Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
Church News

Church News ..-.
Church. School Glass No. G, wa,
I nicely, entertained, by Mrs. Luther
Coyerdale on Wednesday evening
April 8, at the school auditorium il
Glendale.
After the business meeting was
over those present engaged in play.
ing innocent games which created d
great deal of fun. -
Those present were Mrs. Luther
Coyerdalc, Mrs. G. A. Timmons, Mrs
J. Harry DickeTson, Mrs, Charles S.
Adkins. Mrs. Linda Warren, Mrs. u.
II. Reed, Mrs. Arthur Reynolds,
Mrs. H. r. Smith, Mrs. Geo. A.. Jes-
ter, Mrs. N. r. Prettyman and Miss
May Thayer; visitors, Charles S.
Adkins, Luther Coverdale, Miss Ida
May Jester, Miss Margarite Dicker-
son and Jimmie Dickerson. Refresh
ments we're served.
This is an up-to- date, go-ahead
class, which believes in being busy
at all times.
The May meeting of this class will
be something beyond the ordinary.
Look for further notices in the
Chronicle.
Sunday morning the Church
School was Shiny attended, only
two teachers being present outside
the primary department. This does
not look we'll for school that
should number at least 100 scholars
on its roll.
Christian people do not feel the
responsibility they should have in
conducting a church school such as
We have in Glendale. The least ex-
citement at other points seem to at
tract them moro than the work
which they have assumed to do in
the home church.
Teachers who are so often absent
will if continued, destroy any class.
Scholars like to see their teachers
when coming into the church Sum
day morning and if the teachers are
absent too often he or she will find
that the members of the class which
he or she teaches will be absent al
so.
1t is said that seventy per cent of
The future members of the churches
in the United States comes through
the church school.
Christian men and women the re-
sponsibility resting upon you is
great; see to it that you will be able |
10 render satisfactory account.
The morning lesson entitled "The /
Forgiven Father" as Christ was
speaking to the Pharisees. and to
make it plain so that they would be
sure to understand, He spoke the /
parable of the Prodigal Son. He
said that a man had two sons, the
had become dissatisfied
With his lot in life and asked of his
ather to give to him that portion of
by substance that falleth to him.
And he divided unto them his living.
Very soon the younger son left on
journey to a foreign country and
le wasted his substance with riot
,us living.
How many young men of the pres
mt day go out into the world and
re caught in the meshes which the
World sets for them and spend what
hey have in riotous living, forget
ing the way back to a forgiving ia
her and are lost?
This young man of the parable,
yhen he had spent all he had, that
is hunger Increased to that extent
hat he would have filled his belly
18th husks the swine did eat.
The boy began to think of the
ONE he had left; he thought of the
oOd time the servants were having
18th plenty to eat while he was dy-
lg Of hunger.
A full determination came to that
oung man to start at once for his
ONE and wondering as he passed
long how his father would receive
i'm. / will not say take me back
; thy son as have sinned against
eaven and in thy sight, I am no
ore worthy to be called thy son,
AXE me one of thy hired servants.
His father saw him afar off and