Foreman Scriptural Devotional Reading Outline
Devotional notes reference Romans 1 17 15 15 16 Acts 27 28 Philippians 1 12 and Isaiah 2 2 as guiding verses. Focus on faith grounding and scripture meditation for the day.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1950
Page
6
Devotional notes reference Romans 1 17 15 15 16 Acts 27 28 Philippians 1 12 and Isaiah 2 2 as guiding verses. Focus on faith grounding and scripture meditation for the day.
The essay traces Paul’s journey to Rome as a testament to God’s unseen plans and the church’s mission. It argues Rome’s hub status made it pivotal, not as mother church, but as a launching point for global Christianity. It stresses the true church as a marching, world embracing body beyond a narrow locality.
Descendants of chinchillas imported from the Andes to the United States in 1923 now multiply and stock hundreds of chinchilla farms operating across the county.
Multiple church notices list Mass times at 7:00 8:30 and 10:00 with Benediction after the 10 o'clock service. Pastors include Rev KK J Whinnavey H J Anger and Arthur Peters plus Eugene Engel as music director. Sunday school at 10 and evening services at 7:30. A Lenten sermon series and midweek Bible study are announced along with a district WSCS meeting in Burlington.
A. M. E. services will be held at the church at 11:45 a.m. Sunday with the minister and his wife in attendance. W. J. Simpson, pastor.
Seventh Day Adventist church on North Fifth Ave holds Sabbath school at 2 p.m and sermon at 3 p.m on Saturday led by Pastor Glenn Millard.
Morning worship centers on Looking to Jesus the Willing Sacrifice with Bible school at 11 90. Prayer meeting at 8:00 Wednesday led by Pastor Basil G. McBee.
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed in Washington conducts Sunday school at 10 a.m Morning worship at 11 a.m with a sermon titled Jesus the Trouble Maker Youth fellowship at 6 30 p.m Helen Givans leads the discussion Union service at 7 30 p.m at United Presbyterian church Attorney Campbell moderator will be guest preacher The quote about Gods shining light ends the notice.
Calvary Baptist conducts morning worship at 7 30 a.m. Evening service at 7 20 p.m. Wednesday includes prayer and praise. Services are conducted by N Kennard at Rinne.
The Baptist church lists a 4:45 a.m. Bible school and 10:45 a.m. worship with no evening service. The Gideons will lead the morning service and an important business meeting follows. Music includes a Mendelssohn Morning Song prelude and a Tullar anthem, with offerings by Nordmann and Wilson.
Morning worship at 9 45 and a concluding sermon from Amos titled The Golden Age. Westminster fellowship at 5 45 p m. Union services at United Presbyterian Church 7 34 p m with prayer service 9 30 a m Lenten Bible hour Thursday 7 30 a m Prelude Andante Cantabile and other musical offerings led by Doris McCutchen and Guion with Wm J Grossheim pastor and Edith M Shields music director.
Christian Science Churches outline the Lesson Sermon titled Reality for March 26 1950 with the Golden Text from Isaiah 64 4 and Psalm 93 verses 8 19. The readings draw on Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health and describe angels as God s representatives guiding to divine Principle.
Morning worship at 10 45 with Dr Miller on Why Christ Methodist Youth Fellowship 6 00 p m Union service at 7 30 p m Young Adult Group 8 15 p m Organ preludes and selected anthems including Were You There Lift Thine Eyes and Meditation and Prayer performed by Audrey Steele Arlene Knupp Marilyn Cook with organist John L Yousling and director Wendell Rider Ministers Fred E Miller and Walter A Smith present including organ postlude and offerings by Pereda Jongen Marchant.
The Trinity Lutheran church held divine service at 11 a m with a sermon on The Depths of Suffering. A teachers meeting decided biweekly gatherings alternating Washington and Wellman with the next in Wellman on April 3 at 7 30 p m.
The Church of Nazarene lists Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs Goldie Gault as superintendent Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Juniors at 6:15 p.m. NYPS at 6:45 p.m. Mrs Goldie Gault leads and Mrs Gieselman is pastor Mrs Lester Butterbaugh is pianist Evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. Mid week prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ralph Lytle home on W Jefferson St All are welcome.
The schedule lists Christian Bible School at 9 45 Morning worship 10 4 Youth fellowship 6 p m Union services 7 39 at United Presbyterian church with sermon for Sunda morning. Music includes Organ prelude Meditation by Sturgly anthem The Light of the World Offertory Supplication Phipper Organ postlude Andante Serio Ketelbs Robert Everetts director of music Mrs A S Smith Organist Thomas Polk Minister.
