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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
3
Marengo’s First Presbyterian Church marks its 100th anniversary on June 26 with a morning service a pot luck dinner and an afternoon program. The congregation organized February 3 1855 built its first church in 1861 and its present stone structure in 1904.
The Rev. Ralph C. Underwager of Elgin Illinois has been called as pastor of Zion Lutheran in Hiawatha and St. Paul Lutheran in Mt. Vernon both under the Missouri Synod. He will be installed June 26 with a 3 p.m. service at Hiawatha and a 7:30 p.m. service at Mt. Vernon High School Auditorium. Underwager attended Concordia College Milwaukee and Concordia Seminary St. Louis.
The deceased graduated from a seminary on June 4 and served as interim pastor in a New Orleans church alongside two and a half years as student pastor in a Los Angeles church. He was married to Elena, a Portage Wisconsin native.
The Rev. Nye J. Langmade of Salina Kansas will be the dedication speaker Sunday at 2 30 p m for the Independent Bible church in Columbus Junction. He will also speak at the 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m services as executive secretary of the Independent Fundamental Churches for America. The church has added a balcony for more Sunday school space. organized in 1941 with eight members, it joined the Evangelical and Reformed church in 1948 and now has 67 members. Pastor W L Sanford retires after 11 years this Sunday.
WAUKON The Rev. Walter Showalter a student at Dubuque university has accepted pastorate of the Presbyterian churches at Rossville in Allamakee county and Frankville in Winnebago county. The Showalters will reside in Frankville.
A list of Cedar Rapids area churches with addresses, pastors, and service times. Notable items include First Church at Oakland reed NE led by Rev. Huffman with 10 am Sunday school and 11 am worship, Calvary at Third Avenue SW with sermon topics, and St. Mark's Augustana at 2100 First Avenue NE with 9:45 am Sunday school and 8:30 and 11 am worship.
The Rev. Richard E. Grant leads Bible school at 10 with worship at 11. Sermon titled A Father's Responsibility precedes the evening service at 7 45. The Blood of the Passover is the evening topic.
Immaculate Conception at 859 Third Avenue SE led by Rt Rev Msgr William H Schulte with assistants Cyril Engler and Thomas Currier offers Masses 545, 7, 8, 930, 11 and noon. St Ludmila at 211 Twenty First Avenue SW led by Rt Rev Msgr Frank R Hruby with Clarence Frana offers Masses 545, 8, 10 and 1130. St Patricks at 500 First Avenue NW offers Masses 530, 630, 730, 830, 10 and 11 am. St Matthews at 139 Twentyfourth Street NE offers Masses 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11. St Wenceslaus at 1224 Fifth Street SE led by A W Chihak with Louis J Trzil offers Masses 6, 8, 10 and 1130. All Saints at Dalewood Avenue and Twenty ninth SE led by L V McDonough offers Masses 6, 730, 930 and 1130.
The notice lists Rev. Hugh Orchard at Covington with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 8 p.m.
The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads worship at 9 30 with Sunday school at 10 30 and evening service at 7 45 at 3302 Oakland road northeast.
The Rev. Norman Swenson leads Covenant at First-701 Twenty-fifth Street NE with Sunday school at 9:30, worship at 10:30 featuring the sermon Blessed Is the Man, and an evening service at 7:30 titled Man's Days.
The Church of God lists services at Ellis Park 726 L Avenue NW with Rev Samuel C Ritchhart. church school at 9 45 and worship at 10 45. Prairie Street Chapel North American 3336 Prairie Street NE with minister Harold D Justice. Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11.
The Church of the Open Bible at First 1311 L Street SW led by Rev. Ralph M. Chandler hosts Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11.
George Darling ministered at Central-1500 First Avenue NW with Bible study at 9 30 a.m. Communion and sermon at 10 30 a.m. and an evening service at 7 30 p.m.
The Church of the Brethren on 1057 Fourth Avenue SE lists Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 led by the Reverend W R Burriss.
The Church of God in Christ invites worship at 3 and 8 p.m. at 730 H Street SW led by the Rev. L. C. Colbert at the Little Mission Temple Emanuel.
Elder H. G. Darden leads a church schedule with Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, and an evening service at 8 at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE.
The Rev. C. D. Gadbow leads at 1328 K Street SW with Sunday school at 19 45 and worship at 10 45 in the morning. Evening service noted without details.
