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A Practial Man's Ten Reasons for Being a Christian
1.. I Seeded Forgiveness For My Sins.
I had sinned against niy body. 1 had befouled my thoughts and
mind. 1 had brokeu down my conscience and weakened my will
and eharaeter. I had w rouged my family. 1 had done harm to
my associates. I had neglected and even defied my Maker and
coustant Henefaetor. Without forgiveness I had no self-respect
and no peace of mind. 1 found both when God for Christ's sake
forgave my sins.
2. / Needed Help to Overcome Tempta
tion.
T find the suggestion of evil all arouud me. What is worse. 1
find in my nature a response to it. I aiu an animal, without .i
t-oimuon animal's natural checks to over-indulgence of animal
passions. I am a person, and the impulse is strong to regard my
individuality as supreme over all other individualities. Kxperi
euee shows me I am too weak in mind, will and eharaeter to
control these impulses. 1 need help froui outside of myself. I
find that help in the Christian religion.
3. lAm Right With God.
There is a God! I don't understand all of this wonderful world
in which I live, but what I do understand unanimously vouches
for the existence of a Supreme Being. Disobedience to His nat
:ra! laws works out certain punishment; obedience to it brings
comfort and power. If that is true with liod's lower material
law. how much more true will it be with his higher moral and
spiritual law. 1 study to live in harmony with both the lower
and the higher law. 1 want to be right with God!
The STOUGH
Evangelistic Campaign
111 OF CHRISIIANS IST COMING
ELECTION 10 BE THEIE OF SERIOUS
Men's Bible Class of
Zion Lutheran Will
Celebrate Fifth An
niversary
RALLTY DAY AT
CURTIN HEIGHTS
Ptxmbocpd D*y Will B# Observed at
Pine Sweet Presbyteriin Sunday
School and New Classes Will Be
Organised
The duty of Christian cit'.rens at the
fpm.ng state ek t:on. as seen . • min
isters. will be the theme of several ser
mons in churches of the c.ty to-mor
row. The Rev. W. H. Pailman, Pastor
cf Market Street Bapt «t church, wi.
preach in the evening cn "The Coming
Election." At the eve-.ng serve at
the Fou-th Street Church of God the
Hev. William N. Yates wiil preach on
• • Christian Citizenship and the Bsilot
Box "
The last of the series of sermons oa
"What Men Have Pone With Jesus ,
will be preached on Sunday evening atj
Piae Street Presbyterian church by the
rasto:. the Kev. Pr. Mudge. The tit.c
•f this sermon wili be "What Shal. 1
Do Then W.th Jesus? Matthew £7:'-'-.
The topic of tne sermon at the morn
jog service w. ye "A Fea for En.)-
ttonaJism." Ephesians 4:19. The choir
w;il sing at this service two anthems.
"T:e Woods an i Every Sweet Sine! ,ng
Tree" West) and "O for a Closer
"Walk With God" i.Foster\.
Sunday w... be promotion -.ay .a the
Sunday « hool at ? ne -tree;, when new
classes w..l be o*g.%m.t-:d :n the senior
ter-artment an! a new school year's
work w II btv ~ ag "jn in the e ementarv
•ierarrmer.ts. The subject for consid
eration at the mid-week service next
■Wednesdav evening at 7.30 o'clock'
wiil be "God in Daily Duty." A class_
ic>r studies preparatory to church mem
bership has been organized ani meets
each Thursday evening unier the di
rection of the a«s 'taut pastor of the
church. Next Thursdav evening at S
c there w .11 be a reception at the
raurcn t? wbi.h all adu'.t members of
the congregation and Sunoay school are
invijed.
At Stevens Memorial Churth
To-morrow morn.na. a: 10.45 o'clock,
in the Stevens Memorial Metnoiis:
Episcopal church. Th rteenth ar. i Yer
aon streets. Dr. ClljrtM Albert Smuck
e* w 11 preach a timei" sermon ou "The
Messengers o* God." At the mass
meeting for met» and women ;n the
eveaing. at 7.30 o'clock, the Sweet
Singing Ma ? < hor-s. led by ii. Wash
ington Sweigert. # wii t sing. T.e con
gregat.oaii <crv. e of song wii'. be di
rec _ ei by R- -s K. Bergstresser. The
church choir will render spe-:al music.
