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.vFTTS OF PULPIT AND PEW IN HARRISBURG
fO i! LD SPECIAL
CH SERVICES
• J ors Plan Month of
angelistie Meetings;
horus to Sing
> .anarch activities in the
pastors in a number of j
have arranged for a
:atly evangelistic services,
a number of instances,!
■ • < . .- 1.
s and sermons by many
v -s will feature the serv
j • church a traveling evan
luct a campaign for four
services will be held in j
reet United Brethren |
Evangelist W. C. Meal
.l,. •!, of Williamsport, in
Rev. Mr. Mealing will
paign to-morrow morn
■. o'clock, when he will
3 Unanswered Prayers." |
will have charge of the
he services.
r. William N. Yates will
each night except Sat
o'clock. George Cover,;
will direct the chorus of
'. ce Methodist Church a'
ker will preach each
itev. Dr. John D. Fox,
ave charge on Monday
lev. Dr. George Edward
1 evening; the Rev. Dr. |
Wednesday; the Rev.
urn, Thursday, and the
'• ■ P. Mains Friday.
lorge F. Schaum, pastor
eet United Evangelical j
open the campaign in
n Monday evening, and
Linebaugli in the First
en Church on Wednes
' CTHERAN
Rev. Thomas Reisch,:
"A Blotter for Every
"I Believe in the Holy
nday school,
s—The Rev. E. E. Sny
.. New Year's Message;"
dium Man;" 9:45, Sun-
The Rev. J. Bradlev
i D. 10:30. "What Is
:30" Maunder's Christ -
•i 1:45, Sunday school.
rslde—The Rev. E. E.
i ' 'each at 3 o'clock; 2,
- 1 > Rev. R. L. Meisenhel-1
v .at 10:30 and 7:30; 2,;
11, watch night serv- j
;, German —The Rev. j
- • lidt. 10, preaching;
school; 9, watch serv
-Tlie Rev. M. S. Sharr.
g Forward for the
11 Things Made New;"]
.-chool.
p Hill—The Rev. Dr. ;
10, "Another Year's'
"Prof. L,. A. Weigle,
■ >ity, will preach; 9:15,
ev. S. Winfteld Her
he Rev. Charles 8.
.ry of board of educa-
I reach: 7:30, special
>.Ue service by choir;
school.
Itev. Edward H.
Success of the Christ
:3o, "Our Comfort at
the Year;" Sunday
he Rev. A. M. Sta-i
he Christmas Message!
rms;" 7:30, "A New
•ion;" 11, watch night.
The Rev. Myron E.
istor; 10:30, "A New
:30. special Christmas
and selections from
? Man."
The Rev. L. C. Manges
:30, •jThe True Splen
tnuioifc; £7,; 30. sermon
ij*Ws js£paiijsir(; Sun
u £ I!®: Hejfry W. A. !
l":5v. "TJie Course,'
But What of the Old
chool, 2.
nion. The Rev.
• t, pastor; 10:45, "The
7:30, "New Year."
t 9:30.
XLANEOUS
>le Students The
study at 1:4 5, "The |
rael;" at 3:15 o'clock l
* ■ 1 iey will talk on "Hope J
" on Market Square at)
1 >< ,'vice at the Mission,
S "ond street, at 7:45.
r ight at 7:45.
• >n. The Rev. Wal
• • ecial sermons at first
.hey are: To-morrow,
Have Passed Away,
■ 1 Things Became New."
Meets the Woman at
nesday: "Jesus Turn
v ■ ~ o Wine." Thursday: |
'■ ' • "■ "he Lame Man to
■ * '< "■ "Jesus Restores the |
ft". SSfsn' 'ht." Saturday, "Jesus'
H' u. Lepers." Sunday: 1
• • ng the Devil."
lall. Revival meet
jnday school. 7; re-'
d watch night meet- j
~tiy- Captain and I
rvices at 3 and 8 p.;
ring the week except
urday.
iPTIST
Rev. E. Luther Cun
, "The Saints at
Two More Woes for
.' :30, Sunday school;
meeting and watch
'. W. S. Booth. 10:30,
shold;" 11:30. Bible
eds That Fell by the
-The Rev. W. H. !
"If;" 7:30. "The Old i
1:30, Sunday school.]
lev. Albert Josiah
•Calvary"; 9. "Thei
of Jewels;" 12, Sun-^
t 3COPAL
■ v Archdeacon E. L. i
11, "The Christian
■ '"hallenge of the New
school. 12:30. Mid
.'ollowed by the Feast
on of Christ.
