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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1937

Page

8

Paul’s Evangelical Church Announces Weekly Services

The church lists Sunday activities including Sunday School at 9 30 morning service at 10 45 and a German service at 8 45. The Young People’s League hosts a St Peter’s Amherst visitor night and there is a mother daughter banquet and a Peace Rally planned with local churches. The Beacon Light Class and Women’s Union schedule events and council meetings are noted.

Paul's Evangelical Young People’s League Young People's League St. Peter's Church Amherst League Beacon Light the Gables Church Council Women’s Union St. Paul’s Church Elyria Second Congregational Church

Sunday church schedule with Leonard Fisk leader ship

Sunday school led by Leonard Fisk starts at 9 30 with open invitation. Morning worship follows at 10 45 featuring the choir singing Gentle Holy Saviour by Gounod. Dr Boird delivers a sermon titled What I Owe to God Myself My Fellows.

Leonard Fisk Gounod

Sunday church services and youth devotional hour

Epworth League devotional hour at 6 30 p m invites young people to attend. Evening worship at 7 30 features Dr Bond and the sermon Use What You Have. Youth meeting follows at 7 30. Ascension Day service at 10 00.

Epworth League

Abraham a Man of Faith at Sec ond Congregational Church

The Sec ond Congregational Church schedules a 9:30 Sunday school for all ages with Genesis study 12-14 and an adult lesson on Abraham. Worship at 10:45 features Dr. A E Kemp Pentecostal message A Healthy Religious Organism. Choir sings Hail to the King Victorius and The Sun of My Soul duet. Christian Endeavor Young People meet 2:15 for transport to Medina Youth Fellowship at First Congregational Lorain for Hands Across the Sea program with Oberlin College speakers and church supper.

Second Congregational Church Abraham A. E. Kemp King Victorius Chenoweth Ashford Lorain

Knights of the Round Table and Overcomers Theme

The pastor preaches on overcomers and precious promises from Revelation. Communion will be observed. Junior and Senior B Y P U meet at 6 15 pm. Evening sermon titled As a Fool Dieth follows with choir music and spirituals. Greenwood Rally by Elyria youths Tuesday with Rev John Green speaker.

Knights of the Round Table Dieth Elyria Greenwood John Green Wellington

Pilgrimage Theme Opens Auld’s Vacation Sermon

Rev William Muir Auld delivers his last sermon before a four month England and Scotland vacation. The First Congregational church invites members to a 10 45 AM communion service with the choir singing The Great Day of the Lord Is Here by George C Martin.

William Muir Auld England Scotland First Congregational Church George C. Martin

Should Christians Be Different from Other People

Rev. George A. Brown delivers the morning message at First United Presbyterian Church at 10 45. Bible School studies Abraham a Man of Faith Genesis 11 27 20 18. Young people meet at 6 30 p m. Prayer meeting and Bible study on I Corinthians chapter eight begins Wednesday at 7 30 p m.

George A. Brown First United Presbyterian Church Bible School Abraham I Corinthians

Sunday Services at Church of Christ Highlight 9:30 Bible School

The Church of Christ holds Bible School at 9:30 a.m. worship begins at 10:35 with Rev. Foster delivering the sermon titled When Life Cracks Up. The Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6:30 and the Bible study class at 7:30.

Church of Christ Bible Foster Christian Endeavor Society

Rogation Sunday Service and Hymn Anthem

The note outlines Rogation Sunday with special prayers for agriculture and a church service schedule. Sunday School at 9 30, Holy Communion and sermon at 10 45, and an offertory anthem No Blade of Grass Can Flourish by Bach Frank. The sermon will emphasize the revised theme.

Bach Frank

Signs of the Times Sermon on Christ’s Return at Nazarene Church

The pastor at the Church of the Nazarene will deliver a sermon tomorrow night on the signs of the times and the second coming of Christ. Special instrumental and vocal music will precede the devotional. Morning worship focuses on Our Christian Obligation with a call to revive zeal amid spiritual lethargy. Sunday School begins at 9 45.

Church of the Nazarene Chrisy

Grange Holds Morning Worship at Congregational Church

The local Grange will worship in a body at the Congregational church tomorrow morning. Mr. Young will use a theme appropriate for this meeting. Services begin at 11 o'clock. An adult Bible class at 10:30 a.m. will be taught by Mr. Young.

