Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-08

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Despite the bad weather there was
a large attendance at Pilgrim Sun
day. The total for the day 422.
Pilgrim had as their guest min
lister Sunday morning, Rev. E. v.
Pierce, a prominent leader in the
Northern Baptist Convention. Rev.
Pierce's topic was "The Church
The Body of Christ" Corinthians,
1912. Rev. Pierce stressed the
fact that each member is important
to the well-running Of the church;
and it is very important that each
Christian live his live, so that they
may set an example TO others and
in this way not allow anyone TO
fall away from the Christian body.
Sgt. C. Murray, who was home
on furlough, sang a group of three
songs.
Sunday was also Communion
Sunday. Communion was taken to
the sick and shut-ins of Pilgrim
by Rev. Massey and the deacons.
At 6 p. m. the Youth Fellow
ship Group held a panel discus
sion. The topic was Working To-
ward World Fellowship" The men,
bers of the panel were students at
Manchester College. Races repre-
sented were Japanese, American,
East Indian, Caucasian and Negro.
Miss Iris Brown was chairman of
the program.
Rev. Massey's topic for the Sun
day evening service was Balm
for the Bruised" The nucleus of
the sermon was the 23rd Psalm.
Guests during the day were Miss
Wayne Carrot, Jackson, Miss; Mr.,
and Mrs. James Ward, st. Paul;
Mrs. E. V. Pierce, First Baptist
church; Mrs. Margaret Mccall,
First Baptist church; Kenneth
Jones and Alonzi L. Byrd, Void
Chamberlain Naval Training Sta
ton.
At $3.50 p. m. the Social Action
Committee will represent Pilgrim
at meeting sponsored by the Min
nesota United Nations Committee
at the st. Paul Round Table Of
Christians and Jews at Manchester
college. The topic will be "Organi,
cation for World Peace"
Next Sunday evening the church
will commemorate the 10th yeal
in the present building. The dea.
cons are sponsoring the program
At this time there will also be the
announcement of the grand tota,
of the fifty units. Deacon Huron
J. Shelton will be the principal
speaker.-Louise Howard.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: zone of the lessons
that we may learn from the life Of
Christ is that of being free from
the fear of what men can do to US, >
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson de-
clared in a sermon last Sunday
morning. Three persons Joined the
church. They were Mrs. Ellen
Walden, formerly member of the
Salem Baptist Church, Chicago
and two brothers, Reuben anC
Roger Neal, who belonged to the
c. M. E. Church in Arkansas. The
Neal brothers are brothers Of
Bishop Cecil and Earsell Neal anc
Mrs. Odessa Deloney, all of whom
are members of our church. Roger
Neal served for more than two
years in the Navy. Six persons were
given the right hand of fellowship
after the administering of the
Lords Supper.
An interesting discussion on the
subject of "All of One Blood" was
held at the meeting of the You'll
Fellowship Sunday evening. Anoth,
er phase of the study in race re-
lations will be discussed next Sun
day at the Youth Fellowship meet,
ing at $50 p. m. Committees have
been named and final plans are be,
ing made for the silver anniversary
of the church. Bishop Ralph S
Cushman, presiding bishop of the
st. Paul area, will preach the 25th
anniversary sermon on Sunday
morning, December II. The silver
anniversary program and reception
to which the public is invited will
be held on Monday evening, Dec. Is
DR.. M. L. Harris, the youthful presi-
dent of Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas, will be the
principal speaker.
The following persons have been
named as members of the Council
for the Crusade for Christ in the
local church: Mesdames Julia Lewis,
Essie Stewart, Juanita Nelson,
Laurene Tabor, Bessie Turpin,
Josie Williams, Eva Taylor and
Miss Mildred Monson and Mr..
James Rideaux. This group and
the class leaders will conduct cot
tage prayer meetings during the
month as we prepare for this great
church-wide crusade. The first of
the series of cottage prayer meet
ings was held at the home of Mrs.
Julia Lewis, and the meeting on