CHURCHES PLAN EVANGELI ALTOONA LANDS M.E. CONFERENCE Bishop Cranston Will Preside at Sessions of Central * Penna. Organization The forty-eighth annual session of the Central Pennsylvania conference •of the Methodist Episcopal Church ■will be held in the Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Alloona, beginning March 13. Three important amendments to the constitution and the election of fix lay delegates and six ministerial representatives to the general confer ence of the denomination, which will be held next May at .Saratoga, N. Y., "will be features of the sessions of the conference. Bishop Karl Cranston, of Washing ton, will preside. The Rev. Wilford 1\ Shriner, pastor of the congregation entertaining the conference, is plan ning to have some of the most promi nent speakers, both laymen and, clergymen, in the denomination, to address the confernce. The sessions next March are re garded as the most important to held in recent years by the Central Pennsylvania conference. The year 1916 is known as general conference j jear, and the district conferences dur ing general conference year have a greater amount of work to transact, together with electing delegates to the general conference sessions. Bach church in the Central Penn-f eylvarjia conference will be represent ed at the March sessions by its pas tor and one lay delegate. The ap pointments for 1916 will be made dur ing the conference sessions by Bishop Cranston and committees named dur ing the week. Boyd Memorial to Be Dedicated January 11 The dedication of the John Y. Koyd Afemorlal Building for the men find boys of Pine Street Presbyterian Church will be held on Tuesday evert ing, January it. The speakers will lie the Rev. Marcus A. Brownson and the Rev. John Timothy Stone. D. li). Further details of the program will lie announced in the near future. Tile anniversary service of the Sunday school is announced for Sunday, Janu ary 30. Pine Street church will mark the in coming of the New Year with special sermons and special music at both services to-morrow. The pastor, the Itev. Dr. Mudge will be the preacher. At the morning service the topic will Vie "The Philosophy of Forgetting" nnd in the evening "The Changrelo"? Christ." The thought of the New Yt ; ■ v. ill be continued at the midweek se; a ice on Wednesday evening when tl • heme for consideration will be "Lai Thoughts of God for the New Year." On Monday evening the Woman s Society will hold tin anonlhly meeting nnd on Tuesday even ing the Servants of the King will me<» CVVI ATA AT MESSIAH Special music will be sung at Mi-.s --n ah Lutheran church Sunday evening The choir of thirty voices and the. fol lowing specially engaged soloists will ping H. Alexander Matthew's cantata ''The Story of Christmas," Sunday p vening at 7.30. Miss Catherine Jleicher, soprano: Mrs. William With trow, contralto; and Augustus Shanu nnd Dr. B. S. Behney, tenors. Miss Emma Hoffman will preside at the or pan and Director liartman will aire Ihe solos for bass. Morning Prelude, "Morning,' from"Peer Gynt Suits." Grieg; anthem. "Brightest and Best," Buck; offertory. "Melody." Wely: anthem, "Jesus Christ To-day Is Born," (by request), Mnrzo; jiostlude, "Festival Postlude " Whit- Jng. Evening Prelude, Parker; quartet, "Sleepers Wake," Bchnecker; offertory, "Reverie," F) g- Jer; cantata, "The Story of Christm; Matthews; postlude, "Recession Cuirand. MUSIC AT MARKET SQUARE Morning Prelude, Largo, HandC offertory, Paradisium, Dubois; post lude. March in F Major, Guilmant Evening Prelude, Caprice, Medi tation. William Macfarlane; sop an eolo, sung by Airs. O. 15. Goad, "JJj God, My Father, While I StrayJßAlars ton; offertory, Madrigale, flkers; postlude, Minuetto from 4th sSkati Guilmant." CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist - ®oard of Trade Hall. Sunday) 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. in. Testimonial meeting, Wednesday. S p. m. Free Reading Rooms, Kunkel Building, 3 2.30 to 4.30 p. m. daily, also Monday fcnd Saturday evenings.