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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1954

Page

3

Serve God Not To Use Him In Politics Or Prosperity

Dr Eugene Carson Blake president of the National Council of Churches warns against treating religion as a tool for personal power or political gain. He urges believers to renew study of doctrine and Bible, cultivate leadership, and keep Christmas's spiritual meaning over commercial displays.

Eugene Carson Blake National Council of Churches Oston Nea United States Harvard University Marticinge God Christ

Cedar Rapids Church Notices

Local church listings include Cedar Rapids denominations with service times and locations. Notable entries: Assembly of God at First-1101 Oakland Rd NE led by Rev. Huffman. Temple Emanuel at 1014 Tenth Ave SE. Church of Christ at Central-1500 First Ave NW with minister George E. Darling. Jehovahs Witnesses at Kingdom Hall 1221 Center Point NE. Temple Judah Beth Jacob at 1947 Washington Ave SE led by Rabbi Plaut. Latter Day Saints sites listed with ministers Cassiday and Traden. and several others with worship times and sermon topics.

Church OF Christ Central First Avenue NW George E. Darling Temple Judah Beth Jacob Washington Avenue Walter H. Plaut

Parish Service Schedule Highlights Across City Churches

A list of church services includes First-1200 Second Avenue SE with Rev James M Webb for 9:45 Sunday school and 10:50 worship. Dairy Dale 3408 Mt Vernon Road SE with Rev Arthur Westerhoff for 10:00 unified and 7:30 evening services. Calvary 1203 Third Avenue SW with Revs Pavy and Andersen for 9:40 Sunday school 10:50 worship and 7:30 evening. Mt Zion 824 Eighth Street SE with Rev Percy Burt for 9:45 Sunday school and 11:00 worship. Berean YMCA led by Rev Glen V High with 10:00 Bible school and 11:00 worship plus 7:30 evening. Cedar Baptist Temple 838 First Avenue NE with Rev Garrett Rosenboom for 9:45 Bible school 11:00 worship and 7:30 evening. Edgewood Avenue at Edgewood Road NW with Rev Arlan Stohre for 9:45 unified service.

Assembly OF God Oakland Road L. N. Huffman Latter Day Saints Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Nineteeth Street D. M. Cassiday Mormon Dairydale Court Central Park B Avenue Reuben J. Traden Westminster Third Avenue Arnold H. Marzolf Kenwood Park Thirty Fifth Street Keith Taber Hus Ninth Avenue Z. F. Pauk Fifth Street Theodore G. Lilley Sinclair Memorial Twelfth ,Avenue SE Ralph B. Colton Daniels Park Center Point Road William H. Cohen, Jr God Second Avenue James M. Webb Dairy Dale Mt. Vernon Road Arthur Westerhoff Calvary Russell A. Pavy Don L. Andersen Jesus Father Jesus Christ the Carpenter Mt. Zion Eighth Street Percy Burt Berean—Ymca Glen V. High Cedar Baptist Temple First Avenue Garrett Rosenboom Edgewood E Avenue Edgewood Road Arlan Stohre G Avenue C. W. Oscarson Trinity H. M. Grant St. Paul’s Jackson Burns H. Hughes Dill Kenwood Thirty-third Street Wilbert R. Ehlert Forerunners of Christ Bethel Ame Sixth Street Theodore Hudson St. James Ellis Boulevard Floyd Hinshaw

Grace-2905 D avenue NE church service schedule

The Rev. Richard E. Grant leads Bible school at 10 with worship at 11. Sermon by a Grace seminary professor. Evening service at 7 45 pm features Infilling of the Holy Spirit.

Grace D Avenue Richard E. Grant Bible School Grace Seminary

Catholic Mass Schedules For Local Parishes

Immaculate Conception on Third Avenue SE lists Masses at 5 45, 7, 8, 9 30, 11 and noon with Msgr William H Schulte and priests Engler Currier. St Ludmila on Twenty first Avenue SW shows 5 45, 8, 10 and 11 30 for Sunday. St Patrick on First Avenue NW offers 5 45, 7 30, 8 45, 10, 11 15 and 12 15 p m. St Matthew on Twenty fourth Street NE lists 6, 8, 10, 11 and noon on Sunday. St Wenceslaus on Fifth Street SE notes masses at 6, 8, 10 and 11 30 with pastor Chi hak and assistant Benda. All Saints on Dalewood Avenue at Twenty ninth SE lists Sunday masses 6, 7 30, 9 30 and 11 30.

