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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1935
Page
8
Downtown church unions set a Sunday 8 PM service at First Baptist with Rev F L Conrad of Emmanuel Lutheran delivering the sermon. Other area pastors share duties with morning and evening services across Calvary Methodist and First Baptist, inviting all congregations to attend.
Evangelical and Reform features Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Edgar Whitener as superintendent. Children under 12 barred. A men s Bible class welcomes all city men without a home church. At 11 a m Rev H L Fesperman preaches What Religion Does For a Man. Evening union service at First Baptist with Rev F L Conrad preaching. Everyone invited.
Rev H H Robbins will preach at both morning and evening services with topics Love and the Impenitent City. Bible School starts 9 30 am led by superintendent R L Proctor. Midweek prayer meeting follows Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Board of Stewards meets after morning worship. Public invited.
The Stirring Call will be the sermon subject by Rev. C. N. Royal at the evening service. His topic is The Fear and Death of a Mighty. Sunday school opens at 9:30 led by assistant superintendent W. B. Criseman. Training union convenes at 6:45 with Woodrow Hill directing. The official board meets later. The public is cordially invited to all church services.
Sunday school will be held tomorrow at 9 30 a m with Jesse D Jennings as superintendent Preaching services are scheduled for 11 a m and 7 30 p m at the usual church venue.
Tomorrow at the North Hamilton Street Church of Christ features Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m with Holy Communion. A sermon titled Human Junk follows. An evening service at 7 30 p m presents a message on The Unpardonable Sin. The men’s class invites all city men to a 9 46 a m meeting.
Tomorrow morning at eleven the First Methodist Protestant Church hosts a service led by Rev J Clay Madison in his absence. An 8 pm union worship is planned at the First Baptist Church with Rev F L Conrad speaking. Sunday school starts at 9 45 with J H Jennings supervising. children under 15 will remain in safety as required by city ordinance. A 6 45 supper for the Young People's Christian Endeavor and 7 pm Senior Endeavor follow a prepared program that includes a pageant. Stewards meet Monday August 5 at eight.
Sunday school at 9 45 at each church with classes for all. The pastor preaches at Archdale 11 p m and Ward Street 8 p m. Rev Loy D Thompson presiding elder Greensboro district preaches at Archdale 8 p m and conducts the fourth quarterly conference business session. Officials urged to attend with reports.
The Masses at Saint Edward's Church tomorrow will be at 8 00 and 10 00. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follows the last Mass. There will be no Mass during the week due to the pastor's absence. Confessions on Sunday before the Masses.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church will host associate pastor Liston Pope who will preach Your Masterpiece at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning with special music by C. L. Gray Jr singing The Pub ic an as offertory. Congregation urged to attend the union service at First Baptist tomorrow night where Rev. F L Conrad will preach. Teachers of nursery to junior departments to meet at 9 45 tomorrow in the primary room for a special teaching session.
Jamestown officials report attendance over 10 000 at City Lake Park last night with two swimming pool records as 800 swam and 400 passed entry between 8 and 9 pm. Grady Cole of Charlotte spoke briefly to the crowd and was warmly received. The week is the best since the park opened.
The intermediate department will not meet tomorrow. The special class for college students will meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow night in Mr. Pope's office.
The Welch Memorial church outlines Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 30 in charge of G E McDowell. Sermons are set for 11 a m and 7 20 p m by Pastor J D Williams. Wednesday prayer meeting is led by the pastor. The public is invited to all services.
Regular services tomorrow include Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m Rev J L Bolen will deliver a missionary message at 7 30 p m with special singing at both services The WwW Y P S S holds its annual business meeting at 6 30 p m for electing officers All members urged to attend as the conference year closes
Regular services begin Sunday with Sunday school at 9 46 a m Rev Edw Suits to preach at 11 am The cornerstone of the new church will be laid at 4 pm in an impressive service The Senior C E society meets at 6 30 pm led by Kathleen Embler and H T Troxler The event will be broadcast by radio There is no evening preaching service The public is invited.
Emmanuel Lutheran church schedules a Sunday morning sermon at 21 o'clock with the text from St Luke 8 1 and the theme Jesus Demonstrates the New Kingdom. A joint evening service will follow at First Baptist church with the subject What Manner of Men Ought We to Bet.
Christian Science churches announce a Sunday lesson sermon on Love with services at 11 o clock at 309 North Main. Sunday school gathers at 9 45 a m. Reading room hours are Wednesday and Friday 2 to 4 30 p m.
Sunday school gathers at 9 45 a m at East Green Street Christian church with preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m The prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8 o clock Rev W J Edwards pastors the church Christian Endeavor meets at 6 p m Sunday Public is invited to attend all services
During August the 11 o clock service is discontinued. Tomorrow, the seventh Sunday after Trinity, a Holy Communion will be at 9 30 a m. Holy Communion every Sunday morning in August at that time with no early service. Congregation joins the union service at First Baptist church at night. The Festival of the Transfiguration will be observed Tuesday with Holy Communion at 10 a m.
Main Street Methodist Church announces a Sunday schedule for youth twelve and older at 9 30 a m with Roscoe Sowers as superintendent. Rev J P Hipps preaches at 11 a m and 8 p m with special Calvary male quartet music at 11 o clock. The public is invited to all services.
Phillips and T Tabernacle invite all to nightly services at eight with Helen Everett preaching An illustrated Sunday message titled The Rainbow will be shared Everyone is welcome to attend
The Rankin Memorial Methodist Protestant church will lay its cornerstone Sunday at 4 p.m. at Barker and Adams streets. O W Forrest of Central Stone Works donated the cornerstone. The program includes speeches by Rev R M Andrews and Rev J D Williams with several deposits and a benediction. Construction is progressing with rafters up and roof to follow.