The Rev. Rollln A.
1 ommunion; 10. Sun
morning prayer and
Christmas cantata,
. VANGELICAL
he Rev. A. E. Han
ay school; 10:45,
Year 1917;" regular
ices from 9 to 12.
_' i h .. it ! 1 I Of Time."
'V • ~• < The Rev. George F.
'J&th jg "Approaching the
-ib' school; 10, watch
y
SATURDAY EVENING, HABJUSBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 30, 1916.
Plan Big Program For
Class Rally Services
I Great interest is manifested by the j
! men's Bible, class of the Harris Street !
United Evangelical Church, Harris and j
Susquehanna streets. Plans for class
I rally day, Sunday, January 7, when a
' special program will be given, are be- j
ing made. At the annual business
meeting the following officers were
elected: President, C. A. Stineman;
vice-president. John M. Lappley; sec
retary, E. S. Schilling; assistant secre
tary. W. K. Hertz; treasurer, W. M.
i Mover; librarians, Roy Gardner and
: W. H. Bovvers; chorister, W. R. Don
j moyer; teachers, 1. J. Batdorl' and 1.
iP. Bowman.
At the Wednesday evening prayer
meeting class C. B. Fisher and C. H. ,
Mli key were elected, leaders for the:
term of two years.
METHODIST
Stevens Memorial—Dr. Clayton Al
bert Smucker. 10:30, "The Flying
; Angel" Sunday school, 2; 7:30, "What
' the New Year Needs."
Marysville.—The Rev. S. B. Bidlack,
Sunday school, 9:30; preaching serv-
I ice. 10:30.
West Fairview. The Rev. S. B.
i Bidlack, Sunday school, 1:30; preach-i
ling services, 7:30.
Fifth Street —The Rev. Edwin A.
| Pyles. 10:30, "Watchwords for the
; New Year:" S, "Eosing Your Past;"
! 10, watch-night services; 2, Sunday
school.
Asbury-—The Rev. W. 11. Gaines. 11,
"Walking With God;" 9, watch serv-,
ices; 2. Sunday school.
Epworth—The Rev. J. D. W. Dea
vor; 11. "What Have We Done With
the Year 1916?" 8, watch night serv
ices, sermon by the Rev. R. C. Har- (
■ rison, of Baltimore; 10, Sunday school.
| Camp Curtin Memorial —The Rev.
A. S. Williams. 10:30, "Thy Stew
ardship;" 7:30, "Numbering Our
' Days;" 2, Sunday school; 10, watch
i night service.
I Camp Hill—The Rev. H. W. Hart
-1 sook: 11, "More Excellent Things."
The choir will repeat a Christmas an
them. 7:30, a special service appro
priate to New Year's Eve will be held,
'addressed by the Rev. D. H. Leader
and the Rev. George E. King; 10, Sun
| day school.
St. Paul's The Rev. William
Moses. 10:30, preaching: 7:30, watch
night services will be held in connec
! tion with the evening meeting; 1:45,
Sunday school.
Grace. The Rev. John D. Fox.
jD. D., pastor; 10:30, "The Open
! Vision"; 10, watch night service, "The
IClosing Year and Human Life," by the
I Rev. George P. Mains, D. D. Sunday
school, 12:10.
Ridge Avenue. The Rev. William
W. Hartman, pastor; 10:30, "The In
fluence of Methodism"; 7:30, "The
Spirit of Methodism." Sunday school
I at 2.
PRESBYTERIAN
Pine Street—The Rev. Lewis Sey
mour Mudge, D. D.; Rev. J. S. Ar
-1 mentrout, assistant. 10:30, "The
Problem of Providence;" 7:30, "Re
deeming the Time;" 1:30, Sunday
school, elementary departments: 1:40,
, Sunday school, advanced depart
i ments.
Division Street —The Rev. J. S. Ar
mentrout. 3, Sunday school, adult
i Bible classes; 7:30, New Year sermon.
Calvary—The Rev. Frank P. Mac
kenzie. 10:15, "A Cure for Care;"
7:30, "An Unwritten Page;" 9, Sun
day school.
Covenant —The Rev. TTarvey Klaer.
10:30. "The Supreme Duty of the
New Year;" 7:30, "The Parable of the
! Unjust Steward;" 2, Sunday school.
