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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
6
A dense church notices page lists services across many congregations in North Lawrence and environs. It details ministers, Sunday schools, morning worship times, communion observances, youth fellowships, and midweek activities at churches including First Methodist, Centenary Methodist, United Brethren, First Baptist, First Christian, and others, with occasional notes on special speakers and inter-church events.
The Trinity Lutheran Church at Thirteenth and New Hampshire lists Pastor Alfred J. Bell with Mildred Reuter as organist and music director and Ednah Hopkins as assistant organist. Service at 11:00 features a sermon The Forgiveness of Sins, with Morning Song by Saint-Saens, Rock of Ages anthem by Buck sung by Mrs Vergis Schrader, and Light My Way offertory by Claire. A social hour for KU students and service members follows at 5:00, with 6:00 lunch and 6:30 discussion on deceptions. candlelight holy communion closes.
About 400 delegates from across the state attended the annual A M E conference in Kansas. Missionary sessions marked the merger of two societies, with Mrs. Helen Kelly elected conference branch president and Mrs. Cleo Love to be transferred to St. Louis. Notables included Rev. Mr. Hunt of Arkansas City and Rev. Mr. Fant of Junction City. Brown, former dean of Bishop Williams School of Religion, spoke as Navy’s first negro chaplain. Delegates heard welcome by Judge J. B. Wilson and Rev. C. Brockman. reports showed increases in finances and membership.
University of Kansas presents a faculty recital featuring Prof Joseph Wilkins in Fraser theater at 8 pm on Monday. The program includes Bach, Purcell, Arne, Gluck, Gounod, Moussorgsky, Liszt, Ravel, and others, with a mix of arias and songs. The concert is open to the public without charge.
London full debate on American business and troop roles in Paris and liberated areas. John Loverseed says Americans take plum tasks while British troops toil. Alec Cunningham-Reid accuses U S businessmen of wearing American uniforms in transit. Lady Astor questions motives. Grigg urges strong Poland ties and Russia caution amid wartime alliance strains.
Trinity Lutheran schedules a first Sunday October program ending with a 7 45 p m candle light holy communion. New members join by adult baptism and children's confirmation during Sunday school. A 3 80 p m Sunday baptismal service and 11 o'clock announcements preview a Tuesday 6 45 brotherhood dinner with Lawrence ministers invited. Post Chaplain John M Sagar of Fort Leavenworth to speak. Evangelistic meetings by Lawrence Bible Center October 2 to 15 at 7 30 p m with Rev A V Canady of America Inland Mission as evangelist. Evening School at Lawrence Business College begins October 10 enrollments close October 9.
Governor and Mrs. Schoeppel and party plan to attend the University of Kansas concert season, request seats for the Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess on November 21, and note that season ticket sales remain brisk at the school of fine arts office. The production features a traveling company of 80, the Smallens conducting, 45 singers led by Etta Moten as Bess, with Grace Moore headlining the opening November 6.
The Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America hosts a leadership school at Shawnee Mission High School on Monday October 2 with participants from Lawrence Tonganoxie Olathe Bonner Springs and Parker. State leaders Prof A P Davidson and Jack Hall will attend and three minute officer reports will open roll call and the FFA program will be presented by multiple chapters.
The North Lawrence Christian church congregation and friends will partake in a dedication service Sunday evening at 8 o'clock for a new chancel, a project celebrated by the church community and supporters.
A new baptistry a new communion table and a new rostrum and surroundings will be featured in the dedication. The program includes music by Mrs Will Donn Mr and Mrs Harold Barr Ray Libhart and daughter. Men of the local congregation and Reverends Warren Hile and H C Brockman take part in the dedicatory vows.
Trainloads of livestock and farm implements have been sold. The Journal-World notes community services and classified ads inviting attendance and participation in upcoming events.
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