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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1938
Page
5
The Church of Christ holds Sunday services at 10 35 A M with a sermon by Reverend Will Foster on Wife s False Assumptions. Mother s Day is observed. Sunday School at 9 30 A M. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 P M led by Lee Prentice. Second Congregational Youth Fellowship guests visit.
The Mother's Day sermon at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church will be given by Rev W W Walker on the theme As A Mother Comforteth Strangers and visitors are invited to attend this service. The choir will sing Make a Joyful Noise. Anna Jarvis, originator of Mother’s Day, is quoted on the value of a good mother in a passage praising maternal love and its influence on manliness and humanity.
The article lists church activities for Sunday including Sunday school and pastor class at 290. Willard sehniltigen is the superintendent. An organ recital opens worship followed by the Junior choir singing Calm OER the Hill and Dr Hicks preaching Our Faith in God.
The pastor will swap pulpits with Rev Mar DL Miller of Lakewood United Presbyterian Church tomorrow. Miller will preach at 10 45 a m in the local church. Bible School begins 9 30 a m with adult classes studying Cooperating in Service Mark 9 30 41. Young people meet at 6 30 p m. Wednesday Bible study topics Man's Inability to Save Himself.
Rev Albert Peterson conducts final two services of his special meetings on Sunday morning and evening. Hallelujah Chorus performed by choir and orchestra. Evening service at 7 pm with chapelism. Joint Junior and Senior Boy BP U gathering at 6 pm. May 9 Junior Mission Study Group at 4 pm led by Mrs F O Wilford. May 15 Maranatha Class Mother Daughter banquet at 6 pm. Bible School announced for June 11 to 24.
Morning services begin at 1 45 in memory of mothers with a message A Panorama of a Choice Mother by Dr A E Kemp. Special music includes Breast the Waves and Mother My Dear sung by Thelma Page. Sunday school 9 30 with Burton Boynton. Youth Fellowship 6 00 discusses State Conference May 12 15. Evening service 6 08 features guest Young People from Church of Christ.
The Church of the Nazarene will host a Sunday morning service titled Wanted a Christian Mother with special music for Mothers Day. Sunday school gathers at 9 45 a m. The evening evangelistic sermon titled Spiritual Dwarfs will feature special music and a lively devotional period. The Young Peoples meeting starts at 6 43 p m.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. with a special Mother's Day theme The Christian Home led by Mrs F Hopewell. Music by the Junior Choir. Epworth League at 6 50 p.m. with a children’s program and a special Mother's Day feature.
First Methodist heralds a 9:30 Sunday School led by Leonard Fisk with classes for all. Morning Worship at 10:43 features Mrs. O E Brodbeck singing Mother of Mine and Dr Hicks delivering a Mother’s Day sermon. Mothers receive carnations after the service. Epworth League meets at 6:00 and Lorain’s Twentieth Street M E Church presents Torch of Life ahead of the 7:30 Evening Worship.
Congregation expected to fill all services with Holy Communion at 7 39 and baptisms for an infant at 10 45. Morning Prayer and sermon on A Mother's Obligations precede a 2 00 regional Sunday school pilgrimage to Sandusky. Youth group meets at 7 34 with choir offering Seek ye the Lord.
The town of Brixham buys Berry Head House, once the rector Henry Francis Lyte’s writing site, to honor the hymn Abide With Me and its author. Greeks buy more Bibles and Gospels, with 66 000 Scriptures sold last year and Greek evangelicals expanding across eleven churches and twenty missions. A million dollar drive funds the E Stanley Jones educational foundation at Florida Southern College to build a new three story science religion training complex. The Bible’s history from hand copying to printing is noted as it grows in languages and distribution.
A class of young mothers vows yearlong changes after study. They pledge hospitality to their children's friends, patience with their children, leading by example, calmness before punishment, prioritizing important tasks, avoiding nagging, encouraging efficiency and accuracy, more play time, less worry, and finding joy in daily duties.
Readers are urged to consider reforming society by empowering mothers as agents of change. The quote from Simone highlights the pivotal role of motherhood in shaping virtue and social improvement.
A reflective notice portrays a mother as a bank where cares are deposited. The passage uses metaphor to describe emotional support, guidance, and solace provided by a maternal figure. It emphasizes trust, shelter, and comfort within family bonds.
