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CHURCHES AND THEIR WORKERS-RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OF ALL
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MISSIONARIES WILL
FLOOD MEXICO WITH
BIBLES AND BOOKS
United Church Workers to
Establish Schools and Col
lies Workers Anxious
to Return to Their Fields.
Elaborate plans are belnc made by
millenaries 0f nil the Protestant denom
inations In this country for an Invasion
ct Mexico, probably early this winder.
InitMd of each denomination working
alcne In some certain territory, all of
tho which had been represented In the
iUld previous to last spring, when the
missionaries had to leave tho country
owing to the Mexican revolution, with
the exception of the Episcopal Church
and the Baptist Church (South), are to
verk In unison.
Tho entire program, as outlined, the
outcome of a conferenco of the mission
board officials In Cincinnati, O.. early
this summer, Is to be one of a con
structive character. Instead of carrying
ilflea and cartridges tho next army to
go to the southern ropubllo will carry
Bibles and books. It Is planned to estab
lish one church of the Protestant denom
ination to be known as "The Evangelical
Church of Mexico." Even tho press la
to be Included In tho program, and one
wg publication Is to be founded to fur
ther tho cause of tho now denomination.
SCHOOLS TO BE ESTABLISHED.
There seems to be, In the mlnd3 of
tho returned missionaries, more need of
education than anything else In Mexico
to get the people Interested In the church,
and .with every church that 13 cstab-
I, llshcd It Is hopt-d to have a, school In
Bhich the elementary branches will be
taught It is thought that at first the
tchools will attempt only to train the
pupils through the sixth grade, but the
ultimate plan Is to have higher schools,
one tig university and ono theological
seminary which will train tho native men
and women whom are persuaded to en
ter Christian work.
The missionaries In this country, who
nere recalled, are anxious to leturr, and
have been urging their boards to arrange
to send them at the earliest possible date.
It Is believed by pome that the Invasion
may be begun before the New Year, and
this will be much to the pleasure of those
mho believe that they should be there
to give the Mexican children somo Christ
mas parties Leaders in tho work, how
ever, are not ceitnlti when the order will
seminary, which will train tho native men
and women who are persuaded to enter
Christian work
WORKERS ANXIOL'S TO RETL'RN.
Since the "Liberal" leaders have as
sumed charge of nffalrs in tho gi eater
part of the republic, reports havo come
to the missionaiies from friends that the
Government 13 turning many of tho Cath
olic churches into Institutions -and even
the homes of the priests and the con
vents nre being taken for housing soldiers
affi providing playgrounds and other
anju'semont places. On this account some
of'tfce missionaries aro fearful that the
j&ple may became estranged from re
ligions work, and it may prove difficult to
gt them to take an Interest In anything
that has to do with the Christian Church.
In consequence, they want to get back
before the change is too gieat.
One of the most Important things to be
done, in the opinion of those who nre
most familiar with the country and Its
people, is the founding of courses In do
mestic and manual arts, as they feel It
Is essential that the young people of
Mexico grow up with some definite nim
and equipped for practical work.
Included In the denominations uniting
In the plan for the Invasion nre the
Congregationalisms, Baptists, Disciples.
Frl&nds and Southern Presbyteiians,
Jlethodlst.i, Assoilnted Itefoinied Plnsby
terlans and the Presbs teriuns (North).
Although these denomination nre to work
In unison, their workers nie not to be
distributed In nil tedious. Instead, on
recommendation of a committee on ter
ritorial occupation, each denomination Is
to be responsible for some definite part
of the country In a few caseb the work
of the different denominations will over
lap, but to a large extent the assignments
as Intended are shown in the map accom
panying this article. Through the re
arrangement the Presbyterian mission
aries, who have labored for 30 years in
Northern Mexico, will hereafter bo found
In the South
OCCVPATION WILL BE COMPLETE.
The ass'gnments n3 planned to make
the occupation of the entire country
comrlete, and to distribute the work so
that iertaln workers may bo responsible
for the occupation and missionary culti
vation of the different States, are now
as follows.
Congregatlonallsts-Chlhuahua, Slna
ioa as far south as Slnaloa River, Sonora
and Lower Calif ornlu.
Baptlsts-Coahutla, Nueva Leon. Zd
catecjs. Durango. Mexico, Federal Dla.
trict and Aguas Calientes.
Dlsclples-Coahulla (from Piedras Ne
'" S0l"h along the line of Interna
tional Railroad to Monterey and to Toi
on. whence north to Jimenez. Includ
ing Sierra Mojada). Nueva Leon.
trlends and Southern Preslijterians
n Luis rotosl Tamaultpas, Nueva
,V.e,ho,1'sts-San Luls Potosi. Guana
ni i ! Jallsco Collma. Mexico, Federal
fi" , Hltla'Bo. Puebla. Queretaro.
eala. Mlchoacan. Teplc and Slnaloa
"far north as Slnaloa river.
