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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
9
Sunday masses set for 7 and 9 oclock with daily masses at 7 oclock. Communion at 7 am on first Fridays. Confessions on Saturdays eve of holidays and first Fridays 3:90 to 5:30 pm and 7 to 8:30 pm and any time on request. Baptisms after last Mass on Sunday.
The Church of God at 17 West Kendall Street lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m. preaching at 11 a m and 7 38 p m. Prayer service at 7 50 p m Tuesdays V L B at 7 30 Friday night scheduled.
Communion will be observed at the Church of the Nazarene on Sunday morning with Rev. J. W. Hoffert delivering a short message. In the evening he will preach on Moral Insanity. Revival services led by Mrs Hoffert closed Sunday night with large crowds attendance and believed to bring lasting good to the church.
Regular services will be held at the Sikeston Baptist church on Sunday Oct 13 with Rev W Milner preaching at morning and evening services. Alva F Vaughn new superintendent of Sunday school urges attendance starting 9 30 am. Baptist Training Union programs led by Mrs Wallis Clippard begin at 6 30 pm. Rev A B Cooper of Charleston spoke at Ilkeston Baptist church on Oct 6 while Rev E W Milner attended Kiwanis district convention in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Rev D D MacAdams pastor of Sikeston Presbyterian Church will preach Sunday morning October 13 on Building for Tomorrow. The evening sermon will be Conservation. Regular church group meetings are planned during the week.
Rev Jos P Read of Sikeston Christian Church will preach Sunday morning October 13 on What is a Christian. The evening sermon will be A Soul s Awakening. Next Sunday’s service invites Every member present with a Bible school roll call.
Rev. H H Harper, pastor, announces weekend services at the Methodist Mission. Prayer services tonight at 7:30, Saturday and Sunday nights, and 7:30 Sunday morning worship with Rev Harper in charge. Sunday school at 10:00, Epworth League meeting at 7:00 Sunday night.
Seventy five members of the Christian Endeavor from the southern half of the Potosi Presbytery gather in Sikeston Saturday for an all day rally at the local Presbyterian church. Reports on weekly work, lunch served by local women, followed by entertainment and an afternoon session conclude the event with Mrs Hal McHaney of Kennett in charge.
No public worship at Sikeston Methodist Church Sunday October 13 due to the St Louis Annual Conference meeting in Jefferson City. Regular Sunday services for youth and Sunday school will occur. The conference will adjourn Sunday afternoon with pastor appointments for the year. Two hundred pastors join districts St Louis Cape Girardeau Farmington Jefferson City Poplar Bluff West Plains. Morning devotions led by Dr Jay S Stowell. Dr Roy L Smith editor of National Christian Advocate to speak. Bishop Mead to conduct daily 4 pm devotionals. Dr Frank L Wright to speak shows Current Educational Practices. Dr James W Workman to address Lay Activities. class of ordained ministers to be added Sunday afternoon. youth rally Sunday night with Melvin Shaner presiding.
Sunday school faculty of Sikeston Baptist Church will study When Do Teachers Teach by D. S. Campbell at a five night course beginning Monday Oct 21. Teacher for the course has not been announced.
The Baptist church choir, directed by Willard Sexton, will present The Nativity Song this Christmas. Rehearsals started last night and will continue each Wednesday night.
Jewish stores in Sikeston will close all day Saturday October 12 so owners and employees may attend Yom Kippur services at the Cape Girardeau synagogue. Local patrons are urged to take note of the announcement.
Mrs Frank Emerson of Morley was elected president of the Associational Woman's Missionary Union at the Sikeston Baptist Church meeting attended by about 100 delegates. New officers include C J Cheatham Chaffee first vice president L E Parrott Essex second vice president H R Ancell Chaffee third vice president Bryant Morley secretary Henry Reynolds Fornfelt treasurer C M Harris Sikeston personal service chairman W F E Sutter field Illinois stewardship chairman. The program News Flashes from the South land was directed by Mrs Emerson. Next meeting will be held at Charleston in January.
About fifty members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Potosi Presbytery gathered at the local Presbyterian church for the annual conference. The program featured reports, future plans, and a missionary book study led by Mae Martin, auxiliary president, with lunch provided by Methodist women at the Methodist church.
The Young Women's Auxiliary of the Baptist church met Tuesday night October 8 at Miss Auda McCuiston's Matthews Avenue home. The program opened with a pot luck supper followed by a social hour among the members.
Fire chiefs in 225 American cities report careless smoking as the leading fire cause. A joint poll by The Automobile Insurance Company and The Standard Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., shows smokers are responsible for more fires than any other source.
Notices indicate that office forms of every description can be obtained at The Herald. The brief item emphasizes availability and access through the newspaper office.
The lesson recounts how Mary and Joseph, humble Nazarenes, travel to Bethlehem for a census decreed by Emperor Augustus. Jesus is born in a manger, while shepherds witness celestial praise. The boy grows in wisdom, and at twelve He astonishes teachers in Jerusalem, signaling a divine mission beyond human grasp.
Bill Donnell son of Mrs Georgie Donnell recently earned his flight wings at Pensacola Naval Air Station and is home for a visit with his mother and sister before returning to Florida to serve as an instructor at Pensacola.
University of Chicago scientists claim that present-day laws on minimum wages and price levels originated in ancient Babylon. They say these concepts were preserved as helioglyphic inscriptions and Congressional Records for posterity, dating back about 5,000 years.
A family thanks friends and neighbors for aid during the illness and death of their husband and father Frank Newman. Special appreciation to Rev Patrick for comforting words and to those who sent flowers or helped in any way. Mrs Frank Newman and Children.
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