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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Page
14
The new year starts with a Bible school session at 9 30 a m as all departments study the All Bible Graded Series. Adults begin Mark for six months with The Gospel of Mark A Preview. At 10 45 the pastor speaks on The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Young people meet at 6 30 p m for devotional study. Communion prep is Wednesday at 7 30 led by Rev Ear l.
Sunday services at Peck of the Lake Avenue Community Church will be held with preaching by Peck of the Lake. The Winter Communion service is scheduled for Sunday morning January 9 1938 at the church.
St Pauls church will hold Holy Communion at both Sunday services, the 8:46 German service and the 10:45 English service. The annual meeting follows a Fellowship Dinner at 6:30 on Monday, January tenth. Reservations for the dinner can be made by calling the parsonage.
The First Baptist Church invites all to morning and evening Sunday services with Rev R W Neighbour delivering two sermons and special music. Monday night is men’s prayer in the pastor’s study, Wednesday midweek prayer at 7 30 pm in the Sunday school room, and Friday 2 pm Bible study for women at East Avenue Church House.
Watch Night Service at the church tonight begins 10 45 with the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper administered by the minister A short pastor address and consecration service follow in the second half hour Friendship circle to form at year s start Lent lunches of buns and coffee by Rain Bow Class led by Mrs Bond Church School directed by Leonard Fisk at 9 30 with a class for every age Dr Bond to preach Christian Consecration the day includes missionary Sunday in Junior Church Mrs Ackerman teaches the lesson Epworth League Devotional at 6 00 in stead of 6 30 Bill Minch League president in charge and speaks The evening service at 7 00 features Dr Bond s New Year s sermon How to Begin
A series of services marks New Year's Day at St Andrew's with Holy Communion at ten in the morning, Sunday school at 9 30, and a second communion and sermon at 10 45. The sermon titled A Good Resolution reflects on duty to God in 1938, faith, works, and prosperity. The choir offers Ring Out Wild Bells by Tennyson as offertory. Young People's Society meets at 7 30 Sunday night.
Sunday School meets at 9 30 with new quarter lesson study. Worship hour at 10 45 features Robert Gilliland leading the service during the absence of the prior speaker.
The pastor will give an inspirational message to all ages based on The Christian Outlook, and the choir directed by 5S. H. Boynton will sing Come to My Heart Lord Jesus Williams. At 6:30 the Youth Fellowship Group begins the New Year with George Lamberton Jr leading the first meeting.
The First Congregational church at Court and Second streets invites members friends strangers and all without a church home to attend. Sunday service begins at 10 45 with Rev William Muir Auld preaching on Our Vows. Choir will sing I Desired Wisdom by J Stainer. Sunday school begins at 9 00. Everyone welcome.
A watch meeting begins at 9 30 tonight at Bethany Baptist Church Sev enteenth Street between Middle and West Avenues. A prayer service is planned at midnight.
Sunday morning at the Church of Christ Reverend Will Foster speaks on Christian Hope and the New Year. Sunday School convenes at 9 30 and the church service begins at 10 35.
The piece surveys how New Year is celebrated on different dates and with varied customs. It notes Babylonian origins of a twelve day festival, Roman shift to fasting and prayer, English Druids scraping mistletoe, and a water ritual on New Year’s Eve. It highlights colonial calls and Chinese debts as festal focal points.
Dean C. B. Emerson calls for a fresh start in the new year urging believers to shed old prejudices anger and fears and to replace them with new inspirations and affections. He warns against clinging to old habits and selfish associations and asks for a life lived in humble service and unity.
The Elyria Church of Christ formed in 1881 has grown from 23 members to about 800 with a 500 strong Sunday School and a six member Christian Endeavor. First minister T. D. Garvin is followed by a list of pastors including James H. Garvin and S. H. Bartlett as the church buildings were enlarged twice to serve the congregation. Judge A. R. Webber remains the only living member of the original group.
The piece urges embracing blessed forgetfulness of past failures and disappointments to gain spiritual progress. It argues memories can burden progress and advises looking ahead with new thoughts, visions, plans, and resolves to reach nobler thinking and wider service, noting effort is required.
Sunday School lesson notes on Mark 10 34 45 emphasize service over status. Jesus challenges James and John on their request for prestige and explains true greatness comes through sacrifice, character and following the cross. The passage warns against self seeking power and urges humility in God’s kingdom.
A reminiscence from D. Carl Yoder about growing up with a wishful heart. A boy dreams of owning a pony and cart, learns the cost of envy, and finds gratitude when another child’s misfortune reveals true fortune. The piece reflects on restraint, gratitude, and empathetic understanding.
A devotional reflection asserts God’s immutable nature amid life’s shifting joys and sorrows, emphasizing that sunshine or shade, grief or gladness, do not alter the divine constancy.
A fresh start in year prompts officials to pursue expanded public service. Communities anticipate quicker response times and broader access to essential programs as local agencies pledge concrete improvements and transparent progress metrics.
D Carl Yoder invites readers to embrace the new year by attending church on New Year's Sunday. He frames Christmas as the germ of future regeneration and urges joyful giving as the path to the better self, with Bethlehem’s star guiding the year ahead.
The passage contrasts worldly authority with Christ’s model of service. It cites Jesus saying greatness comes from being a servant and the Son of Man came to serve and sacrifice. True following requires embracing selfless service as the path to divine approval.
Discussion questions explore Mark 10 35 45 on humility ambition and service. Questions ask what was wrong with James and John request how to avoid the same error meaning of the crown that fadeth not away effects of worldly ambition on Christian character and how to render service pleasing to God. Clericus notes that the cross lies between attainment and success, urging paying the price for education mastery and achievement. Lesson prayer seeks to please God know His will and present petitions in His name.
Betty Weakland, famed Cleveland girl preacher, speaks at a union interdenominational New Year service in Hotel Antler's Lorain auditorium Sunday at 8. Music features her Gospel solos and is supported by her family. No admission charged. all welcome.
Vieth offers practical plans for church teaching functions as an experienced religious education leader. Weath erhead presents a scholarly inspirational book linking God with pain and addressing why God allows suffering and why people endure it.
The questions seek biblical details: the witch consulted by Paul before his final battle. Joseph's two sons. the garden where Christ prayed before arrest and its meaning. why the Sanhedrin delivered Christ to Pilate. and Christ's seven words from the cross.
The 1938 death toll on streets from intoxication and accidents is estimated at 10 000. Collier’s warns against drinking while the United Brewers Industrial Foundation urges moderation to ministers. India and Mexico push prohibition, Tennessee reports dry victories across 95 counties: 105 961 against liquor to 38 928 in favor, with Kentucky and Georgia showing similar trends.
The notes recall key biblical figures and moments: the witch of Endor, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Gethsemane meaning oil press. It cites the Sanhedrin's lack of power to execute Jesus and lists the seventh words from the cross and related exclamations including Father forgive them, today you will be with me in paradise, woman behold thy son, my God why hast thou forsaken me, I thirst, it is finished, and into thy hands I commend my spirit.
A compact reflective line urging gentler daily conduct. The quoted sentiment calls for kinder speech, more frequent prayer, and deeper love in the coming year, framed as a gentle personal renewal.
Message for a fresh year emphasizing giving joy and sharing gifts, urging readers to contribute to happiness through kindness and generosity as the year begins.
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