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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
6
The church outlines Sabbath activities with Sabbath school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 a m Junior meeting at 4 00 p m and Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm. No evening services. congregation joins other churches for the teecalaureate sermon at the Methodist church led by Rev J M Wishart pastor.
The church lists a 9 45 a m Sabbath school and 11 a m public worship with the pastor preaching. Christian Endeavor meets at 630 p m. Evening services are omitted as the congregation joins other churches for baccalaureate services at the Methodist church led by Rev Leslie Mountford.
The schedule lists a Bible class and morning worship at 11 a.m. with a preaching service by Pastor Rev. D. J. Masson. An evening worship follows at 7 39 p m with a young people's meeting at 6 39 p m.
Corner Iowa Ave and Jefferson St announce religious services Sunday at 11 a m with the sermon Mortals and Imm mortals and Golden Text from 1 Corinthians 2 13. A Wednesday evening gathering at 7 30 p m invites attendance.
Francis J. Peterson, pastor, announces the schedule with preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. class meeting at noon and Sunday school at 2:30 p.m. All are invited to attend these services.
There will be no preaching services morning or evening on Sunday due to the pastor's absence. Sunday school and the young people's society will not meet as usual.
The Bible school meets at 9 30 as usual and the Y P U gathers at 6 30 with all ages invited. No preaching due to pastor's absence at the Northern Baptist Convention. An evening baccalaureate service is at 7 29 at the Methodist church. Mid week meeting time to be announced.
Services will be held next Sunday with preaching by the Rev. RE. J. Clark of Washington. After the sermon, a congregational meeting will follow.
A merchant notes a customer remark I saw your ad, signaling effective outreach. The brief exchange highlights persuasive advertising impact and customer interest in the store.
Mrs William Manussier hosted the F T C club of Crawfords ville with guessing contests and refreshments. Clover Leaf club met at Mrs Charles Nicola's home for triangular bandage work and social time. Good Times club hosted nineteen ladies at Mrs Elmer Cherry's with sewing and knitting for the Red Cross. Miss Green received a ride through Lover's Lane with a Valentine themed sign journey and a prize. Pleasant Hill school hosted an ice cream social with a patriotic program and two readings by Miss Theo Carr. Proceeds from the event, after a bell payment, will support the Red Cross.
Mrs Edna Quinn entertained Kolah club members on Wednesday afternoon with two visitors Mrs Ed Jackson and Mrs Mey er. Red Cross work was done and plans were made for a picnic supper at Mrs Bessie Weade's home next Tuesday evening. The next meeting will be Guest Day at Mrs Ethel Trotman's home.
Miss Emma Green attended a small evening gathering hosted by Miss Anna Hoppengardner at the Charles Pauls residence. The decor featured red and white tulips lilies and bridal wreaths as twelve young women made sachet bees and joined light pranks including a roadister game about a Rock Road of Matrimony.
Regular services will be held in the church next Sunday with sermons on Life's Sublimities in the morning and Greater Love hath no man than this in the evening. A prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening. May 20 marks the canvass for the National War Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church to fund a day's wage per member, to equip chaplains, strengthen churches around camps, and aid French relief.
A woman claims her sister narrowly avoided gall bladder surgery after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She says in three weeks the sister recovered enough to walk to church, praising the preparation for removing intestinal mucus and reducing stomach and liver inflammation. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product with a money back guarantee.
The passage outlines a non Methodist war relief effort backed by Roman Catholics, Lutherans and other churches. It urges readers to welcome a church solicitor May 2 and support the drive that offers aid to orphans and soldiers, with Methodists contributing many soldiers to the cause.
Spitzbergen miners now receive daily news via wireless, ending a prior eight month mail interval. The development connects remote workers with the world, marking a significant shift in information access for Arctic labor crews.
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