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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1948
Page
5
In Middle town the Lenten sorrow ends as Easter approaches with Handel's Messiah and other sacred music. Church organists choirs and leaders rehearse for weeks while churches decorate with spring colors and flowers and congregants wear their finest for the resurrection celebration. Among planned programs for tomorrow are:
Easter services shift to 6 30 a m Sunrise Service with baptismal rite. Morning worship begins 10 30 a m. Organist Mrs E W Jones plays preludes and postlude. Junior and Senior Choirs perform carols and anthems. Offertories feature Batiste and other pieces. Fellowship breakfast follows sunrise service for students.
Sunrise service begins 6 30 a m Bible school follows with an Easter program at 4 30 p m raised with Christ is the morning sermon topic Evening worship at 7 39 p m evangelist Henry ae will preach the conversion of soul of a Jesus Crusaders for Christ meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday service 7 30 p m Women’s Christian Service meets 7 30 p m Oak search on 230 p m Saturday
Easter services begin with Holy Communion and hymns at 11 a.m. The church school will meet at 9 30 a.m. and present Mite Boxes. The 11 a.m. sermon will be delivered by Rev S Hughes Garvin. Music features include Easter Morning On Mt Rubidoux and Resurrection Morn. The offertory anthem is As It Began To Dawn with Agatha Evers as soloist. The rector plans home Communion for the sick on notification.
The Easter sunrise service at the First Church of Christ includes Rev. W D Brock delivering Sunrise Meditation He Is Risen and a special musical program with contralto Winifred Sabo soprano Mrs John Ballay and Gilbert Egelston. Holy Communion will be observed and the New Birth sermon will conclude with baptism.
The Church of the Nazarene holds a 6 am sunrise service with Holy Communion and a 9:30 am Sunday School led by James Conrad. Rev M B Clay preaches Final Proof at 10:30 am. babies will be baptized and the choir, directed by Opal Rose, presents The Easter Guest Cantata Sunday evening.
Over 100 vested singers from Chancel Chapel and Temple Choirs join for Easter Dawn festival at Friendly First Church including Dawn in a Garden and Hallelujah Chorus. Rev Kenneth Learey to deliver Easter message Dawn of His Day. Youth groups sing All Hail Jesus with breakfast following sunrise. Church aims 499 in Easter Class attendance with a 6:30 am sunrise service and 9:30 am class session.
Second Baptist Church session notes a 9 30 am Sunday lesson on Eternal Life under W C Herndon with Rev T M Campbell delivering The Crowned Christ at 11 am. Easter exercises at 3 30 pm. BY P A meets 6 pm. music provided by choir and chorus. Usher Board, choirs, prayer services through the week with rehearsals.
Bethlehem Lutheran outlines Easter morning worship with a 8:15 am program and a 10:30 am service led by Dr. Schmidt. An evening service is not planned. The Covered Dish Group holds a petinetinner at 6:30 pm Tuesday in the parish house. Teachers meet Thursday at 7:30 pm and the choir gathers at 8:15 pm. Mrs. Lewis Reiner’s class party and luncheon are Friday at 7:30 pm in the parish house.
Special music by the West Carrollton choir of the Holy City at 7 30 pm follows the 16 30 am service. An offering will be taken. Reception for new members will follow the service.
St Pauls Evangelical And Reformed announces three Easter services starting with a 6 30 a m Sunrise service. A organist and string players perform Andante Religioso Angel's Serenade Hosanna. Choirs sing The Day of Resurrection Come See The Place Where Jesus Lay and Blow Golden Trumpets. Rev Harold Jung delivers The Historic Christ A Present Reality Holy Communion follows. Baptisms at 9 am infants. 9 15 am MacCandlish directs orchestra Led group singing Shaffer devotional service Easter play Lenten Mite Boxes urged. Identical services at 10 and 11 15 am Violin Obligato minister speaks on The Meaning Of Easter For Our Day.
Rev J D Nisewonder will preach at Pleasant Ridge at 9 am with Sunday school at 10 am on Easter Sunday. In Jacksonburg the sermon titled Easter in the 1 will start at 10:15 pm. Sunday school opens at 9 30 am under Desmond Stamper. Reception of members and baptism of children planned at both churches with special music.
The Church of the Brethren schedules Holy Week events with a 11 a m service on Sunday featuring the Rev C W Wearsetler and selections including My Faith Looks Up To Thee Christ The Lord Is Risen Today and Christ Arose. A seven thirty p m talk The Ascending Christ and Aeiri chorus The Beautiful Garden Of Panver follow a 10 a m Sunday school and 7:30 p m regular spring meeting. Moving pictures of North Manchester college precede the event at 8 15 p m with an invite to all neighbors.
New Hope Baptist Church will host 10 45 morning worship with a sermon Here Risen under Rev Robert Dr C Richards. Music by Singleton Sisters Quartet and radio artists of Lebanon. A 3 pm program features River of Jordan Choir at Phillins Temple C M E Church Dayton. A charter bus departs New Move Baptist Church at 6 pm.
The Gideon Road Church of Christ holds Bible school at 9 30 a m with a lesson titled Joshua Succeeds Moses. A sermon at 10 15 a m titled Christ The Hope Of The World. Communion at 11 15 a m. Evening class at 7 p m on Old Testament History followed by a 7 45 p m sermon.
Church notices must reach the Church Editor by Thursday after noon to ensure publication. Submissions may be mailed or delivered by courier.
The Lesson Sermon on Reality will be read in all Churches of Christ Scientist on March 28 1948 with Golden Text from First Chronicles 29 11 and correlative passages from Psalms 31 19 145 3 and Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. It emphasizes the reality of good over evil and the divine power of God.
The First Church of God plans a 6 30 a m sunrise service with a cantata The Thorn Crowned King by Rogers and an Easter message by Dr Forrest. Junior and adult Sunday school meet at 9 30 a m with buses via Mayfield Clifton Farms and Maple Park. An 7 30 p m evening service features congregational singing and an Easter play The Seamless Coat.
Mt Zion Baptist in Monroe presents a moral worship service at 10 am with Rev F H Hampton delivering the sermon Christ For the Crisis. The Sunday school will present an Easter program at 7 30 pm led by Superintendent Monroe Smith.
The record notes Joseph Heck as superintendent and Maiford as pastor at local churches. Lindsay School is also listed in connection with Monrof Methodist.
Readable fragments show a morning service at seven with Evangelists Rev and Mrs Huber leading. The item notes a church gathering and preaching event.
A long street page lists numerous Middletown churches with addresses, pastors, and daily service times. It details mass times at St John Roman Catholic and Holy Trinity, worship hours at Oakland Presbyterian and First United Methodist, plus youth activities and prayer meetings across dozens of congregations in the area.
Readable fragments show Beth Sholem Congregation and Union Baptist notices. Sunday School times listed around 10 to 12 and Hebrew and youth programs noted. Evening services and midweek activities also referenced with varied hours.
Sunday morning worship at Maple Park Evangelical Church led by Reverend Verdun. Evening service at 7:30. Prayer meeting and Bible study held during the week. Sunday school noted for all ages.
The Pasttown Community Church presents Easter events led by Rev Chester Nelson and Elder Chester Nelson with Mrs Louten Nelson assisting. Morning worship at 11 a.m. features Young People service directed by Freen oF cop. Evening service outlined by Rev FF Watters with song director Freen oF cop.
Fragments describe Sunday School at 9 am and 11 am services with testimony meetings. References to pastor Bider T McDonald and worship at the church are partially legible amid transcription errors.
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