Services In The Churches Second Congregational
The Second Congregational Church holds worship at 10 45 with the message The Proper Placement of Our Gratitude. Choir sings Beside Still Waters Hemblen. Sunday school meets at 30. Pastor Dr A Kemp shares devotional thoughts for youths. Youth Fellowship meets 6 30 with leader Nola Smith discussing Does It Pay To Be Popular. All youths encouraged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational
Hemblen
A. &. Kemp
Nola Smith
Youth Fellowship Group
Farewell Service for Walter and Walter Kessler at Elyria church
The First Baptist Church of Elyria holds a farewell Sunday service for Mr and Mrs Walter Kessler who depart November 22 for the Union Gospel City Mission in Charleston WV to direct the Children's Department. The evening sermon titled Good Enough for Heaven discusses justification. A men’s mass meeting is planned for Thanksgiving morning from 9 30 to 12 with Geo Soerheide of Cleveland City Mission as speaker. Rex Soerheide is noted for his radio program.
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First Baptist Church of
Elyria
Walter Kessler
Union Gospel City Mission
Charleston
W. Virginia
Children’s Department
Geo Soerheide
Cleveland
Rex. Soerheide
Sun
Sunday Services Highlight Choir and Missionary Singers
Sunday church services feature the Boys Quartet Kenneth Haas Richard Davies Harold Kemp and Charles Hoover in the morning. Evening duet by Mr and Mrs Kessler marks their farewell as missionaries bound for West Virginia. A Yost will sing the Holy City. Choir performs He who would valiant be. Sermon titled The Human Will and Good Works. Thanksgiving services at eight and ten thirty. Young Peoples Fellowship at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Haas
Richard Davies
Harold Kemp
Charles Hoover
Kessler
W. Virginia
A. Yost
Holy City
Adam
Russell Broughton
St. Andrew's
Young Peoples Fellowship
Revival Series at Church of the Nazarene Opens Tomorrow
Tomorrow begins revival services at the Church of the Nazarene running Nov 21 to Dec 6 with Rev. Robert Andrews a former Pennsylvanian as evangelist. The Sunday School meets at the usual time under its superintendent and studies "Christian Workers." A Thanksgiving offering for world wide evangelism will be received at worship tomorrow morning. Rev. Andrews preaches morning and again at 7 45 for the evangelistic sermon. Special music and devotional service led by the pastor accompany the evening service. Public invited to all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Andrews
Pennsylvania
Rev. Andrews
First Congregational Church of
Elyria
Church of Christ
Alfred H. Betts
Presbytery of
Huron
Daniel W. Lathrop
Joseph Kent
Caleb Pitkin
Missionary Society of Connecticut
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Methodist Church Services Follow Usual Sunday Schedule
The Methodist Church plans 9:30 Sunday School led by Leonard Fisk, morning worship featuring Dr. Bonds on The World In The United States, with a second sermon next Sunday. Choir sings Give Thanks to God, Junior Church features Where are the Nine, plus piano solo by Anne McClellan and a story by Mary Metcalf. Evening Epworth League devotion at 6 30 led by Tom Reese with Miss Kelen Osborn speaking. Evening worship at 7 30 features Oh Give Thanks and The Rejected Corner Stone with mixed quartet. Organ selections include St Anne Ashford Laighto Danza Composite Melody and Sortie.
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Methodist Church
Leonard Fisk
Bonds
United States
Bond
God
Dr. Bond
St. Anne
Ashford
Vail
Convocation Messages At Penfield Junction Church
Rev C C Clauson of Camden Baptist Kipton closes Bible Conference at Penfield Junction Baptist Church this week. He preaches Saturday night on A Mad World's Saturday Night with a children’s program. He speaks Sunday on A Planned Prophetic World Program in the morning and A Day at the Grand Assise in the evening. Rev Eat J Hoover is pastor.
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C. C. Clauson
Camden Baptist Church
Kipton Wall
Penfield Junction Baptist Church
Grand Assize
Eat. J. Hoover
Penfield Junction Church
Thanksgiving Service at First United Presbyterian Church
The morning message at 10:45 will be The Unlochef of Believers. Adult Bible School at 9:30 covers I Cor 3 10 15 and Gal 6 6 10. Wednesday 7 30 is Union Thanksgiving Service led by Rev Will J Foster. Young people meet 6 39 pm. An offering benefits the Community Chest Fund. Full house hoped. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
Christian Workers
I Cor
Will J. Foster
Church of Christ
Community Chest Fund
Third Sunday Communion Service for Juniors at 9 30
The article notes the third Sunday calls all juniors to communion at 9 30 AM. Parents are encouraged to attend together. Beginners and primary departments gather for instruction at the same hour. At 10 45 the usual Morning Prayer service follows.
