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NEWS OF PULPIT AND PEW IN HARRISBURG
"DECISION DAY"
IN C. E. WORLD
30lli Anniversary Closes With
Rally of Juniors in Fourth
Street Church of God
Thousands of Christian Endeavorers
throughout the world who observed
the thirty-sixth anniversary of Chris
tian Endeavor during the past week
will hold special Decision Day serv
ices to-morrow.
In many churches the pastors will
speak on special subjects relative to
Ihe observance of Christian Endeavor
week. The Endeavorers of the Har
risburg C. E. Union held a number of
rallies during the past week and their
motto is "Win with a representation
of 10,000 Endeavorers" will begin the
new year with great interest and en
thusiasm. Many new members have
joined the ranks during the past year.
Juniors I Told Rally
Many Junior Christian Endeavorers
representing the societies of this city
and surounciing towns attended a big
junior rally held at the Fourth Street
Church of God this afternoon. The
Juniors sang popular hymns with en
thusiasm and the Junior choir led by
the Rev. R. U Meisenlielder, sang
several seelotions. H. B. Macrory,
State secretary, Pittsburgh; C. C. Culp
of Gettysburg, State Junior superin
tendent, and the Rev. 10. J. Pace, re
turned missionary from Philippine
Islands, delivered interesting ad
dresses. Miss Emily Edwards, Junior
superintendent, presided.
The Endeavorers held a West Shore
Rally in the United Evangelical
Church, Lemoyne, last evening. Many
societies were represented. The Rev.
E. E. Curtis, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, this city, de
livered an address on "Vain
Special music was sung by Messrs.
Clark Blair and Frank Updegraff, of
New Cumberland and the Wormley3-
burg quartet.
LUTHERAN
Bethlehem—Rev. J. Bradley Mark
ward. D.D., 10:30. "An Ancient La
bor Problem;" 7:-10, "The Poor or
Perfume —Which?" 1:43, Sunday
school.
Redeemer —Rev. Myron E. Shafer,
B. 1).. 10:30 and 7:30, the Rev. Mock
er will preach; Sunday school, 9:30.
Messiah —Rev. Ilenry W. A. Han
son, 10:30, "A Royal Priesthood;" 2,
Sunday school; 7:30, "The Tragedy of
a Tarnished Name."
Trinity—Rev. R. L. Meisenhelder,
10:30, preparatory service; 7:30, com
munion; Sunday school, 2.
Zion —Rev. S. Winfield Herman,
10:30. "The New Obedience;" 7:30,
"Friendships Broken and Remade;"
Sunday school. 1:45.
Salem, oberlin- -Rev. Daniel E.
Rupley, 10:30, "Boasting of the Fu
ture;" 7:30, "The Ark of God Taken;"
Sunday school, 9:30.
Christ—Rev. Thomas Reisch. D.D.,
10:30, "The Christian's Citizenship;"
7:30, great boys' service, music by a
large boys' choir; Sunday school, 2.
Augsburg. —• The Rev. A. M.
Stamets, pastor, will preach at 10:30
on "Doing All In the Name of Jesus,"
and at 7:30 on "Why Join the
Church?" Sunday school, 2.
Memorial. The Rev. L. C. Manges
D. D., pastor, will preach at. 10:30 on
"The Inner Authority," and at 7:30
"Eternal Life or Indignation and
Wrath—Which?" Sunday school, 2.
Trinity. (Camp Hill) The Rev.
E. D. Wciglc, pastor, will preach at
10:30 on "The Parable of the Vine
yard," and at 7:30 on "The Christian
Race in the Light of Paul," Sunday
school, 9:15.
Holy Communion. The Rev. John
Henry Miller, pastor, will preach at
10:45 on "Septagesima," and at. 7:30 i
Mission program by the Sunday!
school: Sunday school, 9:30.
Cavalry. The Rev. Edward H. i
Paar, pastor, will preach at 11, on
"The Lord's Kingdom, V Kingdom ofi
tlrani." and at 7:30, "Jonah's Prayer
and Deliverance." Sunday school, 10. j
St. Matthew's. - The Rev. E. E.
Snyder, pastor, \yill preach at 11, on
"Tl\e Refining; Fire," and at 7:30 on
"Growth," Sunday school at 9:45.
PRESBYTERIAN"
Calvary—Rev. Frank P. Macken
zie, 10:15, "A Conscience Void of Of
fense;" 7:30, "An Open Door;" Sun
day school, 9:00.
Westminster —Rev. E. E. Curtis,
10:30, "The Cry of Faith and Christ's
Response;" 7:30, "Peace and Our
Responsibility."
Immanuel—Rev. H. Everett Hail-j
man—lo, the Rev. George Edward
Reed, D.D., will preach; Sunday
school, 11:15.
