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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1949

Page

3

Carol Brewer Highlights Sudan Mission Work for Local Audience

Carol Brewer spoke to more than 100 at the YMCA Community Room about her work in the North Anglo Egyptian Sudan. She described village life, education, gardening, and Christian outreach while showing films and noting cultural differences between northern and southern Sudan.

Carol Brewer YMCA YWCA Miss Brewer Sudan Smith W. B. Dupuis Walter Smith Artemas Brown Isaiah

Rebekah Club Sews Aprons and Sunsuits at Bee

The Rebekah club held an all day sewing bee at Mrs. Fred Wagner's home with co host Mrs Dave McGaffey. Seventeen members attended and made aprons and sunsuits to sell at the upcoming convention. Mrs. Doyle Brown led a noon business meeting after a cooperative dinner. Roll call invited household hints. Guests saw quilts displayed by the hostess.

Rebekah Club Fred Wagner Dave McGaffey Rebekah Doyle Brown Jacob Fisher Lou Baker Methodist Church Anna Roth Better Riverside Club Earl Walton Wes Prehoda C. BE. Fitzsim Wesley Dvorak Riverside Joe Kremenak Ely Dvorak Kremenak Lester Buris Frank Buris Brandon Louis Mekota Marion Robert Buris Independence Edwin Mekota Solon Emil Novy Joe Novy North Liberty Rohlena Cedar Rapids Anna Burns Helen Bowrjoyce Eileen Scott Coralville Dale Howard

Range of Religion Lesson for April 10 1949

A 1949 religious lesson argues that religion touches all life not just private faith. Jesus discussed divorce children money ambition and healing, urging believers to view every facet of life as part of religion and to care for the needy like Bartimaeus.

Jesus Mark Perea God

Immanuel’s Church Announces Good Friday and Easter Services

Immanuel's Church invites worshipers to Good Friday at 7:30 p.m. with sermon and communion and Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Volunteers welcome at the Immanuel's parish, corner West Jefferson and South Iowa Ave. Pastor J. Anger signs the notice.

Immanuel’s West Jefferson South Iowa Ave J. Anger

Trinity Lutheran Palm Sunday and Good Friday Services

Trinity Lutheran Church announces Palm Sunday April 10 with Lenten service at 9 a.m and sermon Our Suffering Savior on the Cross. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Good Friday April 14 features Divine service and Holy Communion with sermon Our Suffering Savior in the Grave. Ladies' Aid meets April 14 at 2 p.m. at Mrs Glen Yoder's home. Pastor AL Koch welcomes worshipers.

L A.m Trinity Ladies’ Aid Glen Yoder Sam Trinity Lutheran George AL Koch

Seventh Day Adventists Sabbath Services Schedule

Seventh Day Adventists meet on Saturday with Sabbath school at 2 p m and sermon at 3 p m led by Pastor E Coats at CN on Fifth Avenue.

Seventh Day Adventists E. Coats

A M E Services in Washington and Mt Pleasant Churches

The A M E church schedules services on the first and third Sundays at 11 oclock in Washington and on the second and fourth Sundays at 3 oclock in Mt Pleasant. Rev FE A London is pastor.

Washington Mt. Pleasant FE. A. London

St James Catholic Mass Schedule Preview

St James church offers Masses at 7 10 a m with the 10 o clock service designated as a high mass Rev H J Cocoran serves as pastor.

St. James Catholic H. J. Cocoran

Methodist Church Service and Sacred Concert Schedule

Morning worship at 10:45 led by Dr. Miller with baptism and member reception. Youth Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Sacred concert by the union choir at 7:30 p.m. featuring organ preludes and postes. Performances include Palm Branches, God So Loved, Berceuse, Hold Thou My Hand, and The Heavens Are Declaring. Ministers Fredrik Miller Smith, organist John L. Yousling, music director Elonise R Sorden.

Methodist Youth Fellowship Union Choir Wendell Baker Beethoven Fredrik. Miller Walter A. Smith John L. Yousling Elonise R Sorden

Union Choir Prepares Special Lenten Program at Local Methodist Church

Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and Divine worship at 10:45 a.m. Morning music features organ preludes and anthems. Evening schedule includes youth meetings at 6:30 p.m. and a union service directed by Wendell Rider with organist Helen Harvey and Melvin Hill as music director.

