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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1949
Page
3
Pastor J. H. White leads Easter week services with morning worship at 1:45 and 10:45 Bible school. Special Easter music by Westminster Fellowship and choirs, candlelight Good Friday service, Latin and Spanish duets, and an evening gospel service with a revival tone.
The Istian Tabernacle hosts morning worship by Pastor W. J. Stevens with a sermon on The Seven Miraculous Events of the first Easter. A sound motion picture titled algoba will be shown at 7 15 pm, with services starting 15 minutes early on Sunday. A free offering of 4 will help defray costs for the Washington production.
Trinity Lutheran Church invites worshippers to a Good Friday Divine Service with Holy Communion at 8 09 p m Communion in church basement 6 to 745 p m Our Suffering Savior the Easter message begins at 11 00 am Sermon titled The Glorious Resurrection of Christ Mark 18 1 8 A Sunday school at 10 00 am Come hear joyous Easter readings Trinity bids you welcome Geo A Koch pastor
Immanuel Lutheran invites visitors to a Good Friday sermon and communion service at 7:20 p.m. on Friday, followed by Sunday morning service at 9:30 a.m. and divine worship at 1:30 p.m. Sunday school begins earlier. corner of West Jefferson and Main Ave. Pastor Anger leads.
The Presbyteria church lists a 10:45 morning worship, an 8:90 p.m. youth fellowship, and a 7:30 mu seal program. Readers are invited to the Sunday service with organ preludes and solos by Mrs. Ira Morrison, followed by the anthem Sing Alleluia. Pastor Thomas Polk directs. Remaining April has no Men's Brotherhood meeting.
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed holds Easter sunrise service in YMCA gym with Dr W Slaughter of Drake Bible College preaching at 11 am. Sunday school at 10 am includes sermon Why Weepest Thou and Holy Communion to follow. Jesus invitation quoted for turnout.
A Methodist Church schedule notes school at 9 48 worship at 10 40 with Dr Miller speaking on You and Your Christ. Youth Fellows present an organ prelude Easter Morning, solos by Evans Delma Rice and Jane Burnham, offertory by Wed Harris, and a closing Hallelujah by Handel. Minister is Pred Walter A. Smith with organist Jonah Yousting.
Morning worship service conducted by Rev. Paul Hind and G. McRee, with precommunion service and a theme focused on all of God. Includes fair morning worship and noted by 11-4 schedule.
Sunday activities at two West Chester Methodist churches include morning worship at 11:00 a.m. with communion and baptism of babies, youth fellowship at 6:20 p.m., and an evening service at 7:30 p.m. The program features "By This We Believe" and "The Old and the New" Easter messages, with sound color film "Out of the Night" shown later.
An Easter program includes a YMCA service with organ music and a message by Dr Slaughter, Bible school at 9 45, worship at 10 45, and baptism followed by choir performance The Presbyterian church hosts an Easter worship with a special service period Keokuk Presbytery meets at local churches Saturday and Thursday Details note preparatory services on Friday and Saturday and the Lord's Supper to be observed during the morning worship on April 24
The United Presbyterian presbytery and presbyterial will meet Thursday at Washington and West Chester respectively. Midweek service at 7:00 p.m. at the parsonage led by Pastor Hiram Phillips.
The Ainsworth Methodist Church outlines Easter week activities with a 6:30 am sunrise service, 11 am worship featuring Anthem and Holy Communion, and a 10 am Bible school. Choir solos, infant baptism, new member reception, MYF at 7 pm, and two Holy Week services led by George P. Kerr with guest soloist Irene Trotter are listed. Circle meetings evening April 21 at Mrs Orie O'Connor and Mrs John Clee Priany host.
The Crawfordsville church lists Easter worship at 11:00 a.m with music and a sermon The Day of Resurrection. A Sunday school program for girls and boys and a Young People’s Fellowship at the manse 7:00 p.m A union service at 8:00 p.m. at the Methodist church with a young people program led by Clifford Ott Dr Eastwood is the guest speaker with morning worship at 11:00 a.m Baptism and new members accepted Youth group 7:00 p.m. Union service 8:00 p.m. East or program by the young people.
St James Catholic Church holds Masses including a 7 am service and a 10 am morning Mass. Rev H J Cororan is pastor. Seventh Day Adventists meet at N 5th Ave with Sabbath School at 2 pm and sermon at 3 pm led by Pastor Pani Whitlow. services held on Saturday.
The Ainsworth chamber of commerce donated thirty five pounds of candy Easter eggs to the Ainsworth Methodist and United Presbyterian churches for the children of both Sunday schools. Easter eggs will be given at the close of Sunday school on Easter Sunday morning. An Easter egg hunt is planned for the Methodist church during the usual 10 to 11 o clock period.
Members of the Wesleyan Service Guild met at Genevieve Taker's home for a cooperative supper and discussed serving the Farm Bureau dinner at the church in April. Edna Klein was named co ordinator and a World Fellowship meeting at the YWCA was announced for April 28 along with a guild weekend at a lake near Indianola September 24 and 25. The group attended Union Communion afterward and next meets with Frances Hinkhouse.
Valley church notices show Sunday worship and Sunday school at 11, with evening service at 7 20 pm Special Easter music planned The Ladies Aid meets April 20 at Mrs Crawford home for an all day session Holy Communion to be administered at the morning service Pastor Phillips continues a series on the Miracles in John The annual meeting is set for Sunday evening April 2 Max Waterhouse and Arthur Peters named as superintendent and pastor respectively
Mrs Martha Nicola was elected secretary of the Church of the Nazarene WPM. She replaces Mrs Opal Kratzer who moved from Washington. Mrs Goldie Gault will serve as assistant secretary. Meeting led by Mrs Gesselman, readings by Beverly Geselman, lesson on The War and its Aftermath. Officers for next year include leader Mrs Maren Atkinson, assistant leader Mrs John Yousling, and secretary Mrs Keith Vetter.
Evening Journal notes officers including Mrs Roy Fields as treasurer and Mrs Howard Waddell as spiritual life secretary. Mrs Harold Stephens and Mrs Rebecca Rathmel hold service roles, with EB K Burham retiring leader in charge. Len ten offering received. Refreshments by hostess and co host.
Seven TNT Club members answered roll call with a house cleaning hint at a Thursday meeting in Mrs Martin Kron’s home. Prizes were won for guessing games by Mrs Ted Morgan Mrs Roy Havel and Mrs Floyd Marston. Easter refreshments were served.
The Prairie Flower Baptist Church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m and morning worship at 11 a.m with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. The much talked of picture Out of the Night, inspired by the Pacific Garden Mission, will be shown Wednesday night at p.m. Light lunch after the morning sermon. Reception of new members and baptism follow.
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