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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1928

Page

11

Nazareth choir to sing at First Evangelical church

Nazareth church choir Cedar Falls will present a special musical program at First Evangelical church Sunday evening at 7 30 PM. Program features Miss Marion Jepsen soprano soloist Dorothy Maxwell violin solo and choir numbers with organ and instrumental pieces. Morning services include Rev J A Haehlen Cedar Falls district superintendent preaching and communion.

Nazareth Church Cedar Falls First’ Evangelical Marion Jepsen Lord Jeanette Corsaut Miss Jepsen Dorothy Maxwell Mr. Peterson Leo Olson God Joy Jepsen J. A. Haehlen Everlasting Hills Wilson

Samoan Mission Centennial Celebrated Near Apia

The centennial of the Methodist church in Samoa was celebrated near Apia with native Samoans and Tongans participating. A re-enactment of the 1828 landing of Tongan missionaries was staged by Tongans in traditional costume, and a five-chief delegation from the Queen of Tonga attended the ceremonies at the original landing site.

Apia Samoa Methodist Church Tonga Islands Tonga

A Rose to the Living Poem Line by Nixon Waterman

A brief poem noting a rose to the living as a greater tribute than lavish wreaths for the dead. The verse emphasizes timely generosity, love fulfilled, and the living’s need before final passing, reflecting Nixon Waterman’s sentiment on gratitude.

Nixon Waterman

The Sportsman Code of Honor and Fair Play

A fatherly ode extols the sportsman’s code. He must play fair, give rivals all chances, and resist mean tricks even when victory seems near. The verse urges courage, integrity, and self respect over prize seeking.

Bunyan Revered As Human Miracle In Sermon Note

New York December 1 Rev W Russell Bowie described John Bunyan as a human miracle in a Grace Protestant Episcopal sermon on the three hundredth anniversary of Bunyan. He cited Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress first edition in the New York Public Library as a powerful spiritual force surpassing material progress.

New York John Bunyan W. Russell Bowie Grace Protestant Episcopal Church New York Public Library Pilgrim’s Progress Bowie

Rejected Prayer Book Published After All

London reports the Church of England approves circulation of a disputed prayer book after prior Commons disapproval. An editor’s note explains its non official status, yet Anglo Catholic groups may adopt it.

London Church of England House of Commons Worcester Central Board of Finance House of Bishops Church Assembly Parliament

Revolution We Need For Peace Within Us Not New York

John Haynes Holmes, pastor of Community church, preached on The Revolution We Need to end war. He urged inner renewal to remove war, citing Kellogg Briand Pact and Navy plans, saying reform starts inside and must reshape minds and society to achieve lasting peace.

New York John Haynes Holmes Community Church League of Natins World Court England France Europe

Canterbury Attracts Modern Pilgrims To Installation

Canterbury drew many visitors as Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned archbishop. Tourists joined the crowd at the ancient cathedral to greet the primate and seek blessings. Attendants highlighted the Becket site in the northwest transept and the Corona’s marble throne of St Augustine dating circa 1200.

Canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang Chaucer Thomas A Becket Henry II St. Augustine

All Can Be Thankful When Gifts Are Given Place in Life

New York December 1 Rev David R Wylie preached at Bethany Presbyterian church that no person is so adverse a fate that they have nothing to be thankful for He urged appreciation for what one endures and warned that neglect and indifference are spiritual ills of the time He asked if it is our duty to interpret Gods will to the community and stressed the need for both inlet and outlet in life

New York David R. Wylie Bethany Presbyterian Church

Early pastor of First Brethren will speak here

Dr W S Bell former pastor of First Brethren church in Orange township now Ashland College field secretary will lecture Sunday representing Ashland College with possible illustrated talk on campus scenes His sermon at Graves Memorial U S will be The Policy of the Church Which Is Most Criticised Are the Critics Right or Wrong The morning others include music by Mrs Ellerson and a choir anthem Evening features The Romance of King David's Great Grandmother and a Thanksgiving Song performance by a trio with two numbers from the orchestra.

Presbyterian Thomas R. Niven Shelley Rubinstein Spence W. S.bell First Brethren Church Fnon Orange Township Waterloo Ashland College Ashland A. C. Kessler F. C. Witzigman Waterloo District Miss .Marian Gates Nevin Frysinger Gaul

Advent Sunday Musical Program at St Mark's Church

A special morning program at St Mark's Episcopal Church includes choral anthems, readings, offertory solo, communion, and a recessional. Pieces feature Kyrie Eleison, Gloria, Sursum Corda, Agnus Dei, and So He Comes With Clouds Descending, with offerings and a postlude.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church Guilmant Savior Cate Tiden Beverley Robinson Kyrie Eleison Aldrich Pierce Brodir Voscousaena Cevstic Otto Junkernan

Cedar Heights Church Sermons At Cedar Heights

Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Church will hold Sunday services with Dr. J A Laurie as pastor preaching The Bridled Tongue an Instrument of Blessing in the morning. A children's talk titled A Pioneer Hero of the Long Long Trail will follow. Evening sermon is Christ's Parable Concerning Presumptuous and Prevailing Prayer.

