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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
2
Bible Study at 7:45 Wednesday night. Divine worship Sunday at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10. Services held at Concordia Lutheran Church on Wakefield Avenue. Rev. Martin L Coon, Pastor, extends a cordial invitation to attend.
E PF Pulliam, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9 30 am with preaching at 11 am and 7 50 pm Prayer service at 7 50 pm Sunday Evening. V L E meeting at 7 50 pm Friday night.
Rev. John J. O'Neill, pastor, announces Sunday masses at 7:30 and 9:30 a m and daily masses at 7:30 a m for parishioners.
Rev E W Milner, pastor, will preach Sunday morning on Am I My Brother's Keeper and evening on Almost Persuaded. Sunday school and Baptist Training Union will be held as usual.
Rev John I Taylor will preach at the Methodist church on Sunday March 12 mid Lenten season in the evening service with the subject The Secret of a Successful Christian Life Sunday school and Epworth League services will be held as usual.
Rev Ellis will preach Sunday morning on Life Stewardship at the Presbyterian church. Evening sermon titled False Towers. Young people meet at 6 50 o'clock with Miss Lylyv and Miss Myra Kaiser in charge to discuss The Right Use of Money for Self.
Plans for special services at the Methodist church before Easter were announced by Rev. John L. Taylor. Palm Sunday April 2 features infant baptism and reception of juniors. Communion on April 6. Good Friday April 7 union services noon to 3 pm. Easter Sunday April 9 includes sermon special music and member reception with choir cantata in the evening.
Dr Edgar Godbold of Missouri Baptist General Association spoke at the Charleston Association Sun day school conference meeting at the Oran Baptist Church. Most Scott and Mississippi counties churches attended. the topic was Evangelism the Hope of New Testament Churches. A prayer service plan was announced for all preachers at Sikeston. Attendees from Sikeston included Rev Lawrence Ray and wife, Rev Herman Ray, Eli Hayden and several young women.
Miss Marian Schaefer, a young missionary to India, will speak at the Christian church Sunday evening, announced Rev. R. S. Rains. En route to California, she will stay weekend with the Rains. This may be her last Sikeston visit before sailing to India with her parents for missionary work. Rev. Rains will preach Sunday morning on "Superior Standards of Life."
The Ebert-Kready Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will conduct a food sale on Saturday March 15 in the Young building on Center Street. Members will meet Thursday afternoon March 16 at Mrs C C White's home with Mrs J Z Sutton as assistant hostess. Mrs Arch Fussell, president, will lead devotionals and Mrs F E Mount will direct the program. All members are urged to attend this interesting meeting.
The Co-Workers Society of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday night March 14 at 7 30 at the home of Misses Caroline and Isabel Hess on Park avenue Mrs Tanner C Doe president will preside The meeting will include study and discussion and special music for Easter is planned by the Christian church choir. Rev E W Milner attends state Sunday school convention in Warrensburg.
A sermon centered on Peter’s prison escape from Acts 12, detailing Herod Agrippa’s persecution, the praying group in the upper room, and Rhoda’s recognition. It asserts prayer loosens chains, opens doors, and that God answers prayers in various ways today. The sermon notes that believers should pray in times of distress and trust God’s differing yet real responses.
The library announces subscriptions to Atlantic Monthly Asia American Home Current History Good Housekeeping National Geographic Popular Science Parents Saturday Evening Post and St Nicholas for in-library reading. New rental shelves feature Danger Signal and novels by Phyllis Bottome Pearl Buck Agatha Christie Helen Hull and Herbert Krause with themes from Adler influence Chinese Japan conflict suburban life and rural Minnesota.
Members of the Sikeston Christian church visited Cape Girardeau for the Southeast Missouri Christian Endeavor Union district meeting. About 200 delegates attended. Key speakers were Rev. L. O. Roberts Poplar Bluff Homer Allan St Louis and Rev. R S Rains Sikeston. Junior program directed by Miss Flavia Carroll. Officers elected Opal Allen Glenn Sheeley Tom Bloomfield Larue Henley Vera Nicolaides. Next meeting planned for Doniphan. Department superintendents named including Virgil Garrett Ethel Crump Virginia Grissom Carl Middleton Flavia Carroll Mrs John Knapp Wendell Patterson Wiley McGee.
The Russell Bradley Missionary Society will gather next Tuesday night March 14 at Mrs Lacy Allard’s North Kings Highway home. President Mrs Tanner C Dye will preside over the business meeting before the social hour.
A sobering look at two families with one servant each and a girl forced to work as a maid under domineering housewives. Also notes recent library acquisitions including The DA Holds a Candle Garner gifts from R D Sorrells The Children's Bible edited by Sherman Kent The Golen Cockerel Pogany All About Pets Bianco and The City Lies Four-Square Pargeter from Miss Myra Tanner.
Mary Bolden Parker of Desloge seeks her brother Joe Bolden, adopted by their aunt after the Children's Home Society of Missouri placed Mary with Mr and Mrs Deck of Cantwell Desloge. Joe reportedly lived on a Scott County farm. Mrs W P Giessing Desloge and The Herald editor await any information.
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