Associated Reformed Presbyterians-
tS Pot"" Vera CrUZ a"d Ea5tern San
ei"yterUns North)-MexIco, Fed
t,XP X- JIrelos. Vera Cruz Cam
ill,!' G"errer. Oaxaca, Chiapas, Ta
Mco and Yucatan
The Friendly Path
"The Friendly Path" we hope nhall
each week carry some message of good
ehcer and helpfulness, 11 Is to be opti
mistic and to strive always to find the
best In everything.
Bad can only be Improved to the great
est extent by copying nfter the best In
life. The helping hnnd always wins more
battle and docs more good than the ono
that tries to win by hard blows.
The man who Criticises the laws and
their makers, but never goes to the polls,
Could see the greatest enemy of the na
tion By looking Into a mirror.
Wo have known men down In the slums,
lost to friends, and sometimes wearing
the pallor of tho prison cell, who were
good nt heart, but whose lives were
shattered by the sting of distrust and
unkind words, when a few words of
cheer and kindness would havo started
them on their way to successful lives and
happiness.
Let us Btrolt together down "The
Filendly Path" and find the peace and
Joy that comes thiough looking for the
good things that are scattered about us
everywhere. ROBINSON.
GLEANINGS FROM
RELIGIOUS PRESS
h!)'". torles, not more than 400
ora In lennth. telllna nl trm irvcra
and experiences of elercjymen In
,i - p.iimiii or ci
;.'" l0 "ve and SUDOort their fam,
biilM 8a" alarl. In trylno to
.'" "p th" non-CQ-operatlve con
thSJi. 0n,.and ln tr"n0 t0 P"t "
"ill h. ,'nt0 tne "dead" churches,
thl . we,come" for consideration for
eludP B'u Sucn articles should In.
memh., br.le' 'aement of how the
the n.1' chur:hea could have aided
ln' pastor J ....u . .
them J. J u vwuiu nave saveo
eourl.!!nuch of thelr worry and dls
llttl, V.T.'," ' ' ' hoped that the.,
.i. " """" may aunt the
d
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brother
ex-
P.V&."h0. v.n, .Ike
io n. u """ " giving mem cour
r..r.I.,. rouslng churchmen to their
Mat V viz" Ma"ucrlpta should be
w'g L.d8e,r,RellB,0U, DePar,mnt'
The motive may be good but the wis
dom of teaching the children of New
York city "war geography." going over
with them the movements of the various
armies in their sanguinary maneuvers,
can be seriously questioned. The Inno
cent generation will hear and read
enough of the muiderous procedure with
out special direction from their eldeis.
iNorthwestern Christian Advocate
YOUR WASTINGS
Rubbish Is God's opportunity for riches.
The things that are despised He loves to
turn Into things that aro a delight Even
the world Is discovering this principle. In
commenlng on the amazing valup of for
merly neglected by-pioducts it has been
said. "Men havo discovered that waste
is too rich to be neglected; without it,
the world Is too poor1." Discarded turkey
quills are today enriching not only the
world's commerce, but the world-wide
work of the Sundny school through the
gifts of a w ell-known inventor. And
when we give God unhindered control of
our own wasted lives He can capitalize
our waste Into such Immediate and un
n ensured wealth for ourselves and for
others us only tho mitacle-alchomy of
Heaven could accomplish It Is tho base
things and tho things that are despised
that God rejoices to touch, transform and
use for His own glory. If we are sure
that there is waste and rubbish in our
own life, we may be equally sure that
ours Is the life that God can immediately
make wealthy. Sunday School Times.
SMILE
ftmllt a smite,
For hn vou tmlle another smile".
And soon there's miles nn.l miles of emlles
And life's worth while If sou but "mile.
Mark Twain.
THE IiITTIiE STREETS
"Tomorrow I'll do It," says llcnnle,
'I will by and by," aj Seth.
"Not now pretty soon," pnys Jennie:
"In a minute,'1 sass little Ileth.
O lar little people remember.
That, true as the stars In tho sky.
The little streets of Tomorrow,
Pretts -soon, and Uy-and-by,
Lead, ono and all,
, As straight, thev o,
Ai the Klns's Hlghwij.
To the city of Not at all.
Annie Hamilton Donnell.
GOD KNOWS
Onlv God knows the trials that we bar,
The weary longings for a different fate.
The dally strugjle and the anxious care.
He knows, and we can wait1
Onlv God knons how aln our efforts seem.
How oft we sink discouraged by the way,
When hfaven and earth seem but an empty
dream.
He knows, and we can pray'
Only God knows what future jears ma bring.
The trouble or the Jny within our scope.
