Slice of history - Altamont Church Service Announcements

I found the following newspaper article while searching for genealogical records:

Guilderland

FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES

Rev. G. H. Pettlngell, pastor.

Sunday, July 22nd:

Church school will be held at 10 o'clock.

Morning worship at 11 o'clock. The pastor will speak on "The Stream That Never Dries Up."

Christian Endeavor will be held at 7 o'clock. Reports on the State Christian Endeavor convention will be given by Edyth E. Pettingell and Glendora Ebert, who attended as delegates.

- Originally published in The Enterprise, Altamont, N.Y., Friday, July 20, 1934.

Bonus! Immediately after that, in the Community Notes section:

The following girls held a picnic at Magill's farm Tuesday night: Eleanor Wood, Edyth Pettingell, Eleanor Vetter, Janet Hadley, Bertha and La-Vaughn Schaadt.

Source URL: http://historicnewspapers.guilpl.org/altamont-enterprise-1933-june-1935-april/altamont-enterprise-1933-june-1935-april%20-%200678.pdf

Double Bonus! Another church services announcement:

Guilderland

FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES

Rev. G. H. Pettingell, pastor.

Sunday, October 31st:

Church school at 10 a. m. There will be a special temperance program in observance of world temperance Sunday in addition to the usual study period.

Throughout the Presbyterian church today is the hundredth anniversary of the Board of Foreign Missions. A special program will be given at the hour of the morning worship, 11 a. m.

Christian Endeavor at 6:30 led by Miss Edyth E. Pettingell. It was the privilege of a large group of young people to attend the youth's meeting last Sunday afternoon and of others during other days of the week. The though (sic) of the service will center about "Impressions of the Preaching Mission."

All these services will be held in the Presbyterian church.

- Originally published in The Enterprise, Altamont, N.Y., Friday, October 29, 1937.

Source URL: http://historicnewspapers.guilpl.org/altamont-enterprise-1937-march-1938-october/altamont-enterprise-1937-march-1938-october%20-%200435.pdf

Notes: the Rev. G. H. Pettingell mentioned in the article is almost certainly Rev. George Henry Pettingell. Edyth Pettingell is either his wife or his daughter (both had the same first name). I think the latter is more likely in the Community Notes section, based on the content of the article ("The following girls..."). The other references to Edyth are in the context of Christian Endeavor, which seems to be a youth organization. So, I think it's likely that those references are also made at the daughter (who would have been 19 and 22 at the time, respectively). Finally, in the latter service announcement, Edyth is referred to as "Miss" and not "Mrs.".

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I found one more church services announcement that I wanted to share. Round Lake was at one point in time a Methodist camp, but I don't remember hearing about a graduate school there.

Guilderland

FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES

Rev. G. H. Pettingell, pastor.

Sunday, July 17th:

Church school at 10 a. m. under the direction of Milton Wingate and Mrs. Cylde Pangburn, superintendents.

Morning worship at 11 a. m. with the administration of the sacrement of the Lord's supper. All members are urged to be present.

A goodly number enjoyed the annual church and Sunday school picnic at Central Park last Saturday.

Rev. G. H. Pettingell is attending the graduate school of theology at Round Lake.

A food sale and ice cream social will be held on the Magill lawn, Saturday, July 23, commencing at 2 p. m.

- Originally published in The Enterprise, Altamont, N. Y., Friday, July 15, 1938.

Source URL: http://historicnewspapers.guilpl.org/altamont-enterprise-1937-march-1938-october/altamont-enterprise-1937-march-1938-october%20-%200982.pdf

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