Congregational Church

Lesson Sermon Topics in May 2 1937 at Church of Christ Scientist

The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for May 2 1937 centers on enduring themes of wrongdoing and reward. It highlights Proverbs 13 21 and 20 1 and cites Mary Baker Eddy on mastery of the body to overcome depraved appetites.

Churches of Christ, Scientist lLesson-Sermon Mary Baker Eddy

Lessons From Youth: Lessons Learned Before Twenty One

A compiled list of maxims reflecting health, money, habits, patience, effort, truthfulness, and advice from older generations. It emphasizes seeds and harvest, time and work, value of service, and the Bible’s guidance for living well.

Questions on Moses and early Christian leadership

The inquiries ask who buried Moses and where, why Christ called himself the good shepherd, who accompanied the first Christian missionaries, how David armed for Goliath, words prophesying Christian unity, and the identity of Adoram.

Moses Christ the Good Shepherd David Goliath

Answered questions from scripture and history

God himself in Moab. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. John Mark is usually called Mark. With a sling and five smooth pebbles. There shall be one fold and one shepherd. The officer of king's taxes sent by Rehoboam to the rebellious tribes was stoned to death.

God Moab John Mark Mark Rehoboam Burnham

Man's Hidden History Seeker Struggles Through Time

A reflective quote notes that a person often remains unknown as history unfolds. effort and perseverance propel individuals forward despite obscurity and ambiguity.

Wounds Caused by Sharp Tongue Take Long to Heal

A terse remark leaves lasting harm as the insult lingers beyond the moment of the exchange. The saying likens verbal injuries to physical wounds, noting slow recovery and lingering impact on relationships and self esteem.

Wellington St Patrick's Church History and Missions

The Wellington Catholic community grew from a small 1850 mission serving railroad workers to a parish with a succession of resident pastors. Since 1893 a long list of priests served the church, which acquired its North Main Street building in 1908, previously the North Primary school, and relied on missions due to small membership.

Wellington St. Patrick’s Catholic Church M. Healy Grafton Shelby J. L. Calvin Deeneny G. J. Vahey Medina M. W. Horst J. J. Powers S. Weber L. Plumanns J. R. Kenny T. Guinn Nolan Deitz Shannon Regan O'Reilly Wilson Root B. Lenz Donnerly William T. Moran St. Patrick's Catholic Church North Main Street John H. O’brien Cleveland Wellington Catholic Church

The Church Invites You Regular Church Attendance

M.G. Woodward urges regular church attendance as a public proof of belief in the church’s supreme importance. He argues worship and daily inspiration require active cooperation, not mere abstract faith, and invites readers to attend next Sunday. D Carl Yoder signs the appeal.

Carl Yoder

Christ Way of Life The Hope for Enemies Turned Friends

A church forum argues that violence and punishment fail to remove foes. Historical patterns show enemies grow from war and rebuke, while Christ’s love dissolves hostility. When one accepts Christ, a craving to do good emerges toward all, turning enemies into friends and offering world hope.

Christ

Wit and Wisdom on Sit Down Strikes in Religion

The church paper editor argues sit down strikes are ancient in religion, tracing the idea to the Apostle’s protest to the church at Sardis describing them as neither hot nor cold. He suggests such tactics have long existed under religious practice and critique.

Apostle Sardis

Sermonograms on Faith Emphasize Depth Over Length

A bulletin reflection extols faith as long-range sight, valuing depth of life over its duration. It urges embracing trials and learning from many mistakes rather than seeking short lived ease.

Quotations on Character and Convictions from Various Authors

A collection of short aphorisms and maxims on courage sincerity faith and moral conduct from Henry Van Dyke Burnham and others. The statements emphasize bravery honesty convictions and the consequences of success fear and apathy.

Henry van Dyke

World Religious News Highlights From Moscow and Beyond

Dr. Guest reports a Moscow church congregation of 1500 with no seats for an hour and a half, indicating widespread crowding and a shift in religious practice under the Soviet regime. Debts totaling 63000 dollars for five Bartlesville Oklahoma churches were cleared at Easter by Frank Phillips and the city’s wealthiest resident. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union begins its world convention in Washington from June 3 to 8, the sixth in as many decades, marking its 45th year. The 1636 act by Bennett and Bentyn is noted as Long Island’s first church site on Gowanus Bay.

