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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1961
Page
12
The Rev. Glenn L. LaVelle recalls his mother’s advice that great churches arise from kneeling people who pray. He contrasts building beauty with holy conduct, asking whether God values church edifices more than transformed lives and people seeking heaven.
A dense listing of church events for the coming week across Franklin First Methodist Bethlehem Lutheran First Baptist St. Pauls Evangelical First Christian Monroe Methodist Franklin First Presbyterian and other congregations. Activities include MYF junior and senior groups choirs lesson times Boy Scout meetings Bible studies and youth trips with times ranging from early morning to evening across Monday through Saturday.
The Young Women's Club of Philips Chapel CME Church at 615 W Ninth Ave will sponsor a baby contest tomorrow at 3 30 p m at the church. The Rev E W Richards Sr is the church pastor.
The Tried Stone Baptist Church congregation and pastor the Rev Herbert Hart will be guests of the Golden Circle Club at Friendship Baptist Church 1319 Walnut St tomorrow at 3 30 p m.
Community youth week activities gather at First Presbyterian with Rev. Carl Boyer as evening speaker. Officers Susie Davies Larry Schrock Linda Kash Joe Newlin and David Trout participate. Registration opens at 4 pm with a $1 fee. Twelve youths had signed up. afternoon features The Broken Mask movie and discussion groups followed by dinner and worship led by Miss Jeni Wren.
A Sunday service at the Christian Science Church will present the lesson sermon titled Spirit. The golden text from John 4 24 proclaims God is a Spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. The message emphasizes spiritualization of thought as essential for personal growth and happiness.
Pastor Paul D. Bergdal will preach Growth Unto the Harvest at 10 30 a m worship. Church vestry officers will be installed during the second service. Sunday school is at 9 13 a m.
A stone eight inch effigy found in a desert dig near the Little Colorado River is viewed by Dr. Paul S. Martin and Chicago Museum experts as possible evidence of a god or goddess from a southwestern Pueblo site. The discovery, made in a kiva during pollen dating work, may illuminate early Pueblo religious history and explains why the image was hidden after people left in 1280 A.D.
Union Chapel EUB marks Youth Sunday with a 9 30 Sunday School led by acting superintendent Wilbur Wetzel assisted by Judy Gehm Jane Sharitt and Richard Gehm guest speaker at 10 30 worship Rev Charles Selby youth director at First EUB Middletown and youths Lucian Hatfield Janice Brandenburg Jim Conarroe and Wally Driver participate a 7 30 p m service features a movie afterward.
Union Baptist will celebrate Holy Communion during the 10 45 a m worship service. The sermon by Rev R L Robinson will be on To Whom Shall I Go. Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m and evening worship at 7.
The Rev. Robert Vander Hart will preach The Cost of Being a Christian at 10 30 a m worship at St Luke Presbyterian. Holy Communion will be celebrated during the service. Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m.
The Rev. Paul McCauley will use When We Worship as the sermon theme at the 10 30 a m worship service. Sunday school is scheduled for 9 15 a m.
Rev William Burley will preach on Frontiers of Our Faith during the 10 40 a m worship at Monroe Methodist Church. Church school meets at 9 30 a m.
The Pueblo Indians hold that their ancestors emerged into the world through a passage from the underworld. Ceremonial removal of the god from the crypt is seen as symbolic of this ancestral emergence.
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Christopher F. Neeley, 33, will join the Church of the Ascension as general assistant to Rev. Sidney McCammon with focus on religious education. A Cincinnati native and MIT chemical engineering graduate, Neeley earned an MA from the University of Tulsa, plans a University of Cincinnati education doctorate, and is married with three daughters. He expects to begin around July 1 after graduating from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in June.
New Hope Baptist Church at 717 18th Ave concludes its year opening rally with a 3:30 p m service featuring Rev Hamp ton and Mt Zion Baptist Church. Rally chairman Deacon Gary Williams led the event started Jan 13. Pastor Rev J M Allen is listed.
The 11th and Lincoln church will feature Elder William Reynolds delivering a sermon titled Who Shall be Baptized at the 11 a.m. worship service. Sunday school begins at 9:40 a.m. Baptism will be administered after the service, with a 3:30 p.m. program including musical selections and readings.
The ordination and installation of elders will occur during the 10 30 am worship service. Trustees will be recognized. The sermon theme The Servant Lord will be delivered by the Rev Richard Redda. Sunday School is at 9 30 am.
Franklin First Methodist conducts Sunday school at 9 15 a m. Dr Gerstie M Haggard plans to use Key to Life s Content for his am worship message.
The Rev. H. C. Grunewald will issue the sermon theme Rock of Ages during the 8:30 and 10:15 a m worship services at St Pauls Evangelical And Reformed. Church school is at 9:15 a m.
Larry Schrock youth pastor leads the 10 30 a m worship at First Baptist with speakers Miss Mildred Ward Miss Penny Ward and Don Webb. Church school is at 9 15 a m.
Ohio state officials led by Gov Michael V DiSalle will address the Methodist Legislative Conference in Columbus Monday on moral and social issues. Bishop Hazen G Werner head of Ohio Methodists will also speak at the day long meeting for ministers and lay leaders.
Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church observes Scout Sunday with William J. Saunders Sr. of Troop 16 speaking on The Future of America during the 10 45 a m service. Youths lead Sunday School at 9 30 a m as part of the gg Week observance. The Rev Alexander sermon theme is The Accent's Heritage at 7 30 p m.
First Methodist will host Dr. Donald W. Cryer speaking at 9 and 10 30 a m on Why Do We Suffer So Much The sermon is part of a discussion series on alcoholism with Dr Martin Rush Dr Gilbert Wagoner and an Alcoholics Anonymous representative leading the third session at the same services Church school runs at the same hours.
Bible school at 9:30 am with Eugene Brandenburg speaking at 10:30 am. Holy Communion at 11:30 am. Evening service at 6:00 pm conducted by Easton Vandever.
Bible study at 9 30 a m leads to a 10 30 a m sermon on Identity of the Church and an 7 30 p m talk on The Secret of Spiritual Peace Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11 30 a m led by Charles Rickman at Church of Christ Gideon Road.
Franklin First Presbyterian Church announces a 9:15 a.m. school session and a 10:30 a.m. worship service during which Carl Siegwarth Jr will speak on "The Outlook" to guide attendees.
The Rev. Edwin Bobbitt continues a sermons series titled Words of Life. He will speak on Words of Life-Work at the 9:15 a.m. worship and communion service. Church school is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
The Ladies-Aia will be the sermon theme of Dr Russell W Galloway at the 9 30 and 11 a m worship services. Church school meets at the same hours.
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