Evangelist John Spencer leads a series of evangelistic services daily except Saturday at 72230. Mrs Bickhart will draw a picture to be given away Sunday night. Sunday activities include Sunday school 9 45, morning worship 11, sermon The Fainting of English, Young Peoples 6 30, evangelistic 7 30. Sermon My Presence shall go with thee and give thee rest. Pastor W J Stevens invites all to attend.
Valley and Milan Thompson lead morning worship at 9 30 in the valley church with Sunday school at 10 30 Charles Rothlisberger supervises Bible study in Milan. Sermon titled Jean the Trouble Maker outlines the lesson and theme for worship.
Morning worship at 11 Worship and sermon at 11 The Visit The Preacher program continues through the coming week at New Haven church A prayer service is planned at the Clarence Rathmell home Young Adult group meets Monday April 3 Howard Mangold is superintendent Arthur Peters is pastor.
Sunday school 10 90 a m morning worship 11 00 a m youth fellowship 6 30 p m evening service 7 50 p m in Methodist church with Rev Pike in charge special prayer meetings Tuesday and Friday with Rev Louis West of Chicago April 5 through 9 John McDowell supt Faith Louise Bauer pianist Mrs Edgar Stewart choriste Mary Jane Stephens pianist sermon If My People Youth Fellowship 6 34 evening worship 7 30 sermon The Debt of Power Burlington District W S of C S meeting at Burlington First Methodist church Thursday March 30 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m R Vernon Pike minister
Ainsworth U P church schedule lists Sabbath school at 10:00 a.m. Rev Karl Megehelson to deliver the message with a 7 30 p.m. Pioneer program. Note dated 7 06 D.
Crawfordsville Federated Presbyterian Church lists a full weekend of services. Sunday includes Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 50 a m and installation of ruling elders Lati mar Davis and Robert Howell. Union youth and evening services follow with guest speaker Benjamin Luke from India. The week continues with Junior activities and Christian service for children led by Clifford Ott and John McNeill.
In Ketchikan Alaska trapper Bill Putvin joins locals opposing the bald eagle saying the species fights too vigorously for a place in the north sun. He witnessed eagles gathering near California Point after finding three deer carcasses on a beach. Tracks in deep snow suggested the deer died from wounds and starvation.
Alaska hunter Patvin killed five eagles on the beach and three more after tracking wounded birds blamed for deer losses. The territorial government offers a two dollar bounty per eagle while federal law protects the species in the lower 48 and a Congress bill seeks to extend Bald Eagle Protection Act to Alaska.
A flippant youth dismisses religion saying he has time for faith while a serious companion cites the thief on the cross. The debate notes that one thief repented in time, while the other did not.
Report notes that on 16 acres of young forest in Oregon and Washington an average year’s growth could supply enough lumber to build a five room all wood home. The statement highlights potential timber yield for housing in the region.
Mr and Mrs Jud Leeche returned home from Florida where they visited their daughter Nellie Oden. Mrs Zora Balderson came back from Kennedy Texas after wintering with her daughter and family. Mr and Mrs W R Chiles and daughter Beverly spent Thursday and Friday last week in the area.
Walter Bray visits Kansas with Bruce Gowey and Keith Daering from Washington to aid with a truck load of feed. Oskaloosa callers include Mrs Bruce Jones, Rob ert, Clyde Coffin, and Karrent Hoskins. Supper guests at C C Dana home included Mr and Mrs Walter Bray and Donald. Maude Statler honored at a cooperative birthday dinner hosted by Walter Bray. Attendees spanned Fairfield Brighton Keota Washington and local families including Jones Statler Eatinger Bray Craii and Reighard.
In Des Moines this week Mrs. Chester Hatinger and her son Dale spent Monday with her sister Mrs. W. L. Bray.
The notice catalogs regular livestock sales at Whittaker sale barn every Friday, Kalona Sales Barn every Thursday, Midway Sales Company Wednesday, and Ollie Livestock Exchange Tuesday at 1 pm. It also lists postponed sale at Gibson Commission Company March 25, Arthur Bailey and Sons closing out sale March 27 on highway 218, a Keota Purebred sale March 31, and a late consignment sale south of Keota on highway 92 starts 1 pm. Charles F Lorack and L Conrad noted as owners.
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