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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
12
Rev P B Fitzwater of Moody Bible Institute presents a Sunday School lesson highlighting English Bible teaching. The piece reflects 1913 era religious instruction and aims to guide teachers and students in understanding scripture with practical applications for church or home study.
Adventist services listed for December with Sabbath school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 7:30 p.m. Includes December 11–18 week of prayer, lessons from Matthew 16 14 50 and related topics for various age groups, plus extensive church listings across Waterloo with service times and pastors.
An impressive service at Sacred Heart church tonight marks the last evening of the woman's mission led by Rev. Father Catterlin and Rev. Father Graham. Attended by many, the church expects strong turnout for the men's mission starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
A letter from India describes Salvation Army educational work in Ahmednagar, with Adjutant Nicholls now Adjutant Jayanand, noting delays for ships to India and a boys home educating 50 orphans in an industrial school with weaving. The government subsidizes the effort and the Fortis wheel is slated for demolition for reconstruction efforts.
In Iowa Des Moines will not conduct Services in Christ and St Mark s tomorrow due to the death yesterday of Miss Caroline Dysart sister of Rev John Dysart rector of St John s Dubuque who was summoned there Bishop Longley to officiate at the funeral Sunday Services at Christ and St Mark s churches tomorrow will be as usual with the rectors officiating
An evangelistic party led by Dr. J. H. McCombe and spouses will conduct a revival at First Methodist Episcopal Church from February 6 to March 7, 1921. The group includes H. C. Chase and wife, with Chase directing the choir and Mrs. Chase as pianist. McCombe is the evangelist. The campaign follows a welcome in Wilmington where over 4,000 attendees greeted them.
Rev J B Speaker of Logan Avenue United Evangelical church leads a Christmas season sermon series on the story of Ben Hur linking it to Christ life. The first sermon was given last Sunday. this week's topic is Tessa Ben Hur's Sister and invites extended through the press to all interested.
O. H. Sweeney, en route to Florida with relatives from Rock Island Ill, discovered a Missouri cafe in Licking priced at 56 cents. Proprietor P A Myers offered a family style dinner including fried ham mashed potatoes stewed tomatoes stewed corn sauer kraut apple sauce pickled green tomatoes blackberry jam mince pie currant pudding amid a rural Ozark setting dated December 8 1920 at Licking Mo 22 miles from a railroad.
The fragment records butter selling at 35 cents a pound and mentions coffee bread and butter with home grown sorghum. It reflects trade notes and store prices in a brief, matter of fact style.
Grand and petit juries will be drawn by the jury commissioners at 40. m. Monday. Fred Pettit, clerk of the courts, announced that fifty names will be drawn for the January trial jury and twelve for the grand jury to serve through 1921. With women outnumbered by men in the box by three to four, the panel should include 30 men and 20 women.
Mollie recalls a love triangle with Douglas and Faith as jealousy and misunderstanding strain their engagement. A night fear atop a country visit ends with a comic misinterpretation when a burglar is revealed to be a cat. Douglas vows to reward the pet for its role in bringing Mollie back. Six hundred fifty New York City policemen who served overseas are decorated by the Lafayette post of the American Legion.
Watch Night will be celebrated at the Y M C A on New Year s Eve by young people societies in the city without other plans. A committee to arrange the affair was chosen with W Huxford as chair. The Y preparatory boys class held a pancake breakfast today with 23 attendees and a talk on packing. Jubilee. Dec 14 H B M Lang returns home from visiting relatives in Grafton. Geo Loeb recovering after hospital operation in Waterloo. E Garling s Kennery and A Lalotis bin have nightly visitors. warm reception offered.
Rev William H Beachier pastor of First Brethren church hosted a Saturday breakfast session with guest Frank L King announcing he would supply cocoa for the next three months. He attended as a visitor and spoke at the event.
A broad reflection on how every creed church and religion meets its supreme test along life’s highway. The piece urges unity and tests of faith across beliefs, stressing moral action over doctrine.
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