Market Square—Rev. George Ed
ward Hawes, D.D., Rev. George
Snavely Rentz, assistant, Sunday
school, 9:45; 11, "Some Awe-struck
People;" 7:30, "Finding Hidden
Treasures."
Pine Street—Rev. Lewis Seymour J
Mudge. D.D., Rev. J. S. Armentrout,
assistant, 10:30. the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper, "Being Remembered;"
7:30, "The Man With a Margin;"
1:40, Sunday school.
Bethany—Rev. John M. Warden,
7:30, Sacrament of the Lord's Sup
per; Sunday school. 9.
Division Street Chapel—3:oo, Sun
day school, all departments; 7:30, ev
ening service, Rev. J. S. Armentrout.
Capital Street—Rev. B. M. Ward,
10:45; 12:15, Sunday school; 7:30. |
Covenant.—The Rev. Harvey Klaer, i
pastor, will preach at 10:30 on "Christ
—-Our Passover," and at 7:30 on "The
Swelling of the Jordan." Sunday
school, 2.
Olivet. The Rev. Alfred L. Taxis,
10:30 the Rev. James A. Worden, D.
D., LL. D., of Philadelphia, will
preach; Sunday school, 2; 7:30, "A
Man and His Girl."
Camp Hill. Preaching morning
and evening at 11 and 7:30, by the
Rev. H. Everett Halltnan, Emanuel
Presbyterian Church, llarrlsburg;
Sunday school, 9:45.
Paxton. The Rev. Harry R. King,
pastor, will preach at 11:30, "Ex
cept." Sunday school, 10.
BAPTIST
First—Rev. W. S. Booth, 10:30,
"The Baptism of Jesus," communion
sen-ice; 7:30, "Christianity—Tts Task
and Triumphs;" Sunday school, 11:30.
SI. Paul—Rev. E. Luther Cunning
ham, 10:30, Covenant meeting: 7:30,
"Where Arc the Nine?" Sunday
school, 12:30.
Second- —Rev. Albert Josiah Greene,
10:30, prayer and prayer serice: 7:30,
"Seeking God in the Night;" Sunday
school, 12.
Market Street. The Rev. W. H.
Dal 1 nian, pastor, will preach at 10:30
on "Law and Grace —A Contrast In
Motives." and at 7:30, "What Must I
Do to Be Saved?" S. S., 11:30.
Tabernacle. The Rev. Milard Os
more Peirce, 10:30, communion; 7:30
"The Day of Small Things." Sifnday
School. 11:30.
EPISCOPAL
St. Andrew's—Rev. Jas. F. Bullitt,
11, holy communion and sermon;
7:30; Sunday school, 9:45.
St. Stephen's—Rev. Roilln A. Saw
yer, 8, holy communion; 10, Sunday
school: 11, holy communion and ser
mon; 7:30, litany and sermon on the
First Penitential 1 Psalm. i
SATURDAY EVENING,
PALMER EVANGELISTI
OPENS CAMPAIGN TO-MORROW
IN SIXTH STREET U. B. CHURCH
PROF. RODGER HICKMAN,
Who Will Have Charge of the Cam
paign Chorus
The rainier evangelistic party will
open .a month's campaign at the Sixth
Street United Brethren Church -to
morrow morning.
The party composed of Miss Sara C.
Palmer, Miss Saxman and Professor
Rodger Hickman will be given a re
ception in the church this evening.
R. A. linders, B. B. Drum and the Rev.
Joseph Daugherty, pastor of the
church will have charge of the recep
tion program. Prof, lllckman will be
introduced by J. H. Khcam and the
Rev. Air. Daugherty will introduce Miss
Palmer and IMss Saxman.
The opening of the campaign to-mor
To Celebrate Communion
Tomorrow at Pine St.
"TJic Man With a Margin" will be
I the subject for the evening sermon
I at Pine Street Presbyterian Church to
morrow when the Rev. Dr. Lewis
Mudge, pastor, will preach. In the
morning the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper will be celebrated and new
members will be received. The sub
ject of the sermon at tbis service will
be "Being Remembered." The musi
cal program for the day follows:
Morning—Prelude,"Familiar Hymns";
offertory, "O Sacred Head, Now
Wounded," Bach: postlude, "Pass
over Table Hymns" (arranged by T.
Tertius Noble). Evening Prelude,
"Chorus of Angels," Clark; anthem,
"Give Me a Perfect Heart," Wooler:
offertory, "Madrigal," 1 ..emare; an
them. "Arise, Shine O Jerusalem,"
Adams; postlude, "Grand Chorus in
B Flat," Dobois.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will hold their monthly meeting Mon
day evening, the program being in
charge of Mrs. A. J. Herr and Mrs.
