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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1940
Page
8
Evangelical church led by Pastor Harry A. Stemme announces Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Evangelistic service at 7 45 p.m. Special meetings close Sunday night. Bible teaching and evangelistic services Wednesday and Friday at 7 45 p.m. Subject The Book of Hebrews Bring your Bibles.
On First Second Avenue at Twelfth Street SE Calvary Fifth Avenue at Sixth Street SW pastors Rev Grant Anerson and Rev Rodney Could lead Bible school morning worship and evening services. Topics include The Broken Widow and The Measure of Love. Youth fellowship and Baptist Young People's unions meet. midweek prayer and study sessions discuss Philippians and Paul’s exchanges for the flesh.
A list of church services across several congregations including Immaculate Conception, St. Matthew's, St. Patrick's, St. Wenceslaus, St. Ludmila's, Christian First, Second, and Christian Science church notes. Times cover Sunday Masses, daily Masses, confessions, and prayer schedules with assigned pastors and assistants.
The Church of God located on L avenue at Eighth Street NW lists Rev. R. N. Coolidge as pastor in this community notice.
The notice lists a morning worship at 9 45 followed by a chalk talk for children and a sermon by the pastor illustrated by a chart. Sunday school at 10 45, dismissal at 11 30. Evening services at 7 30 with a pastor's sermon and mid week prayer at 7 30 Wednesday. U P Discipleship class at 7 30 Thursday.
The Rev A L McQuay leads services at K street and Fourteenth avenue SW with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m Evangelist Glen Jones delivers the message The NY P S Hi NY and junior meetings start at 6 30 p m Tuesday cottage prayer meeting Sunday sunshine Mission at 2 p m and mid week prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m Wednesday.
At 309 L avenue NW church holds Bible study at 10 30 a m with a short member led talk at 11 Communion at 11 30 a m and an evening service at 7 p m The message lists service times and location.
The Church of the Brethren on Fourth Avenue at Twelfth Street SE led by Rev H L Ruthrauff lists church services including morning worship at 10 50 and evening sermons on Christian Evangelism and Life's Three Essentials Mrs Ralph Allen is church school superintendent Weekly programs include Boy Scouts prayer meetings youth and adult choirs The Rev J Perry Prather of Dayton Ohio will conduct a two week evangelistic campaign beginning Monday Oct 28.
The Church of Christ lists a Bible study at 10 a.m. followed by a short talk at 11 a.m. The communion service is at 11 20, with an evening service at 7 30. A midweek service is planned for 7 30 p.m. Wednesday.
A consolidated listing shows services at Sokol hall Congregational and several churches including First Washington Avenue Seventeenth Street SE and Bethany L Avenue Sixth Street NW. It details worship times, sermons by Elder Philmore Wass and Rev. William A. Jacobs, and midweek Bible studies, with numerous parochial activities and Sunday school sessions.
Rally day and homecoming observed across all services with worship at 9 45 a m and sermon The Plan of Life at 10 45 a m Christian Endeavor rally at 6 30 p m choir musical program at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday 7 30 p m Adult Bible class Friday 9 45 a m Catechetical class Saturday 9 a m.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 missionary Sunday sermon titled The Call to the Church by the Rev Hazel Freeberg Halsey prayer at 3 p m Crusaders at 6 15 p m band concert at 7 15 p m evangelistic service at 7 45 p m topic remains listed as the closing line of the program
The Rev Cline Halsey leads a series with Men’s prayer at 7 45 pm Monday, prayer and praise at 7 45 pm Tuesday, and evangelistic service at 7 45 pm Friday. Halsey speaks on The Compound Names of Jehovah.
A rounded listing of weekly services across several churches with pastors, service times, Sunday schools, and associated activities. Includes Interdenominational Church on Third street at Fifth avenue SW, Trinity-Missouri Synod on First avenue and Fourteenth street SW, First-Third avenues at Tenth street SE, and Saron-Augustana on Second avenue at Third street SE with sermon topics and event schedules.
The sermon outlines a method for living as a Christian through solitude and fellowship. It emphasizes inner devotion, communal faith, and aligning life with Christian service to grow God’s presence in daily life. Services listed at Westminster Third and Bever, with times for prayer, Sunday school, preaching, and youth activities.
St Pauls on SE Fourth Street hosts morning worship at 11 with services for church school Sunday school at 9 45 and youth groups in the morning Junior and Intermediate depart at 10 20 Kenwood at 302 Thirty Third Street NE holds 9 45 church school 11 morning worship and annual missionary Sunday with evenings including Epworth league at 6 45 Francis Asbury club at 7 30 John Huss at Fourteenth Avenue and First Street SW offers 9 45 Sunday school 11 o clock service and promotion day Choir meets Thursday Trinity on Third Avenue at Fifth Street SW lists 9 45 church school 10 50 worship with 6 30 youth leagues and 7 30 evening service for The Vision that Sustains. Suet edition and W M chapters noted for various groups.
