Social and club activities fill Washington area evening
The Friendly Bible Class at First Baptist Church held a covered dish supper and business meeting with about twenty five members. Officers were elected led by President Ike Anderson and Mrs Howard Messer as vice president. The Rural Women's club hosted a horticultural demonstration and tea with Mrs Frank Pringle hosting. The Independent club met at Mrs Charles Jiffin's home with five visitors, and plans for April were discussed. Carolyn Hamilton hosts a tea for Mrs Wyte Stewart next Tuesday. The J P E O ladies group gathered with Mrs Homer Stephen presiding and Miss Fannie Wilson giving a paper on contrasts between past and present women, followed by music from Mrs Harvey Young.
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First Baptist Church
Clase
Pas
Ho Clet Pi
Eld
Lake Anderson
Mece
Howard Messer
Will Stehile
Frank Sage
Bert Campbell
Frank Pringle
Rural Women’s Club
Washington
Paola
Meing
Aftae
J. N. Phillips
Crete
Huyeau
Princie
Independent
Charles Jiffin
Koy Zook
Burlington
Leo Zook Mise
Carolyn Hamilton
Wyte Stewart
W. W. bBewers
Coir Ter
Homer Stephen
Fannie Wilson
Harvey Young
Dialogue on Actions and Meaning in Daily Life
A reflective excerpt notes that actions, not words, reveal character. It argues that practical deeds define ability to “deliver good” in daily life, using a Chinese proverb as a guiding example. The quotation emphasizes practical wisdom over rhetoric.
Announcements from community societies and clubs
Several notices list upcoming meetings and events. The Young Woman's Home Missionary Society gathers at 7:30 PM at the church. WBC West Chester holds a Saturday meeting. a library children's story hour is set for Saturday 1 to 2 PM. YMC A Bible class meets Friday March 27 at 7:30 with lending copies of Hell's Life of Christ. ladies encampment auxiliary initiates. 10th Century club postpones two weeks. Washington Lodge and Masonic Temple activities with officers visiting. bake sale by Pleasant Home Aid Society on Saturday. Founders Day program at the Methodist church with a rehearsal tonight. Art and Craft class meets Saturday 2–4 PM with supplies and plaque project. table space for fifty ladies available.
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Y. W. cL. A. Bible
Wease
Nicola and Harynen
Baptist Choir Rehearsal Tonight At 7 30
A Baptist choir invites good attendance for the 7 30 rehearsal this evening. Notices also state the Harmony Club April meeting is postponed indefinitely and the Young Women's Home Missionary Society meeting scheduled for Monday March 20 at the M E Church is postponed and will be combined with the April meeting due to the program.
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Baptist
Harmony Club
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of
M. E. Church
The Christ of today in the Christian world
A sermon-like reflection on the ongoing influence of Christianity. The speaker compares the historical Christ with the present faith, noting assets of the church such as charity, liberty, education, and tolerance while urging personal growth toward Christlike standards.
Community notices and music scene at Columbus Junction and Brighton
The Columbus Junction program at the high school auditorium featured the band under G. W. Ayers, with Genevieve Ross Dickerson on violin and Marjorie Hebner Phillips at the piano, plus the Girls Glee Club under Miss Eda Trickey. Local readers praised the concert as among the best, with remarks on attire and a strong reading by Mira Marjorie Taxton. In Brighton, Henry Luers plans to hand property to his son Lloyd and move to the county seat in May, noting a long family farming line dating back generations and German ancestry.
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Columbus
Washington
Marjorie Hebner Phillips
Columbus Junction
Brighton
Henry Luers
Washinton
Lloyd
Mr. Luers
Meyer
Germany
Lioyd
Brighton Band Forms in Town Hall Meeting
A meeting in the Town Hall Tuesday night decided to organize a Brighton band for concerts this season. Prof. Langenberg visited from Washington to advise, and 16 men with instruments agreed to join. The first rehearsal will be held next Tuesday night and a subscription paper has started, nearly half the needed funds raised through the effort.
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Brighton
Church Announcements Board Meeting Resident Pastor
The Church schedule lists services at The Church at School 9 30 am The Church at Worship 11 00 am The Church in Training 6 00 pm The Church In Evangelism 7 00 p The Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm There will be a Deacons board meeting at the parsonage Monday 7 30 pm led by John D Kern pastor
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Board of Deacons
John D. Kern
Presbyterian Bible School Sunday Schedule and Dinner Meeting
The church announces morning worship at 9 45 and 11 with a 7 pm service. Christian Endeavor at 6 am, union meeting for intermediate and senior societies, speaker Mrs C A Roberts on China with a missionary book review. All members urged to attend and invited. Next Wednesday April 1 is annual congregational dinner and meeting with music and lyrics by Lemare Williams and Heider.
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Bible School
Christian Endeavor Society
C. A. Roberts
China
Feets and Folks in Our Fields Abroad Pageant
Pirst United Presbyterian holds Bible School and worship services with a 7 PM pageant titled Feets and Folks in our Fields abroad. Miss Sallie B H Dickey speaks in the morning service. the pageant shows a brief church history and scenes from mission fields. Music includes organ preludes and postludes, anthems, and a Barcarolle.
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Sallie Bh.dickey
Sabbath School Hour Invitation at Ten O Clock
The notice invites attendance at the Sabbath School hour set for ten o clock with a warm cordial welcome extended to all members and friends.
Local Church Announces Weekend Services and Schedule
The pastor W. G. Robb will lead Friday and Sunday services with morning worship at 11 o’clock, a 7:30 p.m. evening service, and 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. A. C. League gathers at 6:30 p.m. Pastor J. B. Easley and others invite all to attend.
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W. G. Robb
County Churches Sunday Services Notice 1925
County churches announce Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching services at 11 a.m. and 7:50 p.m. All residents are cordially invited to attend.
