Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
CHURCH NOTES.

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| The regular Thanksgiving service will b
held in st. Anne's P. e. Church Thursda.
morning, at the usual hour.
In the NJ. e. Church tomorrow the pastor
Rev. 1. L. Wood, will preach on "Luminou
Faith" and in the evening on "Heayenl,
Citizenship"
Rev. Cornelius Prettyman, pastor of thu
M. E.Church at Seaford. has been invited te
become the pastor ofthe Salisbury Church
to succeed Rev. Chas. A. Hill.
Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind erange.
list, will conduct revival services at the
| Presbyterian Church in Chesapeake City
next week. beginning his labors there to-
morrow evening.
Middletown Council, No. 2. Jr. O. U. A.
M. will attend Divine Service on Sunday,
No. "a, 1895, at st. Anne's P. e. Church.
All members are requested to meet in Coun.
Gil Room at 10 A. NJ. sharp.
Y. P. s. G.. E. of Forest Presbyterian
Church, topic for Sunday evening Nov. "a,
Praise and Purpose" Conservation as
well as a Thanksgiving meeting. Meeting
to be led by the President, Miss Elizabeth
Hall.
Rev. Geo. F. Hopkins, who but recently
was o missionary in India, and is now a
member of the Wilmington Conference has
been appointed to fill the Madeley. vacancy
in Wilmington, caused by the death of Rev.
Mr.. Locates.
Henry Ward Beecher once said that
''prayer should be just what one feels, just
what one thinks, ust what one needs, and
it should stop the moment it ceases TO be
the real expression of the need, the thought
and the feeling"
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the NJ. E. Church, of this town on
Thanksgiving Day. at 1890 o'clock a. m.
Rev. Francis II. Moore, pastor of the For
est Presbyterian Church will preach the
annual sermon.
The Rev. Thos. Houston will close his
evangelistic services in the Presbyterian
Church on tomorrow. after two weeks of
earnest effort for the conversion of sim
ners and the quickening of Church
members. He has done good work here,
and member of acussions will be made
to the Church membership tomorrow, on
profession of faith, and also number at |
the Chapel, at Armstrong;, where twelve |
persons professed conversion last Sunday. |
The famous old Christ p. E. Church in |
Philadelphia celebrated its bi-centennial
last Sunday. Bishops and eminent clergy
men from various parts of the country par
.icipated in the celebration. Among those
who worshipped in the old church are the
he names of Washington. John Adams.
samuel Adams, Robert Morris and hun
lreds of other patriots. and the dust of
Benjamin Franklin, vestryman of the
hurch, reposes in the old burying ground.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon in Forest
Presbyterian Church the Rev. Thomas
Houston, the blind evangelist, will hold q
meeting. This service is espec-
ally for those under twenty years of age,
ut all persons are welcome. Mr.. Houston
will also be present at the Preparatory
ervice this evening, beginning at Z. 80
'clock, and lasting one hour. Tomorrow
morning at 1890 Mr.. Houston will be pres
mt at the reception of members, and will
Anticipate in the administration of the
acraments of adult baptism and the Lords
upper. His farewell service will be held
It Armstrong; Chapel Sunday afternoon.
7hen a gospel meeting will be held, fol-
owed-by the admission of members and
he Sacrament of the Lords Supper. The
ession will meet this afternoon at AIS
CLOCK, and at the close of the preparatory
ervice this evening and also tomorrow
lorning at 10, Is O'clock, to receive all per-
ons desiring to unite with the church,
ither on profession Of faith, or preseMta-
on of certificates.