Tne minister will give a brief adires-'
oc "The Burden of Harrisburg." The
Male <. horus includes the. following
rr.en: Direct.r. G. Wasii.ngton Sweig
ert: first 'enors. R. E. Steever. W. 8.
Mec.<. C. A. Hoover, L. H. Smith; s
«td tenors. G. W. -wt gert. Rcss K.
Bergstre-ser. I. G. Stick ell. E. A. Lath
am. R. M. Wolfei first basses. M. M.
Tawney. Howard Fra.m. Walter FisheJ.
David C. Gotwala: se-ond bastes. ■ arl
Heefner. F-ank Beaior, E. B. Luigard.
E. M. Champion.
At Covenant P*e«byterian church
special muaic wul be rendered a? fol
low. nc: Mornina. prelude. "Andante
«_on-moto." Calk.n: offertory. "Be:
reuse." Delbr-ek: anthem. "Thou Will
Keep Him in Perfe-t Pea-e." Dtma:
est: postlude. "Toca:ta." Dußois. anil
Arthur Jefferies, baritone, wiil sing a
selected soio. Evening, prelude, "Com
manion," Batiste; anthem. "Pra.se the
Lord. O Jerusalem,'' Maunder; offe
tory, " Me<iitation'' ('"Thais") Ma-se
aet: anthem, selected. Men's Stough
choir ani postlude, "March Aux Flam-;
beaux,"' Clark. The "Stough Choir" is
composed of fifteen men of the church
who sicg evangelistic hymns in con
nection with regular mixed choir each
tanbath e\en rg.
Raly Day at Curtin Heights I
Bally Day it Curtin Heights M. E.
' church v\ill be observed to morrow
The program follows:
10.30. Rally Day sermon. " I"sing
Your liberty as the Servants of Mi
by pastor: I, Sunday school, song by '
men's chorus, address by James Ka-k
' er and solo by Miss Blanche Eniils:
7.3 I .'. ever, ng exercises, - r it bv school.
Scripture reaim_; by superintendent,
prayer, anthem by choir, recitation,
K.;th recitation. "My Friends."
Kmtvj W ims and Reba Geisking:
•< itatior.. "Ten Little Fingers." Ruth
Luckey and Maude Ruby; suing. "The
Sabbath Beils." class of girls: recita
tion, "Is It Nothiug to You?" Melvin
Geist: diaiog.ie. - The B.igle Question."
seven girls: song. "Sound the Bugle."
school; exer. se. "The Fruit Basket."
msrv class: address, i astor; reports
: m Sua iay shoo"- contest; song,
men's chorus: exercise, a class of boys:
sng. "The Kingdom Is Coming,"
school; benediction.
The men s organized Bible class of
.'. i. l.utheran church will celebrate its
tut anniversary to-morrow afternoon
..• 1.50 o'clock. All meu are cordially
i i ited to atten i. The following pro
gram will be rendered:
Selection, orchestra: hvmn: quartet.
Messrs. Alien. Fager. .Foerster and
1 t : a idress. the Rev. S. W. Herman;
soprano solo. Miss Weil: a.iiress. S. S.
Eoerts: duet. Mrs. Decevee and Mr. Al-1
lea: reading of lesson and prayer, the
Rev. H. K V heeler: remarks on the
1 »s.-n, Pr. E. E. Campbell: selection,
orchestra: hymn and Lord's prayer.
, A service of song will be he'd at 1m .
manuel Presbyterian church in the i
evening. There will be quartet singing ,
by Mrs. Shope. Miss Anna Bover, \(. '
Ste-rir.g and Harry Hammond and solos
by Mrs. Shope and Alfred Lewis.
T: • Kev.. George 5-igier will preach !
at Progres at 7.30 o'clock in the even
ing on the subject, "Christian Citiren- !
Regular Order of Services
The regular order of services in city
lurches to-morrow fo.iows:
LUTHERAN
Redeemer, Nineteenth and Kensing
ton Streets—The Rev. E. Victor Rol
and. pastor. Morning service at 10.30.!
Subject. "Judas, the Possible Traitor."
"riveting service at 7.30. Sunday school!
at 9.30. Christian Endeavor meeting at
6.30. The pastor w-.1l speak at this
meeting on "The Christian ani the
Baiiot.''
Bethlehem—The Rev. J. Bradley
Markward. P. D.. pastor. 10.30 a. m..
