St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-02-08
BORDER CHURCH NOTES

Sunday was Communion Sun
day at Border and a large group
was in attendance as Rev. Sexton
brought his message, ITO Serve
The Present Age?" at the NOR
ming worship. His scripture read
ing was from Romans 12:ff. The
text of the discourse was taken
from one of Charles Wesley's
many hymns found in the Metho-
dist hymnal,. the first line of the
second verse of "A Charge To
Keep, a song familiar to most of
US. He spoke of the great crusade
of John and Charles Wesley and
their contemporary, Geo. Whit
field. Many partOok of the Holy
Sacrament. All visitors were made
welcome and invited to worship
with US again.
Sunday is Race Relations Sun
day. In many of the Methodist
churches there will be an ex-
change of pastors. Rev. Sexton
will be the guest-pastor at Joyce
Memorial Methodist church at the
morning services, while their pas
tor, Rev. E. Lewis will speak at
Border. A class of girls and their
teacher Mrs. A. A. Lee, from the
church school will be guest of the
Bethlehem Methodist church
school in the morning.
Those who failed to be present
at the Vesper services from 6 to
7, certainly missed treat. Border
was highly honored with the pre-
senCe of Bishop E. w. Kelly, of the
st. Louis District of the Methodist
church, who took time out from a
busy schedule, to be our guest
speaker II was the bishops first
time at Border and should be one
of the highlights of our church
history.
Bishop Kelly selected as his sub
jeCt, Christ is for Every Life and
All Life" He said that God
thought in terms of the word and
that Jesus came teaching the
word. He pointed out that most of
our philosophers are foolish with
God and that today humanity is
being whipped into line by these
wars and rumors of wars. He said
we cannot live without Christ.
After the services all present
retired to the recreation room,
where light refreshments were
served and an opportunity to meet
and talk with the bishop.
This Sunday at the Vesper ser
vices from to 7, the Boy Scouts
of Border, Troop No. 70, will be
in charge of the program, in OBJ
serving the 41st observance of
Boy Scout Sunday. This week
from Feb. 6 to the 18th, has been
designated as Boy Scout of Ameri-
ca week, and all churches where
there is a troop are observing
Sunday the 10th as Scout Sunday.
The Scouts are fortunate in hav-
ing Mr.. Robert Ellington, Scout
executive of the Minneapolis Area
Council of the Boy Scouts of
America, as guest speaker, who
will speak on scouting and show
pictures of the Boy Scout jam
boree held in Austria, in 1851.
Mr.. Ellington has wide expert
ence in scouting, having served %
years before coming to Minneapo-
lis. In 1916, as scout executive at
Little Rock, Ark, San Angelo,
Texas and Oklahoma City. Jim
Bheeden. the only Negro boy
chosen from this area to go to the
Jamboree, will also be present,
Border is proud of their scouts,
Under the able guidance of their
scout master, Jack Strawder, they
are making a fine contribution to
our community by helping to
build future good citizens and men
of character and responsibility.
Mr.. Strawder is well qualified by
experience in scouting and is do
ing a fine job. Assisting him as
the Scout committee of Border
are: Messrs. Shelby Cox, J. w
MOultriC, S. Pope, Hardy White,
Clifford Hawkins and Rev. c. NJ
Sexton.
Parents and friends can give great
encouragement to the boys by be-
ing good scouts for a day, by do
ing their good deed by being pre-
sent at this fine service.
You are always welcome at BOr,
der.