St. Patrick’s First Avenue NW St. Matthew’s Twentyfourth Street St. Wenceslaus Fifth Street A. W. Chihak John J. Benda All Saints Dalewood Avenue Twenty-ninth Street L. V. McDonough W. J. Tiedeman

Covington Church Announces Sunday Schedule and Sermon

The Rev. Hugh Orchard leads worship at Covington with Sunday school at 10 and evening service at 8. Sermon title is The New Birth.

Covington Hugh Orchard

Revered Stombaugh Leads Evangelistic Service

The Rev M E Stombaugh conducts worship at 9 30 with Sunday school at 10 30 and an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m at 8302 Oakland road NE.

Oakland Road M. E. Stombaugh

Church services noting Swenson at First Street NE

The record lists Rev. Norman Swenson at First Twenty-fifth Street NE with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 followed by an evening service at 7 30.

Twenty-fifth Street Norman Swenson

Church of the Brethren Sunday services list

The Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE led by Rev. W. R. Burriss offers Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 with an evening service at 7.

Church OF the Brethren Fourth Avenue W. R. Burriss

Local church listings and ministers in city area

The notice lists CHURCH OF GOD sites Ellis Park and Prairie Street Chapel with ministers Rev Samuel C Ritchhart and Harold D Justice, Bible school times, and worship hours. Also CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE First location with Rev Ralph M Chandler and services, plus CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST at 730 H Street SW with Rev L.

Church OF God Ellis Park L Avenue Samuel C. Ritchhart Prairie Street Harold D. Justice Church OF God IN Christ H Street the Rev. L

Christian Science Church Service Notice

The passage notes a Sunday school at 11 with worship also at 11 and the sermon subject God the Preserver of Man at the First Avenue SE church location.

Christian Science First Second Avenue SE God the Preserver of Man

Church Services and Sermon at First and Bethany Churches

At First Church on Seventeenth Street Rev J Richard Wagner leads church school at 9 45, beginners and primary at 10 55, worship at 10 55 with a sermon titled The Book of Christ. Bethany on Sixth Street NW led by Rev Milton E White offers Sunday school at 9 30, worship at 10 30 and an evening service at 7 30.

Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Bethany Sixth Street Milton E. White

Church Services At Cedar Ave and First Ave SE

The Rev Frazer A Thomason leads services at Cedar-526 Third Avenue SW with church school at 9 45 and worship at 8 30 and 10 45 Sermon by Dr Loren E Lair First-840 Third Avenue SE holds church school at 9 45 worship at 10 45 including Communion Sermon by Mrs Paul Andress

Christian Cedar Third Avenue Frazer A. Thomason Loren E. Lair Jack A. Oliver Paul Andress

Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Services

Church listings show Elder H. G. Darden leading Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The Church of the Nazarene at 1328 K Street SW led by Rev. C. D. Gadbow with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning service at 10:45 a.m. plus an evening service.

Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church Fifteenth Street H. G. Darden Church OF the Nazarene C.D. Gadbow Renee

Grace and St. John Episcopal Services Schedule

Grace church at 525 A avenue NE led by Rev A T B Haines offers Matins 8, Communion 8 15, Children's mass 9 45, Nursery 11, Sung mass with sermon The Living Liturgy On the Plateau at 11. St John church at 355 Nineteeth street SE under Rev D A Lofer ski holds Communion 8, Church school 10 30, Morning prayer and sermon at 11.

Episcopal Grace A Avenue A. T. B. Haines St. John’s Nineteeth Street D. A. Loferski

Evangelical United Brethren Church Schedules

Worship times and Sunday schools listed for Union Ely Road SW Salem and Sharon and St Andrew's churches. Rev William Suckow Rev Leonard E Deaver Rev Walter M Cerka Rev Hubert L Sunderman lead services with morning worship and Sunday school timings.

Evangelical United Brethren Union—Ely Road William Suckow Salem First Avenue Leonard E. Deaver Bethlehem Sharon Ninth Street Walter M. Cerka St. Andrew’s Seventh Street Hubert L. Sunderman

Church Services and Sermons at Two SW Locations

The Rev Otto F Artopoeus presides at Church school 9 30 worship 10 30 with a sermon God with Us. At Czech 1510 Second street SW Dr Milo Filipi leads Bible school 9 30 worship 10 30 with a sermon How To Read the Bible.

Eighth Avenue Otto F. Artopoeus Second Street Milo Filipi

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL at 609 First Avenue SW

Rev. Herman Mullis leads services with Sunday school at 9 45. Worship at 11. Evening service at 7 30.