Market Square—The Rev. George
Edward Hawes. D. D.: Rev. George
Snavely Rentz, assistant; 9:45. Sunday
: school; 11, "Though Time Changes,
Still in God's Love;" cantata by the
U-hoir, "The Message of the Star;"
| "11, watch night service.
Bethaaiy—The Rev. John M. War
den. 7:30, "The Unknown Journey;"
: 9, Sunday school.
Immanuel—The Rev. H. Everett
i Hallman. 7:30, "For Those That
Fail;" 11:15, Sunday school.
Camp Hill. The Rev. E. E. Cur
tis of Harrisburg will preach ht 11
and 7:30; Sunday school at 9:45, can
tata at 7:30 by members
of oitvW Presbyterian church of Har
rtfburg.
; Capital Street. The Rev. B. M.
1 Wardjr pastor: 10:45 and 7:30; Sun
•day ctiool at 1.2:15.
Olivet. The Rev. Alfred L. Taxis,
pastor; 10:30, "Philistinized Chris
tianity." Sunday school, 2. "Cobble
stones and Diamonds," 7:30.
Westminster. The Rev. E. E. Cur
! tis. pastor: 10:30. "Emmanuel." Sun
| day school, 1:45; C. E., 6:30; 7:30,
j "Our Best Friend."
Church Music
MESSIAH LUTHERAN
( Morning—Prelude, Pastorale, Par
' ker; offertory, Cradle Song, Neldlinger;
contralto solo, "Praise the Lord. O My
Soul," Holden; postlude, Postlude,
; Becker.
Evening—Prelude, Impromptu, Par
ker: anthem, "Cantate Domino," Buck;
offertory, "Evening Star," Wagner; an
them, "Like as a Father," Heyser;
postlude, March in C, Hosmer.
GRACE >l. E.
Morning Organ, Largo in G
j (Nerxes), Handel; carol. "The Angel
| and the Shepherds" (Old Bohemian);
organ, Pastoral Symphony ("Mes
siah"). Handel; anthem, "Ring Out,
I Ye Bells," Henrich (requested); or
-1 gan, March in D ("Joshua"), Handel.
Watch night service—Organ, Medl
' tation in C, Baldwin; anthem, "Bright
est and Best," Hanscom; organ, Ca
! priccio in F, Lemaigre; anthem, "The
Trumpets of Christmas," DcKoven;
organ, "March of the Magi," Dubois.
FOURTH REFORMED
Morning—Soprano and baritone duet,
"Hark, Hark, My Soul," Shelley, Mrs.
Vallerchamp and Mr. Backenstoss.
Evening Special musical service,
j Christmas anthems: "Where is He
; that is Born King of the Jews?"
; Coombs: "There Were Shepherds
Abiding in the Field," Vincent; "Holy
Night, Peaceful Night," Hawley; Gloria
♦ from Twelfth Mass), Mozart; "Sing,
I Sing, O Heavens," Simper.
RIDGE AVENUE M. E.
| Morning—Prelude, "Vision," Bibl;
I anthem. "I Will Extol Thee." Wilson;
i offertory. Berceuse, Guilmant; post-
I lude, March, Handel,
j Evening Prelude, "Herbsnacht,"
I Frysingcr: anthem. "Lead, Kindly
I Eight." Wilson; offertory, Berceuse,
; Stebbins; soprano solo, "I Will Lift Up
Mine Eyes." Vernon Evill, Miss Mary
E. Morgan; postlude, "May No Rash
Intruder," Handel.
CANTATA AT ST. STEPHEN'S
At the evening service at St. Steph
en's Episcopal Church the choir of
thirty-five voices under direction of
Alfred C. Kuschwa, organist and choir
master, will sing Thomas Adams'
Christmas cantata. "The Holy Child."
Master William Webster, boy Roloist
at St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, and
Clarence H. Slgler, bass, will sing the
solos.
At the morning service Loveday's
Te Peum and Jubilate in E Flat will
be used, and the Christmas anthem,
"Lo, God. Our God Has Come," by
.liavncs. will be repeated.
V
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WATCH NIGHT IN
CITY CHURCHES
Many Ministers Plan Midnight
Services to Close Work of
the Year
Thousands of church members in
the city will participate to-morrow
eveninir in the watch night services
planned by many of the ministers as
the closing observance of the year.
In many of the churches services
during the entire day will have special
features to mark the closing of one of
the biggest years In church history in
Harrisburg.