—Adv. j t- r : - r-^Ti I■?>.«'• •* AC*.>"i s £"'- \f7~" T:r 7 v vt - '&&•' W Wr 1> r 1 sBHHPP' vWfll ISP' PINE STREET \X,I f y PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH \Vj THIRD AND PINE STREETS" \<l Sunday, January 2 Preacher, Rev. L. S. Mudge, D. D., Pastor. Jb 10:30 A. M. ;j •fjk XEW JI \lt KKKMOX JR; "The Philosophy of Forgetting" i ''l'i.llpplaiw 3: l| :0 s|fc,-' I In* I'urt of tlii' l'ii-.t Wo should I''orget. What? vviij ? When? '| r '® 130 P. M. 1 40 p. M. tjj> Graded Sunday School Adult Bible Classes ■ ' • ":30 P. M. I MAY I\n SKItMOX "The Changeless Christ" T Hebrews l* "Jesus Christ, the SunH- Yesterday. To-day and Forever." A A WELCOME AWAITS YOU At tlie Door — In tin I'ru—Before the Pulpit. r; t. SATURDAY mENING, CHRISTIAN DETECTIVES WILL UNCOVER MORA School of Civic pfmiyelisin Plans to Teach Men lo Cover TownmXhead of Revival Campaigns Chicago, Jan. I.—i'lans for the ; raining »f "Chrlsfan detectives" si hose duty it will he §' uncover moral conditions of a corlmunity in ad ve <>f revival caml.iigns, were an noniv .il here to-da\l by the School [„r i'i\lc Evangeltsm ivhich has been Iholding services at tie Moody Insti jtute. • ' Urge Members qf All Churches to Espouse World-Wide Peace v< ial li) t/iel Telegraph Philadelphia, JanJ I.—A campaign I ast through Jajiuary, in which ] ! church members of lull denominations io he urged to rspouse the cause jof world-peace, to b brought about at ' iln end of thepreient war, will be , , i,er ;o-morrov under the aus jj;;:,rs of the Came tie Church Peace Jjliilon. .. 'J'he ('lurch Peac? Lnion is the or k nidation founded by Andrew Carne f'stie iti February, 1914, with an en dowment "f $2,00(|.000 for the fur- It Iterance ot the cause of international 1 peace through religious organizations lef all denominations. The campaign !i s for tin' purpose of calling to the I attention of churchgoers the follow 'ing program for a world-peace: An 11 tcrnational League of Peace, and a ~ ild supreme court, requiring the submission of a" international dis ' put s to the world supreme court, or hoards of arbitration, before re sort to war: national legislation pro v ling for federal protection of aliens t ! America, a more adequate oriental J„ilicv, comprehensive immigration legislation: a general educational movement looking to the organiza . t n of a peace makers' committee in every local church; church study of ~ur international responsibilities. Ml SIC \T (.RACE 51. K. CHURCH Morning Organ, Prayer E flat, Uevred; anthem. Ring Out Wild Bell, iSllchrlst-Oounod; organ. Epithalam 'ium. Ashmall: quartet, Jcsu, Word of ]God Incarnate, Mozart; organ,, choral, >"llerr, Wie du Wilst. So Schicks Mit 1 Mir," Stiller. I Evening—Organ recital at 7.20; or igan. <a) Salut D'Amour. Elgar: (b) Processional in D, Dubois; <cc) Adagio in A Hat, Vretblad: quartet, Tarry With Me. O My Saviour, Baldwin; i anthem, Saviour, Thy Children Keep, Sullivan; organ. Evening Song, Arm strong: quartet, O Had 1 My Saviour, I Havens; organ, Offertoire in D Minor, j Batiste. MUSIC \T SECOND RKFOIUIKI) The following musical program will l,c rendered at the Second Reformed ■ 'liurch: Morning Prelude. Pastorale Op. 26. No. 2. Claussmann; anthem, Deus vlisereatnr, Manmiett; postlude, Can on in "C." Kroeuer. i Evening Prelude, Allgretto. Wol stenholme; baritone solo. O Jesus, rhou Art