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PASTOR'S VACATIONS AND HOT WEATHER REDUCE NUMBER OF PREACHING SERVICES
PHILADELPHIA C. E. UNION
ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
William J. Parks, New Leader, Joined Church at U Years;
Taught Sunday School Class Since 16 Years Old
Philadelphia Endeavorers are
among the thousands of "boosters"
lor the (treat Christian Endeavor
movement—the training school of
the church. This union has elected
a llvcwire for its president and with
the 00-operatlon of the corps of of
ficers he Is doing much work for the
benefit of many persons.
President William J. Parks, Jr.,
Joined the church at the age of four
teen and since ho was sixteen years
of age has taught a class of boys
In the Sunday school. At the age
of eighteen he joined the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Grace Pres
byterian Church and became Its sec
retary and was elected president the
following year. During the term of
society president he was appointed
booster chairman of South Brunch
Philadelphia C. E. Union, and was
elected branch president during the
following vear. He became presi
dent oT the Philadelphia at the be
ginning of the year. He says: "In
surveying the work of our Philadel
phia union, we cannot refrain from
thinking of the thousand or more of
our C. E. boys in national service:
we cannot refrain because our work
and their lives were and still are
closely related. But our union glad
lv gives them to the service of an
other union, the union of the U. S.
A. Though we miss them, we are
happv in the knowledge that they
have "only changed to another phase
of God's service. The most of our
branch advisory boards have lost
and are still losing some of their
best workers, our union Organiza
tion is still Intact. Vacancies have
been filled with capable leaders and
all our branch presidents have been
successful in securing good person
nel for their advisory hoards. This
has been made possible by the splen
did spirit maintained by the young
women. In surveying the personnel
of the branch advisory hoards, the
young women are strikingly promi
nent and are doing their work splen
didly. The war work committee is
doing especially good work in en
couraging our own Endeavorers in
the service, introducing outside
workers in the systematic enter
tainment of the men in service.
'Saturday Sailor Socials' have be
come regular features. All branches
in the union have enthusiastically
taken this work. Community patri
otic sings have also been conducted
by our Endeavorers."
C. E. NOTES
Keep the C. E. fires burning.
While your hearts are yearning;
Though the boys are far away,
The girls can turn the dark clouds
inside otit
By writing messages to the Endeav
or hoys.
A membership contest in the First
Congregational Society, Toledo, 0.,
raised the membership to 155. The
average attendance at the meetings
of this society is over one hundred.
Four years ago there •.■as no society
in this church.
. "The Cross on the Frontier" will
be the topic for discussion In the
many Endeavorer services on Sun
day evening. At this service many
Endeavorers will show with their
messages what the various denomi
nations are doing in frontier mis
sions.
Charles SchalTer will conduct the
service at the Centenary United
Brethren Church, Steelton, to-mor
CHURCH ACTIVITY
MUCH CURTAILED
services Will Reach Normal
Strength During Early
September
Fewer church services will be held
In' Harriaburg to-morrow than have
been held here for a number of Sun
days. This does not signify that the
city is becoming irreligious. It mere
ly means that many njinisters are out
of the city on t\eir annual vacations.
In some instances no preaching serv
ices are being held in their church
es, and in others visiting ministers
have been secured to till the pulpits
during their absence.
Hot weather has had something to
do, too, with the curtailment of the
number of church services that have
been held in the city during the
past several weeks i*id has resulted
in such a decidedly reduced number
for to-morrow. Biit a single preach
ing service, usually in the morning.
Is being held in quite a few of them.
Vacations of most of the pastors
will end during these closing days
of August and many of them are ex
pected back in their pulpits for next
Sunday's services. Cooler
v.-ill likely prevail with the coming
of September, so church services will
reach almost their normal number
by next Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN
Paxton— Howard Bink, student in
Gettysburg Seminary, at 11 a. m.
Pine Street— The Rev. H. H. Bald
win, assistant pastor. 10.30 a. m.,
"Where God Was Not Wanted." 7.30
p. m., "He Could Not Be Hid."
Bethany The Rev. John M.
Warden, pastor. Sermon by the
Rev. L. C. Smiley at 7.30 p. m. Sun
day school, 9 a. m.
Immanuel —The Rev. W. H. Dall
man, pastor. 10 a. m., "Reaping the
Results of Cultivation," and 7.30 p.
m. Sunday school at 11.15.
Market Square Dr. George Ed
ward Hawes, pastor. The Rev. R.
A. Ketchledge, of the Camp Hill
Presbyterian Church, on "The Pur
poseful Life," at 11 o'clock. "The
Rejected Confession" at 7.30 o'clock,
by the Rev. Howard Rodgers. as
sistant pastor.
