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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1938
Page
2
Sunday School lesson outlines the third commandment from Exodus and Matthew, stressing reverence for God’s name. It warns against swearing oaths, urges a transformed heart to control speech, and likens true faith to fruit from a pure heart, with eyes, hands, and tongue aligned to God’s glory.
A compact English lesson highlights common usage and pronunciation errors. The piece emphasizes words like indispensable and liberty of conscience as essential terms, urging daily vocabulary growth with brief quotes and word study.
Answers to questions about language law courts color and geography. The piece asks five questions and then provides concise solutions including the derivation of goodbye from God be with you, definition of petit jury, mauve color, Noah’s sons Ham Shem and Japheth, and Asia as the most populous continent.
A column by Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions. It covers addressing a girl’s letter as Miss Anne Wilson, how a chaperon should handle offensive behavior at a dance, and whether a bride may exchange a duplicate wedding gift.
A reader asks how to maintain cleanliness of mattresses pillows and blankets. The advice: place items in sun weekly or every ten days to preserve sanitation and odor. A separate tip suggests adding bacon to roast chicken for richer flavor. Another note covers cleaning black felt hats with ammonia and water.
Sunday school starts 9 45 a m with classes for all ages at the Delan theater English street moved venue. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 with choir practice and a preaching by Rev G W Cooper. The public is invited to attend worship and singing school session.
Evangelistic Hall at 128% West Commerce hosts Sunday school at 9 45 and preaching at 11 o clock led by pastor G W Cooper who delivers the sermon.
Sunday school begins at 9 45 am. The 11 o clock service installs the Senior and Junior church official boards for the year. Rev J Clay Madison preaches The Power of the Spirit. No Junior church at 11. Evening service at 7 30 pm with Active Religion. Intermediate and Young People's Societies meet 6 30. Howard Link and Willie Edwards lead the Young People's program. Women's Auxiliary meets Monday at 3 pm. Call meeting of the board of stewards Monday at 7 30 pm. Thursday 6 30 pm Workers' Council dinner meeting.
Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 00 by Dr J D Williams. Evening program by High Point Children's Home at 7 30. Christian Endeavor at 6 15. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30.
Sunday school starts 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11. Pastor O L Easter will lead with the sermon Beware of the Leaven. Evening service unites with North Main Baptist for their revival in progress. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p m.
The Church of God at 1012 Asheboro Street lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. by Pastor H. L. Calloway on the topic Spiritual Power. Evening service at 6 30 p.m. with preaching at 7 30 p.m. on the Key of the Kingdom. Prayer meetings are set for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. and cottage prayer Friday at 7 30 p.m.
Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with J H Witcher as superintendent Morning worship at 11 00 W Y P S meets at 6 30 p m Evening service at 7 30 led by Pastor Rev D C Stone Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7 30
Hayworth Memorial holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Talkington as superintendent and a 11 a m sermon by Rev Virgil Rushing who leads a revival. Special music by Cox Rushing. An 7 15 p m prayer service closes the revival. Wesleyan Young People meet at 6 p m and midweek prayer is Wednesday at 7 15.
Morning prayer and sermon by Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick at eight o’clock. Church school at 9:45. Confirmation administered at the 11 o’clock service. Young People's service league at 7:00. Fast of St Luke observed Tuesday with Holy Commission at 10:00.
The 11 o clock sermon at Lutheran Emmanuel will be themed Life Is Light from John 1 4 with Jesus as life and the life as the lot of men The 7 30 epistle will discuss Esau trading his birthright for a single meal referencing Hebrews 12 16
Svangelical and Reformed hold revival with John H. Lloyd and Rev A O Leonard speaking at Sunday school, morning, and evening services. Leonard addresses Some Secret of a Great Life and Gods Rejoicing Soul. Music by choir. mission band and Christian Endeavor meet. revival runs through Wednesday night.
G W Fink pastor will preach his final sermon before conference at Jamestown at 11 am and at Oakdale at 7 30 pm Sunday school to be held at both churches at 10 am Young People meet at 6 45 pm at each church scheduled.
Calvary Baptist schedule lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with pastor Rev Ob V Howell preaching on Christian Freedom. Evening message at 7 p m on The Peace of God. Male chorus to sing at morning service. League programs at 6 15 p m and prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p m.
Church schedule lists Sunday: classes for all ages at 9 45 Morning worship 11 00 with sermon topic Pioneers in Life by Dr Embree H Blackard Young people supper meeting 6 15 Speaker Robert Terry Evening service 7 20 sermon topic The Sixth Sense Monday 7 30 Board of Stewards meeting Wednesday mid week service Speaker J A Gawthrop
Bible school will meet at 9 30 a m with R L Proctor as general superintendent The pastor Rev H H Robbins will preach at morning services and at 7 30 p m a prayer meeting follows Thursday evening at 7 30
The Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Miss Clara I Cox will speak on The Witness of the Harvest. Tomorrow night the three C E societies meet at 7:30. Iris Rice leads the Senior group. Next Wednesday hosts the monthly church business meeting with a discussion on pacifism and oath faith.
Morning worship at 11. Junior and Senior C E meetings at 6 30 p m. Choir practice Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the parsonage. Theme for 11 o clock hour Making the Christian Life an Ordered Habitual Matter. Temperance committee sponsors Sunday evening service at 7 30 with Dr Frederick Taylor as speaker.
