2 CATHOLIC CHURCH URGES LOYALTY Archbishop Pcndcrgast Calls For Pledges of Life and Property Philadelphia, April 7. —• Archbishop Prendorgast has called all members of the Catholic Church to stake "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" in the defense of the United States. Fol lowing is his general letter: "To the Clergy and Laity of the Arch diocese of Philadelphia: "Dearly Beloved Brethren While the Catholic Church commands your obedience in things spiritual, the land of your birth or adoption has exclusive claim to your allegiance in all that re wards the civil order. This is a doctrine . which you have been trained from in fancy to believe and observe. We ex hort you, therefore, in the great crisis through which we are passing, to com port yourselves as loyal and patriotic citizens and to uphold the authorities by every means in your power in what ever measure they see tit to ddopt for the safety and dignity of the Republic. Our fathers in the faith had 110 small part in establishing and maintaining this homo of freedom. We view their achievements with Justifiable pride, and to them, as to the other heroes of our nation, we will ever look with grateful reverence. May we in this and in all emergencies prove ourselves their worthy children, ever ready, even as they, at the call of country, to stake "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." "Faithfully yours in Christ. "E. F. PRENDBRGAST, "Archbishop of Philadelphia." Membership Gains 100 Per Cent. During His Pastorate at Marysville " * . '.f; 1 REV. S. B. BIDLACK. Marysville, Pa., April 6. The Rev. S. B. Bidlack, who for the last three years has been pastor of the Methodist Churches of Marysville and West Fairview, recently was placed in charge of only the local church. During his pastorate here the church membership has gained more than 100 per cent. Last Sunday three new members were admitted and an other class will be taken In on Sun day. The sermon subjects for Sunday are: Morning, "The Holy Resurrec tion; evening, cantata by choir; Sun day school, 9.30 o'clock. Enjoyable Party in Honor of National Guard Members New Cumberland, Pa., April 7. The Misses Becker gave a party at their home at Bellavista on Thursday night tit which the guests of honor were soldiers who spent eight months at the Mexican border. The rooms were decorated with red, white and blue. Refreshments were served to Sergeant Robert Seaman, Co. I, New Cumberland; Corporal Leonard G. Waldon, Co. D, Harrisburg; William Miller, Co. D, Harrisburg; William L. Goudy, Co. D, Harrisburg; Privates Harry Gemmill, New Cumberland; George Selway, Co. D, Steelton. Other guests present were: Leroy Millard, New Cumberland; W. A. Stehman, Earl Rockey, Dewey Morrett, Frank Hoffman, Bryan Heiler, John Bein houer, Steelton; Misses Hazel Ham mitt, Harrisburg; Marie Becker, Mae Brown, Hazel Vogelsong, Nora Becker, Marcella Urich, Helen Shimmel, Maud Conrad, Anna Becker, Helen Stettler, Tressa Kern, Edith Taylor, Mrs. Beck er and daughters, Catherine and Lu reda, of New Cumberland; Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Shuler, of Harrisburg. Bryan Offers to Enlist as Private in the Army Tallahassee, Fla., April 7. Ex-Sec retary Bryan sent tills message to President Wilson: "Believing it to be the duty of each citizen to bear his part of the burden of war and his share of its perils, I hereby tender my services to the Gov ernment. Please enroll me as a pri vate whenever I am needed. Assign me to any work that I can do until called to the colors. I shall, through the Red Cross, contribute to the com fort of soldiers In the hospital, through the Young Men's Christian Association aid in guarding the morals of the men in camp." Mr. Bryan, with the rank of colonel, commanded a regiment of Nebraska volunteers during the Spanish-Ameri can War. CAMPAIGN I'OR UNIFORMS New Cumberland, Pa., April 7. On Thursday evening the Boys' Bri gade of New Cumberland held its regular monthly meeting in the base ment of the Methodist church, when it was decided to lend sixteen guns to the Junior Christian Endeavor Society of Trinity United ' Brethren Church, which will be used in a patriotic en tertainment. It was also decided to have a paper-collecting campaign to purchase now uniforms. The com mittee in charge of the paper-collect ing campaign is Corporul Malcolm Reiff, I J rlvates Raymond Osier, Gil bert Lechthaler, Gilbert Beckley and Ralph Cook. AID SOCIETY ENTERTAINED Dauphin, Pa., April 7.—On Thurs day evening the Ladles' Aid Society of Zion Lutheran Church met at the home of Miss Anna Hoffman in South Erie street. After the regular busi- was transacted asocial time was s\ent and refreshments were served to:\ Mrs. W. F. J teed, Mrs. D. F. Sel ler, Wrs. David Hoffman, Mrs. A. C. Coble' 1 , > M. E. Himmelbreich, of Lewisbufg; Mrs. G. M. Klnter, Mrs. H. I. Gertsrlch, Mrs. H. B. Greena walt, Mrs. Harry Miller and Miss Anna Hoffman. OFFICIAL OPENI.Y DISLOYAL Elizabeth, N. J., April 7. Council man Froebel astounded his col leagues at a meeting of City Council yesterday afternoon when he refused to vote for a resolution pledging loyalty and assistance to President Wilson and the United States. Further, Froebel said that he was speaking for the ma jority of his constituency, and that sev eral other members of council had con fided in him that they shared bis senti ments. SATURDAY EVENING, kmdg of toastJfSfeiSb fj^cigarettey^py 1/ . / \ IT O T buttered toast! Ready for you on the 1 J.breakfast table; crisp, savory altogether delicious. Lucky Strike cigarettes ready for you; full of flavor, different, delicious—because the tobacco— it's toasted. Two agreeable, appetizing thoughts,,aren't they? This is your introduction to toasted tobacco in a cigarette. You'll certainly be pleased to meet the new Lucky Strike cigarette. And it's Burley Tobacco—toasted % Until we discovered the toasting idea you couldn't get the real Burley cigarette: flavor didn't stay with it. Now you can; and how you will love it! Because Burley is what smokers call "blame good tobacco." They expressed their affection by using up 60 million pounds last year. You probably poured out your share—from a green, blue or red tin.^ Hot buttered toast! And a cigarette made on the same principle. Toasted tobacco! That's some thing entirely new in cigarettes. And delicious ! ' LUCKY STRIKE cigarette IOC B j mm ■ m iff \ W-i I \ If jour dealer don not as! j .JHL SyP \ carry them, scad $1 for a fflK / \ ||| carton oHO packages to B I \ Wk The American Tobacco 9m I / 1 1 M Co., New York City toasted yjw fi Guaranteed by - iMOOReaAVI Our men will demonstrate to you how the tobacco is toasted—at many stores L Gopyrtrtt by The A merle*. Tobacco Company. Int., 1117. '< ffiCRHISBtmO TSEGRXPK APRIL 7, 1917.
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