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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
3
Lesson plan listing subjects and scripture selections approved for use. Copyright by International Council of Religious Education. Permissions noted for use in teaching sessions.
A Trinity Lutheran sermonbased on Genesis 32 2 12 and Psalm 46 1 emphasizes God as refuge and strength Jacob wrestles through fear to prayer and blessing The service at Trinity Lutheran 302 E Second St includes Sunday school Bible class at 930 AM Divine service at 1045 AM a home centered sermon and a potluck fellowship after the evening gathering All are invited to attend with families EK L Stuempfig pastor
The record notes that China's coastline is about 2,150 miles long but expands to roughly 5,000 miles when indentations and inlets are included.
Morning worship at 10 45 with topic The Value of Prayer. Sunday school at 9 30. Young people meet 6 30 PM. Union park service at 8 PM with preludes offertory and postlude. Organist Mrs Charles McConnell director Charles Murdock. Alfred Snerry minister.
Presbyterian church announces 9 30 A M Bible class for all ages. Worship services at 10 45 A M and 7 30 P M with morning sermon But Prayer. Evening union service in the park speaker to be announced. Music includes Mendelssohn Sonata No 3 and Protheroe The Lord is My Fight. Doris Gray organist. F W Eastwood minister.
Immanuel Lutheran outlines a 10:30 a.m. divine service and 9:00 a.m. Saturday school with Bible class on Thursday at 8:00. Pastor Kk. H. Wendland stresses Christian education as essential, citing Proverbs guidance and Jesus words on eternal life.
Morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday senior at 11. Milo Philippi, a senior student at Eden Seminary in St. Louis, will preach.
St James Catholic Masses at 7 a m and 9 a m led by Rev H J Corcoran. Christian Science Churches announce Sunday August 30 lesson subject Christ Jesus with a Golden Text from John 1 17 and quotations from the Bible and Science and Health. The lesson discusses Jesus healing and the spiritual foundation of Christ healing.
Morning worship at 10:45 with sermon The Church Has Something to Say. Sunday school at 9:45. Methodist Youth Fellowship at 7:00 P M. Organ preludes Allegretto and Melodia from Sibelius. Anthem The King of Love and offertory Dawn Nevin. R Clifton Keagy is minister and Edna M Klein organist.
The schedule lists Sunday school at 10:00 A M morning worship at 11:00 A M N Y P B at 7 30 P M and evening service at 8 00 P M A Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 00 P M The morning theme is Concentra tion and the evening topic is The Rich Young Ruler Pastor Jay S Phipps signs the notice You are a stranger with us but once.
The Church of Christ hosts a Bible school with 9 45 worship and a 10 45 sermon titled Holy Ground. Vocal duet by Mrs Teets and Mrs Watkins, organist Mrs Edith Reister, with Prelude Romance and Mendelssohn Consolation offertory and postlude selections by Ivan Riess. Minister leads service.
Morning worship at 10:45 with 9:45 Bible school and 7 P. M. Y P C U meetings. Union Evening worship in the park at 8 P. M. Rev Trenerry to speak. Wednesday choir 7 15 prayer 7 30 session 8 30 special music for morning service organ prelude In Summer by Stebbins Anthem The Lord's Prayer.
Program includes Forsyth Kraft offertory, Warner hymn Come Unto Me, Liszt organ postlude, and chorale Hark My Soul. Featured are Carver George Kerr pastor and director of music, Carolyn Hamilton organist, Helen Harvey, with nuns von Warner and others guiding the service.
Reverend Stanley Comstock of Em erson Nebraska will begin a week long evangelistic series at Christian Tabernacle. He has preached in large churches across America and is described as a young man with unusual evangelistic experience. Services: Sunday school 9 30 a m worship 10 45 a m Crusaders 6 30 p m evangelistic service 7 45 p m nightly except Monday. All welcome. W J Stevens pastor.
Friday evening service at 8:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00. Sabbath school at 10:30. Sabbath preaching services at 10:30 and 8:00. All are cordially invited to attend. Basil G. McBee, Pastor.
Morning worship follows Sunday school at 10 45. Milo Phillips a senior student at Eden Seminary St Louis will preach at 11 30.
Public worship runs 10 45 to 11 30 with sermon titled Attaining Christ Ideal of Manhood. Church school from 10 00 to 10 46. No evening service. Rev W L Clapp is pastor with Mrs Clark Wagner serving as superintendent.
