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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
5
A dense listing of area church services across denominations. Includes times for Sunday school worship and midweek studies, pastors and vacancies, special services such as Easter cantatas, Good Friday, and inter-church events. Names of churches and pastors appear with weekly timetables.
Prairie Flower Baptist Church choir will present John Petersons cantata The Glory of Easter Sunday evening at 730 led by Mrs James Rossen as director with soloists Mrs James Frier Carolyn Goodlander James Frier Robert Cave and Robert Scott Pastor David Hess narrates Rita Jones organ and Mrs David Hess piano The marriage rate rose from 92 in 1965 to 9.4 in 1966 marking the fourth straight annual increase
Mass times and worship details listed for several churches. Holy cross worship at 9 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays with confessions at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays. W F Boeckmann and El lis Powell noted as pastors. church school at 10 a.m. Youth fellowship at 7 p.m. Choir midweek at 7:30 p.m. Also references Methodist and United Presbyterian services with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m.
Ship listings show choir practice at 11 a.m. and 10 45 a.m. on Wednesday with Pastor J L Richards and Dr Fred Blick as moderators. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. features Rev Charles Carlston Ph D, associate professor in the University of Iowa School of Religion, as guest speaker.
A reflective editorial urges voters to see through veneer and cliches in selecting leaders for 1968. It warns of the stakes in choosing a government that embodies truth, integrity, and shared prosperity, emphasizing discipline, respect, and unity over factionalism.
A 1968 Keister Advertising Service, Inc. piece extolls spring as more than a season, presenting it as rebirth and Christ’s story seen in nature. Palm Sunday is framed as a doorway to faith, urging readers to trust the Church for spiritual renewal and lasting peace.
A faith based appeal urges regular church attendance and daily Bible reading, citing four reasons to support church life for individual welfare, family, community and the church itself, with local business ads and contact details included.
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