The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 March 1964 — Page 13

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Clur<*ttMi Church Merth Liberty, Ini, John Patoner, Minister Barney Wents, SupL 9:00-6:45 Sunrise Service. Sermon: "It Began At Dawn. 0:30 Bible School. 10:30 Communion Hour. Nursery available. 6:00 Christian Youth Hours. 7:00 Repeating Easter Cantata. There will be no meetings during the week due to the absence of the minister and family. Beaver Creek W esleyan Method fat Sunday School 0:30 a m. Morning Worship 10:30 a m. Evangelistic Service 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer service Wednesday evening, 7:30. Dean Krieg, pastor Bob CMngenpeel, Supt. Pilgrim Ho|lne«M Church John Hall. Minister Jesse Wisler. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 am. Morning Worship 9:30 am. These will be combined services on Easter Sunday. Nursery thru prmaries will have Sunday School. Sermon: Echoes of the Resurrection. Youth Sendee 6:45 pm. Evening Worship 7:30 pm. Cottage Prayer Meeting Tuesday. March 31st. Prayer meeting April Ist 7:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal April 1, 8:15, for Slngspiration April sth. North Liberty Methodist Church Charles Patterson. Minister Osborn Fisher. Ch. School Supt. Thursday. March 26th, Candlelight Holy Communion Sendee 7:30 pm. Union Good Friday Sendees 128:00 p.m. First Brethren Church. f p.m. Saturday. MYF decorate tables for Easter breakfast. Easter Sunday Sunrise Sendee 6:30 Ana. The youth will present a program of music and Nancy Mangus, a member of the Bolivia ■SUM^ Ber. ROBERT H. HARPER fASTM One of the pictures that I remember from childhood is the artist’s conception of the last hours of Socrates. Condemned to drink the fatal hemlock, he is the calmest one In his cell as the sentence is carried out. On his "magnificent ugly face" as one has described it, there is not the trace of fear, as he takes the preferred hemlock, and lifts the other hand in gesture grave is he discourses to his friends Upon the immortality of the soul. But Socrates and the many Others who have had intimations of eternal life could not be sure if Jesus had not riser 'mm the dead. But the tomb of jum's lost hope has become tha bir.jplace of his immortality. I can only leave in his misery the man who denies this. Notwithstanding the wonder of the assurance that we shall never, never die, the promise of mere never-ending existence and nothing we can realize that without redemption from sin eternal life Would be a greater tragedy than eternal death. For what would the resurrection Im* worth if a inan should be left to depart from Cod ever more and to be a sinner through eternity. So thanks be to the Father in heaven that as Christ has risen from the dead and that we may stand with him one day ®mid the glories of ten thousand worlds.

Mission, will bring the message, Easter Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service 9:30. Special music by choir. ’ Church School 10:45 a m. The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held Wednesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m, Walkerton Methodist Church Harold E. Williams, Minister , SUNDAY 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service and breakfast. Everyone invited. * 8:30 a.m. First morning worship service with Junior Choir presenting an Easter anthem. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School with classes for all ages. The Special Study of the Right Hand Class will be presented by Sylvester Amsler. Melvin Divine, Supt. 10:31 a.m. Second morning worship service with the pastor’s sermon entitled "The Enrichment of Easter.” The adult choir will sing an Easter anthem. The rite of baptism will be performed for infants and small children. Ushers wall be Arthur Kassabaum, Clyde Stickley. Jim Ridenour. Jim Daube, Tim Gardner and Bob Flaugher. Acolytes will be Marie Theobold and Frances Anspaugh. WEDNESDAY 9:30 a m. Study and fellowship hour in the church dining hall. The study will be on Christian Sacraments and Stewardship. 6:00 pm. Junior Choir practice. 7:00 pm. Adult choir practice. 800 pm.. April Ist. Genera! meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service. All members and friends are cordially invited. “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen Asleep." —I Cor. 15:20 First Brethren Church William Curtis, Pastor Ernest Kreider, Supt. 9:30 Morning Worship and Jr. Church. Nursery provided. 10:30 Sunday School. 6:00 pm. Vesper Service. No evening service Easter. 6:30 a m. Easter Sunrise Service followed by breakfast in the dining room. Good Friday Union Service 12 norm to 3, First Brethren church. The First Presbyterian Church Rev. David D. Owen. Pastor Elder Myron Mullet, Supt. Thursday, March 26. Communion Service at Methodist Church. Good Friday services at Presbytman Church Ito 3 pm. Sunday. 6 15 Sunrise Service, breakfa ■ to follow. 8 30 Fit t worship service. 9 30 Sunday School. 10:30 Second worship service. (More detailed description of the •* services elsewhere in paper). First Baptist Church Clark and Main Streets Benny Miller. Pastor Sunday School 9:30. M , n • . Worship 10:30. Sermon topic When Men Seek Death. Rut Cm t Find It.” Prayer meeting and Bible study Wedne I IV 7 pm. ^ii r . welcome to attend this churri: wh.• h seeks to hold forth the Word of Life. North Liberty Church of Brethren \ p W. nger, Pastor S' m!< v Betz. Supt. q», r , h Prayer Hour 925 a.m. w }{,. ,r 9:30. Sermon: „ T j • Eister" Chun h S hool 10:30 am. Filter Sunn<e Service 6:30 a. ^Faster Breakfast will follow the mom in. sunrise service M n hv Bible Study and Prayer hour 7 oo p m. w , | r ~,’iv Junior Hi sponsorr,ncr skating party at the

