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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
10
Five Shanghai to Nanking train coaches were blown from the tracks near Soo Chow. Reports say 100 dead and 300 injured as guerrilla action disrupts the Japanese sponsored treaty ceremonies at Nanking. Officials deny passengers aboard included officials or correspondents.
Dr Aurelia Henry Reinhardt president of Mills College Oakland will preach at the Unitarian church Sunday at 11 am on Christian Ethics and the Problem of War. Her wide activity includes the American Association of University Women and the League of Nations association as well as the Institute of Pacific Relations.
The First Christian and First Methodist churches plan two weeks of joint Sunday evening services at the Methodist church starting at 7 30 PM. Dr. Barr speaks on The Old Religion and Dr. Hunt on The New Social Gospel as part of the theme The Old and the New in Religion. Members and friends are invited.
The Second annual Christian Home Sunday will be observed at 11 o clock this coming Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Theodore Astman will preach on The Family What Is It. Special music includes a duet The Lord Is My Light by Miss Irene Peabody and Vernon Landon. The choir sings Lord I Believe with soloists Ruth Hill Norma Parry Jack Dodds and Hampton White.
A hymn sing will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m in the Plymouth Congregational church parish house with Mr Simpson organist and Mrs Moncrieff choir director assisting. The junior choir will sing Bye and Bye and Alice Marie Smart will perform God Is Love. The minister’s sermon titled And Millions Who Humble and Nameless will be delivered at morning service.
The Union Young People group will meet Sunday evening at 6 30 at the First Methodist Church. Speaker Bernard Poco Frazier will discuss Approaches to Sculpture. Refreshments will be served.
Lawrence churches across the city announce weekly worships. Plymouth Plymouth Congregational, Gear Avenue, Trinity Episcopal, and First Presbyterian display schedules with sermons, choir offerings, and Sunday school times. A Day‑ton guest singer Rev Dale Oldham leads a large Christian Crusaders gathering remarking on international camp meeting audiences.
Sunday activities include Epworth League events at 6:00 PM and reports on the Ottawa district midwinter institute from Fort Scott. Centenary Methodist and North Lawrence Christian Churchs schedule sermons, Bible study, and music with guests and district officials visiting. Unitarian services feature lectures and musical selections as part of a full day of worship and community gatherings.
Mrs. A W Lamb Phynette Frances Bishop Lamb died November 4 1940 at Bell Memorial hospital after five months of rheumatic and heart illness. Born March 7 1868 in Lawrence she lived there most of her life, three years in Denver with relatives. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran church W C T U Women’s Relief Corps Rebekahs of Denver Current Event club South Side Reading club and Loyal Daughters. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Christmas gift subscriptions to Journal World offered with a gift card.
Dr Aurelia Henry Reinhardt of Mills College delivers remarks on the War issues as Prometheans meet at 2108 Barker. Trinity Lutheran Church lists services with pastor Alfred J Beil and organist E Thayer Gaston. Church school at 9 45 and 11 00 service with sermon Preparation for Advent and anthem Love Divine. Junior choir directed by Marvin Wadley. High School League at 6 45 with no student group meeting.
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