Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Webster City Churches Will Unite in
Week Of Prayer Under Lead.
ership Of Ministerial
Union.
BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING, DEC. 80
Custom Observed by Increasing
Number Of Churches Through.
out the Land.

Ine chufcneS OF WEBSTER City VIII
observe the week of prayer. 1t has
been the habit of increasing numbers
of churches throughout the Land tc
begin the year with week dedicat.
ed to prayer and meditation. The
aim is to start the new year with
prayer, to bring the churches into
the right spirit for the work of the
new year. The evangelical note and
the devotional spirit are always to
the fore in these annual weeks OF
prayer.
With this specific object in view,
realizing the unusual stress of the
times and the great need both for
private and public prayer, the Min
listers union of the city has made
arrangements for the observance OF
the week of prayer among the
churches of Webster City. The meet
ings will begin Sunday evening, Dec.
30, with a union meeting in the
Methodist church, and will continue
each evening of the week except Sat
urday with different church and
preacher for each meeting. Thus
each church will beAvisited and each
minister will lead "a meeting. 1t is
arranged that the choir of the church
where the meeting is held shall pro-
vide special music and lead congre.
gational singing. Choristers please
take notice.
Sermon Each Evening.
While these meetings are for pray.
ser and ample opportunity will be
given for the public to take in this
form of devotion there will be a
sermon or address at each meeting.
No set program Of subjects is assign
ed. Each minister will choose his
own subject. Doubtless the topics
will be announced in the press so
the congregation may gather pre-
pared along certain lines of medita-
tion and prayer.
The ministers of the city earnestly
hope that throughout this week OF
prayer Christians of all churches
may be together in one place and
that Pentecostdl blessing may come
upon all the churches. There has
been talk of union evangelistic
campaign for Webster City. Posi-
bly, the conservation, churches as
well as individuals may have to
practice, may make such a campaign
impracticable just now. But while
the present meetings are only ar
ranged for one week, they may prove
so attractive and successful as to
give rise to universal desire that
they should be continued along
,evangelistic lines. All members of
all churches, Christians of whatever
name or sign, as we'll as the general
public are cordially invited to attend
all the meetings of this week, of
prayer. SO far as possible the
churches are invited to make this a
hundred per cent attendance, and so
to help along the better spirit among
Webster City churches.
The Weeks Schedule.
The following is the full schedule
of the meetings as arranged, giving
the place and the speaker for each
evening in the week. The meetings
will commence at 1880 o'clock.
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church, Rev. Arthur Metcalf.
Monday at the Universalist church,
Rev. C. v. Pence.
Tuesday at the Christian church,
Rev. J. w. Stiverson.
Wednesday at the United Brethren
church, Rev. L. E. Viets.
Thursday at the Baptist church,
Rev. r. T. Chipperfield.
Friday at the Congregational
church, Rev. Effie McCollum Jones.