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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1944
Page
3
Attendances described for First Baptist Church Grace Lutheran Church and Church of Christ with details on Sunday School times, morning worship, sermons, and midweek services. Includes topics such as The Race Question in American Life and Seeing the Glory of the Lord, plus Luther League and Bible Classes.
Church notices list services across multiple congregations including Congregational Christian Church with Sunday School at 9:45 and worship at 11 and 8 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church offers Holy Communion at 8 a.m and a sermon at 11 a.m. on justice and truth. Full Gospel Tabernacle assigns 9:45 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. worship with an Evangelistic Service at 8 p.m. Montague Avenue Methodist notes church school at 10:06 a.m. and Holy Communion at 11 a.m with sermons on What Meaneth This and What Are You Doing With Christ.
Braddock Street Methodist Church led by Rev T J Hawkins lists services at 945 am Sunday School 11 am sermon Empire Builders 730 pm sermon Born To Be a King with daily meditation hours. Salvation Army at 303 South Loudoun Street shows meetings Sundays 10 am 11 am 630 pm 730 pm and other activities through the week including youth and open air services.
Rev R W Wilson leads a full week at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m featuring a growth of a personal faith sermon and a 6 p m Young People's Vesper Service on How Christ Can Help You Evening meetings include deacons circles and a Woman's Auxiliary session Guest speaker Rev R K McDonald pastor of Berryville church appears at the Wednesday mid week service.
Sunday schedule lists 3:00 p m Runany School with Elwood Willey and Lee Rinker, 7:30 p m Young People Vesper, 8:00 p m Evening Worship sermon by Mr Duckwall. Market Street Methodist Church led by R W Vanderberry with 9:45 a m Sunday school A C Halvosa, 11:00 a m Morning Worship sermon Let us be realistic about our Christianity. 7:00 p m Senior Youth Fellowship sermon Little Foxes That Spoil the Tender Grapes by the minister.
Centenary Church Evan gelical Reformed led by Rev S L Flickinger holds 9 45 a m church school with Hers man See as superintendent and 11 a m morning worship. United Brethren Church led by Rev L Bridgers offers 9 45 Sunday school with Silas G Cather superintendent and 11 a m service by Rev Courtney H Anderson, plus 6 45 young people C E and 7 30 p m Senior C E, 8 30 Official Board. Activities include Monday women’s guild and Otterbein Guild on lawn, Tuesday W M A meeting and prayer service.
The International Committee on the Christian Approach to the Jews weighs postwar Jewish displacement in Europe, forecasting many in Russia. world Bible outreach expands with scriptures in 1,062 tongues. A two day forum in New York, featuring diverse leaders, promotes a nonsectarian, global charity effort tied to housing, food, and employment.
After five Sunday eveuings without services, Evening Services resume at Market Street Methodist church at 8 o'clock with Minister Reginald W Vanderberry delivering a brief message titled Little Foxes that Spoil the Tender Grapes Some young people will participate and a brief program is planned Attendance at summer services was excellent and the congregation is urged to keep up the record MT CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev A T Gaskins pastor 10 am Sabbath School 11 am Morning Worship Subject Workers With God 3 pm Installation of Pastor Sermon by Rev R L Petty of Kenbridge Va 8 pm preaching by Petty Monday installation banquet All welcome JOHN MANN METHODIST CHURCH Rev E H Jackson Church School 10 am Preaching morning and evening by the pastor Junior Choir 11 o clock Senior Choir 8 o clock All invited Tickets on sale at 313 S Kent Street for singing Friday September 15 at 8 pm
Dr E D Kohlstedt reports on 281 foreign speaking Methodist churches nationwide with over 41000 members. Polyglot churches total about 14000 across 51 congregations serving 30 nationalities. Chinese Oriental Mission includes about 1500 members. Western regions show 87 Southwest Mexican and Latin American Provisional Conference churches totaling around 12000. Pacific Japanese Provisional Conference had 4300 members before the war.
In Berryville Ave Pennsylvania the First Brethren Church lists a 9.45 morning worship with a sermon by Rev. Stanley Hauser from Waynesboro. Bible School at 10.45 led by A. C. Frye. Evening worship at 8 p m with prayer meeting and Bible study on Wednesday at 8 p m. Everyone is welcome.
Residents report many local people working at the canning plant in Inwood West Virginia. Calls and visits describe neighbors calling on or visiting relatives in Green Spring and surrounding communities including Luttrell Catlett Brill Saville Greathouse and Brannon families. Social visits occur Sunday and Monday with relatives in Berryville and Mt. Pleasant noted.
Edna Cadwallader returns to Washington after vacation with her parents. Phil Bowman re enters Mt Alto Hospital for treatments. Ruth Bauserman returns to Washington with her parents. Ruth Mason and Cora Fletcher visit Ernest Owens family. Charles Willis and family plus Virginia and Janet Willis from Baltimore visit Marvin White family. Virginia Willis returns to Indiana for college studies. Sunday visits with Guy DeHaven near Middletown. Ruth Mason visits Mrs. Marvin White.
President Roosevelt描述 a war devastated Italy with 45 million people in a state smaller than California and lacking resources. Brig. Gen. O'Dwyer has returned to discuss plans for renewed aid while noting widespread destruction of utilities north of Rome and a food and medical supply shortage.
Mrs. J. B. White improves after illness. Visitors include Mrs. W. W. Hicks and the Sine family from Cross Roads and Portsmouth. Mrs. Grace Kerns recovers after weeks of illness.
The South End Fire Company welcomed Wilbur Dyke Jr and Robert Pingley at their latest monthly gathering. Friendship Sarah Zane and Reuss fire companies reported only routine business during their sessions.
Lt. Paul D. Everly plans a west coast departure after a visit with his parents in Middletown. Several local residents recover or travel, including Darlene Barr convalescing after tonsil surgery, Ethel Watson recovering post hospital operation, Amye Clark resuming teaching duties, and Alice Altizer returning from vacation. A birthday surprise for Bush Rudolph at his home in Middletown drew many relatives and friends, with guests from Baltimore and Winchester joining the celebration.
Ebenezer Va September 9 large congregation attends Rev Roy Schmucker service. Martinsburg visitors include Odam Whitacre and Maynard Baker guests of Whitacres and Fletcher. Various Whitacres visit Ira Clark Mt Williams and D B Whitacre hosts family callers. A W Whitacre Martinsburg ill. A C Whitacre ill. J R Whitacre visiting.
The Winchester Golf Club will host the Opequon Golf Club from Martinsburg West Virginia in a home and home match. Plans indicate 12 to 16 players on each side as the Governor's Cup and Championship Tournament continue with quarter finals expected next week. This is the first year since 1941 these events have been held.
Miss Virginia Hollar, superintendent of nurses, announced that 25 enrolled in the September class of Nurses' Cadet Corps at Winchester Memory Hospital School of Nursing. Applications were received by August 28 and the class began training September 4.
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