The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1954, Page 4

Grace Lutheran Educational [First Presby. Building Will Be Dedicated Reverend Statham To Preach: From Book Of Timothy, 4:10 On Sunday afternoon, Septembe: 18, i " Donald Sagehorn will be as director of Christian con- Educational Building will licated to the glory of God. guest speaker for this special will be the Reverend W. iberly, pastor of Redeemer ‘an Church, Miami. The Harold £. Lindeke, pasto; of Our Savior Lutheran Miami, will serve as , and the Reverend Carl jthe Fleming Reverend James E. Statham of Street Methodist church has chosen for his subject for the Sunday morning service beginning at 10:50, “Demas The Backslider,” from Timothy 4:10— “For Demas hath forsaken me having loved this present world and is departed.” and with ccompaniment of Mrs. Weisheit, who will also. serve] as organist for the special service. Mr.: Donald Sagehorn comes to Lutheran Church from St. Lutheran School, Hammond, . He was born on March 22, 127, in Tilden, Nebraska, the gon o; Rey. and Mrs. H. Sagehorn. the completion of his ed- ucation in elementary and high school there, Mr. Sagehorn attend- ed Cpncordia Teachers College, River; Forest, Dlinois. After from Conevrdia in 1949 he began teach- ing gt St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Hammond Indiana, until this gradyate of Concordia College, Rive Forest. Mr. and Mrs. Sage- horn; are making their home at 1006 Fleming Street. | Expansion Of School Mr. Sagehorn comes to Grace Lutheran School as principal and teacher of grades two and three at ai time when Grace Lutheran Church was able to expand its program of Christian Education with, the additional facilities for education, The newly constructed’ Educa- tions} Building which will be de- dicated to the glory of God was just} recently completed and was “When we read this scripture,” pansion program of Grace Luth- eran School. Grace Lutheran School had its beginning in January of 1952 when the members of the congregation decided to establish a Christian Kindergarten. Mrs. J. D. Wil- liams, a member of the congre- gation, was the first teacher. Grade One Added For the following year Grade one was added and Miss Carolyn Pomerenke served as Christian Day School teacher. Mrs. Helen Illsley accepted the offer to teach in Kindergarten. In September of 1953 grade two was added and again Miss Pomerenke served as_ teacher. Mrs. Verdell Hines replaced Mrs. Isley as Kindergarten teacher. During that school term the members of’ Grace Congregation decided to expand their facilities and to add several classrooms and teachers. Teachers Added Miss Sophia Gieseke of St, James, Minnesota, accepted the offer to teach in grade one for the present year and Mr. Donald Sagehorn accepted the congrega- tions call as principal and teacher of grades two and three. Mrs. }Carolyn Weisheit and Mrs. Ver- dell Hines are in charge of the Kindergarten program. The members of Grace Lutheran Church invite the people of the community to join with them. in this special service of worship. After the services a pot luck supper will be served by the ladies of the congregation. The guests and visitors are welcome to in- spect the newly constructed Ed- another step forward in the ex- ucational Building. Century-Old Temple ‘Mothered’ Ms ER CHURCH—Built in the 1860s and location of the first Jdwish theological seminary in America, the Isaac M. Wise Tem- plie spearheaded the liberal interpretation of Judaism in Se It jis the Isaac M. Wise Temple, ofter! called the “Mother Church” lhe members of this famous ue. Not only is 1954 the ry of the arrival t is now 0 is the te arrival in i M. Wise, e fere Bs lbany, N. . #uise was one of those who waned to cast off the shackles of of the prophets but integrated with the yulture of America. Reform Judaism wasythe result, Us is|Aooribasal branch 8 Judaism and is contrasted to Orthodox, the fundamentalist group within the religion. “Out of the reservoir of this temple all the currents of Amer- ican Reform Judaism began to flow,” said Samuel Wohl, one of the temple's two present rabbis. “This is the historic shrine of Re- form Judaism in America. It is here where Reform Judaism re- ceived its great interpretation. Here the Hebrew Union College— the first Jewish theological sem- inary in America—was founded.” Reform has created a type of worship which is esthetically Pleasing and understandable, he Said. Family worship has been encouraged and the segregation of men from women—the practice in Orthodox synagogues—has been abandoned. form Judaism has been the break- ing down of barriers of different faiths in social, economic and ppolitical fields,” Wohl said.