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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
3
July 14 lesson focuses on sea subjects and accompanying Scripture passages. Prepared under permission from the International Council of Religious Education, it covers nautical themes and biblical texts for study and reflection.
A devotional study on Job's doubt and hope about life after death. It contrasts Job's endurance with the later revelation of Christ as the resurrection and life, noting Job's faith despite suffering and the comfort of knowing Redeemer. It cites Job 14 15 17 19 25 and John 11 25–26.
A religious verse from I Peter 1 3 4 proclaims mercy and a living hope through Christ an inheritance stored in heaven for believers with enduring incorruption and undefilement.
The five leading agricultural states are California, Texas, Illinois, Iowa and North Carolina in that order.
The public is invited to The Lord's Day worship at 9:30 Bible school 10:45 morning service led by the pastor. Evening events include Union park services 7:30 with Dr. F W Eastwood and a message from Dr Eastwood in Central Park.
Hours of Bible study and worship begin at 10:00 A.M. Welcome is extended to all. Rev. A. M. Malcolm, pastor.
The notice lists worship at 9 30 A M and Sunday school at 10 20 A M in Washington with a 6 30 P M Young People's League led by Pastor Cart W Klein.
Saturday services include Bible study at 9 30 a m Supt Vernon Wittrle and morning worship at 10 45 a m with communion theme The cup in His hand An evening union service at Central Park with sermon Limitations and Opportunities if weather fails it moves to United Presbyterian church Music provided by FE Nelson John Hughes soloist and organ numbers by Mrs Henry S Shields F W Eastwood minister
Christian Science Services will be held Sunday morning at 1 o'clock at the church on South Iowa Avenue. Public invited. The Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science Churches on Sunday July 14 will feature the Sacrament as the subject. The Golden Text cites John 4 23 and references worship in spirit and truth. The Lesson-Sermon includes Bible verses and selections from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
Evangelistic service led by Pastor W. J. Stevens titled Gods Fishermen takes place at 7 30 PM. All are welcome at the Crusaders gathering.
Alley Sunday school at 10 00 A M and morning worship at 11 15 A M led by Pastor Carl W Klein EFurnka Church holds Sunday school at 10 00 A M public worship at 11 00 A M Sermon subject Church Going a Custom of Jesus William L Clapp is the minister Mrs Clark Wagner is superintendent
Next Sunday at 9 30 Bible School at the New Haven Baptist Church welcomes all with a friendly atmosphere. Moraine worship at 7 30 features Rev Mrs M L Dewey delivering The Conclusion. After the sermon the Hand of Fellowship extends to several new members. Plan to attend if not worshiping elsewhere.
Morning worship at 10:00 A M with a sermon at 11:60 A M. Union service in this church at 3 P M. Sermon by Rev George Penningroth or substitute provided by him J B Pollock pastor.
The worship service begins at 11 O’clock with communion next Sunday morning. Baptism and admission to membership offered for children or adults. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6:30 p m. Church-Night Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Woman's Missionary Society gathers Thursday afternoon at the church. N F Chapman pastor.
The United Presbyterian church schedules a 10 am Sabbath School led by Mrs. Ida Wooley, with 11 am sermon by Rev. R. M. McCracken of Kittanning. Evening service at 7:30 pm led by Rev. McCracken, U.P.C.U. at 6:30 pm led by Anna Mae White, and a Women's Missionary Society meeting Thursday at 2:30 pm with Mrs. Earl Ferguson and Mrs. Jeanette Hanna as leaders.
Morning Worship at 9 30 a m Sunday school at 4 30 p m Intermediate and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m English service at 8 p m Rev David C Davies pastor
The community will meet at Walkins Church on Thursday evening for a July gathering directed by the Community Movement. The program starts at 8 o clock with singing, learning new pieces, a social period in the basement, and sack lunches provided by attendees bring their own plus a drink supplied by the committee.
Morning worship at 9 15 A M and Sunday school at 10 30 A M led by Pastor William Krueger at Trinity Lutheran on Second Street East.
The article urges belief that God governs the world and laws, calling for worship next Sunday and gratitude for rain and natural forces. It references humility before divine benevolence and suggests Americans balance practical effort with acknowledgment of higher power, citing Thomas Edison.
The church invites attendance every Sabbath with 9 45 a m Bible school and 10 45 a m morning worship theme It Happened to Me. Evening union service in the park led by Dr F W Eastwood with midweek service at 7 30 pm. Special music features organ preludes solos and an anthem with Ralph Kleese as soloist.
Bethel and Cotter churches invite worship and study. Bethel shares a sermon on loneliness from Elijah I Kings 19 with Sunday School near 75 and 11 00 worship. Cotter reports Sunday School near 100, 7 00 C E groups, and 7 45 evening worship led by Rev. M A Robeson.
Ainsworth Methodist invites members to attend next Sunday services at eleven o'clock with baptismal and communion follows. Junior and Senior Leagues meet at seven. Bible study at ten and Young Peoples hour at seven round out a day of worship.
The Eich er Sunday school held a picnic at the park in Mt Pleasant July 4 with about one hundred attendees enjoying a fine dinner and homemade ice cream. Mr and Mrs Charles Wetzel and Mr and Mrs Ray Wetzel with son Bobby visited July 4 for a few days with Charles.
Church of Nazarene invites worship this Lord's Day with church school at 10:00 A M and morning worship at 11:00 A M. Gospel service follows at 7:30 P M with a Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30. James K Morris is the pastor.
Our Sunday school will help you obey the commandment to rightly divide the word of truth. Plan to study next Lord's Day at 9 30 A M with morning worship at 10 45 A M and the sermon titled Our Yesterdays.
Crawfordsville Methodist Episcopal churches announce Sunday school at 9 16 am with J W Rich as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 am with theme The Second Mile. Epworth League at 6 30 pm led by Hetty Schlatter. Ice cream social on church lawn Tuesday evening July 16 hosted by Rev Leater Ht Bill.
A note invites attendance to a Church School class on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The message encourages joining if not elsewhere.
The report lists numerous social visits and gatherings involving the Frey family and relatives in Winfield Packwood Fairfield and Washington. Friday and Sunday dinners and Saturday calls mark a busy round of hospitality and visits. Additional notes mention attendance at a Sunday School convention Pleasant Hill church and relatives visiting from Chicago Davenport Wayland Crawfordsville and Roth reunion at Washington.
Mr and Mrs David Wittmer visit the maternal Nuss home in Burlington and the Wittmer parents in town for a week long vacation. Junior Nuss visits from Burlington. Mrs A J Wyse Mrs H C Brooks and Mrs Everette Weaver travel to Ft Madison after a relative's death. Local gardens need rain and farm chores continue.
In a Caribbean note, cockfighting remains the foremost pastime in Puerto Rico, reflecting local tastes and cultural habits that keep the activity central to social life and entertainment on the island.
Kentucky's Liberty Hall at Frankfort was designed by Thomas Jefferson for his friend and Kentucky's first U.S. senator John Brown. The building borrows its name from the Liberty Hall in Virginia, an academy founded by Brown's father that later became the seat of Washington and Lee University.
Thomas Hamilton, 51, survived three days without food or water near Perth by following a telegraph line and firing on insulators to signal for help. A repair crew from Broome found him exhausted in a dug water hole after he shot two insulators to break the wire.
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