If we shall walk tn grief, or happy sing,
He knows, and we can hope
Onlv God knows' W hae no want beside,
Our rmher watches o'er ui from above,
AVe feel our weikne86, but his hand will guide.
Ho Knows, and He Is love'
M. U D., Exchange.
GOLD DUST
Courago! That's the great, big thing
that everyone can get out of life, no
matter v, hat's ngalnat him. Courage:
Wo all need It all the time. If we have
It. life's worth all It costs and more
If we haven't got courage, life's a tread
mill a galley n chain-gang Clnra E.
Lnughlin, In "Everybody's Birthright."
SUMMER WORK FOR CHURCH
Gratifying Results at West Branch
of the Y. M. C, A.
That it Is possible to continue religious
work In the summer through co-operative
methods ha3 been demonstrated during
the last few months bv tho results of
union meetings held by chapters of the
Brotherhoort of Andrew and Philip In
AVest Philadelphia, and tho West Rranch
Young Men's Christian Association. The
meetings started on July 5 and are to
end tomorrow, although it had been the
orlslnil Intention to close them before
tlut date The change In closing was
mad, howevet, at the request of sev
eral churches, which had not taken up
thu plan in the beginning and desired to
have their chapters represented in the
work after they found out how success
ful It was proving.
During the warm summer afternoons,
when there was little religious activity,
the Y. M. C. A. workeis and those of tho
Uiotherhnofl opened services In the asso
ciation lobhv at 4 o'clock each Sunday
and held n brief rervlco of preparation,
and afterward open-air services were
conducted. The reports show that the at
tendance at 11 meetings wa3 1741 persons,
that six denominations participated In
the work and that 11 lav men and 11 cler
gymen addressed the meetings. But, best
of all. S") men havo pledged themselves
for fome spfci'lflc kind of voluntarv work
in the Interests of advancing Christianity.
The Rev John Wutchoin, pastor of the
Franktord Methodist Episcopal Church,
It, to ho tho speaker at the lobby meet
ing for men at the Central V M C A
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock HI3
subject Is to be "Greater AVorks, or the
Challenge of Christ." Starting with Sun-da-.,
September 27, Richard E. Wilson,
dliector of the service department of
Central Rranch pUts to have big meet
ings in the auditorium Good speakers
and special music will be iuiaiiKtd for
each meeting.
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MISSIONARIES' NEW MAP OF MEXICO
Showing the territorial assignments proposed for workers of different denominations included in the union plan
of invasion with Bibles and books.
COLFELT CHURCH TO
BE SOLD; EDIFICE
USED FIFTY YEARS
Presbyterian Congregation,
Few in Numbers in Recent
Years, Reluctant to Let
Pastor Go Its History.
With the retirement of the Rov. Dr.
Lawrence M. Colfelt from the pastorate
of the West Orecn Street Presbyterian
Church, Nineteenth and Green streets,
thero seema little doubt that the congre
gation will shortly offer tho valuable
church property for sale.
One of the officials said yesterday that,
because of the small congregation, duo
largely to changed conditions of tho
neighborhood and the removal to tho sub
urban sections of many of the old mem
bers, the majority of tho members seemed
to agree that tho best thing that could
bo done would be to disband and turn
the property over to the Philadelphia
Presbytery. In this event, he said, the
propel ty would undoubtedly bo offered
for sale In the near future.
FIFTY YEARS OLD.
The church edifice Is one of the most
3tately in the city, and Its towering spins
Is a landmark In the neighborhood. For
almost half a century It has housed tho
congregation ln their worship, and among
those who attended services there wero
many of the most, distinguished citizens
of the country The property Ib said to
be worth about JSO.COO.
Years ago the church was one of tho
most flourishing In tho presbjtery, and
It was not Infrequent, according to old
churchmen, for every pew to he filled
both at tho morning and evening serv-
Among its pastors were men of
ices.
great eloquence and leaders of the de
nomination. Now mans of the older
members havo passed away, the younger
generations havo removed from the cen
tral to tho suburban districts and the
congiegntlon has fallen tiff rnpidlv Dur
ing the last two voars there has been
no Sunday school connected w 1th the
church, and, as one of tho membeis de
clared a day or two ago, when there is
no Sunday Bchool there is little hopo
for tho future of any congregation.
PASTOR COLFELT MUCH LIKED.
The Rev. Dr. Colfelt was ono of the
most popular clergymen In this city, and
for years, during his pastorate, oven
though members had removed far from
the church, they would return to listen
to his sermons. And had he not re
mained there it Is probable that the con
giegatlon would have disbanded before
this Dr. Colfelt camo to tho city first
ns the pastor of the Oxford Presbvterlan
Church, Broad and Oxford streets, and
for seven years he remained In that
charge For years ho was pastor of the
old First Presbyterian Church, Washing
ton Squaie, and there ho spoko to con
gregations that included men and women
from every corner of tho globe. He had
been with the West Green Street Church
since 1800, and even In tho last few jears
when he was older than many men ln
the pnctoral work, he had largo con
gregations. The West Green Street Church was
organized 03 the "Alexander Presby
terian Church" by a committee of pres
bytery on Sunday, March 16, 1S58, as the
outgrowth of a meeting of men In the
homo of the Rev Dr. William E.
