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"WOULD BE CHRISTIANS” If a Christian you would be. So hve that the world will see The spirit of Christ within yo«, W hatever you say or do. Fcr a Christian is one who is Chriat like, And like a beacon light He guides the sinners aright. A Christian will not appreas Hs brother in distress. Or condemn his fcllowmen, Or the faults in others find A*, r to his own be blind •m _2_ ’f ile biggest hypocrites I find, Are the good old pioneer kind. With a religious air on Snunday, ; hey cast aside on Monday, Many a staunch spirit they have broken, By evil words that they have spoken. N t religion just on Sunday, But every day. The good old practical kind, That makes us love all mankind Truly most Christmas should be . 0 born again. And let the Saviors love come in. —Myrtle M- Goodlow. CLAIR CHAPEL U-v. Alfred Clay. Pastor Sunday School and all services v . wHl attended indeed. We are ve:y glad to have our pastor out and ve hope he will continue to improve, v— a looking forward and hoping to have a good crowd. We are glad t welcome visitors to our services S'. John A. M. E. Church St- J;»hn A. M. E- Junior Choir has been doing big things these past two m nths; Sunday n:ght. February 18, c ■ je! the climax- They had at St ,1 v”. Church a Congress of Youth v ;d?h has out classed anything given in Omaha by or for the colored youth. There were over 600 persons present to witness one of the most unique programs. Mr. Henry Thomas six.ke on ‘‘The Fundamental Pro blems of Youth ” His speech was highly spiritual as well as education OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206—8 Douglas St. AT 2524 The Omaha Guide Recommends The State Furniture Co. Corner 14 th and Dodge Streets. As One of the Most Reliable and Accomodating Firms to Buy from. Prices the Lowest and Terms the Easiest Ross’ Drug Store - Now Located At 2122 N. 24th St. al. Mr. Marcelous Richey was the, most gracious master of ceremonies. Mr- Oscar Washington offered to the house the “Oath of Reverence” which was very timely. Other participants on the program; Clair Chapel’s Jun ior Choir, directed by Mrs. Robinson; Harry Anderson’s Orchestra; Helen Gross; Clarence Davis; Ruth Griffin; Oliver Butler, Wm. Presely, Wm Pebbles, Lloyd Lee Richard Marshall, l'he total amount raised in this ef fort was $16-35—amount turned over to the church after expenses had been taken out were: $42.22. St- John A: M. E. Junior Choir sang at the city auditorium Monday night, February li/th on the Y- M. C A. and CWS pro- f , ram before the Mayor. The choir is still receiving compliments- Miss Mabel Ray is very proud of her youngster? Salem Baptist Church 22nd and S'eward Streets Rev. E. W. Anthony, Pastor .Minnie Harris, Reporter • Salem Baptist Sunday School opened at 9:30 a. m-, with Superin tendent Reggins presiding. Song ser vice was lead by superintendent Wes 1* • We listened to a review of the lesson by Mr. Henderson teacher of ho youth Men’s Class No. 6. Every one of us got something from the lesson that will do us good At 11 a- m., our pastor brought uo us an inspiring message, subject. Psalms 27-1. fie spoke of David’s de ■;he Man Of One Desire,” text sire of being a dove keeper in the nouse of the Lord. The BYPU-, met at its usual time, b:30, with President Rosenbaugh presiding. Song service was lead by Brother E- L. Young- A surpise pro gram was given by Group No. 4, the foung Men’s group- It caught many of us up awares. The City BYPU-, City Missionary, Rev. Pruitt was our special guest At 8 p- m., our pastor brought to us another gospel message, subject. True Converts Resemble Little Child ren,” Text- Mathews 18-23. The Street Rally will end Sunday evening at 3 p- m., Rev. Burkhardt of Christ Temple will deliver the ser mon The Mission Society is putting on a play called “Ruth ” The Doll contest, which started sometime will have its final end Thursday night. This affair is giver by Unit No. 3, of the Church Aid So ciety- Salem is still at work. S Hillside Presbyterian Church Rev- J- S. Williams, Pastor Next Sunday, February 25th will begin a “Seven Week Loyalty Cru sade at the Hillside Presbyterian Church, 30th and Ohio Streets. This is a movement that is being launched in all of the Presbyterian Churches throughout the city and a number of other Protestant Churches. The chief aims of this Crusade is for the lar gest possible church attendance, greater efficiency in church manage ment and a personal and public evangelism for the reaching of un churched thousands- It is really an apostolic revival beginning inside the church- This Crusade will begin on February 25th running through Easter Sunday. Services will be held every Sunday morning and evening and on Wednesdays at 7:45 o'clock February 25th will be known as “Roll Call” Day, every member and visitor will be registered, and the roll called- In the evening at 7:45, will be “Women’s Night,” the Pastor shall preach on “The Great Women of the Bible” and there will be special music by the ladies of the “Family Night,” Mr- E. Z- Going, will be tried by Judge Williams Winkle, and a Jury of twelve men and women of high standing will render the verdict- This is a religious play court, which will I give to every one present a sense of his responsibility as a church mem ber- The clerk will be Mr. Ollie Lewis. Defendant Mr- Percy Baugh, Plaintiffs Attorney Mr- J. Harvey Kerns, and defendant's Attorney, Dr Wesely Jones- We invite the public to attend these services. Watch the pa per