Services In The Churches
Sunday services at St. Pauls Evangelical Church begin with Sunday School at 9 46 and worship at 10 45. Gideons speaker Mr H wa Carl son addresses adult classes after lesson dismissal. Dr Chas J Schaufuss guest speaks in morning service. Evening Young Peoples League meeting paused for summer, resumes in autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
H. Wa. Carlson
The
Gideons
Chas. J. Schaufuss
First Congregational Church
Young People’s League
Sunday School and Worship Schedule by Leonard Fisk
Sunday School led by Leonard Fisk starts at 9 04 with classes for all. Morning Worship at 10 45 features guest preacher Dr Lawrie Sharpe moderator of the Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches and minister of Archwood Congregational Church Cleveland Ohio. Special morning music includes a violin solo by Geraldine Regal. The choir will sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Fisk
Lawrie Sharpe
Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
Archwood Congregational Church
Cleveland
Geraldine Regal
Sunday Services Highlight Temperance Day and Choir Pieces
Sunday services feature organ numbers Fugue Song of sorrow and Sanfare. Temperance Sunday observed at Junior church with Helen Osborn teaching Three Times Three. Epworth League meets at 6:00 to go to Amherst for The Torch of Life. Evening worship at 7:30 with Dr Hicks preaching The Call to Spiritual Leadership and the choir singing Comforter Divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Osborn
Epworth League
Amherst
William Lineback Preaches Faith Theme at Church of Christ
Morning worship and communion at 10 35 tomorrow at the Church of Christ will feature Rev. William Lineback away at the Congregational Christian convention preaching on By Faith. Bible School opens at 9 30 with John son of the Gideons speaking. Lineback will also address the Youth Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
William Lineback
Bible School
Johnson
The
Gideons
Lineback
Second Congregational Church Sets Sunday Schedule
Service convenes at 9 30 with Rev Theron Zimmerman of Bethel Ohio speaking during Sunday School. Worship at 1045 led by Rev Frank Wright of Dayton Ohio on From the Residue Thereof. Youth Fellowship meets 630 with discussion on Young People Relationships led by Ruth Van Ausdale and Andy Hrivnak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational Church
Theron Zimmerman
Bethel
Ohio
Frank Wright
Dayton
Ruth van Ausdale
Andy Hrivnak
Church of the Nazarene Sunday services announced
Tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene the Sunday School meets at 9 45 A M on Testing Discipleship by Service. Rev Fiegert of Van Wert Ohio Gideons chaplain will speak at the 10 45 A M worship. Evening program for youth at 6 45 followed by a sermon from Matt 5 16 about letting your light shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Fiegert of
van Wert
Ohio
The
Ohio Gideons
First Baptist Church Week program highlights
Rev. R W Neighbour will preach morning on The Windows of Heaven and evening on The Prodigal. Oliver Schubert will play Second Concerto clarinet and Mrs F L A Lost will sing I Do Not Know Oh Lord. Other features promised. attend. Men’s Prayer Group meets Monday 7 30 PM. Midweek prayer service Wednesday 7 30 PM. Widening Circle Luncheon Friday at 1 PM with Isaiah lesson by Mrs Frank Wilford. women’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Neighbour
First Baptist Church
Neighbour
Widening Ciirele
Frank Wilford
St Andrew's Junior Communicants to Take Holy Communion
St Andrew's church calls junior communicants to Holy Communion this Sunday at 9 30. It is anniversary Confirmation Sunday for many communicants who wish to commemorate the event at this or the next service. At 10 45 the Morning Prayer and sermon address Light out of Darkness. The sermon notes Easter season and Jesus appearance after the Resurrection to disciples including the sea shore sight. It says in times of night and darkness Jesus brings light and comfort for us all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Young People Meeting and Confirmation Class Schedule
Young People will meet as usual at 7 30 and Junior Confirmation class will meet Monday at four o'clock.
