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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
11
Carl Beyers returns from a three week vacation. Anniversary Week at Ye Foto Shoppe runs August 22 to 27 offering 8 free colored enlargements with each a dozen photographs. Various local visits noted including De Winter and Owens families in Ottumwa and other regional trips.
A university president argues for a renaissance of great teaching to counter decline in colleges and professions. He cites figures like Garfield Hopkins and Blaine, notes wealth with weaker impact, critiques athletics and elective study, and urges return to rigorous classical curricula to sustain great teachers, preachers, and statesmen.
The author warns that America faces critical problems needing skilled leaders yet lacks capable men. Lawmaking is done by novices and the legal system is overabundant while lawlessness rises. He argues science declines as spiritual strength fuels achievement and urges a revival of eminent teachers to restore national vigor.
Missionaries in Japan gain new courage as the Education Ministry bill to curb religious instruction is decisively beaten in the House of Peers. Debates reveal sharp political and intellectual shifts in Japan and surprise Christian sympathy among Japanese readers and lawmakers.
An examination notes a widespread decline in prayer practice across the religious life of the current generation. The author argues the trend is evident in many areas without needing detailed specifications.
William Adams Brown notes declining prayer meetings and family worship, with personal devotion waning among active church supporters. He contrasts this with older piety, citing Law and Luther to question changes and their impact on individual life and church vitality.
In a whimsical exchange the Bishop Rightly laments street language noting that many people swear loudly as he recounts his car awakening and the prevalence of profanity he encounters on the road.
The annual Klein picnic is scheduled for August 19, 1927, at Grundman's woods two miles north of Pella. All Kleins are invited by the committee.
The Sioux City Journal notes that criminals must be prevented from harming society and argues that states adopting harsher punishment see crime fall. It contends the underworld can avoid danger if authorities make the risk real, implying policy implications for punishment levels.
Quotations from the Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa list prices ranging from seven to nine dollars and twenty five cents with a 43 cent reference note.
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