—(AP? Newsfeatures, said Mr. Statham, “we ask, why did Demas leave Paul? Why ‘did he lose interest in working with Paul and depart for other fields of labor and living?” Paul’s Warning Here Paul warns against the danger of yielding to the lure of the world. It seems that Demas grew restless and ' discontented, then carless and thus it was easy for him to leave Paul and the preaching of the Gospel of Christ. Works from the great organ literature of Bach and Widor have been chosen by the organist, Mrs. Claude Salis, for her prelude and postlude. The choir will sing “‘Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” by Reed. Mrs. Fay Garcia will sing the soprano solo. Evening Service Mrs. Salis, will open the evening service at 7:300 with the well-loved “Meditation from Thais” by Massenet, and the choir will sing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” by Gillette, Mr. Statham will speak cn a text from Acts 24:25, “And as Paul reasoned—Felix trembled and an- swered, ‘Go thy way’.” Felix came to a moment of great decision for righteousness in his own soul and put off becoming a Christian. WSCS Meeting The Women’s Society of Christ- ian Service will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday for a business session. The first lesson of the Bible Study, “The Master Calleth for Thee,” by Lady Hosie will be presented. The subject is Jesus’ teachings concerning women, Mrs. J. BE. Statham is the chair- man of the study group and will teach the course. All women of the church are urg- ed to attend. New Leaders For Church Of Rock Youths The Youth Fellowship of The Church of the Rock, 535 Francis Street, consider themselves fortu- nate in persuading Lieut. and Mrs. John B. Padgett to be their adult advisors. ‘This group has been under the leadership of Mrs. Ruth Jackson during the past year but Mrs. Jack- son has felt that the young people should have a young married cou- ple and the Padgetts consented to take over. Former Residents Lieut. and Mrs. John Padgett formerly lived here but about three years ago they were ordered to the Naval Post - graduate School at Annapolis for a two year course. The school later moved to Mon- terey taking with its the faculty and student body. Finishing at Monterey Lt. Padgett was assign- ed to M. I. T. in Boston where he took his Masters degree. This summer the Padgetts were returned to Key West and his Na- val assignment is Staff Engineer of Squadron 4. They have two children, Johnny and Kitty, and live at 1228 Flagler Street. When here before they were active in church affairs and they are taking hold where they left off three years ago. Youth Slect The Youth Fellowship also elect- ed new officers last Sunday night. For president they elected Jack “The major contribution of Re-| Harris; for vice president, Jack McMahon; Lanny Harris, secre- tary and Thomas Moore, treasurer. The leaders are being chosen from the alphabetical list and Ar- thur Noble drew the honor for this Sunday. At the eleven o’clock worship ser- vice Mrs. Mary Tichenor will sing “I walked today where Jesus walk- ed,” by Geoffrey O'Hara. Mrs. Ti- chenor hes also recently re‘urned to the city after an absence of two years. Harris Teacher She is teaching at the Harris School and has brought with her her daughter, Jane, who is a sopho- more in the local High School. Like all good folks, she brought wither her her church letter and is interesting herself in the reli- gious activities of the city. The Sunday School is open to any without a church home and begins at ten o'clock under direction of the Superintendent, Mr. Ralph No- ble. The worship service begins at eleven o’clock and the Rev, Mr. Rogers will use as his morning subject, “The Birth of an Idea.” Visitors and service familes will find a most cordial weleome at the Church of the Rock, 535 Francis Street. Swedish industry today produces 60 to 65 p¢}cent more goods than before the war. Plans Supper On Wednesday The congregation and friends of the First Presbyterian Church will meet on Wednesday night at 6:30 for the quarterly fellowship supper. This quarterly supper and program is in charge of Circle I of the Wo- men of the Church under the lead- ership of Mrs. Joseph Bringman. Following the supper members of the choir will meet