Gideon speaker to address First United Presbyterian Church
M E F Newberg of Rockford Illinois will be the Gideon speaker tomorrow at 10 45 AM at the First United Presbyterian Church in connection with the Gideon Rally in Elyria and Lorain. Adult classes study Testing Discipleship by Service Mark 10 17 31. Youth meet for Lord s Day service at 6 30 PM and weekly Bible study and prayer Wednesday at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. F. Newberg
Rockford
Illinois
Gideon
First United Presbyterian Church
Elyria
Lorain
Reverend J. P. Pierce to Speak at North Ridgeville Church
The Rev. J. P. Pierce, pastor of First Congregational Church of Huntington West Virginia, will be the speaker tomorrow at North Ridgeville Congregational Church. Dr. Pierce is a delegate to the State Congregational conference in Elyria. Service begins at 11 00 A. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville Congregational Church
J. P. Pierce
First Congregational Church
Huntington
West Virginia
Dr. Pierce
State Congregational Conference
Elyria
The Better Way to Happiness and Longevity
A Claremont Herald piece urges readers to forget neighbors faults slander and quarrels. It counsels focusing on causes behind actions and remembering only the good points of friends to blot out daily disagreements and start anew with a clean slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont Herald
Dr George W Carver Among Noted Negro Scientists
America honors Dr George W Carver of Tuskegee Institute as a leading Negro scientist. His work on industrial uses for agricultural products, especially peanuts, transformed Southern farming and earned him lasting fame. He is valued for simple piety and daily devotion in communion with God.
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America
George W. Carver
Tuskegee Institute
Carver
South
Four Ways to Discern Christ Presence Teachings
The Reverend Leslie Weatherhead outlines four paths to feel the presence of Christ. An inward strengthening of self enables one to meet any situation. A transformed happiness and contagious gaiety follow. A deep serenity and peace reflect Jesus’ assurance. Finally, outgoing love reaches all, including critics and enemies, without reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Weatherhead
Christ
Jesus
The Church Invites You
Herbert Wright Gates speaks on religion as personal relationship with God and worship as intimate self expression. The church service offers a point of contact with God to energize life and invites all to come to church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wright Gates
God
Growth in Europe Religion Drives Church Attendance
Rev. Robert C. Dexter head of the relations commission of the American Unitarian Association reports rising religious interest after his Europe trip. He notes church attendance is up and that persecution often strengthens churches, citing Germany and the rapid growth of the Czech church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Dexter
Soveral Relations Commission
American Unitarian Association
Europe
Gerany
Czechoslovakia
Local Prohibition Slogan Attributed to D Carl Yoder
A quotation attributed to D Carl Yoder urges organized finance of propaganda against liquor to keep the public informed that liquor is evil and must go. The remark stresses persistent efforts month after month to sway opinion and policy.
Wit and Wisdom: Three Lessons From My Children
A gentleman asks how his cook’s youngest son became a good worker. The cook replies she taught three things: prayers, manners, and to work, noting she had no education but focused on core values.
The Mosque of Saint Sophia Transformed Through Time
A history of Constantinople's Saint Sophia begun as Justinian’s Christian cathedral around 636 AD with a Greek cross plan of 250 by 146 feet and 180 feet high. Muhammad II converted it to a mosque in 1453. Later used by Muslims, it became a museum and Harvard University is restoring it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Justinian
Turkey
Mohammed II
Harvard University
Unity Christian Mission Planned by Federal Council
The Federal Council of Church es of Christ in America announces a Unity Christian Mission to be conducted at the invitation of leading educational institutions during 1938. The mission, an outgrowth of the National Preaching Mission of 1936 37, unites all student Christian groups to present the claim of Christian faith and life to American students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In América
Federal Council
America
Bible Quiz: Key Figures and Verses
Asa was king of Judah. Christ ended the parable with Go and do thou likewise. Ezra was a priest and scribe who led a return from exile. his name means helper or aid. I am escaped with the skin of my teeth is from Job 19 20. The last book of the Old Testament is Malachi whose name means my messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Christ
