St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-31
CHURCH NOTES

CamphOr Memorial Methodist Church
Choose Ye This Day Whom Thou Will
Serve" the text used by the Rev.
Merrill E. Nelson, pastor of the Wheatland
Avenue Methodist Church, in a. sermon at
the morning worship service last Sunday.
The guest speaker, who is brother of the
pastor, the Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson,
declared that "the Christians of the world
could have prevented the World War if
they had stood firm, as did a few con-
scientious directors, for their convictions
against war"
We were pleased to have among the WISH
tors at the service, the Rev. John Brooks,
a member of the Washington Conference.
Pastor Nelson conducted the service, and
preached last Sunday morning at the Hol-
man Methodist church, for the pastor who
is on his vacation.
After the morning service, many MEM
bers and friends of the church went to
Como Park and enjoyed the first annual
basket meeting. The festivities of the day
were closed with song service.
Rev. Nelson will preach at the IL a. m.
service Sunday, and will deliver a Labor
Sunday message. The Mems Club will be
in charge of a Labor Sunday program at
$40 D. m. The principal feature of the
program will be a panel discussion on the
subject "The Relationship of Labor and the
Church. Speakers on the panel will in
clude S. Vincent Owens, executive secre-
tary of the St. Paul Urban League Maceo
V. Littlejohn, general chairman of Local
SIG ; Frank Boyd, secretary-treasurer of the
Twin Cities Division of Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters William Heron. vice
president of Local CIO; and John Law
renee, representing the United Transport
Workers of America. Musical numbers on
the program will include solos by Chester
Russell and Thomas Greene. Prof. R. Nell
son, barber, will play the pipe organ and
Janet Armstrong, Mrs. Arlee Blakey and
William Billiard will sing as trio.
St. James A. M. E. Church: Rev. Moore's
message, ''The Highest Good" was an
admonition to all to live their Christian
lives with the high efficiency which they
put into their jobs. AS an honorarium,
son, assistant pastor, for his very faithful
service during the year. DR.. Earl S. Weber
was speaker for the senior choir musical his
| subject was, 1.-THE Negro in the Post War
| Era and the Four Freedoms" Musical Sc
lections were given by Douglas S. Lewis,
| organ; vocal selections by Mrs. Emma
| Simms, director of St. Peter choir, Mime
apolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jackson, sister
and brother-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
| Freeman. The senior choir will resume its
Sunday Night musicals, Sunday, September
%, 1945, at 300 p. m. A very special pro-
gram is being arranged by the committee
| Allie Ballenger, E. Gertrude Boldly and
| Bertha L. King. The senior choir's first
major project will be the presentation CT
| Alma Freeman in recital on November l
Mae Lark is general chairman.
| Sunday, September 2, will close this con.
| ference year Holy Communion will be OBJ
served at the morning service Rev. Moor"'s
| subject was THE Cup of Brotherhood"
| The final church meeting of the year will
| be held at 100 p. m. All clubs and auxil-
iaries will make their final reports. Rev
| and Mrs. Moore will leave early Monday
| conference
| Council Bluffs, Iowa.
| Among the host of visitors who wor.
| shipped with us at both morning and eve
| ming services were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jack
son, Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs. Elmer Cor
| don, Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Edna B. Jackson
Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart and Violet Robin
son of Winnipeg; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Black
| and Clara Smith of Pilgrim Baptist Church
| Willie Wheaton, Houston, Texas; Matte
| Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs. Pink Grant and son
Charleston: S. G.; Mrs; Maud M: Brewton
| Mason City, Iowa; Oletha and Howard
White (Oletha Lyle, of Chicago, ILL.,; Ed
Newsom, Duluth, Mimi. Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene H. Bradley, Durham, N. c.; Clare
Dorsey. Mrs. William Mitchell, Mrs
Augusta Outlaw and Mrs. D. E. Barker Of
St. Louis. Mo- Carl w. Weeden and E. D
Haslewood of Indianapolis, Ind.
Bouquet on Sunday morning was in mem
DRY of Samuel Brown, husband of Mar,
F. Brown, father of Harry s., VIM. Nc
Kinley, Foster, Floyde and Crystal Burgess
by Mary F. Brown and Sons.-B. King.
Pilgrim Baptist Church: The Rev. Isaa
Fisher chose for his text, Sermon o.
Hymns" which was inspiring and spiritual
| izing to all.
Soloists were Miss Carolyn Combs ant
Miss Constance Jackson, to whom tribut,
was given for their loyal support from
Cradle Roll up to now, they leave t.
enter field of higher learning.
| Visitors at the morning service were
Miss Alma L. Wallace, of New York Mrs
| E. S. chatham, of Duluth; Mrs. Carrie
| Gray St. Paul; and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
johnson. of Chicago Ill.
We highly appreciate the splendid service
| given us by the Rev. Isaac Fisher during
the absence of our Pastor, the Rev. FloyC
Massey, Jr., who has been on vacation. On
next Sunday morning, September 2, Rev
| Massey will fill his own pulpit.
| Border Methodist Church: Mems Day
will be observed at Border, Aldrich and
| Fourth Avenues North, Sunday, September
9, with two big services at II a. m. and
| at p. m. All members and friends are
urged to be present.
Two able speakers have been secured,
| DIR. Irwin Putnam. associate pastor of Wes-
| ley church, will conduct the morning wor-
ship, and William Seabron, industrial secre-
tary of the Urban League in Minneapolis,
will be soloist. Frank Boyd, secretary of
I will champion the cause of minority groups
in his speech in the afternoon. Rubin
Holmquist, the chapel tenor and soloist at
Wesley church, will be featured in a solo
in the afternoon.
The celebration of Holy Communion shall
be Sunday, September 2, at IL a. m. The
choir and minister will officiate. and will
participate in the evening worship at Yves
ley Methodist, Marquette and Grant.