Standing, Geibel, Leroy Mar !;le: anthem. Remember Thy Tender i Mercies, Farmer, obllgato solo by Mrs. i Ada Gulp Bowman: postlude, March jin C Carroll. ni:riiu:HK>i MI sic Bethlehem musical program for •Sunday is as follows: Morning Organ prelude. Tours; | anthem, "Hail to the Lord's Anointed," Andrews: offertory, "Berceuse," Del buck ; quartet, "Sing Allelulia Forth," Buck: postlude. "Marcht" Salome. I Evening Organ prelude. "Pray i or," Bocllman; anthem, "Saviour Like ! a Shepherd Lead Us," Neidlinger; of • fertor. "Elegy," Lemare: solo, "Now ithe Day Is Over," Speaks; postlude, llopartz. HOV SOPRAXA TO SING 1 Tlu .Mei/s Club of the Stevens Me , tnorial M/tliodist Episcopal Church, i Thirteenth and Vernon streets, will I have charge of the Sunday evening I' at 7.30 o'clock. James jW. Baker is to preside. The male • horus and Masters Gerald Moyer and j William 'Webster, leading boy sopranos of Old St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal j Church choir, Baltimore, Md., will sing. Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker is J to give a short New Year talk. EPISCOPAL I St. Paul's—At S, holy communion; I 10.30, morning prayer; 11, lioly com -1 mi union; 2.30, Sunday school; 3, chll- J iien s service; 7.30, "New Year." St. Augustine's—Archdeacon E. L. Henderson. It, morning prayer; 12.30, Sundcy school. St. Stephen's—The Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer. 8, holy communion; 10, Sunday school; 11, holy communion; 4, O'nistmap cantata, "The Message of U Star." "The detectives," will be trained by a committee headed by Rev. Wil burs P. Crafls of Washington, super intendent of the International Reform Bureau and furnished on application. They will be expected to uncover the individual and social interests of a community. To Sing Good Program at Covenant Church The music that will delight the Covenant Presbyterian congregation to-morrow morning and evening was postponed from last Sunday, when a number of the choir were ill. Mrs. R. McGann. choir leader, an nounces a splendid program which in cludes a nolo nt the morning service, "They Were Shepherds," Lyons, sung by Mrs. S. It. Harris, and the follow ing selections in the evening. Mrs. Bird, the organist of the church, will give a tifteen-minute organ recital be fore the service begins and the choir will later sing two pleasing anthems, "The Star of the East" and "Hark! What Means Those Holy Voices?" and Mrs. S. It. Harris and Mrs. Cloyde Holland will sing the duct, "O, Little Town of Bethlehem." by Geibel. PR ESI J VTKRI AN Pine Street. The Rev. Lewis Sey mour Sludge, D. D., and the Rev. J. S. Annentrout, assistant: 10:30. ser mon, "The Philosophy of Forgetting"; 7:30, "The Changeless Christ"; 1:30, .Sunday school: 1:40, Advanced Bible classes: 6:30, Sr. C. E. Bethany. The Rev . John M. Warden. 7:30, "A Message For the New Year"; Sunday school, 9; C. E., 6:30. Market f.Juare. The Rev. Geo. Edward Hawes, D. D., 11, communion service, "Behold, the Man!" 7:30, New Year's service, "The Good Ship 1916" Sunday school at 9:45; C. E., 6:30;- installation of officers. Covenant. The Rev. Harvey Klaer, 10:30, "The Ministry of Recon ciliation"; 7:30 "The Church's Pro gram": Sunday school, 2; Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Men's prayermeeting, 7. Calvary. The Rev. Frank P. MacKenzie, 10:15, "The Security of the Church"; 7:30, Lord's Supper; Sunday school, 9; Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Westminster. The Rev. K. E. Curtis. 