Schonck, Eighteenth and Green streets.
This meeting named a committee to con
sider the matter on January 9, 1S58, and
the first worship was held ln nn empty
storeroom at Seventeenth and Mount
Vernon streets. The Rev Dr. Alfred
Nevin pleached the first sermon.
DR. N'EVLV FIRST PASTOR.
A'ery soon afterwards the present site
was obtained, and on Sundny, April 11,
the same year, the congregation took
possession of a temporary structure at
19th and Green streets, which was used
until the handsome new edifice was built.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Nevln became the
first pastor, and vvns Installed as such
on April IS of the year It was organized.
During the next three years he stirred
up much enthusiasm, and when, on
October 31, 15C1, the Rev. Dr. T. M. Cun
ningham succeeded him. he found llttlo
difficulty In getting support for the erec
tion of the new church. Within a few
"years ho had the pleasure of seeing the
splro of the big edifice rise, and in July,
ISM, he retired and the Rev. George P.
Cain took chnige.
Tho original name given tho church,
"The Alexander Presbyterian Church."
was chosen In memory of the Rev. Dr.
Archibald Alexander, the first professor
In Princeton Theological Seminary. In
the early 903 the name was changed to
the West Green Street Presbyterian
Church.
A congregational meeting will be held
within the next month, when definite
action will be taken 'In tho matter of
disbanding and permlttlg the Presbytery
to take charge of the property.
THE MY. DR. JARVIS
SPEAKS HOPEFULLY
OF HIS COMING WORK
Pastor of Bethany Presby
terian Church Encouraged
by Evangelistic Outlook of
Stony Brook Assembly.
Cmintrv lt for Convalescents, Darby,
has arranged to hold a. country fair and
market day on Saturday, October 3, from
0 a m to 8 p, in.
The Rev Bernard J. Ma honey, spiritual
director of the American College at Rome,
Is visiting In this city.
The Rev. Mgr. .Vevln P Fisher, rector
of St .fohn the Evangelist Church, has
cabled as follows "Pope Renedlct XV
sends his Apostolic Blessing to the people
of St. John's." He Is expected home on
Tuesday.
The Federation of Catholic Societies
will meet ln Fraternity Hall. 1411 Arch
street, tomorrow evening The Rev
Charles F. Bruehl, of the Bemlnarv) of
St. Charles Borromeo, will address the
meeting.
Archbishop Prendergast has named the
following to represent the dlorese at lnrge
nt the convention of the Amerlran Fed
eration of Catholic Societies, at Balti
more, on September 27, 28 and 23 Walter
George Smith, John B Comber, Henry A
N. Dally, James F. Hare and William E.
Hemsler
The order of FoitV Hnur' Devotion In
the archdiocese has named Our Mother
of Sorrows Church, this cltv St Thomas
church, Vlllnnova. H'dv C'ro"-. Mount
Airy: St Mnrv's, rnnldale St "Vrei,V,
Fox Chase; St Bernard's, Kaston. and St
Boniface's, St f'lnlr, ar the places In
which It will be held during tho coming
week.
EXPENDITURE OF $8000 TO
IMPROVE ASBURY CHURCH
Auditorium Will Be Opened at Spe
cial Service October 18.
Improvements costing $SW) are being
made to Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church, 33d and Chestnut streets Steam
hent Is being Installed and the latent elec
tiic lighting will take the place of g.ia
lights. The Interior of tho auditorium Is
being decorated, and a feature vv ill be a
rare dctign at the roar of the pulpit All
tho furniture Is to be renovated and var
nished New carpets will replace the old
ones.
Drlef stories of thrilling or Inter
esting experiences of missionaries In
the home or foreign fields will be used
In this page, and such contributions
will bo welcomed. They should not
be more than 200 to 400 words In
length, and should, if possible, be ac
companied by photographs of persons
having the experiences. Manuscripts
should be addressed to editor Reli
gious Department, Evening Ledger.
DISTRICT LEAGUE CONFERENCE
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The Rev. Dr. Robert E L. Jarvis. who
leaves the pastorate of the stiong BPth
any Presbyterian Church, 22d and Bain
brldge. streets, to take charge of the evan
gelistic woik of the titony Brook Assem
bly, has expressed regret at leaving thl3
city, but In his answer to the call extended
him In which he accepts the new work
he makes plain that he feeU it a duty
and privilege to preach the old-time evan
gelistic sermons such as the Assembly's
plntform stands for.
