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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
3
Editorial by William Culbertson discusses the Christian stance when facing offense, urging firmness tempered by love. It outlines factors that mar or make good will, emphasizing truthfulness, controlled speech, kindness, and peacemaking as marks of divine wisdom.
Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad Colorado announces a two year program in gunsmith training. The course is believed to be the first college offering focused on the manufacture and repair of firearms.
The United Presbyterian Church lists a 45 A. M. Bible school at 10 45 A. M. morning worship with special music including an organ prelude Peace of God and Anthem Worship the Lord plus solo and psalm readings. Evening worship at 7 30 p m with George Kerr pastor Carolyn Hamilton director Helen Harvey organist and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m.
St James offers Masses at 6 7 and 9 A M led by Rev H J Corcoran. Fastur was noted as a local reference or term in the text.
9 45 Sunday school Continue bringing your friends How about that person next door 10 45 Morning worship service Prelude Melody in F Rubenstein Solo I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked Geoffey O Hara Miss Eleanor Huisman Message The Divine Adoption The Pastor Postlude Merche Romaine Gounod 4 00 Westminster Youth Fellowship retreat Fernelist Meet at the ehurel Sunday school Superintendent Vernon Witting Choir Director Miss Helen Caldwell Organist Mrs Anne Huisman Minister T BE White
The Church of the Nazarene announces a revival series beginning Tuesday September 16 at 7 20 p m with evangelists Rev and Mrs H F E Hegstrom. Regular services include Sunday school 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m Young Peoples meeting 6 45 p m Evangelistic service 7 30 p m and Friday prayer and fasting noon to 1 p m Rev C F Gieselman invites all to attend.
Emmanuel Lutheran Wisconsin Synod in Jefferson Iowa announces mission festival services on Sunday September 14 with morning sermon by local pastor at 10 04 a m and afternoon service at 2 30 p m guest speaker Pastor Hugo Fritze The junior choir meets Friday at 7 00 p m No Sunday school or Bible class L M Breichwehl pastor 320 S Iowa Ave Phone 475J
Calvary Baptist invites all to worship with Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 11 45 a m The evening gospel service starts at 7 30 p m with a Wednesday prayer and praise hour Pastor Paul H White leads the church in friendly attendance The sermon quotes 1 John 12 and emphasizes life through the Son of God
The September 14 1947 Christian Science lesson sermon centers on Substance with a golden text from Romans 1 20 and includes selections from the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health It discusses Truth as the life of man and the need to apply spiritual nourishment over material provisions.
Dr Ronald L Crozier to speak at Christian Tabernacle Tuesday September 16 for a series of meetings. Young peoples service 6 45 p m Evangelistic service 7 45 p m Sermon God Revealed services start 7 30 each evening except Saturday All are welcome W J Stevens Pastor
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed in Washington holds Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am with a baptism sacrament. Sermon titled Too Easy To Be Right. Kingdom service conference at Sigourney church Wednesday Sept 17 at 7:30 pm with Rev Carl Klein speaking The Christ we will not share we cannot keep. Milo J Phillipi, Pastor.
The Christian Bible school will hold morning worship at 9 45 and 10 45 services at the Y MO Milton Hollingshead of Allia TowA will deliver the sermon Prelude Bells at Twilight Jansen Offertory Offertoire Shelly Solo The Penitent sae Vandewater Soloist Mrs Louis McCutchen Thomas Polk Minister.
Trinity Lutheran presents a Christ centered message for your knowledge of and faith in the Lord Jesus. Sunday school at 10 Bible class at 11 Gospel service with sermon theme Gods Amiable Tabernacles from Psalm 84 1. Pastor J H Beierwieden invites worshippers at 409 BE Mein Phone 247.
The church schedule lists 9 45 a m morning worship 10 46 theme talk Are We So Different by Der Miller Methodist Youth Fellowship at 5 30 p m a potluck supper with Mr and Mrs James Birney and discussion Evening service at 7 30 with Walter A Smith preaching topic Starlight on a Shadowed Way ministers Fred E Miller and Walter E Smith Organist John L Yousling Director of Music Elouise KR Sorden
The Baptist church offers Sunday school at 10 45 morning worship at 6 30 and evening worship at 7 30. Youth Fellowship meets at 7 30 with Wednesday night prayer service also scheduled.
Rev C F Gieselman announces revival meetings at the Church of the Nazarene from September 16 to 28 daily at 7 50 P M. Evangelists Rev and Mrs H E Hegstrom will headline with vocal and accordion solos and gospel messages inviting attendance.
The Iowa Baptist convention state missionary Rev James M. Fleck will lead a visitation evangelism crusade at the Baptist church this week. He will preach Sunday morning on The Steadying Power of the Unseen and evening on We Are Not Alone, with instruction sessions daily and visitation teams pairing up for outreach. Public meetings Thursday and Friday will feature Fleck.
The Rev James Fleck of Des Moines will preach at morning worship on The Steadying Power of the Un seen. Joan Sleed and Mrs Paul Thayer will sing a duet Come Unto Me Ye Weary. Evening service features Fleck on We Are Not Alone as part of the visitation evangelism crusade inviting all to attend.
The article lists multiple church services across weeks including morning worship at 9:30 and 11:00, Sunday schools at 10:00 or 10:30, and evening services at 7:00 or 7:30. Evangelist Albert Peterson and Rev. Carl Klein are featured speakers in September and a two week evangelistic meeting is announced to start Sunday. West Chester is mentioned as the community to be reached.
The note lists September 14 to October 5 morning worship times at Grace Hill and New Haven churches. Morning services are 9 45 at Grace Hill and 11 00 at New Haven, with Sunday school also at 11 00 at Grace. An 8 00 evening service is noted at Grace Hill along with pastors Floyd A. Smith and R W Hyde.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Public worship at 1 p.m. Sermon titled Two Four Letter Words. Junior MWF at 7 p.m. Senior MWF at 8 p.m. Car, F Stiefel, clergyman.
Crawfordsville Bible school at 9 45 morning worship at 11. Sermons titled Striking Contrasts. Special music by choir. U P Fellowship 7 p m led by Charles Twinam. Tuesday Willing Workers meet 2 p m. Wednesday Bible Study 8 p m on John Fifteen. Thursday Presbytery session Sept 18 at 10 a m with fellowship dinner at noon. Daniel Knox Ford, minister.
Friends of Rollo F Bergeson accuse the Farm Bureau of trying to label him anti theirs after his interpretation of cooperative status blocks their plan to form county farm supply corporations as profit firms. Bergeson says these units are cooperatives and must be organized accordingly, a stance opposed by varying incumbents and faced with long standing legal questions.
Har ry Kemp trustee in bankruptcy offers at auction the bankrupt Maurice Weisz estate assets in Brighton Iowa. Sale starts at 1 PM on the 24th with parcels or bulk options and a 25 percent cash or certified check deposit, subject to U S District Court approval.
In these days of car shortages, the article presents factory-suggested local delivered prices for Pontiac models. It urges public patience as the factory works to increase production and promises buyers an outstanding, finely built car at sound, honest value once delivered.
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