At the Fourth Street Church of God
services will start at 5.30 o'clock in
stead of 7.30 and continue until mid
night. The communion service will be
included in the program, after which
the Rev. Dr. William N. Yates, pastor
of the church, will speak on "The
ElTect of the Gospel on Old and New."
The Rev. l>r. George Edward Hawes
will have charge of the watch night
services in Market Square Presby
terian Church, beginning at 11 o'clock,
under the direction of the Christian
Endeavor Society. Services in the Har
ris Street United Evangelical Church
will begin at 10 o'clock, led by the
Rev. George F. Schaum.
Special prayer, song and testimonial
services will be included in many of!
the programs as the congregations
watch out the old year. Other
churches with late services are Sixth
Street United Brethren, Augsburg Lu
theran. First Baptist, Calvary Presby
terian. Mactay Street Church of God,
St. Michael's German Lutheran, Fifth
Street. Camp Curtill and Grace Meth
odist, Bethany Presbyterian, Otterbein
I'nited Brethren. Trinity Lutheran and
St. Augustine Episcopal.
CHURCH OF CJOl)
Maclay Street—The Rev. Dr. Wil
liam S. Houck. 11, "Alive, at the
I'lose of the Year; "9, "Is It Well With
Thee—for the New Year?" Watch
night service.
First. New Cumberland—The Rev.
C. H. Ileiges. Services at 10:30 and
at 7: 9:15, Sunday school.
Penbrook—The Rev. Jay C. Forn
crook. 10:30, "The Old and the
New;" 9:30, Sunday school.
Fourth Street —The Rev. William
N. Yates, D. D.. 10:30, "The Old
Year on the Witness Stand;" 8:30,
quarterly communion service, follow
ed by watch night service; 1:40, Sun
day school.
Pleasant View. The Rev. George
W. Harper, pastor; Sunday school,
9:45; 10:45, "The Old and the New
Year." 7:30, evangelistic services, the
Rev. A. If. White will preach.
Green Street. The Rev. H. S.
Hershey. pastor, "The Evidence of
True Wisdom," 10:30; Sunday school.
2; "Where Art Thou?" followed by the
watch night service, at 10 p. m.
UNITED BRETHREN
First—The Rev. N. 1... Linebaugh.
10:30, "Is Universal Peace Near?"
7:30, "The Opening Door;" 1:45, Sun
day school.
Sixth Street The Rev. Joseph
Dougherty. 9:45, praise service;
10:30, "A New Year's Motto." The
following services will be held for
the watch night meeting: 8, song
service and "A New Year's Petition;"
9:30 to 10, social hour; 10 to 10-:45,
season of prayer; 10:45 to 11:30, tes
timony.
Trinity, New Cumberland The
Rev. A. R. Ayres. Preaching 10:30
and 7; 10, watch night services; 9:30,
Sunday school.
Calvary, I.emoyne—The Rev. P. R.
Koontz will preach at 10:30 and at
7:30 Mrs. C. King, of Oklahoma, will
speak; 9:30, Sunday school.
WILL OBSERVE CENTENNIAL
Members of the Wesley Union . .
Church Will Celebrate To-morrow
The one hundredth anniversary of
the Wesley Union A. M. E. Zlon will
be celebrated with special services to
morrow. Bishop J. S. Caldwell, D. D.,
of Philadelphia, will preach at the
morning service. 10.45. The evening
service wil be addressed by Justin W.
Carter, attorney of this city, and the
Rev. W. A. Ray, pastor, will have
charge of the watch night meeting.
Church Briefs
The choir of the Bethlehem Luth
eran church will sing Maunder's
"Bethlehem" at the evening service
to-morrow. The soloists will bo Mrs.
Hiefner, Mrs. Cael, Mrs. Bressler, Miss
Ibacli, Mr. Mathias, Mr. Lutz and Mr.
Hoover.
W. C. Mealing, of Willtamsport, will
open a four weeks' evangelistic cam
paign at the State street United Breth
ren church to-morrow morning. His
sermon subjects will be: Morning,
"The Unanswered Prayers"; after
noon. "The Second Coming of Christ."
and the evening, "He Roasted His
God."
Dr. C. O. Miller, of New York city,
will preach on the subject of war at
the morning service at the Taberna
cle Baptist church. The Rutherford
Glee Club will sing at the evening
service.
Special evangelistic services will be
held in the First United Brethren
I church during the coming two weeks.
The Rev. N. L. I-inebaugh, pastor, will
' have charge of the services. A choir
[Will sing special music at all of the
meetings.