Methodist Church Union Choir Wendell Rider

Palm Sunday Services and Holy Week at Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian church lists services for Palm Sunday and Holy Week including Sunday 9 45 a m Sunday school 10 45 a m morning worship topic King to Kings Westminster Fellowship 6 p m union services 7 30 p m prayer service Wednesday 9 30 a m union communion at UP church Thursday evening Good Friday service and evening music Prelude Gethsemane Malling Solo Sheep and Lambs Homer Iola Morrison Offertory anthem God So Loved the World Sees Peer Sola Phoebe Palms Faure Forrest Walker Postlude Slav March Tschaikowsky William J Grosshein pastor Edith Shields organist and director.

Westminster Fellowship Methodis Union Communion Service U P Preluce Gethsemane Malling Iola Morrison Peer Sola Phe. Palms Faure Forrest Walker

St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Schedule

The St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church in Washington holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11. Sermon titled Our Journey to Jerusalem. New members welcomed. Union choir practice at 4 p.m. Sacred music concert at 7 20 p.m. by the Union choir directed by Mr Wendell Rider. Milo J Phillips pastor.

Union Union Choir Wendell Rider

Calvary Baptist Church Service Schedule

Calvary Baptist invites worshippers to Bible school at 10:45 a.m. and morning service at 9:30 a.m. Evening gospel service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer and praise led by Pastor Paul H. White.

Paul H. White

Church of Nazarene Sunday Schedule and Leaders

The Church of Nazarene lists a 9:45 a.m. Sunday school led by Mrs Goldie Gault, a 11:00 a.m. morning worship, a 6:15 p.m. pre service prayer meeting, 6:45 p.m. Juniors and NYPS with Dorothy Dickey as NYPS leader, and a 7:30 p.m. evangelistic service. Next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. an missionary meeting with Lacey Kelley presiding. Pastor C F Gieselman and Mrs Gieselman are piano and song leader Luther Johnson. Everyone welcome to all services.

Goldie Gault NYPS Dorothy Dickey Lacey Kelley

Immanuel Lutheran Schedule of Sunday Services and Meeting

The Immanuel Lutheran church lists a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school session followed by 11:20 a.m. Divine worship. An adult confirmation is planned at 11:20 a.m. with a 1:30 p.m. voters meeting and acceptance of new members.

Crochet Works Include Tablecloths and Spreads

Made and some crocheted tablecloths and spreads feature in the craft items section, showcasing handmade textile pieces.

Stored Fruit In Baskets To Keep Moisture Out

A storage tip notes placing fruit in galvanized steel utility baskets to minimize moisture in a basement or cellar. The method emphasizes simple containment to preserve fruit quality.

Are Sin Disease and Death Real in Christian Science Lesson

A 1949 Christian Science Lesson Sermon discusses the reality of sin disease and death. It cites biblical verses from I John and the Bible and highlights Science and Health passages on exposing and removing the illusion of sin. It presents a doctrinal focus on spiritual cures and the proof of sin's unreality.

Christian Science Churches Churches of Christ, Scientist Mary Baker Eddy God

Faithful Life Sermon at Bible School Sunday

Morning worship at 9 45, Union services 7 30 with Methodist church. Sermon topic The Faithful Life. Music includes organ prelude Claria from the Twelfth Mass Mozart solo The Palms Marilyn Caldwell anthem Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled and organ postlude. Wendell Ricer directs music with Mrs A S Smith on organ. Thomas Polk is minister.

Claria Mozart Marilyn Caldwell Hossanna Sea Cas Hartman Wendell Ricer

Postlude and church schedule for Baptist Youth Fellowship

Paean Exultant in ae Smith Sermon Subject Christ's Kingship. Baptist Youth Fellowship social hour at 5 p m devotional service 6 30 p m Tuesday Ann Judson mission circle with Mrs Eva Simmering. Wednesday mid week service 7 30 Choir rehearsal 8 20 V N Currier minister Mrs Paul Thayer choir director Mrs Chas McConnell organist

Ae Smith Baptist Youth Fellowship Ann Judson Mission Circle Eva Simmering V. N. Currier Paul Thayer

Associate Presbyterian Sabbath Services Theme Sin

Basil G. McBee, pastor, leads Bible school in the morning at 11:60 and worship services at 11:60 morning and 7:00 evening with theme Sin.

