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Methodists To Help Korean Churches
Band Of Prayer” Organizes First
Congregational Church Here In \92
The First Confrreprational
Church is one of the later
institutions of worship in
Key West. Like some of the
other churches it had its
origin in a disagreement a
mong the members of an
older church.
Sparks Chapel, one of the .Metho
dist churches, had a subsidiary or
ganization among its members,
known as "The Band of Prayer."
This band voluntarily withdrew
because they preferred a different
form of church government, where
they could have voice in church
affairs and in selecting a pastor.
Organisation Planned
The band worshipped at the
homes of the different members.
Finally in July, 1892, the leaders
of this churchless band of Chris
tiana determined organize an in
dependent church.
The Rev. Charles W. Frazier waa
called to adviae the brethren, and
on July 20, 1892, the church waa
organized at the home of Samuel
Roberts with Rev. Fraizer as its
first pastor.
The. meetings were thereafter
held in sn "upper room” used as
a sail loft at the old Red Men's
Hall located at the corner of Caro
line and Elizabeth Streets.
John A. Harris was the first con
vert of the church, his regenera
tion having taken place at the ini
tial meeting of the Band of Prayer.
Present Structure
It was through Mr. Harris that
the church obtained its present
site on William Street, upon which
the commodious brick church was
erected.
Some of the charter members
were: Mr. and Mn. Samuel Gates,
Obadiah Higgs, Samuel Cates. John
J. Russell, Mrs. Emma Roberts,
Samuel P. Roberts, Pembroke Be
thel, Daniel Bethel, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Harris, Julia Frow Russell, Ma
mie Frow Shaw, Berniza Sands,
Thomas Roberta, Richard Roberts
end Robert Roberta.
During the Spanish American
War the church was very active in
aiding the Army and Navy Young
Men's Christian Association and in
World Wars I and II facilities were
made available for the entertain
ment, relaxation and spiritual gui
dance of servicemen.
Hurricane Damage
The original brick church stands
today. It was dam.tged during the
1909 hurricane but this damage was
goon repaired.
Ita present organisation is as fol
lows:
Clerk Mrs Clyde P. SUckney;
Treasurer Mrs. Paul Albury;
Sunday School Supt. Paul Al
bury; Minister of Music Gerald
Saunders; Organists Mrs. W. R.
Dean and Mrs. Paul Archer; Chair
man Official Board Clyde P.
SUckney; Deacons ami Deaconess
es Clyde P. SUckney, Chairman.
Grover Albury, Bert Sawyer, Neil
Knowles. Alfonso Cowles. Henry
Saunders. Mrs. Samuel Drudge,
Mrs. Ralph Sawyer and Mix* Edith
Watkins; Trustees Bradley
Sweeting, Chairman. Mrs. Victor
Bergstrom. Arnold Currie. Samuel
Durdge. Mrs. Frank Stickney.
The Women’s Auxiliary Mission
ary Society. Congregational Circle,
Young Women's Circle, and the
AduK Bible Class are some of the
organizations in the church whicn
are active in construcUve teaching
and in the performance of chant
able works.
Service Schedule
Sunday school services are held
on Sunday in addition to the mor
ning and evening services. Adult
Bible classes are held on first Tues
days and Midweek Prayer Meet
ings <w Wednesdays. At present
the Rev. Robert T. Woodruff, Jr.
is guest minister.
The purpose of "Pilgrim Fellow
ghip” which meets every Sunday
at <:*> p. m. is to band our youth
together in a spirit of Christian
Fellowship. This is an important
part of the church as the youth of
today are the leaders of the church
tomorrow and should be givea
training and guidance to help pre
pare them for their place in the
church.
Despite the difficulties and dis
appointments which have been en
countered in the past the mem
bers have remained steadfast sat
the First Congregational Church
ever goes forward strengthened by
the loyal faith of its members.
Let's All Go To
Church
This Sunday
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH—The first convert of Congregational Church, organisad
hara in 1892. John A. Harris, was instrumental in halping tha group obtain tha sita of ita house
of worship on William SttjttL Tha; original brick building still stands.—Citisan Staff Photo. Don
Offerings FtfKorca Will Be
O J rjl at
Taken At Methodist Churches
I r f
Worship services emphasizing emergency needs in Korea will
be held in the four Methodist Churches EI Salvador, First, Flem
ing Street, and Ley Memorial in Key West tomorrow morning,
November 14, at 10 50 o'clock.
According to the pastors of these Churches, Methodist congrega
tions all over America will be conducting similar services on the
same day.
A novel feature of the services will be the presentation of the of
fering in miniature "rice bags," symbolic of the sacrificial offerings
of rice which the Koreans themselves have given to rebuild the war
ravaged sanctuaries.
