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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1934
Page
4
A dense church directory lists service times and leaders for many congregations. It includes Church of God in Christ at 19 West Avenue with morning and evening services, Congregational and other churches on East and Middle avenues, and notes on Sunday School, prayer meetings, and Bible study times.
Jones Chapel on Seventeenth Street led by Pastor R A White with Sunday School at 9 30 A M. Evening service at 7 20 P M. Weekly meetings listed for Wednesday morning and league at 6 90 P. with other abbreviations AC EB and Greenfield noted.
The First Spiritualist Church at 430 Second Street lists Pastor Ford M Fryberger hosting lectures and messages from spirit friends on Sunday with psychometric evidence, and daily spiritual advice sessions by the pastor. St John’s Lutheran at Broad Street and West Avenue offers Sunday School and Bible classes along with English and German services. Salvation Army schedule includes Holiness Meetings on Sunday 10:30 A M, Sunday School at 2:00 P M, and an open Ald service in the evening.
The Magyar Reformed Church at 139 West River Street lists Rev. Tibor Toth as pastor. Sunday School is at 3:00 AM, church service at 10:00 AM, with a Hungarian language sermon and an afternoon service at 3:00.
The fragment discusses reluctance to go to war versus those who do, and praises science for seeking knowledge of nature as a reflection of divine will.
A Sunday school lesson based on Matthew chapter 20 contrasts worldly greatness with Jesus guidance. It centers on workers in the vineyard parable and Jesus teaching about servanthood, inviting readers to value humble service over status.
Special observance marks the centenary of Charles Haddon Spurgeon in London where his famed tabernacle stood. A proposed merger of the Presbyterian Church of the United States and the United Presbyterian Church of North America could form a 2,200,000 member body after two years of discussion.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt writes to Army Chief Chaplains that supreme values are spiritual and that the best citizens and soldiers wear the armor of righteousness. He asserts the church nurtures character and invites readers to attend church next Sunday, as stated by D. Carl Yoder.
New York City Young Men's club at Broadway Tabernacle issues an anti war declaration. Members state they cannot reconcile the way of Christ with war and record their names to remind themselves of the conviction in time of war. The message urges calm reflection and community discussion and ends with a quoted motto about perseverance.
The Church of Christ, Scientist announces Sunday April 29 1934 Lesson Sermon on probation after death using Bible passages from John Cor 5 and Ecclesiastes and the Christian Science text Science and Health. The lesson combines resurrection assurance with judgment and transformation teachings.
Church leaders ask editors to publish questions for readers about church actions against war. They urge churches to influence Congress to oppose armament buildup and to push embargoes on arms to violators, while President Roosevelt is urged to sign more peace pacts. The piece also includes a quiz titled Do You Know with answers about biblical figures and passages.
The text advocates a scientific approach to discern the will of God for life and urges humble obedience to that will as discovered. It argues truth resists inquiry fears no investigation, and notes that parental influence shapes a child. It mentions transforming power and the fragility of a marred life, insisting goodness remains intact.
The Balti more Sun article argues that the Christian home is the finest and most precious education. It portrays the home as a garden of the Lord and a nursery for human lives, offering superior self control, sacrifice, faith, and trust as the real lessons of life. It claims schools cannot match the home’s discipline and that every true Christian home is a university with ample endowment in character.
The Henriet ta column records routine church activities and social visits. Highlights include choir practice at John Bauman Jr home, visitors from Oberlin and Kipton, plans for the King's Herald meeting, and a play by the Epworth League at the school auditorium. Local families such as Hostettler, Bennetts, Ries, and Coates are repeatedly mentioned in weekend visits and gatherings.
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