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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1915
Page
11
The city lists services for First Church of Christ Scientist and multiple congregations. December Advent calendars, Holy Eucharist times, Matins, Christmas Eve and Day observances, Sunday schools, English Branch orders, and vesper schedules are detailed along with liturgical music plans and choir offerings across venues including St Francis, St Boniface, and First Baptist churches.
Grace Methodist Church observes the Christmas tide with Sunday school at 9 15 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m The sermon aligns with the Christmas story The Epworth League prepares a study program A Christmas Eve program is in preparation A cordial welcome is extended by Pastor James QO Kirkpatrick
Spruce Street Chapel at corner Fifth and Spruce hosts Sunday school at 2:30 PM. St Pauls Evangelical Church at 929 Monroe Street led by Rev A H Fruchte holds German services at 10 AM with 1:30 PM Sunday school and 6:30 PM Young People’s society meetings. English service at 7:30 PM with topic The Day is at Hand. Men’s League meeting announced.
Luther Memorial Church on Twelfth and Jersey announces Advent services led by Pastor I. W. Bingaman with Sunday school at 10:30 and Exposition on the Old Testament lesson at 2 p.m. Junior Endeavor at 6:45 and Christian Endeavor at 7:30 with a sermon on If the Christ Had Not Come. Christmas music will be featured at all services.
First Christian Church at Ninth and Broadway hosts church school at 9 15 a m communion at 10 30 a m preaching at 11 a m with The Greater Work study. Y P S C E meets at 6 30 p m followed by preaching at 7 30 p m. W D Enders is the pastor.
Morning 10 30 service features Rev R H Hartley preaching The Democracy of Xmas to All the People Luke 2 10 Vesper service at 4 includes Christmas songs from many lands with solos quartets and a large antiphonal chorus Sunday school 915 Christian Endeavor 630 Midweek service Thursday 730 in church auditorium White Gifts for the King Christmas celebration for church and Sunday School
The Life Problem club meets Sunday at 4 o'clock in the Mo. Arlobby. The subject is The Employer and the Employee the fourth study in Problems of a Livelihood. Prof. E G Bauman will teach and all men are invited to attend.
Norton M. Rigg, pastor, announces 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 worship with sermons on The Telegraph Line to Heaven and The King of Glory Who Came Down to Earth. Special music by choirs at 2:30 and 3:00, junior and Epworth leagues at 6:30, class meeting on Our Faith and Prayer for Others, evening service at 7:30 themed My Treasure and I with Men's chorus, all invited.
At the Evangelical Lutheran church of St. John on Seventh Street between York and Kentucky Rev W A Martens pastor holds Sunday school and Bible classes at o'clock a m. program to rehearse the Christmas service.
English language divine services scheduled for 10:30. There is no evening service observed.
At Bethel M E church Rev Emil Goetz pastor Sunday school 915 a m German services 1030 Epworth league devotional 645 p m English services 730 o clock.
The notice lists today at First German Methodist church with Sunday school at 9 15 am German preaching at 10 30 am Epworth league devotions at 7 pm and English services at 7 30 pm.
Lyman M. Greenman, minister of the Unitarian church at Hampshire and Sixteenth streets, conducts Sunday school at 9 45 and a Christmas service at 11 o'clock.
In Palmyra Missouri on December 17 the second day of the Marion county round up drew a crowd with a banquet at the Merchants' hotel attended by about 150. Afternoon awards named winners in several apple varieties led by Ben Davis and Winesap with multiple first and second places across categories such as Black Ben Davis and Grimes Golden.
The article lists first and second places in several contests led by Mrs. H. M. Howard and Miss M. Rice, plus winners in bread and butter awards. It notes the Western Catholic Christmas number as a 20 page edition with lively news, features, advertising, and general interest items from the city.
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