for further announcements Christ Temple Uoth and Burdette Street 0- J. Burckhardt, Pastor I. W- Goodwin, Assistant Mrs. Verda Gordon, Reporter We had very good services during the day. The Sunday Schoo was full of interest- Deacon Anderson who teaches the Bible Class put some very interesting questions to the class At 11 s. m- Elder- Tanzemore brought us a soul stirring message which all enjoyed the message- At 8 p- m- The pastor brought the message to a Sun day will be a great day with us, and you are invited to be present and worship with us. The pastor will preach at 11 a- m-, in his own pulpit end 3 p- m. The pastor will speak at Salem Bethel A. M. E. Church Rev. J. W- W illiams, Pastor Lloyd L- Lee, Reporter Faith in God’s Promises, this was the text of Rev- Williafs sermon Sun day morning. We Christians of today should stand on the promises of God as Abraham, Joseph in Prison, the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace, and Daniel in the Lion’s Den stood on his promise- The church is in the condition it is today because it does not take Him at His Word- “Christ ians” of today don’t put as much faith in God as they do in man-made promises- Men should take a sermon like this to clothe and shield them selves instead of speaking of it merely as a fine sermon. Because of the farewell address of Rtv- J- H- Jackson, the Young Peo ple postponed their educational pro gram. The church has been divided into two groups, Mr- Jefferson and Mrs Brownlow the captains of each, for the purpose of a one thousand dollar rally Class meeting Wednesday evening. Visitors are always welcome Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Rev. F. P. Jones, Pastor Thomas Baltimore, Secretary Once in a while we experience what is called low tide- Sunday was one of those days, the tide ran low in attendance for the first time for many months. However, spiritually, it was good to be there. The pastor preached both morning and evening. Both messages were illustration from nature, and never to be forgot ten- Sunday School was held at 9:3C a. m-, and was very incouragingly at tended- Superintendent Miss B Speese and teachers on the job. B Y. P- U. at 6 p: m: Stil cutting its way and being felt by those who at tend Ever Loyal gave an illustrative program at this hour, setting forth both good and evil. The tea given bj the Mission Society at the home oi Mrs. A. Stewart proved to be a great success. Mrs- F. Beasley, chairman: Camp captains are making good re ports. Mt- Moriah welcomes you. Pleasant Green Baptist Church Rev. P. J. Price, Pastor Mrs. Lottie Keys, Reporter Mrs. B- King Church Clerk Sunday School at 9:30 a- m-. as sistant superintendent Brother Mil ton, superintendent Vealand is ill. We hope he will soon be able to be out again 11 a- m- Service. There was no choir, we hope it will not happen again, and all choir mem bers be on time Pastor Rev. P. J. Price spoke from the 19th chapter of St- Luke, 10th verse, which he illustrated very nicely. There were 7 visitors Sunday morning- Mother Swizel’s son from St. Paul and othes from Kansas City, Kansas. Visitors are always welcome. At 3 p m. Mrs- Cooper, President of the State of Louisiana had their program- Rev- J. Gates of South Omaha, delivered a very spiritual sermon from the 5th chapter of St Matthews. Topic, “Satan and hia ugly Train." I just wish more friends, and members could have heard this wonderful sermon, it was such a good leason- Amount raised in the after-! noon collection from Mrs- Cooper $5.00 on her State Louisiana. Miss- j issippi. Mrs- Clayton, Kansas and Mrs. Lottie Keys, will have a music al program on March 18th at 22nd Paul Street to raise money. No ad-; mission. We hope all our friends will come out and help us- We wish to thank Mrs- Clayton and Mrs- Keys for the Banquet to be given at the Y. W- C- A- on March 8th. St John A. M. £. Church “The Friendly Church" 22nd and Willis Avenue Rev. L- P* Bryant, Pastor — The Service at St. John’s last Sun day wa3 very impressive- Rev- Bry ant preached in the morning from St- Matthews 8th chapter and 20th verse. His subject was “The Skeptic ism of Jesus ” From this subject be preached a very strong sermon- He left many good thoughts to be re membered. I he attendance to the bunaay School was not so good as the weath er made such a change. On Sunday night, the Congress of Youth Pro gram given by the Junior Choir un der the direction of Miss Mable Ray was very good. It showed the results of some hard work both on the part of Miss Ray and the Junior Choir The Senior Choir will give its all re quest program Sunday night at 7:45 Come and hear a great message through songs. The First Sunday in March will be Quarterly Meeting Day at St- John Come and hear the message the Pre siding Elder has for you- The visitors last Sunday were Mrs. Dorothy Jones, of Cheyenne, Wyoming- Mr Wm- Bell, Omaha and others who did not pass in their cards. We are al ways glad to see visitors at St- John They are invited to make it their church home while in the city- St John wishes to express her deepest sympathy to Mrs. Nannie Kinnes, who has lost her husband and to Mr Tobbie James who lost his mother The sick church are Sister S- M. C Baker, Brother Gloves, Rev- Bryant was out of the city last week, attend ing a funeral of the members of the first church- He ever pastoal at Trenton, Mo. There are some very interesting things to take place in St- John in the next few weeks Watch for news in the OMAHA GUIDE- It is attempting to keep you posted