Evening journal., 1899-11-11

GRACE AND EPWORTH, AND A
BAPTISM AT BETHANY To-MOR-
ROW NIGHT-NoTEs OF OTHER
CONGREGATIONS.
Tomorrow will be a day OF interest
in nearly all the churches of this city.
Central Presbyterian Church, Wesley
NJ. r. and Calvary Church, in Brandy
wine hundred. which have been closed
for repairs, will be formally reOpened
with special services. There will be
extra fine music at Grace and Epworth
Churches, and a baptismal service at
Bethany Baptist Church in the evening.
Rev. John d. c. Hanna, ID. D., secretary
of the Twentieth Century Thank Offer
ing Fund, will make addresses at Old
Asbury Church.
PRAISE SERVICE AT GRACE.
A praise service will be held to-mor-
row evening at Grace NJ e. Church.
and special music has been arranged.
Miss Josephine Fletcher and Samuel
Compton will assist the Grace Quartet.
Following will be the order of the
service:
Organ prelude, march, from "Reinzi ."
Wagner; hymn. No. 12S; prayer; So
prano solo, Just AS | Am" Cutter.
Miss Fletcher; responsive reading,
Psalm xxx "Glori Patri:" offertory.
(a) organ interlude; (b) soprano solo
and quartet, MY God Look Upon Ne"
Hopkins; hymn No. S4 sermon. sub
ject; How to Save Power" DR.. Baker:
prayer; soprano solo, with violin obli-
cato. Ave Maria" Millard, Miss
Fletcher and Mr.. Compton; hymn No.
1876; benediction; organ postlude, Moe
turne," Op. 8, No. 2, Chopin.
Dr. Baker. the pastor. will preach a
sermon on Luther and the Reforma-
tion" tomorrow morning. Previous to
the sermon "Luther's ETA Feste Burg"
will be played as an organ prelude.
C,NTRAL'S FORMAL OPENING.
~ ovements to Central Presbyter-
i.- nrrch having been completed, the
,-lh,. ill be formally opened to-mor-
row. Both sermons will be preached
by Rev. 4. A. McCurdy, the pastor. At
the morning service his subject will
be Temple and Church, while the
evening sermon will be on "Pauls
Courage"
The church now presents a fine ap-
pearance, the auditorium being almost
entirely remodeled and the building
generally renovated. The lower half
of the walls are painted in a rich rose,
with two wide gold bands. while the
upper portion and ceiling are white.
making a beautiful contrast, especially
when the electric lights are on. The
organ has been moved to the front OF
the auditorium, and the pulpit, which
was very high, has been changed to a
large low platform.
Twelve handsome stained glass win
dows were presented by Mr.. and Mrs.
William X. Crosby, seven of which are
in memory of Edward T. Taylor Rev.
j. Howard Nixon, ID. D.. DR.. l.. p. Bush.
Rev. George +. Wiswell. ID. D., Homer
Barry, Judith B. Foster and Charles
Stewart. They add greatly to the
beauty of the auditorium. There are
also twelve colored glass windows in
the hall. This church is now consid-
cred one of the finest in the city.
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.
Bishop Monaghan will institute the
service of the forty hours devotion to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock at St
Mary's r. c. Church, at Sixth and Pine
streets. The evening service will be
conducted by Rev DR.. Darlington, ol
Philadelphia. On Monday evening Rev
Miles j. McManus, of Galena, Md, will
preach, and Tuesday evening Rev. viii.
liam J. Birmingham, pastor of St
Joseph's Church on the Brandywine
will preach and close the service.
WESLEY TO BE REOPENED.
Tomorrow Wesley NJ. e. Church viii
be reOpened for services, after beinf
closed for repairs. 1t has been repaint
IL .frl 4
an inviting appearance. At o'clocl
there will be a general experience
meeting. Rev. Samuel McBerney, o
Philadelphia, will preach at 10 a. m.
Rev. James Grove at D. m, and Rev
Robert Watt, presiding elder of thi
district, at 7.30 p. m. The Sunda,
school will hold special services at
p. m, and the Epworth League at 6.3
D. m. Rev. w. f. Dawson, the pastor
will also be present all day.
NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The church building on West stree
below Third formerly known as tn
Reformed Episcopal Church of tn
Covenant, has been procured by tn
Philadelphia Presbytery, and will b
used as a United Presbyterian Church
Rev. ]. J. Houston, of Belle Center
Ohio, has been secured as pastor, an
comes highly recommended. He wi
take charge and occupy the pulpit tc
morrow.
SERMONS BY DIR. WOLFE.
"The Fading Leaf will be the sui
ject of the morning discourse of Re
G. L. Wolfe, Phi. d., at First NJ
Church, Seventh and Walnut streets,
1880 o'clock tomorrow morning. ]
the evening, at 7.30 o'clock, the paste
will preach on the topic, self Renunc
alton" There will be special musi
Glass meeting will be held at 9.15 a. n
Sunday school at ? p. m. and Y p. S.
+. at $50 p. m.
THANK OFFERING WORK.
Kent county, Nd, was the scene
Dr. Hannas work the past week. c
Sunday last he preached at Cheste
town and Pomona, lecturing at the
two places on Monday and Tuesd;
nights. The receipts We're: For Che
tertown, $10365; for Pomona, $751;
On Wednesday he lectured at Ro,
Hall, and on Thursday at Fairlee, r