That the work Doctor Jarvis is to un
dertake for tho Stony Brook Assembly
will bo successful is Indicated by a state
ment Included ln the announcement of
Doctor Jarvis' acceptance in tho Brooklyn
Eagle, which savs:
"The Stony Brook Assembly has In Its
directorate some of the strongest men
In the Preshyterlan Church, and their In
dorsement and support of this evangelistic
movement are guaranty of its sanity and
aggiessiveness. The piesldent of the
Assembly Is the Rev. Dr John F Car
son, cc-moderator of tho General Assem
bly Among the directors Is the Rev.
Dr. Maltland Alexander, moderator of
the General Assembly."
In accepting the call Doctor Jarvis
wrote 'n part as follows:
"I am the more inclined to accept this
call because I find myself ln perfect
harmony with the platform of the Stony
Brook Assembly t am so constituted
that I must believe what I preach be
lieve It Intensely and deeply.
"I need not remind you that the con
vincing appeals to tho world of today
are by ministers who hold to the faith
of our fathers and believe still that the
old path3 lead up to the throne of grace,
as they ever have done. I hold to the
Word of God as the standard of all
thinking The modern preacher who
makes his own thoughts, or the thoughts
of others, the standaid by which to Judge
God's revelation his gone far astray I
believe that the standaid of interpreta
tion of tho things of life should be the
Book, and I know that the sublime doc
tilncs of grace contained In It nre effective
tod.iv In leading men to salvation. Here
I must rest my cns., ns well as my hope,
for time and eternity.
"Your ubsembly stands for the kind of
evangelism X can Indorse with all my
heart. If I mistake not, your purpose is
to sound a call for a revival of the old
tlmo reverenro for the Word of God and
to emphasize man s denendenen thfr.
upon for knowledge of solvation Vour
platform is one of principle and not of
policy or expediency You believe In the
dignity of the gospel and In the power
of the cross You believe in a mission to
the churches which shall, as far as pos
slble. lemovc prejudico to the Christian
religion, tlarifv the atmosphere with rcf
eienco to the Word of God and the doc
trines of salvation as taught therein, the
stiengthening of the Church and the re
geneiation of men bv the spirit of God "
NEED U. S. TO MAKE PEACE
IN EUROPE, DECLARES RABBI
Dr. Berkowltz Tells Congregation
America's Help Is Wanted.
That the services of this Government
will eventually be required to bring
about peace in Europe was the decla
ration made this morning by the Rev.
Dr Henry Berkowltz ln his sermon at
tho Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Broad
and Mount Vernon streets
H began his sermon by referring to
the big battle between the allies and
Germans, and declared It to be the most
extensive and dreadful battle ln the his
tory of warfare, Continuing, he eald:
"We of the neutral nations stand bv
with bated breath 'marking time.' as It
were and awaiting the outcome of the
conflict The fate of nations hangs in
the balance Whatever may be the Issue,
ultimately the services of our Govern
ment will be required, even as our favor
Is already being solicited by all the com-
i bntants. This Is not a time for taking
sides Americans, whatever may bf
their European nfllllatlons, should real
ize the solemn duty which rests upon
our nation.
"The tone of the neUBpap-r prfss has
rarely exhibited that dimness and mod
eration our President so earnestly en
Joined. The pulpit and platform, the
schools and all other agencies for guid
ing and controlling public opinion are
charged with a grave responsibility
Cnless partisanship be eliminated, we
shall forfeit that Judicial open-minded-ness,
that spirit of fair play which alone
can qualify us at the right moment to
arbitrate the questions at Issue and re
store tranquillity to a distracted world."
RELIGIOUS BREVITIES
CELEBRATION IN MEMORY OF
BENEFACTION OF ST. TERESA
Many Persons Will Visit Carmelite
Convent During October.
During October an elaborati celehr.ttion
is to take place at the I'urmellte Convent.
60th avenue and York rond. t.i,,K ulne, n
memory of the third centenary of the
benefaction of St Teresa. Starting on Oc
tober 0. theru will be a preparatory novfnit
una on m-iooer ji, M Rn,j 17 solemn trl
duum It s esriertcd that many peisons !
will visit the ihape durln; th eelebra- '
tion and avail themselves of the InduU '
sences si anted b tho late Pontiff. On I
of the notable pronouncements of the
Pope in tne closing year of his reign was
his Apostolic Letter, bearing date of
March T. to the superior general of th.
1 Disculeed Cannelitess and to members of
the entire order with reference to the
world-wide celebration in honor of the
, Virgin of Avila
The Rev. Dr. J M S. Isenbers;, pastor
of Trinity Reformed Church, Broad and
Vonango streets, will begin a series of
sermons tomorrow evening on "Grpat
Books as Life Teachers." to.be continued
through the autumn and early winter.
