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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1942
Page
3
Lesson materials describe selections of texts and scripture chosen for August 23. The document notes copyright and permission details from the International Council of Religious Education and outlines usage guidelines.
A devotional examination of Genesis 28 10 22 highlighting Jacobs deception flight and the divine revelation at Bethel. It emphasizes Gods grace protection and the vow to make the Lord his God plus tithing as evidence of transformed faith.
Automatic stokers supply coal directly from the bin to the furnace eliminating manual shoveling. The system ensures continuous fuel feed with reduced labor and mess.
Sunday school at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 led by Pastor Jay S Phipps The Church of Nazarene invites attendance Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 8 PM No evening service Sunday night Lutheran church promotes Bible centered Christ centered hope and comfort Pastor E L Stuempfig invites investigation in these times
Immanuel Lutheran at 715 East Main Street invites parishioners to Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Divine service at 10 30 a m. Bible class meets Saturday at 9 00 a m. Pastor E H Wendland emphasizes Bible teaching as God s chosen message of salvation based on Paul s second letter to the Corinthians.
Morning worship at 10 o'clock and Sunday school at 11 are announced by St Pauls Evangelical Church Washington. Milo Philippi, senior student at Eden Seminary St Louis, will preach.
The notice lists St James Catholic Masses at 7 o clock and 9 o clock in the morning with Rev H J Corcoran as pastor.
The August 23 lessons center on Mind, with II Timothy 1 7 as Golden Text and Romans 11 33 36 cited. Readings combine Bible verses with Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health to illustrate God as Mind and the divine authority over harmony and immortality.
Morning worship at 9:45 is followed by a 10:46 sermon titled The Victory of Unlimited Faith. The program includes organ preludes, Prayer from Lohengrin, Wagner Anthem The Silent Sea, offertory Arise Shine for Thy Light is Come, and postlude March. R Clifton Keagy is minister with Elouise R Sorden directing music and Edna M Klein as organist.
Trinity Lutheran at 302 East Second St announces Sunday school and Bible class at 9 30 A M and divine service at 10 45 A M The sermon proclaims Christ the King still holds the kingdom and power and glory inviting readers to hear the gripping message.
The Church of Christ lists a Bible school at 9 45 with Superintendent Fred Bourgoise. Worship at 10 45 features Prelude Vision Rheinberger Offertory Salut d Amour Elgar Sermon The Supreme Offering to Christ and Postlude Toccata Rodgers. Organist Mrs Edith Reister and Pastor Ivan Riess lead the service.
The Christian Tabernacle tent revival ends tonight after three remaining services with Miss Kimmer. Young people are urged to rally for the largest delegation to win a drawn picture by Mrs Riess. Miss Kimmer speaks in Central Park Saturday at 7 15 PM and Sunday night gives her life story. Morning worship 10 45 AM Evening service 7 45 PM. W J Stevens pastor.
Morning worship follows at 11 30 Milo Phil inary of St Louis will preach at the country church service next Sunday with a Sunday school at 10 45.
Church school runs from 10 00 to 10 45 public worship from 10 45 to 11 30 sermon titled The Influence of the Unseen there is no evening service W L Clapp minister Mrs Clark Wagner superintendent
The Pleasant Hill Church of Christ presents a Bible school at 10 30, Communion at 11 30, Baptism at 12 30, Christian Endeavor at 12 30, Worship service at 7 00, and sermon by Ivan Riess.
Prairie Flower Baptist announces Bible school at 10:90 with youth meeting at 7:39 and evangelistic service at 8:00. Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 8:00. Campaign begins September 6 led by Wes Auger of Scranton PA with Harold Day as pastor.
New Haven Baptist announces a 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages. Morning worship at 11 with a sermon on praise. 7 p.m. Young People meet. Evening service follows. The pastor Bob Levin invites all to attend.
The Ainsworth Methodist Church holds Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11:00 a.m.
