Historical societies host joint meeting in Florence
A joint meeting of the Tennessee Valley Historical Society and the North Alabama Historical Association will be held Sunday in Rogers Hall at Florence State College. The program starts at 2 30 p m with H T Damsgard speaking on The Battle of Franklin and C Wilder Watts reporting on Gen John D Rather an early citizen from Morgan Franklin and Colbert counties. Betting on horses won t guarantee a dollar return but if you bet on yourself in the News Quiz you ll make more sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Historical Society
The
North Alabama Historical Association
Rogers Hall
Florence Stte College
H. T. Damsgard
Franklin
C. Wilder Watts
John D. Rather
Morgan, Franklin
Colbert Counties
British Bishops Abandon Gaiters For Street Dress
London AP report notes Church of England bishops ditch traditional black gaiters and frock coats for street attire with white collars and dark suits. Leaders like Ronald Goodchild and Wilfred Westall cite nuisance and outdated style, while others defend uniforms as optional tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Anderson
London
Church of England
Homburg
Ronald Goodchild
Kensington
Buckingham Palace
Local Church Schedules List Sunday Services Across City
A dense list of neighborhood churches shows multiple congregations with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship around 10:50 to 11 a.m. Many include training unions in the late afternoon and evening services, plus midweek prayer and Bible study sessions.
Power of Faith at World Fair Christian Science Pavilion
The New York World's Fair pavilion employed over 1000 unpaid lay workers from diverse backgrounds showcasing faith in service. Susan Whittlesey from Burlingame California Thomas P Hillman Amherst College Massachusetts and Marjorie Crawford Buenos Aires Argentina are pictured. They describe personal motives to share Christian Science and express gratitude through volunteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Whittlesey
Burlingame
Calif
Thomas P. Hillman
Center
Amherst College
Massachusetts
Marjorie Crawford
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Christiah Science
Assembly of God Church Schedule and Camp Notice
The Assembly of God at 415 8th Ave SW led by M E Furber pastor announces Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 00 a.m. Christ ambassadors class meets at 6 00 p.m. with evening worship at 7 00 p.m. Midweek services are Wednesdays at 7 30 p.m. Tennessee Valley Section Camp set for Oct 26 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial
Elree T. Waddell
Ga's
8Th Ave
E. Furber
Christ Ambassadors
Tennessee Valley Section
Church
Prayer Meeting Times and TV Arrangements
Tuesday at 9 45 a m prayer meeting announced. Wednesday at 7 30 p m public prayer session. Herald of Truth program scheduled for 1 30 p m on WMSL TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald of Truth
Wmsl-Tv
Local Church Schedules and Radio Program Details
Listings show several area churches with service times Bible study hours and youth fellowship. Le Foe at 1009 Main St prints pastor Rev. Melvin Dudley schedule worship gospel hour and Bible hour. FIRST CHURCH at 6th Ave and Johnston St lists Sunday services at 11 and a Wednesday testimony at 7 30 with Reading Room hours and WHOS radio program on Sundays at 10 00 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Main St
6Th Avenue
Johnston St
Second Avenue
N.E
WHOS
Lutheran St. Paul’s Sherman St. Paul’s Sermons
Lutheran church at Sherman Street and Fourth Avenue lists Rev. R. A. Reinhardt as pastor. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. Worship services are held at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul’s Sherman St
4Th Ave
R. A. Reinhardt
Church Service Schedule At 6th Avenue and Sherman Street
Church of God at 714 6th Ave SE lists Rev W A Crim as pastor and Rev James Luellen as associate pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m Evening service at 7 p m youth fellowship at 8 p m mid week service at 7 p m and a Sunday broadcast at 1 p m Sherman Street lists Rev H T Statum as minister with Sunday school 9 45 a m worship 10 45 a m evangelist service 7 15 p m and prayer meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Ave. SE
W. A. Crim
James Luellen
Christian Brotherhood
H. T. Statum
Lawrence County Churches Schedule Verses and Times
Lawrence County Church of Christ in Wolf Springs and Hatton and Town Creek and Mt Hope publish Sunday services at 10 100 a.m. preaching 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Evening services midweek Bible study times vary 7 30 p.m. 10 a.m. study and 11 a.m. preaching listed for each church and minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Church of Christ
James Sparks
Hatton Kyle McWhorter
Town Creek
W. J.enloe Jr
Wednes
MT. Hope
John Abbott
Church Officers And Their Qualities In New Testament Text
In I Timothy 3 the Apostle Paul outlines the high standard for church officers. Elders must be above reproach, gentle, unambitious, and not lovers of money, with a well ordered home life. young men should not be thrust into such roles too quickly. Deacons share these traits and must also show practical acumen and strong spiritual conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. H. Ramsey
