St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Pilgrim Baptist Church News

Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
On Sunday morning, May 2, a
large congregation filled the pews
at Pilgrim to hear Rev. S. E. Ware,
pastor, preach the sermon on "Tried
in Fire" Rev. Ware said that
Gods prize pupil of faith was Job.
Although Job suffered many I'M
usual ordeals, his faith in God en-
abled him to say Though He slay
me yet will trust Him and when
I've been tried I'll come forth as
pure gold"
Sgt. Lee Harris, Jr., accom-
panied by his sister, Miss Arlee
Harris, sang deep River" Flor
ence Timbers, Mildred Hart, Bar
bara Banks, who joined church
Easter Sunday, were fellowshiped
along with others who joined re-
Gently. Ruth Lowry is candidate
for baptism. Memorial flowers
were placed in the church by Mrs.
Ida B. Smith for her father, Mr..
George w. Wright.
Sunday night Rev. Ware
preached on Immediately 1 Was
in the Spirit"
The Trustee Board is sponsoring
a musical drama and quiz contest
in Fellowship hall on Monday eve
ming, May 10.
Next Sunday Rev. Ware will
preach on "The Attributes of a
Virtuous Woman" In the evening
his topic will be "a Mans Wisdom
Maketh His Face Shine"
The S. S. annual decision day
will be held Sunday morning at
$50. Rev. W. H. Bolts will be
principal speaker at the Junior
church.
Preparations are being made for
the pastors anniversary. The
membership is responding nicely.
Come early Sunday morning and
hear the special Mothers Day mes
sage prepared by Rev. Ware.-Mrs.
C. D. Milligan, Jr.
st. James A. M. E. Church Notes:
A good congregation apparently
still glowing with the glorious real
ity of the resurrection attended our
10:45 a. m. service last Sunday.
Rev. B. N. Moore in his sermon,
thoroughly explained ''The En-
riched Passover" based on the COM
memoration Of the Jewish Feast
found in Exodus the 18th Chapter.
This being Communion day the
pastor stressed the significance of
the observance of Holy Com
munion. A special anthem was
sung by the choir, II Will Give
Thanks" Mrs. Cora E. Moore was
soloist. Mother Behold Thy Son"
will be the topic of the pastor on
Mothers Day.
Among the guest artists who
appeared on our Easter morning
program and were not mentioned in
this column last week are: The
Barber Sisters, Mines. Clara Mae
Davis and Gertrude Nay and the
Four Ensemble Girls.
Mr.. o. C. Hall is teaching Negro
history in our Sunday school sub
stantiated by the Bible. In our
Sunday school he has group Of
deeply interested high school boys
in his class. Mr.. Hall, delegate
from st. James, attended the cleo
toral college of the A. M. E. church
held in Newton, Iowa, May s. Three
lay delegates will be elected to the
General Conference in Philadelphia,
May, 1914.
At our University of Life hour
last Sunday at $50 p. m. the show
ing of the movie "Your Future In
dustrial and Home Activities"
through the courtesy of the st.
Fat People Good Citizens
Police and judicial authorities
throughout the country agree that
fat people are good citizens.
Perhaps the explanation Of why
plump people refuse to be tempted
from the straight, if not exactly mar
row path lies in their contentment
with their lot. I'VE glory in our
fat" roundly declares DR.. Christie
pher Howard, a stout defender of
the stout, "our laughter, our good
temper, our sociability, our appre-
citation of food and drink, and COM
pany. We would rather die in full
possession Of our faculties in our
middle age than totter about In
scrawny-legged misery for a few ex-
ira years, lean and lonely lepers,
suspicious and suspected"