Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
News of the CHURCHES

WAyman ~ ~. II. Charch NewBs Rev
L. p. Ashford, in his sermon Sunday morn.
ing, spoke from the subject, The Lort
VIII Comfort His People" He pointet
out that In the midst Of q War-torn world
abundance Of JOY yet remains for thost
whose mind Is stayed on the Lord Mr.
0. G. Hall, prominent A. N. z. layman
from St. Paul, was a visitor at the Sun
day morning services.
The Sunday night service was turned into
an old-fashioned congregational song
service.
The Busy Bee Club met at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cooper. Tuesday.
May !. Friday night the Ever Ready club
will have a call meeting at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Witbers. 1904 Fifth
Ave. n. Also the Pastors Aid Club win
meet at the home Of Mrs. Lucille Woodland,
1908 Lyndale Ave. N, Friday. May IL.
Tuesday night, May Is. the Busy Bee
Club will celebrate their 25th Anniversary
at the church. The public IL invited.
Sunday afternoon, May 20, the Pastors
Aid Club 10 sponsoring a Birthday Rally.
Rev. II. W. Bolts, Jr., will be the speaker.
The Zion Gospel Chorus will sing.
Sunday. May 10, 10 Trustees Day. The
pastor will preach the Mothers' Day sermon
at II 100 o'clock, his subject 70 be The
Mothers Of Great Men"
Sunday night services will begin at Z
2. m. The Junior Choir will sing.-Church
Reporter.
Border Church News: Sunday morning,
May 10. the church will observe a worship
Of prayer and Thanksgiving cOmmemorat-
ing We Day.
The message is Mother Prays." The
Mothers Day worship will be at D. m.
on Sunday evening, the theme will be
Mother in War Time" Mrs. W. d. Brown
will be the principal speaker; Mrs. Martha
Lee will give recitations: Mrs. Edna 70
wards will read a paper. Border Choir
will sing.
The mothers and guardians who have
pictures and photographs, coins, flags, bull
lets, insignias or other wartime souvenirs
are asked TO bring them Sunday morning
or early Sunday evening.
The Prayer Band will meet on Tuesday,
May 10. at p. m. in the home Of Mrs.
Clayton Wiley, 977 Aldrich Ave. North.
Each member is urged TO take care of
their conference assessments within the
next three weells.-The Church Rporter.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News: The COM
nunion meditation last Sunday was The
Floyd Massey, made use of Jesus story of
the rich fool" Luke 12:l6-21. II was
announced that Pilgrim met with great
success on April 20, by exceeding the goal
and raising over S1760, thus liquidating
the church Indebtedness. Mrs. Odelle Gal
AO"ay Sang a bOlOs
Visitors were Mrs. C. Jefferson, Mrs.
Crystal Stevenson, Mrs. z. Jackson, Mrs.
Ira Rawls, Mrs. Constance 2. Hurt, Mr..
v. Fields. George Parker, J. and Abbie L.
Ward. Mr.. Sidney Williams. a son Of Pill
grim, was at the organ, and will play dur
ing the month of May. during the absence
Of Mrs. Harriet Hall, organist, now on
tour.
The minister and deacons took com
munion TO the sick and shut-ins. Rev. J. W.
Junnen was the preacher at the evening
worship hour.
On Mothers Day, next week Sunday,
Rev. Massey will speak at II a. m. from the
topic. The Heart of the Family" At 8
p. m, the young mothers will present a
program. Mrs. Odelle Galloway is the
principal speaker. Many talented mothers
are to participate. Come to Pilgrim, the
church of lofty friendship.-Church Re-
porter.
Camphor Memorial Methodist Church
Notes: A large congregation was in at
tendance at the morning worship service
last Sunday. Our pastor, Rev. Clarence
T. r. Nelson, preached on the subject.
THE Mind and Spirit of Christ" using for
his outline prayer by St. Francis. Jean
Matthews, age seventy-two and Richard
Garcia, young man. made their confess
sion Of faith and Joined the church as did
Mrs. Lula Brinker, who was formerly a
member of the A. NJ. E. Church in Arkan-
'as. high spiritual tone prevailed
throughout the service which was climaNed
with the administration of the Lords Sup
per. Praying Mothers" will be the subject
of the Mothers Day sermon by Pastor
Nelson at the II a. m. worship service
on Sunday. Babies will be christened and
the choir will sing special music. The Sun
day School and choir will join in the
presentation of the Mothers Day program
at the Family Service hour, 80 p. m.
In keeping with Pres. Humans proclama-
ton we will have a special We Day
Thanksgiving Service at 8 p. m. Sunday
A program of special interest is the one
being planned by Mrs Lula P. Keene
secretary of the Status of Women of the
Woman's Society of Christian Service, for
Sunday, May 20, at 4 p. m. Mrs. A. NJ
Wentworth, a well known speaker, will
deliver the principal address and Mrs. Cora
Moore will be the guest soloist. Mrs,
Roberta Davis and Mrs. Tessie Sonion will
sing and Mrs. L. S. Taylor and Mrs. Eva
Taylor will give readings.