Capital Street— The Rev. B. M.
Ward, pastor. 10.45, "The Multi
plied Life." Sunday school. 12.15 p.
m. C. E. at 7.30 p. m.
Plivet —10 a. m. Sunday school. 11
a. m. preaching by the Rev. James
B. MacClure, "Power and How to Get
It." 7.30 p. m. Evangelist MacClure
will preach on "I Am Ready."
BAPTIST
Second The Rev. Albert Joslah
Greene, pastor. 10.30 a. m., "The
Church In Action." 7.30 p. m., "Roy
al Witness For God." Sunday school
at 12 m.
First —The Rev. William J. Lock
hart, pastor. 10.30 a. m. Sunday
•efcool at 11.46 a. m.
SATURDAY EVENING.
row evening. Tho attendance dur
ing the summer months has been
good but there are still a few front
soats unreserved.
The local manager of the cam
paign that made Rock Island, 111.,
dry, wiping out ninety-four saloons
and fifty-six wholesale liquor houses.
Is a member of the Central Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the city.
Eighty per cent, of the workers
In tho campaign were Endeavorers.
The Devotional Committee will
have charge of the Endeavor service
at the State Street United Brethren
Society on Sunday evening. Miss
J Carrie Walker will have charge of
j the regular consecration service on
j Sunday, September 1.
The Temple Presbyterian Society,
Philadelphia, gave last year $l5l for
foreign and $125 for home missions,
sent out a $4O missionary box, gave
a S3S service flag to the church, and
bought $5O worth of missionary
books for use In the society.
Miss Anna Murray will be the
leader and speaker at the Market
Square Presbyterian Endeavor meet
ing on Sunday evening. All persons
interested are urged to attend the
meetings.
At the Park Street United Evan
gelical Society Mrs. John Wonders
and Mrs. A. F. Bartolet will have
charge of the services to-morrow
j evening.
! WANTED —1.000 Endeavorers to
i write at least one Item on C. E. work
each week during the month of Sep
tember. Send the item to the State
Superintendent of this department.
Ask your president for the address.
Do You Know That
To make the world a safe place
to live in we must lick the kaiser?
To lick the kaiser we need a strong
army. To have a strong army we
must- have clean younpf men. To
have clean young men we must get
iid of booze. To get rid of booze.
I every one who calls himself a Chris-
I tian must vote, talk, think, and live
j prohibition. To win the war, kill
the liquor traffic.
Twenty-nine young women who
know both English and French con
stitute the first unit of telephone
operators to be sent to France,
where they will be attached to the
! signal corps? They are a real "rain
■,bow" division, for they have been
recruited from all parts of the eoun
try. Some of them know something
about Christian Endeavor.
The Harris Street United Evan
gelical Church Keystone League has
a special committee that writes to
box's in the army?
The Rev. James Kelly, field sec
retary of the British Christian En
deavor Union, has gone to France
as a member of a commission to in
vestigation the moral and spiritual
condition of the army in relation to
demobilization?
The Allentnwn Christian Endeavor
Union published a bulletin, giving
the plan of the city of Allentown.
and showing the location of churches
with a list of the churches. Endeav
or societies and the T. M. C. A.
army? It Is a convenient record for
busy Endeavorers to have with them.
Every new town that springs out
of the desert is frontier? Are these
towns to grow up godless or under
the Influence of the church? Some
of our best churches have grown out
of missions planted in new coionleA
DR. M. E. SWARTZ
AT GRACE M. E
District Superintendent Will
Preach Morning and
Evening Tomorrow
Dr. Morris E. Swartz, district su
perintendent of the Harrisburg dis
trict of the Central Pennsylvania
conference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church will occupy the pulpit at
Grace Church, State street, near
Third, to-morrow, at both morning
and qvening services.
Dr. Swartz was pastor of the First
M. E. Church at York, before he was
called to be district superintendent,
over a year ago. He is well known in
Harrisburg and his many friends
will be delighted to again have till
opportunity of hearing him preach in
Grace Church.
The Grace church choir under the
leadership of Prof. John W. Phillips,
will render some unusually beautiful
choruses.
Famous Jewish Choir to Sing Here I
THE REV. CANTOR NEW MARK AND CHOIR
The- Rev. Cantor Newrnaxlc and his well known New York choir,
brave been engaged to stog for the special Rosh Ashone or Jewish New
Tear services at the Kesfrer Israel Synagogue, Saturday, August 31. The
Rev. Cantor Newmark sang En this c ity several months ago shortly after
the new synagogue was dedicated a nd his coming next Saturday wijl be
anticipated with, ptensure by those who heard him on that occasion. He
lis one of the youngest as wall as one of the most popular tenor cantors
in the country and Ma services are wldt!y In demand In Jewish religious
circles. He possesses a voice of rare quality and the choir which accom
panies him includes ten singers that are qualified to give him excellent
support.
