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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1957
Page
6
Mrs. Nettie B. Peacock reflects on resisting adversity through faith citing Proverbs 24 10 and 2 Corinthians 4 15 18. The piece urges steadfast spiritual witness through prayer soul winning and readiness for Christ's return, contrasting the rewards for the faithful with judgment for the wicked.
The New Castle Ministerial Association and Council of Churches launch an outdoor worship series starting July 7 at Central Presbyterian Church. Speakers include Dr Samuel Fleming, Rev Harold Harrington, Dr Wallace Calvert, and Rev Myron Bellinger with multiple churches handling preliminaries and music through September 1.
A proverb-like note stresses daily seed sowing to ensure a thriving crop. It warns against sparing seed and implies steady effort yields better returns in the future.
Rev F Dickson Marshall, superintendent of the City Mission, elected president of the Niagara District of the Union of Gospel Missions at a Jamestown N Y regional meeting. With him were Mrs Marshall and Grace McClymonds. Plans for the mission anniversary November 8 to 10 and a July 15 board dinner at the Village Inn, Harlinburg. Dedicatories planned for the Cascade Street industrial building and warehouse.
Reverend Harry Polding will give his farewell sermon at Drake Christian and Missionary Alliance Church tomorrow at 7 45 p m before resigning to lead Leesburg Independent Chapel full time Mrs Polding will also preach her final sermon at Drake at 11 a m Interim pastor Reverend Clifford C Ryan now leads the Drake congregation. During his ministry the church was remodeled redecorated with basement Sunday school rooms added and a renovated parsonage. Mortgages were liquidated and over 4000 sent to foreign missions.
Harmony Baptist Church began with 11 members on November 2 1849 when Nathan Hazen donated land for church and graveyard near Slippe r Rock Two seven miles southeast of New Castle. Early members included John Hazen Nathan Hazen and Rebecca Hazen with ministers led by Rev Levi Ross from 1849 to 1854. The church organized a Sunday school in 1852 with eight teachers and 50 scholars under S B Hill. The first permanent building was completed in 1851 and the current structure was erected in 1924 with dedication May 10 1925 and mortgage burned in 1924.
Local churches list Sunday School times worship hours and evening services for multiple congregations including Baptist St Pauls First Bethel Christ St Johns Bethany Holy Trinity Polish Parish and several others with denomination details and pastors names.
Hoover Heights Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in South New Castle will host the Nyack Ambassadors Quartet tomorrow at 10 45 a m during worship. The five young men on a ten week east and midwest tour perform varied songs and Gospel hymns with Bersche duets and David Julian keyboard. Members include Paul Bersche bass John Bersche first tenor Robert Hardwick second tenor and Royal Smithe baritone with Julian at the piano. Three are ministers' sons representing Nyack Missionary College north of New York City.
Law rence County Sabbath School Association superintendents will gather at Mt Hermon Presbyterian Church Frew Mill Road on July 13 at 730 p m. The theme Witnessing With Daily Conduct speaker L Butler Hennon Wampum will preside with superintendents from city and county attending to improve Sunday School operations James S Snow Sr of Croton Methodist Church is general chairman
Rev. Bert Jones and family of Pittsburgh will headline a special Gospel musical program tomorrow at Clifton Flats Mission PA Ave Ext. The group features vocalists and instrumentalists with Mrs. Bert Jones Sr. accompanying. Bert Jones Jr. will perform organ pieces along with solos duets and trio numbers. Service begins at 7 p.m.
The installation service for Rev. Wilson F. Spencer the new pastor of the First Congregational Church on East Reynolds Street has been postponed. The service was scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p m with a reception to follow.
Rev and Mrs Frederick A Smith and family missionaries to Colombia S A will present their six years on the South American field at Alliance Gospel Tabernacle 210 Pearson St tomorrow with talks at 10 45 am and 7 45 pm The Smith children Helen Carol Freddie Jr Lynda and David will participate including a junior church talk during morning worship Proceeds from the Church Daily Vacation Bible School offering will go to them Mrs Howard Hicks directs the service and Miss Ethel Goddard is principal speaker The Smiths currently are on their third furlough and began mission work in 1939 after a period in Canada Their 89 year old father resides in Pitman NJ and will join them in this city. Mrs Smith is Della Collins a Mt Jackson High School Nyack Missionary College graduate Pastor Rev George Jones is at the Delta Lake Bible Conference in Rome NY
Faith Baptist Church led by Rev. Earl E. Collins continues its "God's Hall of Fame" sermon series drawing from Hebrews 11. The schedule includes "The Walk of Faith" and "The Work of Faith" with future titles such as "The Obedience of Faith" and "The Hope of Faith." A recent deacon board dinner reviewed the budget as the church plans a July 3 business meeting.
Rev. Gerald Anderson of the Croton Methodist Church will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday in the absence of Rev. Henry Morris. Anderson just returned from two years studying in Europe and will soon begin duties as assistant pastor of Union Methodist Church in Providence Rhode Island. Morris attends the Seneca Hills Bible Conference in Franklin Pennsylvania and will return for the Sunday evening sermon.
Gospel Church at Cunning ham Ave invites Evangelists Rev. Howard Elgar and Rev. Charles McKnight of Pittsburgh from Sunday to Thursday for nightly 7:45 p.m. services with special music directed by Robert Carnes and Pastor Cosimo Giannetto. A Thursday Bible class on personal witnessing and church history is led by Carnes and Giannetto.
New Castle Kiwanis hosts ministers from area churches at Castleton with Dr. James M. Blackwood and Dr. J Wesley Post outlining layman and minister roles. Guests include Rev. William Furth Rev. Gene Stone Rev. Harold Albright and others. Also attended by West Middlesex Kiwanis members.
The First Presbyterian Church convenes July 2 at 8 p.m. on N. Jefferson St. Falls for a reconvened session of the May 15 meeting. Howard M. Kirk says members will vote on programs from a church brochure as the building project moves forward.
Portersville tent meetings led by Paul and Shirley West of Apollo will end with services at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. on the final day on Route 19. The Wests provide vocals and instruments and Rev. West has spoken nightly. Sponsoring churches are Rose Point and Camp Run Free Methodist.
Rev H L Jones of Zanesville will lead the annual Free Methodist encampment in New Castle from July 4 to 14 with morning and evening services. Other speakers include Rev Dwight Horton and Rev Hazel Fraley as daily programs cover sermons workshops and youth events at Scott and Vine Streets. The old Wampum bell atop the new tabernacle will sound the opening and be dedicated to Mr and Mrs Kauffman of Wampum.
The Mt. Zion Gospel Singers of Youngstown will present a musical program tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Ebenezer Church of God in Christ Moravia Street Elder Paul Easy of Youngstown will be heard at 8 p m in the same church
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