Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-12-26
week of Prayer.-The following are

served by union services in the Methodist
Baptist, Presbyterian and Disciples churches
January 4th to 18th, 1891:
Sunday, January 4th, sermon, The Glory
of the Triune God, Jer. 10: 6, 2, etc. VIII
Monday, Jan. 5, Confession and Thanks.
giving, for the nation, community, church
family and the individual. Confession-Ps
SO: is. Thanksgiving-1st Thess. s.: 49,
etc.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, The Church Universal
Prayer that the power of the Holy Ghost
may rest upon it--Acts 2: to IS. That
the disciples Of Christ may be one. That
the church may gain truer and broader
conception of her mission.
Wednesday, Jan. Z, Nations and their
Rulers. Prayer for those in authority; for
peace, for the abolition of the slave, opium
and strong drink traffic. For all needed re-
forms-tem perance, Sabbath, industrial, So
cial and political.
Thursday, Jan. 8, The Church at Home.
Prayer for a sense Of personal responsibility
and for CO operation in the evangelizatlon of
city, country and frontier.
Friday, Jan. 9, The Church Abroad
Prayer for increased missionary spirit, CO.
operation and enlargement.
Saturday, Jan. 10, The Family. Prayers
for sons, daughters and servants; for Sun
day schools and all christian associations
for young people; for schools, seminaries,
colleges and universities.
Sunday, Jan. II, sermon, The Manifesto
ton of Christ in His People.
The Electric Light Subject.-The
projected introduction OF electrical lights at
this place has received temporary check
by the refusal of the Edison Electric Light
Company to accede to the contract made by
the Town Council with their agent on We'd
nesday of last week. BY the terms of that
agreement the corporate authorities had
agreed to pay the sum of $25 per light for one
year, the company to put the plant within
the corporate limits and furnish iron posts
for the wires on the main street and wooden
ones for the cross streets, the corporation to
start with ten lights and have the privilege
of any additional number at same price. At
a meeting of the Council held Monday night
the agent of the company was present and +,
after stating that the company declined to
accede to the proposed contract, offered to
ton should pay $40 per light on the streets
instead of $25, and that wooden instead of
iron posts should be used This PROPOSE
ton the Council promptly declined, and so
the matter stands for the present.
Holiday Entertainments.
A Christmas tree entertainment will be
held at Redand Church on December 80,
at z o'clock p. NJ Public cordially invited
There will be grand oyster supper given
at Germantown Station, on Tuesday even
ing, December 30 Fine music will be in
attendance. Proceeds for the benefit of the
M. E. Church. Public invited
The members of st. Mary's congregation,
GAINESVILLE, will hold their Christmas festi-
val on Monday, December 80, at 5 p. M
Music, presentation addresses and other at
fractions Col VIM. Kilgour, Of this place,
will deliver an address. tF.es
A Christmas tree entertainment will be
given in the school room Of St. Gabriel's
Catholic Church, near Great Falls, on Mon
day evening, Goth instant at o'clock. The
public are invited.
A Christmas entertainment will be given
by the Methodist Sunday School OF this
place on Tuesday evening, December 30th,
and one by the Baptist Sunday School on
the evening of Wednesday, the 31st.
Amusements in Washington.
Evans IL Hoey, in the Parlor Match at
the New National, are drawing fine and
stylish audiences. 1t is new edition of
Parlor Match, appearing in new songs,
new dialogues, new scenery and new tricks.
Next week-Marie Wainwright III the 18th
Night and the Honeymoon
AT Albaugh's Opera House "Poor Jona-
than" has proved an attractive novelty. The
music is fine and given with force and spirit
This company is composed of the best talent
on the comic stage Next week-Russell's
Comedians.
After Dark, Dion Bouicault's master piece,
is having rush at the Bijou Theatre. The
scenery is intensely realistic and effe ctive,
and the performances generally are enjoy
able ones. Next week-Dan Mason.