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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1944

Page

2

Church News and Announcements Rev Hoffert to preach

Rev J W Hoffert of the Church of the Nazarene will preach Sunday morning at 10 45 on Being Found Out and at 7 45 evening on A Divine Invitation The young people meeting at 6 30 Sunday night will feature Elnor Parker of Matthews a student at Olivet Nazarene College Kankakee IL Leaving for College Misses Alberta Stevens and Tessie Ingram will soon depart for Olivet College Kankakee IL and Trevecca College Nashville TN after a gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Lan Givans

J. W. Hoffert Church of the Nazarene Hoffert Young People's Meeting Elnor Parker Matthews Parker Olivet Nazarene College Kankakee

First and Last as Baptist Sermon Topic at Sikeston

Rev. E. D Owen, pastor of Sikeston Baptist church, will preach Sunday morning on The First and the Last. An evening sermon will address Pharisees and Publicans. Sunday school meets at 9:30 with Bill Hayden in charge. Baptist Training Union led by Mrs Jewell Allen at 6:45.

E. D Owen Sikeston Baptist Church

Methodist Youth Fellowship Meetings Elect Officers at 6:30

The high school division will elect officers at 6:30 Sunday during its regular meeting led by president Betty Anderson. The topic is God at Work from the Thine Is the Glory series. The intermediate group departs at 2:30 for a Morley hills outing with picnic recreation and a Worship service by Miss Seaman. The junior division meets at 5 to continue Life of Jesus with Jesus Grew in Favor with Man.

Methodist Youth Fellowship Betty Anderson God Youth Fellowship Morley Hills

New Annex Completed for Sikeston Assembly of God Church

The Sikeston Assembly of God Church finishes a 32 by 64 foot annex adjoining the old basement, forming a YT shaped facility with ten 12 by 12 foot rooms and a 5 foot hall at a cost of 3255 dollars. Open House is set for next Sunday September 8 from 1 to noon. Rev. Gayle Jackson leads nightly revival at 8 as crowds grow.

Assembly of God Church Sikeston Gayle Jackson

I Go to School Subject for Methodists

The morning sermon at the Methodist church next Sunday will have the subject I Go to School with Rev. E. W. Bartley preaching. Sunday school classes led by Wilbur Ensor will meet at 9:45. Youth services begin with Junior Fellowship at 5, Intermediate and High School groups at 6:30, under Catherine Searles, Youth Director. A Rahway, New Jersey resident, Catherine Searles, 24, who was mauled last July 15 by a Central Park bear, is reported in excellent condition at Roosevelt Hospital in New York this week.

Methodist Church E. W. Bartley Wilbur Ensor Young Peoples Junnior Fellowship Marjorie Seaman Catherine Searles Rahway N. J Central Park Roosevelt Hospital New York

Indiana revival at Tanner Street Church of God

Rev. H. C. Clauson of Anderson arrives to lead music for a revival conducted by Rev. R. H. Schell and Rev. H. McDonough at the Tanner Street Church of God. The series runs nightly through Sunday Sept. 10 with services at 7:45 p.m. The church sits across from the high school.

H. C. Clauson Anderson Indiana Tanner Street Church of God R. H. Schell H. McDonough Clauson

Sermon Series on Jonah to Start at Concordia Church

Rev. G. C. Schramm, pastor of Concordia Lutheran, opens a Jonah sermon cycle on Sunday September 3 with The Flight of Jonah. Additional topics follow including Jonah's Miraculous Preservation and Nineveh Repents. Church activities feature a ladies meeting September 14 at the parsonage with a rummage sale and a talk on Friendship. Walther League plans a September 10 gathering at the parsonage with games, box supper, and a business meeting led by president Paul Rider. Ladies and Men's clubs set September 15 at the Leudtke and Schmid home.

G. C. Schramm Concordia Lutheran Church Jonah Nineveh Park Avenue Jesus Walther League Paul Rider Fred Leudtke Harold Schmid N.kingshighway

Religion in Everyday Life by Bishop Holt

Bishop Ivan Lee Holt reflects on St. Louis The New Testament Church as imperfect yet influential. He cites Paul’s phrases you are the body of Christ and we are a colony of Heaven to urge Christians to envision the church as Christ’s suffering and wiser body shaping a new order and lasting peace.

