Arkansas State press., 1942-04-24
HopeNews
BY Bessie Delois Flenory

TIE Sunday School lesson on last
Sunday and supt. Piggee an
nouneed a largest attendance. The
Willing Working Club sponsored a
program at 800 p, m. Rev. Nor
gan johnson offered prayer and
the message, IL Must Work the
Works Of Him that Sent Me-" was
brought hv Rev, G. j. Jones. Solos
Were rendered by Miss Cleo Wash
ington, Mrs, A, Flemons, Prescott ;
j, X. McBeth, Emmett, and Messrs,
c. s. Carmichael and Ed Meyers,
all contributing to make the pro-
gram huge success.
II has been announced thai there
will be rally, Sunday, April 26,
at 800, with two little flower
girls, Cora Mae Woodberry (rose)
Decree Harris OLilliel. Everyone
is invited. BETHEL A. NJ. f.
CHURCH; Rev. f. N. Glover, pas
tor of Rising Star Bapt. Church
delivered the key message at the
Bethel A. NJ. f. Curch during an
Educational Drive last week, for
the first nights service; Rev. j, S.
Washington, pastor of Bebee Mem
orial Church was speaker the sec
ond night, the third night, scrip
ture reading and prayer services
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
j. IL. Covington; fourth night, Rev.
J. W. Williams, pastor of Lonoke
Bapt. Church. On Sunday, April
10, Mrs. Eliza Holt, supt. of the
Sunday School, reviewed the les
son. Sunday evening, the pastor,
Rev. Covington, and his members
went to Mt. Zion c. M. f. Church
and the shepherd of the flock, de-
livered the message. LONOKE
BAPT. CHURCH. Supt. j. A. Har-
ris reviewed the lesson during the
Sunday School hour last Sunday.
Rev. J. W. Williams. pastor, de-
livered the message at the morning
hour and two persons united with
the church. c. G. Carmichael is
president Of the B. Y. =. U. and
reports large attendance. The
pastor delivered the night mes
sage and the financial report to-
tailed S31.95. A REVIVAL started
at Lonoke on April 20, conducted
by Rev. W. NJ. Bowie of Houston,
and will continue for ten days
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER:
Rev. f. N. Glover, pastor of Ris-
ing Star Bapt. Church, delivered
the baecaluerate sermon at the
Guernsey High School, with c.
J. Walker, principal, to a large au-
dience on last Sunday at Powers,
Accompanying the speaker were
Mesdames Mary Flenory, Tressie
Loudermilk and Miss Adell White.
Misses Reathcr Johnson, Celastine
Williams and Ersatine Johnson
were the seniors. Music was furn-
ished by the Junior Class and So
10 was also rendered by Londcll
Williams. The school is pleasantly
located and boasts of one of the
best huildins in Hampstead coun-
ty, with library started also.
YERGER III SCHOOL: Several
schools of this county will partici-
pate in the May Day exercises at
the school on May /, which will
consist of athletics and school
problems.
TO BENEFIT ADULTS. Mrs.
A. f. Clark, instructor of the
Adult Education Program on So.
Hazel ST., motored to Fordyce, re-
Gently and brought back some new
ideas on Negro Guidance"
PERSONALS: Mr.. Oscar Hun
ter and mother motored to Mag
nolia to visit an uncle and BROTH
er, Mr.. Jesse Murry. Miss Leona
Jones has just returned home af-
ter completing a course at the Jef-
acknowledgement Beauty School,
Pine Bluff. Miss Ollie B. johnson,
Lewlsyille, was visiting in the city
on Monday, April 10, with her bro
Their and sister-in-l laws, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grafton Epps. Week ending in
Nashville with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Wesson, was Mrs.
0. f, Campbell. SPRING PARTY;
The Spring holidays held much ex-
citement for certain youngsters
of Yerger Hi School. A Spring
house party was given at the home
Of Mrs. Rance Metcalfe and those
present were Misses Bowels, Tea
que and McFadden, junir; Chas.
Loudermilb, senior, and the home
folks, Mrs. Metcalfe and her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Alexander. and Mr.
Wilkerson. THEATRE PARTY
Given in honor Of Miss Marye W.
league along with her birthday
celebration last week Mrs Jose
phinc Johnson was recently called
to the bedside Of her daughter,
Mrs. jenkins, who resides in Chi
cago. Mr.. +, j. Lowe motored to
Washington, Ark, to deliver the
Glass Address on Friday, April