Theodore Roosevelt praises the mother as the chief citizen and asks readers to follow her ideals. The note urges attending church next Sunday as a living symbol of those teachings.
The Teachers Association will meet in the school auditorium Wednesday evening May 11 for the season finale. Attendance is encouraged.
A regular meeting of the Ladies Aid Society met at the Methodist Church parlors on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Lodi Gibson and Mrs. Garfield Harris led devotionals, with Mrs. Robert Allsop presiding over the business. They planned a mother and daughter party for Thursday evening May 19 in the church parlor, starting with a 6 o'clock supper. During social hour, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Phillip Enujar served lunch to sixteen members.
A boy Bradley writes bills to his mother for supposed services and lessons totaling 6.50, then adds a second bill for six zero dollars. He finally returns his 55 cent payment and asks his mother to take it back so he can love her and do things for nothing.
A playful exchange mocks boastful claims about family achievement. The girl humorously suggests sending money to the mother to settle the account. The piece ends with a cautionary note on drinker health and infections, attributed to D. Carl Yoder.
The Ladies Altar Society met at Nativity Church parlors on Thursday for a regular session. Plans were made for a fish fry soon. A social hour followed with Mrs. Walter Krueck and Mrs. Peter Hister serving refreshments.
Members of the St. John's Evangelical Woman's Union have scheduled an ice cream festival for Thursday evening June 16. The event aims to raise funds for church activities and community outreach.
The Brighton W C T U will gather Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 o clock in the Methodist church for a Mother’s Day program, changing from the usual Wednesday meeting on May 11.
The excerpt praises mothers as conservers of the human race and shapers of tomorrow, calling them blessed for their memories and their role in guiding nations, homes, and the spiritual life. It frames mothers as figures of salvation and practical spirituality in a hopeful, heroic hour.
1. Mary. spoken by the angel Gabriel about John the Baptist's birth. 2. Revelation. 3. Gamaliel. 4. Moses. quoted in Genesis. 5. Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
A compact list cites angelic speech to Zacharias John the Baptist Rev 13 8 23 Gamaliel Acts 5 38 39 Adam Gen 2 24 and the phrase Ye shall be free indeed. The text assembles biblical names and memoranda without narrative context.
Avon members of the Lido Club were entertained at the home of Mrs. Harold Surman in Elyria on Wednesday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. Anthony Reigelsberger Theresa Casper and Mrs. Julius Schneider. A lunch was served and another gathering is planned in two weeks.
The Brighton school announces its staff for the upcoming year. High school leaders include principal J. Howard Russell with Miss Whittie and Paul Rhodes. Seventh and eighth grades are taught by Mr. Sneary, fifth and sixth by Mrs. Philip Hunt, third and fourth by Miss Charlotte Bligh, and first and second by Mrs. Leslie Hardy. Agriculture teacher is Mr. Deeds and arts instructor is Miss Jean Aber.
The LaPorte M E Church marks Mother's Day with a sermon by Rev. Thomas Hughes on The Family and the Home. Sunday School, directed by C F Whitney, features a Sunday School Orchestra and Miss Eleanor Robson. The Young People's Choir performs Home Sweet Home after the 11 15 A M sermon, with prior Salut d Amour by Elgar.
The May 8 1938 lesson in Churches of Christ Scientist centers on Adam and fallen man. The Golden Text from Isaiah 59 20 speaks of the Redeemer coming to Zion and turning from transgression. Zephaniah 3 17 and Science and Health passages emphasize God in midst and spiritual man in God’s image.
A brief reflective remark attributing great warmth and value to maternal influence, attributed to Phillips Brooks in a quoted personal sentiment.
A reflective piece notes the deep maternal role in shaping a child's faith and moral sense. It honors mothers as spiritual anchors guiding early beliefs, tenderness, and values through daily care and example.
Mother's Day will be observed Sunday May 8 at the Universalist Church. Rev. Wm Schneider will deliver the sermon with special music by the Young People's Choir directed by Willard Krauss. Carnations will be given to mothers.
Group 1 will serve dinner at 12 30 Wednesday May 12 for the North Olmsted Business Men's Association followed by their regular meeting Mrs L Nottingham Butternut Ridge Road will entertain Group at her home Thursday May 12.
Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will McKenzie included their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bottorff and son Jimmie of Lakewood. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Clement Auble to Irene Auble in Spencer. John W. Green and Miss Etha Burge stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sheldon in Norwalk. Mrs. Ben Fenner and sister in law Will McKenzie visited Lakewood relatives. Merton Merrill and son Melvincalled on Mr. and Mrs. Ben Booth in Clarkfield. Dean McCellan and daughter Alberta visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carpenter in Clarkfield.
A Mother's Day message will be given by Reverend Clyde Kuhn on Sunday morning at eleven o clock. The girls vested choir will sing during the service.
In observance of Mother's Day Rev John Kuyper of the Clague Road Congregational Church will deliver a sermon at 11 A M titled Mother Prof William Paulz and Rev John Kuyper hosted thirty five Christian Endeavor members at Metropolitan Park Sunday afternoon for a picnic supper
Local social items list visits and entertainments from Akron to Lorain Road. Mr and Mrs Max Krugman spent Sunday in Akron visiting friends. Mrs H Bowen to host May 10 Luncheon and Card Club. Charles Wershing ushered at the Higley Taylor wedding in Lakewood. Guests at the Altmos home included J Altmos and Wini Fred Macintosh. Hawks visited Wooster. Families move within Cleveland area. Tillie Voss hosted guests for afternoon and supper with card playing. Joe Miller joins Canton baseball team.
Knute Rockne’s letter to a Mannington West Virginia schoolboy advises against tobacco use by athletes. Grantland Rice, sports writer, cites his experience and says smoking harms reflexes morale energy stamina and nerve control among the young athletes. Beverages containing alcohol numb the nervous system and hinder development.
The Research Club met Friday evening at the High School building for a business session. C. J. Miller of Elytia presented moving pictures of scenes in the South. Special music was provided by pupils of the Sauer Music Company in Loran.
Mrs. Wilton Davies of Oberlin was an Avon Visitor Thursday. Mrs. Gilbert Federer and daughter Gertrude sent Thursday afternoon in Lo's. Mrs. James Sincolin and daughter were brought here from St. Joseph's Hospital on Sunday.
North Ridgeville hosts a birthday gathering at Grange Hall Tuesday at 2 30 PM with a termite film at the School Auditorium. Ridgeville Grange meets at 7 45 PM after the movie. Sewing Circle Home Nursing class enrollments continue Wednesday at St Peter's Auditorium and School Music Room. Thursday Knights of St John meet at St Peter's Auditorium. Interior Decorating class Friday 2 50 PM at the School Auditorium. Grange card party Saturday at Grange Hall 8 16 PM.
Large bouquets and spring flowers decorated the Congregational church hall for a Mothers Day banquet. About eighty attended as Mrs. Clifford Fierce gave the toast, the girls choir sang infancy and childhood pieces, and aging generations were honored with awards. Mrs. H W Powers was named oldest mother. Mrs. Lewis Burford was the youngest.
The May meeting of the Parent Teacher Association will be held this week. Members discuss upcoming events and volunteer needs for school activities and fundraisers.
Mrs Clarence Wiley Sr returned from Painesville where she was called by her daughters illness. The baby son Little Shvley Pronty improved. J B Perkins of Cee Varatt spent Thursday with his daughter. Mrs Ralch Gilder and Mr and Mrs Edward Cariey visited Cleveland. The Steer of Rugs Head sold their home and will move to Cleveland soon. Mrs Fox and Mrs Harbak of Cleveland visited sister Mrs Joseph Radcliff. Charles Kremser visited the Savndiers and Sailors Home at Sandussy. The Emnery Hershey and William Edwards of Amherst spent Sunday at Vermilion fishing. Marry Lou and Barbara Mendez have the measles.
Mrs. F D Rise is seriously ill at home on Butternut Ridge Road. Charles Hird is ill at Dea oness Hospital on Pearl Road. Horace Bush is very ill at his home on Columbia Road. David Gessner is slowly recovering.
William Shaver of Butternut Ridge is recovering from surgery at Lakeside Hospital. George Tedrahn of Lorain and Gessner Roads underwent an appendectomy at Lakewood Hospital and is recovering well.
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