Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-02
CHURCH NOTES

Communion and continuation services
viii be held in the new English Luther
an church next Sunday, but the dedica
/ ton services have not yet been arrang-
cd for and will not probably take place
until Sunday the 18th.
The regular meeting of the Butler
County Ministerial Association VIII
| meet next Monday June 6 at ? T. NJ.
in the y MICA. Hall. Subject for dis
! cussion. The Pros and Cons of Mod
ern Evangelism.
Monday evening the members of
Bethany Reformed church rendered
their pastor Rev. J. a. Levzinger fare
well reception at the home Of Mr. Hen
- Biehl.
Nj. Lenziuger has Just closed very
successful year ana Is now gong on Il
visit 10 his home i'll Los Angles Cal,
which ne has not seen since he left 1t
five years ago TO enter the Theological
Seminary. \ pleasant evening wa.
spent all present wishing him pleas
ant Journey. kev. Kline viii conduct
services during his absence.
Preaching services in the jefferson
Centre Pres. church next Sabbath even
ing bv the Rev Mr.. Espach, from an
eastern Theological Seminary, at ;
o clock.
Communion N the Summit church
next Sabbath. Preparatory services
Friday P ". Saturday , p. NJ.
The United Presbyt erian General As
sembly at its meeting in Omaha last
Thursday, elected Rev. DR.. R. @, Fer
guson. president of Westminster col
lege, at New Wilmington, Pa, as mod
orator. by l22 votes out of 2l1 cast.
The report of the board of church ex-
tension showed a balance on April 30 OF
Slg. 2S6. with disbursements of S65, 1852
during the year. The payments to con
gregations were $36 659 and $50, 100 was
invested. The available cash balance Is
81, SS9. A comparison with the returns
of last year INDEBTED healthy but not
rapid growth of the church.
For the fonrth General Conference dis
trict Epworth League Convention at
Wheeling June 25-29 the railroads have
announced half fare rate with
tickets good for eight days, and it is un-
derstood that the teachers are endeav-
oriag 10 have the tickets extended so
that they may attend the League con
vention and remain for the W. Va.
Teachers Association which convenas
the day the convention adjourns. In
vitatiuns are being extended to all the
leagues in this section to plan for a
visit to Wheeling June 25-2y.
Judge James A Beaver of Pennsyl-
yaniq tainted last Thursday afternoon
during the delivery of his address on
The Presbyterian Church and the Peo
pie. - at the Westminster celebration in
| the Auditorium at Winona Lake, Ind
| 1t was noticed that the general was lab
| oring hard from the start. He had al
most reached the conclusion of his ad
dress when his voice faltered ahd be
showed signs of collapse. Stated CLERK
Rev Dr. W. II. Roberts sprang to hi:
side and supported him With wonderful
| pluck the speaker finished the sentence
on his lips, and then fell to the floor.
The audience was almost stampeded
| but the choir leader stcuck up 'AmeTi
ca and the majority resumed theil
seats. Physicians who were present
took charge of Gen. Beaver, but not
| until he had recovered sufficiently to bt
| removed from the hall could the excite
ment be allayed. Some We're present
who had witnessed the death of Judge
Breckenbridge on the platform of tn,
| assembly at Detroit in 1892, and natur
| ally visions of that scene came to thei1
minds. The general was resting com
fortably that night and no serious re
suits were apprehended.
| Nearly 5000 persons were on th'
grounds that day, attracted by the cele
| bration, and Winona wore picnic air
The auditorium was packed at every
| ~ q. ,Nf h.
Presbyterian church Numbered all day
Such an event happens only once in TIVE
and a half centuries. The opening wa:
impressive. At the first call the moder
a5or's new historical gavel, flew int
fragments, one of the largest of which
decended on the head of a Philadelphi;
newspaperman 1t is alleged he was t.
slow to remove his head from its path
After this incident everything worked
smoothly under an ordinary everyday
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