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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1948
Page
5
Sunday religious reflection emphasizes the Bible as Gods book for life and the Gospels. It notes Israels significance, Nehemiah, and the enduring relevance of biblical teaching to daily life and world events.
The church sets 8 am Holy Communion and 11 am Morning Prayer with Holy Baptism. Church school meets at 9:30 am. Rev S Hughes Garvin preaches, Vincent Garter directs choir, Mrs Robert Sutton organist. Women's Guild meets Tuesday at 1 pm with lunch and officer elections for 1948-49. Vincent Society gathers Thursday at 8 pm. School teachers attend Dayton Regional Teachers meeting at Christ Church Xenia tomorrow. Vestry meets Monday at 7:30 pm and Y P F Junior League meet tomorrow at 7 pm.
The Sunday school hour opens at 9 30 a m with James Conrad in charge The worship service at 10 30 a m led by Rev M E Clay includes Miss Opal Rose in charge of special music Youth services are at 6 45 p m with Micky Sabo leading the senior Y P S and Mrs M F E Clay supervising the Juniors A 7 30 p m evangelistic service with Rev Clay follows A midweek prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p m Saturday men’s prayer meeting from 7 to 8 p m All men invited to pray Worship described as a friendly people in a spiritual atmosphere
Holiness Tabernacle Of The Universe holds 10:00 a.m. Sunday school led by Margaret Golden. Rev. William Kilgoure preaches at 11:30 a.m. with a 3:30 p.m. afternoon service. P. U. led by Rev. Willie Roberson at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Prayer meetings on Wednesday and Friday at 7:30.
Calvary Methodist Church lists morning worship at 10:30 with Mrs. Earl Moore playing preludes and offertory pieces, the choir singing Carry Your Burden To Jesus, and Rev. R. R. Weed delivering Spiritual Vision. An 6:30 p.m. panel discussion features J. F. Seibold Mrs. Mabel Dance and L. M. Pence. Events include Methodist Mixers 6:30 p.m. Golden Circle Class 7:30 p.m. and midweek prayer services Wednesday 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Guiding Star Class meets 7:30 p.m. Friday at 1817 Henry Street. Visitors welcome.
New Hope Baptist Sunday school begins at 9 00 a m with the lesson Gods Message To a People In Exile Superintendent Robert Barber Morning worship at 10 45 a m with Senior Choir and Gospel Chorus Sermon by Dr S C Richards on The Two Ways Evening service at 5 00 p m with River of Jordan Choir and The Two Dangers program Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren hosts a full musical program at Alpha Ohio bus leaves New Hope Baptist Church at 6 30 p m for Beaver Creek citation
Tomorrow at 10 15 a m the Rev Harold H Jung speaks on The Afterglow Bible school at 9 15 a m led by Mrs H McCandlish and Rosemary Marlett Devotional service led by Robert E Shaffer on Gods Message To A People In Exile with Ezekiels Message For Our Day Junior and senior topics A New Heart and A New Spirit Mrs Dwight Meehan leads the Junior Department on A Prophet Tells What God Is Like Mil dred Beacom heads Beginners and Primary Choirs Girls Choir rehearsal Wednesday 6 30 p m Senior Choir at 7 30 p m Church Council meets at 7 30 p m Friday 4 p m Confirmation Class Catechetical Instruction with the Pastor.
The Rev. Reuben Pieters will preach Sunday on I Believe In God as part of a series on The Apostles Creed. Church School Children's Choir under Mrs. Homer Weikel will sing I'm a Pilgrim and My Heart Ever Faithful. Beulah Squires will play Pastorale. Westminster Fellowship groups meet in the afternoon and evening. Plans for the Dayton Presbytery Spring Rally at Piqua on April 18 include a Middles town bus charter. Charles Boyle and the Rev Pieters will represent the church at the Hamilton spring meeting.
Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church outlines Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by Harry S Bailey with the Rev Frank E Sowanis delivering morning and evening messages Morning worship starts 10 45 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m A baptismal service follows the prayer meeting led by Rev Sowards at Dick s Creek.
First Methodist in Dayton district will welcome Dr. John W. Danford at 10:30 a m for morning worship. Rev. Kenneth Learey will introduce him as supervisor of 50 area churches. Musical features by Esther Hoover Phillips and Vivian P. Learey. Choirs perform two chorale anthems. A Kindergarten-Kirk and Children’s Church services will run parallel. The Attendance Crusade continues with awards. Youth group plans Sunday Supper and UN topic discussion. Various WSCS circles and board meetings are scheduled this week.
The United Presbyterian Church plans Bible study at 9:30 a.m. for all ages. At 10:30 a.m. Rev. Robert S. Burris speaks on Lessons from the Atom Bomb. Choir and soloists perform My Task and organist Amy Compton. Youth group meets 6:30 p.m. Evening service 8:30 p.m. features Dr. Van Dyke Mansions with Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Compton. Women’s Society meets Tuesday 6:30 p.m. with officer installation and Egypt mission photos. Church session meeting follows Wednesday 8:30 p.m.
The Union Baptist Church hosts worship at 9 30 a m with a lesson on Gods Message To A People In Exile. The Rev Robert L Robinson preaches Love and Forgiveness as the evening sermon. Choirs, youth meetings, rehearsals, usher board and midweek classes are listed with times and a home meeting at 708 Eighteenth Ave.
