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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
2
Regular services will be held Sunday June 14 starting at 10:45. Sunday school led by Calvin Carter and Christian Endeavor meet at 6:30 each Sunday evening. Evening devotional service begins at 8:00.
Sermon by Rev G C Schramm on Take and Eat Take and Drink will head the morning service at Sikeston Lutheran Church on Sunday June 14 The Sunday school and Bible Class meet at 9 followed by worship at 10 In the evening the Walter League gathers at Miss Velma Fadler s home with Mrs Ruby Young in charge Ladies of the church held a quilting session at the parsonage on Park Avenue
Rev J W Hoffert pastor of the Church of the Nazarene preaches Sunday morning on Confessions of a Failure and in the evening on In decision The Sunday school gathers at 930 with 1045 junior service and 11 oclock worship The young people meet at 630 The regular church prayer is Wednesday night June 17 Dr T W Willingham of St Louis district superintendent preached last night
A daily Vacation Bible School will run five mornings from June 15 to 19 under the Methodist Sunday school. Miss Lucille Mount organizes with nursery leaders Mrs Gar wood Sharp and Mrs Wilbur Ensor. beginners leaders Mrs R A Harper and Mrs Jean Hirschberg. primary leaders Miss Lil aian Putnam plus Mrs B V Forrester and Mrs Charles French. junior leaders Mrs H D Blackburn, Mrs Jack Bowman and Mrs Charles Boyce. Classes run 9 to 11 each day with no afternoon sessions.
Rev. E D Owen will deliver The Glory of Being A Christian at morning worship next Sunday at 10 45 AM at the Baptist church. Sunday school starts 9 30 AM led by superintendent Alva Vaughn. Evening service topic Christ's Greatest Deed. Training Union meets 6 45 PM with C D Butler in charge for summer vacation.
Regular services at Tanner street Church of God each Sunday at 11 with Rev O C Lewis as pastor. Sunday school at 10 led by superintendent W T Thurmond. Evening service at 8 with the pastor preaching. Wednesday prayer meeting each week.
The morning service next Sunday will feature the topic What is Religious Freedom with Rev. Joseph P. Read preaching at 10 45 oclock under the direction of Houck Mitchell The Ladies Aid Society will meet at Dexter today after a luncheon of the Ladies Council of the Christian church A missionary program followed with attendees including Mesdames Glenn Matthews Ray Duncan A J Sutterfield Shirley Bloomfield Roger Bailey and Claude Turner
Children aged five to thirteen are invited to attend the Daily Vacation Bible School at Sikeston Baptist Church. Registration is at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, with the program running 8:30 a.m. each morning for two weeks. Superintendent Mrs. Jewell Allen leads, aided by beginners head Mrs. P. H. Stevenson, primary head Mrs. Ralph Reid, and junior head Mrs. Dean Marshall.
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Orear of Poplar Bluff, former Sikeston residents, visited. Orear, former Sikeston Methodist pastor and now superintendent of the Poplar Bluff district, received a Doctor of Divinity from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. He already holds a BA and MA from Roanoke and a BD from Vanderbilt. He notes 13 district churches built new houses of worship and all are out of debt, with five more churches paying off heavy debts, aiming for near debt-free district by fall.
Rev. Grady Hogue of LaFayette Indiana conducted services Sunday night and stayed with Rev. O C Lewis and his wife in Sikeston. The guest preacher was hosted by the local pastor and his spouse during the visit.
The church lists a summer schedule from June 1 to October 1 with Masses at 7:00 am and 9:00 am, daily Masses at 7:00 am and 8:00 am, and confessions on Saturdays, Eves of Holy Days, and before Sunday Masses. Perpetual Help Devotions are monthly, with Holy Hour Thursday before First Friday, and priest contact at 106 Stoddard Street for emergencies.
Dr W W Parker president of State College Cape Girardeau argues the church holds simple Christ teachings that endure in a changing world. He says democracy grows from Christian ethics, the church preserves civilized values and promotes brotherly love, urging attendance at Sunday school and church next Sunday. Rev G Schramm and wife plan to attend a Lutheran ministers conference in St Louis Missouri next week.
Sey Seka Lend Lesson for June 14, 1942 discusses the resurrection of Jesus, detailing the tomb, guard, angelic proclamation, and appearances to Mary, Peter, John, and others. It asserts the resurrection as proof against disbelief and describes apostolic transformation through divine power.
Mrs Justin Matthews of Little Rock Arkansas stays with her mother Mrs A F Meeks and husband for the first of the week. Another daughter Mrs Byron Shelton and her children Bob Emily and Rosemary from Columbia Tennessee are visiting for a week with Mr and Mrs Meeks.
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