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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
11
The 1932 report notes 929,252 new church members over age 13, pushing total church membership to 59,087,209. Financial giving remained strong with $19.02 per capita for all purposes, while banks and hospitals faced closures at higher rates than churches, only one in 2,544 churches shutting doors.
Anne Forbes notes a historic rural social emergency as church groups grange and farmers societies unite to preserve cultural resources while cutting agriculture costs. Lancaster County committee plans to aid rural organizations this summer and fall with information and organization for talent ventures including a rural dramatic tourney music contest and a farmers horseshoe match. Forty three counties are adopting similar plans and correspondence aims to reach all rural groups. Anne Forbes is the contact.
Mrs M Bess found a purse containing $12 on a war at Delaware Ware Gap and the loser, a groom on his honeymoon, had the money turned to him. John Dyer of Lil ite Camping Club built a canoe for use at the club cottage on the Conestoga. The season’s first produce appeared on the market Saturday at 15 cents a dozen. Garber bought two milk condensers in Philadelphia for his plant. Anonymous letters to East End families caused alarm despite threats and slander. St Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School picnic will feature Loysville Home band. Three year old Paul Carpenter escaped serious injury after a fall from a second story window near Springs Park. Paulus married at Rothsville and Lancaster couples, Pfautz Eshleman and Seaber Myers, wed. Doster installed town’s first electric motor coffee grinder. An oil stove fire on Locust Street was quickly extinguished by nearby workers. Loeffler and Hess journeyed to Philadelphia for props for Belshazzar or the Ball of Babylon at Springs Park in August. Marietta defeated Lititz 4 2 while Lafayette’s loss to Denver was 7 to 3.
The Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Association cooperates with the committee to support local farming programs and community outreach efforts. The partnership aims to enhance agricultural education and resource sharing across the county.
Sunday School at Penryn Reformed Church starts 9 with conventional 10 service following. Preparatory service tomorrow at 7 30 and catechetical class meets Saturday. Briderville Church Sunday preaching at 2 with daylight time. Local church calendar notes July vesper services discontinued. Senior church annual picnic planned for Saturday at Okeh Lodge with morning subject The Attar On The Mountain.
A sink hole appeared on Lancaster Pike near Kehl's brickyard needing stone and dirt fill. Thirty Italians arrived to work on Lititz Lexington Pike, mostly non English speakers. Mrs Margaret Todd celebrated her 63rd birthday with 24 friends dropping in. Dixon Memorial Chapel excavation began, labor shortage slowed progress. Fourth of July net profit was 772 dollars. Springs Committee named officers for the year. Lititz and Rothsville Turnpike directors resigned, new appointees seated. Eggs listed at 16 cents a dozen and butter 14 cents a pound.
Rev D P Longsoo will discuss Sons of the Day at the evening service. Grace Lehn speaks on How To Be Dependable at the Christian Endeavor devotional. A brief musical program and several speeches follow. The Young Men’s Bible Class met at Arthur Johannsen’s home on West Orange Street Tuesday evening. Edith Diehm named cheerleader of the Lancaster Cow Garden Spot School of Methods Club led by Rev D Puongesdorf.
Thirteen students will represent Trinity E C Church at the School Methods in Waldem Park near Allentown. The event, run by the Sunday School and Keystone League of Christian Endeavor, runs July 24 to July 28 with lectures on Sunday School work church history Bible study missions evangelism and life stewardship.
Brunnerville hosts a series of Community Woods meetings through Sunday marked by Home-Coming Day. Services occur in the grove near United Brethren Church at 7 15 Central Time with Rev. H M Tobias presiding. Notable speakers include Rev I H Kauffman Rev Peter Gress and others from Lititz Reinholds Myerstown New Holland Hopeland Schaefferstown Waldheim and Lancaster related churches. Twenty named participants from Trinity Church at Waldheim will attend the final Home-Coming Day program led by Rev Tobias with a distinguished lineup from the past week.
The Mission Society and the Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church met at Mrs. Albert Hornberger's home on East Front Street to discuss Missionary Education Through Acts. Leaders included Mrs. Clar snes Dengler, with readings by Mrs. B. M. Seaman and prayer by Mrs. J. Harold Mamper, plus piano.
A period bulletin lists numerous church services and Sunday school times across Moravian and surrounding congregations. It notes pastors and times for Rev Byron K Horne St Pauls Lutheran Rev J Harold Muimper United Brethren Rev J C H Light Trinity Evangelical Rev D P Langsdorf Reform Rev Gev B Raezer Mennonite Church of the Brethren Dunkard Brethren St James Church Brickerville Lutheran Colemen Chapel Brunnerville U B with varied morning and evening services and catechism classes.
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