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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
8
The churches list morning and evening worship with organ preludes and anthems. Rev. William J. Suckow and Rev. Thos. Osborn preach on Christmas themes. Special Christmas programs, lectures, and music planned through Dec 27 and into January.
Order of services for Sunday December 20 includes Morning Worship with an organ prelude Fantasia in F by Andrews and a call to worship from scripture.
Corner Town avenue and Fourth street pastor J N Elliott leads morning service at 11 and evening service at 730 with solos by Mr Walker. Sunday school at 930. Dr J T Martin superintendent Leonard Agnew C E president. H F Giessler to speak at C FE meeting on Why Was the King Born. Strangers welcome.
Mulford Congregational Church on Hershey avenue at Main street offers Bible School at 9 a.m. Worship at 10:30 a.m. topic The World's Reception of the Christ Christa. Evening service at 7 p.m. topic The World's Need of Christ with Frances Nietzel leading.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at Walnut and Sixth hosts services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with the subject Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force. Sunday school begins at 9:20 a.m. A Wednesday 8 p.m. service is held. The reading room at 116 Iowa Avenue is open daily 2–4 p.m. except Sunday and Thursday 7:20–9 p.m.
Sabbath school at 9 45. Adult classes for men and women. Preaching at 11. Young People's meeting at 6 30 led by Miss Harriet Kemptner with the topic Why Was the King Born. Christmas praise service at 7 39.
Fourth Sunday in Advent service times listed for Trinity Church include Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning prayer and Litany with sermon at 10 45 a m and evening prayer with sermon.
Fourth Sunday in Advent December 20 with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning service at 10 30 a m on humility. No evening service. All German friends are cordially invited.
Grace English Lutheran Church marks the Fourth Sunday in Advent with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning service at 10 45 a m Rev C O Lorimer of Rock Island will preach both morning and evening services Luther League meets at 6 45 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m
The YWCA holds a special Christmas vesper with music. Miss Annie R. Bailard will lead the service on the theme The Gift of God. All girls and women are invited to attend.
Rev H F Martin formerly of English Lutheran Muscatine was installed as pastor of the Lutheran church in Iowa City. The installation was assisted by Rev A B Leamer of Des Moines and led by Rev J A McCullogh of Burlington Synod president. A large number of members attended the services.
A First Methodist church evening service will feature a rich program with a double quartet and several soloists. The printed list includes Chase's Orchestra Beyond I Bring You Good Tidings Coombs and Ernst Schmidt solos, Verdi works, fl ute solo Elegie and a Christmas hymn.
The Aurora Literary Society of Muscatine High School held its last 1908 meeting in the assembly hall. A Christmas themed program pleased a large student body with papers by Clark Barnard and Clyde Ryan, a Santa Claus letters sequence by Edith Magoon, a reading by Miss Minnie Klein, a description by Miss Irene Woods, and phonograph numbers.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges made from willow charcoal and honey as a remedy for foul breath from mouth or stomach. It promotes rapid odor absorption, mentions uses to freshen rooms, and cites a Glasgow chemist's decay experiment. Price 25 cents with mail trial offer from F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
Mrs C A Sprague of Columbus Junction spent yesterday in Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Arthur Budlier of 411 Maple Ave left for Wilton to visit friends. Mrs L Olds of Rock Island passes through Muscatine en route to Ainsworth to visit relatives. Mrs S Compton and Mrs J Lehmann of Downers Grove left after shopping. Katherine McGee a Montpelier teacher returns for Christmas. Mrs William Black leaves for West Liberty after visiting on East Third Street. John A Robbins notary public fire insurance and real estate. Milton Zeidler of Mt Pleasant returns for holidays from Iowa Wesleyan College.
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