Confirmation of Longley at Christ Church Des Moines
Bishop Longley will observe confirmations at Christ Episcopal Church in Des Moines, with Rev. H. E. Mounsey presiding. A morning service includes Holy Communion. the day features choirs, soloists, and a children's program. Other churches hold sermons, special music, and baptisms. local congregations note themes of faith, fellowship, and moral inquiry across multiple services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry_ S. Longley
Des Moines
Diocesa
Iowa
Christ Episcopal Church
HE. B. Mounsey
George’ Marker
Ox the Rose and the Hungry Man Dime Dilemma
A poem explores a hungry man pleading for a dime and the speaker’s moral struggle. The speaker weighs truth against charity, deciding to give a dime to ease personal conscience rather than judge the spender. The dime is framed as a small price for personal peace amid a daily conflict between honesty and compassion.
Christians Should Understand Others, Not Force Beliefs
New York March 8 Reverend Paul Jones secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation urged that Christians avoid forcing ideas on others. He spoke at Epiphany Church arguing religion begins with understanding others and forming relationships, noting the need to respect different standards in international and interracial relations and to visit other sects to grasp their ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Jones
Utah
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Bishop Jones
Morrow
Mexico
Family of Nations
United States
Great Britain
Community Chest Payments Now Accepted at Local Banks
Pledges to the Waterloo Community Chest may be paid at Plonesy, Commercial and First National, Waterloo Savings Bank, and at the Community fund headquarters by the Pioneer National Bank building. Executive secretary Mrs. Fern Innes announced arrangements completed with local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Community Chest
Plonesy
First National
Waterloo Savings Bank
Community Fund
Pioneer National Bank
Fern Innes
Church that Looks to Human Needs Draws Attention
Rev John Walter Houck of Pilgrim Congregational Church argued that while modern church strength has waned its pull remains strong when it aligns with current thought and deeds. He stated the church must anticipate human needs to retain and expand its influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walter Houck
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Divorces Spark Moral Debate in Chelsea Sermon
New York March 9 Rev Dr Christian F Reisner preached at Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church that Reno and Paris divorces are becoming more disgraceful and threaten America's future. He urged building a lasting home over worldly success and outlined rules to avoid divorce, including keeping outsiders away early, fostering privacy, and showing daily affection to preserve marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christian F. Reisner
Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church
Reno
Paris
America
Actute Society
Jesus
Reisner
Idealism Is Urged by Detroit Pastor to Safeguard Home
New York reports Rev. John A. McClorey of the University of Detroit urged enduring love as the safeguard of marriage during a Lenten service at St. Patrick's Cathedral. He warned love can be a blind force fed by fleshly passion, and urged a balance of realism and idealism in married life, noting sex differences and the need for a romantic yet prudent union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John A. McClorey
University of Detroit
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Christ
Father McClorey
Ife
Dream of a Fairy Spot by Samuel Minturn Peck
Verse longings for a tranquil escape where sorrow fades and happiness endures. The speaker imagines a place beyond conflict where laughter replaces care and time is serene, longing for a realm untouched by war and pain. The Boston Transcript line preserves the poet’s hopeful vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samual Minturn Peck
Boston Transcript
District Engineer Arrives to Lead Minals Central in Waterloo
George M. O'Rourke arrived in Waterloo to assume the district engineer post for the Minals Central railroad, succeeding John Flaning who moves to New Orleans. O'Rourke has 23 years with the company, most recently as voidmaster at Carbondale, and is a member of the American Railway Engineers Association and the American Society of Engineers. Mrs. O'Rourke will join tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. O'Rourke
