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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1936

Page

5

New Year's Meditation Draws Churches Together

A New Year's meditation features multiple area churches with sermons and services on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The schedule includes Assembly of God First and Second Avenues SE and Calvary, Immaculate Conception, St. Ludmila, St. Matthew’s, St. Patrick’s, St. Wenceslaus, and Fourth Avenue SE. Clergy named include Rev. O Benson Rev Russell F son Rev Richard W earwaters Rev L Myron Boozer and Rev W A Montgomery. Local worshipers join carolers and faith groups for prayers and sermons.

Promised Land and Renewed Faith Sermons At Local Church

The church lists Bible school at 9 45 a m public worship at 11 with sermon Entering Into Our Promised Land of 1937 Morning worship sermons include All Things Are Become New and A Preacher Who Ran Away Evening services 7 30 Y P C U at 6 30 midweek activities include Church Night Thursday at 6 30 and lessons and classes throughout Wednesday Open house on New Year’s Day from 9 a m to noon at 1015 Second Avenue SE led by Rev Goldie C Richardson and Rev W Greer McCrory with spiritual offerings and tithing classes noted.

First Third Avenue Second Street W. Greer McCrory Second Avenue SE Goldie C. Richardson Christ Ministry

Church Services Notice at 1242 Second Avenue Sunny

First Church of Christ Scientist holds services in the church office at 1242 Second Avenue Sunny at 11 am with the subject Christian Science. Sunday school begins at 9 45 am. Wednesday evening testimonial meeting is at 8 pm reading room 518 Paramount Weather Building open daily except Sunday from 9 30 am to 5 30 pm.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Second Avenue Sunny Christian Cience Paramount Weater Building

Christian worship and services at two area churches

The First church on Third avenue SE led by Rev Blaine Hyten held church school at 9 45 a m and worship with communion at 10 45 a m with a sermon The Eternal Question What is fan Jesus Answer Loyalty Christian Endeavor and young people's C E met at 7 p m Bible class and prayer hour Wednesday at 7 30 p m The Second church on Second Third avenue at Sixth street SW with Rev I E Link as minister offered church school in the afternoon and morning worship with communion and preaching at 10 50 a m followed by a sermon Portraits of Jesus Our Portrait of Him Evening service at 7 30 p m with a sermon The Passing of the

Mediate Christian Endeavor Son of God Daniels Park Center Point W. A. Montgomery Bible School Third Avenue Blaine Hyten C Church School Jesus Christian Endeavor Young Wople’s C. E Sixth Treet I. E. Linketter Young People’s Fellowship Group Sinclair Memorial Twelfth Avenue Ninth Street August Cramer

Seventh Street SW Church Schedule and Activities

Church services listed with a 10:30 Bible study 11 worship and 11:30 communion. Evening service 7:30 p.m. Midweek Old Testament study Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Sermon Life and Salvation at the Lord's Table. Members to be received and children baptized. College student communion noon. Kenwood Park address 302 Thirty third Street NE Rev Foster M Beck minister. Church school 9:45 a.m. Men’s Forum 10:15 a.m. Morning worship 11 a.m. Subject How to Live Mightily. Junior and Senior leagues 4 p.m. Wednesday worship

Seventh Street Kenwood Park Thirtythird Street Foster M. Beck First Avenue Clyde K. Newhouse Christian Endeavor Westminster Third Bever Avenues Fourteenth Street J. Renwick McCullough Chistian Endeavor Third Avenue Fifth Street Robert Little

Russell pastor guides city church services

K street at Fourteenth avenue SW notes Rev. E. E. Russell as pastor. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 10:45. Young people’s hour at 6:30 p.m. Evening evangelistic service at 7:20. Cottage prayer meeting with Mrs. Shelton at 317 Seventh street NE Tuesday 2:30 p.m. Midweek prayer and praise Thursday 7:30 p.m.

K Street Fourteenth Avenue E. E. Russell Shelton Seventh Street

Evening Services and Activities at Bethanya L Avenue Church

The Rev J E Waery leads morning worship and sermon at Bethanya L avenue Sixth street NW with evening song and evangelism at 7 30 p.m Bible study at 7 30 p.m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p.m. Weekly recreation for youth Thursday and Friday 4 to 9 p.m. Women sewing and domestic classes Thursday and Friday noon to 6 p.m. The Rev Nelson C Dreier presides at First Washington avenue Seventeenth street SE morning worship 10 55 sermon The Gates of Destiny church school 10 15 a.m.

Washington Avenue Seventeenth Street SE Nelson C. Dreier

Episcopal Churches Schedule for Christmas Week

St Johns on Nineteenth Street at Park Avenue SE led by Rev Charles F Edwards offers Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Sunday School at 10, Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11. Grace Church of Our Lady of Grace on Avenue at Sixth Street NE with Rev R J Campbell observes Feast of St John the Evangelist in Christmas Octave. Holy Communion 7:30 a.m. Church School 9:45 a.m. Adult Class 10 a.m. Choral Mass and Sermon 11 a.m. Christmas pageant in chapel 5 p.m. Children’s party. Week services to be announced.