"Gray Hairs Here and There. " 7.30 p.
n: . "More Is Expected of Us." Sunday,
s uool at 1.45. C. E. prayer meeting
at 6.30.
A _rg. F.fth ani Muench Streets
—The Rev. A. Maxwell Statr.ets. pas
tcr. 10.30 a» m., "Some Fundamental
Do-trines." 7.30 p. m., "The New
Birth." Men's Leagne at 9.30. Sundays
s hool at 2. C. E. at 6.30.
Holy Communion. State ani Seven
teenth Streets—The Rev. John Henry
Miller, pastor. Morning service at
10.45. Subject, "A Great Feast."
Evening service at 7.30. Subject.
■Doers of the Word." Sunday school
at 9.30. Luther League at 6.30. Leal
er. Miss Ruth Loser.
St. Matthew's. Green and Sene a
streets—The Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor.
Morning at 11. Subject. "The
1 .rst Commandment." Evening service
at 7.30. Subject. "Christ's Refusals.'
Sunday shoo! at 10. C. E. at 6.30.
Prayer service Wednesday at 7.45.
Trinity. Camp Hili—The Rev. Dr. E.
D. Weigle. j astor. Morning service at
10.30. Subject. "Forerunner of the
Reformation." Evening service at
7.30. Subject. "Marriage of the King's
Sunday s hool at 9.15. Sewing 1 rc'.e at
- 3'.*. Saturia-. Mid-week service of
B. .e study and prayer. Wednesday at
7.4 5 p. m.
Z on. Fourth Sfeet —The Rev. S. W.
Herman, pastor. Morning service at
10.30. Subject. "The Will of God."
!-iien:ag ser% eat 7.30. Subject, "The
j <'t>sp>el of Comfort." Sundav school at
1.45. Men's devotional service at 10.
Fifth anniversary of Meif's Cla-s at
110 p. m. >
Messiah. Sixth an i Forster Streets—
The Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson, pastor.
Morning service a: 10.30. Subject,
"The Present ind Future Tense of the
1 Spiritual Life." Evening service at
7.30. Subject. "The Refusals of Jes
us." Sunday school at 3 p. ni.
Memorial, Fifteenth an 1 Snoop
Streets —The Rev. L. C. Manges. D. D,
jiastor. Mornm.' service at 10.30. Sub
j jeet. "The Prophet's Voice of Ven
j geance." Evening service at 7.30. Sub
ject, "Seeing Jesus." Sunday school at
TTAKRTSftrRG ST \R INDEPENDENT. SATPRDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1914.
4. I Am Associated With a Religion
Which Works.
The Christian religion works! It has transformed races and
nations as well as individuals. It makes red-nosed "Bum" Smith
over into John Smith. Ksq., a blessing to his community. The
mere leaven of Christianity changed barbarous Japan into a world
power during the tntoe of a siugle life. 1 am proud to profess a
religion that "makes good!"
5. It Is a Spiritual Accident and In
demnity Policy.
In some troubles neighbors and friends can help. In life's
deeper sorrow only God can say the right won!. The world's not
■a hard mechanical engine, grinding, crushing remorselessly on.
There is a good Friend running it and running it right! God's
drills and lathes and puuehes hurt frightfully at times. I grant,
but when the Master Workman gets through with me, I*ll be
worth living forever!
6. Being a Christian Puts Me Into Good
Company.
1 belong to the family of God! I atu a brother of Jesus Christ!
The only "poor relations" I have are the angels ui heaven, who
have never knowu "saving grace." Yes, there arc some cheap,
low-grade Christians; the more is the pity. There are a lot of
" Near Christians," people who'd like to have the benefits and
privileges of Christians, but are unwilling to pay the price. Cut
them all out. and you have left the finest body of human beings
in the world. And they are my brothers and sisters!
HOW DO THESE REASONS APPEAL
TO YOU?
2. Men'? prayer meeting at 10 .v m. • i
Junior Luther League at 5.30. Senior )
, Luther League at 6.30. Topic, "Does a, i
College Education Pavf" leader, Miss s
' Blanche Fie s.ier, Vocal s>K bv Frank c
Hetr.ck. Senior cat-» 1 class Fri-t
lay evening at ,7 o'oloek. Primary i
: catechetical ciass Saturday morning at j
10. Junior catechetical class Saturday (
I - orning a. 1 1. $
Calvary, South Thirteenth and Reese !