David Bowman. The Missionary Guild
will hold a "Questionaire on China,"
at its meeting on Tuesday evening.
On Monday and Friday evenings
meetings for prayer and conference in
the lecture room of the church will be
held. These services are open to all
the congregation and are preparatory
to some services to bo held later in
the month.
On Wednesday evening the theme
for mediation will bo "A Porsanol
Pattern."
METHODIST
Fifth Street —Rev. Edwin A. Pyles.
10:30, "My Responsibility for My
Brother;" 7:30, "Some Facts Concern
ing Sin;" Sunday school, 2.
Stevens Memorial—Dr. Clayton Al
bert S mucker, 10:30; 2, Sunday
school; 3:15, Sunday sacred concert
by the famous .D'Avino's Band; 7:30,
an evening of music and song, led
by the famous D'Avino's Band, the
male chorus and quartet choir.
Ridge Avenue- —Rev. William W.
Hartman, 10:30, "What Is New in Our
Religion V" 7:30, "The Church and
the Moving Picture!" Sunday school,
2:00.
Asbury—Rev. W. H. Gaines, 11,
"Wash and Be Made Clean;" S, ser
mon by Rev. Mr. Clark; Sunday
school 2.
St. Paul's —Rev. William Moses,
10:30 and 7:30: Sunday school, 1:45.
Grace —The Rev. John D. Fox, D. D.
"The Reproof of Prayer," 10:30;
"Where Is Abel Thy Brother?" 7:30;
Sunday School, 12:10.
Camp Curtin Memorial —The Rev.
A. S. Williams. "The Closing Con
ference Year," 10:30; "Love For God,"
7:30; evangelistic services; Sunday
School, 2.
Wesley—The Rev. W. A. Ray.
"True Saints," 10:45; "The Lord's
Song," 7:30.
Epworth—The Rev. .T. D. W. Dea
vor. Sunday School, 10; "Going to
Church," 11; "Born of the Spirit,"
7:30; revival service and sermon.
Bethel—The Rev. U. G. Leeper.
"Overcoming the World," 10:30;
Opened," 7:30; Sunday School,
MISCELLANEOUS
Kelker Street Hall—This evening,
7:30, union meeting; Sunday, 10:30,
Sunday school; 7:30, preaching.
Hethesda Mission—John Fulton,
superintendent, the regular Saturday
night service at 7:30; Sunday even
ing Superintendent Fulton will speak.
Special chorus by the mission boys.
Meetings every night during the week
at 7:45; Mr. Fulton will also speak
at the men's class of the Derry
Street IT. B, church to-morrow after
noon at the Sunday school hour.
Women's Union Bible study class,
conducted by Mrs. Fulton at the mis
sion, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
Cospel Hall. 10:30, Breaking of
Bread; 2:30, Sunday school; 7:30,
gospel preaching.
Salvation Army.—Captain and Mrs.
Neilsen in charge; Sunday school, 3;
evening service and every night during
week at 8, except Monday.
Associated Bible Students. Bible
study, 1:45 "The Cloud With a Silver
Lining," to portray to establishment
of Christ's Kingdom which is to fol
low the present dark night of trouble:
3:15, open question meeting. Time
and place of week evening meetings
will be announced Sunday afternoon.
ENTERTAINS SOPHOMORE CLASS
Shiremanstown, Pa., Feb. 3.—Miss
Mabel Zimmerman entertained the
sophomore class of the Mechanicsburg
high school, of which she ts a mem
ber, at' her residence here Tuesday
evening. The guests enjoyed games,
dancing and victrola music, after
which refreshments were served to
Miss Edna Smith, Miss Harriet Foose,
Miss Mary Weber, Miss Frances
Mumma, Miss Mary Northland, Miss
Susan Stevens. Miss Helen Keller, Miss
Agnes Putt, Miss Elma Senseman, Miss
Sara Rupp, Robert Burkheimer, Her
man Marshall, Soltau Nailor, Arthur
Ritchey, Wayne Smith. Fridley Scliaf-i
fert and Earle Shcaffer.
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■ HbHr
REV. JOSEPH DAUGHERTY,
Pastor of the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church
row morning will be marked by a ser
mon by Miss Palmer on "A Three Fold
Picture of Calvary." In the evening
she will talk on "An All Important
Question" and on Monday she will give
a biography of her life as an Irish
evangelistic. Miss Saxman will give a
lecture at the V. W. C. A. tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock.
The Rev. Mr. Daugherty, who has
been pastor of the local church for
two years had some experience in per
sonal work during the Nicholson and
Ilemminger campaign at Columbia,
while lie was pastor there prior to tak
ing charge here.
