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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
5
The article argues America needs leaders like Ezra who enforce and teach law and Nehemiah who rebuilds and persuades, restoring respect for laws and curbing abuses. It cites their qualities, actions against Sabbath desecration, financial oppression, and law violations as a template for modern reform.
Frederick W. Eastwood of the Washington Presbyterian church will preach at Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 o'clock. Eastwood is noted for joyful messages to small congregations near his field. Visitors will find a new friend. all are invited to attend.
Sunday school will be held at 9 45 and the preaching service at five p m Rev Frederick W Eastwood of the Wash will preach He has shown lasting interest in the Haskins community on prior occasions All are welcome to worship with us
Rev B W Pettit will occupy the pulpit at Pleasant Hill Church next Sunday June 22 at 11 am and 7 pm. The service closes the first half of 1924 and a conference is planned in the afternoon to set dates for Home Coming day and the next revival. Come, support a great day with strong sermons.
The West Chester Baptist Church lists Sunday activities with times for Sunday school at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 on topic The Believer's Rewards. An evening service at 8:00 features Is a Public Confession of Our Faith Necessary rev Mrs Hillis preaching.
Sunday school at 2:00 pm and preaching service at 3:00 pm at New Haven Baptist Church. Mrs. Hillis speaks on "The Preacher Who Got Out of Jail." All welcome. Rev. C. E. Hillis, pastor.
Subpoenas ordered for Secretary Mellon and his secretary Arthur Sixsmith to appear at the federal court trial of Cas ton B. Means and Elmer W. Jarnecke on charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law via liquor withdrawal. Means and Jarnecke face federal charges before Judge Wolverton with a jury set for next Tuesday in New York.
The Associated Press reports 281 new Rotary clubs formed in the past year, with 211 in the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland, 37 in Great Britain and Ireland, 22 in other regions, and 1 in Cuba. Most have been elected to Rotary International, with ongoing efforts to expand in Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Sweden.
Stockholm June 20 The Crown prince of Sweden is named chairman of the Swedish committee preparing to entertain delegates for the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work in Stockholm in August 1925. The gathering aims to focus on the mind of Christ as revealed in the Bible to address postwar social, industrial and international issues. joint presidents include Dr Arthur J Brown of New York and two archbishops. European, British, American and Eastern sections will send delegates, with allied groups like the YMC A and Salvation Army represented.
The article previews the Lloyd pictures Why Worry and contrasts Luis Angel Firpo with Colosso a mountain hermit turned film figure. Colosso aka John Aasen is a Norwegian born giant discovered in North Dakota by Lloyd while other notes describe his ascent from four to twenty four years old and height growth.
Notices list events across clubs and churches. U and I Club hosts a family picnic June 28 at Sunset Park. Rebekahs invite guests to a June 23 reception for Mr. and Mrs. Dewis of Dayton Ohio. Booster Club meets June 24 with Mrs. Fred Stewart. Prairie Flower Church hosts a strawberry ice cream social June 23 pending weather. W S C club serves ice cream June 24 in Wellston. Rural Woman's club hosts a strawberry ice cream social June 24 at Young America schoolhouse.
The program lists organ preludes and hymns including A Summer Morning Moonlight Now the Day Is Over and La Cinquantaine with singers Howard and Bilhorn. Staff: Dr W W Bowers Pastor Jesse J Miller Director Mary Hunter Organist. Sunday: 9 30 am Sunday School 11 am Morning Service on He Shall Baptize You With the Holy Ghost and With Fire. Evening service 6 pm Cry Aloud Spare Not Lift Thy Voice Like a Trumpet. Monday 7 30 pm Official Board Prayer meeting Wednesday Spam led by Henry Rhodes. J B Easley in charge.
The church offers Bible school 9 45 a m worship 11 a m and 7 20 p m Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m led by Blair Law with sermon titles Dis covering the Christian Endeavor Pledge Neh 8 Sufficiency of Grace and The Mission of Christ Rev Peter Mazzei to preach morning and evening duties. Music includes Mendelssohn Athalia March Prelude and postludes with local director Mrs J K Ream. Pastor Eastwood and Kern listed for duties with camp attendance noted.
The First United Presbyterian will hold Sabbath school at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 a m Junior C U meets at 6 30 p m with Daniel the Man Who Faced the Lions as the topic Y P C U also at 6 30 p m with Discovering the Christian Endeavor Pledge led by Ruth George Evening service begins at 7 30 p m with A M topic What Are You Waiting For and Evening Was Paul Crazy both in the sermon lineup
The schedule lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 11 a m the sermon topic Great Confession the Intermediate and Epworth Leagues meet in Social Hall at 6 30 with Miss Labuna Clinton returned missionary from India as speaker at 7 30 the pastor’s sermon The Search for Happiness and music for the day is noted.
The program lists Bible school at 9 45 a m with communion and preaching at 11 a m the morning subject Convention Thoughts Y P S C B meets at 6 30 p m and the evening service follows at 7 30 p m all are welcome signed Wm B Shelley minister
Sabbath School at 9 45 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m The morning sermon is Thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof Duet 22 8 In the evening the topic is Guidance Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 o'clock Pastor Willard Wyllie leads sessions
The notice invites readers to a chapel event discussing the universe and human existence in light of atomic force, with scripture from Psalms and Genesis. It presents a responsive reading and extends a cordial invitation to all attendees.
The death toll from the Canton banquet bombing now reaches four. H G Gerin a silk merchant died from injuries sustained when the bomb exploded, and investigators say the would be assassin likely mistook him for Governor General Merlin of French Indo China. No bomber trace has been found.
Chicago June 20 Credit matters for the region between the Appalachians and Rockies will be placed under a newly established National Association of Credit Men office in Chicago opening July 1 J Harry Tregoe secretary manager announces It will be run by F B Moran and B H Lothian with a five member committee administering affairs Chicago thus becomes the center of credit activities in the country
A plan to strengthen association activities places the group in a strong position to wipe out commercial fraud. A corps of investigators will operate out of Chicago under the direction of the investigation and prosecution department.
Yale's freshman crew defeated Harvard's freshman eight by four lengths in a two mile upstream race on the Thames in New London Connecticut.
Mrs Mildred Jacoby of Burlinton Iowa describes her daughter Mildred improving from a run down state at age ten after using Tanlac Four bottles built her up to good health with normal eating sleep and school progress She praises Tanlac as wonderful and notes over 40 million bottles sold Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation advertised by its manufacturers.
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