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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1942
Page
10
The notice lists services at Baptist Avenue and Grant GC with Pastor Cowell Jr and Assistant Piper. Morning worship follows Sunday school led by J. C. Gen. Supt. Afternoon and evening services feature preaching by W. Griffin and others. Wednesday Bible study invites members to attend at the church.
Sunday services at St. and 6th Avenue church include morning worship led by Archibald Lambuth and evening sermon on Bible's Saddest Words. Church circles meet Monday at specified homes, with the Young Matrons group and midweek prayer service listed along with choir rehearsal.
St Ann's Catholic Church at Johnston Street and Fourth Avenue lists Sunday Masses at a.m. and a.m. Holy Days Masses at 7 a.m. and Weekdays Masses at 7 a.m. Rev. Daniel O'Reilly is listed as formerly serving the church.
East Moulton and Fourth Avenue worship services feature Bible teaching at 9 30. The Caravan Bro cod meets in the Men's Own Room for No 12 in The Last Months of our Lord's Ministry. The 10 50 service focuses on Going the Third Mile. Evening evangelistic service at 8 led by E G Mo with message by the minister. Revival continues as a Pentecostal church, paying the price to sustain revival.
St Pauls Lutheran Sherman St at Fourth Ave East announces the 9:30 a m Sunday service with Sunday school at 10:30 am and a 2:30 pm Walther League meeting. Bible class at 10:30 am. confirmation instruction. auxiliary meeting Thursday. pastor Edwin Roechrs leads the church with the theme A Changeless Christ for a World. Visitors welcome.
The bulletin lists church events at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church at 16th Ave and Wadsworth St. led by Pastor Chas L. Dobbs. It covers the 9:30 Sunday School, 9:45 worship, 6:15 BTU, 7:30 evening sermon, and midweek services with cottage meetings and Bible study.
The Boston branch of The Mother Church presents a Sunday service centered on Proverbs 3:19 and a lesson titled IS THE UNIVERSE EVOLVED BY IMIC FORCE The scriptural selections include 9:2 and 6 7 8 with references to a man on a bed and healing themes.
The notice invites attendance at Sunday Service at 11 00 Sunday School at 9 00 and Wednesday Evening meeting at 7 00. The church Reading room is open 2 to 4 o'clock on Monday Wednesday and Saturday behind the church with entrance on Johnston St. The public is invited.
Pastor W. B. Strong announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with a cordial invitation to visit. Morning worship will be with the Willoughby congregation, followed by a Young People's meeting at 6 30 p m and evening worship at 8 p m. Vacation Bible school is planned with Miss Ruth Solomon coordinating alongside local teachers.
Willoughby Presbyterian at Sixth Ave and Ninth St invites all to Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. led by superintendent Lewis. Worship and preaching at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship with the Westside congregation. Mid-week prayer Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. Strangers and visitors welcome.
St John’s Episcopal Church announces services for the third Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Rector R L Sturgis delivers the sermons.
The pastor B. M. Howell leads church school at 9 30 a m and worship at 11 with a sermon The Portrait of Jesus by Luke. An evening service at 7 30 features The Reconciliation. Prayer meeting follows Wednesday with a Church Board of Education session.
Sunday worship led by Pastor John A. Troxler at 11:00 a.m. following 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Mrs Louis Ling plays organ. AURIOR group meets at two p.m. at Jackson Street at Eighth in Westminster.
At the church Mrs. O Hagerman and Mrs. Roy Poteet direct choir practice on Wednesday at seven. Prayer services Wednesday at 7:30 feature reports from Synod delegates.
Bennett T Waites serves as minister at the Athens churches with a church school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am Mrs Kennemer is superintendent Morning worship is at 11 am Father’s Day will be observed Epworth League meets at 630 pm Elaine Frederick presides Evening service 730 pm Subject Stop Look Listen Excellent music by a well trained choir directing team includes Mrs F H Armstrong and Mrs R H Richardson Jr organist.
First Baptist Church invites all fathers and men to morning worship at 11 00 with a special Father’s Day program The Sunday school begins at 945 and mid week prayer is at 8 pm Choir practice is Thursday at 3 30 pm all who can sing are welcome to join the choir
The Church of Christ announces a two week tent meeting beginning two Sundays from now led by Irven Lee of Trenton Florida with Robert Neil directing singing. Two services daily for two weeks. Bible school for children closed Friday with about 160 enrolled. Regular services noted at Athens Church of Christ and Churches of Christ in the county. M A Creel to preach Saturday night at Mt Zion and Sunday services at Exell's Gin.