Ezra
First Bible Printed in America in Indian Language
The first Bible printed in America appeared in 1663 in an Indian language. It took 119 years until 1782 for the first English Bible to be printed in America, though many Bibles had been imported from England in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Notable figures cited across biblical references
The list covers a revered Judah king who honored God, the Good Samaritan parable told to a testing lawyer, a priest and scribe sent by Artaxerxes with gifts and authority, Job 10 20, and the name Malachi meaning My messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judah
Artaxerxes
Jerusalem
Malachi
Raleigh's 1610 pledge funds Gospel spread in Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh reportedly made the first subscription for missions in America in 1610, giving one hundred pounds sterling to aid the spread of the Gospel in the wilderness of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Walter Raleigh
Virginia
Lake Avenue Mothersingers Meet At Lake Avenue School
The Elyria Township Mothersingers plan their last meeting of the year a three course supper at Lake Avenue School on Monday evening May 16 at 6 50 o clock. All mothersingers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Township
Lake Avenue
Alcoholism and Prohibition Trends Across Nations
A survey notes India easing liquor demand with few toddy licenses, Tulsa opens a chain gang for drunkards, and Harvard researchers warn alcoholism as a rising public health crisis. They highlight rising alcohol related deaths and urge action to curb the traffic fueling the problem. Holmes proposes a plan to address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Foot
Bombay
India
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dunkeness
Merrill Moore
Mildred G. Gray
Harvard Medical School
Boston City Hospital
John Haynes Holmes
Busy Stitchers form at Lake Avenue School
A new 4 H Club named Busy Stitchers formed at Lake Avenue School on Friday afternoon. Officers include Margaret Hornyak president Dorothy Frieschkorn vice president Mary Gallam treasurer Anna King secretary Ruth Gallam news reporter Martha Biro recreation leader. Next meeting set for May 20 at Lake Avenue School. Advisor Catherine Naughton. club named Fixer Uppers with advisors Mrs L C Hecock and Mrs R E Taylor. new officers Helen Taylor president Margaret Tackas vice president Helen Naughton secretary treasurer Hazel Taylor recreation leader Grace Hogan news reporter scheduled at the school on May 24. Mrs Henry Bislich burned hands and arms when oven exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue School
Busy Stitchers
Margaret Hornyak
Dorothy Frieschkorn
Mary Gallam
Anna King
Ruth Gallam
Martha Biro
Catherine Naughton
Lake Avenue
L. C. Hecock
R. E. Taylor
Helen Taylor
Margaret Tackas
Helen Naughton
Hazel Taylor
Grace Hogan
Henry Bislich
Fragment on Christ's nearness and described qualities
A brief reflection notes sweetness radiance and the idea that Christ is near when these qualities prevail among people, recalling conditions present during his earthly presence and suggesting a spiritual proximity without specific events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Ladies Dime Society Holds Regular Meeting
In South Amherst on Thursday afternoon the Ladies Dime Society met at the Congregational church parlors. Routine work was reported and favorable notes shared. A social hour followed with Mrs Joseph Michellc as hostess. Lunch was served to eight members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Ladies Dime Society
Congregational Church
Joseph Michellc
Firemen to Host May Party for Wives at Swiss Hall
Members of the Volunteer Fire department plan a May party at the Swiss Hall tonight. A fish fry will start the evening at 7:30 with serving to follow.
Dance at Hungarian Hall Sponsored by Junior League
Continue until 9:00. Dancing will be an added attraction. The Junior League of the Nativity Church sponsors a dance at the Hungarian Hall this evening. Anyone interested is extended an invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of the Nativity Church
Delegation From St Johns Church Attends Valley City Meeting
A large delegation from St Johns Church attended the county federation meeting of Evangelical Churches at Valley City on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
County Federation of Women's Univens of Evangelical Churches
Valley City
Mrs Corbett Hosts Circle I of St. John's Union
