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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1959
Page
3
Esther, raised by a cousin after her parents died, grows among royalty in Shushan. She faces danger to save her people when Mordecai guides her, stating I will go in unto the king if I perish, a bold act that became a lasting legend.
A list of worship times and activities for Wellington area churches including First Congregational, St. Patrick's, Evangelical Methodist, First Baptist, Church of the Nazarene, Assembly of God, Mt. Zion Baptist, Semovah's Witnesses, Church of Christ, and related Sunday schools youth groups prayer meetings and evangelistic services.
The Children's Garden, claimed as the world’s largest Protestant sponsored cottage plan orphanage, was dedicated with tribute to 75,000 American donors. It houses 800 children supported by individual American families on a 51 acre site inland from Kowloon near the sea. Total cost is about 1.06 million dollars, with the Hong Kong government contributing one third.
This piece notes the U S Catholic Church as the world’s second largest faith by membership after Italy, with 36 023 977 through diocesan counts and Census Bureau estimates over 43 million Catholics. It discusses Catholic Protestant relations improving over 30 years and the belief a Catholic can be elected president, while outlining core Catholic doctrines about papal authority and the pope’s lineage from Saint Peter.
A. J. Damm is named chairman of the Parish Special Gifts Division for the 41st Catholic Charities Campaign in the Cleveland Diocese. Local parish captains Edward Hares and Lucas Boyson lead St Agnes and St Jude efforts. campaign aims at $1,000,000 to support DePaul Infant Home Loretta Hall a 300 home for the aged Warrensville Heights and other diocesan services. The drive precedes the general parish solicitation April 26 to May 10.
Miss Charlotte Reid of Boston will speak at the Medina Association Women’s Fellowship annual meeting on Monday April 13 at Pilgrim Congregational Church. She will discuss Christian Recruitment following a 10 am devotional, with luncheon, officer elections, and child care provided.
Miss Joan Bokay leads one of 41 singers in a Baptist Bible Seminary A Cappella Choir spring tour. The group stops in Michigan through Ohio and beyond, with a varied program including Sowerby, Hart, Hallstrom, Ukrainian folk hymns, and Beethoven, concluding with Hallelujah from The Mount of Olives. Virginia Marion assists on organ piano, and choir members hold music degrees from Ithaca College and Drake University.
The Church of God in Christ on Fuller Road prepares to mark its 32nd anniversary from April 12 to 26 with a series of services. Bishop C. L. Morton of Windsor Ontario will headline Civic Night at 7:30 PM. The Dominican Radia Chor opens the anniversary series with Merlin Wolcott, Elyria Library librarian, as principal. Pastors from Elyria, Sandusky, and Lorain will speak at subsequent services. The church, affiliated with the national Church of God in Christ, Inc., Memphis, began in late 1926 when Mrs. Lilly Hall of Cleveland moved to Elyria and started Sunday services for local families. Elder J. Nance and Elder E. Johnson joined to help.
SOUTH AMHERST Trustees of the Congregational Church heard a report on the building program with eight in attendance. The addition includes more Sunday School rooms a pastor's study a new kitchen and furnace room and two rest rooms. Men have worked on the project each evening. Next meeting May 6.
Dr Herbert J Thompson Lakeside Association general manager for nine years will guest minister at First Methodist Church Sunday 10 45 a m sermon The Afterglow of Easter The church is a summer assembly area under Ohio Area Bishop Werner leadership Guest ministers include F D Barnes W C Stewart R J Gordon Elder James Smith Elder Ivy Williams among others The church has grown with a new edifice 1955 wing added religious education department and active music and youth programs
Easter Week and post Easter services at the First Methodist Church and other local churches increased church membership to over 600. Baptisms and letters from several churches were reported, with plans for additional baptisms and memberships this coming Sunday. Local choirs and visiting groups will provide music for the service.
Oberlin churches announce Sunday schedules including First Church Church School 9 45 Worship 11 First Methodist 9 45 11 Grace Lutheran 8 30 11 East Oberlin 9 00 10 00 East Methodist 9 40 11 00 Youths 5 00 7 00 Christ Episcopal 9 30 7 30 Sacred Heart Masses 6 30 8 00 10 00 11 30 Altar sale First Baptist 9 45 11 00 BYF 6 30 Roger Williams 7 30 Christian and Missionary Alliance 9 45 11 15 Mt Zion 9 30 10 45 7 30 Glorious Faith Tabernacle 10 30 12 00 Society of Friends 10 00 10 00 Christ Temple 10 00 11 30 7 30 p.m.
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