Services begin tomorrow at 9 45 with Sunday school opening. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon on The Golden Rule. B T U at 6 45 studies church membership. Evening worship at 7 45 presents The Rule Of Gold. Public is warmly invited.
Dr Francia C Anscombe of Salem college will again be the guest minister at the 11 o'clock Sunday morning worship service at Central Friends church. Bible school opens at 9 45 with classes for older youth and adults. Vesper service Sunday evening at the playground at 6 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Tabernacle Hour on WBIG Sunday 8:30 to 9:00 A M features special music and a message by Rev H P Williams. Sunday school at 9 45 A M worship at 11 00 A M with communion afterwards. Afternoon baptismal service at 3 P M near High Point off the Asheboro highway. Evening services include 6 45 P M youth program and 7 45 P M evangelistic address. Weekday services are cottage prayer Tuesday 7 30 P M midweek Friday day of prayer and Saturday 7 30 P M prayer in the Tabernacle for Sunday services.
The morning sermon will explore The Rejection of Jesus in A D 38 and 1935. Miss Betty King sings at offertory The Prayer Perfect while Rev F L Conrad preaches at the 11 o'clock service. Bible school opens 9 46 with August midweek prayer and BTU times adjusted.
The National Forest Reservation Commission approves 948,804 acres for purchase at 3 493 328 dollars. Most land lies east of the Great Plains with purchases in Appalachian Ozark Southern Pine Lake and Upper Mississippi regions and a 11 448 acre tract in the Croatan Reservation.
Greensboro officials discuss preliminary plans for a general hospital at 250000 dollars with a government grant 45 percent and loan 55 percent. The project seeks county medical service support and aims to avoid taxpayer cost while retiring existing hospital debts. Further consideration to follow.
The Enterprise notes the heat as temperatures neared a new yearly high with a predicted 100 to 110 in shade. Locals, including A B Horney, describe the day as among the hottest, with scenes of residents fanning themselves and gossip about an odd passerby.
Fire Chief EB K Ingram reported July saw fifteen fires with total losses of 6650. Most fires caused negligible damage. only Wagger's Ladies Shop sustained reported loss. Buildings valued at 60000 with 60000 insurance. Contents valued at 15500 with 13500 insurance and 6000 loss. Eight fires due to physical hazards and six from personal hazards.
Mrs Charlies F White died after a long illness at 600 White Oak in Guilford College. Funeral at 11 a m Monday at home with Reverends Ha worth and Peele. interment in Guilford College family plot. Survived by husband C F White two daughters James Ray and Maude Strickland. six sons Irvin F Winfred Carlton Jesse Horace Charles Ray. 16 grandchildren.
A National Association of Manufacturers plan will be announced soon to seek uniform processing tax commitments from hosiery makers. A special committee led by J. Ed Millis and four industry executives studied the issue to develop a consistent policy.
Rev Boyce Black, a welder and recent convert from Concord North Carolina, will headline the first in a series of revival meetings at the First Church of God on Asheboro Street. A student at Anderson College and Theological Seminary and pastor of Arrow Heights Church of God in Anderson Indiana, he will speak each night next week with special music by the Osteen Male Quartet and the Ladies' Melody Quartet. The public is invited to attend these old fashioned meetings.
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs. Sue Midkiff who died at her home on East Russell Street after a long illness were held at Greem Street Baptist church with Rev. Co N Royal and Rev. O Ruth officiating. Burial followed at Floral Gardens cemetery with pallbearers J C Cross Ray Cross J R Rhodes Claude Hussey J L Meadows and O Neill Johnson and flowers by Mesdames Howard M Russell Irene Bulla Robert Alderman and Misses Tris Barnes Florence Wheat Lilly Chambers Elsie Rhodes Betty White and Lora Jones. The church choir sang Rock of Ages Does Jesus Care and solo Sunrise Tomorrow by Ethel Samuele.
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market closed after two weeks with a record attendance of about 1 925 and strong factory business. Exhibitors moved samples as salesmen reported orders kept factories running for 60 days amid rising production costs. Prices saw increases of five to ten percent across the traded goods.
High Point company receives a four year contract to supply 876 units for the Army in Washington DC. Local Overall Co. secured the award after competitive bidding and will begin delivery under the terms of the deal.
An insect specimen is seen attached to a card and may be on display in the window of The Enterprise as of yesterday.
Kr. P. Myers, a member of the local Masonic encampment at Fort Moultrie, was burned in an incident said to have caused injuries. He wired relatives that he was hospitalized with burns, but details on how the harm occurred were not learned.
W EK Pres ewood of Old Pert and other out of town speakers will address the district meeting of the Unemployed League tonight and Sunday, as announced.
Dr. J. T. Burrus of High Point spoke at the Greensboro Exscheme club yesterday. He praised last session legislation as beneficial to the state and credited himself with helping pass several bills aiding Guilford county while opposing measures he viewed as harmful.
Guilford county announces the sale of 155000 bonds with bids due by short and long maturities. The issue dates from 1940 to 1948 and bids are judged for county benefit. The report shows net county debt of about 5.46 million, with 1934 tax rate at 64 cents per $100 valuation.
Gov Olin Johnston proclaims Anderson and Green counties a state of insur y and calls on citizens to aid peace officers and the state militia in maintaining law and order. The order cites Pelser Manufacturing plants as part of the affected area and notes a four hour notice before the status takes effect, with possible further steps.
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