Miss Mable Thoma leads Youth Fellowship next Sunday at 7 00 p m Evening worship follows at 8 00 p m The Woman s Society of Christian Service holds its regular monthly meeting at the church Thursday afternoon August 27 All church ladies urged to attend Interior redecorating starts next week and will be underway by August 30 with services in the church basement Pastor F J Robins presents the notices
William Brewer of Washington will speak at the service. Morning worship follows at 12 am. A union service is planned at the Methodist church at 8 pm led by Pastor J. B. Pollock.
Bethel and Cotter Presbyterian churches resume regular services after a two Sunday break. Bethel invites all to 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning Worship with a theme The Motives of Men from Colossians 3 23. Cotter hosts 8:00 Evening Worship with guest speaker Mrs M K McCleary, visiting Crawfordsville relatives, in addition to 10:00 Sunday School and 8:00 Evening Worship.
Sunday school at 10:00 A M reports largest attendance this conference year and notes a strong junior choir number. Birthday offerings exceed usual totals while the Sunday school offering proves highly gratifying. Morning worship starts at 11:00 A M with a youth choir led by Mrs. Edgar Stewart.
The church plans to resume Sunday evening services on the first Sunday in September with 8:00 p.m. services. An official board meeting occurred Tuesday. A cement walk for the parsonage and other work will begin soon. A three month giving period ends Sept. 1 and a mid year canvass will follow. The county W C T U convention meets in West Chester next Tuesday and a Comrade class picnic was held Thursday.
Crawfordsville churches announce Sunday school at 10 00 A M sermon at 11 05 A M titled Watch Your Step The Willing Workers meet Friday at 2 00 P M Mrs Myrtle McCleary a longtime Africa missionary will be a guest Pastor H N Poston leads the church through these events
The church announces services including preaching at 9:45 A.M. on Sunday with the topic Watch Your Step and Sunday school at 10:45 A.M. A Young Peoples service is set for 7:30 P.M. with the theme Bless Be the Tie That Binds led by Irene Rees. Evening preaching is listed at 8:00 P.M.
Sabbath school opens at 10:00 A M with Mrs Ida Wooley and Suzi. Morning worship at 11:00 A M titled The Trials of a Good Man. Young Peoples meeting at 7:15 P M led by Violet Fletcher. R M McCracken is the pastor.
Sunday services include 10 00 A M Sunday school with Sup t Jo seph H Jones lesson Realizing the Presence of God Gesu 27 38 World Service presentation and offering Evening worship 8 00 P M sermon According to Your Faith Youth Fellowship 7 00 P M led by Virgil Hering Special music by the choir A cordial welcome Monday Boy Scouts 7 30 Joint Despain Troop Leader Hound Patrol leaders Other activities include Wednesday triangular bandage and fire without matches Choir practice 8 00 P M Pastor Lester H Bill
In Louisville city council moves to taxable church property used commercially affecting Catholic and Baptist holdings worth millions. Washington hearings on tax relief bills seek to exempt religious properties. Maryland Episcopal diocese plans a temporary $7000 church for Glenn L. Martin workers in Baltimore as a model for ministering to growing wartime populations.
A major religious conference at South African Native College drew delegates from about 40 denominations. It urged equality for Africans, more native representation, a living wage and better housing health and education for all races. Indian church leaders and British figures push for new negotiations in India Britain.
The article notes a prominent Quaker preacher Carl Heath and others reporting Costa Rica repeals anti clerical laws enacted over fifty years ago. The laws had barred monastic orders and religious communities and limited clergy in education in government schools. The decree takes effect two months after the termination of the present state of war.
The piece states war effort spans beyond soldiers, highlighting workers in mining farming railway, accounting, engineering, and home front roles. It emphasizes that every job moving resources forward is essential to victory, portraying a collective, uniformed fight.
Busy women in war work have little time to scrub walls and woodwork. New coal flow winter air conditioners filter air before circulation, helping keep the home cleaner.
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