His topic tomorrow night Is to be
"l'ollynnna, the Glad Book " In the
morning he will preach on the subject
"The Claims of the Bible School."
Holv communion will be observed nt
the Ninth Presbvterlan Church, 57th
stieet and Washington avenue, tomor
row morning, nt whleh time 12 or more
new members are to be received into the
congregation. With the addition of these
members there will have been added,
since the Rev Dr. John A Hlggons began
laboring in West Philadelphia, more than
160 to the rolls.
a
Rally Day is to he observed at the
West United Preshyterlan Church. 41d
and Appen streets, tomorrow. The ser
mons, both morning and evenine, are to
be preached bj the Rev E S Littell. of
.v'ron, O A special prozram has been
prepared for the Sundav school meeting
at 2 30 p m. The Rev Mr Littell will
make an address and special music will
be given, Including solos bv Henry V
Lewis, of tho West Branch Y M. C A
Warden Robert McICentv. of the East
ern Penitentiary. In to address the Clerical
Brotherhood, of the Pennsylvania Diocese,
at Its first meeting of the season In the
Church House on Monday forenoon.
It Ii expected that "Gypsy" Smith. Jr..
will be the speaker at the Presbyterian
ministers' meeting in Westminster Hall.
Wltherspoon Building, next Monday fore
noon. ,
"Present Dav Tendencies" will be the
subject for discussion at tho Monday
meeting of the Philadelphia Conference
of Raptlst ministers next Monday forenoon.
ARCHBISHOP WILTJ ' i
DEDICATE SPtEKli'
CHURCH TOMOtoOf
t
New Edifice of the Parish
of Our Lady of Victory
Will Be Scene of Impres
sive Services.
Archbishop Prendergast Is to dedicate
the beautiful Church of Our Lady of Vic
tory, 54th and Vine streets, tomorrow
morning at to o clock. The basement of
this church has been In uie for many,
years, but the handsome new edifice that
Is to be dedicated has only come through
the growth of the congregation The ex
terior of the structure Is Imposing, and
tho Interior Is one of the finest ln the
city. The Rov John F. Graham Is rec
tor of the church
Bishop McCort Is to sing a Solemn
Pontifical Mass, and ho will be assisted
by the Rev Richard F. Hanagan, rector
of St. Gregory's parish, who will be as
sistant priest, and the Rev Francl9 J.
Shcehan, of Overbrook, who will be mas
ter of ceremonies Three priests who
wero boys of the parish are also to par
ticipate in the services. The Rev George
Orr will be deacon, the Rov John Mc
Menamin will be subdeacon and the Rev.
Joseph Conway the assistant master of
ceremonies The Rev Mgt Charles F
Kavanagh, chancellor, Is to preach the
sermon
In the evening there will be solemn
vespers at T SO o'clock, at which tlmo the
Rev. Dr. William J Garrlgan, diocesan
director of the Society for the Propaga
tion of the Faith, will preach
Preliminary to the dedication, the con
secration of the altars took place on last
Tuesday, with Bishop McCort officiating
The church building Is constructed of
Green River limestone, Port Deposit
granite and graduated slate Over the
main entrance rises a massive tower 140
feet' high, which immediately claims the
attention of the visitors.
In the nuditorium there Is seating ca
pacity for 1050 persons It is one of the
most attractive ln the city. The celling
is nrched without having supporting col
umns, and therefore the view to the altar
ie unobstructed, no matter where wor
shipers may sit.
Painted on canvas and set under the
windows are Stations of the Cross, and
on either side of them are marblelzed.
columns of blue and white. Beyond each
of these appear several figures forming
a continuation of the scene depicted In
each of the oll-palnted stations.
One cf the features of the edifice la
the baptistry In the north tower. Ita
superstructure is of Spanish cohesive tile
and Indiana limestone, while the floors
are of Tennessee marble and of tile mo
saic. The walLs are adorned by paint
ings, the principal one being "The Stable
nt Bethlehem Light is shed Into the
baptlbtry through stained glass windows
in the 1 oiling
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KEUGIOLS NOTICES
Hnptlst
UUX-KLKY HAl'TlHP 1 111 lien
WjiluHlnic ae and .'.Id t
vv tt I'hlladeli hla Baptist Social
lli'irndav. September 24 il .',0 p m
FIFTH
Union.
HAPTISl CHURCH Serin Oard-n -
anu isth sts.. R. v. Quay RoAtelle. rh.
-ii S- J ' .iuastrrr,. z1 n m- gemr "I'iwii
' -3 P ". Ho ChrlBt Savta." OVVcHl
SECOND BAPTrST H'rr.pivr: u i vr. .-.r 1 -t ." sf-
,n.t, '1 '1,, Ttt. K.,n.. - . - .T t . ,t ' .
