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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1953
Page
21
Church and chapel listings for Elyria Southside and surrounding streets show morning and evening worship times, Sunday school, choir and youth activities, and midweek services. Notable entries include Bethany, St. Marys, St. Agnes, St. Jude, Sacred Heart, and St. John’s with varied service hours and parish activities.
A compiled church directory lists denominations, locations, pastors, and weekly schedules. Items cover Apostolic Squires Street Elder James H. Smith, Christian and Missionary Alliance Chapel at 709 Middle Avenue with Rev Maurice S. Fikes, Church of the Nazarene Gulf Road at Ohio Street with Rev J. E. Hanson, Open Door Route 113 near Elyria with Rev R. W. Neighbour, Foursquare Gospel at 147 High Street Dayton and Adele Haney, Sixth Street Church of God on Ninth Street with Rev Joseph E. Fair, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ at Lake Avenue with Elder W. F. Lathwell, Church of God in Christ on Woodford Avenue with Elder Brantley, First Church of Christ Scientist, Original Church of God on Nelson Street with Elder A. Davis, Fuller, Salvation Army at 716 Broad Street with Sr. Capt. Burton Johnson, and various youth, prayer, and devotional meetings.
A postmaster recalls a loyal St Bernard that saved a child from oncoming rails proving dogged fidelity and faith. The tale frames a broader meditation on trust in self, others, and nations, urging reliance on divine guidance as Christmas nears.
The Washington Avenue Church of Christ at 301 Washington Avenue lists Rev H K Shaw as minister. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 15 p m with Oliver Shubert as choir director and Mrs Frederick H Meng serving as organist.
The Rev G R Hargate rector leads Holy Communion at 8 a m Family worship at 9 30 Morning prayer and sermon at 11 First Sunday Holy Communion at 1 Nursery and kindergarten run in parish house 11 J Martin Beck choirmaster Mrs Robert Fountain organist.
Sunday school starts at 9:00 a.m. with morning worship in English at 10 and Magyar at 1:40 p.m. Young people meet at 5 p.m. Nelson Miller is organist. Also St Pauls at 250 Third Street with Divine worship at 10:45 a.m. Music director Russell Dunford and organist Mrs F C Ruth featured.
The Rev. T. M. Gilliland will lead Bible school at First United on Ea Avenue and Second Street, starting at 9 30 a.m. The notice calls members to attend the morning session.
The Rev. H. D. Schmitt leads Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Tuesday at 150 East Bridge Street Elyria. Orchestra will accompany with organist Mrs Avery Vincent and pianist Mrs Chester Henry.
Grace H. Talk announces holiday deadlines for church news and calendar items. With Christmas and New Year holidays, all items are due by Wednesday before December 26 and January 2 pages, and a Christmas Eve and Day services calendar runs in the December 24 issue. Deadline is Monday December 21.
Bishop William C. Martin will tour U S service installations in Japan and Korea beginning mid December, delivering Christmas greetings from 30 major church bodies. He will inspect worship centers, talk to service members, then stop in Hawaii on January 10 before returning to Los Angeles on January 12.
One hundred seventeen Episcopal chaplains in military service here and abroad will receive a Christmas message from Rev. Percy G. Hall executive secretary for the Armed Forces Division. The note urges finding humanity goodness and divinity in Emmanuel amid the Korean War era. Since the war began one chaplain has been killed in action another died in Korea and a third remains missing. At Williamsburg last month the House of Bishops urged adding thirty-five to forty-five chaplains, calling the armed forces a great missionary field and noting the Episcopal quota has not been met.
Quoted by M. W. Glass, the speaker argues prayer requires true daily life alignment. A watertight spiritual compartment cannot substitute for genuine relationship with God and focus beyond earthly concerns, or prayers become costly pretenses.
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