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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1924
Page
6
The passage portrays prairie fires as both spectacular and deadly hazards in the far West. It describes the horizon ablaze with flames and smoke, conveying a panorama of a deadly, inescapable advance threatening escape and life.
Washington friends note the marriage of Mrs Adda Olive formerly of Washington to Fred A Bray of Richland. The ceremony was held Wednesday evening at the Keola Methodist parsonage. They planned a wedding tour by car but rain may affect plans. They will reside on Bray’s farm two miles from Richland. Bray is a prosperous farmer known for integrity.
Weehawken police and a captain surrendered in Jersey City on bootlegging protection charges. Each was freed on $10,000 bail.
The Washington county institute of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met December 4 1924 at Mrs G W Alexander's home in Washington Iowa with 16 members present. Mrs Lucy Morgan presided and Dr J Reade McCrory spoke on building on heritage, citing Romans 12 and Joshua 13 1.
Services will be held in the Mission room at Graham Theater Sunday at 2 30 PM Rev Posley and family will attend if weather permits A prayer league is expected in the mission All who are burdened for loved ones or healing may bring requests for special prayer everyone is welcome Mrs W Busty
The church outlines a full day with Bible school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and 7 p m Christian Endeavor Society at 6 p m led by Herbert Korf with the topic What Jesus said about For giveness. Morning Naaman the Leper Evening Johns Gospel and Its Message plus a high school play forthcoming. Music includes The Lost Chord Hear Our Prayer The Rosary As Panteth the Heart Proclamation and Mareh with J C Ream directing and Maurine McLaughlin directing. Also notes a past address by Charles Evans Hughes and the church school schedule for Sunday morning 9 30 am worship 11 am B Y P U 6 15 pm and evening worship 7 pm with prayer on Wednesday 7 30 pm.
The notice announces a morning service at 11 a m with the subject God The Only Cause and Creator. The golden text cites Genesis 1 11 and God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good. Responsive readings include Psalms 104 16 10 12 14 21 34. All are cordially welcome to this service.
A Sunday message invites all members to attend at 9 45 for Bible school and stay for communion and preaching. The theme for the morning is Launching Out into the Deep. Christian Endeavor is urged to gather at 6 p m for convention planning and evening service activities.
Local congregations schedule sermons on conscience law and revelation and The Home that is Blessed. Music programs feature organ preludes anthems and postludes with choirs and quartettes at First and Second United Presbyterian and Ashford churches. Sunday school at 9 30 am worship at 11 am and 7 pm with evening sermons and midweek prayer meetings.
Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 o'clock with text Galatians 2 26 29 and subject Christian Equality.
Sunday school at 1 30 p m follows with preaching service at 2 30 p m details reference Haskins Presbyterian church activities and times as listed.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by J. M. Clegg Superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening worship at 7 30 p.m. Epworth League at 6 30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 15 p.m. The W F M and W H M will host a dinner and bazaar on December 10. Pastor W S Moore.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. for all ages and morning service at 11. The sermon titled The Christian s T. Ww. WwW. Evening service at 7 30 with missionary pictures shown by stereopticon and a program by the women s missionary society. Pastor C. E. Hillis invites all.
Sunday school at 2 p.m. and preaching service at 7 30 p.m. with the sermon titled First Things First. Note the change and invite a friend to attend.
Grace Hill Moravian announces Sunday school at 2 p m with preaching by Rev CaM Klein at 2 p m.
Pastor A J Unthank invites the entire community to Sunday services and events including 10:00 Sunday School 11:60 Morning Worship 7:00 B Y P U 7:45 Evening Worship and 2:15 pageant practice. All members urged to attend if possible.
Members of the Uruguay football association and the German football union arranged for South American players to visit Germany next year for a series of games in various parts of the country. Many Uruguayans from the Paris Olympic team are expected to participate against Germany’s best eleven.
Two masked bandits robbed the Oakville Avenue Manhattan Oil station in Cedar Rapids after locking clerk C. H. Spurrier in the wash room. They took about $10 from the cash register as a crowded street filled with automobiles watched the holdup.
Dr Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn became president of the Federal Council of Churches succeeding Dr Robert E Speer. The election occurred as the council met in Atlanta on December 5 with plans for church coordination across the nation.
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