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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
5
Washington Sunday Schools present Christmas cantatas and plays across churches including Methodist Presbyterian Baptist and A M E offerings. Programs feature cantatas The Night Before Christmas and The Nativity Story with choirs, solos, recitations, and Christmas songs for children.
The Christian Sunday school will present a brief program this evening featuring a Christmas tree. The numbers are all of a special Christmas nature and the program is not available for publication today.
St Pauls Evangelical Church will hold a brief Christmas Sunday service for children at 6:00 PM with German hymns. The morning service is canceled. The children's program includes recitations and dialogues by Augusta Koehler Everett Westen George Miller Wilma Hindahl Harold Gerdes and the Witt hott children plus a "Merry Bells of Winter" exercise by Arthur Frances and Ernest Witt hott.
The event features multiple recitations by Florence Hindah Irene Gerdes Raymond Gerdes Walter Weston Henry Zieglowsky Agnes Hindahkt and Pearl Sheets plus songs Holy Night by Edna Weston Augusta Koehler Marie Zieglowsky and others Four song numbers will be given by groups of people Everyone is invited to attend The pastor Carl W Klein will deliver a brief Christmas message at close
New York dispatch notes coach Fielding Yost’s belief in brains over brawn for football players. Harvard quarterback Charley Buell repeatedly used quick thinking to save games against Penn State and Yale, including a dramatic pass setup and a decisive run that led to a touchdown.
Six patients at Kalihi hospital have been paroled after showing improvement from chaulmoogra oil treatment. Dr A L Dean of the University of Hawaii led the effort with a three physician leprosy committee. Paroled individuals must report to the hospital periodically to keep records and monitor for recurrence.
The notice lists services at Second United Presbyterian with morning worship at 10 55 and evening at 7, featuring an anthem program including Messiah and Creation selections, special music, Christmas messages, white gift program, and a congregational dinner and annual meeting to finish the year. Rev. M. Regan and Rev. A W Hackley are cited, with Mary Hunter as organist and Alma Huppert as director of music.
Edinburgh Scotsman notes that Miss Jones will perform again at a village concert with the title I cannot tell you why highlighting a recurring appearance by the singer in the event.
The Rev H H Brownell will lead 11 09 a m worship and 7 p m service at Cedar Rapids church with a 9 45 a m Sunday school and 6 p m Christian Endeavor. A rich program includes the "Blessed Is He" antiphon and "Arise Shine For Thy Light Comes" with Elvey Vandewater organ and choir solos, plus Handel Messiah selections and organ postlude. Carolyn Hamilton directs music with Helen Harvey at the organ.
Public worship at 11:90 o'clock in the morning and 7:00 o'clock in the evening with preaching by the Rev William Porter. Bible class at 10:00 o'clock and meeting for Bible study at 6:00 p.m. in Blanchard Iowa.
Christmas Day will feature a Sunday school session at 9 30 with a theme. Dr Bowers will deliver the Christmas sermon and lead the 11 o clock groups around the cradle. Epworth League James Work at 6 and evening worship at 7 will include The Story of the Shepherds by Dr Bowers plus special music from Handel Mozart and Dudley Buck.
The schedule lists Bible school at 10:00, morning preaching at 11:00 with the topic This One Thing I Do. Evening service No Room in the Inn. A hunting contest Monday the 26 with Will Stafford versus Arthur Rubsom. Dinner for the losers at six. Baptismal service after Bible school and a 1 pm BY P BUU subject Following the Star Matt 2 1 12. Evening preaching at 7:15 on Witnesses of the Coming King. Pastor BE Anderson invites all to attend.
At 9 a.m. Bible school and 11 a.m. by Y, 8.U, Wednesday evening prayer meeting led by Pastor E. A. Anderson.
The New Haven Baptist Church schedules a 2 p m Bible school and 3 p m preaching. Rev Unthank from Keota will assist the pastor in meetings after January 1. It is possible that these meetings will continue beyond.
A pastor urges planning for a series of meetings to address everyone in the community. The notice notes Rev Unthank Bailey Day as a strong gospel preacher and encourages readers to start preparing now.
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