St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-01-26
News of the
CHURCHES

"Ez&kt0. the Visionary Prophet, the mes
sasS delivered by our pastor, Kew: b. M
MoVre, at the morning service last Sunoey'
WIS the third of series Of sermons on
NTbe prophets" through which Rev. Moore
hopes to help our congregation get vision
Of vnen whose prophecies guided In their
time and the likeness Of present day needs
Ezekiel the Priest a man of great strength
power, said 30 have second slgnt' re-
ceived his call through q vision the cen
troi i5eo Of the prophecies of Ezekiel was
"God . God Spirit" One of his most out
standing announcements was that peopte
are ret JUDGED by ancestors but each must
| be judged for himself. A.,
The seloist for the morning was Mrs'
Clara Mae Davis, A very delightful pro
| o,,sno was rendered at the "Twilight Mu-
sjcsI Sponsored by the Gospel choir ct
| 4gGO n. m, at which time the singing OF
| the choir and so4oists Of st. Peters Churcn
| Of Minneapolis lifted US to q very high
spiritual realm The 500 groNpe re iEos,aIS,
Nv mrs, villa Mae Barber were grae1ousV
anplauded. The Gospel choir Of ST. ; ames'
the host, directed by Villa Mae Barber
| rendered several numbers which were ap-
preciated by the audience. A.
Rev. Moore Is making definite plans 70
attend the Bishops CSun Sal,S w5icn mee'S -
Trhe Senior choir will resume its Sunday
| Nioht Musicals in February, the first being
Feb. 25th, Bertha L. King and Cora f.
Moore, Co-chairmen.
Visitors welcomed at the morning serv-
| Ice were: Mr.. Nicholson, 595 lglehart Ave-.
William Shurmacker of Chicago Ill., anu
Mr.. p M. Harris of Vancouver.
Continuing the series, Rev. Moore has
chosen as his subject, ''Zachariah the giver
of Courage" for Sunday, Jan. %, at the
morning service. There Is vacant pew IN IN
You have no church home.-Bertha L. King.
CAMPHOR MEMORIAL METHODIST
CHURCH NOTES: Last Sunday our pas
tor. Rev, Clarence T. r. Nelson, gave
personal testimony on the subject Why i
Follow Jesus Christ, the Matchless Leader
at fine IL a, m. service. An unusual spirit
ual tone seemed to run through the serv-
ice. Many came to the altar for prayer
| following the sermon. Mrs. Roberta Davis,
| who has been III, was back in the choir
and led the choir in singing Breathe on
Me- Just before the pastors message. we
were pleased TO have Private Mary COOK
the one member of the WACs from our
| church, present at the service.
Mrs. Julia Lewis was elected president
| of the Woman's Society of Christian Serv-
| ice at the election conducted by the pas
| tor. Plans are under way to reorganize our
women's work: The Woman,s Society OF
| Christian Service will meet tonight (Fri-
| day) at the home of Mrs. Bessie Turpin,
| 3O91h jackson street. A cottage prayer
meeting was held on Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Cassie Smith, 9S5 lyle
hart Avenue.
| Ruler" will be the subject of the sermon
by our pastor at the IL a. m. service on
Sunday. Several paid on their pledges
for the Crusade for Christ financial cam
| paign last Sunday. The class of girls
taught by Miss Irma Monson will try to
raise $500, for this campaign BY March
4, when Bishop E. w. Kelly of st. Louis,
| comes to dedicate our church and final
reports for this campaign will be made
in our local church.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS:
"Our Greatest Desire was the sermon
topic used by Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., last
Sunday morning. He made clear that a de-
sire that may at first seem selfish may be
very Christian in its import. Jesus made
folks conscious of their worth" He will
do anything for recognition. However, the
Christian spirit will cause US to use our
energies in the proper way"
"a Day Just Right" was the title Of the
children's story. This children's period
portrays the minister's interest in the
Church of Tomorrow by making the chill
dren feel that they are part of the Church
today.
Among those visiting were Miss De-
lores Page and Mrs. John Page, Manly,
| Iowa Miss Wilma johnson from the
Pentecostal Church at Cleveland, Ohio. Our
apologies to those whose names we were
unable to get. Please come again, register
and be recognized. This Church of Lofty
Friendship" welcomes you.
The Publicity and Servicemen's Com
| mittee are now preparing the monthly
pastoral letters to the members and friends
| in the Armed Forces. A letter sent to Cpl.
Emanuel Ashley somewhere in the Pacific
has returned with a note: Returning to
the U.S.A."
Three hundred hymnals is the goal of
the Committee headed by Mrs. Jennie
Kelly. Mr.. Geo. w. Wills, chairman of the
board of religious education, announces
that his committee will meet next Sunday
at p. M.
Pilgrims so units reports a very favor
able meeting last Thursday. Good work,
units, Pilgrims proud of you John Gull
yer.
Border Methodist Church News: An ap-
preciative congregation shared in the wor-
| shipful experience on Sunday morning,
Jan. 81, at IL a. m. The minister, Rev.
Robert W. Kelley, delivered the message
The Acceptable Year" His central con-
viction was that 1915 is a year of our
Lord in which the will of God is meeting
the basic needs of humanity. The choir
reached a high pitch in singing Mind on
Jesus" They contributed twenty-five dol
lars on the furnace emergency rally. Mrs.
Annie Crews is president.
The official board meeting on Monday,
Jan. %, at p. M, voted to extend the
furnace emergency rally for one month
in order to meet the final payment and
trustee needs. The board has set aside the
fourth Sunday as Vesper Sunday. A pro-