Successful Membership
Campaign Closed at Olivel
"Victory Day" exercises will be
i given by the Sabbath school of Olivet
Presbyterian Church to-morrow aftor
j noon at 2 o'clock, observing the close
I of the three "months' membership cam-
I paign, with successful results.
| Several novel devices were used to
stimulate interest among the scholars
and the public. On the interior of the
auditorium an electrically illuminated
board depicting a red and a blue
locomotive indicated the standing of
the contesting teams. Oil the exterior
of the church an electric dial indicat
ed to the public the progress being
; made during the campaign. J. B.
Harlaclier, captain of the red team
reports 9 9 new scholars, while Cap
tain G. L. Cullmerry, of the Blues,
has 140 new scholars. The superin
tendent of the school, C. Frank Class
will give a silver loving cup as a re
ward to the individual obtaining the
greatest number of new members.
An interesting program has been
arranged, in which members of the
primary, intermediate and adult class
es will take part. The address of the
day "Victory's Responsibilities" will
be made by the Rev. James A. Wor
den, D. ]>., LL. D., of Philadelphia,
superintendent of Sabbath School
Training of the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Worden is a figure of national
prominence in church circles, anil
widely known as a lecturer on church
and pastoral subjects, being the orig
inator of Rally Day among all denom
inations, and having introduced Chil
dren's Day in the Presbyterian
Church.
A "Get Together Social" for the
members and friends has been ar
ranged for February 16. An attrac
tive entertainment with instrumental,
vocal and elocution numbers will be
given, at which which time the super
intendents' cup will be awarded. Re
freshments in the recreation room of
the church will conclude the success
ful campaign.
UNITED BRETHREN
First The Rev. N. L. Llnebaugli.
10.30, "Heaven A Place of Ser
vice'; 7.30 "A Reversible Question";
Sunday school 1.4 5.
State Street The Rev. E. A. G.
Bossier. 10.45, "The Best Evidence";
7.30, "What God Does With Our
Sins"; Sunday school, 9.30.
| Derry Street The Rev. J. A.
Lyter, D. D. 10.30, Sermon by Rev.
jE. J. Pace; 7.30, preaching; Sunday
, school, 2.
Calvary, Lemoyne The Rev. P.
'R. Koontz. 10.30, "God and the
Nation"; 7.30, "A Sure Detective";
Sunday school, 9.30.
Trinity, New Cumberland The
Rev. A. R. Ayres. Preaching 10.30
and 7; Sunday school, 9.30.
Otterbein The Rev. S. E. Rupp.
10.30, "Christianity as Life"; 7.30,
"Childhood Religion"; Sunday school
2.00.
Sixth Street The Rev. Joseph
Daugliterty. Praise service, 9.45; Miss
Sara C. Palmer will begin her evan
gelistic campaign, 10.30, "A Three
fold Picture of Calvary"; 7.30, "An
All-Important Question"; Miss Flor
ence Saxman wil sing.
CHURCH OF GOD
First, New Cumberland—Rev. C. H.
i ilelges, 10:30; 7:00, evangelistic ser
vices; Sunday school, 9:15.
Maclay Street—Rev. Dr. Wm. S.
Houck, 11, "What Is He Worth to
You?" 7:30, "No Room for Him."
Fourth Street —Rev. William N.
Yates. D.D., 10:30, "At the Gate
Beautiful;" 7:30, "When We Awake;"
Sunday school, 1:40.
Nagle Street—Rev. A. L. Klner,
10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school, 1:30.
Green Street—Rev. H. S. Hershey,
10:30, "The Secret of True Happi
ness;" 2. Sunday school; 7:30, the
observance of the ordinances.
Pleasantview The Rev. George
W. Harper. Sunday school, 9.45;
10.45, "The Great Requirement of the
Religion of Jesus Christ"; 7.30, "Heart
Deceptions of To-day."
MARKET SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN
Morning: Prelude, Choal, Allegro
and "Priere a Notre Dame from Suite
Gothique," Boellman; anthem, "Lord
of Our Life," Field: ofTertory, "Chan
son de Joie," Hailing; postlude,
"Toccata from Suite Gothique," Boell
man n.
Evening: Prelude OfTortoire in F,
Lefebure-Wely and Invocation, Du
bois; anthem, "A Song in Praise of
the Iyo'rd," Old German; offertory, Duo
Pastorale, Guilmant: postlude, March
in E flat major, Rogers.
'/ION LUTHERAN
Morning: Prelude, "Fugue," Hol
lins; anthem, "Peace I Leave With
You," Roberts; solo, Mrs. Deeevee; of
fertory, Minuet in G, Deeevee; an
them, "The Ninety and Nine," Pos
ter; sools, by Mrs. Deeevee and Mr.
Murray; postlude, Recessional, Lem
mens.
