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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1949

Page

5

Bethel Lutheran to host Sunday church services and choirs

The churches announce a Sunday 10 15 a m service at Bethel Lutheran with a senior choir singing Christian the Morn Breaks Sweetly O er Thee and a junior choir performing Beautiful Savior Organ selections include Solitude Offertory and Melody in F Rev L G Fritschel will preach Light Makes Right Luther League at St Martin s Malvern Sunday night Philathea Class meets Monday and Men s Brotherhood Tuesday Lenten midweek service Thursday 7 30 p m Choir rehearsal 8 45 Rev O Dell speaks Friday at South Baptist Tabernacle Akron.

Bethel Lutheran Shelley Christiansen Clayton Schindler Godard Leybach Aspinwall L. G. Fritschel Luther League St. Martin’s Lutheran Church Malvern Philathea Men’s Brotherhood

Methodist Services And Meetings At Local Church

Rev. Franklin G. Markley speaks on What Are You at Simpson Methodist Church Sunday at 10 30 a m. Senior choir directed by William Weida and organist George W Mader perform. Sunday School at 9 25 features J A Smith on The Methodist Advance and the World s Needs. Helen Riley Circle meets at Y W C A Monday 7 45 p m with Mrs William Leech as guest speaker On Our Doorstep. Choir rehearsals Thursday after prayer. Wesleyan Service Guild to elect officers Tuesday at Mrs Cloyd Jackson 1019 Maryland Ave SW.

Franklin G. Markley Simpson Methodist Church William Weida George W. Mader Bible Brahms Galbraith J. A. Smith Helen Riley Circle Y.W.C.A William Leech William Boydston Wesleyan Service Guild Cloyd Jackson Maryland Ave

Leadership of Christ to Be Preached at First Baptist

First Baptist Church will host Rev J H Satterfield delivering The Leadership of Christ in Sunday morning service. Miss Wilma Kasserman at organ will perform Wings of Light Ser enata and Nerro's March. Bernard Griffin directs choir with youth fellowship meetings and joint junior senior sessions.

J. H. Satterfiled Christ First Baptist Church Wilma Kasserman Shure Moszkowski Nero Mendelssohn Bernard Griffin First Reformed Church Jan List Boal Paradise

Advance For Christ and His Church Dedication Day

Community Methodist Church marks Dedication Day with a church wide program to support relief reconstruction and church extension. Rev. William K. Hogg preaches The Fellowship of the Possessed and Louis M. Sell leads Easter music with Sun of My Soul.

Gospel Center leaders attend Cleveland council meeting

Gospel Center of Canton and Rev. Harland J. O'Dell will attend the American Council of Christian Churches executive committee meeting in Cleveland on Monday. Christian Endeavor Societies gather Sunday at 6 30 p m with Nancy Ankefer leading juniors Sam Billheimer guiding adults and Roy Hinderer headlining the gospel team for the youth meeting. The band and young people's choir rehearse Monday night along with the young people's Bible class. Young people meet Tuesday night for church visitation. Christ Crusaders Class meets Wednesday night at Miss Beverly Caron's home 1530 33rd St SW. Prayer bands.

Harland J. O’dell Canton Gospel Center Cleveland American Council of Christian Churches Christian Endeavor Societies Nancy Ankefer Sam Billheimer Roy Hinderer Christ Crusaders Beverly Caron 33Rd St Westminster Mellet Homesteads Robert W. Bricker United Presbyterian First 14Th St Cleveland NW Walter R. Young Y.P.C.U Bedford Bedford Ave H. L. Henderson Fairmount Park Salvation Army Walnut SE Charles McCrea Salvation Court NW Gospel Center Cleveland Ave Alfred Moore Christian and Missionary Alliance Ingram Gerald Hayes Bethel Tabernacle 3Rd St Niels P. Thomsen North Canton Tabernacle W. D. Cowan Unity Center 6Th St Daisy V. Daggett Full Gospel Assembly Sherrick Waco C. B. Garren Nettie E. Lopp Christian Tabernacle Elgin Ave Paul J Corner 6Th and Smith SW Lillias Garrett Louisville Full Gospel Tabernacle E. E. Hart Walnut Hill Osage Road Massillon Melscheimer North Industry J. F. Johnson Christadelphian-Berean 6Th St W Spiritual First Alliance Nasly Studio Market N. Rev J. H. Rheamount Rev. Mary Church Tuscaranas W. Estyl Fuller