St-eets —The Rev. Edward H. Tsar, i
• pastor. Morning service at 11 a. m. t
Subject. ••Spiritual li fts." Evening
service at 7.30. BabjlCt, '* Walking Cir-'t
. c.inispectly." Sunday school at 10.
ihrist. Thirteenth and Thompson '
Streets—lV. Thorna* Kwtk, pastor.
10.30. "Withou* the Wedding Gar* -
ment. 7.30, "What Think Ye of j
<"hrist?" Sunday school at 1.30. a
Men s Bible clas* at 1.30; the pastor* i
wiil teach. V P. S. C. E. at 6.30; .
Miss Elir-a Bret", leader. • i
PRESBYTERLAN t
Market S.; :are—The W. B. ■ 5
Cooke. minister in chare p. Morning! 1
servi e at 11 o'clock. Evening ser\ ■ '
MS at 7.30 (VMk. Su'o'e't or' sermon. 1
"The Philippines. Sunday school at !
10 o'clock.
Immanuel. Sixteenth and Juniper'"
streets —Tne Kev. H. Everest Ha".man,; •
pastor. Morning service at 10 o'clock. >
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. Sun- 1
iay school at 11.15 o 'clock. A special;
• si a! ;-ogram will be rendered at -
the evening service. 1
Bethany. Cameron an i Cumberland
streets—Tie Rev. Johi M. Warden. 1 ;
. pastor. Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. ]
Subiect or" sermon. "The Great Pas- ,
sage." Sunday school at 9 o'clock. }
>.'h-lst.an Endeavor at 6.45 p. m. J
Olivet. Perry and Kittatinpy Streets 1
i —Morning service at 11 o'clock. Even-' (
ir.g service at 7.50 o'clock. Sunday 1 1
s hoc at I>'c!o' k. Men's Bible class
at 2 p. m. >\ E. at 6.30. Midweek
prayer servi e Wednesday evening at
, 7.45. The Rev. E. Plgott s un kim. of
i W est Chester, wii urea, h at ;>rth serv-i c
ices. I
! Pine St.-oet. T'ui and Piae—The 1
* Rev. Liwria'Sey moirr Mu-lge, P. P.. ns
; tor; the Rev. ,1. » Armentrjut. a sills:- '
ant pastor. 10.30 oMo.'i. morning •'
, service. sifbie.'t of-termor. " A Plea for '
Bmotiona stn;'' Ephesians. 4:19. 7.''<> <"
o 'cl'X'k. ever. " service, subject. "'What'
Snail Po Then With Jesus?" Mat
thew, !T:3|, 1.30 p. m„ church Sue- '
day school, ele" ternary departments: :u- t
ternat.onal graded Wessons. 1.40 p. m.,
church Sunday school, senior lepart- ]
ments. a«iult Bible classes
''ovenant. F : fth sr. l PeflTe/ S.reets— 1
The Rev. Harvey Klaer. pastor. Morn- <
ir.g service at 11 o' lock. Subject of ;
sermon. "Silenc -.g Igaorar e." Even- '
iDg service at 7.3 o'clock. MjtCt of;,
sermon, '' Dan zero « Pelav." Sua.lav <
.school at 10 o'clock. Y. P. S. C. E. •
Sun-iay at 6.30. Sunshine Mission
Bar. i Sunday at 6.15. t
Paxton—The pastor, the Rev. Ha-ry .
B. King, will preach at 11 an i 6.30. ,
Sundav school at 10. C. E. at 6.
METHODIST
Grace—The Rev. J. D. Fox, D. D., t
pastor. 9.30. cla«s meeting. 10.30.
"Christ's Prescription for the Ills of
Humanitv." 1.45. Sunday school andli
men's Bible class. 6.45. Epwortb >
League. 7.30. "The Art of Tntrospec- ' j
tion." Praver meeting Wednesdav at
j 7.30.
Steven". Thirteenth and Vernon 1
Streets—D-. Clavton Albert Smicker. ' '
pastor. Sundav «rhool at 9.45. Mnrn
ing prayer and sermon a? 10.45. "The '
Me-sengers of God." Senior and In '
•ermediate Epworth Leagues at 6.30.
Sunday evening "losing service at 7.30.
"The Burden of Harirsburg.' * The s
church choir and the sweet-singing male i
i chorus wiil render special music. You
are invited to attend all services.