Evening: Prelude, March, Kinler;
anthem, "God So Loved the World,"
Stalner; offertory. Evening Prayer,,
Thai Ion: solo, Miss Bennett; post
lude, Allegro, Batiste. . ~
' HARRISBURG flfSiftfl TELEGRAPH
UNION CAMPAIGN
CLOSES TOMORROW
Revival 111 Colored Churehes
of Ilarrisburg and Stcclton
Big Success
Closing services of the union evan
gelistic campaign of (lie Interdenomi
national Ministers Conference of this
city and Steelton. will be. h£ld in St.
Paul's Baptist Church, State and Cam
eron streets, to-morrow afternon at 3
o'clock.
The Rev. V. G. Deeper, pastor of the
Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church will
preach. Much interest has been shown
in these meetings by the members of
the Harrisburg and Steelton churches
belonging to the conference. The cam
paign opened Sunday night .January 7,
and has been conducted in each of the
colored churches during that period.
The big booster chorus under the di
rection of the Rev. Dr. A. .r. Greene,
will sing at to-morrow's meeting. It Is
expected that every person converted
during the campaign will be present.
Tho following persons have had
charge of the various departments of
the campaign during the six weeks of
the services: Harrisburg, the Rev. Dr.
AV. A. Ray, president of the conference:
the Rev. W. 11. Gaines, secretary; tho
Rev. A. J. Greene, the Rev. U. G. Dee
per, the Rev. E. Duther Cunningham,
the Rev. W. Tollver, the Rev. B.
A\. Ward, the Rev. 11. Nelson, the
Rev. W. 11. Roosessel, and the
Rev. W. 11. King. Steelton, the Rev.
jO. P. Goodwin, the Rev. Warner
Brown, the Rev. W. 11. King and the
Rev. E. Duther Cunningham. Women,
Mrs. Boxter, of Baltimore: Mrs. Walker
Toliver, Mrs. J. Seth Cunningham, Mrs.
IJ. G. Deeper and Mrs. Ducy Temple.
I Children's services,, the Rev. A. J.
Greene, the Rev. W. H. Gaines and the
Rev. B M. AVard.
GRACE M. K.
Morning: Organ. Gothique Suite
(Complete) Boellmann; (a) Chorale:
(b) Menuet Gothique; (c) Priere .1
Motre Dame; (d) Toccato; quartet,
"The Dost Sheep," Jules Jordan;
°™. an ' " Warur >i." Schumann; anthem,
"The Dord Is King." Martson; organ,
I- male. Sonata I, Mendelssohn.
Evening: Organ recital at 7:30;
evening service at 7:30; (a) In the
Morning; (b) The Death of Aasa
(Peer Gynt Suite) by Grieg; (c) To
Spring. Solo. "The Day Is Ended."
Bart let, Mary Buttorff, with violin
oblisato by Harold E. Malsli; offer
tory for violin Abendlied, Schumann,
Harold E. Malsh; anthem. "The Sun
Shall Tie No More Thy Dight," Wood
ward; organ, Fantasie in E, Dußois.
MESSIAH LUTHERAN'
Morning: Prelude, "Prelude in G."
Guilmant: Offertory, "Berceuse." Wil
liams; anthem, "Saviour, Like a
Shepherd Lead Us," post
lude. "Marche in E Flat," Frazier.
Evening: Prelude, "Andante Mod
erato in A," Kurtz; Ladies, Chorus,
"The Daylight Dies," Lorenz; offer
tory, "Romance in B Flat," Shelley;
anthem, "O God, the Rock of Ages,"
Heyser; postludc, "Postludium,"
Parker.
FIFTH STREET M. E.
Morning: Prelude. "Andante Relig-
IOSO," Lemaigre, Miss Casse); an
them, "O Taste and See," Goss: of
fertory, "Offertory," Hailing; post
lude, "Postlude," Rinck.
Evening: Prelude. "Meditation."
Sturgis; anthem, "The Sun Shall Be
No More Thy Light," Woodward: of
fertory, "Duo Pastorale," Guilmant.;
postludc, "Postludo in G," A'olckmar.
REFORMED
Salem—Rev. Ellis N. Kremcr, 11
and 7:30; Sunday school. 9:43.
St. Andrew's, Penbrook—Rev. AV.
R. Hartzell, 10:45, Jr. congregation
service: 7:30; Sunday school. 9:4.1.
Fourth—Rev. Homer Skyles May,
10:45. "A Sure Defense;" 7:45,
"Whatsoever Ye Do In Word or
Deed;" Sunday school, 9:30.
St. John's. The Rev. G. W. Hart
man, pastor, will preach at 10:30 and
7:30; Sunday school, 2.
UNITED EVANGELICAL
Harris Street—Rev. George F.
