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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
3
Bible school schedules Sunday worship at 9:46 morning and 7:00 evening with Christian Endeavor at 6:00 and youth groups. Morning theme Autumnal Glory, evening Fear and its remedies, with music selections and a full program led by Dr. W. W. Bowers and Mrs. J. E. Ream among others.
The Church School at 9 30 A M Morning worship at 11 00 A M BY P F A at 6 00 P M Evening worship at 7 00 P M Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 P M The pastor will preach at both services Sunday but will be absent next week attending the Iowa Baptist convention at First church Water loo John D Kern pastor.
The pastor will preach in the morning on The Holy Spirit and in the evening on A Finished Task. Music includes organ preludes and multiple anthems with solo by Marion George. Rev J Reade McCrory is pastor with Carolyn Hamilton director of music and Helen Harvey organist.
The Bible school meets at 9 45 a m with communion at 11 00 followed by a sermon The Young People Society of Christian Endeavor gathers at 6 00 and the evening preaching service at 7 00 The series on fundamentals continues with the subject Living the Christian Life All are welcome Frank W Sutton minister
Morning worship and evening services planned at the Methodist church with lessons led by Mary Louise Harwood and Mrs Ab Anderson. The notes list hymns and instrumental selections including works by Borowski and Simonetti and a postlude by Dunham. Everyone is invited to attend all services.
The country church invites members and visitors to Sabbath School at 10 A. M. and Morning Worship at 11 A. M. led by Pastor Wallace A. Stockwell. The day features the theme The Master Builder and emphasizes gospel ministry.
West Chester United Presbyterian church will have preaching next Sabbath by Rev J C Stewart. All members urged to attend with Sabbath School at 10, morning service at 11, and evening service at 7 30. W E West chairman.
There will be no church services at St Pauls Evangelical but Sunday School will be held at 10 A M on October 17.
Rev. F Ik Allen will preach at 11 A M at the Covenant er church. Attendance is invited. The service includes hymn singing and a brief sermon.
Reverend W C Porter preached at United Presbyterian in Columbus City. Iraschantz Post 593 elected Latimer Davis as post commander and other officers. Social visitors from Iowa City joined Rev Porter family. Casford Trio performed as lecture course opener with harpist and violinists. Sabbath school at 1:00 PM, sermon at 11:00 with theme Fearful of God, and Y P C U services planned by Rev Porter.
A church notice invites attendance at Sunday school at 10:60 a m and morning worship at 11:00 with sermons on The touch stone of love and Christ in the home. Evening services include a C FE meeting led by Alice Walker and a Union service on Blotted Out. Pastor Rev FE W Griffith invites all without a church home.
Dr W P White free Bible teacher will address a Bible conference at the Second United Presbyterian church from October 24 to 31. He brings thirty years in three pastorates plus twenty years in Albany Oregon with Moody Bible Institute. He has taught in nearly 300 cities and been welcomed by most denominations. He served as pastor adviser to the Oregon Christian Endeavor state committee and spoke at county conventions. His home has appeared on two World’s Fundamental conferences programs.
Ames Iowa Oct 8 A system of athletics will involve nearly every male student at Iowa State College in some sport. T N Metcalf director of athletics leads the plan with Harry Schmidt in charge of intramural programs. Each student will select a sport for the fall semester. Russell Cooper of Newton a junior and Helen Wisgerhof of Suilly a sophomore won scholarships for academic excellence last year.
Des Moines reports C. Gordon of Fort Lauderdale arrives to assess needs and raise funds for hurricane relief in Florida. He will tour the state to gather support as 16,000 homeless families are identified in the storm area.
Grinnell Iowa October 8 A memorial fund of eighty thousand dollars named the Warren and Louise Blossom Memorial Fund has been devised for Grinnell College in honor of the late Charles A Blossom and his sister Louise killed in an auto accident in Pierre South Dakota. Income will fund full tuition for sixteen worthy poor students at Grinnell College. The fund is to be administered by the college and is expected to be available soon. Professor J B Davidson of Iowa State College returned from a nine month leave spent as the personal representative of Secretary of Agriculture Jardine in agricultural engineering work. The department was led in his absence by Professor E K Mervine.
The Municipal Council plans 250000 francs for renovations of Victor Hugo’s apartments in the Place des Vosges Paris now a museum. The project aims to preserve the historic residence and improve facilities for visitors.
Mrs. Emory Curtis hosted the Fern Leaf club with a two course chicken dinner and Hallowe en decorations. A club meeting followed electing officers as Mrs. Curtis plans to leave town. The Delta Alpha class social at Mrs. W. B. Dupuis’s home drew about forty members and guests with officer elections for the coming year and a piano duet by Mrs. Jesse Miller and Mrs. Baines.
Japan's population growth excluding overseas zones rose by 75,385 in 1925, edging above the 1924 increase by 181,811. The figures reflect domestic demographic expansion amid ongoing regional shifts and settlement trends.
The Rosemary club met Wednesday at Mrs. Ralph Waggoner’s home with seventeen members and five guests. Rathmel’s reading drew laughter as Mrs. Richard Johnson sang God and God Alone Is Love. Officers elected for next year were Mrs. Charles Wilk president and Mrs. Clyde Gray secretary treasurer. Light refreshments were served.
Publishing experts say readers grow weary of explicit romance and seek detective adventure and mystery stories. The shift signals a broader trend toward plotted intrigue and suspense in popular literature.
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