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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1869
Page
3
Weekly Gazette items cover a Christmas mass, temperance meeting, races, social events at Bott's Hall, clergy and church activities, licenses, civil suit trial, drunkenness incidents, and a sheriff inquiry into a Petersburg whisky dispute involving Mike McCarty.
Christmas Eve programs at several churches brought delight to families. The M.E. Church offered an elegant supper for children and a choir of young performers. The Baptist Church welcomed children, parents, and friends for a festive program.
A Christmas program featured a decorated tree, choir singing, and student speeches. The Golden Nine banners and Bible verses were displayed, with presents for children and a supper. The piece also includes fashion notes and a church meeting held on December 23.
A summary of a 19th century religious appeal urging church members to devote one hour daily to holy service during the Week of Prayer. Delegates from Protestant evangelical churches in Washington urge repentance, spiritual renewal, and collective prayer to combat laxity and secular distraction, calling for broad participation across houses of devotion.
A weekly notice lists a series of prayer meetings at multiple churches from Jan 4 to Jan 9 with various ministers and intents. It also details transfers of real estate during the week ending December 31, listing numerous pairs of grantees and grantors with acreage and dollar values.
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