St. John’s Nineteenth Street Park Avenue Charles F. Edwards

Sunday Services at 6th Avenue Church

John Watterson, pastor. Sunday school 9:45, morning worship 10:45, class meeting after the sermon. Young people's meeting 6:45, evening service 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:30.

Avenue Eighth Street NW John Watterson

Interdenominational Church Schedule on Fifth Avenue

Interdenominational church service details for Fifth Avenue at Third Street SW led by Pastor A. J. Stokes include morning worship at 11, Sunday school at 2, and old fashioned gospel preaching at 7 30 p.m. Thursday evening features old fashioned Methodist prayer and testimony at 7 30 p.m.

Interdenominational Church Fifth Avenue Third Street A. J. Stokes

Latter Day Saints Service at Sohol Hall

The Latter Day Saints and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hold services at Sohol Hall 415 Third Street SE with church school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m.

Latter Day Saints Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sohol Hall Third Street SE Church

Lutheran services at Trinity Missouri Synod church

The Rev P L Bornhoeft leads Divine Service at 1045 am with sermon Simeons Prophesy Con cerning Christ Theodore Bornhoeft to preach No Sunday school Gottesdienst 915 am Old Year s Eve Holy Communion 745 Sermon My Times Are In Thy Hands New Year s Day service 1045 am Rejoicing in Hope Patient in Tribulation Abendmahl 915 am Also First United Lutheran church 1000 Third Avenue SE led by Rev Henry Scherer with church school at 945 am.

Trinity-Missouri Synod First Avenue Fourteenth Street P. L. Bornhoeft Simeon Christ Theodore Bornhoeft Gottesdienst

Local church services and programs listed for three congregations

St James Ellis boulevard at N avenue NW hosts 7:30 p.m service with Bible talk How We Got the Gospels. Trinity on Third avenue at Fifth Street SW offers 9:45 a.m church school and 10:50 a.m worship with sermon The World and the United States in 1937. St Pauls on Third Avenue at Fourteenth Street SE holds 9:45 a.m church school and 11 a.m morning worship with Let Us Confess. John Huss on First Street at Fourteenth Avenue SW presents 11 a.m sermon Lest We Forget and Epworth league at 6:30 p.m. No official board meeting this month. Evening worship and other league activities noted. mutual holiday services planned.

St. James—Ellis Boulevard N Avenue NW R. S. Phillips Epworth League Trinity Third Avenue Fifth Street Elton D. Wells United States Trinity Triangle Epworth St. Paul’s Fourteenth Street A. A. Brooks Church of Youth Hannah Scheer Young People’s League John Huss First Street Fourteenth Avenue V. C. Grant

Church Services and Schedules Across Kenwood Park Area

Listings show multiple churches with pastors and service times. Kenwood Park Bible school at 10 a.m and worship at 11 a.m with sermons. Westminster at Fourteenth Street SE midweek and Sunday services. First Third Avenue SE notes Bible school 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 with sermons such as When Dreams Come True.

Roots sermon and renewal service schedule

The Rev. Frank Helmich leads Wednesday prayer praise and Bible study on Czech Second Street at Sixteenth Avenue SW. Sunday school at 9 a.m. morning service at 10 a.m. sermon The Old Paths. Young People's C E meets at 6 30 p m. Friday New Year’s morning at 10 sermon New Year’s Message.

Second Street Sixteenth Avenue Frank Helmich C. E

Public church schedule for Thursday to Sunday services

Public services Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Young People's Legion at 6 30 p.m. Salvation meeting at 8 p.m. Officers-in-charge are Adjutant and Mrs P H Stevens. Address is 1030 Seventh Street SE.

Seventh Street P. H. Stevens Young People’s Legion Salvation Meeting

Christmas Drama Ye Who Sit by the Fire at Brethren Church

A Christmas drama Ye Who Sit by the Fire by Frieda Bedwell will be presented Sunday at 7 30 pm at Church of the Brethren Fourth avenue and Twelfth street SE. The play shows an unbeliever led to better life through two children and features a local cast with several named participants.

Frieda Bedwell Church of the Brethren Fourth Avenue Twelfth Street Gteotone Ee Nedcaee Richard Heefner Ie Maxine Fiett Te Ak Marvin Stoner EG Dao Gig Dan John Marie Lightfoot Bata Race Marcia Prather

10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette

The Gazette summarizes yesterday’s events including Mrs S W Miller injured in a car crash and Carl Gardner’s airplane damaged after the rudder hit a high tension wire, Bert Kogle uninjured. T E Stepan left for Quanah. Dr and Mrs W D Patterson to California two months. A reader asked about morals of college students. Dean Gauss says they are improving. the piece argues moral learning comes from practice, not experience.

S. W. Miller Carl Gardner Gardner Bert Kogle Cedar River Ellis Park T. E. Stepan Quanah Tex W. D. Patterson California Christian Gauss Princeton

Ward family leads city church events at 121 123 Second St NE

The Rev Francis K Ward founder and Rev Frank H Ward superintendent lead a city church at 121 123 Second Street NE with Francis Hinkinglin as assistant superintendent. Bible classes and weekly services are scheduled including Sunday morning 9 15 am Bible class Sunday 3 pm Sunday school evangelistic service at 7 30 pm and nightly services at 7 30 pm. Prayer meetings Monday 2 pm and other Bible classes scheduled through the week.