At 11 a m the Rev C W Warstler will speak on Thou Shalt Love The Lord Thy God With All Your Mind Remarks on church colleges and seminary Miss Dottie Hagins soloist with Mrs Charles Wesco accompanist Girls Junior choir to perform A 2 30 p m Circuit Mass Meeting will gather delegations from Cincinnati Constance Ky Eaton Grat is Lower Miami and Hamilton A fellowship supper follows Delegations from several towns attend Due to afternoon service evening services recalled attend Hamilton church for Richmond Gospel Messengers concert at 7 45 p m
Church announcements must reach the Church Editor by Thursday after noon to ensure publication. They may be mailed or delivered by courier.
The 1948 Easter Sunday Christian Science lesson considers whether sin sickness and death are real. Golden Text urges Israel saved in the Lord with everlasting salvation and cites Job and Science and Health discussions on God as the source of all, with Jesus arising to destroy evil.
First Evangelical United Brethren Church schedules worship at 10 30 a m with Mrs Herbert Duvall at the piano performing At Eventide and Memories at Twilight. Clarence J Aspenleiter directs the choir in Natures Anthem of Praise. Dr E R Turner will deliver Christian Steadfastness. Sunday school starts 9 30 a m with classes for all ages. Youth meeting at 6 30 p m in Sunshine Circle Room invites all youths. Tuesday community groups hold 7 30 p m meetings. Wednesday features new member reception and church fellowship at 7 30 p m. Friday Sunshine Circle Class meets for monthly business and social.
The First Church of God schedules a Sunday program with church school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 40 a m led by Pastor Rev A L Forrest who will speak The Power of Choice Miss Shirley Armitage solos There is an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m with theme The First Five Minutes After Death A revival campaign begins Monday night April 12 led by Rev Melvin Moomjean of California continuing until April 25 nightly at 7 30 p m Also tonight Saturday April 10 the Miami Valley District Youth Rally partners with Hamilton Youth For Christ Rally featuring the Male Quartet from Anderson College Indiana }
Rev J D Nisewonder will speak at Pleasant Ridge on Glory To God In The Church. Service starts 9 30 a m with Sunday School at 10 15 a m. At Jacksonburg James Crout will present My Church as the minister's subject. Church service will begin at 9 30 a m.
A detailed listing of services across Middletown churches. St John Roman Catholic, Holy Trinity Catholic, Oakland Presbyterian, Church of God at the Union Assembly, Reformed Church, and others show Mass times, Sunday services, Sunday School, worship, choir rehearsals, and midweek activities with pastors named such as Rev. John Oberlander and Rev. James J. McNary.
Several congregations list service times and programs. First United Brethren details Sunday School at 9:15 a m and worship at 10:45 a m with evening and midweek activities. Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe notes evangelistic services and devotionals led by Huston Kilgore. Church of God Lakeside provides devotional hours and Sunday to midweek services.
Listings show multiple congregations with service times led by pastors such as James D P Miller Kenneth Kraft and Nandor Marton. Churches include First Baptist Franklin Maple Park Evangelical United Brethren and Rolling Mill Park Mission detailing Sunday School morning worship and midweek meetings.
Sunday services listed for two local churches. PASTTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH offers Sunday School at 10 00 am and preaching at 10 45 am with Rev Ches ter Nelson. Young People service noted. FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH led by Rev Mutual Burton presents Sunday School at 10 am, Morning Worship at 11 30 am, BYPU at 6 30 pm, Evening Service at 7 00 pm, and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 pm.
Sunday services listed for Monroe Methodist Church with 9 30 am Sunday School overseen by Joseph E Heck and 10 30 am Morning Worship led by pastor FF Stafford.
A brief schedule line states 10 30 a m precedes the church service at 9 30 am.
Grace Baptist Church at 804 Yankee Rd invites parishioners to Sunday School at 9 30 AM Morning Worship at 10 50 AM Evangelistic Service at 7 30 PM Sunday pray er service and Bible study at 7 30 PM Wednesday. The invitation requests attendance at all services.
Rev. Reuben F. Pieters, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9:30 am with Morning Worship at 10:40 am. Evening events include Young People meeting at 6:45 pm, and Wednesday Prayer session follows.
The town lists church calendars with multiple congregations including First Church of Christ Monroe U P Church and Greenbush Evangelical. Details cover Sunday School times morning worship and midweek prayer meetings along with youth groups and choir activities.
Sunday school at 10:00 am followed by morning worship at 11:00 am. Evening activities include NYP at 6:45 pm and evangelistic service at 7:30 pm. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 pm led by Rev A M Wilson, pastor Glenmore Hill North Miami Street.
A Sunday School at 9:50 am and Services at 11:00 am with an 8:00 pm Wednesday testimonial meeting are listed for a local Christian Science center at 2000 Central Ave. A daily reading room offering Bible and authorized literature is open 1:30 to 4:30 pm except Sundays and holidays. Also listed is Church of God at Ave and Lincoln St with a 9:45 am Sunday School and 6:00 pm Young People's meeting, 7:30 pm Evening worship.
Nisewander Services at either church at 10 AM and 10 AM Sunday school and preaching alternate. Community Church 701 Seventeenth Ave. W. Tucker, Pastor. 8:00 PM Evening worship.
A readable OCR fragment lists Sunday School times Morning Worship and Evening Services for Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church United Presbyterian Church Mennonite Church St Constantine and Helens Greek Orthodox New Era Baptist Church and New Hope Baptist Church along with weekly meetings Missionary Societies youth clubs choirs ushers and club nights at various addresses and pastors. It outlines routine worship services and church group activities without cohesive narrative.
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