The Rev. Charles Bridges leads services at Kenwood Park 3224 First Avenue East with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Divine worship at 11 a.m. Sermon titled The Need of Christian Education. Music by the Junior choir. Young people meet at 7 p.m.
A dense church calendar lists morning worship and sermons at multiple parishes including Church of Christ and others. It notes anniversaries for a Christian education program and outlines youth society meetings, special talks, and baptisms across several streets and avenues with leaders named.
At 1121 Third Street SE Captain and Mrs W E Thompson lead a church with Sunday school at 10 am followed by holiness meeting at 11 am. Y P L gathers at 6 45 pm salvation service at 7 30 pm home league Thursday at 2 30 pm band of love Friday at 7 30 preparation class Tuesday at 4 pm.
The Sunshine Mission at 121-123 Second Street NE announces leadership including The Rev. F K Ward founder and The Rev. Frank H Ward superintendent. A full schedule of Bible classes and services runs daily with a Friday Helping Hand society meeting. An address by Rev. Ward opens anniversary week at 7 30 p.m.
The Rev. Thomas N Abodeely leads St John on Sixth Avenue at Seventh Street SE with Sunday school at 9 30 am, Matin at 10 am, Divine Mass at 11 am in Syrian Greek and English. St George on Ninth Street and Twelfth Avenue SE offers 8 30 am Sunday school, 10 am Matin, 11 am Divine Mass in English and Syrian conducted by Very Rev Basalios G Mahfouz.
Rex Rudolph W Gilbert named minister at the School of Religion with an installation at 4 pm by Dr Herbert Martin of Iowa State University giving a sermon on Religion and Crossroads. James T Stewart conducts Rally Day events on Sunday with 9:45 am Sunday School and 11 am Morning Worship, plus 6:15 pm Senior Christian Endeavor and Thursday 7 pm prayer and 8 pm choir rehearsal at nearby churches on Sixth and Seventh streets SE.
On First to Third Avenues at Second Street SW morning worship at 9:45 AM and sermon follow. Sunday Sabbath school at 9:45 AM located on Grande Avenue at Sixteenth Street SE. Reverend T M Nielsen leads services.
Mabel Swanson leads Sunday school at 9 30 am followed by morning worship. A special musicale is at 8 pm with Christian healing class at 2 30 pm. Wednesday lessons in truth at 8 pm and prosperity meetings at 8 pm Friday.
A historical text excerpt presents Luke 3 from the King James Version with verses on repentance and baptism for the remission of sins. It notes John the Baptist’s preaching about bearing fruit worthy of repentance and answers to various groups including publicans and soldiers.
The passage notes expectations about John the Baptist and prompts the crowd to consider whether he is the Christ. John states he baptizes with water while a greater one will baptize with the Holy Ghost and fire. He describes the winnowing fan and purging of the threshing floor, with the righteous gathered and the chaff burned. Jesus is baptized and the heavens open as the Spirit descends like a dove and a voice proclaims, You are my beloved Son.
Paul Parks a senior at Coe College and assistant at the YMCA will lecture on The Church and Christ in Our New and Changing Social Order at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Sunday evening during the Young People's service at 7 pm An initiation service will follow with five new members received.
The Intermediate Luther league of the First Lutheran church will meet at the church Sunday at 6 30 pm to install officers for the next six months. The officers are Joy May president Mildred Krogh vice president Andrean Lowe secretary and Clarence Janeba treasurer Five Bibles gift of the league will be dedicated to church use at the service. Mrs George Lowe is sponsor of the organization.
Calvary Baptist observes Roll Call and Enlistment Sunday with a morning worship roll call and evening family gifts. The Loyalty campaign runs ten weeks. enlistment includes attending services, daily prayers, seven prayer meetings, and a fish fry speaker event by Dr. F G Codd of Davenport. The pastor Rex Rodney Gould announced ten merit sermons starting Oct 27 on What is the Most Horrible of Sins with an olive wood Testament prize for the first correct answer.
New York dispatch reports President Roosevelt opens a five speech campaign barrage. Alfred E. Smith will answer with a radio talk from Brooklyn Academy of Music next Wednesday from 9 30 to 10 p m. The first Roosevelt speech is slated for Philadelphia Convention Hall October 23 from 9 to 9 30 p.m.
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