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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1915

Page

6

Threat Re 3717 Broadway Presented by Fate Cast

A film program notes Driven by Fate with Violet Merserau and Wm Garwood also Hello Bill featuring Billie Ritchie. Monday Cleo Madison in A Fiery Introduction. Billys Love Making with Wm Garwood and Violet Merserau. The Chimneys Secret stars Lon Chaney and Gretchen Lederer.

Broadway Violet Merserau Wm. Garwood Bill Billie Ritchie Cleo Madison Billy Violet. Merserau Lon Chaney Gretchen Lederer

At the Churches First Christian church program

The Ninth and Broadway church led by Pastor W. D. Endres holds church school at 9 15 a m and communion at 10 30 a m. Morning preaching at 11 with the topic Instruction in Christianity. At 6 15 p m Y P S C E discusses The Responsibility of Our Society for the Christian Endeavor Unions Local State National. Evening preaching at 7 30 p m on Salvation as part of The Work of the Church Attendance Campaign.

First Christian Church Ninth and Broadway W. D. Endres Society For the Christian Endeavor Unions

Temptation Sermon at Unitarian Church

The Unitarian church on Hampshire and Sixteenth streets led by minister Lyman M. Greenman held Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and a morning service at 11:00 a.m. The sermon titled Temptation Its Proper and Economical Place in the Development of Life was delivered.

Unitarian Unitarian Church Hampshire and Sixteenth Streets Lyman M. Greenman

Vermont Street Methodist Church Services Ad

Vermont Street Methodist church invites attendance at 9:15 Sunday school 10:50 morning worship with a sermon The Opening of the Books 2:80 South Side Sunday school 3:00 Junior Epworth League 6:30 Class meeting led by Lucien Cover 6:45 Epworth League topic Can We Capture Politics For God 7:30 evening worship with Time of Thy Visitation sermon A cordial welcome to all.

Vermont Street Methodist Vermont Street Eighth Vermont Streets Norton M. Rigg South Side Epworth League Lucien Cover

United Brethren Church Weekly Schedule

United Brethren church led by pastor Henry W. Trueblood offers Bible school at 9 15 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m Junior Endeavor at 7 30 and Young People’s meeting at 2 30 with G LE at 6 43 in the evening.

United Brethren Church Henry W. Trueblood D. D Bible School Y. P G. LE

East End Christian Church Service Schedule

East End Christian church led by pastor Steve B Owings. Bible school at 9 30. Communion at 10 30. Sermon at 11 titled Some Good Investments In Life. Christian Endeavor at 6 30. Sermon at 7 30 titled The Two Returns.

East End

Cathedral and church services listed for Sunday

Cathedral of St. John at Seventh and Hampshire offers Holy eucharist at 7 30 and 11 am Evensong with an organ recital at 4 30 pm Sunday school at 10 am First Baptist at Fourth and Jersey Oliver Reed pastor Bible school at 9 15 am Spring worship with preaching at 10 45 am Sermon Seeing Jesus Junior Young People's meeting at 3 pm Mrs Bader reader Young People's meeting B Y P U at 6 30 pm Evening worship evangelistic sermon at 7 30 pm Attend one or all services of this church.

St. John Hampshire First Baptist Church Fourth Jersey Streets Oliver Reed Wm. Smith Jesus Young People’s Meeting Bader

First Church of Christ Scientist Services and Readings

The First Church of Christ Scientist located at Eighteenth and Vermont streets holds Sunday service at 11 a.m. with the subject Doctrine of Atonement and Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. A Wednesday evening meeting is at 8 o'clock. Free reading rooms in the Stern building are open daily except Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Church of Christ, Scientist Eighteenth and Vermont Stern Building

Salem Evangelical Church 75th anniversary events

Salem Evangelical church at Ninth and State led by Rev. N J Leemhuis announces Sunday school at 8 50 a m rally day marks the 75th anniversary with services at 10 a m and 7 30 p m topics Morning The Victory Our Faith Evening Manna in the Wilderness missionary society at 2 p m Young People's society at 7 p m special programs for all services souvenir booklets given to all comers

Salem Evangelical Salem Evangelical Church N. J. Leemhuis The Evangelical Church Missionary ‘Society Young People’s Society

First German M E church service schedule

The First German M E church at Eighth and Kentucky streets lists Sunday school at 9 15 a m Divine worship at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m The pastor will preach at both services Morning theme Influenc e Conscious and Unconscious Evening theme Three Views of Character The morning sermon will be in German Epworth league devotional service at 7 p m.

Eighth Kentucky Streets Epworth League

First Union Congregational Church Service Schedule

Twelfth and Maine streets church hosts Sunday school at 9 45. Morning service at 11. Evening service at 7 45. Rev. George A. Butrick of Chicago will preach at both services.

First Union Congregational Church Twelfth Maine Streets George A. Butrick Chicago

The Ideal American Sermons At First Presbyterian

At Good Citizen ship Day the First Presbyterian church at corner Eighth and Broadway schedules two sermons by Rev. R W Hartley. At 10 40 he preaches The Ideal American What He Is Like and at 7 30 The Ideal American How He Is Made. Mrs J T Taghram leads solo and music. Sunday school at 615 Christian endeavor at 830 mid week service Wednesday 730 Pastor residence 501 Broadway.