10:30, communion service: Sunday school, 1 :45; C. E., 6:30: 7:30 "The Sin of Forgetfulness." Capital Street. - The Rev. B. M. Ward, 10:45 and 7:30: Sunday school, 12:15; C. E.. 7. Paxton—The Rev. Harry B. King. 11 and 7.30: Sunday school, 10; Chris tian Endeavor, 7. Olivet—The Rev. William O. Yates. The Rev. Dr. William McNally, of Philadelphia will speak at 10.30 and 7.30. Immanuel —The Rev. 11. Everett Hallman. 10. Lord's supper; Sun day school, 11.15; Y. P. S. C. 13., 6.30; evening worship, 7.30. METHODIST Stevens Memorial—The Rev. Clay ton Albert SmucUer, D. D. Early morning class, 9.30; 10.30. communion; Sunday school. 2: Epworth League, 6.30; 7.30, Gerald Moyer and William Webster, of Old St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church choir, Baltimore, Mdf, will sing. Asbury The Rev. W. H. Gaines. 11, "A New Year's Warning;" S, "Re jected Guides;" Sunday school, 2; Ep worth League, 7. Fifth Street—The Rev. Edwin A. Pyles. 10.30, "The Soul's Raiment;" 7.30. "Early Home Memories;" class meeting, 9.30; Sunday school, 2; Ep worth League, 6.30. Grace—The Rev. J. D. Fox, D. D. 9.30, class meeting; 10.30, reception of members and the sacraments; 1.45, Sunday school and men's Bible class; 6.4 5. Epworth League; 7.30, "Retro spect and Prospecl." Camp Curtin Memorial—The Rev. A. S. Williams. 10.30, "New Year's Meditation;" 7.30, a New Year's ser mon; 2, Sunday school; 9.30, class meeting; 9.45, junior league; 6.30, Ep worth League. Ridge Avenue The Rev. William W. Hart man. 10.30 and 7.30, sermon by the Rev. J. C. Patty; Sunday school, 2; class meeting, 9.30; Epworth League, 6.30. St. Paul's—The Rev. Robert W. Run.van. 10.30. "The Ascension of Our Divine Lord"; 7.30, "One Hearted Men"; Sunday school, 1.45; Epworth League, 6.30. I'NTT ED BRETHREN St. Paul's, Wormleysburg—The Rev. G. B. Renshaw. 10.45 and 7.30; Sun day school, 9.30: senior Christian En deavor, 6.30; junior Christian En-, i deavor, 5.45. State Street —The Rev. E. A. G. Bossier. 10.4.">, "Redeeming the Time;" 7.30. "God Is Love;" Sunday i school, 9.30: junior Christian En deavor, 6; senior Christian Endeavor, 6.30. First The Rev. Charles Edwin Roughter. 10.30, Lord's Supper; 6.45, Christian Endeavor; 1.4 5, Sunday school. Otterbein —The Rev. S. Edwin Rupp, D. D. Communion at 10.30 and 7.30; subject of evening sermon, "Thoughts for the New Year:" Sunday school, 2: Christian Endeavor, 6.30. Sixth Street—The Rev. Joseph i Daugherty. 9.45, praise serv ice: 10.30, I "Lengthen the Cords and Strengthen 'the Stakes'-; 7.30, "The Gift of God": 1.45, Sunday school; 5.45, Jr. C. E.; 6.30, Sr. C. E. CHURCH OF GOD Pleasant View. The Rev. Geo. W. Harper, pastor; Sunday school, 9;45; 10:45 "New Year's Resolution," Jr. C. E„ 3: Sr. C. E., 6:45: 7:30, "The To-day in the Acceptance of Salva tion." Enola. The Rev. O. J. Failing, 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school, 2; Jr. C. E„ 3: Sr. C. E„ 7. Green Street. The Rev. C. W. Grove at 10:30. "Ye Shall Receive Power"; 7:30, "Joy Over Returning Sinners"; Sunday school at 2: Jr. C. E.. 3. Nagle Street. —The Rev. Albert L. Kriner, 10:30, "First!" 7:30, Ordi nance meeting, "Washing Saints' Feet," communion: Sunday school, 1:30; Y. P. S. C. E„ 6:45. The First. New Cumberland: the Rev. J. W. Deshoti". 10:30, "Is ll Well With Thee?": 7, "The Past. Year's { Experiences"; Sunday school. 9:15. Mat-lay Street —The Rev. F. 1. M. Thomas. 11, "Retrospection and Prospection;" 7.30, "Regeneration;" Sunday sc hool. 9.45. Al'UO-MKTHOJHST KIMSCOI'Af, Bethel The Rev. U. (I. Ueoper. 10.30, "Pressing Forward"; 7.30, "The Sower"; Sunday school, 12.30; A. C. E. L.. fi 30. Harris The Rev. J. A. James. 11, "Weighed 111 the Balance and l-'ound Wanting"; S, Bishop J. S. Caldwell, D. D., of the California conference will preach. Wesley Union The Rev. W. A. Ray. 10.45 preaching liishop J. S. Caldwell. D. D.; 7.30. by the pastor. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 3,000 DELEGATES FOR CONVENTION Believed Record Number Will Come Here For 1916 Meeting :.s: i«i.s MISS IDA M. SOWERS Chairman Badge Committee. Pennsylvania Endeavorers are plan ning and hustling for large delegations to attend the twenty-second annual and eighth biennial State convention to be held in the Capital City, July 11-14. "Coming Convention Clubs" are be ing organized and boosted in many sections of the State. It has been esti mated by the State officers that fully 3,000 delegates will be in attendance at the sessions. Among the counties that are planning to send large dele gations and make Christian Endeavor lively on the way to Harrisburg are the following: Luzerne, Allegheny, Philadelphia, Adams, Berks, North ampton, Chester, Lehigh, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Union, Cumberland, Venango and others. The convention committee is mak ing great preparations and promises a royal welcome to all of the delegates. Special features are being planned. In all probability the delegates at tending the convention will be "tagged" with an attractive badge, which will be provided by the badge committee. Miss Ida M. Sowers, chairman of the badge committee, has been an active and faithful Christian Endeavor worker for several years. She has served as secretary of the Harrisburg Christian Endeavor Union during the terms of 1907-10 and 1912-1913. She has been (he successful president and also served as secretary of the Second Reformed Christian Endeavor Society, of which she is a member. She is a prominent member of the Christian Endeavor Choral Union. During the State convention held in this city in .1898 she was a member of the conven tion chorus and reception committee. C. E. NOTES The Rev. Stanley C, Ramsden, chap lain of the Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, for seven years on duty at Matanzas, Cuba, Fort. Snelling, Minn., San Antonio, Texas, Vera Cruz, Mexico, and Galveston, Texas, a thor oughly trained and lifelong Christian Endeavorer, has been elected superin- ' tendent of the United Society for army and navy work. The Sixth Street United Brethren society is assisting the Rev. Joseph Dauglierty, the pastor, in the revival services, begun last evening. The general convention committee will hold a meeting at. Christian En deavor headquarters, Harrisburg. Na tional Bank building, room 21, Monday evening from 5.45 to 8 o'clock. The Westminster Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society will serve the luncheon. State Secretary H. B. Macrory, the "C. E. booster," has addressed meet ings in Ihe following counties recently: Blair, Berks, Montgomery, Philadel phia, Franklin, Juniata, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Butler and Allegheny. During the month of January he will be in Huntingdon, Philadelphia, Northamp ton, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Berks, Ad ams, Fayette, Washington, Franklin and Allegheny counties ofr meetings. "What Is Consecration?" one of the important topics in Christian Endeavor work, will be discussed by Endeavor ers at the society meetings tomorrow evening. Roy Shenk has been elected presi dent of the Sixth Street United Breth ren society, B. B. Drum, the former president, having resigned. At the Immanuel Presbyterian so ciety to-morrow evening the meeting will be conducted by William Boyson. The Keystone League of Christian Endeavor services at Park Street United Evangelical Church will be in charge of Mrs. John Wonders and Margaret Lehigh. The following officers have been elected of the Second Reformed Chris tian Endeavor Society: President, J. Paul Selsam; vice-president, George