A service of unusual character will
be held to-morrow evening in Messiah
Eutheran church, the Rev. H. W. A.
Hanson, pastor, has announced that
the usual watchnlsht service will be
dispensed with, and in its place will
be substituted an Old Year's service.
His subject will bo "But What of the
Old Year?"
Two services of- unusual interest will
be hld to-morrow at the Stevens Me
morial Methodist Episcopal church. In
the morning at 10.30 o'clock Dr. Clay
ton Albert Smucker will preach on
"The Flying Ansel," and the new
quartet choir will sing special music.
At the evening closing service. 7.30
o'clock, a service with many new vear
features will be fclven with a special
sermon on "What the New Year
| Needs." Special music will be sung.
Linglestown High School
Association Holds Social
Einglestown, Pa., Dec. 30. East
evening the Linglestown high school
alumni held an enjoyable social, which
was attended by many members. Fea
tures of the program were readings by
Miss Sara V. Shriner. of Philadelphia,
and singing by the Scrap Iron Quar
tet. At the business session the fol
lowing officers were elected: President,
Edward Buck; vice-president, Frank
Hoke; secretary. Miss Sara V. Shriner;
treasurer. Miss Marion Smith.
Market Sq. Presbyterian
Choir to Give Cantata
The choir of Market Square Presby
terian church will sing the cantata,
"The Message of the Star," by Hunt
ingdon Woodman, at "the evening
service. The work Is one of great
beauty, dignity and contains choruses
for mixed v oices, and for male voices
and solos for all parts. It is as fol
lows:
Part II The prophetic promises,
opens with the chorus, "There Shall
Come a Star," followed by the solo,
"A Man Shall Be As a Hiding Place
From the Wind." Part 11: "The An
nunciation, closing with the chorus,
"He Shall Be Great." Part 111: "The
Song of the Angels," opens with a
beautiful pastorale on the organ and
comprises, in addition to the solos.
"There Were Shepherds" and "Fear
Not." the line double chorus, "Glory
to God."
Part IV: The song of the shep
herds, "Let Us Now Go Even Unto
Bethlehem," with the interwoven
theme. "O Come All Ye Faithful."
Part V: "The Search of the Wise
Men." with baritone solos, full chorus,
"For Out cf Thee Shall Come a Gov
ernor" and the male choruses, "Where
Is He?" "In Bethlehem of Judea" and
"When They Heard the King."
Part S'l: The Adoration of the
Wise Men, with solos, "Thine Is the
Scepter" and "Long Have We Wait
ed," and male choruses, "Hail to Our
Saviour." Part VII: "The Mothers
Reverie," soprano solo; "So Safe
Against My Heart," and the chorus,
"God So Loved the World." The
soloists will be Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris,
Miss Middaugh, Mrs. Good, 11. A.
Kelker and Gwil> m Watkins.
Belore the service a lifteen-minute
organ recital of the following num
bers: "Toccata," by Renaud, and
"Song of Joy," by Frysinger. Miss
Middaugh will sing "Prepare Tyself,
Zion," from the "Christmas Oratorio,"
by Bach, and the closing number of
the program will be Gounod's "Ring
Out Wild Bells." The offertory will
be the andante from the "Sonata
Pathetiqne." by Tschaikowskv, and
the postlude will be the "Hallelujah
Chorus" from the Messiah.
The music for the morning will be:
Prelude, "Marche de Procession," by
Guilmant; (b) "Iste Confessor" and
(b> "Ecce Pauls Angelorum;" an
them, "Song of the Magi," Miles; of
fertory, "Allegretto," Capocci; men's
chorus, "Shepherds, Shake Off Your i
Drowsy Sleep," old Besancon melody;
solo, "Cradle Song of the Virgin,"
Kreisler. words by Helen Bruce Wal
lace, Mrs. Harris: postlude. Grand
Choeur in G minor.
The choir is under the direction of
Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris, with Mrs. Bent
L. Weaver as organist. j
Colored Churches of City [
to Hold Union Services c
ij
The Interdenominational Ministers' c
Conference of this city and vicinity
will hold union evangelistic services in
the various colored churches of this .
city and Steelton. The campaign will .
be opened Sunday, January 7, and
continued until Sunday, February 4. a
The first services will be in the Har
ris Methodist Episcopal church from c
January 7 to 9: the Zion Baptist, from s
10 to 12; the Bethel M. E.. 14 to 16; J'
the Wesley M. E., 17 to 19; the Capi- 1
tal Street Presbyterian. 21 to 23; in
the Asbury M. E., 14 to 26; Second
Baptist, 28 to 30; St. Paul's Baptist. r
31 to February 4.