Foursquare Gospel First Avenue Herman Mullis

Hellenic Orthodox and Moslem Temple Schedule Notices

St John’s church at 501 A avenue NE lists Sunday school 9 30 and liturgy 10 30. Moslem Temple at 1335 Ninth Street NW schedules Sunday school 8 45 and Friday noon worship.

St. John’s Elias George Ninth Street NW

Interdenominational Service at Fifth Avenue SW

The Rev. A. J. Stokes leads Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Word Is Truth. Evening service details follow.

Interdenominational Fifth Avenue A. J. Stokes

Church Listings Highlight Local Sermons and Schedules

A directory of area churches lists service times and sermon topics. St Mark's Augustana Trinity Hiawatha Bethany First Our Savior's St Stephens Good Shepherd provide Sunday schools and worship hours with sermon titles such as The Preparing Prophet Open the Doors of Your Heart The Comfort Which Christmas Promises and Prepare ye the Way of the Lord.

St. Mark’s Augustana First Avenue Richard W. Engstrom Trinity Missouri E. H. Widmann Hiawatha Hiawatha Village Roland J. Krekeler Bethany E. W. Waggazer First USCA Third Avenue T. A. Youngquist Thirty-seventh J. F. Wipperman St. Stephen’s Elc Meadow- Brook Thirty-first SE N. L. Wogen Good Shepherd Wisconsin YMCA W. F. Sprenga

Christmas Services and Sermons at Local Churches

A listing of Christmas season worship times across churches citywide. St. Pauls hosts sermons The Magic of Christmas with multiple services. Trinity Fourth Avenue and St. James offer morning and evening worship and Sunday school. Each entry notes pastor names and sermon titles.

Pentecostal Evangelical Church Service Schedule

The Rev. O L Kirk leads services at 629 I Avenue NW with Sunday school at 9 45 AM worship at 11 AM and an evening service at 7 45 PM.

Pentecostal Evangelical I Avenue NW O. L. Kirk

Presbyterian Church Service Notice at Olivet Street

Olivet Presbyterian Church at 237 Tenth Street NW invites worshipers as Rev. D Keith Irwin conducts Sunday service. Please join for morning worship and fellowship.

Presbyterian Olivet Tenth Street NW D. Keith Irwin

Saint George and Saint John the Baptist Church Schedules

The Syriac Orthodox community lists St George at 1202 Tenth Street SE with Sunday school at 9:45 and Liturgy at 11 led by Rt Rev George Ghanam. St John the Baptist at 600 Seventh Street SE follows with Rosary at 10 and Liturgy at 11 led by Rev Daniel H B Montgomery.

St. George Tenth Street George Ghannam St. John the Baptist Seventh Street Daniel H. B. Montgomery

Salvation Army Service Schedule at 1123 Third Street SE

Capt and Mrs W Robert Wilkins lead Sunday school at 10 and holiness meeting at 11 with Evening service at 8. The address is 1123 Third Street SE.

Salvation Army Third Street W. Robert Wilkins Holiness Meeting

Sunshine Mission Service Schedule

The Rev. Walter A. Pierce leads daily services at 7 30 P M at 121 Second Street NE with evening gatherings in a local mission setting.

Sunshine Mission Second Street Walter A. Pierce

Seventh Day Adventist Service at 3424 First Ave NE

The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE, led by Pastor A Nickum, hosts Sabbath school on Saturday at 9 30 a.m and worship at 11 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist First Avenue T. A.nickum

Unitarian Service on Radical Beliefs at Peoples-600 SE

At 600 Third Avenue SE the Unitarian church led by Rev. Waldemar Argow hosts a service and church school at 11 o clock. The topic posed is Radical Liberal Conservative Reactionary which are you and why.

Unitarian Peoples Third Avenue SE Waldemar Argow

United Presbyterian Sunday Services and Bible Study

Grande Avenue church at 1601 Grande avenue SE led by Rev.William D. Ng hosts Bible school at 9 45 and worship at 11. Christ Church at 2000 First avenue NW led by Rev. Franklin T. Jones offers church school at 9 45 and worship with Road Map to Destiny.

United Presbyterian Grande Avenue William D. Ng Bible School Christ Church First Avenue NW Franklin T. Jones Church School Destiny

Unity Center Service And Sermon At 11

The Unity Center at 1015 Second Avenue SE invites parishioners to Sunday school led by Mabel Swanson at 19:30. Worship follows at 11 with the sermon titled The New Birth in Christ.

