The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-09
Rev. Coulter
To Stress Need
For Obedience

1.-THE Sacrifice Of Obedience"
viii be the subject OF the morning
sermon at the First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow at the IL O'Clock
hour. The minister, the Rev. Rich.
ard z. Coulter, viii take as his
text the 22nd verse Of I Samuel Is.
In this Biblical book Of History the
account 10 given Of the reign Of the
first King Of Israel. The ancient
scribe tells the moving story Of
Saul who was guilty Of believing
that a self chosen sacrifice was
more important than obedience to
God.
ITO obey Is better than sacri-
flee" was the lesson he learned
through the experience so graph
caIly portrayed in this first book
|of Samuel. Commenting on the
sermon for the new year - we
must also learn that obedience to
Gods command is Of supreme i'm.
|portance. Are we going to follow
our way or Gods way in 1882"
On Sunday night at $50 the
Youth fellowships viii meet with
the sponsors recently appointed by
the Session taking charge. In the
Pioneer group Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
lard Gaunt will be directing the
program as Adults sponsors. In
the Youth Fellowship Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Schaefer will be adult
sponsors. Both Of these couples
are vitality interested IN the Youth
program Of the Church, and par
Iticularly concerned with having the
Youth understand the total pro.
gram of the Presbyterian Church
General Assembly, and promoting
loyalty to the program Of the local
Presbyterian testimony Prior to
this week the Minister has served
| as interim sponsor of the Senior
GROUP, and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
lNevein as sponsors Of the PioneeI
group.
AT the Evening Worship hour Mr.,
Coulter will give the second ser
mon in the series on Evangelism
begun last Sunday night. The mes
sage will be brought from the Epis.
tie Of Jude.
OF great interest to the local
Presbyterian witness is the 0pp0r-
tunity afforded the people Of Key
West to see the splendid motion
picture Of the Life Of Martin Lu-
|ther which is to be shown at the
Monroe Theatre starting January
10th. This picture is Must for
every Christian of our area. II
gives the story Of the life of the
great Monk who lead the Reform
movement in Germany, and who
was in the vanguard of those who
ENABLE us to have religious liber'
|ty today.
Local Church activities listed for
the coming week are; A meeting
Of the Session Of the. Church on
Monday night at 8 in the Pastors
study. AT this meeting statistical re-
ports for the year viii be present
ed prior to their being sent off the
office of the Stated Clerk of the
General Assembly.
The Executive Board of the Wo.
men of the Church viii meet on
Monday night at 8 in the Social
Hall.
The Highlight of the week viii
Ibe the Leadership Training course
Ifor the Women Of the Church
which viii convene at 10 a. m,
Saturday morning under the lead
lership Of Mrs. Henry Schiller Of
Miami. The schedule arranged
Icalls for classes and discussion
iron 10 TO 12:45. Luncheon at the
Key WeSter at l p. m. then re
convene at the Church for further
meetings at 2. This course is fol
the members of the Women of the
y
Church for Circle leaders. and fol
committee chairmen. This course
is the first of two scheduled fol