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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1941
Page
5
Dr E T Clark preaches at 11:00 Sunday at the First Baptist Church on defense amid a national emergency. He argues America must tighten defense beyond ships planes guns and training and warns against overlooked loopholes while urging action by all.
The notice lists CHrist Episcopal Church with Rev. R B Nelson as pastor. Services include 8 a.m. Holy Communion 9 45 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. Morning prayer with Confirmation by Bishop Goodwin. A prayer asks for readiness of hearts to receive the Holy Spirit.
The Highland Avenue Chapel invites all to a 7:30 p m ordination service for Mr W Andrew Wilkerson with sermon by Rev R S Wilson Rev Wilkerson also leads Sunday School at 3 00 and a 700 Young People meeting A mid week prayer hour is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m A new Pentecostal Mission location is Braddock Street between Whitlock and Montague with Rev J B Shade as pastor Sunday School starts 9 30 a m with morning worship and evening service follows Illustration of church activities and schedules.
Satan CHRIST CHURCH holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Rev Robert A. The First Baptist Church of Posen lists morning worship at 9 45 a m and a sermon on You Can Defend America at 1 a m with communion. A prayer service is scheduled for 8 p m Wednesday and a cordial welcome is extended to all.
The Centenary Evangelic church lists Rev. 8 L Flickinger and D. Piston as acting superintendents with church school. Morning Pentecost service at 11 am features a sermon by Rev. W. R. Hartzell from Homewood Hagerstown. No evening service.
The notice lists morning services at 9 30 Bible School 10 30 supervised by A C Prye Christian Endeavor at 6 45 and evening worship at 7 45 with a Wednesday 7 45 prayer meeting and Friday prayer meeting following worship.
The church at 308 S Loudoun Street led by Pastor C Worthington Lowe lists Sunday School and Men’s Bible Class at 945 am, Morning Worship at 700 am, a sermon, a sermon council Monday at 8 pm, and Missionary Tuesday at 8 pm. All members are urged to attend the cross and cans system revival.
At 11 a m morning worship a new assistant pastor is announced for Highland Avenue Chapel. A 7 30 p m midweek prayer hour follows with the Young People’s meeting and Wednesday service led by Ikerson.
The church lists Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 45 with Superintendent W P Anderson. morning worship at 12 with ser vice and Adult C E at 7 15. evening service at 8. mid week services as usual. The Board of Christian Education meets Monday at 8 in the Sunday School room.
The article outlines a Sunday Lesson-Sermon topic titled Ancient and Modern Necromancy and Mesmerism. It cites the Golden Text from Proverbs 21 30 and Psalm 37 about waiting on the Lord, plus a passage from Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures addressing divine action Mind and the rejection of evil and occultism.
Reverend Garland Evans Hopkins leads services with Sunday activities at 9 45 Sunday School 11 Holy Communion 7 Mediation The Manhood of 7 Youth meetings No evening services Mon 3 30 Girls Chorus Tue 4 30 Boys Circle No 8 8 p m Circles 2 3 4 Choir rehearsal Thursday 7 30 BSA Troop 9 meets at Cabin Saturday 10 30 Cherub Choir attendance and notices for parsonage in church office
Church services listed include 9 45 a m Church School with Carl R Ritter 9 45 a m Men's Bible Class 11 a m The Service with Holy Communion 11 a m Children of the Church 7 p m Luther League 8 p m Vespers Sermon by Rev E B Smith.
Church services schedule lists Rev Harry Balthis as pastor with 10 00 a m church school led by George R Haines, 2 00 p m morning worship with Sermon by Capt Mathias Bott of the Army, 30 p m evening worship by J W Morrow. Thursday 7 30 p m Woman's Society of Christian Service at Mrs J W Contz 1000 S Kent Street.
Rev C H An pastor invites attendance at Sunday 0.45 p m morning worship and 7 p m for evening service prayer meeting. Colored wording indicates weekly church schedule.
Pastor Rev T M Swann leads Braddock Street Methodist Church with 8 45 am School 11 am Holy Communion 7 15 pm Young People program on India slides 8 pm sermon An Oppressed Nation Wednesday prayer 7 30 pm service in charge to the
At Mt Carmel F B Church Benneau and School announce 10 a m service by Rev John D Jenkins with topic A Memorial Day With God. Evening service at 8 30 p m on An Account of the Stewardship followed by communion. invites all members and friends to attend and hear the newly elected pastor.
A poem implores divine help for expansive thought and fearless, compassionate exploration of the world. It seeks to free the mind from prejudice, to gaze forward with hopeful resolve, and to cultivate a bold, adventurous spirit guiding human progress.
May 31 report from Clearfield Pennsylvania notes Mrs. Jess Irwin exclaimed over a claim of fifty four leaf clovers found by a woman. Irwin then grew clover on her lawn and discovered six seven leaf clovers four six leaf clovers seventy six five leaf clovers and sixty one four leaf clovers.
The Star notes that afternoon editions arrive after press time, delaying late news delivery and affecting readers seeking current updates.
The church schedule lists a sermon titled Peril of Our Nation during M Worship, with Christian Endeavor at 7:00 and an Evening service at 8:00 featuring a sermon titled Light for Our Darkness.
Rev. C J Clarke and Mrs Newton Clarke of Mt Jackson called on friends in Brucetown. A miscellaneous shower honored Mr and Mrs Charles Duvall at the Lee Bragg home. Visitors included Mr and Mrs C W Shearer Jr and family from Philadelphia. Several local students joined trips to Williamsburg and Yorktown.
Mrs. Clark Bageant and children spent an evening with Mrs. Belle Ark and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clark shopped in Winchester Monday. Miss Hazel Clark stayed with her sister Mrs. Eugene Bunner at Whitacre. Mrs. Ruby Speelman visited her mother Mrs. Belle Clark Monday. Mrs. Eugene Bunner, ill two weeks, shows some improvement. Visitors Tuesday night included the Bageants and Clarks, and Mrs. Belle Clark with Eugene. Laurel Hill Church Sunday school drew a large crowd. Paul Bunner, Eugene's son, spent the weekend with grandmother Belle Clark. The Bageants and the Holidays visited Martinsburg Sunday. Alfred Bunner, Eugene's son, spent Thursday night with the Bageants. Betty Lou Bunner visited Gainesboro recently. Gainesboro school will close Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Slonaker welcome a newborn daughter born in May. Nora Larger works at Jerry Peacemakers.
Brush Creek Virginia notes the death of Mrs Maggie Shockey and her burial at Bethesda Methodist Church in Shockeysville. Also updates on John Dunlap, Mrs Ed Luttrell, local visits, a needed rain, and upcoming school vacation.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both signed the Declaration of Independence and served as Presidents. They died on July 4, 1826, the same day.
Mr and Mrs George Bywaters of Opequon visited Mr and Mrs Edson Fawcett in Mt Pleasant last Sunday. Sunday school is at 10 a m and preaching at 8 p m next Sunday June 1 due to Sir Memorial Services at Johns. Mrs Dorsey Ritter and daughter Carrie Boyce visited Mrs Hamilton. LeVane Barr and family visited her mother along at her home last Sunday. Louise Perry joined the Williamsburg trip with her cancer group and reported a fine trip.
Intercepted at sea by a British cruiser en route to Martinique, the 8379 ton French liner Winnipeg arrived at Port of Spain with hundreds of German passengers interned. Two American born women described Germans tossing letters overboard as champagne celebration occurred aboard during the 26 day voyage from Marseille.
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