Friday nlxht. oi Ml tlm and election ' ib
ufflors j i
Congregational iro-
cEntRAL'HI UH. lMh nd Grn JuTjI, ft
Hev V V, HERO, 1'astor l.ce-
ii a m .norning worship nc urllnir tun
-..,... .j. .. . . . - -. -
coneregation Hermon.
o p m Evening Worship Sermon
llRlon In Dullness "
IVa m -Bible pfhool
"lot
tn
j he.
I'ranlUIn Hnme
HOME FOR
rRANKLI.V HOME FOF? THr otomi"i t
TION Or INEBRIATES 911-9n Locu.t tt-.e-W
Sundai, 8 p. m. sentce conductod by Di 5
ian h ,p3Kcr. ., w
Lutheran
MUhslAH I.I 1HEHAN "
The Frlendlv Church '
lfith and Jefferson t
DANIEL E. WEIC5LE, PASTOR,
PKEACH 10 30 a m T 41 p m
I'riOFEfflO.VAL FOLOIsTf
WILb
Methodist I'llcnpal
CHLRCH or THE ADVOCATE
Vjvne ae anl juren lane, Otn
KLADsTONK HOLM. Minuter.
Ill 1'.- 'AIlfNDANTE Or I1A1.V
T IWHinV LONG HALT rE"'
CALVARY, Baltlirore ae and 45th.
13. BICKLEV Ilin.NS, PASTOR.
O ',0 Brotherhood : ..n Sabbath School
lrt no I'NwILLINO SKEPTICISM"
43-"KIBROTHHATTAAVAH." Numb . si,
Vli'Sp-JfiF MFIUT AM. SITTINGS FHEE
THE riRST METHODIST CHURCH
. IN CERMANTOWN.
miAR.y5. "'ESI.EY BLIt.Ne Minister
Oil. JOHN a HAINES. First Ciurch. Ocean
v tty. preaches at 10 30 and 7.
MUelc bv Veiled Qny Choir.
i!?'fl,SEMAM:- Broad and Westmoreland.
30 JO a m. O w Henson.
45 n m. Tom Jones iorksMre Evineellit,
preaches and Binge.
v nuruH imii emg
The Rev Clinton Boltzel! Adams will
preach tomorrow morning and evening In i i'aiik avk.sub -Hitch
tne rarK congregational rrmrch. 3?d
street and Montgomery avenue His
topic In the morning Is to be "Doctrines
and Deeds" and In the evening he will
preach on "The Rainbow "
rark avenue and Norrls street
Hi
Rev ROBERT BAC.NELtV L. D.. Mlnlitar.
I'SO-'THE CHRIST OF ST PAUL-
"The Great Alms of Education In
School and Out" Is to be the subject of
a sermon by tho Rev Pr. John Clarence
Lee In the t'niversaltat Church of the
Restoration. Master street, below Seven
teenth, tomorrow morning
At the Tlrst Methodist Episcopal
Church, Germantown, tho Rov Dr. John
B. Haines, of Ocean City, N J., Is to
pirach nt 10:50 a. in. and 7 p. in.
e
Special invitations have tpn given all
members of tho BlorHley Baptist Church,
53d street oml Wvalusing nventje, for the
rally dav services of the Bible school.
b the Rev Pr P John Gordon and
the deacons There will be preaching
services in the church at 10 30 a m and
7-15 p. m.. Bible school services at 3 SO
t in. and young people's meeting at 6 15
p m.
The Rev Dr John F Fort, secretary of
the Finance Commission of the Methodist
l episcopal untiren win spend the second
I week of October In this conference ad.
, dressing meetings of lamen One dav
A now Ctholic Choral Club has been ! Utl & f the flV iUtrlcts
o.ganued b Nicola A Montani. and it I confirence (
is iu lime u iirei If lie.'irf ai in tne 8Url
tori im of the Uirls1 High School the first
week in October.
Llfo That
ii m a
Wins
m.
! Vi
cues
Th Donegal Society plans to have "A
N'tght in Ireland. ' or, as a matter of
tact, two nights in Ireland next Weil.
nesday and Thursday, when they will
hold nn entertainment In St. Columba's
Hall, 23d street and Lehigh avenue.
Methodist Church Body Convenes in
Bristol October 1,
The annual meeting of the Central Dis- '
trict Epworth League, of the Phllade phia
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will take place In Bristol on
Thursday, October 1 Three sessions are
to be held, and the Rev Dr Frank p
Parkin, superintendent of the district and
John MacFarland, of Glenslde. president
of the district league, are planning an
elaborate program
Joleph F TerrT oV Phiradelphuranci the , Handesome edifice at Nineteenth and Green streets, which is likely to be turned ' '"8 th w"k of Ol,ob" "
I Re. Dr David G Donney. of New Ycrk.