MARKET SQUARE ACTIVITIES '
Dr. George E. Hawes, pastor, will 1
lead the vvatchnight services to-mor- f
row night. The meeting will start at J
11 o'clock and continue until 1917. c
The annual congregational meeting
will be held in the church Monday 11
evening at 8 o'clock. Several new f
trustees will be elected and other im
portant business will be transacted. !
Preparatory services for the first 1
communion of the new year to be held '
Sunday, January 7, will be held Fri- i
day evening. Dr. J. George Becht, ex- i
ecutive secretary of the State Board of i
Education, will give an illustrated lec
ture, "In the Land of Scott and i
Burns," in the lecture room of the
church. Thursday night. This lecture
is in charge of the Bible class of J. j
Henry Spicer, who will also have three ,
other lectures within the next two f
weeks.
PINE STREET NOTES ]
Sermons appropriate to the incom- (
ing of the New Y'ear will be preached
at both services at Pine Street Presby
terian church to-morrow. In the j
morning, the Rev. Dr. Mudge, pastor,
will preach on "The Problem of Provi
dence." and the evening "Redeeming '
the Time." The musical program for 1
the day is:
Morning Prelude, "Largo," Han- J
del; anthem. "God Is Our Refuge," •
Webbe: offertory, "Aria," Gluck; an- '
them, "I'm a Pilgrim," Marston; post- 1
lude, "Grand Chorus in D Major," '
Guilmant.
Evening Prelude. "Offertoire In
I A," Batiste; anthem, "Keep Me Lord, ,
the Shadows Falling." Matthems; of- :
fertory, "Prayer,"Verdi-Shelly; anthem, :
"Lead, Kindly Light," Buck; postlude, !
"Con Moto Maestoso" (Sonata III.),
Mendelssohn. i
On Tuesday evening the monthly <
meeting of the Woman's Missionary j
Guild will be held in the church par- ;
lor. The topic for discussion will be
"Alaska."
The "Servants of the King" begin ,
this week a new course of study cen
tering around the lives of some of the
" 'Servants of the King' in South Am- (
erica." This promises to be a very
helpful study for these "teen-age"
girls.
REFORMED
Salem—The Rev. Ellis N. Cremer.
Pastor will preach at 11 and at 7:30;
9:45, Sunday school.
Second—The Rev. Harry Nelson j
• Bassler. 10:30, "The Old Year and
jit's Lessons;" 7:30, "A Way to a '
. Happy New Year;" 1:45, Sunday '
school.
! St. John's—The Rev. G. W. Hart
| man. 10:30, "God With Us;" 7:30,
I "Pressing On," a New Year's Medita
;tion; 2. Sunday school.
Fourth. The Rev. Homer Skyles
| May, pastor, will preach at 10:45 on j
' "The Old and the New," and at 7:45
on "Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday
and To-day and Forever." Sunday
school, 9:30.
FIFTH STREET MUSIC
The music at the Fifth Street church
to-morrow will lie as follows:
"Morning Prelude, "Chorus of
Shepherds," Lemmens; anthem,"Bless
ed Redeemer," Denza-Fearis; offer
tory, "Lullaby," Lemare; postlude,
"Grand Chorus," Rogers.
Evening Prelude, "Christmas Of
fertory," Grlson; anthem, "Sing, O
Heavens," Tours; offertory, "Contein
' plation," Mailing; anthem, "Ring Ye
j Bells," Heinrich; anthem. "The Strain
Up Raise, Alleluia." Buck; solo, "The
Birthday of a King," Neidlinger, Mr.
Martin; anthem, "O Pray For the!
Peace of Jerusalem," Knox; anthem, |
i "Ring Out, Wild Bells," Gounod: an
them. "Inflammatus. . (Stahat Mater).
Rossini; Miss Mary Buttorff. soloist; I
anthem, "Hallelujah Chorus," (Mes- I
siah), Handel.
SCHOOLHOUSE BURNED
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 30.—Thurs
oay evening the schoolhouse at Grind
stone Hill was completely destroyed by 1
fire. The building was a brick struc- I
ture and it is thought that a defective
Hue caused the tiro 1
t
Commercial Trust Company
of Harrisburg, Pa.