Sehaum, 10:30, "Tho Salt of the
Earth;" 2, Sunday school; 7:30, "A
Blessed Offering."
Park Street—Rev. A. E. Hansen,
Sunday school, 9:30; 10:45, "Growth
in Grace;" 7:30, "An Endeavorer of
the Long Ago and I lis Pledge."
RIDGE AVENUE M. E.
Morning: Prelude, "Andante Sera
phique," Debat Powsan: anthem,
"Praise Ye Jehovah," Petrie; offer
tory, "Minuetto." Calkin; postlude,
"Toccata," Mailly.
Evening: Prelude, "Church Bells,"
Wesley; anthem. "Sun of My Soul."
Ashford; offertory, "Idylee," Merkel;
postlude, "Grand Chorus," Lacroix.
SECOND REFORMED
Morning: Prelude, "Idylle," AA'ely;
anthem, "T Am Alpha and Omega,"
Stainer; postlude, Festival March,
James.
Evening: Prelude, Reverie, Grey;
anthem, "Saviour When Night In
volves the Skies," Shelley; anthem,
"If Ye Love Me," Simper; postlude,
March, Guilmant.
MINISTER'S HOME ROBBED
Camp Hill, Pa., Feb. 3.—While Dr.
E. D. AVeigle and his wife were at
church Thursday evening robbers en
tered the residence, a short distance
from the church, and took about Jti
in money. The thieves gained en
trance by breaking a window pane. A
"birthday bowl," which is used in the
Sunday school, was taken from the
bedroom of (he pastor. This con
tained about $5. The "bowl" was left
on the rear porch.
MISSIONARY AT PEN BROOK
Pcnbrook, Pa., Feb. 3.—The Rev.
Mr. Pace, a returned missionary, will
preach in the Penbrook United Breth
ren Church to-morrow.evening at 7.30
o'clock. Tho services will be in charge
of the men's Blblo class of the Sunday
school, which has arranged for special
music In connection with the sermon.
Everybody is invited.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR RALLY
Lemoync, Pa., Feb. 3.—A rally of
Christian Endeavor societies of various
AVest Shore churches wqs held in the
United Evangelical Church here last
night. James Pryor, assistant superin
tendent of the United Evangelical
Sunday School, presided. The Rev. E.
E. Curtis, pastor of Westminster Pres
byterian Church. Harrisburg, made the
principal address.
FUNERAL OF AGED PRIEST
Funeral services for Monsignor J.
J. Koch, rector of St. Edward's Catho
lic Church, Sliamokin, and wtdely
known here, were held this morning
at 10 o'clock with Monsignor M. M.
Hassett as celebrant of the solemn
high requiem mass. Many ( prlests
from nil parts of the diocese attended
the funeral. Burial was made in St.
Edward's ctmetery.
Sewing School Doing Good
Work at Market Sq. Church
At the mqrning service to-morrow,
Dr. George .Edward Hawes will preach
011 "Home Awe-struck People," und at
'he evening service on "Finding Mid
den Treasure."
One of the most efficient organiza
tions of the church is the sewing
school which meets every Saturday
morning at 10.30 o'clock, under the
direction of lira. Herman P. Miller,
the superintendent. The officers and
teachers of the school are as follows:
Mrs. Edward Manser, Mrs. Samuel
Segelbaum, Mrs. Meade D. Detweiler,
Mrs. F. ft. Oyster, Miss Sara Ranch,
Miss Lois Ocrhart, Miss Ethel Det
weiler, Miss Florence DifTenbach, Miss
Helen Diffenbach, Miss Elizabeth
Bailey, Miss Dorcas Allison. Miss Ger
trude Weston, Miss Jcannette Hargie
road. Miss Isabel Ryder, Mrs. E. <
Leach, Mrs. Charles Frltcher, Miss
Anna Margaret Miller, Miss Anna
Murray, Mrs. J. A. Underwood. Miss
Caroline MotHtt. Mrs. E. W. Critchley,
Mrs. Harriet Hauck, Miss Dolores
Segelbaum. Mrs. Humes Hall, Mrs.
Charles Craighead, Mrs. Haruy Young,
Mrs. .Samuel Traver. Miss Alberta Nye
and Miss Katherine Wooley. The
school is doing a splendid work with
graded instruction in various kinds of
needlework from the kindergarten to
the normal class. The girls enrolled
are not only from Ihe Market Square
congregation and Sunday school, but
nil are admitted as far as the quarters
at present occupied by the school will
permit.
