunday School at East Decatur 9 30 a m Holiness meeting East Decatur 11 00 a m. Sunday School 1331 4th Avenue South 2 30 p m Young people's legion 1331 4th Avenue South 6 30 p m Open air 1331 4th Avenue South 7 30 p m Evangelistic Service 1331 4th Avenue South 8 00 p m.
Pastor G C Corley invites worshippers to morning services at 11:00 with the theme O Lord Revive Thy Work. Sunday school at 9:45 led by C P Parker, and evening worship at 8:00 featuring The Five Brothers Of Dives. Circle meetings and a midweek prayer gathering are announced with sessions Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Henry M Stevenson pastor announces revival in progress with services daily at 10 am and 8 pm through Wednesday. Rev Paul Clem preaches. Wall duo lead singing. special sessions for youth and children at 7:30 pm. Monday Woman's Society meets with three circles. Young Matrons also gather.
Central Baptist Corner 4th Ave and Grant presents services led by Pastor John C Cowell Jr with Assistant Pastor Elmer D Piper and organist Mrs 8 B Burr. Sunday School 9 30 morning worship 10 45 BTU 6 45 evening service 7 45 Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study 7 30. Come to church with your family.
Cor Jackson Street and Fifth Avenue East at Presbyterian Church lists Rev. I. G. Henry as pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening with Jack Draper as Superintendent.
First Methodist in Hartselle lists 9 45 a m church school led by J K Haynes and Dr E R Currier 11 a m morning worship with sermon by Rev Edwin Branscomb on Where To Take Hold of Problems 615 p m Youth Fellowship continuation indicated.
The weekly church schedule includes an 8:00 p m worship service and sermon titled The Lure of The Mountains the third in a West nature series, a Wednesday prayer meeting, and Vacation Bible School for ages 4 to 14. The W S M S meets Monday at 3:00 p m led by Mrs Luther Roberts.
Rev J R Havener pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am and sermon at 11 am. Vesper service at 5 pm. Missionary Society meets Monday at 3 pm led by Mrs J P Hodges. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. Visitors welcome.
Rev A W Benefield pastor. Sunday school at 10 a m. Miss Florence Orr September preaching service at 11 a m. Sermon by the pastor. Christian Crusaders meet at 7 p m. Preaching service at 8 p m. Sermon by the pastor. Bible study Wednesday at 8 p m.
Rev. T. H. Watson leads a church service with Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 11 am. A NYPS meeting is at 7 pm followed by an 8 pm service. The church invites all to attend Sunday school if not enrolled elsewhere and extends a welcome to newcomers.
Sunday school begins at 10 a m with B G Hall as superintendent and sermon by Rev Frank T Smith pastor. Training Unions meet at 7 p m directed by Mrs Lee Palmer. Evening service at 8 p m features the pastor. Mid week prayer set for Wednesday at 8 p m. Revival starts Sunday June 27 with Rev J W Wells of Montgomery as guest minister.
Thomas Compton, minister. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Sundays. Everyone is welcome to these services.
Rev. C. D. Boozer, pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a. m. with C. H. Roan as superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. on first and third Sundays. B. T. U. at 6 30 p. m. Mrs. Joe E. Wright director. Officers and teachers meet Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Rev. C. D. Boozer, pastor. Sunday school at 10 a.m. E. L. Drinkard, Sr., superintendent. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Prayer meeting Wednesdays following 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Rev Billy Stephenson pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a m with Ira Dobbs as superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m features a sermon by the pastor. You are cordially invited to worship with us.
Grady Spiegel, minister, announces three specials next Sunday at morning service Father’s Day Children’s Day and Commencement Day for the daily vacation Bible school which closes Friday after a successful session. An armed forces worker recalls last year’s pleasant work and asks to be remembered. Evening worship at 8 p.m.
William F. Wimberly leads the Sunday schedule with Arthur Stewart as superintendent and Mrs. Marvin Flynn directing. The daily program reports 152 registrations on opening day and multiple activities including music, storytelling, Bible drills, special music, and hand work. Families are urged to enroll their children for the final week.
Minister B. T. Waites leads the service schedule with a church school at 9 45 a m and Father s Day sermon at 11 a m M 8 Kennemer superintendent Young People s Fellowship gathers at 7 15 p m Mayme Kennedy is new president Evening worship at 8 p m features music by a well trained choir under Mrs F H Armstrong as director and Mrs R H Richardson Jr as organist.
Hughston Peyton minister. Church school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 am. Junior intermediate fellowship at 5 30 pm. Young people's meeting at 6 pm. Monday afternoon Women's Auxiliary meets with Mrs Axel Christensen at 2 30 pm. Mrs Martin Whitt leads devotional.
The Christian Science Board of Directors in Boston placed prayer at the top of weapons for freedom in a statement to The Mother Church annual meeting. They urged disciplined, intelligent prayer leading to deliverance, and announced Mrs. Dassette D. S. McKenzie of Cambridge as President for the ensuing year, succeeding Mrs. Elisabeth F. Norwood.
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson will visit North Alabama on Wednesday for a routine inspection of the Shoals district and the aluminum plant. Senator Hill and Congressman John Sparkman are expected to accompany him.
Mrs. T. J. Tibbetts notes that our Vacation Bible School will start on Monday June 28. The announcement urges families to enroll children and participate in the church program.
A. J. Rollings announces a two week revival starting Sunday July 4 with evangelist A R Keeple of Kansas City Mo preaching and Theo Cree directing song service. Two daily services at 3 p m and 8 30 p m on weekdays and regular hours Sunday, tent set on the church lot, plus a daily vacation Bible school with 170 enrollments in two days. Brother Iven Lee is to beg at Tanner July 4.
Halbrooks Jr. serving as minister at Ng Hai Baptist holds Sunday school at 19 a.m. and preaches on the second and fourth Sundays each month at 11 a.m.
Seventeen more men can join the local Alabama State Guard as vacancies arise from members entering the regular armed forces. Recruitment aims to fill the company before the Dauphin Island encampment, with enlistments accepted Wednesdays at Fort Decatur Armory. Eligible ages 17 to 55 receive military training under instructors, with further details fromLieuts Broaderick and Herndon and Sergt Wallace. New equipment and summer uniforms have arrived ahead of a July federal inspection.
Rev. Marc H. Lovelace starts a revival meeting at Fairview Baptist Church today. Lovelace, a North Carolina native, pastors Ekron Kentucky and Mitchell Indiana churches and recently graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He was awarded an archaeology fellowship and will pursue graduate studies there.
Decatur Rotary outlines plans for the 1943 1944 year starting July 1 with Wallace Meadows as president and Henry Goldel as vice president. J Walker Darrah is treasurer and John McGehee secretary, with Emmett McClary as a director and other committee heads listed.
B. Carroll Carter, pastor of the church, will serve as evangelist in a revival spanning fall through June 30. He has studied piano, voice, organ and clarinet and is well equipped as both preacher and singer before departing for a Louisville Kentucky pastorate after the series.
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