Ridge Avenue. Sixth and Herr ]
Streets—The Rev. John H. Daugherty. i
pastor. 11, "Biessed Assurance." j J
• .30. "A Wise Resolve—Action—Wei- j
■ome." the third in a series of sermons i
on "Modern Interpretations of 'The;
Prodi-al Son.' ' 9, class meeting. 10. <
Sunday school 6.4 5, devotional meet 1
ing of Epworth League: special musi'. (
Stranger- an 1 traveling men spending ;
I the day in the city will be cordiallv
! welcomed to the services of this church, i
1 Seats are free.
Coxestown—The Rev. A. Harries,
pastor. 10.30. "The Church of God."j!
7.30, "Drifting Away From God.'ii
Sunday s- hool at 9.30. Prayer service i
; W'ednesdav at 7.30.
Epworth—The Rev. J. D. W. Deavor, 1
pastor. 11. "Evidences of a Right •
Heart."' 7.30, ma«s meeting, ladies' ■
I chorus, address by Miss Josephine Colt. 1
a member of the Stough party. Miss (
j Colt will also sing.
Fifth Street—The Rev. B. H. Hart,
pastor. Love feast at 9.30. Bacrn- :
; ment of the Lord's Supper at 10.30. !'
' Sunday school, with baptismal service '
for infants and sacramental services at 1
2. Epworth League at 6.30. 7.30,
"The Shepherd Psalm."
UNITED BRETHREN
Derry Street,' Fifteenth and Perry t
Streets—l\>e Rev. J. A. Lyter, pastor, j
Monr.ug service at 11 oVlock. Even
ing service at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday,
school at 9.50 a. in. Christian En
dcaver at 6.30 p. ni.
State Street. Eighteenth and State—
The Kev. E. A. G. Bossier, pastor. Morn
ing service at 10.45 o'clock. Sermon
by the Rev. P. H. Balstoaugh, pastor of |
Sixth Street l : nited Brethren ehuivh.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. Sub
ject of sermon. "The Duty of the Good '
Citiseu." Sermon by the pastor. Sun
day school at 9.30 o'clock. Jr. C. F.
at 6 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30 p. m.
Midweek prayer service Wednesday at
7.30 p. m.
Sixth Street. Sixth and Seneca'
Streets—The Kev. P. Hummel Bals I
baugh, pastor. Praise servi- e at 9.45
a. in. Sunday school rally at 1.45 p.j
mi,, address by the Rev. Homer Black.
Jr. C. E. at 5.45. Sr. C. E. at 6.30.j
Worship at 10.30 a. m. with sermon
by the Rev. F. A. G. Bossier, pastor of
State Street I". B. church. In the even
ing at 7.30 ,i missionary service bv
the \V. M. A. Saturday evening pray
or a; the Home for the Friendless, Fifth
and Mueneh streets.
Otterbcin. Roily and Fourth Street*—
The Kev. S. Edwin Rupp. pastor. Morn
ing service at 10.30 o'clock. Subject
of sermon, "Hearing and Believing.":
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. Sub
ject of sermon, "A Great Invitation."
Sunday school at 2 o'clock. Christian
Endeavor at 6.30.
First, Boas Street —The Rev. J. T. ,
Sp:*ngler. pastor. Morning service at
11 o' ok. Subject of sermon. "Fun
damentals of the Christian Religion.''
Sunday school at 10 o 'clock. Christian
Endeavor at 6.45. At 7.30 p. m. the
Women's Missionary Association will
observe Woman's Day. AH are wel
come.
CHURCH OF GOD
Fourth Street—The Rev. \V am X.
Yates, pastor. Morning service at 10.30
o'clock. Subject of sermon. "Our Bat-i
tie Cry." Evening service a* j
7.30 o'clock. Subject of sermon.!
"Ch r, stian Citizenship ami the fciillot
B 'X. Sundav school at 1.40 m.
Jani r C. F. at 3 p. m. Senior and In-!
termediate C. F. at 6.30 p. m. An;
every member prayer meeting Wednes-;
day evening. New members will be re
re:ved Sundav morning. The pastor
wilt meet the Council and Group Cap-<
tains at 10.15 a. ni.
Pleasant View—-The Rev. George W.
Harper, pastor. Sunday school at 9.45
a. m. Prea-hing at 10 45 a. m. "The
Vnder Currents of Life" will be the]
subject. Junior C. E. at 3.30 p. m.
isetiior C. E. Nt 6.45 p. m. Preaching at
7.30 p. m. "The Ballot. Its Sanctity;
an 1 livery Citizen's Part" will be the
subject. Prayer meeting Wednesday at t
7.30 p. m.
