The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 28, 1954, Page 5

Early History Of Ley Memorial I Judge Browne's Bot eee eeee Fests EB & es ee 5 Se 9! ‘Church built a tabernacle ently erect- e ; i ga F chase of the present | sanctuary which was built by the Christian, School and Girl Scout activities. It is not known exactly when the name of the Church was changed from “Memorial Church” to “Ley Memorial Church.” It is known, however, that the “Ley” was add- ed as a result of the pastorate of the Reverend E. L, Ley, who serv- ed the Church from 1916 until 1928. Rev. Ley’s Pastorate According to an article written by Mr. Earl Adams, now Clerk of the Circuit Court for Monroe Coun- ty, and appearing in The Miami Herald about 1930, the twelve year pastorate of the Reverend Mr. Ley was considered to have been a re- cord for tenure in the Methodist Episcopal. Church, South at that e. eee the history of Ley Mem- orial Methodist Church it has had thirty-one pastors, each of whom served an average of about two and one-third years: Only three of >this number served more than three years. They were the Rev- erend E. L. Ley, 1916 to 1928; ‘ie 0. C. Howell, June 1937 © to June 1941; and the present pas- tor, the Bove El?on Simmons, ave. “how Christian Sciesce Heats Healing Power That Is - Always At Hand may be heard Sunday morning A.M., August 22, over Station Miami, 1140ke. k LEY MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH—The presont edifice is the third building to congregation, originally organized in 1686 by a group who lived too far away from Methodist and Sparks Chapel to attend services regularly. The first cong: Church in the Russell Hall School. The first pastor was Reverend John A. Giddens. The in pastor, Reverend Eldon Simmons, will have served the church for five years in January Citstn Gaatt Photo, Sybil El Salvador Methodist Church Plans Full Program For Sept. ed the following special programs: On September 5, the church is Planning a very special program Manuel Figueroa, pas- tor of El Salvador Methodist fused: and worried. world, Christ fused and worried .|for children in lay school — appeodietneng oe een “Parents” he said, “cannot de- | Santa Claus and a Christmas tree. pend on wealth or education to pro-| September 12, a special rally tect the lives of their children in]and revival for young people of the future. Banks may fail as has|the church and for all who care happened . to attend Sunday school. Need For Religion Stressed September 19 is the “Christian Reverend a warned par- |Family Sunday.” Parents will ac- ents that “well-educated boys and|company their children on this aualigin only, sea T mean true| September 26 is the big “Rally - _ with | Day” for the entire Sunday School. v Sunday School, a “s will guarantee e pas- from “evil |tor's house and everybody is in- “honest ‘Figueroa urges every- God body to come back to Sunday school and to church after the sum- mer vacation. ae : All are welcome at El Salvador In September | Methodist Church at 1011’ Virginia 1 3 E - as they live bt Street. PSALM 12:12" will life up my eyes.” s e s “The Psalmist here is offering a most vital sug- gestion that is timeless. Man’s morale is often shattered because he has the view of a worm in- _ Stead of the view of a bird that looks constantly on high. A worm is aware only of the ground beneath him; the rest of the world is unnoticed. Ad although the whole wide world be a luxurious bed, a real “heaven,” for worms, the worm roasting on a parched pavement thinks the whole world is ‘‘hell’’! And:so is its life. ; Similarily, a man has his troubles (he’s lofely; he’s failed in his job; he’s made a foolish mistake; he’s been assigned to a job-he doesn’t like) and as a consequence his attention is so wrapped up ia his troubles that, like the worm, he sees these and nothing more. They discolor his whole world. Yet, like the worm, ifhe but looked up to the possi- bilities of his total life, he would find for himself & world so rich and satisfying as to cause his pres- ent trouble to slip in importance into their small aad proper place. - What a man needs is not a worm’s view of life, but a bird’s view of his world. He needs to see not aly his speck of trouble, which discolors his whole life, buc the broad expanse of his world as a bird sees the broad flowing fields. Thea he knows that, although he has troubles and desert wastes, he also has grounds-for hope and thanksgiving: ‘mother, father, wife + omen. memories - irations, sunsets moonlights, dreams an plans and’ purposes, God Himsclt, fertile fields, tich harvests of countless colors and flavors. What a man geeds to keep his spirit high is a broad out look, # full perspective, an elevated view of life. It goes without saying that a man needs the help of the Almighty to keep an elevated view of life and discover as the Psalmist did, ‘My belp cometh from the Lord.” Regular attendance at the church of one’s choice will greatly aid one in Piste. the world in its proper perspective, rather than Seeing i worship a habit. Hr ne a pee Sap ie ES ree § First Baptise Church Reno, Nev. © First Method: Pastor Retur The Reverend J. P. turn today from his He and his family visiting friends and Georgia, Alabama, T: New Mexico. Mr. Touchton will preach at the morning worship service at the First Methodist on the topic, “Highway to Life.” District Supt. To Conduct Services. At Fleming Street The Reverend Doctor Bruce F. Gannaway, Superintendent of the Miami District, will preach at both the morning and evening services at Fleming Street Methodist Church Sunday. 