Prairie Flower Baptist Bible school at 10:00 and morning preaching at 11:00. Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:00. Evangelistic campaign begins September 7 with Wes Auger of Scranton PA as evangelist. Harold Day pastor Pleasant Hill Charter of Christ Bible school 10:30 Lord s supper 11:30 Christian Endeavor 7:00 worship 8:00 sermon Ivan Riess.
Morning service at 9 30 led by Rev E E R Mitchell with Sunday school at 10 30 under E L Conry superintendent Appreciation is extended for attendance at all services A note that the young peoples meeting will be continued or announced further for details
A Friday night gathering was held at the church starting at 7:30 PM. The brief notice notes a scheduled activity and the time, with no additional details provided.
Sunday services note a Labor Day sermon on motives and actions from Colossians 3 23 at Bethel Bethel Family Church 10:00 morning worship 11:00 Jacob study. Cotter Friendly Church 10:00 Sunday school and worship 8:00 evening. West Chester Federated Bible school 10:00 worship 11:00 guest speaker 8:00 evening at Methodist church.
Sunday school at 10 00 a m with Harold Timmins as Superintendent. Preaching at 11 00 a m on Feast days and Fast days. Special music by the choir. Evening union service at 8 00 p m. Cordial invitation to Friends. C O C class meeting on Thursday Sept 3 hosted by Mrs Fred Forinash and Mrs Will Embree. Choir met Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens. H W Muster pastor.
Pastor Robins says regular services move to the church basement next Sunday due to redecoration. Ladies of Circle No 1 will host a supper Friday Sept 4 at 6 30 in cafeteria style 25 cents for children 40 cents for adults. American Pearl Button Co softball tourney set for Blattnerfield Sunday Sept 6 with rain date Labor Day Sept 7 featuring teams from Muscatine Columbus Junction Mt. Pleasant Iowa.
Davenport Hills Riverside Oskaloosa have been asked to enter. Several have entered and others have signified their intention. Washington's softball team plans to strengthen with a few players from the baseball squad. A 10-5 win over Muscatine's top city league team at Muscatine under lights marks a strong victory. The factory ball club is managed by Art Edmondson and teams wishing to enter should contact him.
Crawfordsville churches announce morning service at 11:00 A M with the theme The Cure Against Worldliness Rev Lester H Bill pastor Also Methodist Youth Fellowship at 7:00 P M Boy Scouts meet Monday evening at 7330 and choir practice Wednesday at 8:00 P M Supt Joseph Jones leads the lesson Gods Help Always Available.
Sabbath school begins at 10:00 a m with theme Take Heed Lest Ye Slip Away Mrs Ida Wooley leads Sept Y P C U at 7415 p m with Ruth Martin as leader Rev R M McCracken is pastor
Sunday school at 10 060 a m. David Henry Davis directs the program. Union service at 8 00 p m led by Rev H N Poston, pastor.
Morning service at 9 45 a m and Sunday school at 10 45 a m. Young people's service at 7 30 p m on the topic In the Glow of the Campfire led by Elsie Griffith. No preaching service in the evening.
English women who endured incendiary bombs share guidance for American sisters facing the weapon. They note bombs bring attic upkeep to the forefront and that fire spreads quickly when rubbish like old furniture trunks books and magazines are left around.
A Norwegian fisherman off Bergen supposedly hooked a flounder that bore a metal plate attached by a German expedition near Seven Islands off the Murmansk coast on June 21, 1913. The find circulates as a notable maritime mystery.
The Inter-American seminar in Washington showcased religion’s rising role in bolstering amity and countering Nazi influence in Latin America. Leaders from the United States and several Latin nations discussed Catholic influence, postwar reconstruction, and the church’s part in United Nations victory within the Good Neighbor framework.
The article notes the Catholic Church's growing influence in Latin America where majorities are Catholic and some nations favor Catholic leadership. It discusses Nazi pressure on Norway to curb church resistance and hints at broader Nazi measures against Catholic clergy in Belgium, amid wartime tensions and fear of direct church targeting.
The National Fire Prevention Council reports that fire losses across the United States reached 313 million dollars in 1939. This figure reflects nationwide fire damage before inflation and underscores ongoing risks faced by communities and industries.
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