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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1933
Page
11
A Lititz church marks New Year weekend services with reflection on past year and resolve for 1933. The piece urges meditation, learning from mistakes, and setting plans to make the year brighter, stressing faith and hopeful effort over regret. It calls individuals and the community to use past experiences as guidance and to work with the belief that the best is yet to come.
A large crowd gathered for a fox chase at the Unionville Hotel with a ten minute fox start before nears. Revelers celebrated Old Year and New Year with firearms and loud festivities. Kime of Clay Township travels toward recovery after an injury loading corn fodder. John Evans elected president of the board of Tour Directors. A thirty eight pound turkey sold to Johnn Bender. stove proved insufficient and the bird was given away.
Twenty five years ago on January 9 1908 prices marked a penny and a half for butter at 28 cents a pound and eggs at 2 1/2 cents a dozen. A room above Shelly's Store caught fire but a nearby bucket of water saved the day. Benjamin Luts Jr opened a meat shop on North Broad Street with plans for a large ice box. Local health concerns noted with prevalent colds and grip. A new Animal Trap Factory central office planned for Oneida NY with three local staff moving to the state office. C H Myers opened a tinsmith plumbing and gas shop on Cedar Street beside Hershey Seaman Co. Knights of Pythias officers installed by Deputy Grand Chancellor A Hammond of Lancaster.
No evening services in Moravian Trinity Evangelical Reformed and United Prebyterian churches as Week of Prayer continues with a 7 o’clock service at St Pauls Lutheran. Gifts arrive from Zion Lutheran Akron Sunday School and Emanuel Lutheran Iricketsville. Trinity F C Church to host Pentecost sermon by Rev D P Longshort. Dorothy Hornberger leads Junior Endeavor at 6 15. Trinity E C Church to hold annual meeting Jan 10 at 7 45. Bypthany Communion observed Sunday at 4 after Sunday School at 9 16 and morning service 10 30. Sunday School officer installation highlighted.
Samuel Howard Mentzer Jr died of complications Saturday night at the home of his son Samuel in Rothsville where he resided. He is survived by children Clara Sprecher Clarence and Harvey of Ephrata Walter Miller John of Lancaster and Samuel of Rothsville and by brothers James Mentzer Alexander Mentzer and sisters Mrs Richard Shiffer Miss Rosie Mentzer and Mrs John Setter. Private services were held at the son's home then at Center Church between Bowmansville and Terre Hill with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Samuel Pickell, 82, died at 10 30 am Saturday at his son Ellis's home in Neilsville from a stroke. He had been ill five years and was a member of the Gap MS OE. Survived by Ellis, Toward of Lam peters, Mrs Belle Thompson, Gap, Charles of Lancaster, and Hart of Nullsvile. Funeral services were held Monday at Ellis's home. Burial in Georgetown M K cemetery.
Paul Yerger of Lititz and Eilie H L Snyder daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Snyder of Manheim were married Saturday evening at Salome A. B. Church parsonage Columbia by Rev A L Haesler. They will reside in Manheim.
Lesson outlines Jesus as the Divine Servant facing temptation in the wilderness for forty days, driven by the Spirit, defeating Satan, and ministering to him by angels. It covers his preaching in Galilee announcing the gospel of the Kingdom, calling disciples Simon Peter Andrew James and John, and urging repentance and belief as preparation for God's rule on earth.
Moravian led by Rev Byron K Borne and St Pauls Lutheran with Rev J Harold Murer list services 8 9 10 30. Trinity Evangelical Rev Th PF Longsdorf and Reform ed Rev Geo B Raezer present morning and evening preaching with junior congregations. Brickerville area churches including St James Kissel Hill Brunnerville and Rothsville note services and annual meeting with Luther Leaguers midweek.
Oscar M. Moore aged 75 died Tuesday evening at his home in Alert Salisbury Township after a fourteen month illness. He was a Mt. Zion Church member and survived by his wife Lydia two sons Harry of Banks and Charles W Lillie two daughters Annie Rambo of Lancaster and Mrs Mamie Witman of Honey Brook sixteen grandchildren one great grandchild and a brother Winfield of Columbia. Funeral services were held Friday at J C Henninger parlors New Holland then at Ranck United Brethren Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
The passage argues James, John, Peter, and Andrew left their father and servants to follow Jesus. Sacrifice and separation marked God’s call, producing perseverance, bravery, and obedience. Their reward is immortalized influence beyond ordinary fishermen.
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