World Religious Conferences Shape Future World Council
Samuel Foxworth cites Youth crime links to lack of religious training at a regional convention of the State Council of Christian Churches of New York. A world council of denominations is planned after Oxford and Edinburgh meetings, with leaders from three continents speaking on an Armistice Day program. A hobby shop run by the First Church of Oberlin serves 200 people yearly, where youths and elders build book cases, radios, and baskets, with gifts made from the crafts.
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Samuel Foxworth
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
State Council of Christian Churches of New York
Ule
Oxford
Edinburgh
World Council
Holland
United States
Wabc-Columbia
Carnegie Landowment For International Peace
Columbia
First
Oberlin
Ohio
Thanksgiving in a troubled world and a call to reform
The passage argues that while not all things inspire gratitude, every situation has some just cause for thanks as wrongs are temporary and destined for destruction. It praises redemption through medicine mercy and healing institutions and the moral drive to build a better social order aligned with a vision of a new heaven and a new earth.
Pilgrim Fathers Endure Hardships for Convictions
A fragment recalls the Pilgrim Fathers enduring privations for religious beliefs, noting their sacrifices and resolve in pursuing their faith.
Dover Center M E Church Chronicle and Changes
The Dover Center M E Church on Center Ridge road traces to 1825 with early circuit rider visits. It began as a log-home meeting place, built its first worship space in 1850s, and underwent remodeling in 1905 and later additions including a dining room and kitchen in the basement in 1981. A 1935 roof update and interior redecorating followed. Rev John Rutledge serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Center
M. E
Center Ridge Road
Dover Center Road
William Ilhiott
John & Rutledge
Thanksgiving Gratitude Tied to harvest and divine purpose
The passage reflects on early American settlers adapting to nature and hardship, framing Thanksgiving as more than celebration. It links gratitude to dependence on God and the belief that divine will governs harvest welfare, portraying Thanksgiving as rooted in faith and divine love.
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America
Lake Avenue Woman's Association Holds Day Meeting
The Lake Avenue group met at Mrs. John Hogan Sr. home with eleven members and two guests Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Mach. A quilt finished, dinner served, and plans made to mend and pack the Indian Mission box on Tuesday Nov 23 at 1 pm. Members urged to send garments to Mrs Hogan or Mrs Croskey or call 30-855 for pickup. Officers elected: E F Croskey president Otto Jabbusch vice president Harold Starkey secretary treasurer. Next meeting at Mrs Robert Taylor's home with gift exchange Christmas party and noon dinner on Wednesday December 15. Lake Avenue school pupils had no school Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue
Hogan
Harold Starkey
Robert Taylor
Local Notes On School Visitations And Casualties
November 19 reports teachers visiting county schools. Harvey Green of Adelbert Street injures feet badly. Jimmy King recovering from a severe cold after missing school this week. Lake Avenue PTA to host a bingo parity Friday at 7 30 PM. Mrs Leslie Gould of Griswold Road breaks shoulder after a fall. recovering slowly. Mr and Mrs Walliard Hunter of Cleveland visiting the latter’s parents for a few days. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor of Griswold Road. Mrs Hunter convalescing after a tonsil operation.
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Harvey Green
Adelbert St
Jimmy King
Lake Avenue
Bvelle
Mis Eeslie Gould
Griswold Toad
Walliard Hunter
Cleveland
Paoen
Mis Robert Taylor
Griswold Road
Hunter
Missionary to Speak at Lake Avenue Church
Miss Matthew of Brazil will speak at Lake Avenue Community Church on Sunday November 21. She is highly recommended and has previously spoken here. Sunday school begins at 9 50 a.m and church services at 10 45 a.m.
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Matthew
Brazil
Lake Avenue
North Lyria Grange elects officers at Stato meeting
North Lyria Grange held its election of officers on Thursday evening at the Grange Station. Officers elected include Arthur Neiding Master Howard Behnke Overseer Mrs Harold Blake Lecturer Mrs Wimpenny and Elizabeth Hornyah Assistant Lecturers Robert Silver Steward Roy Wimpenny Assistant Steward Mr Wallington Chaplain Mrs Frank Provoznik Treasurer Mrs George Phelps Secretary Robert Taylor Sr Gatekeeper Ruth Provoznik Ceres Mrs Winfield Scott Pomona Betty Kelly Flora Mrs R H Miller Lady Assistant Steward Howard Behnke Henry Bislich Harold Blake Executive committee Mrs Henry Bislich business agent Mrs Robert Taylor pianist Mrs John Hogan Sr Juvenile Matron Mrs Harold Starkey Assistant Matron John Hogan Juvenile Patron Oscar Dunn Legislative Agent. Mrs Orlo Higgins was reported still on the sick list. The next meeting will be held on Thursday December 9.
