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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
6
A religious study outlines the primacy of love over gifts like prophecy and tongues, detailing love's enduring traits such as patience, kindness, and selflessness. It emphasizes the lifelong, transforming power of love and its ultimate permanence beyond spiritual gifts.
The Great Physician treated bruised reeds and broken hearts with infinite gentleness. He spoke softly with tender names and never hurried or rough in manner. His touch and presence brought immediate relief, comforting many before life was healed.
A reflective line urges facing one’s inner sin and fear to gain peace and growth. It contrasts shunning the light with embracing self-examination to find forgiveness and personal renewal.
A brief reflection on when restraint proves wise and when higher prudence may justify speech. The text discusses the balance between reserve and the obligation to speak in certain circumstances.
The Old Methodist Church will hold regular quarterly Communion on Sabbath at 11:00 a.m. Preparatory services Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Sabbath school starts at 9:45 a.m. The Young People's meeting is at 7:00 p.m. and the preaching service at 8:00 p.m. Rev. J. M. Wishart is the pastor.
Sabbath school begins at 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 00 a m and again at 8 00 p m Rev Leslie Mountford leads both morning and evening sermons with a Christian Endeavor gathering at 7 00 p m.
Associate Presbyterian class at 10 AM. Morning worship at 11 AM. Bible study at 7 PM. Evening worship at 8 PM. Rev. D. J. Masson is pastor.
Corner Town Ave and Jefferson St invites attendance at 11 00 a m Sunday services with the topic Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force The golden text from Psalm 146 10 12 speaks of gods mighty acts The Wednesday 8 00 o clock meeting also invites participation.
The schedule lists Sunday school at 9:30, morning worship at 10:55, B Y P U at 7:00, and evening service at 8:00 with a baptismal service during the evening. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8:00. Pastor M R Regan expects to preach both morning and evening.
Special preaching service announced for next Sunday afternoon at 3 by Rev W S S Craig evangelist and missionary who has worked in Japan, India and Africa and is en route to Jerusalem this fall. He is known locally as an able preacher and evangelist.
The notice lists services for the last quarterly conference meeting with love feast at 10 30 a m Sunday school at 2 30 p m The Lord s Supper at 7 30 p m Theodore White to preach at 8 00 p m General class at 8 30 o clock All invited Francis J Peterson pastor
Rev Ralph P Case preaches Sunday morning at 11 with 9 45 Sunday school and 7 00 Christian Endeavor. Evening service at 7 00. Pastor Arthur M Oates to preach. Subject focuses on Christianity and India’s workers.
Sabbath school at 19 00 public worship at 11 00 Young People s Society 6 45 public worship 7 30 prayer meeting 7 30
The church announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 a m class meeting at 10 30 a m and morning worship at 11 o clock featuring a sermon by the pastor on The Winning of the Soul Epworth League meets at 6 45 p m followed by evening worship at 8 00 p m with the pastor's topic Conversion Rev J A Glendinning is the pastor and C A King serves as music director.
Mrs Anna B Chaffin of Seoul Korea will speak at Ainsworth Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday morning. The address accompanies the bank offering by the Woman s Foreign Missionary Society. The speaker is reputed to be a delightful lecturer.
The text invites readers to hear a speaker at a bank offering and notes standard day services. It lists an Official Board meeting Monday evening with all members urged to attend due to important matters and a prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
The White Way club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Howard Stewart. The gathering featured social time and music on the Edison. Frappe and light refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs. Jim Robertson and Mrs. Steve Crawford.
Thursday afternoon from two to five Mrs. William Walker of Ainsworth entertained fifteen members of her Sabbath school class at her home. The afternoon featured games followed by a two course luncheon. Hostess aided by daughters Mrs. Melinda Van Horn and Mrs. Howard Crawford. Guests report a fine time.
About fifteen girls from the Methodist churchs Philathea class gathered at the church and were driven to Miss Myrtle Rouse s country home for an evening of outdoor games. They partnered for a game with cutout automobile ads, then had homemade ice cream and cake. A business session followed and they voted to hold an all day picnic for the July social event.
An old advertisement urges treating catarrh and blood disorders with S. S. S during warm weather. It claims catarrh is in the blood and topical treatments fail, promising the formula strikes at the root of the trouble. Readers are invited to write to Swift Specific Co. Dept. 53 Atlanta Ga. for medical advice.
The church fund campaign shows Section One totaling near its $100 goal after a prior lecture by Chaplain Lord and a dollar social held yesterday. Final tallies await reports from absent members, but it is believed Section One will meet its required amount once all are heard from.
Members of the Worth While Girls at the Baptist church hosted a two course supper for Geneva Westermark in honor of her June wedding. The dining room featured red rambler roses and the program included remarks praising her church work choir involvement and leadership with the Junior group. Mrs Hays presented a cut glass candy jar from the society. The event followed a Monday Sunset Park picnic with H J Ward store guests.
A note near Centerville details a distressed withdrawal from life. J B Wertz, long-time owner of Centerville’s leading grocery, was found dead beside the road after a period of ill health and troubling writings.
A prominent county resident, aged about 45 to 60, shot himself in the head while driving from Centerville toward Numa after selling his business for health reasons. He had been recuperating at his old home in Numa.
Fort Dodge hosts the Iowa Bankers association meeting Tuesday and Wednesday drawing about 2000 bankers. Visitors will stay in private homes due to hotel limits as speakers include Governor Lowden former Iowa, George E. Roberts, Ralph Van Vetchen, and Minne Bronson with W S Kenyon W L Harding and others. An inter convention of Iowa ABA members follows Tuesday under L A Andrews.
Clinton will soon see a new Northwestern depot, a dream in the making for a quarter century, become a reality in the near future.
Northwestern engineers arrive tomorrow to stake out ground for a new 250000 structure after years of plans and delays. The Clinton project aims to unite depots, subways, and freight offices with a union station near the Northwestern depot and ties to other railroads entering Clinton.
The note asserts that planned improvements will address Clinton's persistent terminal problems for many years, signaling long term relief and ongoing local concern. It emphasizes the expectation of durable solutions and continued attention from authorities.
New York June 20 full success in all objectives crowned Boy Scout week June 8 to 14. Statements from William G McAdoo chairman James E Weat chief scout executive and Colin FH Livingston president of the movement note extended time in New York and a few communities but directors express confidence that the drive has surpassed the 1 000 000 associate member goal.
Those who practice thrift and prepare for the future go forward with a growing bank account. The lesson from Franklin remains: frugality underpins security, enables risk taking later, and keeps spirits high as prosperity expands.
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