He That Overcometh Sermon At First Christian Church

First Christian Church holds Sunday services with Rev. P H Welshimer speaking on He That Overcometh. Mrs. R B Strawn and Charles Andrews sing a communion duet, organ numbers include Meditation and Allegro Con Moto, choir sings We Praise Thee, junior church led by Miss Carol Farmer.

P. H. Welshimer First Christian Church R. B. Strawn Charles Andrews Clarence K. Dretke Cole Frysinger Sheppard Mueller Carol Farmer Flagler Hall Truette Bible School Christian Endeavor Societ

Nazarene Leader to Speak at First Church

Dr. Roy F. Smee of the Church of the Nazarene will speak Thursday at 7 30 p m in First Church of the Nazarene located at 1000 3rd st NE. Smee is executive secretary of home missions and evangelism at the international headquarters in Kansas City Missouri and previously served 17 years as district superintendent in northern California, with past assignments in Lindsay Stockton and Calgary.

Roy F. Smee Church of the Nazarene First Church of the Nazarene 3Rd St Ah Smeltzer Smee International Kansas City R. F. Smee Home Missions California Lindsay Stockton Calif Calgary Alberta Canada

First U P Communion and church activities listed

First United Presbyterian Church schedules the first communion service and new members for Sunday at 10 30 Rev Walter R Young preaches on Remembrance Mrs George Hewitt sings Face to Face and the choir performs The Three Crosses Bible school meets at 9 30 Patricia Cline leads High School Fellowship at 6 30 Pastor speaks on Questionable Practices and topics The Blessed Gospel ushers meet Grace Sebring Mission Circle elects officers Choir rehearsals Thursday and children's choir Friday Forum ClassDinner Friday 6 30 program and officer election follow dinner

First United Presbyterian Church Walter R. Young George Hewitt Johnston Nevin Patricia Cline Grace Sebring Mission Circle

Church Briefs Show Lenten Services And Activities

Rev Otto Fangmeyer preaches on One Great Hour at Martin Luther Church Sunday morning. Sunday school at 9 15 and new member class at 2 30. Junior Luther League at 5 and Seniors at 7 30. Choir rehearsals Thursday at 8 precede service. Several sermons, meetings, and youth events are scheduled across local churches Sunday through Monday.

Heidelberg Choir to Sing Sunday in Trinity Reformed

The 60 voice Heidelberg College choir under Professor Ferris Ohl performs a three part program at Trinity Reformed Church Sunday at 3 p m. Pieces include Lotti Cruci Fixus Schubert Christ Ist Erstanden Brahms O Cast Me Not From Thy Countenance Bach He That Doth Search the Hearts and three American spirituals. Local members include Richard Davis Canton George Conrad Louisville William Hamilton Massillon Jack Huntly Alliance Ben Ritter New Philadelphia Daniel Horn Ruth Mumma Dover Sally Snyder Strausb urg Orwen Weaver Mineral City Edward Arbogast Stone Creek and Etta Kuhn Sugar Creek. The tour started in December and ends with the Canton concert.