on your church and social news. The attendance to the Sundaj School was not so good as the weath er made such a change Pilgrim Baptist Church 25th and Hamilton Streets Rev. James H- Dotson, Pastor Sunday School opened at the usual time with a good number present- We were glad to see some of the mem bers back after a long absence- Fred Dixon, superintendent. In the morn ing the pastor brought the message from John 12:21 using as a subject: “They want to See Jesus” his mes sage was full of inspiration and in formation- He said some expect to see Jesus dressed up and living in fine homes, but we see Him in our fellow man, and we must help Him by helping our fellow man for in-as much as ye did it unto the least of these my brethern, ye did it unto me To see Jesus, one must die, not a physical death, but die to the things of this world- He said, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me- In the evening young Sterling Cannon brought the message which wras good- BYPU-, opened at six o' clock with the president J- W- Dacus in charge Group No- 3 was in charge of the devotions and program- Mrs Dotson presented a timely two act playlett of Abraham Lincoln, first as Honest Abe, then Abe as a store keeper in New Salem Illinois- She read a paper on Negro History week and the Christian Cultual course con sisted of questions about Negroes by Mrs- Jane Johnson- The room was de corated with pictures of out standing Negroes which was very unique. The financial drive will close Sunday, all members are asked to pay their quota and all captains are asked to report either morning or evening The Heart to Heart Club met at the home of the president Mrs- Pearl Fletcher is Franklin Street Tuesday evening. The Ever Loyal Club will meet this week at the home of Mrs- W- M Robinson on North 27th Street- Mrs Alice Nicholson, president- This club is presenting the play ‘Not A Man Tn The House the first of March The Willing Workers Club will meet at the home of Mrs- Wheeler in Decatur Street this week- The elect ion of officers will be held- Mrs Sanford, president- The Laymen’s meet at the church every Tuesday evening. J- L. George Lewis, presi dent- The Junior Red Circle meets at the parsonage every Tuesday after noon at four thirty o'clock. All girls between the ages of twelve and fif teen are invited to join St. Benedict’s News Rev- Father J- C. Daly, Pastor Madoline E- Sterling, Reporter The P- T. A- meeting last Friday, was one of the best and largest at tended, since the opening meeting- A very splendid program was rendered by the school children, under the di rection of the CWS teachers who have been conducting special classes for the past few weeks, in Art, Music and Dramatics- The parents of these children have every reason to feel proud of their ability, brought to the surface by these very capable young women, who say that they find plea sure in working with them several hours each day. Another such entei tainment will be given the second Friday afternoon, in March, and the public in general is cordially invite'J The appeal of the president, Mrs James for suggestions as to future activities that will add funds to the treasurer; brought several vey good1 suggestions, that made it hard tol choose just one- However the idea of Mrs. Marie Conn, was selected as the most practical- She suggested that the children be asked to take a part] in an old fashioned concert, and the, ladies will give a short play. The price of admission will be very small ] and we hope to have a large attend ance. Sister Mary Daniel has accept ed the task of directing the play, and work will be started very soon, in or der to put the program on before Easter. At the close of the meeting, a delightful repast was served by the hostesses. Mrs- Conn and Mrs. Ster ling; assisted by Mrs- Glass, and Mrs. Redmon The “St- Peter Claver Guild,” was entertained last Monday evening by the Secretary, Mrs. Cosby, who proved an excellent hostess The Altar Society held an interest | ing meeting last Wednesday after noon, and plans are going forward for the Bazar to be given at an early date in March. The meetings have been change to Friday afternoon, from 1:00 to 3:00, for sewing and art work, and a short business meet ing will follow, each week. The Len ten Devotions, every Tuesday and Friday night, at 8:00, are being well attended, and are deserving of the : interest of all Parishioners, and friends- * On next Friday morning, at 8:30, Mass will be said for the repose of the soul of Mr. Milo Woods, who died recently. The offering is made by the wife, Mrs- Josephine Woods- A com mittee of 5 ladies, representing the “Altar Society” and the “St. Peter Claver Guild,” made their first of ficial visit to the hospitals, last Sun day afternoon. Carrying sandwiches, hot-cross buns and Catholic literature to all the patients in the sick wards of the Douglas hospital, and as many as time would permit, in the mater nity ward of the University Hospital They visited with Mrs- Petrolia Jack son, who is president of the Altar Society and found her in a very much improved condition On the return trip they stopped for a brief visit with Mrs. Morris, who Don’t Wear Out Your ELBOWS (to say nothing of your back) a Let the ELECTRIC WASHER Do Your Laundry o . . . and you’ll have no more tired elbows, no aches and pains from doing the family washing. This Thor has the j new RIGIDSPAN CHASSIS construction ... for long life, efficiency and economy. 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