MARKET SQUARE
SPECIAL MUSIC
Programs Will Be Rendered
at Both the Morning and
Evening Services
Speoial musical programs will be
rendered a: both morning and even
ing services of tho Market Square
Presbyterian Church. At the morn
ing service, tho Rev. Rl A. Ketch
ledge, pustor of tho Camp Hill Pres
byterian Church, will speak on "The
Purposeful Life." Tho musical pro
gram for this service follows:
Prelude, "Melody in D," Guilmant;
solo, "The Everlasting Hills," Nevin,
Mrs. O. E. Good: offertory, "Pas
torale," Rhetnberger ; postlude,
"Prneiudlum-Fugue," Bach.
At the evening service, the Rev.
Howard Rodgers, assistant pastor,
will preach on "The Rejected Confes
sion." Tho evening musical program
Is:
Prelude, "Pastorale," Bgch, and
Andante in F," Wely; offertory,
"Benediction Nuptiale," Frysinger;
postlude, "Scherzo Symphonlque,"
Guilmant
FINAL SERMON OF SF,RIES
The Rev. W. H. Dallman, pastor
of Immanuel Presbyterian Church,
will deliver the concluding sermon
of the series on "The Cultivation of
Goodness," to-morrow evening. His
subject will be "Reaping the Results
of Cultivation."
UNITED BRETHREN
State Street The Rev.. H. F.
i Rhoad, pastor. 10.45 a. m., "Long
ings and Satisfaction." ".30 p. m.,
"The Great Deliverance." Sunday
school, 9.30. Y. P. S. C. E., 6.30
Otterbein—The Rev. Dr. S. Ed
win Rtipp, pastor. 11 a. m., "Help
in Temptation." 7.30 p. m., "From
Light to Darkness." Sunday school,
10; C. E., 6.30.
Derry Street —The Rev. Harry Ul
rich will preach at 11 a. m. Sun
day school at 9.50 a. m.
First —The Rev. Dr. W. E. Dough
erty, pastor. 11 a. m., "Not Weary
in Doing Good Deeds." 7.30 p. m.,
"The More Definite Results of
Praver. Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Sixth Street The Rev. Joseph
Daugherty, pastor. 10.30 a. m.,
"Greater Than John the Baptist. 8
p. m., congregation will join in a
union service at St. John's Reform
ed Church. Sunday school, 1.45 p. m.
West Fairview —The Rev. F. T.
Kohler, pastor. 10.30 a. m., "Bearing
One Another's Burden;" 8 p. m..
"Living Epistles." 7 p. m. open air
services by the Y. P. S. C. E.
LUTHERAN
Zion —The Rev. S. W. Herman,
pastor, W R. Samuel, assistant pas
tor, 11. "Working Together With
God." Sunday school at 9.45. Mens
class at 9.50.
St. Matthew's. —The Rev. E. L.
Snyder, pastor. 11 a. m., "Does God
Care?" Sunday school at 9.45 ; Union
evening services at St. Johns Re
formed at 8 p. m.
Shiloh —The Rev. E. E. Snyder.
7.50 p. ni. Sunday school at 2.
Trinity, Camp Hill—Dr. E. D.
! Wetgle. pastor. 9.30 a. m., Sunday
! school. 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.,
preaching by M. S. Hinman. of Get-
I tvsburg. 6.30 p. m. Luther League.
1 Memorial —The Rev. L. C. Manges,
| D. D. 11 a. m., "The Good Samari
tan;" 7.45 p. m., "Babylon IsFallen."
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Mens
prayer meeting at 9.15 a. m. Sr.
Luther league, 6.45.
Holy Communion —The Rev. John
Henrv Miller, pastor. 10.45, "The
Gift of Giving." Sunday school at
j 9.30 a. m.
Christ—a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Dr. Charles F. Sanders, of Gettys
burg, will preach. Sunday school at
9.45 a. m.
Messiah —The Rev. M. M. Coover,
of Gettysburg Theological Seminary,
will preach at 11 a. m. Sunday
school at 7.40 a. m.
CHURCH OF GOD
Fourth Street —The Rev. William
N. Yates, pastor. At 11 a. m.. "The
Fullness of His Presence." 7.30 p. m.,
"The Saving Power of Hate." Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
Nagle Street —The Rev. Elmer E.
Kauffman, pastor. 11a. m., "Why Do
1 Teach the Ten Commandments."
7.30 p. ni., "The First Command
ment." Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Maclay—The Rev. Dr. William S.
