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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
7
Eldora lists congregations with service times and contact numbers across First Congregational, St. Pauls Lutheran, Assembly of God Tabernacle, First Methodist, St. Marys Catholic, and Church of Christ. Details include pastors, street corners, parsonages, Sunday schools, masses, and weekly services.
A chaotic listing of church names, pastors, and service times across Hardin County with multiple towns. Entries include IVESTOR CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Walter J. Helsey, Point Pleasant Community Church with PB. F. McKinley, First Baptist Church Howard Johnson, Presbyterian Church New Providence, Bungay School and church services, Sion Evangelical Reformed, Our Synod St John’s Lutheran, Evangelical United, and Evangelical Church with assorted morning and evening worships and Sunday School timings.
A critical essay laments modern circles avoiding sin discussion and misattributing wrongdoing to environment or genetics. It argues self righteous secularism erodes genuine repentance, endangering individuals, society, and faith. The author warns that neglecting sin leads to doom unless sincere repentance and renewal in Christ occur.
About 20 Boy Scouts from the Town State Training School for Boys will attend Congregational church services in full uniform Sunday morning. The event marks Boy Scout Sunday and kicks off the local and national Boy Scout week, Feb 5 to Feb 12. Scoutmaster Max Webb, a commercial instructor at the school, will accompany the troop. Iowa recently purchased uniforms and gear, making the troop one of the most completely equipped in the county.
The Rev. Howard Johnson, pastor of Steamboat Rock Baptist Church, travels to Chicago this week for a Founder's Day conference at Moody Bible Institute. He leaves Monday night and remains in sessions through next Sunday. Vernon Schrock of Waterloo will lead Sunday services next week, with Rev. Carl Swyter of Steamboat Rock conducting the midweek service tonight.
Eldora Congregational Church unanimously votes to extend a call to Rev. Ralph B. Imes of Arena Wisconsin to serve as pastor following the resignation of Rev J R Moore last summer. Imes weighs the offer after meeting the congregation then visiting his Wisconsin superintendent for approval and may accept. He holds a Doctor of Divinity and a pending sociology master's from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is married with three children and visited his father north of Eldora earlier in the week. Next Sunday Rev Ben Harris will preach with Youth Week observances and youth group leaders Jacmie Heslop and Jerry Jondahl participate. Pilgrim Fellowship time shifts to 9:30 PM.
The Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist church Eldora hosted Grundy Center guests at the church basement on Tuesday evening January 26. Officers ran the program with a Paul and Bob film Life That Bafis tles followed by a brief talk from Rev J L Pace of Grundy First Baptist on three essentials of Brotherhood. Refreshments were served by Wayne Perkins Wayne Bartholomew and Glen Calloway.
The W.8. S. of the Eldery Methodist Church announces a rummage sale in the church on April 8 and April 0. It was announced this week.
The Christian Endeavor and Youth Fellowship of the Community church joined the Church of Christ for a supper marking the 68th anniversary of Christian Endeavor founding. About 40 youths and leaders attended, with Rev. L. R. Putnam and Rev. Ike Meler present. the program featured a history talk by Ferro Hil sabeck and a Bible candlelit table display themed "Let God Speak."
An excerpt from Peape or Moody Bible Institute notes that the tongue, though small, holds power to open doors or invite misfortune. It warns Christians to guard speech as a form of testimony and recalls a recent lapse of self-control. Baptist Circle To Meet announced with meeting details for February 9 at 2 PM.
Thursday 7:30 pm Intermediate Fellowship at St Marys. Paul Lutheran services with Holy Communion announcements. Friday Holy Communion and Confessions. Saturday Confirmation classes 8:00 am. German services with Holy Communion 9:00 am. Sunday worship 11:00 am with Sunday school 10:00 am. Ladies Missionary council, Bible school 10:00 am. Evening evangelistic service 7:30 pm. Choir Monday. Adult Membership Tuesday 7:30 am. Man's club Wednesday 7:30 pm. Holy Communion observances on Sunday Feb 6 in both services.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. with sermon titled The Price of Truth. Junior and Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship meet at 7 p.m. Guests from Pilgrim Fellowship attend Sunday at 5:30. Adult class Monday evening. Wesleyan Service Guild at Miss Leota Hardy’s home Monday at 7. W S C S luncheon Wednesday in Parish Hall. Junior Choir Thursday at 7. Adult Choir to meet next.
Whitten and Gifford Methodist churches announce a union service at Whitten on February 6 at 11:10 a.m. with Dr. Travis as guest speaker. Congregations share activities including noon W S C S dinner February 3 and a Wednesday meeting February 2. Combined choirs of about 50 voices to sing at the Whitten service. First Methodist pastor Rev. W R Ehert notes extra seats added.
The Steamboat Rock Presbyterian church organized in fall 1915 with 19 members. Growth to about eighty by recent years, 90 percent weekly attendance. Early meetings led by Rev. A C Kruse. formal organization in November 1915. The congregation rented the old Methodist church, purchased the building in 1916, and has had multiple pastors over the years. Present services are conducted by Rev Rendell A Davis with past support from Rev D Alan Martens. The church built in 1878, became Congregational in 1890, moved back in 1947, remodel 1946 48. Active Ladies Aid, Sunday school led by Herman Primus, and a strong missionary program including the Minton Festival. Music program developed by Mrs George Potgeter and choir directed by Mrs Marion Van Dyk.
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