4 Dr. Gannaway is always heard with interest becaise of the fine work and great gains of the church in the Miami D: t. Under his leade: i plans call for th¢ building of ten new churches in/the Miami Dis- trict in the next two years. Dr. Gannaway is a former pas- tor of Ley Memorial and is well known in Key/West. DivineHealing Is Christian Science Message Sunday Christ Jesus’ mission to reveal divine healing which overcomes sin, sickness, and sorrow in every age, -will be brought out at Chri- tian Science services tomorrow. Scriptural selections in the Les- son-Sermon entitled “Christ Jesus” will include ‘the following from Matthew (11: 4, 5): “, , .Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind re- ceive their sight; and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.” ‘The following passage will be read from “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy (131: 26 - 30): “The mission of Jesus confirm- ed prophecy, and‘explained the s- called miracles of olden time a8 natural demonstrations of the di- vine power, demonstrations which were not understood. Jesus’ works established his claim to the Mée- siahship,” POINCIANA BAPTIST 6:30 P.M., Training Union PREACHING, 7:30: P.M, Tuesday, 2 P.M., Prayer at! Old Home, Stock Island Wednesday, 8 P.M., Prayer Meeting at Church Saturday, August 28, 1954 ... THE KEY WEST CITIZEN By RALPH ROGERS Growth through Christian ser- vice. Acts 10:38, Gal. 6:1-2, Jms. 1:22, 26-27, 2:14-17, | John 3:16- 18. Unselfish service is the greatest néed of the day. We have been squabbling ever denominational differences for centuries and all can see we have advanced very little. It is time we proved our Christian faith by service. To do this we must have understanding, tolerance, compassion. Our reference in Acts tells of Peter preaching of the goodness of God who anointed Jesus with jthe Holy Ghost and with power. He went about doing good, healing the oppressed, and God was with him, This is our challenge. Instead ‘of wars where so many of our young men have been sacrificed, we might ‘do good’ by sending food to the needy which in turn would give them faith and confidence in our Christian ideals. Atheistic com- munism cannot understand such al- truistic service because it is a ser- vice of love. Paul tells the Galatians to “bear one another’s burdens.” One of these burdens is the temporal needs of all peoples. The other bur- den .of course is that of moral faults. The Pharisees. who followed meticulously the Book of Church Order were unable to lighten the burdens of sin and oppression. The Christian can serve his neighbor best by sympathy and understand- ing, but forgiving a man even when you know he is at fault. Sharing a neighbor’s burdens is not a nice, soft and sentimental thing, but a hard practical, common sense fulfillment of Christian love and service. When Bishop Booth of Vermont died an old friend said the Bishop must be in hell. The astonished friends asked why he would say such a blasphemous thing, for he said, “It isn’t blasphemous, for hell is the only place where he can possibly be happy, for there’s so much work to be done there.” In the same way a youngster was asked where his father was, and he said, “‘you’ve got to look for him where people are sick or hurt, or something like that. I don’t know where he is, but he’s helping some one somewhere.” James seems. to get at the crux of the problem when he said, “Be ye doers of the word, and not hear- ers only.” James was a brother, or halfbrother of our Lord, and spoke rather bluntly. He was perhaps the first bishop of Jerusalem and while he may not have been a good outstanding In fact he declares a man’s faith doesn’t mean much unless his ac- tions support that faith. A hive of bees will not tolerate a drone. Perhaps one difficulty Church Of God 1008 OLIVIA STREET E. M. BEARD PASTOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 10 AM. MORNING WORSHIP TAM, EVANGELISTIC SERVICE 7:30 P.M. Prayer Tueeday, 7:30 PM, Young People’s Endeavor, y, 7:30 P.M, = —— Located at 1304 9:45 A.M—SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:50 A.M.—MORNING WORSHIP Subject: “SORRY, WRONG NUMBER” 7:30 P.M.—EVENING WORSHIP YOUTH ACTIVITIES WEEK PROGRAM “A GROWING CHURCH If A GROWING COMMUNITY” First Presbyterian Church WHITE end WASHINGTON STREETS Richard E. Coulter, Minister 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School with the churches of this genera- tion is that there are too many drones. They are the People who like to go to church and sing the songs of the old time religion, then when asked to give a hand in teaching a class, or serve on a board, give you a dozen excuses. It has been said that hell is paved with excuses. The man who sits and dreams about the goodness of God; and then fails to relfect or! pass on to others a little of that| inspiration, contributes little to his | prayer, “Thy Kingdom come.” A new colored waitress iin an At- ‘lanta restaurant a few years back, just stood around holding her hands. She said she didn’t. see any- thing to do even though the tables were stacked with dirty dishes. Many church folk can’t see any- thing to do. Dr.