Houck. pastor. At 11 a. m. and 8 p.
m. John S. Yeramian, native of Con
stantinople, Turkey, will make the
address and sing. Sunday school at
9.45 p. m.
Penbrook —The Rev. Jay C. Forn
crook, pastor, 10.30 a. m., the Rev.
J. M. Waggoner will preach. 7.30 p.
m., Miss Lydia Forney will speak of
"Foreign Missions." Sunday school at
9.30 a. m.
REFORMED
Second —The Rev. Alfred Nevin
Sayres, pastor. 11 a. m., "Every
day Religion." 7.30 p. m., "Enthu
siasm," Sunday school, 9.45 a. m.
Fourth —The Rev. Homer Skyles
May, pastor. At 10.45 a. m.. the
Rev. Paul M. Spangler will preach.
Sunday school at 9.30.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Turk at Maclay Street
Church of God Tomorrow
John S. Yeramian, a native of Con
stantinople, Turkey, now a student at
Kindlay College, Ohio, has been se
cured by Dr. William S. Houck, pas
tor of the Maclay Street Church of
God, to speak and sing at his church
to-morrow. Mr. Yeramian will be
at both morning and evening serv
ices.
HOME FROM VACATION
Dr. W. E. Dougherty, pastor of
the First United Brethren Church,
has returned home from his vaca
tion and will deliver sermons both
morning and evening to-morrow.
SERVICES IN HARRIS PARK
Patriotic services will be held by
the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church, tho Rev. William W. Reese,
pastor, in Harris Park, to-morrow
I evening at 7.30 o'clock.
WAR WEEKLY Cat Out nnd Mail to lour Soldier WAR WEEKLY
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Vol. I. No. I. H.VRRISBt'KG, PA., Aug. 17-23 Our Yank Edition
THE COOK SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE
SHE INVITED ALL THE BOYS OVER
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ve must 'i wm 1 1 MSyjftiL I
BEST TELEGRAPH WAR CARTOON OF WEEK.
NEWS OF WEEK BOILED DOWN
FOR OUR BUSY SOLDIERS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 i WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21
Burning of rubbish in new Penn-
Harris hotel cause for tire alarm.
Ernest K. Burtnett arrested for
desertion, is charged with slashing
throat to escape service at Camp
Lee.
President commutes sentence of
death imposed on Herman Laden
son, who deserted here, to fifteen
years at hard labor.
Alderman Hilton reserves decision
on charges of assault and battery
preferred against Detective Murnane
by Special Officer Looker.
Wave of petty lawlessness sweeps
over city, causing many arrests.
Special schools planned for adult
alien born as part of Americaniza
tion scheme.
Housing needs for war workers
discussed by city officials.
Bishop McDevitt leaves for St.
Mary's church, Doylestown, to attend
field mass.
Jitnc>nien ruled oft streets by
Public Service Commission appeal to
Superior Court.
Mayor Keister and Police Captain
Thompson confer on new traffic reg
ulations.
MONDAY, AUGUST 19
Workmen find forgotten century
old well while digging in front of
courthouse.
Service flag containing 58 stars is
unfurled in New Cumberland United
Brethren Church.
The Rev. B. M. Meyers celebrates
fiftieth anniversary as pastor of
Elizubethtown Reformed Church.
Local divisions of Pennsylvania and
Reading Railfoads break car move
ment records.
Food Administrator confiscates 1400
pounds of sugar held over allotment
by Williamstown Co-operative Associ
ation.
Members of American Federation
of Railroad Workmen endorse plan
to buy Masonic Temple, Reading, for
headquarters.
Eleven first aid teams of Bethle
hem Steel Company contest for cham
pionship.
Two hundred members of Rheam
family hold reunion in Reservoir
Park.
Progress residents protest against
inadequate water supply.
P.. M. Adams, of Boiler Makers
Union, named chief marshal for La
bor Day parade; 6,000 expected to be
in line.
A. P. O'Connor, 71, Marietta con
tractor dies.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 .
Fuel administrator urges purchase
of wood, bituminous and "briquettes"
to conserve anthracite.
Charles Sambs fined $25 for boot
legging at dancehall.
Pennsylvania called upon to send
14.000 more men to Camps Dix, Sher
man, Meade and Greenleaf first week
in September; 13,000 go• last week in
August, making heaviest call of war.
School Superintendent Downes to
day endorsed military training in
Central and Technical higjr schools.
Mrs. Samuel Young suffers broken
hip and internal injuries jumping
from window when stove explodes
and sets fire to house.
Retail milk dealers agree to merg
ing of routes to save manpower.
Central Democratic Club plans to
honor late Samuel Kunkel at outing.
Will of late B. F. Meyers probated;
estate estimated at $40,000; gives
$l,OOO to charity.
