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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1950
Page
3
A sermon reflecting on early Christian roots in Antioch and Corinth contrasts with modern paganism. It warns that secular culture pursues cleverness over morality, urges steadfast Christian living, and notes upcoming services led by Rev. Harold H. Jung with guest soloist Barbara Denbeck. The church plans Bible school, planting a church in a pagan city, choir rehearsals, and Lent services.
The Church of the Brethren announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. with Rev. W. Warstler delivering a Lent message The Personality Job. Mrs H H Lawrence and Morris Kurtz Sr will sing. Holy Week nightly worships. CBYF led by Bob Hagins meets at 7 p.m. Beth Roop to discuss Faith. Warstler also leads 7:30 Bible Lesson. Men's Work meets Wednesday at church at 7 p.m. Bring sandwiches and covered dish.
Central Church of Christ will hold Bible School at 9 15 a m directed by Harlan Jarvis. Morning worship at 10 30 features Rev W D Brock with the sermon Jeers or Cheers a Holy Communion observance follows. Evening service at 7 30 will be informal with Youth groups assisting. Brock's sermon topic is Possessions Great or Small. Choir rehearsal is Wednesday at 7.
Calvary Methodist Church schedules a morning worship at 10 30 with Rev Fletcher E B Shoup delivering a sermon on Father forgive them for they know not what they do The AM Federation meets at 6 30 Tuesday the Girl Service Club gathers at 7 15 then visits Miss Carol Carr Home Junior Choir rehearses at 6 and Senior Choir at 7 Wednesday The Martha Circle of W S C S meets at Mrs Heck 1116 South Main Street
Bethlehem Lutheran opens Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Morning service 10:30 a.m. Adult class 6:45 p.m. Evening service 7:30 p.m. Children's choir participates in all services. Luther League meets Wednesday evening. Ladies Society meets Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Lent second service at 7:30 p.m. with Lent prelude at 7:15 p.m. Teachers meet Friday evening during Lent.
Mr. Zion Lutheran holds Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Rev. C. P. Cressman preaches, with the Lord’s Supper observed in Lent. An adult catechetical class follows at 9:15 a.m. open to all interested in the Lutheran Church.
Mr and Mrs J H Stalker of 213 Kenwood Dt Middletown will be guest speakers at Pleasant Ridge at 9 30 and all Jacksonburg at 10 30 am Sunday School at Jacksonburg begins 9 30 am with Florence Wilson as superintendent Pleasant Ridge Sunday School starts 10 15 am with James Crout as superintendent Special United Services begin March 5 at 7 30 pm at Pleasant Ridge
The Mayfield church hosts this week discussions on planting a church in a pagan city during Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by Harry Bailey. The Rev Frank E Sowarde delivers morning and evening sermons at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m. Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 7 30 p m with Kenneth Duff and Harry S Bailey in charge.
Union Baptist plans Sunday school at 9 30 a m with devotions at 10 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00. Rev R L Robinson will speak on The Master Passes The Holiness Tabernacle hymn sing at 3 30 p m in Booker T Washington School auditorium. Pastor will speak at 7 30 p.m. service.
First Presbyterian Sunday School convenes at 9 30 and morning worship begins at 10345 The Rev Russell W Galloway selects Each Day Is A Trust The Jay Tees meet Sunday at 6 30 for Outreach projects Taxis gather at 6 30 for Bible study Spyres meet at 6 30 Bill Johnston of Armco speaks on Economic Freedom Parents of prospective Cub Scouts meet Monday at 7 30 in the Church Social room
The church school meets at 9 30 a m for a three lesson series on Larger Discipleship led by Alva Taylor. Rev John J Patr preaches at 10 43 a m on Your Time is Gods Time. Youth groups gather 6 p m junior society 6 30 p m junior high and 7 p m senior high. Dr Joe Cooper of the Northern Baptist Convention speaks Wednesday 7 30 p m. Stiles Class attends as a group. Women's Society meets 2 p m Tuesday.
Sunday school begins at 9 30. Men and Women’s Bible class studies Revelation. Dr R C Caudill teaches at 10 35 and speaks on Should I Join The Church. Evening evangelistic service at 7 30. Sunday school convention begins Friday evening and ends Saturday at 7 30 with sermon by Rev Franklin T Miller of Anderson Ind. Class work for all teachers Monday at 7 30.
The second Baptist Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. under superintendent W. C. Herndon with the topic Planting a Church in a Pagan City. Morning worship follows led by deacons. Rev. E. D. McGee of St. Mark Baptist Church Cincinnati preaches. BYPU at 6 p.m. with Miss Rowena Baker presiding. evening service at 1:30 p.m.
Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church outlines Sunday school at 9 30 a m with training for three church groups. The 10 48 a m service features Rev C W Scarborough discussing What Would I Do with Middles town If I Were the Devil. A 7 30 p m service will continue with The Eternal Decision. Additional church news on page.
Church announcements must reach the desk of the Church Editor by Thursday after noon for publication. They may be mailed or delivered by courier.
Morning worship and communion at 10 30 with sermon by Dr E R Turner. Church school at 9 30. Youth Fellowship 6 30 in Sunshine Circle room. Lent services at 7 30 Sundays with talk Jesus And Our Present Age. Wednesday visitation group 7 30 in Willing Workers Class Room. Confirmation Class 3 am. Choir 7 30 pm. Board of Trustees 2 30 am.
