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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1944
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text references church activities, revival services, and religious observances, mentioning Got Bahigrnagle Gab and Motive worship. Unable to extract clear event details, but indicates a Sunday church gathering and revival services in a religious community.
A fragmented church service notice from a Methodist church outlines worship at 9 a m with Rev. B 3rau as pastor and W Wells directing the Youth Division. An image captioned Come Over and Help Us accompanies the program including a 1 40 p m prayer service and Bible study emphasizing overtake faith over mere following.
Service schedule for a church led by J. Betaley with a 9:30 a m church school hosted by Mrs F Hall acting superintendent and Mrs George Elliott supervising children and adults. Worship at 8:00 p m with theme Come Over Ya Help Us and daily prayer at 7:30 pm led by C F Hall. Friendly church invites worshippers.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a church or school gathering notice. Mentions welcome gathering, worship and prayer, with a mixed lineup of names and places. details unclear but indicates an extended welcome and an invitation to attend a service or meeting.
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief note about a tornado affecting an area around Blanop Pine with references to property or possession issues and a suspect sequence of words. The readable text hints at impact but omits clear entities, dates, or outcomes.
A church note announces a 7:30 pm preaching by the pastor on Wednesday night July 30 followed by a midweek prayer service. The item emphasizes the schedule and location for attendees.
The Rev J B Mer hosts Sunday services at 9 00 am with a church school led by George Gi Newcome and Hallie Ghatterman as superintendent of the children's division. Masses for all ages follow. Worship at 9 30 features the theme Why We Suffer with Junior Fellowship in the afternoon and Youth Fellowship in the evening. A 10 30 am Worship service uses the theme Man's Most Worthy Attainment. Prayer and Bible study occur on Thursdays.
The reading lists a Sunday schedule with 9:30 am Sunday School and 11 am worship services. It notes organist Mary France Jaco and a 7 pm vesper choir rehearsal. Prayer intercession and junior Baptist Youth Fellowship are mentioned with various activities for mothers and services in the church.
The St Matthias Episcopal church announces a week of services led by Evangelist Paul S. Gray from West Virginia. Daily 8:00 p.m. sermons include a talk titled No Child and Hear Ye Him with an evening program of congregational singing and free tract distribution. No collections.
The St Pauls Watheran Church led by Pastor E. F. K. lists Sunday school at 9 30 am with superintendent W. Shafferman and morning worship at 10 45 am. The sermon theme is Freedom in the Truth. Church council meets Tuesday at 8 pm. Women’s Missionary Society meets Friday at 8 pm with Mrs. D B Fawcett presiding. Daily Vacation Bible School runs Monday July 3 through Friday July 7 from 9 30 am to 11 30 am. You are invited to worship with us.
The Friendly Church led by Pastor E Richardson hosts morning Bible school at 9 30 with A D Hovatter in charge and Sunday worship at 10 30. Evening services include The Cross and Tides at 7 and Christian Endeavor at 8. Prayer and Bible study at 7 45 precede a country service prayer season. WMC monthly meeting to be announced from the pulpit and Cottage Prayer group Friday evening with location to be announced.
Church services listed with 9 30 Bible school led by Mrs Jongs and supervisors, 10 30 worship, and evening service by Mr C F Newland. Article urges faith during wartime with war bond references and parish fervor.
Cecil C It Wesleyan Methodist Church led by Pastor William A Brugé preaches at 11 a.m. Sunday with evening services on the second Sunday. First Presbyterian Church under Rev F Carl Davis offers Sabbath School at 9 30 a.m. and Communion at 11 a.m. Public invitation extended to attendees.
Sunday school summary covers Joshua’s leadership after Moses, Jericho’s fall through divine strategy, Rahab’s aid, and Israel’s later peace, with Joshua aging and calling Israel to serve the Lord. It reflects 1400–1375 B C context and the Lord’s promises to strengthen and accompany his people.
Bb Pears Methodist Church in E WY and SEARECS minister outlines 9 30 Sunday school 10 30 worship with theme Keeping Things Alive. 8 00 Wednesday Youth Fellowship. Public note urges attending morning services to support soldiers and save for war bonds. Christian Science at 537 West Main Street services 11 00 with scripture God and Samuel. St Augustine Catholic Masses 7 and 10 am with evening services.
Rev. Stoning Grobes leads Knottsville Methodist Circuit with worship at 7:30 p.m. on the first Sunday each month. Sunday school begins at 11 a.m. Prayer meetings are held at 11 a.m. on the same day.
The Free Methodist Church near Oorye lists Sunday activities including 30 am Sunday school and youth service, 7:30 pm preaching by Pastor Joseph Stevens, midweek prayer at 6 30 pm, and a second Sunday preaching with Sunday school at 10 am, plus a Youth Fellowship meeting at 8 pm.
Calvery Tabernacle Wesley Chapel outlines preaching on the third Sunday at 11 am and fourth Sunday at 10 am with Sunday school at 10 am except on the third. Mt Pleasant lists preaching on the third Sunday at 2 pm. Martin Beulah schedules preaching on the third Sunday at 3 pm and the fifth Sunday at 2:90 pm.
Harmony Grove Baptist Church Henry lists Pastor Loving and Ruby Foley in Beaumont Adaition. Weekly Sunday school at 10 00 am and 7 30 pm worship with a sermon by the pastor. Also notes Thursday Young Peoples meeting and old fashion gospel. Nearby Methodist details show Glyne Foster Weisman superintendent Hibbs and DeMoss assistants with third Sunday preaching and baptism observance.
Chareh Of Chris tink Batak announces Sunday 2:30 p.m. Bible study for all ages and 3:00 p.m. sermon with communion and offering. Thursday 8:00 p.m. Bible study on Acts. Due to the sale of the building on Walnut and Beech, services will be held in the home of the above.
The Salvation Army led by Captain and Mrs Robert Gilbert lists weekly meetings at 127 E Main St including holiness service Sunday 11:00 a m Sunday school 2 30 p m Young Peoples Legion 6:00 p m street meeting 7 16 p m and salvation service 8 00 p m Junior meetings 4 15 p m Wednesday Senior Soldiers 8 00 p m Friday street meetings and Home League 7 30 p m with leaders Mrs Marie Keefover Mrs Harry Shaw and Miss Pearl Bennett plus Girl Guards led by Herbert Nicola. Flemington Circuit Methodist Church Pastor G H Snyder invites worship with schedule for Flemingon Webster and Simpson churches across Sundays and mornings/afternoons.
Beulah Baptist Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with D Lambert as superintendent and Mrs Hazel M Bartlett as assistant superintendent. Sermon by the pastor at 10 45 p m. Evening services include B Y P U at 6 30 with Ellen Jane Wiseman as president and worship at 7 30. Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday night at 7 30 led by the pastor.
A fragment describes West Virginia Industrial School morning worship and religious instruction. It notes a Visual Education program and study at the chapel, inviting the public to attend worship with students and hear them sing hymns. Names such as Wilson Grow appear as garbled references in the text.
The notice outlines Sunday services at Alliance Church including 9:30 am lesson on pets, 10:30 am singing with messages, midweek Bible study, and a 3 pm prayer meeting. It lists worship, Bible classes, pastor-led services, Nazarene youth group, evangelistic meeting, and midweek junior church with classes for all. Rescue Missions and Light and Life Services are detailed with Sunday school, evangelistic meetings, prayer times, Bible study, and missionary prayers.
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