City Solicitor rules Council may
make tetnporary appointments to fill
until war is over four vacancies caus
ed by enlistments.
Second annual farmers' industrial
exhibition opens at Williams Grove.
Lebanon Valley College decides to
establish military course.
Rev. J. C. Forncrook
Visiting in New York
■ The Rev. Jay C. Forncrook, pastor
of the Church of God, Penbrook, will
spend a week at his old home in
New York, visiting his old home
friends and attending the reunion of
his old regiment, the 9th New York
National Guards.
The Rev. R. M. Waggoner will till
his pulpit in the morning and Miss
Lydia A. Forney will speak on "For
eign Missions" in the evening.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
The Rev. J # mer E. Kauffman,
pastor of the Nagle Street Church of
God, will oeliver a series of Sun
day night sermons on the Ten Com
mandments. The series Will begin
to-morrow evening. In the morn
ing the pastor will speak on "Why
Do I Teach the Ten Command
ments?"
Six local draft boards of Dauphin
county call 156 men, many profes
sional, to entrain for Camp Lee, Au
gust 26.
M. Berk, uptown grocer, lined $lOO
for Red Cross for making false sugar
statement; administrator confiscates
000 pounds excess.
Mrs. Mary Stroh is found dead in
bed.
Commissioner Hassler answers
Riverside water protest, saying city is
negotiating to install municipal sys
tem in new ward.
Harrisburg Reserves and militia of
ficers offer to drill high school stu
dents.
John Culp, Rosbury, finds 80 pounds
of honey in cornice of his home.
Gobin Guards Association decide to
care for Carlisle armory of Company
G, old Eighth Regiment, until war's
end.
Miss Edna M. Kissel, Carlisle nurse,
at Camp Upton, weds Corporal J. H.
Otto, lluntsdale, at hostess house.
Striking Williamstown miners go
back to work after nine days.
All Pennsylvania crops except po
tatoes said to be in good shape.
Post 58, G. A. R. now is largest in
United States.
William Ackerman. who dug 1038
graves at Conewago Chapel in thirty
years, resigns.
Funeral services held for Kendig R.
McCord, at Middletown home.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
Twenty-five hundred more Penn
sylvania men called for general sev
ice at Camp Forrest.
Man giving name of Melvin Kep
ford, of Harrisburg, but not related
to policeman of that name, steals $lO,-
000 in New York bank; arrested after
thrilling chase.
Investigation shows water supply
at Middletown aviation camp is not
pure, dispelling rumor that it had
been poisoned.
David K. Strouse. former Pennsy
engineman. dies in York.
Harrisburg called upon to send 32
men and county 15 men to Camp D'ix;
city, 6 colored to Camp Sherman;
city 69, and county 93, to Camp Green
leaf.
New state bank opens at. Ickesburg,
Perry county.
Cumberland county calls 109 men to
leave for Camp Lee, August 27.
The tumily of Philip Newkam res
cued with difficulty in Steelton home
when lire cuts off stairway.
Major K. H. Schell, former National
Guard officer, who was quartermaster
ut Camp Logan, lias arrived in
France.
Newly organized social orchestra
gives first concert in Reservoir Park
Annual Romper Day exercises held
on Steeton playgrounds.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
County Commissioners plan to en
gage expert to determine equitable
assessment for coal lands in upper
end.
The Rev. Father George L. Rice
leaves Sacred Heart Church to be
come army cllaplain.
Broken equipment in Harrisburg
Light and Power plant causes serious
curtailment of electricity in homes
and_ factories.
William B. Neff and George Garret
son, Mechanicsburg, hurt in grade
crossing accident on Dillsburg
branch where three youths recently
met death.
John C. Stooss, Lemoyne. well
known barber who did not miss one
Sunday School session in fifty-four
years, dies.
Mrs. Caroline S. Baldwin, well
known woman, dies.
Eleven colored men sent to Camp
Lee by City Boards 2 and 3 and
Steelton board. City Board 3 inducts
four men for specfhl service.
State Draft Bureau calls upon all
local boards to make full reports
concerning methods of enforcing
"work or tight" orders.
Men in service while in transit to
get meal tickets worth 75 Instead
of 60 cents.
State street bridge again is con
demned by expert.
County Commissioners find pro
posed Hummelstown bridge will cost
$126,400, twice estimated cost and
three times pre-war price.
WEEK OF PRAYER
WAS SUCCESSFUL
More Christians of More Com
munions Participated
Than Ever Before
In June, 1917, the commission of
the American Episcopa' Church on
the World Conference on Faith and
Order requested the whole Christian
xxforld to observe January 18-25,
1918, as a season of special prayer
for the Reunion of Christendom and
for the guidance of the preparations
for the World Conference. It is be
lieved that the week was observed
by more Christians of more com
munions and in more parts of the
world than had ever been the case
with any such observance. The com
mission is now asking for the ob
servance of the same period next
January for the same purpose.