Plymouth rink. Thursday, Church Council at 7:30 p.m. Walkerton EL U. B. Church David R. Eller, Pastor Leonard Beaty, Ch. School Supt. 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service with Youth Fellowship in charge. The Chancel Choir will present the sunrise music. Breakfast following service. 9:30 a.m. Church School. 10:30 a.m. Easter Service. Sermon: "I Am the Resurrection and the Life.” New members will be received into the church. The Chancel Choir will present the "Hallelujah Chorus”. Nursery service provided for pre-schoolers. Thursday. March 26. Community Communion Service at the Methodist Church. Good Friday sendees at Presbyterian church. 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Fellowship Class party at the church. March 30. 7:30 pm. Plymouth Group Local Conference. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p. m. Koinonia. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice. Repeat Contata Sunday Night The Christian Church of North Liberty will give a repeat performance of the Easter Cantata "HalleJujah What A Savior” by John W. Peterson Sunday evening at 7:00 o’clock. । Solosits are Mrs. Clara Mae Kronk, David Spellman. Donn McDaniel. Mrs. Georgia Bergland and Mrs. Eileen Snyder, duet; Mrs. Inez Bechtel* organist; Mrs. David Spellman, pianist, and Rev. John Palmer, director. PRESBYTERIAN EASTER PARTY The Walkerton Pre-byterian Church with its Church School, will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, the Lord, by holding a party for all children. NurseryPrimary. on Saturday, March 28, from 1-3 p.m. There will be films, refreshments, Easter egg hunt, etc. x We ask all parents to bring their children to the church on Saturday, March 28, 1-3 p.m.

S* They parted my raiment among them, And for my vesture they did cast lots, ^Psalms 22:13 1I * v . w I- • --r In fulfillment of prophecy th® / ; \ " 1 soldiers cast lots for Jesus’ gar* ’ XuenU V < • Yet, the greater prophecy was “ J A' yet to be fulfilled. It was to coma £ f about when a few faithful came SyP to the tomb and were told that i \ i Jesus was no longer there^ but _ XXn 11 1/ h I Herein lies the basic hope for .ZZyj \v n^nHnd, the chance for ft 1 * V/r-A eternal salvation. God sent forth I IV/ ! — great Through the * _ _ II | I 1 bfo and death of Jesus Christ J R\~l IAV Wo Can greatest example faith and obedience to the will of God. < x r I J—:' Ji—ll R* C< J y° Ur end GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY "" - — *

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Presbyterian Easter Services The Walkerton Presbyterian Church will be celebrating the Resurrection of Christ the Lord with the following services on Easter Sunday, March 29: Easter Sunrise Service 6:15 This worship service Is sponsored by our Senior High Church School Class under the leadership of Earl Scott. The following young people will participate in this service which is open to both young and adult alike: Rachel Mullet, Wally Johnson David Scott. Elsie Reed, Lorraine Mullet, Youth Choir with Mrs. Carolyn Tiede directing: Patsy Brown. Elder Myron Mullet. Janice Dipert. Randy Johnson. Don Stahly. Ushers are: Marjean Cole, Betty Reed. Laura Thornburg. Irene Anderson. Eabter Sunrise Breakfast 6:50 A breakfast in celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord will be served in the social room following the sunrise service. This breakfast is sponsored by the Jr. High Youth, under the direction of Mrs. Edna Smith. 8:30 WorJilp Service Due to the great influx of attendance. this church will hold an early worship service at 8:30. All regular attenders are urged to attend the early service so there will be room for our Easter guest at the 10:30 service. 10:30 Worship Service Our regular service of worship will be held at 10:30. In the 8:30 and 10:30 worship services a nursery will be provided. YOU ARE INVITED The Couple’s Club of the Presbyterian Church Is having another Pancake and Whole Hog Sausage Supper on Saturday, April 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. All you can eat for a donation of SI.OO for adults, 50 cents for children, and pre-schoolers free. Tickets may be purchased from any member. The hogs for making the sausage are especially grown and donated by some of our members for the supper. Whatever your plans for the evening may be. you have to eat. so bring your appetite and come to the Prebyterian Church.

Schedule Guests t . For April 5 1 Singspiration The Ray Overholt Family, a famous family who have traveled extensively in the past few years singing Gospel Songs, will be the featured guest artists at the coming Singapiration on Sunday, April 5, at the Walkerton Methodist Church. This will be the second such service as a capacity crowd enjoyed the first Singspiration for \\ alkerton in January. The family, now also famous In the recording field, features many songs that have been written by Ray Overholt. They have been bringing messages of the Gospel in songs to people of all denominations since 1958 Ray, his wife Millie, and son Ron, of Battle Creek. Michigan, will be featured along with local talent as everyone is invited to attend this wonderful program of music. METHODIST EASTER SERVICES The Walkerton Methodist Church will be conducting two morning worship services this coming Easter Sunday at 8:30 and 10:35 a.m. Both the Junior and Adult Choirs will be presenting Easter anthems. At the second worship service, the rite of holy baptism will be performed for infants and small children. The Right Hand Class will conduct an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 am. with Dr. Richard Hershberger giving the meditation. Others participating in this service will be Mrs. Ronald Gray. Richard Flaugher, Robert Flaugher Tom Frame. David Frame, Connie Hamess and Phyllis and Connie Daniels. An Easter breakfast will be served by the class following this service. Fred Daniels is president of the Right Hand Class. A cordial invitation is extended to all the members and friends of the church to these services and the breakfast. A Sunday School session wll be conducted at 9 30 a.m. MACARONI GRI BS Early fishing bait that can’t be beat is a garden grub. But If you can’t find a grub, substitute a small piece of macaroni. It will sometimes work as well.

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