1222 and 1224 N. THIRD STREET
On January 1, 1917, llie business of the
Commercial bank will be taken over by the
Commercial Trust Company of Harrisburg,
Pa. The Commercial bank extends its
thanks to all its patrons and depositors, and
the Commercial Trust Company, under the
same management, invites you to do your
banking and trust company business with
it. You will find every banking facility and
convenience, and liberal treatment.
The Christmas and Vacation Club Fund, in which you can de
posit 25 cents, 50 cents, or SI.OO per week, or as much more as vou
wish, may be started any time.
CHILDREN SOLD
170,271 SEALS
Ilarrisburg's Schools Establish
New Red Cross Christmas
Seal Sales Record
Harrisburg's school children sold just j
170,271 Red Cross Christmas seals dur
ing the single week's campaign prior
to the holidays according to the offi
cial computation of the returns an
nounced to-day by Secretary 1). D.
Hammelbaugh of the school board,
chairman of the school work committee.
The net sum realized from this end
of the campaign alone —just 11,702.71 —
is not only a new record for Harrisburg
but a record-breaker for cities of the
size throughout the State.
During the 1915 campaign the chil
dren disposed of 116,872 Christmas
stamps, but tills year special effort was
concentrated in the school work with
little less than amazing results.
Meloy School Hecord
Individual efforts of scholars and by
rooms showed equally startling results.
The record established by Miss Blanch
Meloy room in the Forney building
is believed to be a record for the coun
try. In her room alone the forty-one
pupils sold 14,150 seals, an average of
345 per child. Christine Sheets, a pupil
of the Forney building, sold 3,255.
While Miss Meloy's room stood out In
a class by Itself so far as the sales by
rooms is concerned, the Susquehanna
"open air" building sold the greater
number of seals per capita—thereby
winning the handsome State Hag that
had been offered as a prize. There are
forty-three small tubercular youngsters
in the Susquehanna building under the
instruction of Miss Marian Williams.
The "open air" small folks sold on an
average of 235 per child.
The Uest SnW-MBlrl
The best salesgirl incidentally Is a
pupil in the "open, air" school. She is
pretty Miss Evelyn Mair, who sold 5,700
seals. The leader of Harrisburg's nearly
11,000 school children was Dickinson
Johnson of the Camp Curtin. He won
first place last year, too, but In the re
cent campaign he bested Ills previous
record by disposing of 5,750 "•stickers"
—some of which, by the way, he sold to
Governor Brumbaugh.
The Increase in the school sales gen
erally over last year was 45 V 4 per cent,
while stupendous increases were re
ported from various buildings. Among
the leaders wore: Shlmmell, increase.
309 per cent.; Susquehanna, 446 per
cent.: Lochiel, 533 per cent.; Camp Cur
tin, 88.t per cent.; Forney, 42.3 per
cent.; Relly', 117.6 per cent.
ll<Mv tile IliillillnsH Stooil
The sales by buildings follow:
Foose, 2,037; Harris, 3,307; Paxtang,
200; Webster, 5.479; Shlmmell, 10,240;
Stevens, 735; Fager, 1,375; Willard, 5,-
565; Central high, 9,235; Boas. 3,515;
Verbeke, 3,000; Calder, 1,009; Reily, 11,-
050; Cameron, 26,195; Maclay, 3,700;
Camp Curtin, 19,028; Hamilton, 2,896;
Penn, 1.100; Downey, 600; Woodward,
2,830; Wickersliam, 1,600; Allison, 3,000;
Lincoln, 7,200; Forney, 20,035; Vernon,
5,400; Technical high school, 1,000; Mel
rose, 3,600; Lochiel, 2,160; Susquehanna,
10,100; Steele, 3,050.
CENTRALIZE PURCHASES IN U. S.
Paris, Dec. 30.— Alexander Ribot,
minister of finance, addressing the
Senate on the appropriations for the
first quarter of 1917, said thut the
French government had done every
thing possible to centralize its pur
chases in America and that it now had
an intermediary to regulate prices.
The Senate voted unanimously for the
first clauses of the bill, comprising the
credits as a whole.
OLIVET
Presbyterian Church
ItEV. AI.FRKn 1,. TAXIS, Pnator
Berry Street, above Fourteenth
10.30 A. M.
"PHILISTINIZED
CHRISTIANITY"
7.30 P. M.
"COBBLESTONES
AND DIAMONDS"
•1 P. M.