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A. mi
Preaching Services List at Local Churches
A schedule shows Wellman Baptist Church hosting a Sunday morning service at 10 30 with Mrs Hillis speaking on The Privilege and Power of Testimony. Kalona Baptist Church holds Sunday night service at 7 30 with Mrs Hillis addressing Is Satan a Myth or a Reality.
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Wellman Baptist Church
Methodist Sunday Services and Choir Plans
The Methodist church schedules Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Dr Blage to preach on The Mission of the Church with evening service at 7 p.m. Dr Blagg to speak at Epworth League 6 p.m. and choir to sing at both services. A 7 oclock service follows with organ preludes and selections.
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Blage
Intermediate League
Martha Crone
Epworth League
Blagg
West Chester Baptist Sunday Schedule and Sermons
The West Chester Baptist Church invites all to 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship with the topic The Preciousness of Christ and 7:30 Evening Service on The Great Question of Questions led by Pastor C. E. Hillis.
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Christ
C. E. Hillis
New Haven Baptist Sunday Services
The New Haven Baptist Church sets a 2:00 p.m. Sunday School and a 4:00 p.m. preaching service with the topic What think ye of Christ.
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NEW Haven Baptist
Ainsworth Methodist Church March and April Services
Sunday services listed for Ainsworth Methodist Church include Sunday school at 10 A M worship at 11 A M and 7 50 P M Spworth league led by Blanche Gesling at 6 50 P M A March 29 illustrated program promotes Our schools in the Southern High Ends A note on missionary work and a song For the Beauty of the Earth led by Pastor W S Moore Special services run April 4 to April 12 every evening with a cradle roll promotion at close of Sunday school
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Spworth League
Blanche Gesling
W. S. Moore
Apostolic Mission Relocates to Blue Ribbon Gas Station Front Room
The Mission moves from its current place to a new venue upstairs at the Blue Ribbon Gas station. A Saturday 7:30 P M meeting and Sabbath 11 A M sermon are planned with Sunday school at 2 30 P M and a 7 P M evening service. Eld E E Bosley instructs to invite others to hear the gospel and seek remission of sins.
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Blue Ribbon
Jesus
Eld
E. E. Bosley
Pleasant Hill Church Announces Spring Services
Pleasant Hill Christian church schedules regular preaching next Sunday March 29 at 11 AM and 7 30 PM. Rev James T Nichols world traveler and lecturer to speak Monday evening March 20.
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Pleasant Hill Christian Church
James T. Nichols
Lodge at Pleasant Hill Church Highlighted in Series
Fragmentary text notes a lodge event at Pleasant Hill Church with reference to Noyarg es and an expense offering. The snippet suggests a religious or fraternal gathering with contribution details but lacks full context.
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Pleasant Hill Church
Bethel Presbyterian Sunday Services Announced
Bethel Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday school at 10 AM and morning worship at 11 AM with the sermon on consecration based on Roty s 12:1.
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Bethel Preshbytered
St Pauls Evangelical Valley Worship and Palm Sunday Sacrament
Regular evening worship is set for Sunda March 29 at 7 30 p m with Sunday school at 10 00 a m Palm Sunday April 5 will feature Holy Communion in morning worship. A group of children will be presented for baptism and new members welcomed into fellowship. This service aims to inspire community involvement.
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Sunda
Witnessed Great Storm Recalls Seventies Visit
Berkeley reader Henry C Bennett writes to The Journal recounting the 1870s great storm. He describes riding five miles for doctors for the Gibson family and Puddleford children, and notes his wife lost a sister and nephew. He deems the Washington Press report vividly accurate.
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Journal
Henry C. Bennett
Berkeley
California
Bennett
Washington Press
Theountry
Mr. Bennett
Gibson
Mission Pageant at Chure Church Presented by Local Cast
Regular rehearsals are being held for the foreign mission pageant to be presented next Sunday evening at the First United Presbyterian church. A cast of about one hundred members from the congregation will perform under the direction of Miss Sallie Dickey, a missionary at home on furlough from India.
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Chure
Foreign Mission
First United Presbterian Church
Sallie Dickey
India
Conceited Weed’s Dual Growth Revealed in Earth’s Clod
A concise aphorism by Bodenstedt remarks that weed and flower share the same earth, with the weed boasting its own superiority. It reflects on natural hierarchy and self-importance in growth.
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Bodenstedt
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Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ruth Widmer
W. B.C
West Chester
Lyman Bancer
James Wilson
10Th Century Club
Club Dades
Herren Mintek
Washington Lodge No 26
A. F
A. M
Maconic Temple
Grand Lodge
Aidociety
Washington Cleaners
Methodist Church
The
Carter
Robert W. Thompson
Dea Moines
Iowa
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Phese
L. A. Jones
Tree Pr. M
Mercial
Klein Klothing Ko
Washington, Iowa
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Lemare
Stevie
Mendelssohn
Anthom
Williams
Heider
Jones Choir
Mirkpatrick
J. K. Ream
Maurine McLaughlin
F. W. Eastwood
Pirst Lnited Presbyterian
Lamare
C. Lorenz
Johnston
Omee Adams
Hosmer
Barcarolle
Faulkes
Christian Science Chapel
A.M. E
J. B. Easley
Haskings Presbyteria
Wellman and Kalona Baptist
Methodist
Chorus of Angels
Seotson Clark
Burke Postlude
Schnecker
Second United Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
DeWitt
John H. Gabriel
Willard Wylie
West Chester Baptist
Ainsworth Methodist
Apostolic Paleth Mession
Hilde
ST. Paul's Evangelical
Halligan’s
Hallmark
Sheffield
Westphal
East Side Square
Commercial Savings Bank
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