in the sanc- tuary for their weekly practice. The MAC class will meet on the patio tomorrw morning during the class study hour with Dr. Harold C. Campbell as the teacher. A cor- dial invitation is given to married couples to attend this interesting class. Rally Day Emphasis Rally Day is scheduled for next Sunday with the program to be given in the church auditorium. The emphasis of Rally Day will be “Our Christian Teachers” with the offering going toward the work of the General Assembly in the field’ of Christian Education. A part of the contributions will help provide a strong ministry for college students. Another part will help support young men in the seminaries. Sermon Topics Announced The sermon to be given tomor- row morning by the Rev. Richard E. Coulter will be centered around the book of Exodus which recounts the wilderness journeys of the an- cient Hebrews. The evening service will continue the series of studies in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Preparations are under way for Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN JOHN 4:17—"Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.’’(RSV) . This ie * Passage has two aspects; an implied positive and a certain negative. Only those who have a certain amount, of knowledge relative toright’ and wrong need apply the passage to themselves. This, almost certain- ly, includes all those sufficiently literate to read this feature. These words of St. James refer to what we sometimes Which are legion. call the sins of omission To seek knowledge is. good; to apply know- ledge is better. To seek God’s will for our lives is necessary; The latter call cipline than the former. Most of us know more to do God's will is imperative. S for more dedication and self dis about the good life than we ever achieve Our practice of Christian prin- ciples and ethics falls far short of our anders standing of them. To increase knowledge is rel- atively easy; to improve conduct is difficule. Ignorance of the law does not excuse us before men; ignoring the law indicts us before God. The best way of honoring God is to believe His word, as revealed in the Scripture; to trust His Grace as manifested by the Son and to act upon the knowledge that has been imparted to us by the Holy Spirit. To do otherwise is to sin. Dr. J. H. Thaden First Presbyterian Churca Lake Park, lowa the meeting of St. Johns Presby- tery to be held in Key West the latter part of October. This is the last meeting of the large district before its division wich will take place on January 1. Bit Of Moslem Istanbul Remains On Shore Of Israel's Haifa Bay By ERIC GOTTETREU ACRE, Israel—Jewish Israel has a miniature Arab Istambul nestl- ed here among the palm trees of the northern shores of Haifa Bay. Some say it is the oldest city of the Holy Land. In the Book of Judges (1:31) .it is called by Its ancient name: Accho, It’s history goes back thousands: of years — it was already.a Canaan- ite fortress long before the first coming of the children ‘of israel. Now its imposing mosque, its slender minarets and vaulted bazaars recall the oriental splendor of the late 18th century, when it was built after the style of the former Turkish capital. The two Ottoman governors who brought about the rebuilding were Shiek Daher el Omar and his successor, Jezzar Pasha, after whom the city’s beautiful mosque is named. The preservation of Acre’s early history has been neglected. But now a half-forgotten Turkish Bath with a multi-colored stone floor, the 160-year-old Hamman el Bacha, has been transformed into a well organized museum. On display are tools from the Bronze Age (2500 to 1800 B.C.) and archaelog- ical relics from Hellenistic, Roman and Crusader times. The Crusad- ers used Acre, situated in the lower part of'the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, as the chief port of the old Kingdom of Jerus- alem. For the modern periods, the town itself is a living museum. It is dominated by its thickwalled fortress which even Napoleon could not conquer. On his march from Egypt farther east and possibly to India—which he never complet- ed—he had planned to gain a foot- hold here. World history took a decisive turn when he was beaten and forced to retreat by Jezzar Pasha and his British ally from the sea, Adm, Sir Sidney Smith. In Turkish and (British) man- date time Acre was an all-Arab town. With the partition of Palestine, the Arab-Jewish war of 1948 and the subsequent popula- tion moves this