The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-07
COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS.

| At this writing Rev. j. +. jackson
of the Tabernacle Baptist, who is the
aston. is i'll and confined to his home,
but the good work is still moving on
ward. The good people of the church
are carrying ON the work just the same:
The pastor and his people have finished
the work on the outside of the church
and the carpenters are working inside
now, indeed they are building church
that will be credit to the city IN
which we live. The young people have
a great church outing every Thursday
night at the church for building Yes,
Rev. Jackson is sick, but Mrs. J. P
Jackson is working hard to carry out
his plans
Rev. Parker, pastor of the Beuiah
Baptist church, says we are glad to say
that God is in the plain. We are stu
moving onward in the name of God.
can saw that we are increasing each
dav and week and Sunday. We have
nice church on Third Ave. and 18TH
street. A welcome to all.
These dear ones who are not mem
hers Of any church, but are friends of
the Bethel A. NJ f. church, in the per
son of Mrs. H. V. Besse and Miss Hazel
Turner. Mr.. Fred Means gave musl-
cal at the Masonic Hall Feb. %, 1919,
for the benefit of the Bethel A. M. Z.
churhc furnace and cleared $4,000 which
they gave to the church.
Sunday was glorious day at the
Bethel A. NJ. +. church. Rev. M H.
Rhonenee preached two soul stirring ser
mons to packed houses both morning
and evening. The subject for the morn
ing was the 18th chapter of the Acts
of the Apostles, and a part OF the 9th
verse. filled with the Holy Ghost.
HOLY Spirit, or Holy Ghost, both Eng
lish words being the rendering OF the
same word in Greek, the third person
| in the blessed Trinity, he said to pro
ceed from the Father, and to be sent by
the Father and the Son upon disciples,
John 1926, 1926; to be the Spirit OF
the Father, and the Spirit Of Christ.
That he is a real person, and not
| merely an attribute or emanatlon OF
| God. is clear from the numerous pas
! sages in the Bible which describe him
| as exercising the acts, an outline or tne
morning subject. Evening subject, 3rd
cbanter Of the Revelation and part OF
the goth verse. Behold, l stand at the
door, and knock, the Lord bless us Win
two joiners. Collection for the das'
$5S.65.
The uastor will give mock male
wedding March II at the church. MIS-
Minnie Hernden, president. Mrs. Co
rvne White, secretary.
Missionary will meet at the church
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gertrude Is.
Rhonenee, president. Mrs. A. c. Stew
art, secretary.
The Church Aid will meet at the
church Friday afternoon at 1880 o Clock
Mrs. Lie Payne, president. Mrs Min
ME Herndon, secretary.
Stewardesses Board No. Will meet
at the church every Wednesday evening
before prayer meeting. Preaching
every Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Richardson at SOs
18th Ave, Council Bluffs, left this at
tcrnoon on their vacation. They are en-
route to Aiken, S. c., 100 mile Jour
new. Mrs. Richardson is the chairman
of the Stewardess Board No. !. Mrs. =.
P. Richardson is the treasurer of the
Trustee Board Of Bethel A. M. T.
church.
Mr.. Brown and w. A Smiley both
are sick at their homes, and also Mr..
Fountain and many others are ill.
Miss Lola D. Boggess, who has been
the Office girl for DR.. J. B. Hall, left
week ago for Chicago to work at the
Ladies Hcme, that is to take charge OF
the home there. The members and
friends at the Tabernacle Baptist
church miss her much. Miss Borgess.
was one loved by everybody.