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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1955
Page
4
Fragmentary directory item lists multiple addresses and firms in New York Detroit Chicago Pittsburgh and Virginia with subscription rates cited as one year eighteen dollars and an unclear monthly figure. The garbled text mentions Favwal Advertising tativer Bottenet Kimbelh and various street names.
Isabel sighs at another holiday rush and vows to visit bedridden neighbors. The piece connects Luke and Mary visiting Elizabeth with Independence Day as a holy day of joy and service, urging quiet devotion over frenzied pleasure.
A reflective piece on the Fourth of July and the bicentennial of 1776, praising the United States as a beacon of liberty. It contrasts revolutionary origins with modern despotism, lauds the Founding Fathers, and emphasizes the enduring authority of natural rights and faith in a Creator.
An Institute for Ethical Studies in the Atomic Age will open in September as a New York branch of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, AEC chairman, welcomed the effort and urged ethical renewal to guide science and technology.
The Hoover Commission urges a civilian run agency to coordinate all non military purchases. It estimates annual savings of two billion dollars by consolidating items like food clothing and housekeeping supplies and eliminating duplication across services. The plan targets the department with the largest share of government spending.
The West Main Street Methodist church announces a morning worship tomorrow following Independence Day lines. Rev Marvin Preed, pastor, says Youth Fellowship meets at 7 and worship at 8 pm. A Wednesday prayer meeting and Friday church school from 1 to 3 pm are planned with 32 children enrolled. Enrollment is open to all children.
First Baptist church opens a five sermon series on How To Use the Bible starting 7 30 p m tomorrow with Rev Harry T Rowe delivering Rare Go Une the Bible on interpreting hard passages The other topics include The Letter Killeth Using the Scriptures Honestly Beginning With Christ Communion will be offered tomorrow morning and at Wednesday prayer meeting five young people from the state Baptist Youth Fellowship will lead services
The Rev Lois Luzadder, pastor of the Pennsboro EUB church, will be guest speaker at the Evangelical United Brethren church in Gratton tomorrow morning. Luzadder previously led the Gratton church fifteen years ago before moving to Pennsboro.
About seven members of the Luther League of St Pauls Lutheran church will attend the State Synodical League convention in Oakland Maryland on July 10 11 12. Plans formed at a church meeting with devotions led by Annabelle Pitzer and a prayer by Rev Raymond C Cross. Further plans cover the district rally in Grafton on Sunday July 24.
The Young Peoples group of the Church of the Nazarene will observe July 4 at its meeting Sunday, led by Rev. Noah Sullivan. Sermon tomorrow morning at the church is Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out. St Matthias Service Will Be Morning Only with 11 a.m. service and sermon by J. F. Jeff Cott lay leader. no evening service at St Matthias Episcopal church.
A list of area congregations and service times includes Assembly of God Tabernacle Rev. Hazel B. OBrien with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Baptist churches led by Rev. Harry T. Rowe and Rev. Clyde Bush offer varied schedules, including Sunday School and multiple worship services.
A listing of worship times and church activities across multiple denominations. Catholic parish Masses and chapels. Church of Christ Bible study and services. Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist, and Salvation Army schedules with service hours, Sunday schools, and youth programs. Names include Rev. M J Hannon Rev Ralph E Burnette Rev William C Bowie Rev E E Suite Rev Charles C Huffman Rev Bruce Gabbert Rev Ernest Robertson Rev Noah Sullivan and others. Dates and locations clustered by church and stream.
A historical reflection notes that the Declaration of Independence centers on God as the source of rights and life. It recounts Jefferson’s draft highlighting God and Congress adding “the Supreme Judge of the World” and “divine Providence” to anchor the new government in religion.
A speech argues that the Declaration of Independence rests on unchanging, God given rights. It warns against removing religious references from government and education. The piece cites Jefferson and appeals to maintain belief in an eternal God as the basis for liberty.
A discursive summary recounts Jeremiah’s calls to Judah’s King Jehoiakim, warning of God’s judgment and Jerusalem’s destruction by Nebuchadnezzar. It contrasts the king’s intransigence with prophetic scrolls read in Jerusalem and the fate of abandoned covenants, urging accountability for oppression and idolatry.
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