Second Street Francis K. Ward Frank H Ward Thomas J. Hinklin F. M. Smith

Rev Melvin Welke Leads New Year Religious Forum

Peoples Third avenue at Sixth street SE hosts a School of Religion at 9 45 a m. An adult forum at 10 a m and a service with sermon at 11 am titled The New Year Not One Day But 365 Days. The Young Peoples Religious union meets at 7 pm followed by a dramatic reading by Miss Georgiana Hach The Angel and the Shepherds.

Peoples Third Avenue Sixth Street Melvin L. Welke School of Religion Young Peoples Religious Union Georgiana Hach the Angel and the Shepherds

Local Socials and Travel Notices

Mr and Mrs Francis Heald were called to Des Moines by the death of Mrs Healds father F W Fowler. Miss Genevieve Runkle a Berwyn high school instructor is spending the holidays with her parents. Miss Lucille Furnas from Adrian Mich is visiting her mother here. Mr and Mrs O E Miller left today for San Diego Calif. Bob Ellis of Alberta Canada is visiting in the city after a fifteen year absence.

Francis Heald Des Moines

United Brethren Church Service Times

The Rev. James T. Stewart, pastor, invites attendance at Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. with the sermon titled How Can I Follow Him The Intermediate Endeavor meets at 6:30 p.m. with Best Happenings in 1936 and the Senior class discusses The Log of 1936.

United Brethren Fourth Avenue Seventh Street James T. Stewart Intermediate Christian Endeavor Senior Christian Endeavor

United Presbyterian Church Notice at Grande Avenue

The United Presbyterian Church on Grande Avenue at Sixteenth Street SE lists the Rev. Samuel M. Morrow as pastor.

United Presbyterian Grande Avenue Sixteenth Street SE Samuel M. Morrow

Y M C A Official Recovers From Fall At Palestine

Carl H. Johnson former Cedar Rapids resident now physical director of the Y M C A at Palestine Texas is home recuperating from a fractured leg suffered in a fall from the Y M C A building about a month ago. Murray and Mack in Around Town appeared at Greene's opera house today. Mr and Mrs G R Peterson leave for San Diego where they will spend the winter. The Rev Frank K Ward who has a call to assist in mission work at Minneapolis has decided to remain in Cedar Rapids. The death rate on the average air transport trip is about 1 percent per 100 000 passenger hours.

Carl H. Johnson Cedar Rapids Palestine Tex Murray and Mack Greene G. R. Peterson San Diego Calif Frank

Mind and morality in science and marriage debates

An author’s note argues science cannot resolve all moral questions while recognizing societal order overrides individual rights. A novelist’s claim that marriage improves women’s character is dismissed as a broad generalization reflecting writers’ ignorance of human nature.

How to Improve Your Memory by Dr Henry C Link

A reader service booklet on memory rules tested by science. It explains remembering names dates and lessons with simple words. Offered as part of Lets Explore Your Mind. Send 11 cents to obtain costs and stamps in a self addressed envelope to Albert E Wiggam care The Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Henry C. Link Albert E. Wiggam Cedar Rapids

Just Folks Poem Verses on Shared Sufferings and Hope

Poem reflects on universal equality in sorrow and joy. It asserts solidarity among all people regardless of status, stating happiness or misfortune come to all. The verses emphasize common humanity and mutual support as life unfolds.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Assembly of God A Avenue NW O. Benson Baptist Twelfth Reet Russell F. Dson Baptist Church Calvary Sixtheet Richard W.earwaters D. Schulz Catholic Immaculate Conception Tenth Street John M. Molloy Astor M. A. Mullan G. V. Steiert Lass St. Ludmila Frank R. Hruby John Chihak St. Matthew’s Ames D. Kearn Hn F. Ryan Sunays St. Wenceslaus Augst Vegecek Josph A. Prove Galen T. Lehman Lermon Rev. L. Myron Boozer Coe College The Presbyterian Church of Iowa Jesus Christ Earth Eighth Avenue L Street Samuel Ramaker Wise Men Young People’s Unity Center Christian Science Church of Christ Methodist Church of the Nazarene Free Methodist Cedar Rapids Gas Company B. P. O. Ellis Hiltbrunner Music Co Haegg Roofing & Coal Co George P. Hardy Harper’s Auto A. G. Heim Jack E. K. Larimer How. Co J. C. Landenberger Lefebvre Corporation Luberger Messinger & Sons Cyrus Metcalf W. F. Main Montgomery Ward Company Nagle-Eaton Lumber Coa C. F. Paulson Construction Co Peter Pan Bakers Rude Atte Co Reliable Transit Co Rapaport’s 16Th Ave. Wrecking Co Russell Ice Cream Co W. T. Sands Tru-Art Engraving Corporation Presbyterian Rompet William Welsh Central Park B Avenue Seventeenth Street C. H. Hook Salvation Army Church of Brethren Sunshine Mission Unitarian Edgar A. Guest RICH Copsright
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