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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1938
Page
1
A dense roll of church services, sermons, meetings, and notices across many congregations including Evangelical Reformed, Lutheran, Brethren, Graceham, and Grace Church. Entries list pastors, service times, Sunday schools, choir, and special observances with scattered locations such as Middletown, Woodsboro, Walkersville, Frederick, and Urbana, noting homecoming, harvest festivals, and youth events.
A Book A Day reviews Vera Brittain’s Thrice a Stranger finding her shift from skepticism about America to pride in its future. The piece notes Brittain’s growing enthusiasm, clever commentary on Boom-time America, and the idea that American influence shapes the world’s destiny. The excerpt also mentions a county convention of the Frederick College Christian Endeavor Union in Adamstown with schedule details and a keynote by Rev. Ralph H. Miller.
Church election details list numerous officers and teachers across departments from cradle roll to adult, with names such as Clare Muller Elmer Run H L Kirscofe Charles Bowyer Fout and Wiliam Loy son. The Sunday preaching schedule notes Rev SanigG DB Haz and others, highlighting bicentennial year programming and forthcoming sermons.
A moral study of Saul of Israel drawn from 1 Samuel, tracing his rise, jealousy of David, and downfall marked by fear and rash acts. The lesson highlights Saul’s hidden fear, flawed leadership, and how personal failings led to ultimate decline while Samuel’s leadership stood in contrast.
New Windsor and surrounding areas report visitors and movements including Miss Elizabeth Helfrich visiting Miss Sarah Rae, Mrs. Charles Fowler improving at home, Dr. Nathan moving to the late Edward Smith’s house, and Prof Bowman awaiting a November move to a new Union Bridge residence. Local social events feature Mr. and Mrs. Roope hosting dinner, Harold Petry’s car mishap with minor injuries, and several trips among Baltimore, Westminster, and Beltsville residents. The apple cannery season opens as work continues on a Union Bridge house and the Blue Ridge College purchases Mrs. Hull’s home for sorority use.
A Sunday night gathering at 7:30 features opening song and Scripture reading. Mrs Reymond Haugh offers prayer, followed by several vocal duets and solos by Evelyn and Vir Eema, Charles and Kenneth Shook, Denver Sheak, Janet Kerckren, and the Free family. The Shock brothers sing and William Wenenbaker with Frederick participate, with offering and final prayers.
The Mt. Carmel Methodist Protestant church of Frederick charge invites all to the annual harvest home and end homecoming service on Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev. Benjamin A. Bryan will preside, with Rev. Benjamin F. Rul as guest speaker and Rev. G. J. Hooker of Calvary M L Church Saltimore to preach the evening service.
A reader recalls a 1938 NEA Service piece about a man from Australia who, though never meeting the king, is moved by a portrait and stories. He ponders the relationship between the King of Kings and Jesus as the Word became flesh.
A gathering of past chiefs and their son William Steiner at Jesseps featured Ian Grove as hostess, a sumptuous dinner, a tough two shot business session, and a night of aingo and ocher games. Prizes went to Mes Imogene Anderson and Miss Daisy Miller among others. The Steiner was presented with a handsome pot. Attendees included Rae Atkinson, Thelma Culler, Ella Fairs Grove, Daisy Miller, Nellie Obender, Susie Remsbert Moe Evie Shook, Lillie Trant, Mobile Zimmerman, Florence Zimmerman and others.
The Utica Ladies' Guild gathered with Mrs Mech and Mrs Jeanette Remsbure as hostesses. Mrs Grave son read August report. officers elected for the coming year include Elsie Snags vice president S. R. Kresge secretary. Delicious refreshments were served. next annual meeting is set for Oct 2 with Elsie Saeck and Miss Frances Sos om.
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