Evangelical and Reformed Churches Canton Heidelberg College Trinity Reformed Church Ferris Ohl Lotti Christ Schubert Brahms Bach Richard Davis George Conrad Louisville William Hamilton Massillon Jack Huntly Alliance Ben Ritter Margaret Schneider New Philadelphia Daniel Horn Ruth Mumma Dover Sally Snyder Strausburg Orwen Weaver Mineral City Edward Arbogast Stonecreek Etta Kuhn Sugar Creek

Sermons and services planned across several churches this week

Community Christian Church will feature Rev. C. H. Kern with the sermon Woman Behold Thy Son at 10 10 a m. Choir under Ernest Fryer performs Fear Not O Israel with Mrs L G Shilling at the organ. Junior and senior fellowships meet 4 p m and 6 30 p m. Women's council meets Wednesday 9 45 a m for Shadyside Hospital work. Special service at Dueber Methodist Church Sunday 7 p m with H J Van Nostran recounting church founding and a 30 year life film strip. Rev Don P Mueller’s message To Find Life. Methodist Men meet Monday 6 30 p m Midweek Lenten service Thursday 7 30 p m with Rev Lawrence Fudge preaching at St Jacobs Lutheran and St Johns. Jerusalem Baptist chairmen host rally dinner at 2 p m and a 1 p m dinner Sunday. Rev R T Harris to preach morning and evening. junior choir and B T U programs. Our Savior Lutheran Kent hosts Rev K W Ross 7 30 p m with Rev A F Engelbert morning service. film Kings of Kings at Epworth Methodist 7 30 p m free offering. Rev Newman Powell preaches God in His Heaven 10 45 a m. preparatory class at 7 p m. Sunday School 10 45 a m. Crystal Park Methodist Week of Dedication services for missions and relief. Rev Franklin G Markley to preach.

C. H. Kern Community Christian Church Ernest Fryer Spicker Braga Davis Women’s Council Shadyside Hospital Dueber Methodist Church Youth Fellowship H. J. van Nostran Madeline Potts Stanley Hildebrand Ruth Barbour Elizabeth Schrock Lila White Martha Kent Don P. Mueller Lawrence Fudge St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church Mudbrook Rd St. John’s Canal Fulton St. Jacob’s Jesus Caiphas Pilot St. John’s Church Clifford Howard Jerusalem Baptist Church Pearl Watson Mary Hogans R. T. Harris Harris Dorothy Roane Julia Mae Vivians Lucy Penny Allen Alexander B.T.U K. W. Ross Lutheran Church At Kent Our Savior Lutheran A. F. Engelbert Mt. Union College Epworth Methodist Newman Powell Crystal Park Methodist Franklin G. Markley Simpson Church

Zanesville Pastor Preaches at Trinity Lutheran Thursday

Rev Louis H Valbracht of St John’s Zanesville preaches at Trinity Lutheran Church Lenten vespers at 7:30. He is a WWII Marine veteran and Bronze Star recipient who studied at Wittenberg and Hamme Divinity. Choir director Richard Gentry leads “Worthy Is the Lamb” and organist Ruth March performs selections.

Louis H. Valbracht St. John’s Lutheran Church Zanesville Trinity Lutheran Church Walbracht 27Th Marine Division Iwo Jima Japan Wittenberg College Hamma Divinity School Chicago Lutheran Seminary Ruth K. March Lynes Guilmant Armstrong Richard H. Gentry Willard I. Hackenberg Gentry Tschaikovsky

Dr Simon Davidian To Speak Fourth Lenten Service

Dr Simon M Davidian educator and Near East authority returns to Canton for his second talk in recent months at First Christian Church on Wednesday at 7 30 p m The sermon titled The Midnight Hour will cover his travels and experiences in Europe Palestine and the Near East with ties to the Rotary Institute of International Understanding and prior service as a pastor and lecturer.

Near East Simon M. Davidian Canton Davidian Cleveland First Christian Church Ohio Bankers Association Constantinople Turkey Europe P. H. Welshimer Dennis W. Foreman St. Paul’s E. U. B

Community church events highlight Men’s Day and services

The schedule lists Men and boys leading Sunday service at People's Baptist Church for Men’s Day with a 10 45 a m sermon on The Handicap of Weights by Rev William H Cotton a 3 30 pm mass meeting with Elmer L Watson Cleveland attorney as main speaker and 7 30 pm remarks by Frank Beane. Additional services at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed First Congregational Canton Christadelphians and Pilgrim Fellowship contests and musical offerings accompany lectures and films through Lent at Eagles Lodge 601 Market.