Dr. Guest Moscow Bartlesville Oklahoma Frank Phillips Phillips Petroleum Company Woman's Christian Temperance Union United States Washington Francis E. Willard Boston Stockholm Sweden Long Island William A. Bennett Jacques Bentyn Gowanus Bay

New Cover Chosen For Century-Long Book Cover

The project aims for a cover lasting 500 years or more. Douglas Cockrell oversees binding and tests fifteen oak boards from Letchworth. four will be chosen. The skins use white alum goatskin with silver clasps to keep the volume closed.

Douglas Cockrell Letchworth

Codex Sinaiticus Bought by British Museum

The Codex Sinaiticus was written by hand in early Christianity and purchased a few years ago from Soviet Russia by the British Museum for $500,000.

Soviet Russia British Museum

Prohibition vow at Anti-Saloon League meeting in St Petersburg

Bishop H H Fout opening keynote at the Anti Saloon League gathering in St Petersburg declares prohibition will return in three years. He blasts repeal as retrogression and urges united dry forces to amend the constitution. He cites government spend on enforcing prohibition and cites traffic deaths and crime as consequences.

Anti-Saloon League St. Petersburg Florida H. H. Fout Bishop Fout Bishop Cannon America

Unknown Man’s Quiet Labor Shapes Hidden Good

A reflective line likens unseen deeds to a water vein beneath the earth, quietly nourishing the land and turning ground green through concealed effort. It emphasizes humble, persistent acts building lasting benefit.

Carlyle

The Slave Girl staged by Amherst High Latin class

In Amherst Ohio on May 1 a senior high chapel performance presented The Slave Girl. Students wore Roman costumes and portrayed Lucius Cornelius Rufinus and other figures including Valeria Ruth Miller and Egeria Jessie Biddinger.

Amherst. O Lucius Cornelius Rufinus Henry Edwards Valeria Ruth Miller Aulus Clarence Gerber Gaius Valerius Blandus Ralph Holzhauer Egeria Jessie Biddinger Ajax James Dellefield Pontifex Maximus Claude Rahl Flamen Robert Krieg Promba Donola Brill Ida ‘Truscello Edna Mae Lehman Betty Ehlert Elsie Kovach Neva Barris Christina Davis Dorothy Raesler Celia Ward Agnes Schmitz L. Corscenes L. Cornelius Rufinus

Social hour follows games and contests with refreshments

Social hour concluded a day of games and contests as attendees enjoyed later refreshments.

Religious services in German across three churches this Sunday

A German communion service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran at ten o clock Sunday morning with no English service. The Altar Rosary Society of St. Joseph Catholic will attend communion at eight o'clock. At 7:30 the May Queen crowning features Rev. Joseph Wanner of Cleveland. A German service also at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed at 8:30 with Sunday School and worship at the usual hour.

St. Paul Lutheran Church Altar Rosary Society St. Joseph Catholic Church Joseph Wanner Cleveland St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church

Community Club Meets at Hoffner Home and Eagles Session

The Past Chiefs Club will gather in the evening at Mrs Edith Hoffner's home on Church street with Mrs M B Schaeffer assisting. The Eagles plan a regular session with officer elections featured. The Mary Martha class of the Congregational church sponsors a Mother Daughter party starting with a tureen dinner at 6 30.

Edith Hoffner Church Street M. B. Schaeffer Eagles Mary Martha Congregational Church

Local School to Observe National Music Week

Next week the school marks National Music Week with two programs. Grade pupils perform on Tuesday afternoon May 4 and high school pupils present on Thursday evening May 6 under the direction of Miss Dorothy Jones.

Dorothy Jones

Truth Seekers Meet at Bechtel Home Friday Evening

Members of the Truth Seekers class from the First Evangelical church visited the country home of Mr and Mrs Newton Bechtel Friday evening. The fore part of the gathering was spent on routine church business.

First Evangelical Church Newton Bechtel

Penfield High School Play Attended by Local Residents

Miss Hulda and Helen Berger and Helen Roemer attended a Penfield High School play Friday evening. Miss Margaret Berger, instructor at Penfield High, spends the weekend at her Franklin Avenue home. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Moore of Oberlin were Amherst visitors last evening.

Hulda Helen Berger Helen Roemer Penfield High School Margaret Berger Penfield Hi Franklin Avenue F. C. Moore Oberlin Amherst

Peace Garden pledged as living memorial to two nations

The article describes a proposed Peace Garden as a living memorial uniting two neighboring nations in peace. It notes an international board directing the project, broad participation, and funding from individuals as well as federal and local grants, with linkage to the Para Highway and the Cristo de los Andes monument.

Peace Garden Peace Tually Para

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