Waterloo
Minals Central Railroad
John .&. Flaning
New Orleans
O'Rourke
Minals Central
Carbondale
American Trailway Engineers
American Society of Engineers
Gospel Team from Cedar Rapids to Attend Here Services
A 36 member gospel team from First Baptist Cedar Rapids will guest Rev. C. Ul Kenagy and First Baptist Church here for morning and evening services. They will lead parts of the evening service with talks and music. The visit includes members of the Coe College band and several hymn selections by the choir and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
C. Ul, Kenagy
Charles P. Helms
John M. Piper
Coe College
Hoover Birthplace
Washington
Scott
Violet Watters
Gounod
Dr. Young
Bishop McConnell
Federal Council of Churches of Christ of America
Marian Gates
Byentide
Gaul
DeLamarter
Karl Zellhoefer
Rome
Graves Memorial
U. 5
Jesus Christ
Adams
C. G. Ellefson
Curran
John Hanson
Church Union
Valley of Blue Mist Remains Forever in Heart
Grace Nell Crowell writes from New York Mermaid Tribune about a valley seen in poetic vision. She describes a blue mist and wide winged birds, a sunlit gleam of light and shade that lingers in memory. The piece portrays a sacred, ever-present secret place of beauty that refreshes the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Nell Crowell
New York Mermaid Tribune
Pioneer Days in Waterloo by Flora Washburn
The writer recalls her childhood in Waterloo after moving from Elgins in 1855. Her reflections focus on the west bank of the Cedar River where early settlers established the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora II. Washburn
Waterloo
Elgins
Courier
Cedar River
Migration Westward and Experiences in New Country
This memoir excerpt traces the Washburn family’s mid 19th century move from New Hampshire to Iowa, detailing Azel Washburn’s shifts from Yale graduate to farmer, the 1853 Waterloo prospecting, and the arduous 1855 overland journey with two households. It recalls Chicago steamboat disaster proximity, river crossings, muddy prairie routes, and a grim winter in Waterloo with loss of a baby and a neighborly aid from Mrs. Crittenden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Lyme
Azel Washburn
Yale
Rufus
Ohio
Lorain County
Elyria
Halyoke
Frederick S. Washeburn
George
Oberlin College
Elam Hill
Waterloo
Iowa
Chicago
Will
Dunleith
Dubuque
Augustus Field
Libbie
Delhi
Midnight Hymns and a Poet of Quiet Faith
A retrospective note on the hymn Tis midnight and on Olive s brow known as Gethsemane. It praises its lasting popularity over a hundred years and links it with Bradbury s mournful tune. The piece covers author Tappan s prolific verse and SHG s varied volumes, noting Beverley Mass beginnings and Philadelphia ties. It recounts a life shaped by hardship, preaching, and a mother s prayers ending in cholera death in 1849.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury
Tappan
Beverley
Mass
Wisi
Phiadelphia
American Sunday School Union
Congregational Church
George Rogers Clark Stamps Highlight Kiwanis Program
Kiwanis members receive bulletins announcing Tuesday’s program with a special two cent George Rogers Clark stamp issued at Vincennes Indiana commemorating the 150th anniversary of Clark’s arrival there. Limited stamps issued. Roger Leavitt of Cedar Falls will speak on When Waterloo Was Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Vincennes
Ind
George Rogers Clark
Clark
Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
S. ©. Smalling
Rotery Club
Russell Lamson
Mra. W. W. Warsaw
Canopus Club
Gold Room
Lions Club
Huberh Ulterback
Des Moines
Lions Club Brings Judge Utter Back to Cedar Falls Event
Tuesday evening in Cedar Falls the Lions club hosts Judge Utterback at the Teachers College auditorium under club sponsorship. The event invites local residents to hear the judge discuss community issues and legal topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torium
Teachers College
Cedar Palls
Judge Utterback
Lions Club
Black Hawk County
St Mark's to Have Musical Program and Talk
St Mark's Episcopal church will host a solemn vesper and illustrated talk on Oberammergau and the passion play Sunday. The program features a Cedar Rapids speaker W J Gruenwald and a musical sequence including a Prelude and Tallis solo performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Oberammergau