T. Burtnett; recording, •secretary. Miss Mabel Dewalt; corresponding secre tary, W. >l. Cocklin; treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Koons; organist. Miss Mar garet O'Leary; assistant organist. Miss Emily Watts; music director, Miss Ida M. Sowers. The committee chairmen are! Lookout, Miss Mabel Dewalt; prayer meeting, Miss Esther Selsam; social. Miss Marie Yount; music., Miss Ida Ivl. Sowers; temperance, H. M. Yingst; Sunday school, Miss Emily Watts; missionary. Miss Anna Dimm; flower. Miss Kathleen Kennedy; infor mation, Harry Orr; good literature,. Samuel Hartman. ' Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union reports that nine new Christian Endeavor experts have been added to the expert roll ol' honor. Miss Esther Yingst will conduct the prayer services to-morrow evening at the Second Reformed society. Frank M. Lowe, Jr.. of Kansas City. Mo., late president of the Missouri Christian Endeavor Union, Ims been i elected national field secretary of I Christian Endeavor for the Disciples] ]of Christ. He will assume his duties j beginning with to-day. The Rev. F. B. Meyer lias again be come pastor of Christ Church, West minster Bridge road, one of the great est churches of London, and during liis former pastorate was one of the leading Christian Endeavor churches !of the world. Dr. Meyer took another i pastorate and his successor did not be- I lieve in Christian Endeavor. Then the i young people disbanded their society. | Dr. Meyer is taking a keen interest in the reorganized society and Intends conducting the consecration meetings I himself as far as possible. TO receivk new members ! New members will be received into | Grace Jlethodlfit Church to-morrow I morning by the Rev. Dr. J. D. Fox, pas | tor, who will conduct baptismal serv- I ires. In the evening he will speak on j "Ri'troprospi ct vs. Prospect." Services I will be held each uvenins next week. This Year of 1916 A n«w* year lias unfo Med to the world. A period of time which men are going to use in a variety of ways. Each man is going to use this year as he thinks hest hefits his purp9se. And you? The churches of Harrisburg—all of them—at the open ing of this year ash you throughout it to incorporate in your life more of the spiritual; a seeking of the higher and better things of life. Your life is net going to he the sole beneficiary there by, for that wich you accept will he by you given to the world, and relieve and overcome, in some measure, some of its sorrows. Do you know of any work more worthy? The first step in accomplishing such work is that regularly during 1916 you GO TO CHURCH This advertisement has been authorized and 18 being paid for by the Associated Churches of Harrisburg. LUTHERAN Bethlehem The Rev. J. Bradley Markward, D. D. 10.30, "Suffering as Christians"; 7-30, "What We Learn From Experience"; Sunday school, 1.45; C. E.. 6.30. Augsburg The Rev. A. M. Sta mets. 10.30, "A Wish For the New Year"; 7.30, "Why Christ Came"; Sunday school, 2; C. E.. 6.30. Trinity, Camp Hill The Rev. E. D.Weigle.D.D. 10.30, "The Right Use of Time": 7.30, "Grieving the Holy Spirit"; Sunday school, 9.15. Trinity The Rev. R. L. Meisen helder. 10.30, "The Mistake of the Past"; 7.30, "The Opportunity of the New Year"; Sunday school, 2; C. E., 6.30. Zion, Enola—The Rev. >l. S. Sharp. 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday school, 9.30; Christian Endeavor, 6.45. Calvary The Rev. Edward H. Paar. 11, "A Now Year's Gift of God;" 7.30, "A Motto for the New Year;" Sunday school, 10. Holy Communion —The Rev. John Henry Miller. 10.45, "The Name Jesus;" 7.30, "New Year;" Sunday school. 9.30; Luther League. 