Lus Bible School Basil G. McBee

Christian Tabernacle Sunday Services Schedule

Sunday school at 9 45 a m with lesson Luke 23 1 5 The Crucifixion of Christ Morning worship at 11 a m sermon Behold Thy King Cometh Scripture Matthew 21 5 Youth service at 6 30 p m sermon Will Jesus Christ Be King over all the earth Zechariah 14 9 Mrs Fred Bickhart to draw an illustrating picture All welcome Pastor W J Stevens

Jesus Christ Zechariah Fred Bickhart W J. Stevens

Country Churches Invite for Sunday Services and Lenten Week

The notice lists services at multiple country churches with Sunday worship at 9 45 a m and Sunday school 10 45 am Morning worship at 9 45 am and Sunday school 10 45 am Sunday services include preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm Youth fellowship at 7 pm Lenten pre faster services nightly this week except Friday and Saturday You are cordially invited Thomas Nelson minister

Thomas Nelson

Sunday church services and Sunday school schedule

Howard Mangold and Arthur Peters announce Sunday worship at 10 and 11 am with an 7 30 pm evening sermon at New Haven church on The Purpose of the Cross and Seven Miracles in John. Bible study Thursday at W C Robertson home. Young Married Folks class Friday at Leeper home. Max Waterhouse superintendent invites all.

New Haven John W. C. Robertson Leeper Howard Mangold Arthur Peters Ernest Max Waterhouse

Valley church morning service and Sunday School noted

St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Valley holds morning worship at 9 30 a m with Sunday School at 10 30 a m The sermon is titled Our Journey to Jerusalem A church board meeting follows the service Milo J Phitling is listed as a rector or leader in the notice

West Chester Methodist Sunday Schedule and Meetings

The West Chester Methodist church lists Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. with Kenneth Cuddeback and Faith Louise Bauer as leaders and Mary Jane Stephens at the piano. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. includes a sermon titled A Fountain for Sin. The fourth quarterly conference meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and WSCS gathering is Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the church.

Kenneth Cuddeback Faith Louise Bauer Edgar Stewart Mary Jane Stephens Jesus WSCS

Baptist Church Service Schedule and Anthem Titles

The notice lists a Baptist church service at 9 45 a m with morning worship followed by a 10 45 a m Prelude and a Lenten meditation. Anthems include With Palms and With Praises and Offertory An Faster Flower by Be ee Worrell.

Marshall Ee Worrell

West Chester Federated Church Sermon Schedule

Sabbath school at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m with subject The Meaning of the Cross. Evening service at 7:30 p m at the Methodist church. Lord's Supper observed during the morning service led by H Phillips pastor.

Methodist Church H. Phillips

Ainsworth Church Schedules Holy Week Services

Ainsworth churches offer 10 a.m. Bible school with visual aids for children and an 11 a.m. worship service led by Rev. P. G. Dykhuizen. Dr Dykhuizen discusses the U P church national budget at 1 p.m. followed by a youth demonstration. Evening programs include Young People's Christian Union at 6 p.m. and Pioneers at 6 20 p.m. Holy Week services begin nightly at 8 p.m. All invited.

P. G. Dykhuizen D. D Synodical Supt. of Missions George Colthurst Dykhuizen U.P Young People’s Christian Union Owen White Pioneers Hazel Hunt

Sunday School and Worship Schedule with Music

Sunday school at 10 am on Jesus Ministry in Perea. Public worship at 11 with a sermon on The Authority of Jesus. Confirmation for 14 boys and girls. The choir to sing The Palms by Faure. Mrs. Larry Trotter to play a memorial organ recital including Triumphal March Grieg Aria Andante Cantabile Tschaikowsky. Choral and instrumental program at 3 pm by a 35-member vested choir. MYF at 7 pm Thursday April 14. Candlelight holy communion at 8 pm.

Perea Jesus Faure Larry Trotter Grieg Giordani

Crawfordsville Churches Plan Holy Week Services

Crawfordsville Bible school morning worship at 9 45 and 11 00 service with special music and a message on The Day of Triumph. Pre Easter services 9 00 each Wednesday Thursday and Friday. His Last Week theme. Communion on Thursday. Baptism or church reception arrangements. Willing Workers meet Tuesday 2 30 in the church parlor. Women’s Missionary Society Thursday 2 30 devotional led by Mrs Isabel Piper program by Mrs Hazel Moorhead. Daniel Knox Ford, minister.