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North
Lyria Grange
Grange Stati
Arthur Neiding
Howard Behnke
Harold Blake
Wimpenny
Elizabeth Hornyah
Robert Silver
Roy Wimpenny
Mr. Wallington
Frank Provoznik
George Phelps
Robert Taylor
Ruth Provoznik
Ceres
Winfield Scott
Pomona
Betty Kelly
Flora
R. H. Miller
Henry Bislich
John Hogan
Harold Starkey
Oscar Dunn
Orlo Higgins
Tom Strickler
Gerald Laver
Lleibert Starkey
Sterling Behnke
Chaplin
Richard Greenberg
Ellen Neufer
Margaret Hornyak
Dorothy Hogan
Roger Hogan
Lillian Starkey
Jane Baker
Grange
Thanksgiving Sunday Church Invitation
The article urges gratitude as a daily practice and invites readers to worship. It emphasizes co operating with God to make his gifts available to all and invites attendance at the church on Thanksgiving Sunday. It frames thanksgiving as both praise and active service through participation in church.
First Congregational Church Anniversary Tomorrow
The First Congregational Church of Elyria marks its loyalty anniversary with a Sunday service at 10 45 am led by Rev William Muir Auld on What the Church Is and For The choir sings Hark Hark My Soul from the 1900 dedication. Church School sessions begin at 9 30 am and an evening primary room program features six members speaking on Wider Work of the Church. All members and friends are invited to attend and learn how benevolence funds are spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan'l W. Lathrop
Alfred H. Betts
Elyria
Carlisle
Cleveland
William Muir Auld
H. R. Shelley
First Church
Juvenile Grange Elects Officers and Reports $585 Box
The Juvenile Grange held officer elections with Tom Strickler Master and Gerald Laver Overseer among others. A shared box was opened showing $585. Assistant Steward will be voted on at the next meeting December 9 at the hall.
Mrs. Albert King Hosts 59th Wedding Anniversary
Mrs Albert King entertained in honor of her parents Mr and Mrs Almon Olin s 59th wedding anniversary last Sunday. Sixteen guests joined in a three tier cake centerpiece. Four generations were represented with thirteen living grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs W R Shreve of Elyria visited in the afternoon.
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Albert King
Almon Olin
Guinevere Stephens
Bessie Stephens
Guinevere
William Ferguson
Y. A. Olin
Naomi Botton
Dorothy
Barrie
George Berghold
Jane
Anna
James King
W. R. Shreve
Elyria
Ashtabula
The Biggest Interest Men Pay On Troubles They Borrow
A succinct aphorism notes the heaviest cost lies in debts of distress. It suggests personal finance lessons about bearing burdens and the lasting weight of borrowed problems in life.
Action Without Thoughts Is Vain Without Action
A terse aphorism notes that actions divorced from deliberate thought amount to vanity. The saying emphasizes that mindful execution is essential, warning that doing without planning yields hollow results.
How Thanksgiving Day Became a National Holiday
The spread of Thanksgiving from New England to a national holiday occurred gradually across states without a formal movement. It gained prominence through tradition and the President's proclamation, reflecting the era’s temper and needs. Its biblical roots trace to Deuteronomy’s harvest mercy for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, shaping a humane practice in ancient Hebrews.
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New England
Egypt
Peace With God Needed for Lasting Harmony
A reflective aphorism notes that true peace among people and nations requires inner peace with God. It asserts hard work alone turns wishes into reality, implying moral effort aligns with spiritual guidance.
Soul and Body Lesson Sermon for November 21 1938
Church notices outline the Lesson Sermon topic Soul and Body for November 21 1938 in all Churches of Christ Scientist. It cites Psalms 62 55 11 Corinthians 5 7 8 and Eddy Science and Health page 477, highlighting faith over sight and the spiritual nature of identity and soul as Life and Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Wit and Wisdom Says Thanksgiving Origin Question
A Boston Transcript quip notes the Thanksgiving origin as likely devised by parents whose sons survived the football season. The piece reflects on friends boosting health and wellbeing, contrasts luxury with simple furnishings, and asserts duty to God fulfilled through service to others.
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Boston Transcript
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Landor
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Ninth Street
Samuel Johnson
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Middle Ave
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Sstanden
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Elyria Savings & Trust Building
Blue Bird Restaurant
Court St
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Ulaited Presbyterian
ST Andrew's
the Savings Deposit Bank
Yearbook of American Churches
The
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LaPorte M. E. Church
Crystal Springs
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lake Avenue School
Phe Ges Company
First Congregational Church
Grand River
Portage
Thone
Mii
Church of Christ Scientist
Elyria Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Lake Ave
Loomis CO
Knox
Lehman-Johnson Co
W. L. Barndollar
Mgr
Redington Bldg
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