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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1940
Page
8
Elyria churches prepare for Easter with sunrise services at 6 30 am led by the Epworth League and Pilgrim and St Andrew's offerings. Morning programs include sermons on The Immortal Christ and The Saviour Lives, choirs and organ preludes, and Easter cantatas. Community events feature Bible study, junior and senior activities, and baptism of children with multiple congregations hosting services and festive music.
The Church of the Nazarene will hold Easter services with sunrise at 6:30, communion, and sermons on the day’s truth. Sunday school meets at 9:45 am, aiming for strong attendance, and the Young People’s Society gathers at 6:45 pm. Morning sermon titled Oh Galilean Thou Hast Conquered features Florence Schwanke rooftop singing.
Second Methodist Church holds Easter Sunday events starting with Sunday School at 9 45 led by John Howard Jr supervisor At 11 the Easter sermon titled He is Risen will be delivered by Pastor Rev E E Hamblen. Church school program at 6 45 pm followed by a gospel song by Emma Hinkle of Lowville Kentucky at 7 45. A grand all star musical program is set for Wednesday March 27 at 8 pm.
Easter at United Presbyterian Church centers on the meaning of the season with morning worship at 10 43 titled Easter Blessedness led by Rev T Matthew Gilliland who will stress a risen Christ. The choir performs Seek Ye Christ Among the Living. Bible School at 9 30 focuses on Easter with the Adult lesson The Sepulcher Triumph Over Death based on Matthew 27 37 28 15. Youth prayer meeting at 6 30 covers Easter Love Invincible led by Edmund Wright. Evening service at 7 30 features The Cast of Salvation to God from Romans 8 32 and a male quartet sings In the Cross of Christ I Glory.
The Church of Christ will present the pageant The Way of Life at the sunrise service tomorrow morning at 6 30. The Bible School will meet at 9 30 and the morning worship hour is 10 30. At 7 30 the Easter cantata The Way of Life continues with the noted program.
Easter services launch with a 6 a.m sunrise service followed by a 7:15 breakfast and 9:30 Sunday School. Dr Van der Pyle of Oberlin speaks, a cantata titled The Morn of Victory is performed, and new members are received. Evening programs announce special music and a baptism. First Congregational in Elyria hosts services and tours through 7:30 p.m. with multiple choirs, an anthem, and sermons by Rev. William Muir Auld and Rev. Edwin Kirby, plus midweek prayer and youth activities.
The hymn by Joseph Scriven born in Dublin in 1820 grew from personal tragedy in Canada where his fiancée died before their wedding. The manuscript, found by a sick friend, led to public introduction in a Richmond Sunday School hymnal and later Ira Sankey included it in Gospel Hymns, making it a universal prayer meeting favorite.
Easter at St Pauls Evangelical features a 6 30 a m sunrise service with organ preludes offertories and anthems performed by Thechor and soloists Mrs A Pitman and Mrs C Wigfield followed by a 10 45 a m regular service with further organ numbers a choir anthem Eternal Life and a solo Open the Gates of the Temple Holy communion at both services new confirmands to receive first communion Sunday School at 1 9 30 all welcome.
The Hungarian Reformed church marks Easter with Holy Communion and a 10 o'clock morning service. The choir performs an Easter anthem by F C Khardt translated by Dr Louis Nanassy, with the junior choir led by Eva Varga. Fifteen Palm Sunday confirmands will receive communion for the first time, and Rev Louis Novak will preach on the Resurrected Life. The service concludes Monday at 10 AM.
Grace Lutheran church at Princeton avenue and East River street hosts Rev W W Walker delivering The Resurrection and the Life on Easter Sunday at 10 45 am The church choir performs the Easter anthem As It Began To Dawn by R M Stultz Holy communion follows a brief 10 30 preparatory service The Sunday School and Bible classes meet at 9 30 am An Easter Cantata Qui Risen Savior by E J Ashford is sung at 7 30 pm Visitors welcome The mid week Bible class is Thursday at 7 30 pm and the Church Council meets Monday at 7 30 pm Christians unite around the resurrection as the center of faith and hope
Elyria Gospel Tabernacle presents The First Easter cantata Sunday at 7 30 p m interwoven with songs. Sunday school gathers at 9 30 a m. Easter fellowship and service at 10 45 a m with Mrs Elza Gordon delivering the message. New members to be received. Orchestra performs at 7 15 p m. Evangelist Irvin E Ade follows with Jesus the Mighty Conqueror of Sin Death and Hell. Annual business meeting for members Tuesday at 7 p m. Prayer meeting Friday at 7 30 p m public welcome.
The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for March 24 1940 centers on the Golden Text from Matthew 6 19 and includes the Christ healing account in Matthew 8 14 15. It also cites passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy discussing spiritual sense and demonstration of Christ healing.
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