Westminster 5 to celebrate its 21st anniversary
Westminster Presbyterian church marks its twenty first birthday with a 10 AM service. Dr W P McCormick wrote a commemorative sketch tracing early church roots and a swarm to larger quarters. Letters from former pastors and a tribute to Dr C D Darling are planned. A gift day picnic follows with congregants laying gifts at the altar. Afternoon and evening plays by the Westminster Drama league feature biblical themes and new reversed order.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. P. McCormick
First Presbyterian Church
James Black
C. D. Darling
Westminster Drama League
Truman DeRoame
Barabbas
Japan
Abe Martin Moss Recounted As Contentment Figure
In a fragmentary note the phrase Abe Martin Moss is linked with contentment. The text mentions lingering questions about women and describes greenhorns watching women, reflecting a dated social snapshot from the era.
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Moss
Residence Fire Destroys Betters Home in Mitchell Ta
Fire starting near a chimney devastated the Jacob Betters residence on Friday. The mother and nine children, including a week old infant, were moved to the Martin Madsen home and later to the Buel house for the night. Most belongings were saved. The father works for Hormel Packing in Mason City and was summoned home.
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Mitchell
Jacob Betters
Martin Madsen
Buel
Hormel Packing Company
Mason City
Confucius and Disarmament Plan in Lecture
Dr. J. Richmond Morgan, pastor, argues that disarmament as a preventive of war is ancient, tracing it to Confucius. He notes Confucius ordered weapons seized when he administered crime control, viewing him as a statesman and philosopher rather than a new religious founder.
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Confucius
J. Richmond Morgan
First Congregational Church
F .Confucius
Confucius contrasted with future-focused leaders in China lecture
Dr. Morgan described Confucius as static in governance by basing his system on morality and prescribed relations, contrasting him with other leaders who shaped future programs. The talk reviewed China before 551 B C, detailing spirit worship, ancestor rites, and Chinese superstition, then noted Confucius’s poverty and the establishment of a nonreligious political philosophy. Glacial milk waters were defined as milky gray from rock powder carried by glaciers.
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Confucius
Tr Sovereign
China
Morgan
Ching
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