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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
6
The Central Church of Christ prepares a two day Bible school rally in the city on Saturday Oct 21 and Sunday Oct 22. Clarence J. Lepow state Bible school superintendent will oversee writings with Rev William T. Fissr Des Moines as state Bible school superintendent of Iowa Churches of Christ.
The Church of Christ Sunday school promotes a series of front rank rallies led by two renowned Bible School workers. Meetings across Des Moines Rockwell City Fort Dodge Clarion Hampton Marshalltown Waterloo Cedar Rapids Marion Kalona Thornburg Oskaloosa Sigourney Ottumwa and other towns aim to boost home cradle roll training bibles in the school and Training for Sex classes with sessions announced later. Local church invitation efforts target superintendents Sunday school teachers and prominent workers to maximize attendance and participation.
The First Baptist Church announces a week long rally from Monday evening through Sunday. Events include Brotherhood night with Rev. T L Franklin, officer and teacher trainings, choir union with practice, department nights with speakers on enlargement and various works, a Friday fellowship dinner, a social by the Aid society, and junior B P U and Bible school activities ending on Sunday October 29 with elaborate programs.
Rev and Mrs DP M Jones missionaries of Burmah India will return to Waterloo and Monday evening in Grace M E church will give an entertain ment with stereopticon views of their work in Burmah No admission charged All missionary societies and young people's societies invited to view the pictures Those who heard Mrs Jones in mission talks look forward to the illustrated lecture.
An Evening Courier essay links the Luke parable to today by narrating robbers on the Jericho road and a Samaritan’s mercy. It condemns greed and social injustice, citing drudgery, wage oppression, and child labor as modern misfortune, urging readers to act as neighbors.
A Sunday School lesson on Ezra and Nehemiah emphasizes that God foresees and fulfills all prophecies, stirring kings like Cyrus to allow returning exiles to rebuild the temple. It cites specific verses and examples, notes voluntary giving, and urges believers to align with God's eternal plan and be usable vessels for His work.
A long list of Waterloo churches with service times, Sunday schools, youth meetings, and special events. Includes Grace Methodist, Baptist Walnut St, First Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, Westminster, Northminster, Congregational, Free Methodist, Idnden Methodist, St. Pauls, Colored Church, St. Marks, Christ Episcopal, First Church of Christ Scientist, Central Church of Christ, Church of the Brethren, St. Luke's English, Emanuel Evangelical, Logan Avenue United Evangelical, Calvary Evangelical, First Evangelical Lutheran, Norwegian Lutheran, Men’s Personal Workers, Catholic parishes, Universalist, and Plymouth Congregational notices.
An interurban car derailment at Park junction opposite Electric Park halted service for about ninety minutes. Car No. 4 lost two wheels and burned out its motor, needing a replacement before line service resumed around 10:30 this forenoon. French & Frazee advertise land offerings in Waterloo.
Rev H W Renerd of the First Presbyterian Church writes from Constantinople on Sept 25 1911 describing travel from Rome overland through Hungary Bosnia and Bulgaria to Turkey. He notes European cultural contrasts and warns Italian church state tensions while praising America, health, and plans to sail for Blyrout Syria to begin Presbyterian mission work after meetings with Methodist and Congregational colleagues.
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