Union Ely road SW lists Worship at 9 45 and Sunday school at 10 30 with Rev William Suckow at Salem at 227 First avenue SW Rev Leonard E Deaver and Rev T R Balm assistant lead 9 45 Sunday school and 8 30 and 10 45 worship Sermon Our Own Church Also St Andrew 324 Seventh street SE led by Rev Hubert L Sunderman with 9 00 Sunday school and 10 00 worship Longfest 7 30 Sharon 1814 Ninth street SW Rev Walter M Cerka Sunday school 9 45 worship 10 50 and evening service 7 30.
Grace-525 Avenue NE hosts Matins at 7 15 and Communion at 7 30. Sung mass and sermon at 10 with a sermon titled Excuse Me. St John s 355 Nineteenth street SE led by Rev D A Loferski offers Communion 7 30 morning prayer and sermon 10 with Communion on the first Sunday each month.
At First 351 Eighth Avenue SW Rev. Otto F. Artopoeus leads church school at 8:30 and worship at 9:30. Czech service follows at 1510 Second Street SW with Dr. Milo Filipi and Bible school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30 featuring a sermon “Missing the Real Thing” in Czech.
A terse entry notes Sunday services at 609 First Avenue SW led by The Rev. Herman Mullis. The brief item confirms a church gathering and indicates the minister conducting the service this week.
Sunday school begins at 8 45 with worship Friday at noon. The Moslem Temple schedules services and religious instruction at this Washington DC location.
The Rev A J Stokes leads a Sunday school at 11 AM and evening service at 7 PM at Interdenominational church located on Fifth Avenue SW.
Kingdom Hall address in Center Point read NE invites public to 7 p.m. session on "God's Great Healing Program" with Watchtower study at 8:15 p.m. on "Jehovah's Channel of Communication" in a community outreach event.
Walter H. Plaut is the rabbi at Temple Judaa and Beth Jacob on 1947 Washington avenue in San Francisco. Sabbath service is Friday at 8 p.m. Religious school meets Sunday at 9 45 a.m.
A list of churches with addresses and pastors in the city. Trinity Third Avenue at Fifth Street SW offers Sunday school at 9 and worship at 9 45. Kenwood NE hosts 9 45 Sunday school and 8 30 worship with sermon by Dr Edwin Settle. Bethel AME SE lists 9 45 school and 11 worship. St Paul SE shows two worship times 9 30 and 11 with sermon by Dr Hugh C Stuntz. St James NW presents 9 45 Sunday school and 8 30 and 11 worship with sermon by Rev Walter Pierce. Free NW notes 9 45 school and 10 45 worship led by Rev C W Oscarson. John Huss SW lists 10 church school with Ruth Husband. This is a Father’s World hymn performed by Jesse Hunter.
St. John s Hellenic at 501 A Avenue NE Dr Elias Georges leads Sunday school at 930 Liturgy at 1030. St George Syrian at 1202 Tenth Street SE Rt Rev George Ghannam 945 Sunday school Orthros 10 Liturgy 11. St John the Baptist Syrian at 600 Seventh Street SE Rev Daniel H B Montgomery Orthros 930 Divine liturgy 10.
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.
Westminister at 1285 Third avenue SE lists Rev Arnold H Marzell with Sunday school 9 45 worship 8 45 and 10 55 sermon Seeing God Olivet at 237 Tenth street NW led by Rev D Keith Irwin Sunday school 8 45 worship 10 sermon Godly Goals Central Park at 1700 B avenue NE Rev Reuben J Tjaden sermon Neglecting Our Salvation by Rev Z F Pauk Sinclair Memorial at 829 Twelfth avenue SE Rev Ralph B
Capt. and Mrs. W. Robert Wilkins host church activities at 1123 Third Street SE. Sunday school begins at 10. Holiness meeting is at 11 and the evening service at 8.
The Rev. Walter A. Pierce conducts services every night at 7:30 at 121 Second Street NE, inviting the community to attend.
The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE led by Pastor Paul Gregoroff offers Sabbath school on Saturday at 9 30 a m and worship at 11 a m.
The Rev. Waldemar Argow will lead today’s service at Peoples-600 on Third Avenue SE. Church school begins at 11 and the service follows at 11.
Grande Avenue church in SE lists Rev. William D. Ng with Bible school at 9 45 and worship at 11 titled God Came Running. Christ Church at 2000 First Avenue NW with Rev. Franklin T. Jones holds church school at 9 and worship at 10 and a sermon titled What Is Faith.
The weekly church notice lists Mable Swanson as leader with Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 11. The sermon titled Josiah's Devotion to God centers the service.