Known as the "Bishops' Appeal for Korea,” the special offer
ing has been approved by the Methodist Council of Bishops and the
council on World Service and Finance.
Seventy per cent of the receipts from the offering will be admin
istered through the denomination's Division of World Missions and
30 per cent through the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief.
Emphasis To Be
On Tithing At
Ley Memorial
"Jetm and Money” is the con
cluding topic in a aeries of four
aermons on the general theme of
Christian Stewardship at Ley Mem
orial Methodist Church, 1304 Tru
man Avenue at Bayview Park.
The pastor of the Church, the
Rev. Eldon Simmons, has chosen
this topic for the 10:50 morning
worship service tomorrow
The church will continue to em
phasixe the Stewardship of Posses
•ions for many weeks to come
Several laymen will give three
minute talks on tithing on succes
tive Sundays, beginning on Sunday
morning, November 21.
During the special emphasis the
members and friends will be given
an opportunity to register their de
cision to become tithers
Korean Offering
A special feature of the service
tomorrow morning will be tho play
ing of a transcription on which has
been recorded the singing To,c *
a little blind Korean boy.
A special offerng for Korean re
lief will be received in miniature
rice bags.
The 7 30 evening service tomor
row will feature a sermon entitled.
“And Then There Were Four “
The acriptural basis for the aer*
“Mission For
Today” Topic
At Fleming St.
Mission For Today” is the sub
ject of the Reverend J. E. Sta
tham's sermon on Sunday morning
at the service at Fleming Street
Methodist Church, beginning at
10:50.
The Methodist Church, like Paul
has heard a Macedonian call
•‘Come over and help us!" This
time the call comes from that war
torn land of Korea.
This courageous people, whose
churches, schools and hospitals
were destroyed, are making a sup
reme sacrifice to rebuild.
Limited Resource*
Because their resources are lim
ited and their faith is great, Me
thodism will respond to the call.
"Come over and help us’”
At both morning and evening ser
mon is the story of the men bring
ing the sick man to Jesua.
Finding the crowd too great they
were forced to let him down to
Jesus through the roof of the bouse.
The November Fellowship Sup
per is scheduled tor 7:00 o'clock
Wednesday night. The program
consists of supper at 7:00 a period
of fund and fellowship at 1:45. and
adjournment at 1:30.
Ail members and friends of the
Church arc uvsted.
Happy Living
Is Subject At
Christian Sc.
The spiritual basis for healthful,
happy, abundant living will be
dealt with at Christian Science
services tomorrow.
Keynoting the Lesson - Sermon
entitled "Mortals and Immortals,’’
is the Golden Text from John (3:6):
"That which is born of the flesh
is flesh; and that which is born
of the Spirit is spirit.”
Selections to be read from "Sci
ence and Health with Kev to the
Scriptures,” by Mary Baker Eddy
include the following (76:22-26):
"The sinless joy, the perfect
harmony and immortality of Life,
possessing unlimited divine beauty
and goodness without a single bod
ily pleasure or pain constitutes
the only veritable, indestructible
man. whose being is spiritual.”
From the Bible the following pas
sage will be among those read
(Romans 8:6): "For to be carnal
ly minded is death; but to be spiri
tually minded is life and peace."
vices, a recorded message from
Bishop Branscomb will be heard
and the recorded voice of a blind
Korean boy singing two hymns.
The vested choir will sing "Seek
Ye the Lord." by Roberts with
Richard Wickes singing the tenor
solo.
My God and I" by Sergei will
be sung in the evening by the choir.
Reverend Statham will use as his
subject for the evening service be
ginning at 7:30, "Ye Shall Be Wit
nesses.”
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SOCIETY
317 ELIZABETH STREET
Sunday School, 11: AM.
Nursery for Pre-Sunday
School Age
Sunday Morning Serried
at 11:00 o'Cloek
Wednesday Evening
Meetings at 8 o'Cloek
Reading Room In the Church
Building is open on Tuesday
and Friday from 3- S P.M.
Saturday, Nevember 13, 1754
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By RALPH ROGERS
A Study in Values. Prev. 11:24*
21; 13:7; 15:13-17; 29:11-12; 22:1-
4
The book of Proverbs seems to
cover the whole life of numan be
havior. This is the last lesson from
Proverbs for this quarter and de
serves serious consideration. It
deals with the values we general
ly place on the affairs of every
day living.
What do we value most in life?
Generally we put a monetary value
on all things of this world. The
Christian weighs values and his
virtue is not in wealth, but in his
stewardship. H. W. Beecher says,
"Riches are not an end of life, but
an instrument of life." John Fos
ter says, "The pride of dying rich
raises the loudest laugh in hell."
