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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
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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.
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