Castle Ravenscraig. of the Knights
of King Arthur, is the active organiza
tion formed by the boys of James
Reid's Sunday school class. The or
ganization takes its name from the
ancient castle near the boyhood home
of Mr. Reid in Scotland. The boys
nieet every other Monday night, with
AVilliam Murray as King Arthur, at
tended by Kramer Johnson as Sir Kay
(the secretary), Kenneth Bell as sen
tinel, Robert AValker as Seneschal,
George Shuey as constable, Lawrence
Zimmerman and Ross Packer as her
alds, with Mr. Reid as Merlin. The
castle will assemble next Monday
evening.
D'Avina Band Plays
Tonight at Stevens M. E.
Announcement was made to-day by
the Rev. Dr. Clayton A. Smucker, pas
tor, that the famous D'Avina band
will play to-nigl.t at Stevens Memorial
M. E. Church, Thirteenth and A r crnon
streets.
To-morrow afternoon at 3:15 the
band will give a sacred concert in the
church. Seating arrangements will
be provided for 1,000. In the eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock, Dr. Smucker will
be in charge of an evening of music,
song and reading. Miss Catherine
Kennedy, reader of the Eastern Ly
ceum Bureau, is to be on the pro
gram. She will read Henry Van
Dyke's "The Lost AVord." D'Avina's
famous band will have a big part on
the program.
The Male Chorus and Quartet
Choir will sing. Doors ivill be open
at 0:30 o'clock. The best seat in the
house is yours if you reach it lirst.
Church Briefs
Captain Jr. Neilsen in charge oC Ihe
local branch of the Salvation Army
has made a strong appeal to the gen
erous citizens of the city for clothing
and shoes for the needy poor, who
come to the association for aid dur
ing the winter months. The contri
butions may be sent to 2218 Atlas
street or notify Captain Neilsen, who
will call for the articles.
Ira P. Dean, religious work secre
tary of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. will
give an illustrated lecture, "The
flevelation of God." the first of a new
series in the auditorium of the asso
ciation to-morrow afternoon at
o'clock. The slides of this series arc
considered some of the best in tho
country on this particular subject.
Musical numbers, using the illustruted
slides, will be sung.
Dr. E. L. Hyde will open a short
evangelistic campaign In the Camp
Curtin Memorial Methodist Church
Sunday, February 18.
The tl.ird week of the revival serv
ices being held at the Fourth Street
Church of Christ, will begin to-nior
row. Tho morning service will start
at .10 o'clock with the graded Bible
school, followed by communion serv
ice and a sermon on "Shall We Have
Revivals?" The music at the evening
service will be furnished by the Ladies'
Glee Club the large cl.orus choir
under the leadership of Miss Mildred
Rudy. The Rev. Jesse Guy Smith,
pastor, will speak on "Dwarfs." Bri
gade .Night will be held Tuesday. The
two Harrisburg companies and the
New Cumberland company will at
tend this service. This will be a pub
lic meeting and all parents and
friends of the Boys' Brigade are in
vited to attend. The subject of the
evening's address will be "A Noble
Choice." The sermon subjects for the
remainder of the week are: AVednea
day, "The Storm Tossed Disciples;"
Thursday, "The Sin of Looking
Back;" Friday, "Peter's Testimony;"
Saturday, "The Sinner's Graveyard."
A mass meeting of the Lutheran
Women's League will be held AVed
nesday evening, February 7 in the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mrs. E.
C, Cronk, of Columbia, South Caro
lina. will speak on Sixteenth Century
Reformation, Twentieth Century
Transportation. Members from all the
leagues in the city and vicinity will
attend.
MINISTER DIES
The Rev. Cyrus Y. AVeidenliammer,
65 years old, a minister of the Church
of God, died Wednesday at his home
in Rending. He served for several
years on the Linglestown, Progress,
Shope's and Mount Laurel circuit.
"VICTORY DAY"
Membership Campaign of the Sabbath School nearly closed —239 new enrollments recorded —the
final score to-morrow.
Rev. James A. Worden, D.D.,LL.D., of Philadelphia
Superintendent of Sabbath School Training of the Prcsbjtcrion Church will preach at 10:30 anil
address the school at 2 o'clock.
"HOW OUGHT A MAX lAVE?" The third sermon of the series will be given by the pastor, the
Rev. Alfred L. Taxis, at 7:30 p. m. Subject, "A Man and His Girl."
OLIVET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DERRY STREET ABOVE 14TH
Music led by I'rof. Muniey Hearty welcome to friends and strangers.
FEBRUARY 3, 1917.
LUTHERAN MEN
TO MEET FEB. 8
Annual Missionary Mooting to
Be Held in Memorial Luth
eran Church
The annual mis
■ Y\ V Vv sionary meeting of
I \V\ | JvV t1l(! nicn or il " the
1 Lutheran churches
I Harrisburg and
1 fIIEB vicinity, under the
direction of the
■MI lEajM! ffij hood, will be hold
PTBUKSSS®®!''' o'clock in the even-
B ing in Memorial
Lutheran Church,
Fifteenth and Walnut streets.
