Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-07
CHURCH NOTES


At meeting Of members of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church held last Wed
uesday evening, Rev. Worrells salary
was raised from 81 200 to 81 800.
The Portersville L. Ps held a very
successful festival in the odd Fellows
Hall at that place Thanksgiving even
ing.
Rev. Gever of the Church of God Of
Butler has been holding revival meet
ipgs at Mt Union church in Worth
twp.
St. Paul's Reformed church was filed
to overfowing at Thanksgiving morn
lng's union service. Rev Harnish con
ducted the services. and Rev White of
the ". E. church preached 4 liberal
Offering was taken and put into the
hands Of the Ladies Aid Society for the
poor Of Butler.
The Prospect Presbyterian congrega-
tiOn Is raising money for building
fund with the idea of remodeling their
present church or putting up new one
next summer. Thanksgiving evening
they held an oyster supper in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Prospect, at which a
large crowd enjoyed themselves and
about $40 was realized. The Prospect
Cornet band furnished music for the
occasion, Saturday evening, Dec. l6 a
drama representing the strife between
capital and labor will be played in the
hall by thirteen Prospect young people
and their enthusiasm assures ne sue
cess Of their theatrical efforts
The annual memorial service of But
Ter lodge No. 1SO B, p. O. Elks, was
held in the Park Theatre Sunday. No-
cal solos were rendered by Mary Mig
gle. Garnet Anderson, G. h Leighner,
and Theodore G. H Keck; duets, NJ rs.
Z. Otto Davis ana Edward Grohman
and Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto Davis; 7iolin
duet, Geo. Howard and VIM. Grohman
viclin solo, Mr. Stoughton; male chorus,
Apollo club. The services were opened
with PRAYER by Rev Thomas Barlow of
the Episcopal church. The eulogy,
Our Departed Brothers, was deliver
ed by T. NJ Baker of the Butler lodge,
and Prof A c. Hepples of Leechburg
Lodge No. 81, made an address But
Ter lodge mourns for 10 deceased mem
bers. the last and only one during the
past year being Grove g. Bancroft Of
Pittsburg.
Rev. Seers who has established chap
els. schools, etc. for the Western Sea
man Friends Society in several of the
cities of the Great Lakes, spoke in sew
eral of the local churches Sunday, and
is working in town this week
Dr. L. NJ Henry of the Egyptian
Mission spoke in the L. p. church Sun
day and a fund of over 5000 was raised
10 help establish hospital at Auth.
Rev. r. G Dodds, d. d. appeared be
fore the County Ministerial Association
in the Y NJ. G. A. for the purpose of re-
organizing the Anti Saloon League. No
definite action was taken
a meeting was held last Sunday in
St Johns Lutheran church, Forbes and
Jumonville SITS Pittsburg, to commem-
crate the fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the Passayant Memorial
Home, and similar meeting was held
Sunday night at the First Lutheran
church, Grant st. Rev H. w Roth of
Chicago, Ill, who spoke at st Johns
church, reviewed the work done in
America by the Protestant deaconesses,
who have charge of the hospital, and
gave history of the hospital founded
By DR. w Passayant Rev. II. E.
Jacobs, of Philadelphia. who spoke at
the First church, eulogized DR. Passa-
want and spoke highly of his work.
The new building of the hospital was
opened to the public Tuesday last.