Douglas Fuller Crystal Park People’s Baptist Church William H. Cotton Elmer L. Watson Cleveland Frank Beane William Conley Plemon Hester Oliver Summers Oma Heady F. C. Scarborough Albert A. Rosoner Pilate St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church First Congregational C. W. Record Edwards Gabriel Ruth Coe Mason Mendelssohn Ashford Pilgrim Fellowship Women’s Missionary Society Canton Christadelphians Eagles Lodge Market Area Grand Canyon Colorado

Wittenberg Choir Plans Easter Tour Canton Concert

The Wittenberg College choir of Springfield will perform in Zion Lutheran Church Canton on Friday April 8 at 8 p m on an Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey New York tour. The 42 voice group directed by Prof John Thomas Williams will present The Seven Last Words of Christ and five religious numbers, plus three pieces by organist Ruth Whittington.

Wittenberg College Choir Springfield Canton Zion Lutheran Church Tom B. Hominghausen Trinity Lutheran Church Willard I. Hackenberg John Thomas Williams Wittenberg School of Music Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey New York Christ DuBoise Ruth Whittington

William Barker to Tell Impressions of Student Abroad

William Barker will speak before the Canton Stark Ministers Association on Monday at 10 a m in the YMCA. He is the son of Rev. John B Barker, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, and will present a talk titled Impressions of an American Student Abroad after opening devotions by Rev. Melvin E Beck.

William Barker Canton-Stark Ministers Association Y.M.C.A John B. Barker Calvary Presbyterian Church Melvin E. Beck

Minister Cleveland Installed at Shore Haven Lutheran Church

Rev. Ralph Bird, a Lutheran missionary from St. Louis, will be installed as assistant pastor of Shore Haven Lutheran Church here, joining the local ministry team.

Cleveland Ralph Bird St. Louis Shore Haven Lutheran Church

Church Directory and Hours of Services

A dense listing of worship times for Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ and many other denominations. Includes church names, addresses, pastors, and weekly schedules with service and Sunday School times.

Socialized Medicine Topic At St Pauls Forum

St Pauls A M E Church hosts a Sunday 4 p m discussion on Socialized Medicine with Dr C C Couch from Stark County Medical Society. Dr Andrew Royal leads the question period and James Mason presents a musical program.

St. Paul’s Forum St. Paul’s A.M.E C. C. Couch Stark County Medical Society Andrew Royal James Mason

Dueber Avenue Methodist Men Club Dinner Meeting

The Dueber Avenue Methodist Men’s Club will gather for a covered dish dinner in the church parlors Monday at 6 30 p.m. Donald Bole of the police department will discuss juvenile delinquency.