6. Memorial—The Rev. L. C. Manges, D. D. Men's prayer meeting, 10; holy communion, 10.30; holy communion, 7.30, sermon by the Rev. Edmund Manges of York, Pa.; Sunday school, 2; Jr. Luther League, 5.30; Sr. Luther League, 6.30. Redeemer —The Rev. E. Victor Ro land. Holy communion, 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday school, 9.30; baptism of children at 2; C. E., 6.30. , Trinity, Lemoyne.—The Rev. Ed mund L. Manges. 10.45, the Rev. W. H. Gotwald, D. D., will preach; 7.30, "The Acceptable Year of the Lord"; Sunday school, 9.30; Jr. and Sr. C. E., G. 30. Christ—The Rev. Thomas Reiscli, D. D. 10.30, "The Joy of Suffering With Christ"; 7.30, "A Well-Lighted Walk"; C. E.. 6.30; Sunday school, 2; men's Bible class, 2, in Fackler's Hall. BAPTIST First—The Rev. W. S. Booth. 10, Lord's Supper; 11. Sunday school,; 6.30, Christian Endeavor; 7.30, "The Golden Age." Second—The Rev. Albert J. Greene, D. D. 10 and 7.30; Sunday school, 12; B. Y. P. U., 6.30. St. Paul's —The Rev. E. Luther Cunningham. 10.30, "With Us, All the Days"; 7.30, covenant meeting; Sunday school, 12.30; B. Y. P. IT., 6.30; 3.30, union evangelistic services by the ministers' conference, Dr. IT. G. Leep er will speak. Tabernacle —The Rev. Calvin A. Hare, D. D. 10.30, communion; 7.30, "What Will 1916 Bring?" Bibles school, 11.30; B. Y. P. U., 6.4 5; at Herr street branch preaching in both Rumanian and Hungarian at 10.30 and 7.30, communion at 3. MISCELLANEOUS Associated Bible Students The regular Sunday services will lie held at 3 o'clock at Cameron Hall, 105 North Second street; Berean study at Religious Society of Friends will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCord, 2208 Chestnut street, Bellevue Park, at 3 o'clock. r ~ ' " The Male Chorus of the Stevens Memorial Church YSff*!/'Jr k ' s*' * • s SKm." H**- *■ ILi ? T-' „W Pip*- iSEL ■ Jfci mm! «;- ~ •:.-, \* Hub » W jMKi JHGbM? MBBBHW Hjfe/.nßk *3H HI»pH RP^ jHgjH B^^§Mfcj?Bß|ir*^M ■Bbßt «* ** «* HEAR the male chorus sing Sunday evening, at 7.30 o'clock, in the Stevens Me morial Church, Thirteenth and Vernon streets. The chorus will be assisted by Masters Gerald Moyer and William Webster, leading boy sopranos of Old St. Paul's . Church, Baltimore. Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker is to give a short New Year talk. James W. Barker will be in charge of the service. It is men's club night. \ _——__- i i f JANUARY 1, 1916. REVIVALS START j IN THE CHURCHES Evangelistic Campaigns Will Feature Activities of First Month of 191G Evangelistic services and revivals in many of the churches of the city and vicinity will bo the feature of the religious side of I-larrisburg for the month. Several congregations began these meetings last night, while others will open the series at. the regular services to-morrow evening. Elaborate pro grams of services and announcements of live wire subjects for the campaigns have a roused interest among the churchgoers of the city. night at I he Park Street United Evangelical Church the Rev. A. E. 1-langen began his series of services which will continue indefinitely. Dur ing the coming week he will preach sermons on "Bible Revivals," as fol lows: To-morrow. ."A Revival that Didn't Last;" Monday, "An Open-Air Revival;" Tuesday, "A One-Convert Revival;" Wednesday, "A Thousand- Convert Revival;" Thursday, "A God- Sent Revival;" Friday, '"A 'Revival' in Hell." At t he Green Street Church of God the services during the week will be conducted by laymen, as follows: Monday. Ira P. Dean; Tuesday, Har vey Buck; Wednesday, W. G. Hean; Thursday, Harry L. Carl, and Friday, Fred Kelker. At Christ Lutheran Church the Rev. Thomas Reisch, pastor, announces that special services and music will be the featuro