One of the countries where the
observance was most general and
earnest was India, where, through
the efforts of the National Mission
ary Council, different arrangements
were made in each representative
council area for the observance of
the week according to the different
conditions prevailing.
In Bombay each congregation Was
urged to meet every day of the week
for meditation and prayer, and a
general 'meeting of the clergy in the
city arranged the plans. The Church
of the United Free Church of Scot
land and the Hume Memorial
Church of the American Marahi
Mission were each open for an hour
on each day throughout the week,
as places where Christians of every
communion could meet for silent
pi Iyer and meditation.
The Bishop of Madras, at the re
quest of the National Missionary
Council, prepared "Outlines of Medi
tation and Prayer" for use during the
week. These were adapted and am
plified and widely circulated and
used in Bombay and in other parts
of the province liy Christians of
every denomination.
The request for the observance of
the same Octave January 18-25, 1919
for special prayer for the reunion of
Christendom has again been sent to
Christians in every part of the
world. It is hoped that they will be
gin at once to plan for the observ
ance of the Octave, putting their
whole soul into this outpouring of
prayer by every communion, every
race and every tongue that, the unity
of Christians being made visible to
the world, it may believe that the
Father sent the Son as its Redeemer.
MISCELLANEOUS
Christian "and Missionary Alliance
—The Rev. W. H. WorralU pastor.
Sunday school at 9.15 a. m. At 10.30
a. m., "Winning Souls." At 7.4 5 p. m„
"Meeting Jesus." Bible study. Tues
day evening at 7.45 p. m. Prayer
service Thursday evening at 7.45.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church —"Mind," at 11. Sun
day school at 11 a. m. Testimonial
meeting, Wednesday at 8 p.. m.
A. M. E. ZION
Wesley Union—The Rev. Stephen
A. McNeill, pastor. 10.45, "Christ and
Life." 7.45, "The Divine Plan For
the Church." Sunday school at 1.30.
Northumberland Court
Restrains Increase in Tax
Sunbury. Pa.. Aug. 24.—President
Judge Herbert W. Cummings, in the
Northumberland county courts fo
day directed an injunction restrain
ing P. Joseph Schmidt and John J.
Roach, of Shamokin, and Frederick
R. Dornsife, of Dornsife, North
umberland county 'commission
and Oswald Kramer, Shamok i
county controller from levying a tax
rate of more than four mills for
county purposes for this year. It has
been fixed at' six mills, but county
taxpayers appealed asserting that it
was exorbitant and unnecessary.
Through their counsel. Major Gen
eral Charles M. Clement and W. J.
Sanders, of Sunbury, fhe petitioners
declared that such a levy as recom
mended by the controller and levied
by the commissioners was an abuse
of power. The petition was resisted,
it being declared that it was the act
of tax dodging coal corporations,
who hid behind the skirts of a doz
en men.
Judge Cummings says in part We
are convinced that the levy of a six
mill tax fixed upon the valuation is
unwarranted and unreasonable and is
clearly in excess of the sum required
to pay the expenses of the county
for the present year. It is ordered
that the. defendants be perpetually
enjoined from collecting a tax of
more than four mills for this year."
This will reduce the estimated in
come from $225,000 to $150,000, it is
understood.
Four Horses Burned in
Mifflin County Barn Fire
Lcwistown, Pa., Aug. 2 4.—During
a severe storm on Thursday night a
large barn on the F. B. Harshberger
farm in Bratton township, was struck
by lightning and completely destroy
ed entailing a loss of $lO,OOO. Sev
eral wagons, a manure spreader,
much harness, four valuable horses
and a young heifer were burned. The
horses alone were valued at $9OO. A
new silo just built was burned. About
a thousand bushels of unthreshed
wheat was consumed by the flames.
One old horse was rescued. There
was only a little over $2,000 insur
ance on the barn and contents.
LINEN SHOWER FOR SISTER I
Htimmelstown, Pa., Aug. 24.—Mrs.
Samuel Hartz was hostess at a linen
shower last evening, given in honor
of her sister. Miss Edna Holsberg,
who is to become the bride pf Frank
Jamison, of Highspire. at her home
in West Main street. The bride-to-be
was completely surprised as she em
tered the room filled with guests.
Many handsome and useful gifts
were received by the bride-elett.
After an evening of chat and
music, refreshments were served by
the hostess. Those present were: Mrs.
Harry Holsberg, Mrs. John Holsberg.
of Harrisburg; Miss Mary Hartz, of
Anntfille; Mrs. Fidelia Holsberg, Mrs.