Oak Hill announces an 11 o'clock worship with Rev. D Virgil Pike speaking on The Chosen Few. An evening service at 7 30 led by the pastor features By Standers and Stand Bys At The Cross. Junior CC FE at 6 30 led by Mrs Troy Robbins. Cottage prayer Thursday 7 30 at the Hutchens home Albertson street. Rally Friday night 230.
Horace S. Haworth serves as superintendent for a Bible school opening at 9 45 with morning worship at 11 during which Cecil E Haworth will discuss Mastering Life's Inevitables The evening service begins at 6 30 The third Sermons in Books uses Our Movie Made Children by Forman plus current studies The Christian Endeavor groups meet at 6 30 Seniors hear Mr E Mendenhall Monday pastoral committee meets at 7 30 Wednesday features a supper and business meeting followed by a film The Passing of the Third Floor Back Jerome K Jerome adaptation
Bethel Temple at 7008 Snow Street lists services on Sunday with Sunday school at 9:45 and preaching at 11:00. Evening evangelistic service at 6:30, prayer and praise on Friday, and the prayer meeting at 7:30 at 523 Croas Street. Pastor Rev. F. C. Myers leads the church.
Report notes that roughly one third of applicants for army air corps training pass both the physical and neuropsychic examinations. Of those passing, only about 45 to 58 percent show sufficient flying aptitude to complete the school.
Revival services begin Sunday at 11 with Rev. C. M. Floyd delivering messages both morning and night. Rev. G. W. Swinney of Glenn Hope Baptist Burlington helps Monday night. Services continue nightly at 7 15 p m with special singing each session.
Rev J S Hopkins of the First Baptist Church of Waynesville will preach at both morning and evening services tomorrow. Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m. B T U at 6 15 p m and evening service at 7 15 p m.
The church schedules morning worship at 10 45 led by Rev E M Smith with sermon Fruits of the Spirit. Evening worship at 7 30 features the pastor on Is Saving Religion A Religion of Obedience. B T U meets at 6 30. Prayer meeting is Wednesday.
The morning sermon by Rev. C. N. Royal title The Christian's Part in a Revival and the evening message Does Life Ever End? mark the Sunday schedule. Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Baptist Training Union at 6 30 p m precede revival meetings starting in two weeks with Rev. James M. Hayes preaching at 7 30 p m on Monday.
Hilliard Memorial Oak Hill Forest invites members to a Piedmont association meeting on Wednesday. B. T. U. gathers at 6 15 p m with evening worship at 7 15 p m. prayer meeting shifts to Rev Robert Smith's home Saturday at 7 30 p m. Special music and a chorus are planned. Regular prayer meeting at the church is canceled due to the association.
Dr A B Conrad to preach both services Sunday morning on Walking With God and evening on The Abundant Life. Mrs M L Slate to sing The Lord Is My Light at morning offertory. Prayer service dispensed to allow attendance at association at Hilliard Memorial Wednesday evening. B T U at 7 attending in a body. W M SS meeting Monday at 7 30. Bible school at 9 45.
Gospel services announced for Pisgah with Rev G H Liner pastor leading the 2 30 p m preaching session at the church schedule urges attendance by congregants and neighbors for an afternoon service.
Christian Science churches announce a Sunday lesson on the Doctrine of Atonement in all societies. Service begins at 11 oclock at 319 North Main Street. Reading room hours are Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with a preaching service on the first and third Sundays at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Rev D M Spence serves as pastor
Bible school opens at 9 45 with worship for the Lord s Supper at 11 morning sermon on Discipleship. Christian Endeavor service at 6 30 followed by an evening sermon The Devil Pays Off at the Church of Christ Hamilton at State Streets with W D Helsabeck minister.
The Presbyterian Church plans 9:45 Sunday school with J. Ross as superintendent, 11:00 Morning Worship sermon on The Challenge of the Unreached, 7:30 Evening Worship sermon Jesu and the Samaritan. Men meet Monday 6:30 for supper. Rev. Edgar A. Woods returning missionary speaker. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30. Auxiliary study of Philippians continues on chapter two.
A 13 member hunting party led by J L Grubb returned to High Point after a successful trip in Onslow county. Six deer were bagged with help from supplied dogs and guides, using automatic shotguns.
The article discusses using acoustic cues to detect aircraft as enemy fighters fly overhead. It notes how sound patterns reveal aircraft type, speed, and altitude, aiding defense planning amid intense aerial operations.
A religious meditation notes that even the righteous who live by God’s help and seek peace with all men will scarcely be saved, raising the question of where the ungodly will appear on judgment day.
Candidates in November contests discuss what President Roosevelt will say in a pre election radio address from Hyde Park New York likely November 4. The White House confirmed the plan while noting broad national interest and backing for Governor Lehman slate in New York. Republican voices in Indiana and Pennsylvania attack New Deal policies and warn of budget overruns and continued federal spending.
Washington reports a revised defense plan links to business recovery and aims to mobilize a billion dollars in private utility construction. The strategy seeks uninterrupted power to defense centers during emergencies and to boost shipbuilding and other vital industries as World War II developments prompt restudy of national programs. President Roosevelt indicated stronger armed forces proposals are being prepared for congressional action.
A historical note states that an inch of rain weighing 226 pounds lands on an acre of ground, illustrating rainfall mass per area and its practical heft for agricultural and hydrological contexts.
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