The Rev Kenneth S Leaves opens a seven sermon Lent series at First Methodist with topic Our Faith Our Faith in God The nursery is available for preschool children Sunday School starts early Teens and Twenties meet at 6 96 pm Middleton Council of Churches class at 2 pm Cubs meet Monday Social Board Tuesday Youth Chapel Choir Wednesday Chil dren's Chancel Choir at 4 pm Temple Choir at 8 pm Friday activities listed for the church week
Oakland Presbyterian Church will meet at 9015 a m under superintendent Wiliam Varn Gueben. Rev Richard E Moore will deliver the 1030 a m sermon. Fourth and final ims series covers Brotherhood and Religion. Teachers depart at 2 Room to attend a conference on The Use of the Bible in Teaching at Westminster Church. Dayton Y T Fellowship at 630 p m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday 7 p m with deacons meeting at 8 p m.
The Church of God on Main Street hosts a Saturday Youth for Christ service at 7 30 p m led by Rev Frank Soward with the theme Brotherhood. Sunday services begin at 2 30 p m with sermon by Rev Sanford F Williams at 3 15 p m The monthly missionary meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Fred Tons, supreme of the male department, will direct Sundee gehel at 10 a.m. Church services watch the ow s Th a om. with Use Men s Class at large. Joe Baird will speak on The Church. James Hankin son, Prayer, and Richard Pur sley, God. The Geneva Fellowship group will meet Friday at 7 p.m.
New Era Baptist Church holds 9 15 a m service with Oliver Smith as superintendent. Topic is Planting a Church of a Pagan City. Deacons lead devotions at 10 45 a m, Rev Joseph Pate to preach at 11 a m. BYPU meets at 6 30 p m, evening service at 7 30 p m, weekly prayer Wednesday at 7.
The Sunday school at 9 30 a m will study Saul Converted Wayne Dunn will deliver the 10 30 a m sermon on Conditions of Acceptable Prayer Communion observed at 11 30 a m Evening service at 7 p m with 30 minutes of song practice Eugene Brandenburg will deliver the 8 p m sermon Prayer meeting and Bible study are at 7 p m on Wednesday
Kings Mills Baptist will direct Sunday school at 9 30 a m with worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday. Tuesday prayer and Bible study is at 7 30 p m. Busy Bee Club of the junior department meets Sunday at 4 p m in the Sunday school rooms.
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon in Christian Science churches centers on Christ Jesus the Lord with the Golden Text from Colossians 2 6 9 and citations from Psalms 110 1 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy The article notes the living Christ as practical Truth over ceremonies and references healing power through Truth and Love.
Ascension Episcopal announces Holy Communion tomorrow at 8 am and church school at 9 30 am under R Q Millan. At 11 am Rev S Mushes Garvin will preach. P Forth meets at 7 pm. Junior Choir rehearses 2 30 pm Monday. Women’s Bible Study discusses Personalities of the Old Testament next Tuesday Feb 28 at 1 30 pm. Venerable Webam Crittenden will oversee mid week center service Wednesday March 7 at 5 30 pm.
The Church of Noxzarene outlines Sunday lessons with Paul Demonstrates Christian Love at 9:80 AM led by James Conrad. Rev My E Cday speaks on Asking and Receiving at 10:30 AM. Youth Services run at 643 N, Ralph Kini in charge of NYPS and May. John Snodgrass leads Junior Ministry. Mr. Clay delivers The Fullness of Guts at 7:30 AM. Rev Clay presides with guest evangelist Rev OW Henderson from Dayton for the remainder of the time.
Maple Park EUB Church hosts Sunday School led by superintendent Donald Wagner at 90 Vader, with the study “Planting the Church in Pagan City.” Morning worship begins at an unspecified time as Pastor James H. Alex delivers “Lord, is it I?” in the second pre Easter series on Questions of Jesus. The final service features a sermon by the pastor. subsequent events include a Wednesday 7:30 visitation evangelism class at First EUB Church.
Monroe United Presbyterian outlines a Bible school session at 9 30 with teaching on The Purity of a Christian. Morning worship at LAS features a message about The Sufferings of Christ. Evening program at 7 30 includes a Missions study by ALBS Wall. Weekly prayer Wednesday at 7 and choir rehearsal at 8. Women’s Missionary Society meets Thursday at 2.
A Watchtower Society representative will present a Bible lecture at 7 p.m. at Kingdom Hall 2304 Central Ave on Why the Bible Has Endured. A study of the Watch Tower follows. Tuesday Bible study meets at 3 p.m. using The Kingdom at Hand as aid, and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. a service meeting with Theocratic Ministry School follows.
New Hope Baptist Church led by Mrs Bertha Webb begins at 9 45 a m with sermon by Dr S C Richards at 11 a m on Am I My Brothers Keeper Evening service at 7 30 p m features The Trubber Aires of Cincinnati as visiting guests for March 5.
The Philips Chapel C. M. E. church lists a 9 45 a m Sunday service with J E Hagley superintendent and a 10 45 a m sermon by Rev M H Hayes to be followed by the 7 p m service. Dinner will be served at the church.
A long roster of area churches and pastors outlines Sunday schools and worship times across Middletown. Multiple congregations including FIRST BAPTIST, GRACE GAP, NEW ERA BAPTIST, NEW HOPE BAPTIST, and many others show morning and evening services, Sunday school starts, and midweek prayer or Bible study sessions.
A compact directory of local churches with service times and pastors. Includes Seventh Day Adventist at 36 North Broad Street with Sabbath School, Friday prayer service, and other ministry notes. multiple churches listed with pastors, service hours, and programs across the area.
Bethel A M E Church plans a Sunday service at 9 30 a m with the theme The Fain Altar in Reverend R E Taylors sermon Also an evening service at 7 30 p m and a senior choir rehearsal at 7 a m on Tuesday The Sunday school board will meet on Tuesday at an appointed time
The Full Gospel Tabernacle schedules a Saturday evening service at 7 30 with Virgil Grobs as evangelist in charge. Sunday school starts at 10 am followed by moral devotions at 11 am. Evangelistic services are set for 7 pm.
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