Andrew Carnegie who was rich and
gave millions away says, "Public
sentiment will come to be, that the
man who dies rich will die dis
graced." Jesus said, "That a rich
man shall hardly enter into the
kingdom of heaven." (Mat. 19:23)
IHidt Gain
Proverbs tells us that “the right
eous shall flourish as the green
leaf.” To understand this 28th
verse of the 11th chapter we should
read the 26th verse. It deals with
the man who has ‘cornered’ the
market. "He that witholdeth corn,
the people shall curse him.” It
seems that in olden days there
were some who used their wealth
to buy up the crops and hold them
for higher prices This worked
hardship on the poor and we find
that the modern system of Wall
Street is designed for the same
purpose. It seems that our govern
ment is doing much the same
thing with their subsidies and ac
counts for our inflation.
This wrong was considered evil
and selfish by the wise writer of
Proverbe. He no doubt saw the
misery of the poor in his day and
pointed out in no uncertain terms
the error of this practice. In Am
erica the government has stepped
in to prohibit by law corners and
monopolies but no law can legis
late individual selfishness and
greed of the human heart It is far
better for a man to be righteous
than rich.
The righteous man shall flourish.
Iliis does not mean that he will
have a fat bank account and have
financial prosperity. It does mean
that he will have an inner peace
which passeth understanding. The
rich can have peace of mind who
use their wealth to alleviate the
miseries and hardships of the poor.
Those who fail to find peace of
mind are such as the late A1 Ca-1
pone who at an early age found !
nothing worth living for. Others
like St. Francis of Assisi gave
BAHA'I
WORLD FAITH
MEETINGS I P.M.
2nd and Hi Friday
Each Month at
Woman's Club
317 DUVAL STREET
Brief Talk . . . Discussion
"Ha Callaetlens"
Mrs. Ethel Crane, See’y,
PHONE 2-27 H
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF THE ROCK
“On This ROCK I WiU Build My Church"
TEMPORARY QUARTERS: 535 FRANCIS STREET
(Corner Southard and Francis Streets)
RALPH ROGERS. Minister Mrs. Mary Tichanor. Pianist
SUNDAY SCHOOL, 10:00 A.M.
Ralph D. Noble. Superintendent
MORNING WORSHIP
9:41 JLM- ISLANDER DRIVE-IN THEATRE
11,00 A.M., 535 FRANCIS STREET
Youth Fellowship, 6:30 P.M.
VISITORS WILL FIND A COROIAL WELCOMI
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
PLAOLBR AVENUE and TIMTH STREET
On -Pehsciene Wavy, City Hospital" Bus Line
Sunday School end Atorft Stole Claaa, 7:45 AM.
Services of Worship
8:30 AM. and 11:00 A.M.
Cert A lemmetinger. Paster
GRACE LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL
kinoiroartbn (jr. a sa.) graces 1.3.3
Mr. Deweld Sags horn. Principal
lEM Planting Street
Listen to the Lutheran Hour. Sunday,
1:30 P.M., Station WKWF
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN
their wealth away and found the
unsearchable riches of Christ.
In the cartoon 'L’xl Abner’ there
is a character which frequently ap
pears whose name is Available
Jones. He is a professional fixer
of Dogpatch. One of the signs that
hangs in his window is, "I can be
had for a price."’ Corruption flour
ishes where people patronize such
a character.
The Happy Soul
"He that is of a cheerful heart
hath a continual feast ’ We all
want to be happv We struggle for
it and save, thinking that mater
ial things will bring happiness, only
to be disillusioned. Happiness is
more than riches, it is a state of
mnd and spirit. The happiest peo
ple I know are not the wealthy,
but rather those who have a clear
conscience even though they be
poor in this world’s goods.
It has been my privilege to serve
iin hospitals where there were
many patients without legs and
arms, some terribly wounded. It
was always a pleasure to visit such '
a ward for those men felt that
they had given something for their
country and their fellow-man. Of
all the sick in the hospital the
wounded were the most cheerful.
How can we get the cheerful
heart? We may attain success in
our vocation, and we may not. We
might work for a promotion and a
better job and yet fall short of our
goal. But the man who reaches out
for the love of God can have hap
piness and peace of mind. The
family that sits down to a plain
meal of vegetables is often sur
rounded with a happy family while
the family without love of God in
their hearts, even though they eat
of the finest diet, can he the sad
dest of men if greed and envy and
hate blur their vision. Cheerful
heart has a continual feast which
he enjoys.