Unity Center Second Avenue Mabel Swanson Christ

Beauchamp ordained priest and Arlington church dedication

The Rev. Douglas Beauchamp son of Felix and Mrs Beauchamp Cedar Rapids was ordained a priest in Butte Mont. He serves as curate at St Johns Butte and is the third Grace church member to enter the ministry. Arlington dedicates new St Johns Lutheran church in a 70000 project with multi service program including pastors from Waterloo and Correctionville. The brick structure seats 300 with education unit and nine classrooms ongoing community events through December.

Douglas FE. Beauchamp Felix Beauchamp Seventh Avenue Episcopal Church Butte Mont Cedar Rapids Father Beauchamp Grace Church of St. John’s Church Roosevelt Coe College Nashotah House Seminary Nashotah Wis South Pacific Grace Church Thorson, Thorson and Madson Waterloo William Lenz Independence

Clergy Schedule Promises Holiday Services Across Iowa Churches

Christian churches of Iowa plan a series of services in Cedar Rapids with R. Loren E. Lair speaking at morning worship and a Sunday school talk, plus an added service at First Lutheran. Open house and train displays unfold at Christchurch with Christmas story, social hour, and 7 to 8:30 p.m. events. A fourth-term president of the American Missions Board of the United Lutheran Church, Dr. Charles B. Foelsch, heads the church. In Traer, a dedicatory service marks newly bought chancel furniture purchased with memorial funds, with Rev. William French participating. Mrs. Dehlia Strange funds remodeling at What Cheer Methodist to install a divided chancel. Prairieburg Baptist choir to present a Christmas cantata at 7:45 p.m. Sunday.

Arlington St. John’s Lutheran Church H. W. Siefkes Waterloo Iowa American Lutheran Church Harry Wilke Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Richard Kemper Correctionville Charles M. Hart R. Loren E. Lair The Christian Churches of Iowa Cedar Rapids Cedar Church First Lutheran Church Christchurch United Presbyterian Charles B. Foelsch Berkeley Calif American Missions Board United Lutheran Church Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Traer James Crane What Cheer Dehlia Strange Greenville What Cheer Methodist Church Wilmer M. Doughty

Lutheran Choirs Present Yale Style Christmas Programs

Cedar Rapids churches schedule Christmas music with Trinity Lutheran 8 p.m. candlelight service featuring senior and children’s choirs. St Stephen’s Lutheran 8 p.m. Friday offers senior choir, organ fund offering, eight selections, carols, and a sermonette. Sunday school programs at St Stephen’s 4 p.m. junior and 7 p.m. senior.

Cedar Rapids St. Stephen’s

New Pastor To Serve Two Lutheran Churches

The Rev. Herman Cronrath of Gene see Idaho will serve as pastor of the St. Sebald Lutheran rural church and St. Paul's Lutheran church at Volga. He will arrive early in January and is 55 with past assignments in Wisconsin, Washington, and Idaho. He has two ministers sons and two daughters including Dorothy of Lewiston and Mrs Paul Baumgartner of Strawberry Point.

Strawberry Point Herman Cronrath Genesee Idaho St. Sebald Lutheran St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Volga Kenosha Wis Manawa Oshkosh Oconto Colfax Wash Luther Cronrath Chewelah Daniel Cronrath Earlville Cronraths Dorothy Lewiston Paul Baumgartner

Missionaries Thomas and Mrs Clark to Speak at Cedar Rapids Church

The Rev and Mrs Thomas Clark return from River Cess Liberia and will give a 7 45 pm Friday program at First Church of the Open Bible Cedar Rapids. They will show Africa color slides sing in native dialect and display curios.

Thomas Clark River Cess Liberia First Church of the Open Bible Cedar Rapids Africa Clark Open Bible Institute Des Moines Kewanee Ill

Also Mentioned on This Page

Blake World Council of Churches Chicago Mammoth Soldier Field Philadelphia Presbyterian Church U.S.A Council Boston First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Church C. Colbert Abraham Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall Center Point Watchtower Baptist Brethren Community Alliance Church OF the Open Bible L Street Ralph M. Chandler Evangelical and Reformed Lutheran Methodist American Bible Society Sewer Cnn John Herans Arlington Sunday Fred Burrack, Jr Carl Nus Will Behrens Herbert Neisgeier George Burrack John Gamm Bernard Philipp Ted Nus Art Bowman Harlan Seedorff Paul Gamm Marvin Short Fred Barrack, Jr John Thompson al Bany Christopher Remnbold Wilfred Sandrock Henry Shiffler Ronald Braulick New ST. John's Lutheran Church Chusch Isr Prairieburg Baptist Church Yale WHO N.E Organ Music Trinity Lutheran Church Charles W. Laabs Music 2Nd Ave 2Nd St. SE
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