Dr Hugh C Stuntz president of Scarlet college Nashville will preach at 9 30 and 11 am Sunday services in St Pauls Methodist church He was born in Nainital India where his father Dr Homer C Stuntz was a missionary He has served as army chaplain and missionary to Bolivia and holds degrees from Wesleyan University Garrett Biblical Institute and Columbia University
Work on the St. Joseph's parish convent in Elkader is set to begin. Total bids for the building excluding architect and furnishings came to 49,703 dollars. Gordon Peterson of Garnaville submitted the low general bid at 40,950 dollars. Elkader Plumbing and Heating bid 6,453 dollars for plumbing and heating. Milt Wolf of Elkader submitted the low electrical bid at 2,300 dollars.
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with two Sunday services led by visiting pastors from Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church of Chicago and Franklin-Primrose church, plus a 6:30 p.m. pot-luck in the lower auditorium. The congregation began in 1905 under the Evangelical Synod of North America, moved to a new 550-seat building in 1923, and grew to 723 confirmed members with 175 contributing members by recent counts. The church school enrolls 243 with 21 teachers, and the Woman's Guild supports summer camps for 28 youths. Officers include George Behn, Leslie Lembke, Claude Powell, and A. H. Johnson.
The National Council of Churches plans a September 1957 national conference on The Nature of the Unity We Seek in New York. The NCC general board approved participating with the World Council of Churches and invited the Canadian Council of Churches. Dr Samuel McCrea Cavert notes aim to bring Faith and Order concerns to local churches and American context. Rt Rev Angus Dun and Dr Eugene Carson Blake will chair and vice chair the event.
The Rev Harvey Jay Sindahl will preach at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran in Cedar Rapids. A reception follows from 3 to 5 p.m. in the church parlors. Sindahl, son of Mrs H J Sindahl, has been ordained to ministry and will soon assume duties at St John s Church Wellington Kan starting June 26.
Fr John A O’Brien of Notre Dame, noted author and street preacher, will headline the Archdiocese of Dubuque Holy Name rally at Loras College stadium after a 7 15 p m procession. Archbishop Leo Binz will lead devotions and the candlelight vigil, with Auxiliary Bishop Loras T Ne and Retired Archbishop Henry Rohlman also present. The afternoon convention of the Holy Name Union will feature Joseph Steele of Postville and new archdiocesan officers.
The Waltham Chamber of Commerce distributes grace cards with Catholic Protestant and Jewish prayers to restaurants hospitals and homes. Since 1953 about 40000 cards have been sent and the effort attracts wide interest with groups printing place mats and napkins and new requests for samples.
CENTRAL CITY The Rev. Oswell L. Summers, pastor of Prairieburg Baptist church, resigns to become pastor of Cypress Street Baptist church in St. Paul. The resignation is effective July 10. Summers also served four years as pastor of Jordan's Grove Baptist church.
Several Cedar Rapids clergy updates include Rev. Mervin Swing chosen as pastor of a non Quasqueton church starting June 26 and a Du buque student pastor to lead Sunday service. The defense department allows designation of Eastern Orthodox on servicemen tags, replacing the plain Y. May church construction hits a record 59 million dollars, up 9 percent from April and 40 percent from a year ago. Rev. E J Wykle of Glendale California becomes minister of visitation at First Presbyterian Azusa, after pastoring Olivet Cedar Rapids 1932 42 and serving as supply pastor at Hus Memorial post retirement. Fifty five Cedar Rapids delegates attend Jehovahs Witnesses assembly June 22 26 at Comiskey Park Chicago. 40 000 expected at global convention. Five Cedar Rapids delegates attend European assemblies. other sites include Vancouver Los Angeles Dallas New York London Paris Rome Nurenberg Stockholm The Hague. Iowa district Lutheran convention set for Wartburg College Waverly with officers Rev William Adix Manchester first vice president and Rev L W Reuther Luana treasurer. Brandon Methodist will have no services Sunday. Forty eight Cedar Rapids youth attend northeast Iowa camp and conference at Camp Wapsie Y this weekend. Onslow Wyoming Presbyterian service times swap. Wyoming 9:30 a.m. Onslow 11 a.m. July start. Cedar Rapids churches announce Bible school programs at John Huss Methodist 7 p m Tuesday and Trinity Lutheran 7 p m Friday.
The Rev Richard Major pastor of Delhi and Delaware Methodist churches has won a World Council of Churches world student exchange scholarship to study at a Belfast college. He sails from Quebec on July 4 and plans a continental bicycle tour this summer. A recent graduate of the University of Dubuque seminary he will be ordained at the North Iowa conference this Sunday after delivering his farewell sermon.
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