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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1927

Page

3

Christian Science and nearby churches plan Sunday services

Multiple local houses of worship announce Sunday schedules. Christian Science services at 11 with sermons on Probation after Death. Bible school at 9:45, worship at 10, 7:3? p.m., and various music selections. Other churches list morning and evening worships, youth activities, and sermons on themes such as God’s Transformation and The Elder Brother. All are invited. notices name leaders and ministers.

The Christian Science Church Christian Endeavor Nellie Wells Rogers

Sabbath School and Worship Plans with Pageant Offered

The 9 45 a m Sabbath school includes classes for all with room for all. The 11 a m Morning Worship features Dr J C C Kistler of Pittsburgh Pa as speaker and secretary of the Church Erection department who will deliver a message from his work. Y A meets at 6 and at 7 30 p m the Pageants America’s Unfinished Task will be presented with local cast directed by Mrs J A Crawford of Pittsburgh. Music includes organ preludes and postludes, several anthems, and an offertory Mediation by organ. Pastor Rev Willard Wylie. Director of Music Carolyn Hamilton.

J. CC. Kistler Pittsburgh J. A. Crawford

Revival Services Led by Major E. W. White at Country Church

The Lord blesses word presented nightly in a revival at the country church led by Major E. W. White. A Washington Baptist delegation of about sixty, plus Rev. Arthur Vinz and Rev. B. F. Brown, attend with special music from the Washington church and Prairie Flower male quartette. The revival continues into next week with daily meetings including Saturday night and two on Sunday. C. E. Hamilton, minister.

E. W. White Washington Baptist Church Arthur Vinz B. F. Brown Kalona Washington Church Prairie Flower R. J. Catlett C. E. Hamilton

Porter returns from Kansas visit. Legion party held

Rev. W. C. Porter came home Tuesday evening after a three week trip in Kansas spent partly with his parents. The Legion and Auxiliary held a gathering at the Legion rooms Tuesday night.

Crawfordsville W. C. Porter Kansas Legion and Auxiliary Legion Rooms

Europe Builds Air Lanes as Traffic Grows Across Europe

The article surveys postwar aviation expansion across Europe. It notes London Paris Berlin and Copenhagen linked by air, with Oslo The Hague Madrid and Riga left out. It details subsidies, new carriers like Imperial Airways and Deutsche Lufthansa, and cross border routes linking Paris London Amsterdam Bucharest Dakar and more. It highlights France Russia Holland Sweden Italy and other nations expanding networks and government support shaping a continental air transport system.

London Europe Paris Berlin Copenhagen Oslo the Hague Madrid Riga Winston Churchill Air Imperial Airways, Ltd English Channel France Amsterdam Prague Bucharest Constantinople Warsaw Poland Hungary Toulouse Casablanca Dakar North Africa Africa Latecoere Fead Great Britain Deutsche Lufthansa Holland Royal Dutch Air Service Company K. IL. M Rotterdam Hamburg Malmo K.L.M Sweden Aerotransport A.B Italy Belgium Denmark Switzerland Spain Czechoslovakia Finland Athens Egypt

Weekend visits and church services in Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville notes weekend visitors include Mrs. Lee Lease and Margaret Schmitt en route to Columbia Missouri to visit the Wooleys. Elizabeth Van Horn from Mason City Illinois stays with her sister Mrs Margaret Hull. local church activities list Sabbath school at 10 and sermons at 11 with a Union service at 7 30 hosted by Rev W C Porter and pastor Rev E W Griffith with rally day plans and invitations for all attendees.

Crawfordsville Lee Lease Margaret Schmitt Columbia John Wooley Elizabeth van Horn Mason City, Ill Margaret Hull W. G. Robertson Henry Columbus Junction Ruth Barnes Florence Holmes W. C. Porter Obadiah Lena Jones

Presbyterian Sermon Reflections on Humility and Elevation

In a church message the speaker contrasts gentle lifting with violent casting down, noting how only those who endure humiliation comprehend the joy of being raised. References to biblical figures Ezekiel and Daniel frame the meditation on piety and perseverance.

Church of the Glad Hand Ezekiel Daniel

University Debate To Be Broadcast By Iowa Radio

The University of Iowa radio WS5 will air the Cambridge and Iowa debaters on October 21 presenting their arguments to a statewide audience.

Iowa City Cambridge Iowa University of Iowa WS5

Amusements Stark Love at the Fox

A review of a rare film titled Stark Love shot in the Carolina mountains. The piece notes mountaineer performers are the cast with minimal acting by others. Director Karl Brown funded by Jesse Lasky and the film is described as a gripping melodrama with a slice of pioneer life.

the Fox Carolina Karl Brown Jesse Lasky

Plan for February auto speed classic in Daytona Beach

The Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce plans a February speed racing classic with a $15,000 prize to challenge H O D Segrave's sands speed record. The A A A will approve the event and twelve specially designed cars are being built for ten days of races including 50 mile and one mile events and a long distance contest.

Dayton Beach Fla American Automobile Association Chambers Segrave

Americans vs British in press freedom debate at 8:15

The Cambridge trio and the Towans clash on restricting American press freedom in an international debate. Iowa team members George B B Anderson Burton A Miller and Herschel G Langdon join the contest with British speakers M A B King Hamilton Herbert Lionel Vin and Hugh Melintosh-Foot. WSUT covers from its Memorial Union studio on 422.3 meters.

Edward H. Lauer Cambridge England Towans George BB. Anderson Hawarden Burton A. Miller Newton Herschel G. Langdon Gilmore City Iowa M. A. B King-Hamilton Herbert Lional4klvin Hugh MelIntosh-Foot Memorial Union WSUT

Dennies Work For Birds In Zoo At New Orleans

In the Au dubon Park zoo tropical bird house a colony of Weaver birds works industriously using raffia palm fibre to weave nests. When material runs short they dismantle and rebuild nests, then resume weaving until exhausted. Separately in Moscow compulsory study for adult illiterates has been extended to one year by the Moscow Provincial Soviet.

New Orleans Audubon Park Zoo Transvaal Lake Africa Asia Australia Moscow

God Chooses His Helpers In Prophetic Callings

Lesson outlines Elisha Amos and Isaiah as examples of divine calling. It notes Elisha’s farming background, Elijah’s mantle, Amos’s humble stand as a herdsman, and Isaiah’s vision of the throne. The text stresses vision of the Lord, sin cleansing, sanctification, and readiness for service.

Elisha Elijah Amos God Isaiah Lord

Highest Energy Prayer Quotation Attributed Thought

A line attributed to Coleridice speaks of prayer as the highest energy the human heart can summon, describing prayer as the utmost force within the human spirit.

Coleridice

Life Life is the soul s nursery training place

A brief quotation attributed to W. M. Thackery proclaims life as the soul s nursery and training ground for eternal destinies.

W. M. Thackery

Praying and Living: Devout Life Encouraged by Owen

A compact reflection on devotion and conduct notes that true prayer must lead to righteous living. The author emphasizes disciplined spiritual practice and steadfast moral effort as integral to faith.

Owen

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