W. J. Gruenwald
Cedar Rapids
Robert Dunketbere
Pete Gee
Robinson Muentficat
Ruth Tithe
Jesus
Gloria
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Meeting At St Ansgar
Mrs Mueller and Miss Dodge hosted the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs Mueller’s home in St Ansgar In March 8. Mrs Otis Moore led the program as hostess duties wrapped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churcit Group
St. Ansgar
RO. Mueller
Plessie Dodge
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Otis Moore
Polls Open 7 to 7 for Waterloo School Election
Voters in Waterloo will cast ballots in a school election Monday though no contests are on the slate. East district polls are in the basement of East Junior High on Fifth and Mulberry, west district polls in the basement of Sloane Wallace Junior High on Sixth and Washington. Polls operate 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Re-electable east district board members Fred D. Adams and A. A. Lohner. west district candidates are Dr. B. E. L. Rohlf and W. E. Ogle. Fred Stewart will be elected treasurer in the west district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Altho
East Junior High School
Fifth
Mulberry Streets
Sloane Wallace
Washington Streets
Fred.d. Adams
A. A. Lohner
Dr. BE
L. Rohlf
W. E. Ogle
Fred Stewart
Camp reunion features old songs and talks by boys
W Kirkpatrick and backer of YMCA summer camp programs spoke on campefe at the camp reunion held in the association dining room attended by 110 boys aged 12 to 16. Old camp songs were sung with solos by Dartrence Phalen and Allen Remy. The program ended with a pool dip as G Verne Remy boys' work secretary led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kirkpatrick
Campefe
Association
Dartrence Phalen
Allen Remy
G. Verne Remy
Cedar Heights Church Hosts Sunday Service At Cedar Heights
The Ministry of the Consolidated School will be the subject of an address by A H E Jewett at the Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian church. Singers from Water To A M church will lead the opening devotional. Group meetings for young people Pioneers and children follow. Morning service features the pastor speaking on Tomorrow's Bread and a children's talk The Passing of a Great Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s Episcopal
Peter
Oberammergau
W. J. Grunewald
Northminster Presbyterian
E. H. Kimball
Andraw McBlain
First Brethren
Tabernacle
Crass
Union Congregational
R. A. Doss
Church of Christ Scientist
Westminster Presbyterian
Trinity American Lutheran
Gauriod
Carl J. Meyer
Cedar Heights
A. H E. Jewett
Presbyterian Church
All the World's a Stage in the City Afternoon
A stream of reflective vignettes ponders why people chase comforts and waste, from gear and fashion to social outings. Scenes include a girl seeking refinement, a sleepy hairdresser, and a bustling street tableau showing children guiding their grandmother across a slick crossing.
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Longley
Israce M. E
Ladies’ Aid Society
George Loveau
Winifred Rickhoff
Lovey Mary
Dana Campbell
Coenén
Martha and
Mary
Kinkel
Woodman
First Presbyterian
Parker
Buck
L. Tarbell
Gabriel
Marks
Martha McCormick
Church
Ashford
Norma Galser
Mr. Church
Walnut Street Baptist
Jacob
Esau
First Evangelical
Wynnis
W. C. Black
Lucile Schmidt
Wooler
St. Paul's M. E
Thomas P. Shaffer
Wilson
Rubye Heald
Mt. Garme
A H. Lemmann
Carmel Baptist
J. W. Wright
Jesup
Ida Kopplin
Geoffrey O'Hara
B .Wilson
Tree Methodist
John Watterson
Plymouth
William Hardcastle
Fellmore
Calvary Evangelical
I. R. McClelland
Burton Avenue
Council. Bluffs
Pottawattainle County
McGrane
Ox the Rose
Edgar A
Alon
Edgar A, Guest
Hurch
Detroit
Boone
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Planus
Callender
Gowrie
Sells Town
Soldier
Iowa Public Service Company
1. C
Gospel Team
Hanson
Graves
U. By
Vincent
Clark Cozad
J. Richmond Morgan
Ellis
Shelley
Delaware County
Mr. Field
Independence
Grandfather
Mr. Pleld
Fifth Street
Cedar Valley
John Swertzer
Commercial
Second Streets
Blam Hill
Commercial and
Second
Edwin Mesick
Lves
S. RB
Crittenden
Park Avenue
Commercial Street
Elizabeth
Henry
Gwen
Mrs
Bay State
Father
Olive
William B. Tappan
Geo
Rogers Clark
Kiwanis
St. Mark’s
Tia
Fourth
Lafayette
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