-Lyman Abbott says the way to lighten our own burden is to take someone else’s burden. Our sorrows will be light- ened by comforting others who are suffering as much or more than we are. There is selfishness in sor- row. In time of fear there is need of courage; in time of doubt there is the ministry of faith; in time of trouble there is need for varied service. In solving other’s pro- blems, we solve our own. If James had been a business man they would say that he drives a hard bargain. In the 26th verse .of his first chapter he says, “if any man think himself to be reli- gious. . .” His religion is vain if he bridleth not his tongue. First then a man must exercise self-control. He should. never let his temper get the best of him. A southern Negro appeared before the judge asking for a divorce, after he had lived with the woman for forty years. The Judge asked why he wanted a divorce. The darkey said, “She just talk, talk, talk, judge.” Asked what she said, he said, “She never. says nothing.” James gives the second test of being religious as ‘love.’ James no doubt iooked out on the needy, the widows and orphans of Jerusalem, and could see that they were des- perate. Love ‘will loosen a man’s pocket book when his neighbor is hungry. That does not mean that we give to every panhandler on the street for it may do more harm than good. The early church has a systematic way of handling such matters and our social ser- vices of this day can put your money where it will actually do good. The religious man out of love will help feed the hungry. The last test of being religious GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE (ASSEMBLY OF GOD) 801 Georgia Street Sunday School— 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship— 11:00 A.M. Evening Rally— 7:30 P.M. (MID-WEEK) Tuesday—7:30 P.M. Friday—7:30 P.M. L, Wayne Pitts, Pastor PHONE .2-5773 self unspotted from the world: That is a difficult thing. The temptations are so plentiful and Satan is so clever urging us to indulge in this or that when we know and should see that it leads to further degra. dation. ‘‘As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,” and the indiyi- dual who indulges in filthy stories or listens to them, is- being not only being tempted but tainted. 4 man cannot any more expose him- self to filth in the spoken word and keep himself unspotted than he could by walking through a coal yard in a white suit without get- ting dirty. We perhaps have faith, even so faith, “if it have not works, is dead in itself.” The Church has/ spent much time arguing as to whe- | ther we are saved by faith or by works, That is like debating as to which came first, the hen or the egg. Of course we need the hen to produce the egg, and the egg to produce the hen. In the same way we need works to prove our faith and we need faith to stimu- late works. James does not deny that “the just shall be saved by faith,” but it cam be seen that faith will result in good works. We become interested and enthusias- tic in good works and in that man- ner we grow in Christian grace, Napoleon may have been a good general but his contribution to the welfare of mankind may be ques- tioned, Near his tomb in Paris is that of Pasteur, a man who gave himself to mankind. With a gown stained with chemicals he made many contributions to medical sci- ence. He introduced antiseptics in surgery and deevloped vaccines and serums. To a group of stu-{ dents before his death he said, “Live. . until the time comes when you may have the immense happiness of thinking that you have contributed in some way to the progress and good of humani- CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Of Latter Day Saints “ SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 A.M. SACRAMENT MEETING— 7:00 P.M. 1100 VARELA STREET 3. PAUL TOUCHTON, Truman Avenue ———— SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE Moming Worship DM Harris Ave. Phones: 9:30 A.M.—Church Classes For Every Age Group 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worshig Pioneer and Senior Youth Fellowships 7:30 P.M.-Evening Worship ‘Visitors and Service Personnel Will Find A Warm Weleome j In This Friendly Church ‘ nm Page 5 as James gives it, is to. keep one’s) ty.” Christians grow through SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON vice, . and FREE LITERATURE Please Call Mrs. Ethel Crane Secretary TELEPHONE 2.2716 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 927 ELIZABETH STREET Sunday School, 11:00 A.M, nn hae dee Sunday Morning Service at 11:00 o’Clock Wednesday Evening Meetings at 8 o’Clock Reading Reom in the Church Building is open on Tuesda = Friday evenings from Latin-American BAPTIST CHURCH 1828 White Street Sunday School at 9:45 AM. PREACHING SERVICE 10:45 AM In Spanish, Thurs., 8:30 P.M. Dr. Ismael a Thee The Friendly Church fer All Whe Wish te Worship-the Lord The First Methodist Church 2 Preaching Jesus Christ For Over A Century THE OLD STONE CHURCH Where Eaton Crosses Simonton, for Over 100 Years 9:45 A.M., Sunday School Alien Carey, Superintendent 10:50 A.M.—Morning Worship Subject: “HIGHWAY TO LIFE” 6:30 P.M., MYF, MIF Worship Services 7:30 P.M.—Evening Worship This Historie Old Chureh Has A Cordial Welcome For AR GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH PLAGLER AVENUE and TENTH STREET On “Peinciana—Navy, City Hospital” Bus Line EARLY MORNING SERVICE ..... 8:30 AM, CLASS 9:45 AM, Hour, 11:00 A.M. “OU COME, LET U6 WORSHIP... THE LORD” Ps. 95:6 CARL A, SAMMETINGER, PASTOR 2-5161 (Chureh), 23-7975 (Home) Listen to the Lutheran Hour, Sunday, 7:30 P.M., Station WKWF St. Paul's Episcopal Church GORNER of DUVAL and EATON STREETS THE REV. JOHN $. ARMFIELD Reetor 7:30 A.M.—Holy Eucharist School ‘11:00 A.M—Choral Eucharist and (Nursery Conducted During Service) 6:30 P.M.—Young People’s Service League 7:30 P.M.—Evening Prayer and Sermon VISITORS CORDIALLY WELCOME AT ALL SERVICES