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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
8
Historical 1940 Sunday school lesson discusses the biblical book Malachi, its authorship, purpose, and critics of insincere offerings. It stresses tithing as a test of devotion, calls for righteousness in giving, and links faithfulness to national prosperity and charitable works.
James B. Ficklen pastor Chicago Ill leads a Sunday service with church school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 00. The Rev Thomas D Johnston preaches a sermon titled What Is God Like. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7 30 and choir rehearsal at 8 15.
L W McFarland pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 with Wood row Jones superintendent and Robert Simmons assistant. At 11 00 worship follows as Rev J B Ficklin marks the church centennial homecoming with Rev Thomas D Johnston of Winston Salem to preach.
Church bulletin note records L A Flemming as pastor at Flippen Memorial Baptist Church with a terse sectarian reference Seare 4 Tene.
Sunday school at 9 45 A M supervised by Sam A McKnight. Morning worship at 11 A M with sermon The Return of Judgment. Training Union and Story Hour at 7 taught by Miss Ruby Wagoner. Evening worship at 8 featuring sermon Victorious Living for today’s youth. Bible study and praise at 8 with the pastor. Visitors invited to worship.
The White Plains youth group will deliver temperance readings during the Sunday worship at 11:00. Pastor Hinshaw presides with Sunday School at 9:45 led by Roland Carpenter. A Young People's meeting follows at 7:00, and the Daily Vacation Bible School continues through next week with an evening session Wednesday at 8:00.
Walter J. Miller, Pastor. Morning worship at 11 A M. Sermon subject Getting Along with Intermediate and young people's meetings at 7 15 P M. Evening worship at 8 P M. Christian Steward Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 20 P M. Vacation Bible School sessions each morning 9 to 11 A M.
I L Sharpe pastor presents preaching times for Mount Airy Circuit next Sunday Beulah 11 A M and 7 30 P M New Hebron 2 30 P M Oak Grove 7 45 P M Salem 11 A M Revival begins at Beulah Sunday and runs nightly at 7 45 P M daily children and adults classes announced Leroy Scott to speak at Oak Grove Sunday night Marvin Secrest at Salem Sunday morning Circuit Union for young people meets at Salem next Friday night.
Reverend A S Hale leads Sunday school at 9 45 with H M Pinch as superintendent Morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8 led by the pastor Baptist Training Union at 7 with Mrs John Foy directing Prayer service at 8 Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 Vacation Bible School runs through next Friday and 100 students enrolled this week.
Rochester youth Philip Reinheimer aged 17 son of the Rt Rev Bartel H Reinheimer died while listening to a Sunday concert by the New York Philharmonic. Police say he kept the car running to power the radio and was found slumped over the steering wheel with the window slightly open.
Guy W. Sparger administrator notifies all creditors of E B Sparger deceased to exhibit claims by May 31, 1940 at his Mount Airy home. Debtors should pay promptly. Office of attorney Geo K Snow conducts administration in Surry County North Carolina.
Substitute Trustee Hi Me1 Se Of Pune ice of Preeman will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Surry County Courthouse door the described lot of land bounded by Elwood Tilley R. M. Montgomery J D Smith Catus and Church Street beginning on Church Street opposite the J B Catus lot and running along Rose Nelson line to a stake then along Nelson line to a corner stake and back to the beginning with north east and south lines given. The sale is to satisfy the note secured by the deed of trust dated October 20 1923 recorded in Book 137 page 238 and substituted by order of the Superior Court of Surry County.
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