Mrs Kenneth Corbett will entertain Circle I of St John’s Woman’s Union at the home of Mrs Rosetta Gauman on Quarry Street on Wednesday afternoon May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Corbett
Circle I of
St. John’s Woman’s Union
Rosetta Gauman
Quarry Street
Rabung and Schultz Tie the Knot at Olmsted Falls
Howard Rabung son of Mr and Mrs Carl Rabung of West View wed Miss Margaret Schultz daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Schultz of Olmsted Falls in a ceremony at Rev Artha Decker's Olmsted Falls Community church Saturday evening. The couple resides near Ridgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West View
Howard Rabung
Carl Rabung
Margaret Schultz
Walter Schultz
Olmsted Falls
Artha Decker
Ridgeville
Olmsted Grange hosts 250 at fry and other community gatherings
Olmsted Falls activity roundup notes Olmsted Grange No 1619 served over two hundred fifty people at a Thursday fish fry at Community House with George Wagner, William Brandt, Corliss Mann and others in charge. West View Ladies Aid met at Viola Oring’s new Mastik road home. Olmsted PTA held a Monday meeting with building tour and department explanations. Eight Rebekahs from Sunshine Lodge visited Mrs. George Brown’s Cook road home for bingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted Grange
Olmsted Falls
George Wagner
William Brandt
Corliss Mann
Grange
R. F. Hermann
QO. H. Elster
MacWhorter
Ladies Aid Society of
West View
Viola Oring
Mastik Road
North Olmsted
Olmsted
Parent-Teachers Association
Nead
Lissner
Chapman
Rebekahs
Sunshine
Rebekah Lodge
George Brown
Cook Road
Emma Hammond
Hazel Hecker
Greta Schultz
Mildred Elster
Iona Usher
Usher Road
Tillie Schuster
Mary Ingersoll
Nellie Chapin
Bingo
Mothers Day party at Mrs Brooks home Olmsted Falls
Mrs Clifton Brooks hosted a Mothers Day party on Cook road for her Sunday school class of Community church girls and their mothers. Present were Mr and Mrs Brooks, Mrs Berry and Carolyn, Mrs Woodman and Gertrude, Mrs Kucklick and Virginia, Mrs Ingersoll and Ethel, Mrs Keckle and Helen, Mrs Hahn and Lois, Mrs Munn and Dorothy, Mrs Scroggie and Dorothy. Readings, music and games were enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Brooks
Olmsted Falls
Cook Road
Community Church
Arthur Berry
Carolyn
Harry Woodman
Gertrude
Fritz Kucklick
Virginia
Herbert Ingersoll
Ethel
Delbert Keckle
Helen
Nerman Hahn
Lois
Corliss Munn
Dorothy
James Scroggie
Social notes from Cleveland area families and visitors
Mrs Irving Dunford and her son Junior visited her parents the Edwards. several households are listed with weekend and last week visits. Ivy poisoning, throat illness, and minor injuries are noted among local residents. family gatherings span Bay Village, Euclid, Lakewood, Olmsted Falls, and Cleveland with multiple Shepherds and Chapins mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Dunford
Junior
H. G. Edwards
W. G. Shepherd
Bess
Sarah Cooley
Ripton
Lois Wilson
Jessie Pickard
J. M. Chapin
Charles Rahl
Bay Village
Ollie Bruce
Jack Korthals
Euclid
Ralph Thompson
Eva Beumont
Columbia
Lizzie Shepherd
Edna Schuster
Russe
Washington, D Cc
Grange fish fry attendance marks a Falls gathering
Main families and neighbors attended the Grange fish fry at Olmsted Falls on Thursday evening. Local move ins include Carl Peterson into the Harris house on Quarry road and Lester Klinect purchasing the Harry Barnum property on Columbia road. Over 150 patrons attended the Grange county meeting at the Community House with many residents socializing and visiting Cleveland connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Phillips
W. C. Scott Sr
Cleveland
H. Ingersoll
J. M. Chapin
O. F. Manola
Lakewood
H. C. Schuster
Wards
8. F. Hermann
Otto Elster
Usher Road
Olmsted Falls
Grange
The
Brownhelm PTA Officers to Be Installed May 17
Newly elected Brownhelm Parent-Teacher Association officers will be installed at Tuesday, May 17, at the school auditorium with Mrs. Arthur Hasenpflug as installing officer. A reception for Principal and Mrs. George Thourot follows their April 16 marriage. A wedding gown revue and a May 20 eighth grade party for teacher O P Shilts are planned, ahead of the May 18 annual school musical featuring Miss Marjorie Howe and Mr. Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Arthur Hasenpflug
George Thourot
O. P. Shilts
Marjorie Howe
Mr. Peterson
Election of delegates to Ohio Evangelical Conference
In a Wednesday business session at Mrs. E. M. Leuszler’s home, the Evangelical Women’s Missionary Society elected delegates for June’s annual Ohio Evangelical Conference meeting in Columbus. Mrs. Arthur Hasenpflug and Miss Hulda Miller won posts. A varied program followed with refreshments for twenty four provided by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Women’s Missionary Society
E. M. Leuszler
Columbus
W. M.S
Ohio Evangelical Conference
