St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-19
Sioux Falls,
So. Oak.
News
By MRS. OSCAR BRIDGEWATER
500 N. Minnesota Ave.

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Sad News Received: That Miss
Bertha Carson, 1902 Giles, Chicago,
ILL.,, passed away Sunday, March 7,
and was buried on Thursday. Miss
Carson was formerly a resident of
the city having been employed in
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Nit
chell's Beauty Shop.
Mrs. Arvilla Tate, 1927 No. Da-
kota Ave, was hostess to the St.
Johns Baptist Church Missionary
Society, Mrs. Walter Edgar, Presi-
dent, on Friday. A business session
with the study of the Worker" and
a sermonette on the topic What
Kind Of Preaching Do People Real
ly Need?" and the story of Great
Hymns was given by Rev. H. W.
Bolts, Jr. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Mr.. Chas. Smith, 1912 No. Phil
lips Ave, returned home Sunday
from the Veterans hospital, Lin
coin, Nebraska. Mrs. Smith and
two children will return from Chi
cago on Wednesday.
Mrs. Vivian Byrd. formerly of
the city, returned Friday from At
Gibson, Kansas.
Elder W. X. Johnson, Pastor of
the Church Of God, was the dinner
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Walls,
219 No. Dakota Ave, Apt. No. 2.
The Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev.
Eugene Williams and choir motored
to Sioux City, Iowa, Sunday to pre-
sent their musical program at the
7th Anniversary Of Rev. johnson,
pastor Of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ernest Barger, 22IO So.
Summit Ave, who has been visiting
In Omaha, Nebr., returned home last
week.
Mr.. William TOlsOn and Mr.. Har-
vey Bentley returned from Sails
bury, Mo, from the funeral of their
brother, Anderson Bentley.
A Bible and Missionary Confer
ence held at First Baptist
Church, Sioux Falls, So. Oak. was
an all day session. A gathering OF
around 600 from all parts Of South
Dakota, Baptist pastors, laymen
women, youth and Christian edu.
Gators sponsored in "a state areas
by the Northern Baptist Conven.
ton. Rev. H. W. Bolts. Jr., Pastor
of st. Johns Baptist Church, Mrs
Walter Edgar, President of the
Missionary Society and Mrs. Oscar
Bridgewater, Vice Pres, attended
the all day session beginning at lC
a. M, with commitment program
at 9:l5 p. m.
St. Johns Baptist Church, Rev
II. W. Bolts, Jr., Pastor. Sunday
March II, Morning worship. Sub
bodybuilding on the Rock" The
B. Y. T. U. Miss Gwendolyn Tol.
bert, President, launched the sec
ond, Deeper Conservation" in the
study, love Of the Lord" Team
No. 2, Mr.. Alfred White, Captain,
led in the topic, Young People
Kenneth Anderson, topic, THE
Christian Love-" Tommy Anderson,
topic, Contrast" Donald Smith,
topic, "On the job" and also topic,
Personal Loyalty" and topic, "To
YOU" by Jane Anderson. The b.
T. U. will unite with the B. Y. p,
u. Sioux Falls College, next
Sunday at the church. Evening
worship, Corinthians l-13, subject
The Family Altar.
A large congregation listened to
the potent sermon from Rev. Bolts,
Jr., with the following program:
a solo, God is Real" by Mr.. James
Monkey; a duet by Mrs. H. W. Bolts,
Jr., and Mrs. Harvey Bentley -
God Answers Prayers; Reading
by Mrs. J. Stapelton; Musical mel
ody by Mr.. Melvin Smith; "The
Origin and the Culture of the Ne
gro Race" by Mr.. Donald Smith,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Smith;
a duet lord, | Want to Rest, 4"
by Rev. and Mrs. II. w. Bolts, Jr.:
and an echo of the all day session
Of the Bible and Missionary Con-
ference by Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater
and two numbers by the Gospel
Singers. An announcement Of the
Easter Sunday morning breakfast
in the dining room Of the church.