U. P. Fellowship Union Service Soul Women’s Missionary Society Isabel Piper Hazel Moorhead Daniel Knox Ford

Sunday Church Schedule With Time Changes Noted

The notice lists Sunday worship at 11 a.m and a 6:39 p.m junior youth group with a time change to 6:30 p.m after the Faster Union service. WSCS meets Monday at 2:00 p.m and the fourth quarterly conference is set for Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Communion is Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

WSCS

Riverside Teams Honored At Banquet In Public School

About 26 guests attended a Riverside public school cafeteria banquet honoring Riverside boys and girls basketball teams. Rev Ira Hoover spoke. dinner by Opal Kern served by Nancy Luckey and Fern Allbright. Also noted were birthdays for Mary Ann Rummelhart Ivan Rummelhart and Wes Prehoda with Mary Ann opening gifts.

Marge Luckey Riverside Riverside Public School Opal Kern Nancy Luckey Fern Allbright Ira J. Hoover Sharon Mary Ann Rummelhart Ivan Rummelhart Hills Charles Rath Wes Prehoda John Moss Washington Ivan Eileen

Ainsworth Choir Concert Planned Palm Sunday

A 34 member vested choir from Ainsworth Methodist church, directed by Mrs. Larry Trotter, will present a choral and instrumental program on Palm Sunday afternoon from 3 to 4. Guest organist is Mrs. Gayle Cupp. a string septet directed by Walter Smith will perform selections by Haydn and Beethoven. George Colthurst, baritone, will sing The Holy City. The event is a public service with no admission or offering.

Ainsworth

Thurlowe E. Myers Called for Jury Duty

Local notes list Thurlowe E. Myers excused from Davenport jury duty after being summoned from Wayland. Also mentioned are visits, family travels, illnesses, social gatherings, and church group activities in the surrounding communities.

Thurlowe E. Myers Ezra Wittmer Wayland Davenport Iowa Petit Jury Myers Phillip Richard Noble Willis Alliman Noble Washington Viva Holly Guegel Sunman Ind Roy Glardon Mr. Glardon Greensburg

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American Mission Girls United Presbyterian Urea Native Christian Church ABY Kenneth 1. Foreman NCE Dr. Foreman Light of God James Jericho Bartimaeus International Council of Religious Education WNU Iowa Avenue Methodist Miller Vierne Briggs United Presbyterian Bible School George Werr Melvin Hill Helen Harvey Homer Tschaikowsky Wim. J. Grosshein Edith Shields St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Jerusalem Milo J. Phillips Calvary Baptist Bible School For Evening Gospel Ser Church of Nazarene A. m C. F. Gieselman Gieselman Luther Johnson Immanuel Lutheran Christian A. S. Smith Thomas Polk Tor Chas. McConnell Associate Presbyterian Christian Tabernacle Country Churches Evening Services Salem Presbyterian NEW Haven Baptist Grace Hill ST. Paul's Evangelicat. & Reformed Milo J. Phitling West Chester West Chester Methodist Ainsworth United Presbyterian William FE. Littlewood Ainsworth Methodist Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Methodist Sint Mons Mrs Glen Younkin Son Dwight Anna Younkin Ainsworth Choir Adams Dorothy Alexander Jennie Bassler Norma Clegg Correne Edmondson Ja. Edmondson John Elliott Maxine Elliott Patricia Elliott Jean Jeffrey Quentin Jenkins Rosemary Jenkins Ruth Jenkins Burke McCreedy Marian McGinnis Meda Owens Joyce Owens Bruce Pearson Edith Pfeifer Fred Pfeifer Carl Roberts Dewey Stephens, Jr Ethel Stephens Frene Stephens Maurine Stephens Mildred Stephens S. v. Stephens Victor Stone David Stout Jess Tomlinson Edwin Tomlinson Irene Trotter Martha White Willard Wood Bonnie Wood Anthony Malichky Richmond Mary Heek Charles Havel Matilda Wallroth Son Verle John Soukup, Sr Grace Charles Rose Doris Blieu Merle Blieu Leo Furlong Margaret Hiher Gus Hiher Dubuque Conrad Brenner Glenn Bouquet Moline Rock Island Bettendorf Mary Ann Hesser Don Radda Radda Kenneth Kron Don Fox Charles Furnish Anna Smid Lone Tree Chirch Elsie Wilma Johnston James Shradel Chicago Iloe Oskaloosa W. F. Levert Elmer Bryan Lafe Messersmidt O. PB. Boshart Clara Wenger Kletzing College Kaloosa Vernon Seberg Sam Hulme Richard John D. Hulme Olive Boller Earl Smith Minnie Crile Ladies’ Aid Society Germanville Lutheran Church Eorl Berkshire Shradel John Shradel Pap Christian Science Monitor Lecel ABC Norway St Boston Mess U.S.A Pene Stete Sures Piee Shoe Fit CO
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