Grady Spiegel invites attendance at all services and a Bible school program on Sunday. Highlights include Bible school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 10:55 a.m., and special recognitions for Children's Day and Father's Day, with the Daily Vacation Bible School commencement conducted by the children and D. V. B. sponsors.
The article notes that those attending eight or more of the ten days will receive a beautiful certificate of attendance. G. G. McCracken Jr. will lead the evening service with his Sunday school class, his final worship before induction into the army. Bible study and choir practice are scheduled Wednesday at 9 p.m.
Ss C Payne Sunday school at 945 a.m. Mrs Mildred McCoy superintendent. Morning worship at 11 with sermon by the pastor. Christian Endeavor at 615 p.m. Elizabeth Arnold president. The minister attended the mid-south synod at Maryville Tenn this week and will return in time for services with news about the gathering.
Services are held each Sunday night at Sun set church on the Athensa Decatur Highway conducted by Reverend A J Tingley. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. led by Miss Christine Goode. The public is invited to attend.
Hartselle churches announce Sunday school at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m with Rev. Melvin Moody delivering the sermon. Evening worship follows at 8:00 p m and Bible study is set for Wednesday at 8:00 p m. Nazarenes led by Rev M H Walker hold Sunday school at 10:00 a m and services at 11:00 a m and 8:00 p m with a 7:30 p m youth meeting.
Rev Thomas Compton pastor leads 10:00 a m Sunday school and 11:00 a m preaching services on the second and fourth Sundays. Everyone is welcome to these services.
Rev. J. R. Havener, Pastor, conducts Sunday School at 10 a.m. Arthur Pringe serves as Superintendent with mid week services on Wednesdays at 7 30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.
Dr. W. E. Morris leads church services with 9 45 a m church school under J K Haynes and E R Currier. Morning worship at 11 with a sermon, 6 30 p m Youth Fellowship, 8 p m Evening worship, and 3 p m Monday W C meets chaired by Mrs Luther Roberts.
Rev. Frank T. Smith leads Bible school at 10 a.m. R. A. Payne, General Superintendent, preaches at 11 a.m. Training Unions meet at 7 p.m. Miss Jenny Lind Gatlin directs. Mid‑week prayer meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. Presence requested at all services.
Rev. C. D. Boozer, pastor sets Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Leon ard State as superintendent. Morning and evening preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m on 1st and 3rd Sundays. B T U at 7 30 p m each Sunday. Officers and teachers meet Wednesday at 8 p m.
Falkville Baptist Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m. preaching services on the first and fourth Sundays at 11 a m and 8 p m B T U meets Sundays at 7 p m and prayer meeting Wednesdays following the second and fourth Sundays at 8 p m E L Drinkard Sr leads the services.
Rev Billy Stephenson pastor leads preaching at 11 AM and 8 PM at Flint Baptist Church. Congregation invited to join worship and hear sermons from the pastor.
Reports from the Centenary Methodist Church in Dublin Georgia reveal a misread bulletin board caused confusion over “Eats Free” versus “Seats Free.” Bible Society colporteurs report 31,484 Bibles sold in 42 languages during wartime. Alliance Weekly urges continental unity between Americas and Europe for lasting peace based on solidarity. Navy survey shows 49 percent of sailors are church members with Catholics and Methodists each at 24 percent.
Army Chaplains this year conducted 17 444 religious services with an average attendance of 93.2 persons. Civilian ministers ran 3 596 services on army posts with an average attendance of 6 565 persons. One church in Decatur Alabama sent 1 000 communion cups to a camp for Chaplain's Corps use.
The Maritime Commission said the arming of America's merchant ships will be completed within a few months. Vessels are being equipped with modern weapons to defend against submarine and air attacks, with rapid progress reported.
A wartime poem by GEORGIA E. HARKNESS speaks of divine empathy for the hungry and dispossessed and urges sharing wealth to support War Bonds. The piece ties spiritual duty to supporting planes and tanks to defeat Hitler and the Axis.
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 9 22 urging Christians to reach others by sharing their burdens and meeting them where they are. It emphasizes humility, love, and living the gospel, citing Paul’s example of becoming all things to all men to save some.
A religious prayer asking for heavenly guidance to pursue honest service in Thy kingdom. It seeks discontent with sin and worldly vanity and asks for the will and strength to live righteously before God and neighbors through Jesus Christ. Amen.
A daily devotional note cites a biblical verse stating that progress comes not by strength or power but by divine spirit. The quotation emphasizes faith and perseverance in guiding events beyond human effort.
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