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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1931
Page
3
Sunday services at 11 oclock and Sunday school at 945 are announced. Morning worship and 730 evening worship with the pastor preaching. Young People's meeting at 615. Wednesday services at 800. Reading room open 2 to 4 on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Public invited.
James Allen Smith, pastor, leads 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 10:45 a.m. morning worship. 6:15 p.m. B Y P U, 7:15 p.m. evangelistic service. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service. A cordial welcome to all.
NINTH ST METHODIST. M. M. Newton, Pastor. Sunday school 9:45 A.M. A. G. Jones Superintendent. Worship at 11:00 A.M. Epworth League at 6:00 P.M. Worship at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Prayer meeting at 7:00 P.M. Pastor to preach at both hours. Members urged to attend as conference year nears close. Public invited.
Westminster Presbyterian at Jackson St and Eight Ave lists day school and Bible classes at 9:30 a.m. with Prof. O S Hagerman and Miss Groenendyke as teachers. Morning worship at 11, YP and BE at 2 for under 16, vesper at 5, sermon series The Vision Beautiful on Revelation, Westminster League at 6:15, church invites friendly welcome.
Sunday 9:45 morning Bible class and 10:45 Services by an Elder. 6:30 Young People meeting. 7:30 Services. Wednesday 3:00 Ladies class meets. 7:30 Prayer meeting. Cordial invitation to all to attend any or all services.
Sunday school at 9 45 with no morning preaching service B Y P U at 545 and evening services at 7 00 A special song service arranged by Mr W R Wallace for this hour invites all to attend
Rev. Geo. E. Boyd, Pastor, conducts Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. on the topic The Holy Scriptures. Discussion on inspiration follows main service. Hi League meets at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Rev. R. T. Liston to preach.
The First Baptist Oak church at Lafayette Streets led by Pastor J. E. Berkstresser held services Sunday October 18 with a sermon series onCon secration and the Transfiguration of the Believer's Life Text Romans 12 2 and John 1 29 were cited along with Kings Prophesy of Nahur and other readings A final gathering announced for reports and extension work in the Our Lord and Ours study group
The Sherman Street church under Rev E T Town invites attendees to 20th Sunday after Trinity services at 9 30 Sunday school Bible class led by A J Holtman at 10 30 devotion service at 7 30 slide lecture on Our Colored Missions. Teachers training Tuesday 7 30 p m Ladies Aid Thursday 2 30 with Mrs R Nebrig. The Church with the Message of Christ welcomes all.
Rev Arthur H Nabors urges Sacrificial Sunday gifts as the final day of a special drive. Activities include 9:30 Sunday school, 11 o clock sermon Gods Great Offensive Movement, 2 pm Children world club, 6:15 Epworth Leagues, and 7 pm sermon The End of Harvest time with public invitation.
Westside Presbyterian on 7th Ave invites for 9:45 a m Sunday school led by Pastor A Gordon with services following.
The church outlines an all age class with 11:00 a.m. morning worship on The Messiah. 6:00 p.m. Junior C E and 6:00 p.m. Senior C E for all young people. 2:30 p.m. Monday Woman's Missionary Society meets with Mrs. W. A. Hopper. 7:00 p.m. Friday choir practice with Mrs. M. E. McCluskey. Attendees are invited to join and bring friends for worship and service.
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Morning worship at Westside. Evening worship at 7:00 p.m. Senior C. E. at 6:00 p.m. Pas 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Ladies Aid Society meets at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Pastor continues sermons on service. all welcome.
Jackson St. and Gordon Drive East welcomes visitors for church services. Peter M. Dennis is Rector with Atlee H Hoff as Layreader and Maynard Layman teaching at 9 45 a m Bible classes. Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m and St Peters Mission Marion Bing ham at 3 00 p m. Y P and L D with Gus Hildreth presiding at 6 30 p m.
S V Blythe pastor urges all members to give free will offerings for conference claims aiding missionaries and superannuated preachers. Thanksgiving offering requested. Sunday school and Epworth Leagues meet at the usual time. Services at 11 am and 7 pm with special subjects. Come to worship in spirit and truth.
Sunday school at 9 45 led by R L Campbell superintendent. Preaching at 11 00 on the Institution of the Lord's Supper comparing the four gospels with John. B Y P U and B A U at 6 15 and 7 00 preaching. Bible study on the first ten chapters of Matthew Come Let Us Reason Together. Lord's Supper observed at 11 00. Welcome to all.
Moulton Heights Baptist M. V. Stedham Pastor. Sunday school 9 45 led by J E McMillan. 10 45 preaching. 6 30 B Y P U and B A U directed by Mrs J L Davis. 7 30 sermon. 2 30 Tuesday W M U meets with Mrs M Y Stedham. 7 00 Wednesday teachers and officers meeting. 7 30 prayer and praise. You are welcome.
J Pickens, Pastor invites all to 9:45 Sunday school and 10:45 morning worship with sermon by the pastor. 5:45 B Y P Y Department led by Walter Bethany. 7:00 evening worship. You are always welcome at South side.
Raymond P. Brandt visits Moscow to assess Soviet economy and trade prospects, comparing with prior assignments and 1918 Hoover relief work. The piece outlines U.S. and European credit schemes, Russian requests for five-point plan, and contrasting national approaches to financing Soviet purchases.
Athens Alabama October 17 Special Rival churches in St Luke s Baptist church on the northern edge of Athens have locked and re locked the building in a dispute between Alabama and Tennessee factions over association loyalty. One side padlocked the church then the other side replaced it with a heavier lock as bitter dissension persisted. A funeral was held amid fears of a lawn service due to the feud but hope for reconciliation remained.
The Tennessee River registered a gauge of 14 feet today per the government observer on site. The update notes stable water levels with no immediate flood risk indicated.
Maurice Chevalier stars in a modern romantic drama with Claudette Colbert Mariam Hopkins and Charlie Ruggles. Oscar Straus and Clifford Grey provided music while Ernst Vajda and Samson Raphaelson wrote the scenarios. The film features five songs including Breakfast Table Love and What Can They Expect of Me. It opens Monday and Tuesday at the Princess.
An all day singing is planned for Center Grove church five miles from Ryan's Crossroads. Visiting quartets include the Bonanza quartet from Decatur.
A reader question asks which friendly Indian chief aided colonists in 1621 and where the Mason and Dixon line was located.
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