Worraelysbarg—The Rev. G. W.'
Get;:, pastor. Sunday school at 9.30 a.
m. Junior Christian Endeavor Society
at 6.15 p. m. Senior Christian Endeavor
Society at 6.45 p. m. Evening service
at 7.30 o'clock. Theme, "Walking in
the Light." Lecture and Prayer Serv
ice each Wednesday evening.
Maclay Street, Fourth and Maelay |
Streets—The Rev. Jay C. Forn 'rook,
pastor. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Homer Black, secretary of Y. M. C. A.. |
will preach. Evening service at 7.30j
o'elo.-k. The pastor will preach. Sun- 1
day school at 9.45 a. m. Senior and j
Junior Christian Endeavor at 6.30 p.!
ni. Mr. Ross Derick will have charge,
of the meeting. Special music.
BAPTIST
Tabernacle. Forster, Near Sixth'
Street —The Rev. Calvin A. Hare, act-'
ing pastor. Worship anil sermon at
10.30 a. m. Subject, "Gideon's Band."
People's -ervice and sermon at 7.30
p. ni. Subject, "The Young Man's
Goliath," a special to men.
Bible school at 11.45 a. in. Young Peo
ple's meeting at 6.30 p. m. Everybody
invited to al! the services.
Market Street. Fifteenth and Market
Streets—The Rev. W. H. Dallman. pas
tor. Morning service at 10.30 o'clock.
Subject of sermon. "A Great Appeal."
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. Sub
ject of sermon, "The Coming Elec
tion.'' Sunday s hool at 11.30 a. m.
Young People's meeting at 6.30 p. m.
W. W. Shannon, advance organizer of
Stough party, will speak at this meet
ing-
The Second, Cameron Street—The
Rev. Albert Joslah Greene. A. 8., pas
tor. Morning service at 10.30 o'clock.
The Rev. J. C. Allen, of Williamsport,
Pa., will preach. Evening service at
7.30 o'eloek. Subject of sermon, "The
Combination Key of Freedom and Who
Found It." Sunday school at 12 m.
B. Y. P. U. at 6.30 p. m. Special serv
ices all day. At 7.30 p. m. the Rev. P.
J. Thompson, of Connellsville, Pa., will
preach. Ali members of the State Bap
tist convention are welcome.
REFORMED
Salem, Third and Chestnut Streets—
The Rev. Ellis K. Kreraer, pastor. Morn
7. / Admire the Ideas and Purposes of
the Christian Religion.
No mm tor how badly Christ ianity is misrepresented by its
ignorant and unfaithful followers, everybody concedes that its
essential ideas and its main purposes are the uohlest ami worthiest
ever given to man. Its fundamental idea is Tightness—right with
God. right with one's neighbor, right with one's self. Its funda
mental purpose is helpfulness. That appeals to me!
8. It Gives the Right Basis To Universal.
Brotherhood.
Mutual love, mutual patience, mutual sympathy, mutual help
fulness! We are brothers, because we have one common Father
and one common Saviour. That is the true and only solution to
all social problems.
9. Faith In Christ Takes Away the
Terror of Death.
As is entirely right and normal. 1 shrink from dying. It is a
law of life written of God in my physical nature. Hut when my
last hour comes, be it soon or lute. 1 shall not fall into terror and
panic, but go in peace. My soul is safe!
10. lAm a Christian Because It Is Right.
God gave me existence, fitted me wonderfully to the world
about me. To ignore my Maker were a crime! To antagonize
Him the basest treason! He gives me existence, protection, oppor
tunity for this life and the next. Can I give Him less than my
obedience, my love, my life, my all* Would it be right to do less?
Begins Sunday, November Ist at the Tabernacle,
State and Cowden Streets, Harrisburg, Pa.
ing seHicti at 10.30 o'clock. Evening 1
service at T. 30 o'clock. Sunday school
at 1.30 p. m.
Second, Green and Broad Streets—
The Ke\. Harry Nelson Bassler, pastor.
Morning service at 10.30 o'clock. Even
ing service at T. 30 o'clock. Hope Firel
Company and Junior Company attend
ing. Sunday school at 1.45 p. m. "V. P.
