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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
3
The notice states December 31 lesson topics and scripture texts chosen and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and used by permission.
A 1944 year-end sermon argues through three affirmations for 1945 faith. It cites Christ as the unfailing savior and Church foundation, urges growth in grace and daily Christian living, and emphasizes the blessed hope of Christ’s return to inspire holy conduct. The speaker urges believers to look to God, study His word, and move forward with courage into 1945.
In 1805 Robert Fulton demonstrated a method to destroy ships by exploding a gunpowder charge against the hull beneath the waterline.
Calvary Baptist schedule includes morning worship with New Year message The Beginning of Months and 10 30 Bible school for all ages Evening Evangelistic service If I Had But One More Year To Live Watch Night follows. Thursday Bible study Matt 25. Congregational dinner Monday at 12 30 P M with ministers, choir, organist, and director.
The Prairie Plower Baptist Church invites participation in Bible school for all ages at 16:00 led by Cliff Reeves. Morning worship at 11:00 features a New Year message titled The Beginning of Months with pastor A. E. Diddams. Wednesday evening prayer meeting and Bible study at 8:00 cover Matthew 24.
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Valley church announces Sunday school at 10 30 a m worship at 11 30 a m with a sermon titled Unfinished Business and Holy Communion to be administered The service is led by Pastor Milo J Phillips.
At 10:00 A M Sabbath school 11:00 A M Morning worship theme The Vision 7:30 P M Evening worship Congregational New Years dinner at the Basil G McBee home January 1 1945 12 09 noon All are welcome to our ser with Basil G McBee pastor
Morning worship at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m are announced by Milo J Phillips pastor The women of the church are asked to meet for a few moments immediately after the service
Morning worship at 10 45 with sermon Life Inevitable. Intermediate and Youth Fellowships at 5 30 and 6 30. Candlelight communion at 2 36 PM. Music includes organ preludes and solos by Crawford Kreckel Rittenhouse and others with Edna Klein at the organ. Minister Fred Miller and director Elouise Sorden lead the service.
A Sunday program lists 45 minute Bible school classes for all ages, morning worship at 10 45 and evening at 7 30 with sermons All Things New in the morning and The Call of Abraham in the evening A United Presbyterian society led by Warren E Stewart with topic Me Myself and I features organ preludes antiphonal duets and solo performances by Mary Holbert Gladys Lloyd and others under Mrs Henry Shields organist and director and F W Eastwood minister
The church lists a 9 45 A M Sunday school 10 45 A M morning worship Young people at 6 30 P M and evening service at 7 30 P M The morning music includes Monk Processional O Worship the Duet Whisper A Prayer Laurence Lucille Votruba Catherine Little Prelude Victory from Pales Haydn Offertory Integer Vitae Flemming Postlude Benediction performed by organist Dale Walling Alfred Trenerry minister.
Bethel Presbyterian invites members to Sunday school at 10 A M and morning service at eleven led by Pastor W Z Allen. A special offering for the War Service Fund will be collected during the service.
Ainsworth Methodist Week Services include Sunday school at 10 A M with Herbert Campbell. morning worship at 11 A M preaching on Christian Service. An installation for the Woman's Society of Christian Service follows. new officers expected. Student day features music by students and teachers home from college. Youth Fellowship at 6 P M with senior and junior divisions in separate rooms for devotionals. Pastor O J Fix.
The Seventh Day Adventists at 902 E Third Street invite all to Sabbath School at 2 PM Bible study at 3 PM and evening worship. Pastor M Frank Grau leads the services.
The United Presbyterian Church schedules Bible school at 9 45 A M and morning worship with theme Waiting for God from Psalm 83 20 at 10 45 A M Morning worship continues. Bible study at 6 30 P M with Herein is Love from John 4 10 at 7 80 P M devotional watch meeting for all young people at 8 30 P M Special music includes Morning Organ prelude and various anthems and solos by listed performers with organ offertory and postlude subtle notes of Handel and Kreckel in the program.
The Church of Christ lists activities for the day with Bible school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 Christian Youth Fellowship at 6 30 evening preaching at 7 30 choir practice Thursday 7 30 and a Men s club supper and social next Wednesday January 8 The morning message is Looking to the Future Minister Thomas Polk organist Mrs Boyd White and director Eleanor Tucker invite worshippers to attend
The article notes the Sunday Lesson-Sermon for all Christian Science churches, with the Golden Text from II Peter 1 21 and readings from the Bible and Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. It highlights Luke 6 6 9 10 where Jesus heals a withered hand on the Sabbath and cites a passage from Eddy’s book about Christian Science as demonstrated by Jesus revealing divine Principle.
Morning worship at 10:00 A M with Bible school led by Lloyd Wilson in September and an 11:00 A M service. Evening Watchnight service at 8:00 P M closes the old year and ushers in the new. Prayer and Bible study Thursday nights. parsonage sends best wishes for spiritual growth.
Pleasant Hill Christian outlines 10:00 a m Sunday school 10:45 a m Communion 11:00 a m Worship 12:00 noon annual New Year basket dinner 2:00 p m afternoon services and installation of church officers No evening worship services Howard Benn Supt A C Roach Pastor
Immanuel Lutheran Jefferson and South Iowa holds Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a m worship at 11 a m. Sunday evening service and New Year worship with Rev Professor F E A Wendland of Watertown Wis. No Saturday school this week. classes resume next week. E H Wendland, Pastor.
