Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-26

Pilgrim Baptist Church: At our
IL a. m. service March 81, Rev. S.
E. Ware, pastor, delivered a mag
nificent sermon, second in a series
on "The Seven Last Words" His
subject was Envy" Rev. Ware
said, Envy is to the soul as rust
is to iron, moths to wool and ter
mites to wood. Envy is our wrong
judgment of others. Love is kind,
love envieth not" The Crucifxion
was beautifully sung by Mrs. L.
H. Allen. Visitors were ]. Louis
Erwin, st. Paul attorney, Mrs. Clyde
R. Johnson and Mrs. Edward
Lackey of Keokuk, Iowa, Mrs. John
Shepard of Minneapolis, Mrs. Sylvia
Delifus of South Bend, Ind. Mr..
Ezelle Thomas, formerly of Ar
kansas, joined church.
The text for Sunday, March %,
will be "Woman Behold Thy Son,
Behold Thy Mother"
Sunday afternoon the patriotic
tea, under the auspices of the Sun
day school, was well attended. Mr..
C. W. Wigington was the principal
speaker.
Sunday evening, the pastor
preached from the text, Here Am
I, Send Me-" The evening service
was filled with enthusiasm. Aaron
Pryor joined church. Watch for a
big surprise coming soon to Pill
grim's services.-Mrs. G. D. Mill
gan, Jr.
Camphor Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: DIR. w. H. Williams,
our district superintendent, de-
livered a sermon last Sunday on
the subject, "Wings of Religion"
He declared that love and faith are
the wings of religion that are
needed for victorious living today.
Many came to the altar for
prayer after the sermon. T. K.
Herbener, protestant chaplain at
Camp Savage, spoke on "The Duties
of the Chaplain" at the evening
worship service. Relatives of ser
vice men were guests of honor.
Offerings for all causes on last
Sunday were the best of the year
thus far.
DR.. Williams held the business
session of the fourth quarterly con-
ference on Monday night. The re-
ports for the year from the various
auxiliaries and boards of the church
were good. Officers for the new
conference year were nominated
and confirmed. Mr.. James Rideaux
was named the charge lay leader
and Mrs. Clarence T. R. Nelson
was named the lay delegate to the
annual conference to be held in In
dianapolis, May 5. DIR. Williams
congratulated the church on rails
ing, with the assistance of friends
more than $1,700 since August, in
the Camphor Victory Campaign, to
free the church of debt. AS soon
as the local Methodists raise $1,000
to match like sum from the Board
of Missions and Church Extension,
the Camphor Church will be free
from all Indebtedness.
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, pas
tor, will preach at the II a. m. ser
vice on Sunday, on "The Chris
tian's Hope" The pastor began
the instruction of the preparatory
and church membership class last
Sunday. The class will meet each
Sunday at 6:45 p. m. A group of
students from the St. Paul Bible
Institute will sing at the evening
worship service at 7:45 p. m. Sun
day. These young people are truly
consecrated and a very inspiring
service will be conducted by them.
This is a service that young and old
alike will enjoy.
st. James A. M. E. Church: Sun
day, March 81, the first day of
spring, brought a good attendance
at our 10:45 a. m. service. Rev.
B. N. Moore, in a scholarly man.
ner, delivered the second of his
series Of sermons on the sayings of
Christ, II and My Father Are One. J."
He presented clear and interpre-
tative conception of the spiritual
and moral union and the unity that
should exist among those in the
Christian church.
Visitors were Mrs. Mary Robins,
Fl. Payne, Ala, Mr.. Raymond
m. RANKS z222zzzzz5z2z22aa