each evening next week at the annual week of prayer observance. An evangelistic campaign of one month opens to-morrow evening in the Ridge Avenue Methodist Church, of which llie Rev. W. W. Hartman is pas tor. The Rev. John C. Patty, of Mor ristown, Tenn., will conduct the serv ices during the month. A large choir will be directed by Oliver W. Staple ton. of Atlanta, Ga. Both the Rev. Mr. .Patty and Mr. Stapleton have had wide experience in conducting campaigns in the southern states recently. The meetings will be I held each evening at 7.45 o'clock, ex cept Saturday. Other churches to have campaigns follow: Fourth Street Church of God, Sixth Street United Brethren, First United Brethren and Otterbein United Brethren. Special musical programs are being arranged for the services. CHURCH OF CHRIST Lemoyne The Rev. Melvin Menges. Sunday school, 9.30: preach ing, 10.30 and 7.30; C. E„ 6.30. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Hummel Street The Rev. Adam M. Hollinger. Preaching, 11 and 7.30; Sunday school, 10; Christian Work ers, 6.45. CATHOLIC Cathedral Mgr. M. M. Hassett. Low mass, 7; children's mass, 9; high mass, 10.30; Sunday school, 2.30; ves pers and benediction, 7.30. St. Lawrence The Rev. P. D. Huegel. High mass, 10; low mass, 8; Sunday school, 2.30; vespers and bene diction, 3. St. Francis—The Rev. D. J. Carey. Low mass, 8 and 10; Sunday school, 2.30; vespers and benediction, 7.30. Sacred Heart The Rev. George Rice. Low mass, 8; high mass, 10; Sunday school, 2; vespers and bene diction, 2.30. St. Mary's—The Rev. William V. Dailey. Low mass, 8: high mass, 10.30; Sunday school, 2; vespers and bene diction, 7.30. REFORMED Salem—The Rev. Ellis N'. Kremer. 10.30 and 7.30: Sunday school, 1.30. Second The Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler. 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday school. Lls; Bible class, 1.50; Y. P. S. C. E.. 6.30. Fourth The Rev. Homer Skyles May. 10.45 and 7.30: Sunday school, 9.30; Heidelberg Christian Endeavor, 6.30. St. John's —The Rev. G. W. Hart man. Services at 11 and 7.30, "Watchwords For the New Year." "Pressing On"; Sunday school, 9.4 5; Y. P. S. C. E., 6.30. UXITED EVAXG ELICAL Harris Street The Rev. George F. Schaum. 10, Men's prayer meeins: 10.30. "The Church' in Thy House"; 2, Snday school: 3.30, Mission Band; 6.40 K. L. C. E.; 7.30.. choir will re peat the Christmas cantata, "The Light Eternal." Park Street. The Rev. A. E. Han gen. Sunday school, 9.30; 10.45, "A Self-Propagating Church"; Jr. C. E., 5:45; Sr. C. E., 6.30; 7.30, "A Revival That Did Not Last." ADD CHURCHES CONGR EG ATION AI. >IKETING The annual congregational meeting' of the Holy Communion Lutheran Church will he held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the church. THE lIEV C'AHXS TO I'REACH The Rev. C. W. Cams will have charge of services to-morrow morning' in the Marysville Methodist Church' as sisting the Rev. S. B. Illdlack, and will speak in the evening at the West Fair view Church. COMMUNION AT MARKET SHIAHK The Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes. pastor of Market Square Presbyterian Church, will conduct communion serv ices in the morning at 11 o'clock. In the evening he will preach on "The Good Ship, 1916," a New Year's ser mon. LONDON" COMMENTS FAVORABLE By Associated Press London, Jan. I.—The London pa pers are not yet In possession of the full text of the latest note from Aus tria-Hungary to the United States re garding the sinking of the steamer Ancona, but. all publish the summary received yesterday with headlines in which the words "evasion" and "re paration" are the most important. 3
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