Sabbath school at 10:00 with John Kneehler Jr and a morning worship service also at 10:00. Sermon theme Looking forward into ly45. Pioneers 7:00. YPCA 7:00. New Year’s dinner Monday January 1 in church basement. Glad Hand Missionary Society meets at Mrs Wilma Runt’s home Wednesday January 3. First communion of the year January 14. Director of Music Mildred Pressly Minister Herbert M Glass.
Grace Hill Moravian announces Sunday school at 10 A M with Robert Hyde S8 Supt leading the class for parishioners and families.
The Christian Tabernacle announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m with a sermon titled Running the Race Commandos meet at 6 30 p m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m A watch night service will be conducted by Rev W J Stevens A special musical program is planned with Robert Stevens as pastor
Bible school led by John McDowell begins at 10 00 A M Morning worship follows at 11 00 A M Union evening service at 7 The service features Rev Munster preaching The United Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society meets Tuesday afternoon and the Baptist Women's Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoon at Miss Effie Van Sykle's home Mrs Ralston conducts devotions
A note from Arthur Peters pastor invites attendance at a Wednesday evening prayer meeting and extends wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. The message asks blessings from the God whom the readers love.
Regular Sunday services will be held at West Chester Methodist. An evening preaching service is set for Federated Church. A New Year s Eve congregational meeting follows a cooperative family lunch at 6 30. The annual Sunday school business session will be in the church auditorium. C C C s meet at Mrs Lafe Stout s home next Thursday afternoon with assistants and pastor.
Crawfordsville Presbyterian Church presents Sunday school at 10:00 and worship at 11:00. A Young Peoples group meets afterwards, with a union service at M. E. Church at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30 led by pastor H. N. Poston.
Salem Presbyterian lists worship service at 10:00 Sunday, Sunday school at 11:00, and a Young People's service at 7:30. The record also notes a worship service at an unspecified time.
The notice lists Sunday activities led by Joseph Jones as superintendent and Frederick Westbrook as pastor. Worship at 11:00, Young People's meeting at 6:20, union service at 7:30, and a screening of the film Golgatha.
Sabbath school at 10:00 led by Mrs. Ida Wooley Superintendent. Worship service at 11:00 with sermon on The path Life. Young People's meeting at 6:30. Union meeting at the M E church with Reverend R M McCracken as pastor.
The Seventh Day Adventists outlined postwar rehabilitation plans with a regular budget of 11 million dollars and a 5.99 million dollar special fund to rebuild properties in 20 European countries and the Orient. They aim to train American missionaries and physicians, send six missionary couples to Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Iran, and raise a one million dollar special offering on February 8. They preview staff plans for hospitals in Ethiopia, a medical center in Baghdad, and the relocation of training programs in Beirut and Jerusalem.
Mrs Elmer Karnes fell from a chair but no bones were broken. Jerry Wagamon visits Perry Wagamon home for a week. Christmas visitors include Mr and Mrs Mearl Enfield at Lone Tree. Bud Nickell suffers two broken ribs after a Wednesday fall. Ladies Rural Club hosted by Mrs Mearl Enfield. Community attendance strong at event.
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Oathout Funeral home Iowa City for Marilyn and Doris Snyder ages 3 years 10 ninths five miles southeast of Riverside burned to death when their parents home was destroyed Saturday morning Rev BE F Dierks pastor First Baptist Church Clare City conducted the service Burial was in Oakland cemetery Riverside and nearby relatives and friends attended a Christmas gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Wollrab and other relatives were mentioned in the narrative
The Green Islands known as the Nissan group sit 30 miles north of Bougainville and 120 miles east of Rabaul. General MacArthur announced the Solomons conquest after combined American and New Zealand forces secured the area in February. Seabees constructed an airfield on the largest island within 19 days, turning it into an Allied base while about 1,500 natives primarily harvest coconuts and ivory nuts.
The Grandview school held a Christmas dinner last Friday, gathering students and staff for seasonal celebration.
Riverside pupils presented a Christmas program with kindergarten songs, recitations by Ruth Mitchell and others, a middle grade playlet, and a high school carol group. Virginia Luckey read the Bible story and Arden Bell performed a Santa visitation. All classes featured numbers before holiday dismissal.
Mrs. Evelyn Niswander of New York City arrives to visit her parents Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Mullett. Mrs. Mullett plans to take her to Ypsilanti to visit Laurel Mullett and family. Numerous relatives and friends share Christmas with families in Wayland including the Freyenbergers and Barrs. A newborn Kenneth Paul joins the Miller family, and Lt. Richard Sodergren returns on furlough from Columbia for 15 days.
In Washington County District Court Iowa plaintiff T H Kerdo seeks to quiet title to Lots 9 and 10 in Block 12 Wilsons Addition Washington Iowa. The petition states Kerdo is sole owner in fee simple and unknown claimants have adverse claims deemed invalid. Parties are summoned to appear February 1945 in Washington Iowa. otherwise default and decree may be entered. Attorney T L Brookhart represents the plaintiff.
Mrs. Traymond Schlatter and daughters join Mr. and Mrs. Orval Miller and extended families for the holidays. Olive Wyse a Goshen College teacher visits Goshen students Kathryn Beschly Ruby Richard and Russell Krabill with their parents the Sehlatters. Emerson Sehlatter and David, and Ezra Wittmer with son David spend Christmas with Burlington relatives.
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