Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Discussion of Movies Will Be Held in Church

Oakland, California, 1921

Rev. John Stephens, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, will preach at both services tomorrow. At 11 o'clock his subject will be "America's Greatest Treasure." In the evening at 7:30 o'clock he will deal with the subject. "The Supreme Teacher," the first in a series of sermons on the general subject, "The Teaching of Jesus"

Preliminary to the evening service a discussion will be held of moving pictures. In connection with the evening service a musical program will be rendered by the church choir, consisting of a large chorus and the following quartet: Mrs. J. H. Speer, soprano; Miss Alice McComb, contralto; Herbert P. Mee, tenor; and Fred N. Anderson, baritone. Bessie Beatty Roland is the church organist and choir director.

The Men's club of the church, with a membership of over 200, will hold its monthly dinner on Thursday evening of next week. An interesting program of speeches and musical numbers has been prepared.

—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, April 9, 1921, page 8.

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