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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
12
The sermon reflects on Esther's courage in the Persian Empire. Mordecai's line about being brought to the kingdom “for such a time as this” frames a call to duty. Esther risks her life to save the Jews, Haman schemes murder, and Purim becomes a national feast. The tale notes God is not named in Esther.
Sikeston Methodist church and other nationwide churches observe Methodist Student Day with student led morning service and talks on Education to Serve the Present Age. Speakers include Parker Rowe Jane Wilkerson Frank Schulte Jr and Frank Stevens with participants from Southeast Missouri State College University of Missouri and University of Kansas.
The twenty first annual conference of Christian churches will be held at Arcadia from June 14 to June 18. Rev. R M Talbert, pastor of the local church and director of the conference, will depart Monday morning with a group of boys and girls including Billy Acord, John Bloomfield, Bobbie Ann Dover, Kenny Dement, Jerry Edwards, Jerry Gibson, Virginia Hambrick, Jerry Kellett, Buddy Lambert, Margaret Latham, Willa Dean Richards, Dayne Sizemore, Darrell Pharris, Joan Taylor, Bud Stone, Janet Stewart, and Helen Janet Lewis.
The St. Pauls Episcopal Auxiliary met at Mrs. J. J. Lair’s Vernon avenue home with Mrs. Harry Harty presiding. Harty reported on the district auxiliary meeting at Poplar Bluff last month. A dinner at the Presbyterian church on June 14 will honor Rev. and Mrs. Byard Clarke of Cape Girardeau and Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Etlings of Poplar Bluff.
A daily vacation church school will be conducted at the Presbyterian church starting Monday June 14 and continuing for two weeks from 1 p.m. to 3 30 p.m. under the direction of Miss Julia Taylor from the Assembly's Training School in Richmond Virginia.
Wayne and Butler counties in Missouri have passed House Bill 280 enabling construction operation and maintenance of county health centers by the counties.
The Assembly of God church will hold a week long tent meeting at the Matthews and Warner streets corner with Evangelist Geo Hays of Houston Texas in charge nightly at 7 30 and 11 o clock on Sundays. The First Assembly of God presents this noted preacher to Sikeston with special music by the local church and Rev Gayle Jackson inviting public attendance.
Rev. Tom Burns who led a revival at Salcedo last summer will organize a Sunday School at the Salcedo school house next Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock. All residents in the vicinity are invited to attend this important service.
Notice states Rev H H Harper conducts religious services each Sunday afternoon at 2 30 at his home 618 West Daniel street sermon subject Sunday Come See a Man Which Told Me Everything I Ever Did Is This Not the Christ Public invited to attend and worship in this service.
A thrift incentive for the children's room features a clown shaped night lamp and penny bank. Pressing its switch lights the clown and reveals a savings lure to encourage frugal habits.
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