Apostle
Timothy
Church Schedule Fragments From Austinville Listing
A fragmented OCR item lists services and times for Y P E and a minister Rudolph B Wheatley at 2018 Cleveland Ave SW in Austinville. It notes Wednesday at 7 30 p.m and Friday at 7 30 p.m with morning and evening services 10 45 a m and 6 p m and a Wednesday service at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Cleveland Ave
Rudolph B. Wheatley
Nazarene Church Schedule at 210 7th Ave SW
Pastor Rev. W. R. Sessions leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m N Y P S events at 6 30 p m evening worship at 7 30 p m Mid week service and caravans Wednesday 7 30 p m Friday prayer band night 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Corner Oak
Lafayette Sts
WK. Stephenson
Dancy Chapel
Coleman Taylor
Training Union
FIRST
7Th Ave
W. R. Sessions
N.Y
Presbyterian Church Services and Leaders Across City
The notice lists multiple local churches with pastors and schedule details. Westminster Presbyterian Church at Jackson St and 8th Ave E hosts morning worship at 8:30 and 11 with Sunday school at 9:40 and youth groups at 5:30. Westside Presbyterian Church at 7th Ave SW offers 9:45 Sunday school, 11 morning worship and 6 youth fellowship. At Oak and Vine Streets NE the Presbyterian corner shows worship at 11 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting. A third site at 6th Ave and 9th St features 10:30 Sunday school and 9:30 worship with Bible study at 7 p.m noting the topic Wanted Three Men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak and Vine Streets
N.E
Joseph W. Walker
James E. Bowden
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Jackson St
8Th Ave
Edwin F. Dalstrom
Ed Payne Miller, Jr
Westside Presbyterian Church
7Th Ave
Arthur L. ‘Nix
6Th Ave
9Th St
Pauls Guidelines For Church Officers In Early Christian Writings
The text discusses bishop and deacon qualifications from Paul in Timothy and Titus, emphasizing temperance, marital fidelity, hospitality, apt teaching, and avoidance of vices. It notes elder and widowed women, church order, and the call for a pure life as proof of fitness for office.
St John’s Church Services at Gordon and Jackson Corner
The Episcopal St John’s led by Rector James C Bodley will hold holy communion at 7 30 a m and classes with a sermon at 9 15 a m followed by a 11 a m service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Dr
Jackson St
James C. Bodley
Salem Methodist Church a Century of Growth and Change
The Salem Methodist Church, founded in 1910 by Revs. George Powell and Newton Powell, rebuilt after a 1911 fire, expanded in 1948 with five classrooms and a kitchen, and plans a future brick sanctuary at about 35000. Current minister Rev LeRoy McClendon since 1963 leads a 300-member congregation with an active Sunday school and W S C S. A Prophetic Bible Conference features Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, a 40 year Army veteran, at Grace Baptist Church from Sunday through Oct 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stansell
Hartsell
Salem Methodist Church
George Powell
Newton Powell
W.S.C.S
Hubert Segars
Jimmy Newcomb
Grady Chasteen
J. D. Lawrence
Eddie L. Roy
Bobby Garner
Edd Bodley
Amon Curtis
Lester Shaneyfelt
Choiister
John Kelley
Billy Joe Smith
Leonard Hogan
Viola Nelson
Robert Anders
Geofrge Burchell
Ruel Foote
LeRoy McClendon
Tom ‘Powell
John Nixon
Louie Williams
Charles Owen
Troy Foote
M.Y.F
Melvin Blackwood
Hackleburg
Athens College
Vanderbilt University
Bailey
Laney
Er Fowler
M. L. Palmer
Wiley Rhodes
Marvin Pitts
Etc W. W. Stevenson
Irvin Bridges
W. W
Iliams
M. L. Newcomb
William K. Harrison Ward Harper
Far East
Carribean Command
Chased but Never Killed Hound Remains Fond Memory
Edmonton Kentucky telegraph recalls Fred Nunn recounting his legendary hound that loved to chase foxes rather than kill. The dog’s speed and pursuit left a lasting impression among friends who heard the tale repeated on hunting trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Fred Nunn
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Wilfred Westall
Credition
Truro
John Key
Mervyn Stockwood
Southwark
Sixteenth Ave
Wadsworth St
Bob” Wilkins
Brookhaven
Pleasant Valley
Leon Dawson
Grace
Sherman
Riverview
Willard Stallcup
Clifford Mitchell
Fifth Ave
5Th Ave
W. W. Coffey
Grant St
A. B. van Arsdale
Kek
Oak Park
19Th Ave
J. Gilbert
Emmanuel
Kooken Ave
Don L.smith
Westside
Grant ST. Elbert M. Young
E. Moulton St
Assembly of God
Christian
Fourth Ave
Moulton St
Jerry C. Smith
Christian Science
Lutheran
Church of God
Sherman ST
Wolf Springs
Nazarene
Westminster
Willoughby
Paul
Slale
CeOn
Titus
Tim
Divisions of
Christian Education
National Council of Churches’ of Christ
U.S A
Ted
King Features Syndicate
Con
Caesar
Corporation
Crete
James Toone
Christian Science Reading Room
Princess Theatre
Dolly
Episcopal
ST. John’s
Imons, Marvin Edmondson, and
Odie Gregg
M. E. Furber
Pumpkin Center Assembly of God
Morgan County
Lovin’s Ceramics
ORR Drapery Company
E. Moulton
Westminster Presbyterian Church of the United Presbyterian Church In
USA
Eighth Ave
S.E
ED Payne Miller
Garland Stores
Dick Coffey
FORD
Prophetic Bible
William K. Harrison
Grace Baptist Church
Decatur
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