was changed. To- day it is inhabited by 4,500 Arabs and 12,500 Jews. In general, the the Arabs still live near the great Mosque in the historical central part of the town while many Jew- CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 927 ELIZABETH STREET Sunday School, 11:00 A.M, wets for Pre-Sunday School Age Sunday Morning Service at 11:00 o’Clock —_— Wednestlay Evening” “Meetings at 8 o’Clock Reading Room in the Church Building is open on Tuesday and Friday from 3 - 5 P.M. é é lj ISRAELI ISTANBUL—The Mosque of Ahmed Jeszar, graceful center of Arab life in Acre, which once was a port for Crusaders and now is a Moslem gem flourishing in Israel, ish newcomers are settled in a recently built suburb. But the skyline of old Acre itself has not changed; care is being taken to preserve its original architecture. In close cooperation with the local Moslem Advisory Committee, $78,000 has been spent on repairing the interior of the Ahmed Jezza Mosque. Plans are now under way to open a Moslem theological seminary. Most of the leading Moslem scholars left the country in 1948, and a new genera- tion of religious leaders and judges is required for the 125,000 Moslems who have remained here, About one-eight of all crop pro- duction in the United States de- pends totally or in part on irriga- tion. Latin-American BAPTIST CHURCH 1328 White Street |] In Spanish t Sunday School at 9:45 AM. PREACHING SERVICE “ (SUNDAY) In English 10:45 A.M. 7:30 P.M. MID-WEEK PRAYER SERVICE English _ Wednesday, 7:36 Spanish __ Thursday, 7:30 CHOIR PRACTICE In English, Wednesday, 7 P.M. In Spanish, Thurs., 8:30 P.M. Dr. Ismael Negrin—in charge of Spanish services . . . Rev. A. D. O’Briant in charge of English services... C. E. Baker,.S. S. Supt. The Friendly Church fer All Who Wish te Worship the Lerd In In POINCIANA BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 A.M. PREACHING, 11 A.M. BY PASTOR Subject: “Words Of Counsel” 6:30 P.M., Training Union PREACHING, 7:30 P.M. Subject: “REPENTANCE” Tuesday,.7 P.M., P; at Old Home, Stock Island WEDNESDAY, 7:30 P.M, PRAYER MEETING AT CHURCH All Members Urged To Come Kingdom Hall of JEHOVAH'S Watchtower Study, Sundays at 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, Bible Study Friday, Service Meeting, 7:30 P.M. FoR CHRIST TONIGHT, 7:30 P.M. HEA Fred Slover Latin-American Baptist Church, 1328 White St. “A GROWING CHURCH IN A GROWING COMMUNITY” First Presbyterian Church WHITE and WASHINGTON STREETS RICHARD E. COULTER, Minister 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School Classes For Every Age Group 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship Sermon: “GOD’S WAY IS THE BEST WAY” 6:30 P.M—Pioneer and Senior Youth Fellowships 7:30 P.M.—Evening Worship POPULAR BIBLE STUDY Visitors and Service Personnel Will Find A Warm Welcome In This Friendly Church GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH FLAGLER AVENUE and TENTH STREET On “Poinciana—Navy, City Hospital” Bus Line EARLY MORNING SERVICE ese. ccccssccoe 730 A.M, SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS . 9:45 AM. Moming Worship Hour, 11:00 A.M. “OH COME, LET aoe «+.» THE LORD” CARL A. SAMMETINGER, PASTOR 2322 Harris Ave. Phones: 2-5161 (Church), 2-7975 (Home) Listen to the Lutheran Hour, Sunday, 7:30 P.M., Station WKWF Fleming Street Methodist Church J. &. STATHAM, Pastor Corner FLEMING and WILLIAM STREETS SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 A.M. CLAUDE E. SALIS, Sunday School Superintendent Morning Worship at 10:50 A.M. Subject: “DEMAS, THE BACKSLIDER” Methodist Youth Fellowship, 6:30 P.M. Evening Worship at 7:30 P.M. Subject: “FELIX SAID, ‘NOT NOW’ “ A Nursery Provided tor Care of Children During Services Service Men and Visitors Welcome INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE ROCK “On This ROCK I Will Build My Church” TEMPORARY QUARTERS: 535 FRANCIS STREET ‘ (Corner Southard and Francis Streets) RALPH ROGERS, Minister © Mrs. Martha Robinson, Pianist SUNDAY SCHOOL, 10:00 A.M. Ralph D. Noble, Superintendent MORNING WORSHIP 11:00 A.M., 535 FRANCIS STREET Subject: “THE BIRTH OF AN IDEA” Youth Fellowship, 6:30 P.M. VISITORS WILL FIND A CORDIAL WELCOME SECURITY IF YOU ACCEPT and all of them are free HE KEEPS His promises 9:45 A.M—SUNDAY SCHOOL Allen Carey, Superintendent 10:50—Morning Worship REV. $. HARRY RUSSELL, GUEST PREACHER 6:30 P.M., MYF, MIF Worship Services 7:30 P.M.—Evening Worship Subject: “CHRISTIAN CHARACTERISTICS” f Methodist Church J