Gideon Story Tells of Room 19 at Boscobel Hotel
Joseph H Kos, 71, calls Hotel Boscobel home and shares the Gideon Commercial Travelers Association story begun in Room 19 in September 1898. The Gideons placed millions of Bibles in hotels and other venues across 80 countries, with Kos recalling visits from Tokyo guests and a Milwaukee TV crew. He notes notable visitors including Alvin Baldus, Adolf Gundersen, Vernon Thomson, Patrick Lucy, John and Robert Kennedy, and William Proxmire, while remaining devoted to his hotel life.
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Boscobel, Wis
Joseph H
Joe
Gideon Society
John H. Nicholson
Samuel E. Hill
Gideons
Armed Services
Kos
Robert S
Japan
Denver
Colo
Tokyo
Milwaukee
Gideon
Third District
Alvin Baldus
D-Menomonie
Adolf Gundersen
Baldus
Vernon Thomson
Congress
Patrick J. Lucy
John
Robert Kennedy
Bill Proxmire
William
Psalmist Reveals Secret Of Success In Trusting God
The sermon contrasts worldly success with biblical success found by trusting the Lord and doing good. It cites Psalm 37 verses 3–5, 16–17, 34 and 25 to urge patience, obedience, and faith, warning against chasing fame or wealth. The piece ends noting Lutheran church membership fell slightly in 1975 to 8,930,581.
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David
New York
America
Lutheran Council In
USA
Asbury United Methodist Church Bazaar and events
Asbury United Methodist Church at 1818 Redfield St anchors the town's weekend with a Wednesday bazaar from 1 to 7 pm featuring roast beef dinner from 4 30 to 7, homemade pies, booths, country store and quilts. Tickets available at the church or from circle members. A separate Civic life agenda lists events across La Crosse area including Respect for Life convocation at Viterbo College, Warm-Up Sunday at Faith Lutheran, and community religious notices detailing church programs, films, yoga and social services sessions through Sunday.
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Asbury United Methodist Church
Redfield St
Bethel Lutheran Church Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Bethel Lutheran Church at 1931 Loomis Street marks nine decades with 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services led by Rev. Ronald A. Nielsen of Alexandria Minnesota. A noon pot luck fellowship follows, then an anniversary program at 2 p.m. Nielsen, a former Bethel intern, has led Luther Crest Bible Camp since 1972 and served in Medicine Lake and Dutton Montana. He is a naval reserve chaplain and on the American Lutheran Church camping staff. he and wife Katherine have two children. Separately, Rev. Roger Kampstra will be installed as pastor of French Creek Lutheran Church on Sunday October 30. Kampstra, from Harmony Minnesota, is a Wartburg College and Wartburg Seminary graduate with past parishes in Minden Nebraska and Spring Valley. he and wife Joyce have a daughter and two sons.
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Bethel Lutheran Church
Loomis St
Ronald A. Nielsen
Alexandria
Minn
Bethel
Nielsen
Luther Crest Bible Camp
Medicine Lake
Dutton
Mont
U.S. Naval Reserve
American Lutheran Church
Katherine
Roger Kampstra
French Creek Lutheran Church
Harmony
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Minden
Neb
Spring Valley
Joyce
Student Aid Program Facing A Crisis
The United Methodist Church reports an unprecedented crisis in its student aid program with a record surge in loan demand. Esther Edwards links this to inflation squeezing families and schools as programs struggle to meet needs. FALL FESTIVAL West Salem Presbyterian Church hosts its annual fall festival with lunch, bazaar, crafts, and baked goods starting at 11 a.m. and open to all.
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Nashville, Tenn
United Methodist Church
Esther Edwards
West Salem
Wis
West Salem Presbyterian Church
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