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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
6
Corner 12th avenue and 12th street in Eldora lists services and contact details. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice at 7 15 p.m. Thursdays with phone line 448 Red.
Pastor E. C. Lasswell of Corner Washington Street and 14th Avenue shares church activities. Baptist Youth Fellowship meets at 7 p.m. Evening service at 8 p.m. Prayer service also at 8 p.m. Thursday. Parsonage phone 225.
John Zimmerman is listed as pastor at Corner Washington Street and 11th Avenue with a Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a.m. The entry provides contact phone 78 for parish activities.
W L Beasley pastor of Corner 15th avenue and 14th street shares church timings. Phone 559. Evening service at 7 45 p m. Ladies Missionary Council meets Wednesday at 2 80 p m. Week service Thursday night at 7 45 p m.
First Methodist led by W. R. Ehlert at corner 12th street and 14th avenue offers morning worship at 11 a.m with parsonage phone 197. St Marys Catholic Church, Fr L V McDonough, 600 block N Washington, lists masses at 8 and 10 a.m. confessions Saturday from 4 and 7, weekday mass 7:30 a.m. Church of Christ pastor L R Schuler, 1500 block 12th street, parsonage 248, Bible school 10 a.m. youth at 7:15 p.m. evening service 7:30 p.m.
Walter J. Helsey, pastor. Church located 2 miles west of Highway 14 and 1 mile south of Highway 57. Parsonage Eldora telephone 86F20. Church school at 10 a.m. Worship and sermon at 11 a.m. Evening service devotional class at 7 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m.
Point Pleasant Community Church under Pastor P F McKinley holds Sunday services at 10 a m on alternate Sundays with Sunday school at 10 45 a m. When no service is held Sunday school shifts to 10 a m. on Sundays.
A scanned page lists multiple Steamboat Rock congregations with their weekly times. Steamboat Rock First Baptist led by Howard Johnson offers 10:00 Sunday school, 11:00 morning worship, and 1:45 p m evening service alongside others including Presbyterian and New Providence Friends Church with regular Sunday meetings and youth activities.
A devotional piece recalls Paul and Silas singing in prison and under suffering, praising God in danger and poverty. It links early Christians, Gipsy Smith, and ordinary believers who sang through hardship from poverty to death, urging readers to learn to sing in the darkness.
More than 130000 Methodist members in northern Iowa unite into a single conference at St Pauls Methodist church Cedar Rapids with Bishop Charles W Brashares presiding June 22. Dr Takuo Matsumoto of Hiroshima will speak June 23 about the Lamb of God and substitutionary atonement.
Bangor and Honey Creek Quarterly meetings plan the third annual Christian Education conference at Bangor Friends church on Sunday afternoon and Monday June 19 and 20. Olaf Hanson editor of the Children s Literature for Friends will be the reader.
A short sermonette contrasts Abel's faith driven sacrifice with Cain's lack of faith. It explains that Abel's offering was acceptable because it was offered by faith, aligning with God's instruction, while Cain's was not. It emphasizes faith as trust in God's promises rather than blind risk.
Assembly of God will hold a monthly sectional Fellowship at Eldora Gospel Tabernacle on Monday June 20 with Presbyter G. H. Millard of Fort Dodge presiding at 2 30 p m. A young people service at 6 30 p m led by Sectional President A A Ullestad of Hampton follows, ending with a 7 45 p m rally service open to the public.
Thursday June 16 1949 Eldora Herald Ledger notes a Bible student and pastor who served Oakville Iowa West Hill Burlington and Kingston Methodist churches. Rev Sawtell used Ezekiel 31 1 10 on the message You Have Made the Decision. Next Sunday June 19 speaker Rev Lyndon H Loper from Dubuque. Children day program postponed to June 26. Film Reaching from Heaven to be shown June 21 at 8 pm. urged for every child.
John Zimmermann presides as pastor with Sunday school at 10:00 and Bible classes, Divine service at 11:00. A Sunday school picnic at the Fairgrounds invites all, as Vacation Bible School presents an afternoon program. Friday teachers meeting at 8 p.m. First Methodist shows 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning Worship with the Gains of Godliness sermon. Special music by Nocturne and other pieces. Adult choir meets Thursday 7:30. Balcony Roosters June picnic canceled next week.
Whitten and Gifford Methodist Churches note church services with worship at 10 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. The W S C S will meet June 28 at Mrs. Walter Arnold’s home. Annual Conference at St Pauls Methodist Church Cedar Rapids June 21 to 26. Also Union Community Church announces Rev Wayne C Sawtell of Burlington as candidate speaker at 11 a.m. services including brief bio.
Christian Endeavor groups met Sunday evening in the church with Marjory Dillon leading the Seniors on Heroes of Service and Shirley Brown guiding the Juniors on Jesus is Friendly. Ladies Aid met with Mr E P Lepley for their June meeting Thursday afternoon. routine business led by Mrs Cody Barnes and devotion by Mrs L R Putman using Isaiah 35 on the Highway of Life. The Loyal Women's Bible class will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Dothie Dury.
Reverend Ralph B. Imes presides at Pilgrim Fellowship with Sunday school at 9 30, worship at 11 centering on Children’s Day. A sermon titled When Youths Worship will be delivered by the pastor. Choir practice at 7 15 Thursday. Advisory committee meeting at 7 30 Thursday next week in church parlors.
Editor notes present a Church of Christ creed outlining independent congregational authority. It emphasizes New Testament Christianity, unity beyond denominations, missions supported by Bible precedent, and core beliefs including faith in Christ repentance confession immersion and the Holy Spirit. It lists practices: church discipline prayer tithing the Lord’s Supper weekly and evangelism.
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