The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 13, 1954, Page 5

Methodists To Help Korean Churches ‘Band Of Prayer” Organizes First Congregational Church Here In ’92 The First Congregational 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. Organization Planned The band worshipped at the homes of the different members. Finally in July, 1892, the leaders of this churchless band of Chris- tians determined organize an in- dependent church. The Rev. Charles W. Frazier was ealled to advise the brethren, and on July 20, 1892, the church was organized at the home of Samuel Roberts with Rev, Fraizer as its first pastor. The, meetings were thereafter held in an “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 Tt 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 Mrs, 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 Roberts, Richard Roberts and Robert Roberts. 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 damaged during the 1909 hurricane but this damage was goon repaired. Its present organization is as fol- lows: Clerk — Mrs. Clyde P. Stickney; 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, Stickney; Deacons and Deaconess- es — Clyde P. Stickney, Chairman, Grover Albury, Bert Sawyer, Neil Knowles, Alfonso Cowles, Henry Saunders, Mrs. Samuel Drudge, Mrs. Ralph Sawyer and Miss 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 Adukt Bible Class are some of the organizations in the church which are active in constructive teaching and in the performance of charit- 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 on Wednesdays. At present the Rev. Robert T. Woodruff, Jr. is guest minister. The purpose of ‘Pilgrim Fellow. ehip” which meets every Sunday at 6:30 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 = gives training and guidance to help pre. pare them for their place in the church. 3 Despite the difficulties and dig. appointments which have been ea countered in the past the mem. bers have remained steadfast and the First Congregational Chureh ever goes forward strengthened by the loyal faith of its members, Eas SSS Let’s All Go To Church This Sunday i FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH—The first convert of Congregational Church, organized here in 1892, John A. Harris, was instrumental in helping the group. obtain the site of its house of worship on William, in The ‘original brick building still stands.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don aE : Pinder, Offerings Far Korea Will Be Taken At Methodist Churches Worship services emphasizing emergency needs in Korea will be held in the four Methodist Churches — El 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. : : 2 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. }“And ES Emphasis To Be “Mission For On Tithing At |Today” Topic Ley Memorial |At Fleming St. “Mission For Today” is the sub- | and the recorded voice of a blind | ject of the Reverend J. E. Sta-| Korean boy singing two hymns. “Jesus and Money” is the con-| Cluding topic in a series of four | orial Methodist Church, 1304 Tru-| eo e Man Avenue at Bayview Park. | b ad The pastor of the Church, the has heard a Rev. Eldon Simmons, has chosen this topic for the 10:50 morning Worship service tomorrow The church will continue to em-} Phasize the Stewardship of Posses-| Sions for many weeks to come. Several laymen will give three, minute talks on tithing on succe: sive Sundays, beginning on Sund: Morning, November 21. ; During the special emphasis the Members and friends will be given an opportunity to register their sac thers. ae f anapreg oor | mon is bac gaa of - men bring- A special feature of the service/ing the sick man to Jesus. modi morning will be the play-| Finding the crowd too great they ing of a transcription on which has/were forced to let him down to been recorded the singing voice of | Jesus through the roof of the house. a little blind Korean boy. | The November Fellowship Sup-: A special offering for Korean re-| per is scheduled for 7:00 o'clock lief will be received in miniature | Wednesday night. The program Tice bags. | consists of supper at 7:00 a period The 7:30 evening service tomor-| of fund and fellowship at 8:45, and Tow will feature a sermon entitled, | adjournment at 8:30. Then There Were Four.”| All members and friends of the | torn land of Korea. } This courageous people, whose | churches, schools and hospitals | were destroyed, are making a sup- reme sacrifice to rebuild. Limited Resources | 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- ‘ tham’s sermon on Sunday morning | ., £ Sermons on the general theme of} at the service at Fleming Street | Y¢ the Lord,” by Roberts with | Christian Stewardship at Ley Mem-| Methodist Church, beginning at| R | ethodist Church, like Paul}, “My God and I” by Sergei will Macedonian call} |“Come over and help us!’’ This i | time the call comes from that war | Subject for the evening service be- Happy Living Is Subject At Christian Se. The spiritual basis for healthful, happy, abundant living will be} jdealt 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- jence and Health with Key to the| | Scriptures,” by Mary Baker Eddy | jinclude 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 jthe 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 The vested choir will sing “Seek ichard Wickes singing the tenor | solo. | sung in the evening by the choir. | Reverend Statham will use as his | ginning at 7:30, “Ye Shall Be Wit- nesses.”” Saturday, November 13, 1954 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSO By RALPH ROGERS A Study in Values. Prov. 11:24- 28; 13:7; 15:13-17; 20:11-12; 22:1- 4 The book of Proverbs seems to| cover the whole life of human 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 | i virtue is not in wealth, but in his stewardship. H. W. Beecher says, | “Riches are not an end of life, but | an instrument vf life.” John Fos- | 'Y WEST CITIZEN their wealth away and found the unsearchable riches of Christ. In the cartoon ‘L'il Abner’ there jis 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 Sov “He that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast." We all want to be happy. We struggle for and save, thinking that mater-| ; : ial things will bring happiness, only | fully what is right and what is makes an indelible impression upon them. On the other hand many a lad has been led astray when he 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 comés 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 curse and youn: t 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- to be disillusioned. Happiness is | *TOns. more than riches, it is a state of mnd and spirit. The happiest peo- “A good name is rather to be, chosen than great riches.” What's | Page 5) parent or minister. What they hear | from good families. They had good names but these youngsters were on the way to establish for them- selves bad names. The lad with a bad name may have a hard time before a judge of the law. A good name is far better than riches. We inberit a name our family, and then we moiilores for oure selves which is either good or bad. We make our own name. clas Steere tells of the plane yrhich he crossed the Atlantic to the Azores. The pilot had drawn onthe chart a line marked the Point of no return. What he meant was after that point his plane be brought back after it had 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, Maxed Produced ter says, “The pride of dying rich| ple I know are not the wealthy, raises the loudest laugh in hell.’”’| but rather those who have a clear in a name? If someone says his| t name is Washington, we look at| 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) | IHicit 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 | Proverbs. 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. This 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 tich 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 Al Ca- pone who at an early age found | nothing worth living for. Others. like St. Francis of Assisi gave BAHA'I WORLD FAITH MEETINGS .... 8 PLM And and 4th Friday Bach Month at Woman’s Club 319 DUVAL STREET Brief Talk . . . Discussion “Ne Collections” Mrs, Ethel Crane, See’y, PHONE 2-2716 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 | arms, some terribly wounded. 11] Yee | was always a pleasure to visit such et ada ith 4 ec a ward for those men felt that YOUnSSters loosed the brakes on they had given something for their | SOM€ Cars on the hills of Atlanta, country and their fellow-man. Of Georgia. It caused considerable da- all the sick in the hospital the mage and the youngsters were ga- wounded were the mo. |thered up and taken to the police st cheerful. How can we get the cheerful station. The public was surprised heart? We may attain success in| learn that some of them came our vocation, and we may not. We! might work for a promotion and a better job and yet fall short of our THE SALVATION ARMY conscience even though they be poor in this world’s goods It has been my privilege to serve in hospitals where there were many patients without legs and 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 be 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 heard some sermon or advice of | Temporary Location GOLDEN EAGLE HALL 1215 PETRONIA STREET Lt. and Mrs. Henry Russell, Officers in Cube . OPEN-AIR SERVICE SATURDAY NIGHT, 7 P.M. KRESS CORNER Sunday School, 9:45 A.M. HOLINESS MEETING, ll AM. SALVATION MEETING, 7:30 P.M. Everyone Welcome . . . Come and Worship With Us OUR MOTTO: The World for Christ— Christ for the World The old furlong, still sometimes used in measurements, represented the distance it was supposed a yoke of oxen could plow without resting — “One furrow long” of 220 yards, “Church Of God” 1008 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.P.E., Thursday, 7:30 P.M. 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LIVE TRIUMPHANTLY FOR CHRIST 9:45 A.M.—SUNDAY SCHOOL Ray Greene, Superintendent 10:50 A.M.—Morning Worship Cl Subject: “FOR ALL PEOPLE”