YOU ARE INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN
SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS WEEK
April 7 Through 11
S/
MONDAY 12:05
7:30
TUESDAY 12:05
7:30
WEDNESDAY 12:05
7:30
THURSDAY 12:05
7:3#
7:30
FRIDAY 12:05
7:30
—SCHEDULE—
Methodist Church; Speaker: Bishop Henry
Episcopal Church: Speaker: The Rev. J. N. Binford
Methodist Church; Speaker: Bishop Henry
Presbyterian Church; Speaker:Chap. J. H. Skelton
Methodist Church: Speaker: Bishop Henry
Baptist Church: Speaker: Rev. W. D. Smith
Methodist Church: Speaker: Bishop Henry
Methodist Church: ;Speaker: Rev. W. \V. Preston
Episcopal Church: Holy Communion;
Speaker: Bishop Henry
Methodist Church; Speaker: Rev. J. R. McGregor
Baptist Church; Speaker: Chap. H. C. Hubbard
Ivot It Be A New
Experience For You
It is quite possible that many
of you have not worshipped in
any other Black Mountain
church than the one you regu
larly attend. It is likely that
you have wanted to visit but
have never had the chance.
The evening services during
Spiritual Emphasis Week will
afford you an opportunity to
worship in four denominational
churches: the Baptist, the Meth
odist, the Presbyterian, and the
Episcopal.
Come In Your Working Clothes
The noonday services, Monday through Friday,
are being held in the State Street Methodist
Church, for the convenience of everyone in this
community.
Places of business are closing shortly before
the worship service is to begin in order to give
their employees and workers an opportunity to
participate in this pre-Easter spiritual experience.
Everyone plans to come in his working clothes.
Storekeepers, clerks, accountants and profession
al people; employees of town and factory; repair
men and mechanics—everybody—plan to come as
they are; in their working clothes, and slip into a
pew each of those days for a half hour’s prayer,
praise, and meditation.
LAYMEN TO PRESIDE
A layman will preside at each of the Monday
services during Spiritual Emphasis week. He
will announce the opening hymn, have the prayer,
and read the scripture lesson.
At the Monday service, Ben Hunter will be the
presiding layman; on Tuesday, Dr. Frank
Howard Richardson will preside; William Hickey
will preside on Wednesday, and Dean Willis, on
Thursday. At the final noonday service, on Fri
day, Dr. W. D. Deatherford will preside.
Each of these persons is a popular and devoted
layman, and his part in the daily noonday service
will greatly enhance the spiritual consciousness
of those who attend.
DEVOTIONAL PROGRAMS
PLANNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Special devotional proprams have been planned by
the Black Mountain Ministerial Association for the
students and faculty of the High School as a part of
the community-wide Holy Week observance.
Chaplain James Ropers of the Swannanoa Division
of the Veterans Administration will speak to a general
assembly of the student body in the gymnasium Monday
morning, April 7, at 10:30.'
The Rev. W. H. Armistead, pastor of the Friendship
Presbyterian Church, will be guest speaker over the
school’s public address system, at 8:45 Tuesday morn
ing, April 8.
Dr. John R. Williams, pastor of Montreat Presbyter
ian Church, will speak on Wednesday morning to the
students. ’ ,
The Rev. Cecil M. Perry, pastor of Ridgecrest Baptist
Church, is scheduled to speak on Thursday, the last day
before dismissal for the Easter holidays.
All of these devotional programs will be carried over
the school’s public address system with the exception
of the general assembly on Monday morning.
; Club Meetings
Called Off During
This Week
Many of the civic organizations,
which have regularly stated meet
ings scheduled for the week of
April 7-11, have signified their
desire to cooperate in the com
munity-wide Holy Week observ
J ance.
f> At the request of the Ministerial
Association and the Black Moun
tain city council, so far 11 groups
have either postponed or called off
all evening meetings in order that
their members may have ample op
portunity to attend the evening
services of worship to be held in
Black Mountain churches.
Although the cards are still com
ing in, it is felt that others will be
<* received this week to be published
' next week in the NEWS.
The following cards have al
ready been received: Woman’s
Club, Jr. Woman’s Club, Lions
Club, Jaycees, Hatch’n Patch, Tea
and Topic Club, Black Mountain
Chamber of Commerce, Black
Mountain Arts Club, Order of the
Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge and
the American Legion Auxiliary.
One card was returned unsigned.
Other groups may mail in their
cards or telephone the Rev. W. D.
Smith at 3871,
The Black Mountain Ministerial
Association wishes to take this
opportunity to express appreciation
to all groups in the community
for their fine cooperation in this
spiritual effort. We feel that a
great blessing will result from the
community as a whole thus work
ing together.
Evening By Evening
MONDAY EVENING:
The Rev. J. N. Binford, Pastor,
The First Baptist Church, will
preach at the union service to be
held in St. James’ Episcopal
Church. His sermon will be on
“The Meaning of the Cross.”
TUESDAY EVENING:
“Witness For Christ” will be the
sermon subject when the Rev.