Cedar Heights Church Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Church J. A. Laurie Laurie Christ

Travelogue to Vienna by Universalist Pastor Rheiner

Reverend Donald B. Rheiner of the Universalist church will present the third travelogue in his series with a Swiss to Vienna trip on Sunday evening. About 150 photographs will be projected during the program.

Switzerland Vienna Donald B. Rheiner Universalist Church

Heber Hymn Star of the East and Indian Missionory Life

The piece discusses Bishop Heber and his Christmas hymn Star of the East, noting its morning service fit and Byron and Scott influence. It covers its Epiphany origins, Hodnet church singing, and the hymn’s worldwide adoption, including India. It also recounts Heber’s desire to visit India, his 1823 Meerut dedication, and his death in 1826 after missionary service.

Bishop Heber Byron Scott Christian Observer Heber Hodnet Hebert India Meerut England

Oldest Traveling Salesman in Country Is 92

New York report from December 1 names Charles Terry of Atchison Kansas as the oldest traveling salesman at 92, with 68 years on the road. He works for the Implement and Hardware Trade Journal and will attend a New York banquet December 4 promoting a $3 million home and hospital for aging traveling salesmen near Winston-Salem North Carolina.

New York United States Atchison, Kan National Traveling Salesmen's Foundation Charles Terry Terry Implement and Hardware Trade Journal Kansas City Omaha Kansas Charley Hotel Astor New York City Winston-Salem N. C National Traveling Salesmen’s Foundation National John Peter McColley McColley Lippincott & Co Philadelphia W. P. McCormack Minneapolis U. S. Gypsum Company Chicago McCormack Gean Phil Levy L. G. Deeb, Inc Charles Guzzy

Christmas Seal Sale Committee Members Named

Organization of the annual Christmas seal campaign in Waterloo and Black Hawk county was advanced with committee announcements by Mrs. A. J. Busby. Key roles include Mrs. Roger Birdsall mailing list chair, west and east side booth chairs, personal sales committee, treasurer Ira W. Blough, and publicity head Mrs. J. P. Jones. Proceeds fund local health work and public health services. The seals feature a Viking ship under full sail with a double barred red cross, distinct from cheaper ordinary seals.

Waterloo Black Hawk County A. J. Busby Civic Department of Waterloo Woman’s Club Roger Birdsall John Geertsen T. J. Fitzgerald West Side W. B. Nauman W. H. Bruwn

City Snow Shovels Clear Downtown Curbs

City workers under street commissioner Harvey Will cleared downtown curbs to ease parking. Three wagons per side of the river plus trucks hauled snow to Sixth street river ends for sewer removal. sand was spread on icy sidewalks to prevent slips. City Clerk Charles C. McKay noted sidewalks must be cleaned within 12 hours after snowfall or the city will do the work and bill property owners.

Harvey Will Sixth Street Charles C. McKay

Dr Elmer G Cutshall to preach at Walnut Street Baptist

Dr Elmer Guy Cutshall president of the Iliss Graduate School of Theology of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver will occupy Walnut Street Baptist pulpit at tomorrow morning service. He will stay with his brother Charles F Cutshall at 732 Riehl Street during his visit.

Elmer Guy Cutshall Iliss Graduate School of Theology The Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colo Walnut Street Baptist Church Warren L. Steeves City Cutshall Charles F. Cutshall Riehl Street

Government plant explorers study African grass seeds

Government plant explorers have spent nine months in African jungles seeking samples of grass seed to test in the United States.

United States

Near East Relief Upsets Old Ways With Modern Aid

Chicago dispatch reports Bar clay Acheson director general overseas for Near East Relief describes a world neighborhood built by practical philanthropy. He cites allocating over $200,000 monthly, training youth in American methods, and fostering local resources rather than doling out aid. He notes 38,000 orphans placed, warns against forcing change, and urges continued support to raise living standards before relief ends.

Chicago Barclay Acheson Acheson Near East America East Doles Tharely Armenia Caucasus Palestine Syria Greece Near East Relief

All the World's a Stage in Waterloo Street Scene

Vivid vignettes portray shoppers and townsfolk in Waterloo. A helper from Rath's aids an old lady crossing busy Fifth Street while a Salvation Army helper, a shell of humanity and a barber scene unfold. The column closes noting a 1911 record for presidential message delivery to Philadelphia, Boston.

Congress Philadelphia Boston Special Express

Special Sermon Themes At Walnut Street Church December Sundays

During five December Sundays Dr. Warren L. Steeves will preach evening services on "Four Great Little Books of the Book of Books." Topics: Dec 2 Joel lessons about salvation, Dec 9 Nahum dangers of fool's paradise, Dec 16 Habakkuk reckoning with God, Dec 23 Christmas Jesus Christ coming, Dec 30 Haggal on despondency.

Warren L. Steeves Walnut Street Baptist Church

Roberts evangelistic services at Nazarene Church this Sunday

The Roberts evangelistic party holds two services at the Church of the Nazarene this Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Meetings continue through the week with daily sessions at 7:30 p.m.

The Roberts Evangelistic Party Church of the Nazarene

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