SABBATH SCHOOL
All Departmmts
The Church That
: Welcomes Strangers
MANNING WILL BE
POOR BOARD HEAD
Thomas S. Manning to lie
Eleeted President According
lo Courthouse Report
Thomas S. Man
/ />/ ) ( 111 ning, Londonderry
//Atownship, for sev-
B eral years a mem-
H—ber of the Dauphin
rfjfj county poor board,
president of that
Fl!T*Bbody at the annual
B'ii'l I PHfR? & re organ! zation
Jtu meeting Monday
g ™according to gen
wmnMnJ cral report in coun-
U circles to-uav. Manning although
serving as a poor director, for his sec
ond term has never filled the presi
dent's chair.
The Londonderry director will suc
ceed Fernando Loudermilch, Millers
burg, president during the past year,
will become treasurer of the board,
it is said, while Frank B. Snavely will
be re-elected to the job of purcliusing
agent. i
The county commissioners, it Is said,
will reorganize by re-electing C. C.
Cumbler, Highspire, as president.
Few, if any changes, in the county
oitlces are predicted.
Ed. Hummel on Duty. Edward
Hummel, a former city policeman and
for the past year a night custodian of
; the courthouse, has returned to duty
j after an atsence of several weeks be-
I cause of an attack of rheumatism.
Prison Inspectors Elect. At the
>2r\v • * -
f # PINE STREET \ .(■
■\f/ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Y\J
W THIRD AND PINE STREETS Vfe
Sunday, December 31
Preacher, Rev. L. S. Mudge, D. D., Pastor
10:30 A. M.
• J "The Problem of Providence"
Psalm 55: 19
7:30 P. M.
"Redeeming The Time"
, : Ephesians 5:16 J
You Are Most Cordially Invited to
These Old and New Year Services
Excellent Choir Music, 1
Familiar Congregational Hymns.
Practical Spiritual Preaching.
| A Warm Welcome. ' j
ST. STEPHEN'S
KHONT STREET, MCA It PINK
REV. K01.1.1N AUiElt SAWYBII, Hector.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
8 A. M.—Holy Communion.
10 A. M.—Sunday School.
11 A. M.—Morning Prayer and Sermon on "The Old Tear."
At till* nervier the Tc *>eiim nn<l Jubllute In E flat by I.oveday,
be rendered, anil the Offertory Anthem will be, "1.0, (<ocl, Our God
Come," by Haynei*.
SUNDAY EVENING, 7.30 O'CLOCK.
The Christmas Cantata—"The Holy Child." by Thomas Adams.
The soloists will be Master' William Webster, boy soprano,
Clarence H. Sißler, bass.
ALI. SEATS FREE. STRANGERS WEI.CO
WEEK OF PRAYER
BEGINNING TO-MORROW EVENING, 7.30 j
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
THOMAS REISCH, D. D., Pastor.
Theme: "Person and Work of the Holy Spirit."
Service every evening 7.45. preceded by spirited service song.
IIRIXtt VOIR FRIENDS
annual meeting: yesterday aftc
of the Dauphin county prison j
J-.ane S. Hart was re-elected pre]
and H. Prank Ob r, secretary,
liam A. Mcllhennv was rechciser
den and Mrs. Mc ! nny will co,
to serve as matroi It. 13. Shope,
Bufflnstpn and A. J. Push we
elected underke< ers; J. C. i
first day watch, illiam D. He
second day watch, and Edgar C.
rod, third day watch.
Sell l'iniicn Esbitc Property. •
428 South Camera one
properties of the ohael Finn
tate, will again I offered at
sale on the courthouse steps a
o'clock Thursday, January 4, by
ney George L. Keed, master in
tion.
Holiday at Courthouse. J
county and city offices will o
the New Year holiday Monday
as business is concerned, aithou
heads and clerks of the vario
partments will be busy during n
the day closing i.p the books a
tending to the o< ds and ends o
ness incident to the close of th
EDUARI) STRAUSS PIK
Berlin, Dec. 29, via London, I
—A Vienna dispatch announc
death of Eduard Strauss, the
poser of dance music.
Eduard Strauss was a membj
famous musical family. His
Johann Strauss, was consider!
most notable composer and cor
of dance music of his generate
wrote 246 pieces of dance rn|
addition to a series of comic •
Eduard's brother, Joseph, was
as "the waltz king," and w
creator of 283 popular waltzes,
than 200 pieces of dance muS
credited to Eduard. He was <i
tor of court balls in Petrograd ft
oral years and visited America ir
1902. In recent years he had
his home in Vienna. He was 81
old.