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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1940
Page
6
Wil J. Foster, minister of the Church of Christ, Preaches Sunday at 10 35 a m on The Unchanging Christ. Russell Dunford directs music and Clare Short plays organ. Dorcas Class serves supper for the young people after Bible School at 6 p m. Reservations by phone 35163.
The Church of the Nazarene launches a series of evangelistic services from May 28 to June 9 with Rev. R. J. Smeltzer as evangelist. Smeltzer, a veteran missionary and pastor, has preached in many states and comes from Alabama. Rev. W. F. Clay leads services tomorrow morning and evening. A Memorial Day message is set for 10:45 AM.
The article outlines Sunday church activities including eve ning service at 7 45 Led by Rev Kenneth Amsler from Niles Ohio sermon Revive My Heart Special music and a 6 45 program by the Young People s Society The local oratorical contest winner travels to Ashland for a Zone contest on June 7 followed by 9 45 am Sunday School and 10 45 am worship with choir and anthems plus a 6 15 pm Junior Senior B Y P U meetings and a 7 30 pm Evangelistic Song Service The week features multiple events including a Mother Daughter party Tuesday evening an undenominational radio rally Wednesday and a Friday ordination service for Brothers Byars and Gasper with further choir performances and a Camp Iss See Kess decoration day picnic schedule
The First Congregational Church of Elrria invites all to worship with a Church School assembly at 9:30 in its five departments followed by classes. The 10:45 service features Rev. William Muir Auld preaching on The Difference Being A Christian Makes and the adult choir singing There Is A Land Beyond the Setting Sun from the cantata King Arthur by John More Smieton.
Sunday School convenes at 9:30 a.m. led by Superintendent Leonard Fisk. Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. with Rev. F. L. Hicks delivering Have Faith In God. Junior church at 10:45 a.m. under Mrs. O. J. Brown with story by Mrs. Merritt Powell. Mite box opening in the Junior church.
Rev W W Walker delivers We Love Him Because He First Loved Us at 10 45 with choir in Grace Lutheran. Holy Ghost With Light Divine sung by E S Lorenz. Visitors welcome. 9 30 Sunday School and Bible classes. council meeting Monday 7 30. Fellowship Club luncheon Tuesday 6 30. Junior Choir Wednesday 7. mid week class Friday May 31 at 7 30.
Bible School convenes at 9 30 with classes for the entire family. Morning Worship at 10 45 features Holy Hands from First Timothy. Evening sermon Christ ian Unity follows Acts 4 14. Week events include Young People and Women Missionary Society meetings and a Wednesday prayer service with choir rehearsal.
Sunday School convenes at Sec ond Congregational church at 9 30 a m. Service at 10 45 a m features Rev A E Kemp on Ephesians and Satan with theme What Honor hath the King of Darkness. Choir anthem and Youth Fellowship meet at 6 15 pm then depart for Oberlin First church for 7 20 pm talk by Miss Ruth Seabury.
A three week revival series starts Sunday at 10 45 a m at the Elyria Gospel Tabernacle with evangelist William F A Gierke a former Los Angeles lawyer as special speaker The meetings run nightly at 7 30 p m except Saturday lasting until the end of the series.
A church invites readers to remember fallen soldiers with reverence and gratitude and to live as a living sacrifice by promoting peace through faith, votes, and influence. The note urges attending memorial Sunday services and trusting in a Christlike solution to world problems.
A nationwide preaching and teaching ministry led by Rev Gierke offers special Divine Healing services during the campaign. Cancers goiters paralysis cataracts and other diseases are cited as healed through prayer. Special music will feature vocal and instrumental performances. The Elyria Gospel Tabernacle Sunday school meets at 9 30 a m with classes for all ages. Christ Ambassadors convene at 6 15 p m Doras McManama will speak. Women's Missionary Prayer Band meets Wednesday at 2 p m in the Faith Home. Public welcome to all services.
Tomorrow morning at 10 at St John Lutheran Church the rite of confirmation will be observed for sixteen youths aged 13 to 15. Rev Armin Schroeder will officiate the service, marking their first communion after thorough instruction in God’s Word. The confirming pastor lays on hands and blesses the class: George Arnett, Richard Barnes, Flora Louise Crosby, Robert Duscha, Jean Gilmore, Julia Mae Gotro, Raymond Guthman, Gladys Heintz, Joyce Heathcote, Raymond Janiz, Martin Koepp, Victor Luther, Loren Meschke, Robert Peters, Russell Rosenau, Lois Youngeberg.
The church schedules Holy Communion at 7 20 Sunday with church school at 9 30 and a 10 45 Morning Prayer and sermon. The Girls choir led by Miss Viola Haynes will sing with Gordon Jacob’s Brother James Air as offertory, a setting of the 23rd Psalm. The sermon, on Trouble and its Remedy, remarks on Europe’s distress and offers explanations and advice.
The Pilgrim church worship Saturday morning features sacred music by Garford school Glee Club directed by Vic torine Sears. Solo pieces and choir numbers are announced with details of singing and accompanying piano. The service includes a farewell sermon by Joseph H Varner Jr and pastor Jerry Newcomer in charge.
A reflective piece on life’s journey from birth to death urging onward movement. It contrasts human independence with spiritual guidance and cites Jesus urging people to come to him and go forward with faith.
Old fashioned revival services will be held at the Huron Gospel Tabernacle in Huron starting Tuesday night May 28 at 7 30 pm and continuing every night. The Hodgson and Novak party girl evangelists will present a program of singing music and preaching. Margaret Moehr is pastor of the tabernacle.
A compilation of Sunday services, classes, and pastor contacts across several churches. Entries include times for Sunday school and morning and evening worship, Sabbath activities, catechism, Christian Endeavor, and youth groups led by pastors such as J. Lo Urich ThD and Rev. Louis G. Novak, with addresses on Princeton Avenue, Lake Avenue, West River Street, and other locales. Continuous schedules show weekday preaching and mission society meetings, parish notes, and Holy Day arrangements.
Bauer serves as religious education superintendent. Twelve Senior Fellowship members plan a trip to Oberlin Sunday evening to hear Ruth Seabury of Boston, a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. No Pilgrim church meeting that Sunday. A May 26 program at 3:00 PM at Second Methodist, hosted by district steward Irene Howard, features Allena Hood of Cleveland as guest speaker. A June 3 conference at Second Methodist at 7:45 PM invites all members.
Church notices from multiple parishes include 150 East Bridge Rev G L Ade pastor with times for Sunday school devotional services and Bible study, St John’s Lutheran Broad St and West Ave led by Rev Armin Schroeder with German English services, Latter Day Saints at 1017 Lake Avenue with church school and worship, St Mary’s Catholic Mass times, First Hungarian Baptist Church West River Street with Sunday school and evening service, and St Peter’s Ridgeville with Sunday masses and assistant pastor.
The 1940 May Luncheon series by the National Committee of Church Women marks its third year with nationwide local luncheons. Reports note Siam’s Chiengmai church of 400 members, Mainz Bible in Rio de Janeiro, and plans for New York City schools to add two assemblies monthly on tolerance. The Salvation Army in London lists 36,857 paid staff and 285,244 volunteers across 97 regions.
The Church of Christ Scientist presents the weekly Lesson Sermon for Sunday May 28 1940 with Golden Text from Psalms 84 2 and citations from Lamentations 3 24 25. It notes a Mary Baker Eddy passage from Science and Health asserting the coming of immortal Mind over mortal mind and the dissolving of material beliefs.
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