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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1930
Page
3
A collection of schedule notes for Bible schools worship services and revival events. Evangelist Davidson preaches morning and evening with May 11 as a target. United Presbyterian and Fortnightly club arrangements include special music, organ preludes, anthems, and student programs. Details cover sermon topics and musical offerings at multiple churches with multiple organizers listed.
Bible school 9 45 a m Supt Mrs Dewey Hess Worship 11 a m Sermon theme Many Infallible Proofs Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m Intermediate society leader Max Cuddy Topic How can I go about finding my place Senior sot Big leader Flora Dodds Topic How may we find our life work All our young people urged to be present We unite evening service in union musical service in United Presbyterian music week begins with a program each evening Morning organ prelude Coral Bartlett anthem In heavenly love abid ee Pee Response Blessed are the pure in heart Offertory Romance Debusky Solo The Lord is my Shepherd Van De Water Mrs Kenneth Carris Organ postlude Postlude Smart Mrs Henry S Shields organist and director F W Eastwood minister
A. M. EF guests attend regular church activities with a 9 45 Sunday school session and an 11 a m divine service featuring a sermon by the visiting speaker.
Primary and junior departments gather at 9 30 Sunday morning in the church. Other departments convene at the Y M C A basement. BY PU at 6 30 in the church basement. No other services. Re decorating continues in the auditorium while the pastor is on vacation.
The Gracehill Moravian Church invites members of all churches to a 11 a.m. service followed by communion. Rev Roy L Seems will present a historical and explanatory sermon on The Upper Room and discuss Moravian unique elements and common practices.
Sunday school starts at ten, sermon at eleven. In the evening the Young People's Gospel Team from First Baptist Iowa City leads services. The A. M. BE. group will be present Sunday evening May 11. C. E. Hamilton, Minister.
At the last business meeting Laird Simpson was elected trustee for three years. Next Sunday the Sunday school will elect officers. Sunday school at two, preaching at three p m. Prairie Flower singers will be present to furnish special music. E Hamilton minister.
In Sicily a single cave yielded bones of at least 2,000 hippopotami killed by prehistoric hunters. Researchers describe the find as a major glimpse into ancient animal populations and human hunting activity.
May 4 lesson centers on Matthew 20 17 28 with the golden text about the Son of Man not coming to be served but to serve and to give his life for many. It presents primary topic How to Become Great and junior and intermediate themes emphasizing greatness through self denying service. The lesson calls youth and adults to follow Christ's standard of greatness 10 Christ's Standard of Greatness.
Sermon notes recount Jesus last journey to Jerusalem and foretold suffering. James and John seek glory by ambition, but Jesus explains true greatness comes through service. The text contrasts worldly power with Christlike selflessness and ends with Christ as the ultimate example of sacrificial leadership.
A Bunyan-like reflection on the pilgrimage requires courage and a spotless life. It warns that without courage travelers cannot endure the path, and a loose life would taint the very name of a pilgrim.
A concise quote on growth and joy urging youth to value contentment with circumstances while seeking personal improvement and continuous development.
Nellie Manners reports in Crawfordsville on the Idle Awhile club gathering at Mrs. R E B Davis home. Guests hemmed tea towels and wrote advice for bride to be Alice Tonneson while a mock wedding with Lohengrin march entertained. The bride Lenla Carris stumbled on the ring but the event ended with gifts and laughter. The Care-Away circle met Wednesday at Mrs Margaret Hall with a reading by Mrs Walter Graves and a luncheon served by the hostess and Mrs Robertson.
Pheebycerial Sunday school convenes at 10 with Pastor S. F. Wenger leading a sermon on Four Great Truths at 11. Union evening service follows at 7 30 with Pastor A. N. Porter. Methodist church holds Sunday school at 10, service at 11, Epworth League at 6 30 led by Pastor G. W. Pool.
A remark labeled as an exchange quote claiming women make fools of men and sometimes make men of fools stirs discussion about gender perceptions. The line prompts readers to consider stereotype impacts and social humor.
George Z. Goffard of 926 South Irwin Street Green Bay reports severe December 1927 stomach troubles and nervous twitching but credits Konjola with restoring appetite energy and nerve stability. He cautions there is no cure all and notes six to eight weeks for results while listing Washington Iowa seller Geo L McDaniel drug store and other local druggists as distributors.
Storms and tornadoes across the Middle West killed and injured dozens. In Kansas and Missouri five deaths were reported in the valley area with missing residents and damaged farms. Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota storms caused more deaths and extensive property loss including a boy killed near Westby Wisconsin and a flood near Lake City Minnesota.
A note on Australia's ancient landmass suggests the continent was largely dry land long before Europe and Asia were submerged. The piece contrasts geological timelines and emphasizes the continent’s primordial standing in earth history.
The text states that Calories in Sugar Sugar yields 18 hundred calorie portions per pound, and average candy is similar. Thick syrups supply about 1814 hundred calorie portions and jelly jam marmalade and rich preserves about 9 hundred calorie portions per pound.
Describes bats avoiding daylight and roosting in caves ruins hollow trees garrets and similar hiding places. They emerge at dusk in pairs or alone to search for food across vast caverns and other sheltered sites.
A golf ball has been driven more than three times as far as the record baseball, marking a notable distance comparison in athletic feats.
A tornado struck about 5 30 p m damaging the farm of J J Ribel. All windows in the Ribel farm home were broken by wind and hail. The storm area passed through Nebraska with a sudden temperature drop at Sioux City. Rain measured nearly a quarter inch in less than 30 minutes as the thermometer fell from 80 to 69.
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