Ivan Lee Holt St. Louis New Testament Church Paul Christ Heaven Church Europe League of Nations

Latter Rain Tabernacle to Hold Final Summer Baptism

Elder John B Huffman will officiate the last baptismal service this summer at the big drainage ditch east of Sikeston next Sunday afternoon at 2 45 oclock. Tonight the pastor preaches on a subject for Bible students. Sunday school classes meet each Sunday morning with morning services starting at 11 15 oclock and Sunday night evangelistic services to follow.

John B. Huffman Huffman Sikeston Tabernacle

Martha Washington on U S paper currency the only woman

Martha Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on United States paper currency. The note highlights her unique place in U S monetary history.

Martha Washington United States

Attendance at Sunday Schools in Sikeston

Attendance at Sunday schools in Sikeston listed for Sunday August 27 across churches including Assembly of God Baptist Christian Church of God Tanner Street Church of the Nazarene Lutheran and Methodist.

Sikeston Assembly of God Oe Baptist Christian Church of God Tanner St Church of the Nazarene Odist

St Francis Xavier Church Schedule and Devotions

St Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Front and Stoddard Streets lists Mass times daily at 7 00 and 8 00 a m with Sunday Masses 7 30 and 9 30 a m Holy Days and feasts include Christmas Ascension and All Saints and Immaculate Conception Confessions Saturdays and eves of Holy Days 3 30 to 5 45 and 7 00 to 8 30 p m Confessions also before Masses call 106 Stoddard for priest Holy Hour Thursday before First Friday 7 00 to 8 30 p m Perpetual Help devotions first Sunday at 4 p m except summer months and notices for illness or accident follow up calls to the priest.

Catholic Rectory Stoddard Street

Capitol Reopens to Public After 1939 Shutdown

Washington drew about 30,000 sightseers for the Capitol reopening on Sunday the largest crowd in 144 years. The building welcomed Sunday visitors for the first time since September 1939, marking a historic resumption of public tours.

Capitol Washington

Rev Talbert to Lead Sermon at Sikeston Church Sunday

Rev R M Talbert will preach at Sikeston Christian Church on Sunday morning September 3. Worship begins at 10 45 after Bible School at 9 45 with Harley Propst as superintendent. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45. No evening service this Sunday but regular evening services resume the second Sunday in September.

R. M. Talbert Sikeston Christian Church Harley Propst Christian Endeavor

Lutherans Accept Church Building Plans at Sikeston

Concordia Lutheran church members approve Theo Steinmeyer of St. Louis as architect for a stone church seating 225 normally and 350 maximum. The $35,000 project will be funded by ongoing fundraising efforts.

Concordia Lutheran Church of

Draft boards in Washington honor religious postponements

Selective Service officials in Washington state instruct local draft boards to grant postponements of induction or pre-induction examination upon registrants’ requests due to religious holidays, aligning procedures with faith observances.

Selective Service Washington

Saul and Jonathan and the lesson of obedience

The article reviews Saul's reign highlighting his paradoxical character, costly mistakes with offerings, and ultimate rejection by God. It recounts Jonathan's bold assault on the Philistines, Saul's failings at Gilgal, and Samuel’s rebuke quoting Obedience over sacrifice. The piece concludes that true service requires strict obedience to God's Word.

G. O. Nations Ph. D Saul Philistines Jonathan Gilgal Samuel Michmash Israel Jehovah Egypt Agap Amalek God

Malone Park Services Next Sunday Planned by Pastor

Rev H H Harper will conduct services at Malone Park Sunday afternoon at 2 30 pm and preach at the Bement schoolhouse near Sikeston Sunday morning and evening The public is cordially invited to attend these religious services.

H. H. Harper Malone Park

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Nazarene Sermon Methodist Youth Fellowship Meetings Tanner Street Latter Rain Tabernacle ST. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Front and Stoddard Streets J. J. O'Neill A. H. Hoormann Lutheran Radio Hour Charles A. Hardt Concordia College Milwaukee Wisconsin International Lutheran Hour Talbert the International Sunday School Sam Mand Missouri Discount Corporation Keith Missouri Rustic Rock Highway 61 Sikeston, Missouri
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