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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
5
Rev J L Neff preaches at 11 a m on The Bible As a Guide to Living. Junior congregation meets through July. Church school turnout strong at 9 45 a m. Evening sermon at 8 p m titled Christianity and War invites all to attend.
Washington and Boscawen Street church announces at 9 45 morning children service and Sunday school 11 o clock morning prayer and sermon The Gifts of God Rev R B Nelson rector 5 evening service at Stephens City 9 am service noted.
Grace Lutheran Church on West Boscawen Street observes the first anniversary of Pastor C A Freed with a morning service and a report on accomplishments. Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m followed by morning service at 11 a m The Senior Luther League meets at 7 15 p m and the evening service at 8 p m invites strangers and visitors. The evening sermon topic is Will God Damn Anybody.
Rev George W Stover will preach at 11 am and 8 pm with Sunday school at 9 45 am. Christian Endeavor at 7 15 pm. Juniors meet Wednesday at 3 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 pm led by C A Barrett. Visitors without a church home are invited to all services.
The Centenary Reformed church will observe holy communion at morning and evening services. The sermon at 8 PM will be the fourth in the series Religion and Common Things. The pastor preaches Sunday evenings, and all sincere Christians are welcome.
South Loudoun Street church with Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden as pastor holds 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30, Bible classes at 9:45, Christian Endeavor at 7:15. Highland Avenue Church offers Sunday school at 3 p.m. and evening worship at 8 p.m.
The Church of Christ at 20 West Cork Street announces Bible school at 9 45 a m with L L Hockman supervising. Pastor preaches at 11 a m with communion, sermon on Why Men Do Not Want Jesus. Christian Endeavor at 7 15 p m on What Does Jesus Teach About Humility led by Leonard Riley. Midweek prayer 8 p m Wednesday Gospel and Selfish Luxury led by Mrs L L Hockman. Visitors welcome.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with preaching at 10 45 a m Evening service at 7 30 p m and a prayer meeting on Wednesday at 8 p m Worship with Rev Emerson Rohart pastor is invited
Supply Pastor Rev Harry M Crim delivers morning and evening sermons with Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Endeavor at 7 15 p m and prayer meeting at 8 p m. Annual Sunday school picnic set for Thursday July 15 at Grequon Lake Park inviting members and friends.
Open air services to be held in front of the Court House Saturday at 8 p m. Church activities include Sunday jail prayers at 11 a m. Sunday school at 2 30 p m Bible classes for men and women and sand tray classes for young children Evangelistic meetings in the hall Sunday at 8 p m Army conducts Sunday school at 3 30 p m at Union Chapel Martinsburg pike regular services at the chapel Wednesdays 8 p m Attendance is requested
U B Rural Charge led by Rev S R Ludwig lists Mount Pleasant Pleasant Valley and surrounding churches with Sunday school at 10 a m, sermons at 11 a m and 3 p m, evening services 7 30 or 8 p m, and Wednesday prayer meetings at 8 p m. Noted sermon title Man s Littleness and Bigness at Pleasant Valley.
Cedar Cliff and Cedar Creek churches announce Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and 10 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m preaching at 8 p m and 11 a m respectively Pastor J Hoge Smith leads Cedar Cliff services and Cedar Creek notes Marlboro location for morning and midday worships.
Reverend J Luther Neff of Greenwood M.E. will deliver a sermon at a 3 o'clock Sunday service after last Sunday's storm forced a cancellation. The congregation is urged to attend and honor God by gathering in His house for praise and blessing.
Weary of news from Reliance Virginia records a busy social week with visits from Washington D C guests including Mr and Mrs W O Cooley and son Bill and Miss Emma Calbreadth. Thelma Cooley joins for a Washington stay. Widmyer family returns from D C after several days here. Mrs J R Beaty remains in frail health. Kathleen Stickley returns from Front Royal. Frank Weirick visits with his mother. Winifred Widmyer plans a stay with the Stickleys. Floyd Carper visits the Obaugh home. Showalter sisters and Harve Rinker drive to Luray. Hinkins remodels his home. Dr Brunk preaches to a large audience.
Marlboro today mourns Mrs. Minerva Jane Keeler who died June 30 after a brief illness. She would have turned 79 on November 6 and is survived by nine children and 88 grandchildren. Funeral services were led by Rev. J Hoge Smith in Stephens City with interment at the family graveyard.
William W. Dunn was fined 12 dollars including costs for intoxication after a fight with Jimmy Lillis, who was fined 25 dollars for the same offense yesterday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia on Saturday August 1 1926 at ten o clock a carload of medicated stock salt shipped from Mifflinburg Pennsylvania April 17 consigned to Farmers Medicated Stock Sales Company notify H Batt Car 534084 arrived Winchester April 19 1926 and its receipt was refused it is advertised to pay transportation and storage charges.
Lincoln C. Andrews, assistant secretary in charge of Prohibition enforcement, sails for England and denies plans to resign. He says he will decide after returning and cites invitation from the British government to discuss cooperation against smuggling. A photo shows Andrews departing New York.
Miss Tessie Cohen of Eaton Maryland visits Mr and Mrs M Novick at their North Loudoun Street home.
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