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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
5
With the Sikeston churches Rev W F Oglesby pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching service at 10 45 a m B T A at 6 30 p m evening service at 7 30 p m prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday night.
Rev Thos R Woods Pastor lists daily Mass at 7 30 a m and Sunday services at 7 00 and 9 00 o clock for the parish community.
Bible Study at 9:45 a m and Wednesday study at 7:45 p m. Song Service at 10:45 a m followed by preaching at 11:00 a m.
Pastor Rev C F Transue leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m N Y P S at 6 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday night at 7 30 p m for church activities and weekly gatherings.
Rev. R. M. Talbert serves as pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and preaching services on the second and fourth Sundays at 10 45 a m to conclude the weekend worship schedule.
Rev. E. T. Fowler presides as pastor with Sunday school at 9 0. Morning worship at 11 a m. Evening service at 7 30. Weekly prayer service on Wednesday at 7 30. Victor Leaders Band to meet Sunday evening at 6 45 o clock.
Rev Martin L Cook pastor. Sunday school and Bible class at 945 am. Regular services at 1030 am. All members are welcome.
Rev E H Crear Pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 a m teaching service 11 a m Ep worth League at 6 45 p m Eve m ame services at 7 30 pm.
Preaching at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday with Sunday school at 2 a.m. and Christian Endeavor at 7:80 p.m. Note times shown may reflect OCR interpretation.
Rev E H Orear will preach Sunday night on The Prodigal Son with special choir music led by Mrs R A Moore. Morning union services at the high school auditorium feature Rev C F Transue delivering the baccalaureate address to Sikeston High School’s 1936 graduates.
Beginning next Sunday the Presbyterian church will start evening services at 8:00 PM instead of 7:30 PM. The Christian Endeavor hour moves to 7:00 PM. Morning preaching remains at 9:00 AM and Sunday school at 10:00 AM. Pastor Rev. D. D. Ellis will speak Sunday morning on Why Do People Not Follow Christ and Sunday evening on Building Your Life. Midweek services are on Wednesday at 8:00 PM.
The Ebert Kready Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet Thursday night May 21 at the home of Mrs. Jake Sutton with Mrs. John Sellards as assistant hostess. Mrs. Harvey Morrison will lead the devotional and the program will be directed by Mrs. Arthur Reese.
Church members join city congregations for a 11 o clock Sunday morning union service at the high school auditorium where Rev. C. F. Transne will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to graduating seniors on The Investment of Personal Resources. Evangelistic services follow at the church in the evening. Sunday school and young people's meetings proceed as usual.
Sikeston district Baptists join sessions of the Southern Baptist Convention in St Louis with 16000 to 20000 delegates expected. emphasis on missionary work and speakers like Ka gawa, Truett, and Rushbrooke. Missouri clergy from Sikeston include Rev W F Oglesby and others attending this week.
The Russell Bradley Missionary group will meet at Mrs Earl Allen's home next Tuesday night May 19. President Mrs Margaret Harper will lead the session, rescheduled after a postponement due to the senior class play Tuesday night.
The Oliver College Harmony Trio from Oliver Illinois presented a concert at the Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday night. Rev Clive Williams accompanied them and delivered a brief address during an intermission.
A 1936 Sunday School lesson uses the Jericho encounter with Zacchaeus and the later case of Nicodemus to teach honesty. It parallels Jesus cleansing the temple with righteous justice, urging personal integrity and fair dealings in business and government.
The Co-Workers Society of the Methodist church met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs G A Dempster’s home with president Mrs Anna Winchester in charge. Reports covered society activities followed by a social hour. One visitor, Mrs Eula Shanks of Colorado, attended. The next meeting will be May 26 at Mrs C H Denman’s home.
Union services at the high school auditorium feature a bac calaureate sermon for graduates by Rev. C. F. Transue of the Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Clyde Meredith will lead the evening service sharing her experiences as a Baptist Bible Institute student in New Orleans. Rev. W. F. Oglesby serves as pastor and will attend the Southern Baptist Convention in St Louis.
The Rust College Jubilee Singers performed before a capacious audience at the Baptist church in Sikeston. The program lasted over an hour and a half with spirituals and solos by a male quartet, soprano, contralto, and an accompanist who also managed the tour. The group highlighted Rust College’s Christian mission and student farm work, noting a $25.65 free will offering collected for the school.
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