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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
8
A call to graduates to choose vocation with unselfish motives whether in medicine or ministry. It warns against pursuing wealth over service and urges dedicating life to alleviating suffering. The Central Ray closes with a maxim about money and character.
The article recounts Homer Rodeheaver praising The Glory Song written in 1900 and its worldwide popularity. It describes a dramatic prison recital with 1,077 inmates, 256 life sentences, blue-uniform guards, and the miraculous, moving impact of the hymn on prisoners and staff alike.
A reflective piece from the International Journal on Sunday schools, noting that blessing the class depends on leadership. It critiques ritual, interruptions, and blunders while stressing the pastor’s vision and tact as the key to a school’s success. The essay uses humor about a tailor shop sign misfit as a commentary on teaching staff.
Harold I Donnelly of Philadelphia directs a growing Presbyterians boys program in the Northern United States in coordination with girls work. A letter dated August 18 notes satisfying progress and close alignment with intermediate and senior girls programs, highlighting ongoing activities and outreach.
The American Mission to Lepers, based at 156 Fifth Avenue in New York, mobilizes funds for leper hospitals worldwide and supports colonies in Hawaii Molokai Culion and other sites. It influences policy, inspires government action, and funds care, housing, and medical oversight for leprosy patients in Asia, the Philippines, and the United States.
Washington report on army air service tests describes pilotless bombers flying over ninety miles. Automatic control uses gyroscopes and pneumatics to steer and fire adaptively, with two gyroscope units directing flight and direction. System receives power from engine-driven generator and links to control pneumatics like nerves.
A long profile of a pastor known for storytelling and garden work, yet criticized for worldly dealings and social boldness. The piece notes how crowds remember his sermons but question his motives and methods, including real estate ventures and selective personal warmth. Despite praise, many fear his leadership weakens church progress.
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