S. C. E. at 6.80 p. m.
St. John's, Fourth and »Maclay
Streets —The Rev. N. \\\ Hart man and
Klder G. W. Hartman, M. P.. will speak
to-morrow at 11 a. in. on th,> doings of
the Eastern Synod of the Reformed
church, which was in session during
last week at Allentown, Pa. In the
evening the pastor will preach on "The
Need of Religion." Sunday school at
9.45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30 p. m.
EPISCOPAL
St. Andrew's, Nineteenth and Mar
ket Streets —The Rev. James F. Bul
litt, rector. Morning prayer, ante-com
munion and sermon at 10.30 o'clock.
Sunday school at 12 in. Evening pray
er and sermon at 7.30 o 'clock.
St. Stephen's—The Rev. Rollin Al-'
ger Sawyer, rector. Holv Communion at
S a. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m.
Evening prayer and address at 4
0 'clock.
St. Augustine's, Thirteenth and Herr
Streets —Services conducted by J. P.
Braselmann. Morning prayer, litany and
sermon at 11 o'clock. Sunday school
at 12.30 p. nt. »
Mount Calvary, Camp Hill—The;
Rev. O. H. Bridgman, pastor. Sunday
school at 2.30. Evening service at'
7.30.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ. Sicentist. 1
Board of Trade Hall—Sunday, 11 a.
m. and 7.30 p. ui.; subject, "Proba!
tion After Death." Testimonial meet
ing Wednesday at S j>. in. Free read- j
ing rooms. Kunkel building, 1.30 to 5 j
p. m. daily, also Monday and Saturday ;
evenings. Adv. i
EVANGELICAL
Harris Street —The Rev. George F.
S'-haum, pastor. 10.30, ''The Battle of j
the Centuries." 2. Sunday school, j
6.40, Miss Josephine Colt, of the
Stough party, will address the C. E.
Society. 7.30. " W'hv Not Nowt"
MISCELLANEOUS
W. N. ljeescr. of Sunbury, will speak
at the Church of Christ Mission. Kour- '
teenth and Zarker streets, to-morrow.
Subject at 10.30 a. in.. "When and
Where Di i the Church of Christ Be
ginf At 7.30 p. m., the subject will
be "Why Has the Gospel Failed tj
Bring About a State in
European Countries?" Mr. Leeser is
learned in the scriptures and will han-;
die these subjects to the interest of all.
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Church of the Brethren. Hummel
Street —Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. Christian Work
ers at 6.45 p. m. Preaching at 7.30
p. m.
A. M. E.
; Wesley I'nion Zion—The Rev. J.
Francis Lee. S. T. 8., pastor. Morning
service at 10.45 o'clock. Subject of i
sermon, "The Eternal Word." Evening!
service at 7.45 o'clock. The Rev. J. C. |
1 Allen. S. T. 8., Williamsport, will j
| preach. Sunday school at 12.45 p. m. I
• Professor J. P. Scott, superintendent.
Bethel, East State Street —The Rev.
I". G. Leeper, pastor. Morning
lat 10.30 o'clock. Sermon by a min
ister from the convention. Evening
service at 7.30 o'clock. Sermon by a
! minister from the convention. Sunday
I school at 1 p. m. A. C. E. L. at 6.30
p. m. 1
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KEYSAMI'EIW.PURVIS.D.D.
THE HIDDEN SACKCLOTH.
Text. " Uphold he hurt sackcloth wtthln
■l*m his llrsh Kins*, vl, 30.
A siege Is * horrible thing;. The be
sieger becomes a blood lustful beast,
the besieged a frantic animal. Beuha-
An(, the Syrian, tieslegcd Samaria, and
the resultant fninlno was so awful
that two mothers entered Into a hide
ous compart to kill their babies on
succi-sslve days for food. One mother
performed her part of the bnrimtn. hut.
when the turn of the second came
she refused mul hid her Iwby. in re
morseful fury the tirst mother hurried
to King Jehorain and poured out her
tale in his horrified ears He was so
affected by the shocking recital that he
tore his garments asunder Impulsively,
when a curious thine t.ook place. "The
people looked, and behold, he had
sackcloth within upon his flesh." It
was a revelation. It had never oc
curred to them that, their king wits
nuythlug but a purple wearing, self
loving monarch. Now they see him
wearing grief garments in their sin
eerest and most painful form The
Samaritans must have thought better
of their king after that
Parading the Sscfcctoth.
