Thanksgiving Deadline Notice for Journal Staff
The Journal observes early deadlines for Thanksgiving with offices closed on Thursday. News for the Saturday church page must be received by Wednesday noon to allow staff time for the holiday.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1965
Page
6
The Journal observes early deadlines for Thanksgiving with offices closed on Thursday. News for the Saturday church page must be received by Wednesday noon to allow staff time for the holiday.
The sermon urges thankfulness as the first mark of faithful believers. It contrasts nominal worship with genuine devotion, stating true faith requires sharing blessings, not hoarding them. It cites Psalm 103 and references Pilgrim Fathers and Rev Edwin Bobbitt of First Christian Church.
A male quartet from Anderson College, Anderson, Indiana, will perform at Yankee Road Church of God at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. The program features hymns and gospel songs, personal testimony, and color slides about the college program.
The Rev Iner Basinger and his wife Emily will lead an eight day evangelistic series at Jacksonburg EUB Church starting tomorrow at 7 30 p m and continuing nightly through November 28 The couple began evangelism after World War II serving 116 crusades coast to coast in North America and Canada They directed the Md Ohio Valley Crusade in Parkesburg West Virginia last summer with the Billy Graham Associates choir of 1000 voices and an average attendance of over 6000 for 11 nights with Mrs Basinger assisting
The Rev. Clifford Hutchinson will speak on Why Thanksgiving at 10:30 a.m. and Why Not More Converts at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Austin Whitmore of First Methodist will address worship at 9 and 11 a.m. services. Church school sessions start at 9 a.m.
The Rev. Russell Chrisman will speak at 10:30 a.m. on They Lifted Up Their Voice and at 7 p.m. on All the People said, A Men. Church school starts at 9:15 a.m.
The Rev. G. Walter Weber will speak on Praise Ye the Lord at the 10:30 a.m. worship service at First Baptist. Church school begins prior to the service as part of morning activities.
Sister Lucy Davies will be guest speaker at a Woman's Day program at Holiness Tabernacle tomorrow starting at 3 p.m. The event invites community members to attend and hear her address on faith and service.
A Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served to the public Thursday at Bethlehem Temple First Pentecostal Church starting at 4 p.m. A Bible class led by Elder Fred Majors of Dayton at 2 p.m. precedes the meal. A Communion service with a guest speaker from Dayton at 7:30 p.m. closes the day.
The Logan Avenue Church of Christ will host evangelist Ralph Walker who speaks at 10:30 a.m. on Which? and at 6 p.m. on What Shall I do with Jesus. Bible school starts at 9:30 a.m.
Clyde Miller will speak at Gideon Road Church of Christ in two services. The 10 20 a m worship features Near but Yet So Far and the 7 p m service covers Discriminatory Love Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m.
The Rev. Clifford Steans will speak at 8 15 a.m. and 10 30 a.m. worship services. Church school begins at 9 25 a.m.
The Middletown Area Council of Churches sponsors annual Thanksgiving services in local churches. Wednesday night services begin at 7 30 p.m. and Thursday morning services at 10 a.m. A schedule of churches and officiants follows.
A week of evangelistic services begins tomorrow at Union Chapel EUB Church with Rev. Harley Fiddler of Springboro Methodist Church as guest speaker. Services run 7 30 p m nightly led by Rev Charles Sheppard and wife, graduates of Asbury College.
The Rev. Edwin Bobbitt will deliver a 10 30 a m sermon at First Christian Church inviting reflection on gratitude during the morning service.
The Rev Kent Moorhead will speak at 10 30 a m during the church service on Two Marks of Maturity. The message is part of the morning worship and aims to guide parishioners in spiritual growth.
Community notices open with multiple Trenton area churches naming liturgists and preachers for Thursday services, including Rev. Russell Schnell, Rev. Charles March, Rev. Leon DeForest, Rev. A. M. Wilson, Rev. Robert Clark, Rev. C. William Locke, Rev. James Holloman, Rev. Kent Moore head, Rev. Rob ert Ward, Rev. Gaar Davis, Rev. Frank Robinson and others. Ancient note mentions rabbits and eggs as symbols of resurrection. Also notices appointing executors in estates of Margaret Wilson and Helen M. Reed with names Clifton W. Wilson, Frank R. Wilson, Agnes Neff and legal counsel.
St Pauls United Church of Christ observes Memorial Day with worship at 8:15 and 10:25 a.m. led by Rev. Robert McNamara speaking on Treasure in Earthen Vessels. Church school begins at 9:15, and women bring family offering boxes as part of the season observance.
The women of St Luke United Presbyterian will lead a special Thanksgiving service at 10 30 a m with the Rev Robert Clark delivering the sermon titled Whats the Word Church.
The Rev. G. F. Carter will address the congregation on The Unspeakable Gift during the 10:35 a.m. worship service at Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m.
The Rev Leon DeForest will speak on Make Us Thankful Lord at the 10:45 am worship service at Mt Olivet United Presbyterian Church. Sunday school begins at 9:30 am.
The Rev. C. W. Hatfield will speak on Where is Thy Brother at the 10 30 a m worship service and Repent or Perish at 7 30 p m. Church school begins at 9 30.
Questioning the God man relationship and how to overcome sin and disease will be explored this Sunday at Christian Science churches worldwide. The golden text urges to glorify God in body and spirit.
The Rev. Paul Bergdall will speak at Bethlehem Lutheran's 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services on the theme Toward the End. A Treasure Chests bank offering will be collected at both services. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m.
A new Tried Stone Baptist Church at 621 Lafayette Ave opens with an 3:30 p.m. dedication led by Rev. S. S. Cousin of New Era Baptist Church. The ceremony kicks off a week of services with local pastors as speakers. The church, built after leaving 1404 Garfield St for urban renewal, hosted worship in New Era Church from July to Sept. 19. The open house runs 1 to 3 p.m. and J. H. Gaines of the Western Union Association is a guest speaker at the 10 a.m. service. The week ends with a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. led by Rev. Hart.
The Rev. Kenneth Sherrod will speak at 10:30 a.m. on Thanks Giving Through Prayer and again at 7 p.m. on The Great Prayer Chapter at Parkway Church of Christ. The 9:30 a.m. time appears as a fragment in the text.
The Rev. Robert Ward will speak on Upholding Christ, the Light of the World at 9 and 10 30 a m worship services. Church school begins at 9.
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