James H. Skelton, chaplain, WNC
Sanatorium, preaches at the union
service in the Black Mountain
Presbyterian Church.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
On this evening, at a union
service in The First Baptist
Church, the Vicar of
St. James’ Episcopal Church, the
Rev. Winfield D. Smith, will de
liver a sermon entitled: “Face Up
■ . . To Reality.”
THURSDAY EVENING:
The Rev. W. W. Preston, pastor,
Black Mountain Presbyterian
Church, will preach on “Christian
fellowship at the union service
to be held in the State Street
Methodist Church. For those who
desire Communion, there will be
a service of the Lord’s Supper at
St. James’ Episcopal Church. Bish
op M. George Henry will officiate
and preach.
FRIDAY EVENING:
The final service of the week
will also be a union service in The
First Baptist Church. On this even
ing, the Rev. Harry C. Hubbard,
chaplain, VA Hospital, Oteen, will
preach on the subject: “Words
From the Cross.’’
Business Houses
To Close Each Day
12:00 To 12:45
A total of 35 business houses,
agencies and professional offices
have responded generously to co
operate with the Spiritual Em
phasis Week, April 7 through 11.
The request is made by the Town
Council in a recent proclamation
that all stores, agencies and busi
ness houses close their doors from
12:00 ot 12:45 noon each day to
enable their employees to attend
union services at the State Street
Methodist Church.
The cards thus far received are
the following: Potter Feed & Fer
tilizer Co., Black Mountain Ice Co.,
E. E. White Insurance Agency,
Town of Black Mountain, Black
Mountain Hardware Co., Gulf Oil
Distributors, Broadway Builders’
Supply, Inc., H&W 5-10c Store
Victory Cab Co., Valley Realty &
Insurance Co., Acme Barber Shop,
Black Mountain Lumber Co.,
Lucas’ Office Supply, Western
Auto Associate Store, Black Moun
tain Super Market, McMurray
Chevrolet Co., Knight’s Pharmacy,
The Band Box, Climax Barber
Shop, Black Mountain News, Chas
W. Stepp, Goff Radio, Bea’s Beau
ty Shoppe, A&P Tea Co., The
Northwestern Bank, R. S. Eckles
Realtor, Viverette Radio & Supply’
J. M. Lance Esso Service, The
Wash Spot, Harrison Funeral
Home, Lormays, Black Mountain
Insurance Agency, Pellom’s Time
Shop, Pix Theatre and Jones Food
Store. One card was received un
signed.
Other cards are coming in to
Mayor Kirkpatrick, or the inform
ation may be telephoned to the
fW- Smith, Secretary of the
Black Mountain Ministerial As
sociation at 3871 for publication
next week.
This makes a total of 47 respon
ses received to date. The commun
ity is looking forward to receiving
a great blessing next week during
Spiritual Emphasis Week. e
■proclamation
In recognition of the uncertain
ty of the times in which we live
and of the detrimental effect
which the present crisis is hav
ing on the well being of our com
munity, we, the members of the
Black Mountain Town Council, be
ing cognizant of the need for
spiritual as well as military pre
paration, do hereby issue the fol
lowing Proclamation:
"That the week of April 7-13
be proclaimed as “Spiritual Em
phasis Week”, and that all citizens
attend and give active support to
the “Special Services of Worship”
to be held in a different church
each night, the message being
brought by a local pastor.”
The Town Council, wishing to
cooperate in this endeavor, makes
these further requests:
(1) That all organizations which
have stated meetings scheduled
for the week of April 7-13, post
pone them to a later date in order
that all citizens may have an op
portunity to attend the Services
of worship.
(2) That all Business Concerns
close their doors between 12:0(1
and 12:45 each day during the
week of April 7-13 to the end that
all citizens may have the oppor
tunity to attend the “Interdenom
inational Noon-Day Service” which
will be held in the State Street
Methodist church.
(3) That every organization,
club, or Fraternal Order support
this city wide endeavor. That the
officiary of each organization urge
their constituents to cooperate in
this undertaking so vital to the
spiritual health of our city.
(4) That each Business Firm
and Organization which will co
operate with the aforementioned
program, sign the postals being
sent out, and return to the desig
nated address.
Adopted at a regular meeting
of The Town Council, the even
ing of February 12, 1952.
Signed: G. L. Kirkpatric,
Mayor
Frank Howard Richardson
J. M..Lance
J. G. Northcott
Music For The Services
L. A. Oates, and Mrs. S. S.
Cooley, local church organists,
will provide music for the noon
day services to be held daily
in the State Street Methodist
Church.
Music for the evening ser
vices will be provided by the
church where the service is to
be held.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Each noonday service will
begin at 12:05 in the State
Street Methodist church. The
service will open with the sing
ing of a well-known hymn fol
lowed by the Invocation Prayer.
Several verses from the Holy
Scriptures, appropriate to the
day’s meditation, will then be
read by the layman who pre
sides. After the Scripture Les
son has been read, the visiting
speaker will give the meditation
or address; he will close the
service with the Benediction.
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