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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1927
Page
3
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham discusses serving in and through the church using Matt 5:18-16 and Acts 2:42-47. It adds guidance from I Corinthians 12:1-31 and I Thessalonians 4:9-12, 6:12-15, and Psalm 100. Key verse: We are God's fellow workers, I Corinthians 3:9.
An article urging reading Moslem Women by Dr. Samuel M Zwemer and promoting Christian moral teaching. It laments oppression of women in Muslim and Catholic lands, argues Jesus Christ as moral light, and urges faithful church life, fellowship, and shared stewardship as essentials of true discipleship.
A sermon outlines that Christians are responsible to God and others for daily conduct. It urges prayer and study to teach laypeople to be salt and light, keeping their witness in home, community, church, and use of money and time. Peloubet's Notes is cited with classroom demonstrations.
The speaker asserts that about 75,000 clergymen work among the impoverished to educate children and aid the poor. They earn under $900 yearly and devote long hours to visiting the needy, teaching industry and justice, bearing burdens, and fighting social chaos.
In a Des Moines area prayer meeting last Wednesday, Pastor H N Geistweit recalled an infidel challenging a gospel minister to debate. The minister proposed a practical test with 100 converts to show lives changed by Jesus teachings. the infidel backed out.
The message extols Jesus rebuking pretenders and emphasizes that living his teachings yields lasting earthly happiness and assurance of eternal life. It argues this key to happiness outshines all other teachings.
A reader stresses Ezekiel chapter 18 shows God’s concrete requirements for individual conduct over 2,600 years, urging teachers to examine the prophet’s precise statements on responsibility, justice, and personal righteousness.
A detailed 1927 disbursement sale notice lists 77 head of stock including 8 horses and 8 mules, 32 Holstein cattle with May tag Ilona Pontiac lineage, 7 brood sows and 30 fall pigs, farm machinery, fodder and farm products, poultry, household goods, a De Laval milking unit and Kohler generator. Auction set for February 2, 1927 at 10:30 am, near Bethel Church. Cash terms, Bethel Church ladies to provide lunch. auctioneers Co L Doane A L Renaud Clifford Fritz. clerk R C Macy.
F Jacobs in Dr Lorimer's church in Chicago tells five Chicago boys a mission tale. He contrasts a running infidel with believers noting how Jesus changed lives. He asks the infidel to present his samples as evidence of his teachings.
Liberty Missouri minister Rev Phillip S Barrow will preach at both services this Sunday February 20. Welcome extended to all attendees and visitors.
The Third Reformed Church announces a busy schedule with 9 30 worship service followed by a 1 30 program The 7 30 presentation titled The great God in the hands of a man is listed alongside the earlier talks and hymn services
Church notice from Holland lists Rev J De Haan as pastor with Lord's Day 38 at 9 30 am and psalms 68 20 service Our God a God of Perfect Salvation at 2 00 pm followed by evening sermon on Christ's Principle of True Discipleship Luke 14 25 27 in English.
February 20 1927 schedule with morning worship at 10 45 sermon Ways of Salvation music by the choir afternoon worship in Dutch sermon Costs of Discipleship evening service at 7 30 led by Rev Prof Bosch
Regular services announced for Sunday at the M. E. church in Pella with Sunday school at 9 30 and preaching at 10 30 in the morning and 7 30 in the evening led by Rev. N D Gordon. A second preaching session is planned at Amsterdam school house at two o clock Sunday afternoon. An invitation is extended to all.
A humorous exchange plays on tracing ancestry and animals in trees. The dialogue features a jokey misinterpretation about birds and monkeys living in trees, contrasting the idea of a family tree with a literal tree image. The light exchange highlights regional dialect and playful wordplay.
Mark Twain praises the lone Roman soldier at Pompeii as a symbol of duty and courage. He argues such a man, loyal to conviction and cause, endures hardship without betraying friends, earning lasting honor beyond wealth or position.
A High Church mission ary sent to the Adirondacks sought guidance after a Baptist widow wished to bury her kin from their church. The bishop advised in a cordial telegram to bury all Baptists possible, prompting the missionary to proceed accordingly.
A child asks if the trained nurse is coming and the nurse confirms. The exchange shows the child seeking reassurance and the nurse ready to perform her duties.
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