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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1952
Page
3
A columnist discusses the Sunday school lesson from Judges, tracing the rise and fall of Israel, the cycle of freedom and slavery, and the nation's faith. The piece links moral decline to loss of freedom and notes God's mercy and the hope of repentance as described in Judges. Copyright 1951.
Washington Valley Sunday school hosts a morning worship with a sermon on Christian Freedom. St Pauls Union Park observes Independence Day Sunday at 7 00 pm with Rev Tom Polk preaching There is a note on the youth institute attendees including Evelyn Bergh Dorothy Leydens Patricia Klaus Mills Morehouse Gary Shaw Kathleen Coleman Martha Ann Bates Forty boys and 150 girls from Ottumwa and Burlington Districts attended the institute the week of June 22 27.
The program lists morning worship with an organ interlude and a chess speaker from Bible College. Evening sermon titled Faith in Action follows Organ Prelude. Music features Mendelssohn Trio, Sunrise Postlude, and Sunrise theme. Service led by Pastor Thomas CC Polk at 617 So Ave. Serviers meet on the 2nd Sunday monthly.
St James Catholic Church lists Sunday Masses May 1 to October 1 at 7:80 am and 9 am with daily Masses at 6:45 am in the convent chapel. Novena devotions are held every Friday. Reverend R J Kinnavey is pastor and Reverend S F Susie is assistant pastor.
The Seventh Day Adventist church on North Fifth Ave conducts Sabbath school at 2 p.m. and a sermon at 3 p.m. The denomination meets on Saturday. Pastor Glen Millard leads the congregation.
The young participants at the WFL Summer Conference will present reports during Morning Worship. Sermon topic is The Doctrines of the Church Made Visible in the Lord's Supper. Westminster Fellowship services available via the park at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Tom Polk to speak. Morning music features Prelude Forest Murmurs and pieces by Wagner Quarter and Handel Grey. Solo How Lovely are Thy Dwellings and other selections performed by the Ladies Choir. Postside Pautasia Sjogren Wm J. Grossheim pastor Edith Shields directs music.
The United Presbyterian Sabbath school at 245, led by Superintendent Robert Wiles, meets in the Sanctuary for a morning worship promotion program. The service features organ preludes, choir pieces, hymns, anthems, and offertories with Minster Melvin Hill and organist Helen Harvey.
Sunday events include morning worship and communion at 9 45 a m with a sermon What Price Redemption and evangelistic service at 7 30 pm with a sermon Getting the Most out of Life led by Pastor W J Stevens plus group meetings at 8 00 pm on Group Streetings at 8590 ppu.
Baptist church offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship to 45 a m ordinance of the Lords Supper and offerings with a pastor sermon. Evening programs include a 6 15 p m BYLF at Sunset Park led by Darlene Cutter with a guest night, 7 30 p m Union Park Service with Rev. Tom Polk, and midweek choir rehearsal and prayer service.
Announcement from the circuit says seven members will present a program to the Methodist Youth Fellowship who attended Pioneer Senior Institute at Iowa Wesleyan College. Members and friends are invited to Finley Chapel on Sunday evening July 6 at 7:00.
A church announces a Thursday prayer and Bible study with a friendly welcome from pastor Kev. A. L. Shuey. Sunday school and morning worship feature guest speaker Pete Ediger and a Christian Endeavor led youth service. Dr. Charles Martin of Des Moines will supply this Sunday morning.
Morning worship services announce guest speaker Dr. Charles Martin from Town and Country churches at Town Baptist convention. Sunday school begins at 10 am with classes for all ages led by Keith Marcell. Youth fellowship at 6 50 features topic Freedom is our Business.
The Sunday evening program on Washington radio features Rev. Nelson Lee Kauffman, pastor of the Mennonite Church in Hannibal Missouri, delivering a stirring message. Music by the Christ for Tebias Quartet accompanies the broadcast. Tune in to Ley for a blessed soul.
Sunday school at 11 am followed by morning worship. Communion will be observed this Sunday. A special mission offering will be taken. Rev Milan Thompson is pastor Mrs Maurice Alvine is supper.
The Federated Women's Centre will meet next Tuesday at the church at 2 00 ypm All women of the church are invited Ernest Smith minister Our church program includes Sunday school all ages morning worship a sermon titled When You Think Not Senior Youth meeting at bed evated church Junior youth 7 pom Union services So poom Rev Franklin DL Cooley
The Rotary club of Washington hosts Clarence Rooff the Rotary International district governor for the annual official visit. He meets with President Melvin Hill and local officers to discuss administration and service efforts while outlining Rotary’s worldwide growth and aims.
George Allen Johnson celebrated his sixth birthday with a party this afternoon arranged by his mother Mrs. Walter Johnson. He asked for a birthday cake adorned with blue frosting and yellow candles. Col Ralph A Lancaster, director of selective service, reported that Dr C A Boice of Washington is among unpaid draft board workers now eligible for length of service awards, qualifying for the 10 year award.
Four soldiers and Korean War veterans were stranded in Lawrenceburg Kentucky after paying a fellow soldier to drive them to Ashland. The driver left with their baggage. They filed a warrant accusing him of grand larceny and against the former buddy who had befriended them. The men, traveling home to West Virginia, paid $12 each for the ride.
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