Our eyes and senses are otfended
every day by the cruel selfishness of
men who are looking out for number
one only, and women who spend their
all In dress and entertainment—a con
stant ministering to self. What a dls
play some folks make of their sack
cloth! They tell the neighborhood.
Kveryone knows their personal all
moots, afflictions and poverty. Shal
low streams are noisy, A deep river
is quiet, especially near the sea. Most
of us talk too much with men. too
little with God. Yet there are many
who, like the ancient king, are secretly
wearing sackcloth. They greet yon
with smile and apparent cheerfulness,
possibly sometimes their manner Is a
bit constrained, or you surprise them
in tears, but underneath the smile and
chat and cheer a secret care is gnaw
ing with unrelenting paiu. This Is
often in unexpected places. The rich,
the privileged, the gifted, men of
genius and splendid ability,' back of
wealth, honors and medals may wear
sackcloth. Carlyle snld, "Genius is a
ship on fire at sea for the entertain
ment of spectators on shore." The brit
Hunt costume at banquet and ball may
cover an irritating, lacerating sack
cloth. Kings In Europe have scores of
regimental uniforms, but there's sack
cloth under most of them. Three of
our presidents have died from the as
sassln's bullet, one even now carries a
bullet In bis body. Our greatest mil
lionaire was tortured with indigestion.
Hidden Fir«s.
Some sackcloth is self imposed. T*n»
known men and women who we-e
wwring sackcloth to atone for some
sin. I.iUe Or. Johnson standing bare
headed in the rain in the market place
In Lichfield, where years before he
had spoken harshly to his old father,
I know a daughter who makes dally
trips to a cemetery with flowers for
the same reason. Many a gift to
charity Is because the giver is wear
j ing sackcloth. The "conscience fund"
at Washington eases Irritation to some.
Much religious observance Is an effort
in that, direction. Sometimes the sins
of others-drink, drugs, gambling
make us writhe in unsought and un
merited anguish. Only the Almighty
knows the torture of a suicidal mania,
dread of insanity, the hell of jealousy
that gnaws and eats like a hidden fire.
Who can calculate the misery caused
by financial wrongs, wrecked reputa
! tlons, slights, hurts, Inlustices under
i circumstances that compel you to keep
silent? Folks see yotir pained look and
tear stained face, discerning ones note
your ill concealed anguish, but they
assign some other cause. Many suffer
i from a loveless manias*, which do
velops into a brutal, unsympathetic
husband, a nagging, selfish, extrava
gant wife. A beautiful house on the
avenue may conceal a domestic trag
edy. quarreling parents, a fool son, an
erring daughter. Not many sackcloth*
are so hard to w&ir.
A Thorn In the Flesh.
I listened last night to a master mind
In a contemptible physical presence.
Many a noble soul is caged in an ig
noble body, a constant source of mor
tlficatlon and sorrow. Many a throb
bing heart has a big message, but.
i Cassandra-like, is not believed. Health
may exist, yet there is a physical do
j formity—the jewel has a poor setting.
A man with brains ma.v get along with
homeliness: indeed it nfay even be cap
ital. But lack of beauty Is a sore strug
gle for a woman. Change of outward cir
cumstances brings coldness and neglect
from others, real or imaginary. When
our usefulness is gone or our influence
abated often even home and church,
j the two last places, change their atti
tude toward us. But sin imposes the
worst sackcloth. Hawthorne had tho
I gift of painting the secret suffering of
1 sin. Remember the monomaniac car
! rying the serpent In his bosom and
frying secretly. "It gnaws me." Rev.
Arthur Dimmesdale wears the scarlet
! letter within that Hester Prynne wears
without. Fine touch of genius in that
story. Back of the black pages, tho
I closed chapters, the thing done in
! darkness is tho sackcloth to be worn
nntll the shroud takes its place. What
! shall we do with our sackcloth—wear
; It like Jehoram under our bright robe.
; parade it like a peevish woman or. lik»
Paul with the thorn in his flesh, take
jit to God? "My grace shall be suffl
! clent for thee."
He dreamed a castle in the air.
j A lazy chap's ideal one.
Then sold the plan to a busy man
With cash to build a real one
, Judge.
"How on earth did a man with »
record like his ever manage to clean
I it up?"
I "I guess be did it with soft soap."—
' Baltimore American.