WEST GREEN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
over to fniladc'phia rresoytery and ottered for sale n the early future.
West Chester Council. No 1333. Knights
of Columbus, is to open Its new home
next Wednesdiy evening with a house,
warming and reception
St Joseph s College opened this week
with the largest enrolment in its history
I The different societies of the Catholic
Total Abstinence I'nion are to have In.
dividual celebrations In honor of Father
M.ithew's blrthdav on or about October
I The union is to ho'd a banouet Jur.
Thi: Lad o u n if t e st Francis
Special rally day services are to be
conducted tomorrow in -ur Redeemer
Reformed Episcopal Church, the Uev
Pr August E Harnett, pastor, at W.3u
a m. and S p m
t Messiah Lutheran Church the Rev,
Daniel C Weigle wtll preach at 10 34 a
m and T 45 p m tomorrow. Professional
soloists will sing.
t
Subjects upan which the Rev. V
Berg is to preach tomorrow are. U a
m , Moral ?afegijards.' and at S p. m '.
"RollSlon tn Business"
The Rev. Harold S Conant. of Balti
more. Md . will preach at 11 a m . to
morrow in the Xew Jerusalem (Swedsn
borgianv en the suWeet "Progressive
Revelation In the Number One to
Twelve."
Dr Carl B Baker will conduct the
service at S p m f morrow in the Frank
It . H.'tne tor the Reformatio of Ine-briates
15 WHAT VtVST 1 net Tf lip SAi'Fn
AjJ'sxpLn ..QUESTION AND A MODDRN
2fo Sunday S-!ieol Dr. B&fnell s Btbls
vt83 tur men in 'pe V-ianirium
TABER.VAi'LE, lltti be Oi'ord AE cFoT
wen Pastor lo 30. his Friends 7 43,
.no i.i
mtni.
? .Itrumlrm lreijkuboricran?
"V.VlJ.ilUih" n H''ui.AriON w the
Nt'MUCKS 'iNF TO r.VI-LVE' It t.1 sub.
TL 0i,tt,.?rX'w!P P'n i mornlnit by th
Rev Harold S. Conant, of Ilvltlinore. Urt ,
In the Ohurch of the New Jru4lem. 23d
anl i hestntu sirteu Servl sat jj o rlork
. All r'.s.afie: Evrhoiy l wtlroma
Fresh) lerlan '
T,i'c?kAU'JH.SI'" PltEsHVTEKIAN C'Hl'TtCfiT
lSih and Arch The Ue iiaren: Ed war 1
Mai-artp iu Prafh at 10 4 a tn on
' The UatiU or Life.
TL,.tVlV.,Tn npspyTFRlAN rHrTr.l"
fp'ith 47th ei and Klniei.slnr a
Mlnltler. Hev John T Reeve, D D
l'i45 a m Andrew Simon Feter i Broti.
TJ5 j jtj-vrh Seamlesa Robt
St OTS jTIirjU-H, Broa"3r b'on MVrli it
!;. i i.OJ'i11 uibe. u u
"lllTht ".loi-d Supper 45
TABKHNAi'LL- . HCRCII
b,si ,?,,l,,i',Irt, Chenut at 8T"i a
Ri JOHN ALLAV HLAIH p V Minuter
II a m - cod lntotcai'I Man
.fV,"!- The It!'r of ui
C E. eocity. 7 p. m. Junrtlj Scboil 230.
TKMPLK PnESByTLKIAN i'HURCH
Hllllsm Pawin fvobertt
Services 10 in anl 5
nnA-TByRiATTTWH
.lT.1rfS-lP, . Sernion. 'THE MARKS OP
? ,VB1&1 School New e))oIar Invited
S VVor.hlp THE FOLLV OF SAIL '
MMveek Servtee WednJy, at
If ou are looklr.e for churth hoii.
iomo thou and 1 ib home
Mlnl.ter
Pinter
lofk
l'rotrtlant Kl'l.roi'nl
I'AHISH OF ST LUKE
.lh .. L THE itPlFHANT
lain t below Spruce
Hev DAVID bTSELE. Rector
e a in -Holy ojomuntOB
Hi a m Sunday Sch"o!
11 a in Meriting Fnver aad Sersnoa
4pm Lvcalns Prayw. Aatbra an.
a rata.
1 ba Hector nill wch.
EFIFHANV OHAFEL
ITtb ami Synnnwr in
Sam Holy CaomuBlca
11 a m -Morainj Fravr and Sermar.
2 It p b. Sun4t Shal
P m Eeatnf Fraver lad Eertnon
Hev In Ins i Mc(ir nil preacb
OT"R REnEEMER
Kan
Kffprroed Eplacopal
14th and (jifo-J
AUEUttui F. Barnett D D Rector
pa eerMce WW ml i p
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