Goodman, Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. George
Light, Mrs. Grill, Mrs. Seibert, Miss
Ethel Hartz, Miss Edna Holsberg and
Mrs. Samuel Hartz.
STEFFY FAMILY REUNION
Marietta, Pa., Aug. 24.—A large
number of Steffy's from all parts of
the state, gathered to-day in re
union at Ephrata Park, and spent a
delightful time. This was their fifth
annual event. The oldest one pres
ent was S. S. Steffy, of near Mari
etta. He is 80 years of age. Music
was a feature of the event.
'The player piano makes music
appeal to the soul of mankind."
&PANGLER MUSIC HOUSE,
2112 North Sixth street, adv.
AUGUST 24, 19U8
With Choir and Organist
Tho coming week will witness the
return of Harrisburg choir singers
and organists from their vacations.
There will be a number of new faces
seen in the choir lofts. A new bari
tone \vlll be chosen after tho first of
September to take the place made va
cant by George E. Sutton, baritone
of Pine Street Presbyterian choir,
who has entered the army and now
is at Camp Lee. Other male singers
who have been taken from the choir
ranks to add to those of the army
will lie succeeded by older singers,
who have had to respond to the call
of the church in the emergency.
Augustus G. Shantz, tenor, will re
turn to his place in Westminister
Presbyterian choir with the first Sun
day in September. During his vaca
tion his place has ■been filled by D.
1,.. Bowers, tenor of St. Patrick's
Cathedral choir, who will resume his
duties with that organization.
Mrs. Golfin Vallerchamp, soprano,
is to stng in St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church to-morrow morning. The solo
selection will be Hammond's "Bo
hold, the Master Passeth By." Prof.
Kuschwa, organist and ■ choirmaster
of St. Stephen's, has returned from
his vacation trip. The full vested
choir has been off duty for a number
of Sundays, but will be heard with
the beginning of September.
Mrs. E. J. Docevee, directress of
Zion Lutheran choir, has been ab
sent from the city for a brief vaca
tion and shortly will resume her
ditties with this splendid body of Vo
calists. William Bretz continues as
organist at the Fourth Street Church,
doing satisfactory work, for soloists
and chorus.
Dudley Buck's "He Shall Come
Another Musical Program
at Park Street Evangelical
To round out the month of August
with musical Sunday evenings, an
other music, fest will be held in Park
Street United Evangelical Church
Sunday evening at 7.30. The patriotic
"sing" and the gospel hymns "sing"
held on the first and second Sunday
evenings of the month attracted
large audiences and many favorable
comments were heard. To-morrow
evening the orchestra of the Sunday'
school will take a prominent part
and there will be other instrumental
numbers. The pastor will speak on
the subject, "The Religion of Music
and the Music of Religion.
From August 13 to 21, the pastor
attended the great campmeeting held
at Herndon. Believing that his peo
ple will be glad to hear a report
of this Feast of Tabernacles, he will
speak to-morrow morning at 10.45
on "Campmeeting Echoes." Next
Sunday evening his sermon will deal
with the subject of Labor Day.
METHOD IST
Stevens Memorial —The Rev. Dr.
Clayton A. Smucker, pastor. Dr.
George Edward Reed will preach,
morning. "The Gospel of the Trees
of the Wood;" evening, "Germany's
Gain and Loss in the Present World
War."
Ridge Avenue—The Rev. H. R.
Bender. Morning, "Christian Free
dom;" evening, "Absent Thomas."
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Fifth Street—The Rev. Edwin A.
Pyles, 10.45, "Looking For Fruit."
Dr. H. C. AVilson, of Chicago at 7.30.
Grace—The Rev. Robert Bagnell,
pastor. Preaching by the Rev. Mor
ris E. Swartz, D. D. 10.30 a. m.,
"What Is Eternal Life?" 7.30 p. m.,
"A Much Occupied Soldier."
St. Paul's The Rev. William
Moses, pastor- 10.30, in the church
and at 7.30 p. m., in Harris Park,
services conducted by the Rev. Wil
liam W. Reese.
Camp Curtin — The Rev. John H.
Mortimer, pastor. 11a. m.. the Rev.
H. C. Wilson, of the general board
of Sunday schools, Chicago, will
preach. 10 a. m., Sunday school. 8
!p. m.. last union meeting, in St.
John's Reformed Church, with ser
mon Ijy the Rev. Joseph Daugherty,
of Sixth Street U. B. Church.
St. Augustine's The Rev. Wil
loiighby M. Parchment, rector. Ma
tins, sermon and holy communion at
11 a. m., church s6hool following.