Dueber Dueber Avenue Methodist Men’s Club Donald Bole Police Department

Also Mentioned on This Page

News of the Churches O’dell South Baptist Tabernacle Akron First Baptist Community Methodist Christ Community Methodist Church William K. Hogg Louis M. Sell Keble Robert A. Uphoff Memorial Church Poland Hogg Phalanx Club I and Church of Nazarene U. P Church Briefs Otto Fangmeyer Martin Luther Church Junior Luther League Dwight Flohr North Industry School Paradise Reformed Church Carl Barmuth Shirley Miller Joan Lethamer Barbara Emerson Doris Blanford Dorotha Youst Thomas Brown Bethany E.U. B R. E. Carmany Floyd Moore Herbert E. Troge First Lutheran Church Vivian Everhard Smart Koch Troge God Croft Stainer Grace Reformed Church O’hara Mary Kuehner Brese Lord Heidelberg Choir Trinity Reformed Trinity Lutheran Valbracht Mark Pontius Ralph Freirichs J. R. Anderson North Industry Lutheran Church Trinity Connie Boop Hackenberg Prodigal Son Jean Gusky Louis H. Walbracht Simon Davidian Christian Church C. K. Dretke Rev. Briner Herbert Carle Kenneth Cope Robert N. Graham S. M. Davidian Bankers Wittenberg Choir Ilee Tuscarawas J. H. Satterfield Maryland C. B. Jones Calvary 2Nd St Whipplerd Mark L. Mitchell Zion Cherry Ave A. Thomas Wm. C. Cotton Harold Henninger Mt. Calvary J. R. Sanders Shiloh Nimisilla J. S. Sanders Jerusalem Liberty Antioch Baptist J. Roy McDonald First 2Nd Hartford Jesse Hall Christian Endeavor 7Th Gibbs E. J. Beckley John T. Byler Church OF the Brethren First Arnold and Hoover Glenn H. Bowlby Center Harlan Grubb Maple 17Th John Meyers Eden G. H. Sheets Hartville Glen M. Baird East Nimishillen Arthur H. Hess West Nimishillen North Canton Edwin C. Perry St. Peter’s G. N. Habig St. John the Baptist McKinley 6Th Owen L. Gallagher St. Joseph’s Tuscarawas W Ralph C. Kotheimer St. Benedict’s Gregory McAtee Sacred Heart Clark Joseph J. Krisko St. Paul’s Mahoning Rd Ernest J. Smith St. Mary’s Thomas R. Heimann St. Anthony’s James McLaughlin St. Joan of Arc Mt. Marie Academy William J. Fitzgerald All Saints Henry SW Adolph J. Bernas Little Flower Parish Middlebranch James J. Stevenson St. George's E. Crihalmean Sancta Clara Monastery of Perpetual Adoration Clement Crock Christian First Cc. H. Kern Sherrick Rd Phillip Bellisario E. L. Russell Indian Run Church of Christ S. J. Compton Church OF God Church of God Bentley NE T. R. Maddox Young D. E. Levers Mt. Zion 11Th St J. W. Inman Eleventh Street Warren J. Roark Church of God Corner Sth W. P. Stallings Five Points Shepler Road Paul F. Snyder E. G. Evans Sr Young Peoples 13Th St Cc. P. Heards 1518 10Th NE William Hull Ninth Street Don Vanney R. W. Calvin East Spartard Jesse Rossiter Methodist First Clarence R. LaRue O. N. Addis Centenary Waynesburg Rd Ted Vandall Christ Community 35Th St Genoa E. L. Hammond Newman M. Powell East Canton A. F. Uphoff Charles W. Recard Episcopal Evangelical Congregational First Evangelical Congregational Lippert Rd F. S. Robinson Evangelical United Brethren Bethany Mahoningrad Fairhope R. E. Appel G. B. Wetherbee L. H. Naumann Grace Oscar V. Latta Paul Murphy Emerson R. Rugh Magnolia O. E. Babler P. m Mapleton Charlies E. Masters P. m. First Tuscarawas E Karl Koepke Lowell Arlington L. S. Hegnauer Albert A. Rosewer C. C. Huprich Cairo Melvin F. Beck Carl W. Bormuth Lutheran Trinity Tuscara Willard Hackenberg Martin Luther Walnut NE Bethel Broad and 7Th NW A.m. Zion 9Th St Paul R. Daneker W. E. Weber Holy Trinity Middlebranch Road Ev. W. E. Weber Mudbrook Road Laurence Fudge Emanuel H. C. Roehner Beech Louis N. Johns 3Rd St SE J. J. Hostetler H. N. Troyer Stoner Heights Missions Goodwill Tuscarawas St E Canton City Melvin Thomas Clarendon Lawrence Shaffer Charlies Street 13Th SE Harry M. Kimbel M. Nazarene Jobe Jewelry ST. NE Stevedores, Inc St. Paul Nington
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