Training Counts
The hearing ear and the seeing
eye makes the man. Life itself is
pretty much a matter of seeing
and listening. Many a man has
chosen a Christian life, often en
tered the ministry - , the poorest
paid of all professions, by having j
heard some sermon or advice of
Kingdom Hall
of
JEHOVAH'S
WITNESSES
230S HARRIS AVENUE
Watchtower Study,
Sundays at 8:00 P.M.
Wednesday,
Bible Study
Friday, Service
Meeting, 7:30 P.M.
Theocratic Ministry
School. 9i3t
ALL WELCOME
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parent or minister. What they hear
makes an indelible impression
upon them. On the other hand
many a lad has been led astray
when be heard someone talk about
“easy money."
Most parents try to train their
children aright. They are taught
not to steal and then some way
ward youngsters comes along and
tells him it is clever to take things
that do not belong to him. We
teach our children not to take the
name of God in vain. Some neigh
bor across the street lets out a
i curse and youngster tries it him
self. We are given minds to judge
what is right and wrong What we
see and her has a great influence
in our lives but the wise lad or
oldster either, should judge care
fully what is right and what is
wrong.
“A good name is rather to be
chosen than great riches." What's
in a name? If someone says his
name is Washington, we look at
that person as one carrying a good
name. If he should say his name
is Hitler, Stalin or Capone, we look
at such a person with suspicion.
The name carries considerable
weight.
A few years ago a group of
youngsters loosed the brakes on
some cars on the hills of Atlanta,
Georgia. It caused considerable da
mage and the youngsters were ga
thered up and taken to the police
station. The public was surprised
to learn that some of them came
THE SALVATION
ARMY
Temporary Location
GOLDEN EAGLE HALL
1215 PETRONIA STREET
Lt * *Hi M^ r ** h *"T Euaaell,
Officer in Charge
OPEN-AIR SERVICE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
7 P.M.. KRESS CORNER
Sunday School. 9:45 A.M.
HOLINESS MEETING.
11 A.M.
SALVATION MEETING.
7:30 P.M.
Everyone Welcome . . . Come
and Worship With Ua
OUR MOTTO:
The World for Christ—
Christ for the World
y TONIGHT AT 7:45
itSSmfj "PILGRIM'S
iXEBf PROGRESS"
mBSm-- , 729 cleming street
Fleming Street Methodist Church
J. E. STATHAM. Patter
Corner FLEMING and WILLIAM STREETS
SUNDAY SCHOOL. 7:45 A.M.
CLAUDE E. SAIJS, Sunday School Superintendent
Morning Worship at 10:50 AJ4.
Subject: "MISSION FOR TOOAY"
Methodist Youth Fellowship. 6:30 PJC
Evening Worship at 7:30 PJd.
Subject: "YE SHALL BE WITNESSES”
A Narssry Provided for Car* of Children During Service*
Service Men and Visitors Welcome
THE WORDS OF CHRIST
ere year awSehea to amva
obwrifjfjpf Irvtrg
The feeaeffr People Who Worship Mare CPpe Feu To Jkora
•a The Heart-Aiding Services
|UVE TRIUMPHANTLY FOR CHRIST\
7:45 AAA.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
Ray Greene, Superintendent
10:50 A.M.—Morning Wonhip
Suhiecf: "IN AS MUCH"
6:30 PM ., Worship Services
7:30 PM.
MjM* "FO ALL ,10. LI"
0/h/)f Methodist Church
l(jUt\J TMI 010 STr >*t 'MuacM
f MWONIOM Amo >TON STRICT*
J Paul Touchton, Pastor
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good families. They had good
names but these youngsters werw
00 the wav to establish for them
srives bad names. The lad with a
ted name may have a hard time
before a judge of the law. A good
name is far better than riches. We
inherit a name from our family*
and then w e mafdßi name for our*
selves which is either good or bad.
We make our own name.
Douglas Steere tells of the plane
on which he crossed the Atlantic
to the Azores. The pilot had drawn
on the chart a line marked the
Point of no return. What he meant
was after that point his plane
could not be brought back after it
bad passed that point should they
encounter bad weather In every
man’s life there is a point of no
return. It is to our advantage to
study the eternal values of life.
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eruaurrd by the DUt.l... mt Christ.
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The old furlong, still sometimea
used in measurements, represented
the distance tt was supposed a
yoke of oxen could plow* without
resting "One furrow long" or
220 yards.
“Church Of Cod”
1009 OLIVIA STREET
Frank J. Culpepper. Pastor
full Gospel Sermons
Gospel Singing
Sunday School. 10 A M.
MORNING WORSHIP,
11:00 A.M.
EVANGELISTIC
SERVICE,
7:30 P.M.
Young People's Y.PX.
Thursday. 7:30 P.M.
■ible Study, Tuesday, 7:39
Radie Program Sun., 9:39 A M
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