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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1913
Page
6
A dense list of church listings for Waterloo covering Adventist to Universalist congregations with pastors, addresses, service times, Sunday school, and midweek prayer schedules. Includes Catholic, Protestant and independent chapels, missions, and missions volunteers.
The spring meeting of the Northwestern Association of Congregational Ministers runs April 21 to 23 with the theme The Awakened Conscience. Local clergy lead devotional services and discussions on temperance education social reform missions and righteousness in modern life with attendees from Cedar Falls Dubuque Grinnell Waterloo and Des Moines among others.
Rev. Walter H. Rollins presents the third lecture titled Women and Children in the Toil of the New Slavery at the First Congregational Church. The illustrated talks, prepared by the American Institute of Social Service, aim to draw growing audiences as part of a social problems series.
Detroit clergy discuss using vaudeville and other draws to fill churches. Judge Phelan comments that a burlesque show could be justified if it increases church attendance. The piece notes religious outreach and mentions Foley Kidney Pills with reader testimonial, plus church activities at Eagle Church's Sunday schedule.
A sermon urges immediate repentance over neglect of salvation and signals. It links dangers from ignored warnings in rail and medicine to Titanic neglect and Pompeii's catastrophe, ending with a call to act now before death or judgment. The piece blends biblical questions with contemporary dangers to stress urgency.
The lesson reviews Genesis chapters thirty two to thirty three, Jacob’s fear of Esau, and God’s protection. It notes angelic guidance, Jacob’s prayer, and the transformation to Israel after wrestling with the divine, emphasizing forgiveness, divine blessing, and the peaceful reconciliation with Esau.
Local want ad seeks a helper for personal tasks and to ease daily concerns. Applicant should be reliable, discreet, and capable of managing errands, scheduling, and light caregiving as needed.
Dr E D Hull longtime Grace M E pastor announces farewell sermons tomorrow and Tuesday before leaving for Lincoln Nebraska to assume the Trinity M E church pastorate. He led the build of a new 100000 dollar church and chaired several church groups while active in city religious work.
Rev E A Valiant of the First Baptist church will travel to Dunkerton tomorrow noon to help rededicate the new baptistery and give the evening sermon. The church was rededicated last Sunday by Rev H G Beeman now at Cedar Falls. Rev E B Jones of Cedar Falls will preach tomorrow evening at the First Baptist church.
An advertisement promotes Planked Steaks and Chafing Dish as a specialty at the Club Cafe. The notice also urges readers to subscribe to The Iowa Homestead farm paper for $3.50 yearly, with recruitment for farmer subscription agents and contact details for James M. Pierce in Des Moines.
Hempstead L I April 18 Mrs H Van Rensselaer Kennedy offers 100 for the return of six hens and a rooster winners at the National Poultry show Madison Square Garden. The birds valued at 3590 were stolen last night. The town searches grow as youths bring in red chickens hoping they are the missing birds.
Lunch served from 11 30 to 2 00 at the Club Cafe 25 pania. Advertising copy mentions hunger making the brain heavier and promotes want ads as time savers.
Notice of a May 12 1913 hearing by the Waterloo Iowa city council on a proposed resolution of necessity to build main sewers along East Fourth Street Burton Avenue Bayard Street and related segments with specified pipe diameters and twenty days notice per law with council approval.
City to install 10 inch and 24 inch vitrified sewer mains along Glenwood to Elm and East Fourth streets with manholes per plans by the city engineer. Construction funded by sewer certificates against abutting property, bond required equal to one third of cost. Project ordered by city council dated April 7, 1918 with mayor R. C. Thompson and city clerk R. L. Degon.
Waterloo Iowa city council will meet May 12 1913 at 7 30 pm in city hall to consider a resolution of necessity for grading curb gutter and paving East Fourth Street Fowler Street and West Fourth Street with intersections. The plan includes concrete curb gutter asphalt pavement and brick blocks near rail lines and requires a five year pavement guarantee with bond. Costs to be assessed against abutting property per benefit and state law.
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