A program of addresses and music is
being prepared. The chief speaker
xvill be the Rev. Dr. Luther Kuhlman,
Held secretary of the Foreign Mission
ary Board of the Lutheran Church of
America.
FOURTH REFORMED
Morning: Prelude, "Andante Con
Moto,'' Smart; offertory, "Liebesliebe,"
Ilarker; anthem, "The Lord Is My
j Strength," Simper; postlude, "Post
lude in C," Pierce.
Evening: Prelude, "Cradle Song,"
Grieg; offertory, "Andante in E,"
Barnes; anthem, "Softly Fades the
Twilight Ray," Havens: solo, "A Per
fect Day," Carrie Jacobs Bond; post
lude, "Postlude," Syre.
I PASTOR'S PROVISIONS STOLEN
Carlisle, Pa.. Feb. 3. Robbers en
tered the residence of the Rev. John
A. Miller here, taking a quantity of
provisions, and various articles of
value. Householders will petition the
Borough Council' for special police
protection.
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH
Front Street, Near Pine
REV. ROLLIN ALGER SAWYER. Rector
Beginning- this Sunday evening, a series of seven sermons on THE
SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS will be preached.
SI MMY EVENING, FEBRUARY I, 7.110 O'CLOCK
THE LITANY will IK- said in place <>l' evening prayer.
SERMON SUBJECT—FIRST PENITENTIAL PSALMS (PS. VI)
ANTHEM—"Blessed Are the Merciful"—lliles.
SEATS FREE STRANGERS WELCOME
D'Avino's Famous Band
IN
THREE GRAND CONCERTS
Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church
Thirteenth and Vernon Streets
Grand Conceit To-night at 8 O'clock. Doors Gpea at Seven
Sunday sacred concert —to-morrow—at 3.15 p. ni.—full hand—an
evening of music and song—to-morrow—at 7."0 p. m.—full band,
male chorus and quartet choir —Miss Catherine Kennedy, of Syra
cuse, Now York, will read "'The Lost Word" by I-lenry Van Dyke.
The best scat in the house is yours if you reach it first.
COME
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W PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH \|j
W T HIRD AND PINE STREETS W •
Sunday, February 4 ;i
lj | Preacher, Rev. L. S. Mudge, D. D. ( Pastor ]
A 10:30 A.M.
i-f The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper !
.; | All Not Regularly Communing Elsewhere .1 ,
j Arc Most Cordially Invited To
- |ii This Service. : lf
1:40 P. M. 1
The Clutrch Sunday School. !;j
7:30 P. M.
51: "The Man with a Margin"
Jeremiah 12:5
:■ I A Special Sermon to Men H
: i'j In Recognition Of The Large Number W
ft; Of Men Attending Our Services. M : '
Social and Personal Items
of Towns Along West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sipe and daugh
i tor Jeanettc and Chester Cllne, of New
; Cumberland, and Mrs. Alma E.sliel
man, of near Mechanicsburg, attended
the funeral of Miss Annie Cllne at
Lewisberr.v to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ebersole, of
Milton, Pa., are visiting relatives at
New pumberland.
Mrs. J. K. Myers, of New Cumbcr
i land, was summoned to Washington,
i D. C„ on account of the illness of her
i mother, Mrs. Trundle.
Miss Flizabeih Barbour and Mis.
| Minnie Wolf, of New Bloomtield, who
have been vittiting Mrs. H. C. Smith
at New Cumberland, have returned
1 home. f
, Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchinson,
| of Baltimore, are visiting relatives at
New Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. James Marion, of Bal
timore, visited Mr. and Mrs. Donald
lloyer at New Cumberland this week.
FAIR ASSOCIATION ELECTS
Heading. Pa., Feb. 3.—The Beading
| Fair Association hold its annual meet-
I ing and elected W. Marry Orr presi
! dent: William M. ('roll, tirst vice
j president: William A. Sharp, second
: vice-president: Jonathan Mould, third
| vice-president; D. S. Brumbach, sec
retary. and A. S. Deysher, treasurer.
I The association expects to make many
' improvements on the fair grounds.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ, Scientist--
Board of Trade Hall. Sunday, 11 a.
in., 7.30 p. m. Testimonial meeting
Wednesday, 8 p. m. Free Beading
Rooms, Kunkel Building, 11.30 a. m.
to !> p. m. daily except Saturday,
| 11.30 to 9 p. m.—Adv.
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN'
Hummel Street. The Rev. Wm.
K. Conner. pastor, will preach at 11
on "Graphic Bird's Eye View of John's
Gospel," and at 7:30 on "Spiritual
Hunger and Thirst." Sunday school
at 10.