First Presbyterian Church Corner Eighth and Broadway R. W. Hartley J.*t. Taghram Christian Endeavor

Jubilee Observances at St Paul Evangelical Church

St Paul Evangelical church at 029 Monroe hosts a Diamond Jubilee event for the German Evangelical Synod of North America with Sunday school adult Bible classes, German services at 10, English services at 7 30, and a Young People's Society meeting at 6 30. Special program at 6 o'clock with text from 1 John 5 4 and 1 Samuel 7 12. cordial invitation to all.

St. Paul Evangelical Church Monroe, Street Young People’s Society

York and Kentucky Sunday School and English Services

Sunday school and Bible class meet at 9:00 a.m. English services begin at 10:30 a.m. with evening services at 7:30 p.m. All evening services are conducted in English.

York Kentucky

Luther Memorial Church Service and Activities

Luther Memorial at Twelfth and Jersey hosts pastor W. Bingaman with Sunday school at 10 20 and a sermon Optimalim vs Pessimism addressing church needs. Junior Endeavor meets at 6 45 and officers are installed.

Luther’ Memorial Twelfth Jersey Streets W. Bingaman

Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday Services

Services at the Church of the Good Shepherd mark the 20th Sunday after Trinity with Holy Eucharist at 7 30 and 11 00, sermon at 11 00, Matins at 9 30, Evensong and prayer at 4 00 4 30 on Sunday.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Service Times At St Luke's On Mondas Day

Matins at 9 and Eucharist at 10 on St Luke's day Mondas October 18 in Italy with evening prayer at 1 30. W M Gamble priest in charge.

Mondas Italy W. M. Gamble

Vermont Street Baptist Church Sunday services noted

Sunday school and preaching at Vermont Street Baptist Church begin with a pastor speaking on A Short Confession of Faith. A Young People’s meeting at 6 30 p m and a People’s Praise service at 7 30 p m feature chorus choir and a sermon by the pastor titled Who is Worthy of Life.

Vermont Street Baptist Church Las A. Om

Spruce Street Chapel Sunday School Time

Spruce Street chapel at the corner of Fifth and Spruce hosts Sunday school at 2:20 p.m. reads a reading from a local notice. The brief item confirms the church location and service time for parishioners.

Spruce Spruce Street Fifth and

Immanuel Chapel Sunday Schedule Details

Immanuel Chapel at the corner of Twenty second and Cedar streets lists Sunday school at 3 00 p m and a gospel service at 7 00 p m for worshipers and readers.

Immanuel Chapel Corner Cedar Streets

Catholic Calendar of Events for October

The Catholic Calendar lists October activities including English branch meetings of the Third Order at St Francis and St Anthony branch in Neo ob, a feast at St Mary’s schoon, and the Marquette Court No. 1710 OES at St Francis. Apple Day on October 19 features the Quincy District Verband meeting in St Mary’s Hall with a Feast of St. highlighted.

St. Anthony WAC U St. Mary's Schoon St. Like Marquette Court St Francis Quincy Distrikts Verband St. Mary’s Hall

Ursula meeting and religious order gatherings

St Boniface school hosts the W. C. U. executive board on Oct 23 with a Feast of the Redeemer on Oct 24 and Feast of St Raphael. Other events include Young Men's Sodality, Ladies' Altar Society at St Mary's, a Third Order pilgrimage to St Anthony chapel Melrose on Oct 25, ambulance meet at St Mary’s hospital, St George Court Oct 26, Knights of Columbus and St Michael branch at St Francis school.

St. Mary's Hospital St.George Court C. O. PoNo Knights of Columbus St. Michael Branery St. Francis School

Dr Kings New Life Pills Promoted As Laxative Cure

An advertisement extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a satisfactory laxative to release poisons from the body and relieve dizziness spots before the eyes and malaise with a promise of morning relief after a nightly dose. It notes the Texas centennial recall of Francis R. Lubbock born in 1815 and his Confederate governor leadership.

King Dr. King

Texas Governor Lubbock’s Civil War role and death in 1905

The text describes Governor Lubbock as elected during Texas secession, serving one term before resigning to join the Confederate army as a cavalry colonel. He accompanied Jefferson Davis to Richmond and was a key figure in the Confederacy’s collapse. After release, he returned to Texas and remained a leading state figure until his death in 1905.

Texas Lubbock Jefferson Davis Richmond

Chicago Society Wedding Joins Autumn Social Season

In Chicago on October 16 society circles noted the wedding of Miss Katherine Meeker, daughter of Mrs and Mrs Arthur Meeker, to Dr Volace Gray of Boston. The union marks the season’s first notable society function, as the Meekers rank among city’s leading families and Dr Gray comes from a storied New England medical background.

Chicago Katherine Meeker Arthur Meeker Volace Gray Boston Gray

Boston wedding ends voyage romance on shipboard

A Boston wedding crowns a romance that began on a ship last winter when Miss Meeker, studying music in Munich, and Dr. Gray, fresh from a German hospital course, met as they were returning homeward. The couple first became friends aboard the same vessel.

Domance Miss Meeker Munich Dr. Gray

Serbian government seat moved to Mitrovitza

A dispatch from Bucharest to Secolo reports the Serbian government has shifted its seat to Mitrovitza near the Montenegrin frontier, affecting the regional balance of authority and security in the area.

Milan Paris Mitrovitza Secolo Bucharest

Texas Wonder Cure Ad Promises Kidney Relief

An old advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles claiming it cures diabetes rheumatism and back pain. It states the product is mail order only with a $1 price and offers testimonials collection from multiple states. Dr J W Hall of St Louis is named as a contact and druggists are said to sell the remedy.

HE 110 Drug CO Beckman St Texas Wonder Thia J. W. Hall Olive Street St. Louiis

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