Epworth —The Rev. J. D. W. Dea
vor, pastor. 11a. rtl., "Battle in the
Homeland —the Church." 7.30 p.
m . an address by Mr. Dinsmore, of
the city Y. M. C. A. Sunday school
10 a. m. , _
Camp Hill —The Rev. Joseph E.
Brenneman, pastor. Harry W. Love,
state field secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
will speak on the subject, "Our En
listed Men," at 11 a. m. 8 p. m.
Union services. Dr. George P. Mains,
"The Duty of Christian Nations To
ward Germany."
UNITED EVANGICAL
Park Street—The Rev. A. E. Han
gen, pastor. Sunday school at 9.30.
At 10.45, "Camp Meeting Echoes."
7.30, "The Religion of Music and the
Music of Ueltgion."
Harris —The Rev. A. G. Flexer.
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday
school at 9.30.
Penbrook—W. E. Pottieger, pas
| tor. Subjects, "Fellowship With
Christ," and "Broken Cisterns." Sun
day school at 9.30 a. m.
I Harrisburg Mission —W. E. Pot
tieger, pastor. Sunday school at 10
a. m., the Rev. W. S. Harris, assist
ant pastor at 11.
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WILL CONDUCT SPECIAL SERVICES
at the KESHER ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
3 Saturday, August 31st
I At 12 O'Clock Midnight
q Everybody is invited to come hear the most wonderful Q
j Jewish Cantor and Choir ever heard in Harrisburg, at the |j
I Kesher Israel Synagogue. HI
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Down Like Rain," is to be the
cial choir number at Westminstvt"
Presbyterian Church to-morroxr x |
morning. The offertory anthem witi
be "No Shadows Yonder," front'.
Gaul's "Holy City."
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Prof. J. R. Brodeur, organist and
choirmaster of Notre Dame Church,
Worcester, Mass., conferred recently*
with Bishop Philip R. McDevitt in
Philadelphia, concerning tho musio
of the Catholic Church in the Harris
burg diocese, of which Harrisburg is
an important part. Prof. Brodeur re-"
cetved his musical education in
Rome and ranks with the first musi
cians of the country in the exposi
tion of church music. It had been
thought Harrisburg might get the
benefit of his wide experience, but
the conference developed that the
time is not propitious for the innova
tion, in view of the world turmoil.
Bishop McDevitt, who favors tho
Gregorian music, was much impress
ed in his talk with Prof. Brodeur.
Recently the Ditson publication,
'Forty Anthems for Mixed Choirs."
ha.) been revived in Harrisburg. It
is doubtful if there is another pub
lication quite as complete and satis
j factory for the average choir. Thero
are. beautiful numbers by Billiard,
King Hall. .Tames H. Rogers, whose
"Still, Still With Thee," ranks with
the best of choir compositions; Sir
Arthur Sullivan, whose "I Will Sing
of Thy Power," Is stately and help
ful; Gounod, whose "Send Out Thy
Light," is gene.raliy sung on mis
sionary occasions: Parnby's "Oh,
Lord, How Manifold Are ThY
Works," together with many others
of beauty and musical depth.
Soldier to Be Ordained
at First Baptist Church
Sergeant George R. Skillum, of
the United States Development bat
talion, now located at Gettysburg,
will be examined for ordination as
a minister of the Baptist church, at
the First Baptist Church, Second and
Pine streets, on Friday, August 30,
at 4 p. m. In the evening at 8
o'clock Sergeant Skillum will be or
dained. It is expected that he wit.
be appointed to a chaplaincy within
a short time.
Filial Union Service of
West End Congregations
The last of the union services of
the several West End churches will
be held to-morrow evening in St.
John's Reformed Church at 8
o'clock. The Rev. Joseph Dough
erty, of the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church, will deliver the
sermon.
JERUSALEM WILL NOT
BE RESTORED
TO JEWS
Minister to Lecture on Subjec
Sunday Night
War Pictures Will Be Showt.
EVANGELIST VIRBROOK NUTTEF
Evangelist Nutter will speak again
Sunday night in the tabernacle locat
ed at Eighteenth and Market streets
on the subject of Palestine. 1 Since
Jerusalem fell into the hands of the
Allies, last winter, the subject has
been of special importance to Bible
students throughout the country.
Evangelist Nutter will discuss the
subject from tho standpoint of the
Bible.
This will be the final week of the
series.
Monday Night—"The Seven Last
Plagues of Revelations lfi."
Tuooduy Kight—"Christian Bap
tism."
Wednesday Nlglit—"God's Plan
For the Support of t"he Gospel."
Thursday Niglit—"What Was
Abolished and Nailed to the Cross?"'
Friday Night—"Will Elijah Como
Back to Earth Again? Micah 4:5."