Arthur Hasenpflug
Hulda Miller
Leuszler
Mabel Hasenpflug
Red Sea Circle Holds Meeting at Hasenpflug Home
The Evangelical church mission circle met Tuesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hasenpflug home with Clara and Helen Mary Hasenpflug as hostesses. Mothers of members attended as guests receiving corsages and handkerchiefs. Mrs. R. H. Pferrer led a program reviewing Missions in Kentucky and a brief Mother’s Day service. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea Circle
Mission Circle of
The
Evangelical Church
Arthur Hasenpflug
Clara
Helen Mary Hasenpflug
R. H. Pferrer
Kentucky
Perfection Sewing Club Reorganizes Into New Officers
The Perfection Sewing Club met to reorganize and elected officers: President Arlene Northeim, vice president Doris Meiding, secretary Helen Kneisel, news reporter Helen Mary Hasenpflug, recreation leader Frances Angersbach. Projects are pending due to lack of advisors who cannot continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perfection Sewing Club
Arlene Northeim
Doris Meiding
Helen Kneisel
Helen Mary Hasenpflug
Frances Angersbach
No title found in the text
William R Richards comments that greatness is rare but virtue is available to all men, urging universal opportunity for goodness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R, Richards
Oberammergau embraces hair growth ahead of 1940 Passion Play
In Oberammergau a ban on wigs leads residents to grow their hair long for the next Passion Play in 1940. Citizens prepare by allowing hair to reach full length during the year prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberammergau
Princess Louise Celebrates 90th Birthday at Kensington Palace
Princess Louise oldest surviving child of Queen Victoria marked her ninetieth birthday at Kensington Palace with family and court observers noting the longevity of a royal sister and aunt in late Victorian society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Louise
Queen Victoria
Kensington Palace
England
Mortals and Immortals Season Sermon at Christ Scientist Churches
The Season Sermon topic in Christ Scientist churches for May 15 1938 centers on mortal and divine existence. Golden text from I Corinthians 15 48 contrasts earthy and heavenly natures while Philippians 3 13 14 urges pressing toward the prize of the high calling. Eddy’s Science and Health cites mind as the unsearchable realm beyond fading finite forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Enduring Fortune and Prosperity Reflections
A brief quotation reflects on bearing prosperity and misfortune with wisdom, invoking Southey as a voice on resilience and shared fate.
Hidden Benevolence Feeds The Ground With Green Life
A concise reflection notes that unseen good deeds of a virtuous man nourish others like underground water seeping to refresh the land. The quote emphasizes quiet acts of kindness producing visible vitality over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
The Diminutive Chains of Habit Quote
A compact aphorism notes that small daily habits accumulate unnoticed until they become strong enough to bind life. The saying underscores gradual formation of routines and personal discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Quotes on Wisdom and admitting mistakes by Barrow
The line reflects that no one is beyond error yet few admit mistakes or prejudice. It urges humility and self correction, recognizing bias can cloud judgment and impede growth.
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Middle Ave
F. J. Holliday
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Elyria Elenteic Music
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Henry Heidrich General Contractor
George Eliot
Worthington
the Dry Cleaner
DIAL
Middle Avenue
Howard Wilson
General Trucking Moving and
Ninth Street
Church OF Nazarene
First Baptist
ST. Andrew's
Sway Squeaks
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Mdad Yoneda Colley
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Lake Ave
Cleveland ST
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Church Forum
Crystal Springs Dairy
World Religious News
D. Carl Yoder
Mothersingers
Society
Firemen Party
Weden Olmsted Falls
Cris Neilson
Paul Williams
John Shepherd
Russell Shepherd
Marilyn Shepherd
John Macy
Florence
Leonora Rahl
Oscar Manola
Eva Beamont
A. C., Hammond
James Doyle
Walter Hinckley
B. F
R. F
Beiter
Brownhelm
Church of Christ Scientist
Barrow
Loomis CO
Botamer’s
Broad Street
Hospital
Pete
Lehman-Johnson Co
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Redington Bldg
Elyria, O
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Funeral Home
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Hubbard CO
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