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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
5
Radio Digest lists tonight schedules across stations from KDKA to WMC. Programs include talks, stories, concerts, operas, and dance shows with times ranging from early evening to late night across cities like Pittsburgh Chicago New York Los Angeles and Boston.
Grace Hill reports numerous Christmas visits and travel. Homer Porter took the Lemleys to Guernsey Iowa after the death of John Shull, funeral held Monday. Lemleys returned Wednesday. Families from Grace Hill spent Christmas with relatives across town, with several home visits and extended stays.
Associate Presbyterian Bible school at 10:00 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Reformed Presbyterian Sabbath school at 10:00 a.m. Public worship at 11:00 a.m. SECOND United Presbyterian Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. Public worship at 11:00 a.m. Text Phil 3 13 14 Forgetting the past Reaching forward into the future. Christian Endeavor at 6:00 p.m. Evening worship at 7:00 p.m. The annual congregational dinner and business meeting on New Year’s Day Pastor Willard Wylie.
Bible school opens at 9 45 a m with services at 11 a m and 7 p m. evening watch night prayers planned next week. Christmas pageant White Gifts for the King features a cast and Japan relief sketch. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN also lists morning worship and class leaders and notes a White Gifts pageant to aid Japan reconstruction.
The program features Nevin Anthem Glory to God in the High, Praise Waiteth of EEO, Awake Put on Thy Strength O Zion, Stults Offertory Shepherds by Request, Organ Prelude The Holy City, Bethlehem, The Lord Is in This Place, Praise Ye the Lord, Lambellotte-Davis Postlude March from Jaen. Carleyn Hamilton directs with Helen Harvey at the organ.
The notice lists church subject Christian Science with golden text Psalms 43 3 and responsive readings from Isaiah 52 1 3 and 6 10.
The list names church members and roles including Devorah, Mary Hunter, Gertrude Beatty, and others. Music for the service features an organ prelude Largo from the New World Symphony, Anthem Like as a Father, offertory Ninety first Psalm, postlude Grand Chorus in D. The pastor is W. W. Bowers and music director Jesse J. Miller with Miss Mary Hunter on organ.
Regular services on Sabbath with Sunday school at 9 45 a m Morning preaching at 11 with the subject Gods New Years Call to the Church Young peoples meeting at 6 p m and the evening service at 7 with the subject Questions Suggested by the New Year Rev J Reade McCrory Pastor
The church outlines its morning worship at 9 30, Sunday evening service at 7, B Y P U at 6 15, and midweek prayer at 7 30 led by C W Long on The Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. A Christmas party for church school children is set for tomorrow at 2 30 at the church. John D Kern is the pastor.
Sunday schedule lists 10 a m school with W D Booth as assistant superintendent and 11 a m morning worship at the county churches in Prairie Plower.
A fragmented note suggests communal friction around holiday time with mentions of a figure described as Mrs. Jiges and accompanying strife. The text implies personal conflict rather than official action.
Post Christmas notes show 7 p.m. B P U Group No 2 leadership if time allows, followed by officers election for all members. Evening sermon titled The Personal Touch of Jesus. Christmas pageant postponed until quarantine lifts, with rehearsal guidance and New Year wishes from A J Unthank.
Sunday school at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and evening service at 7 p m in the West Chester Baptist church.
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