Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-02
Church Items.

The Rev. Clarence E. Eberman. Field
Secretary Of the Young Peoples Society
OF Christian EndeavOr, with headuuar-
ters IN Boston Mass, will make ten davs
tour III the state at the beginning Of Nov
ember, speaking at nine places. Mr.
Eberman will speak twice in the MorayiaD
church at WatertOWn ON Thursday even
Ing at and s o'clock. The former
meeting will be Workers Meeting and
the latter Rally for the general public.
Wisconsin EndeavOr Echoes speaks in
the following terms of Eberman person
ally:-Mr. Eberman is a large man physi-
cally. tall, brOad-ShOuldered, and with
much OF that amplitude Of figure that a
cheerful disposition and German ances-
Try may combine to give men, who, like
Count ZlnzendOrf, are selected by God to
carry great responsibilities on their
shoulders.
Like his Master he was born in Bethle-
hem, but it was the MOravian Bethle-
hem OF eastern Pennsylvania. This was
In 1863. His ancestors were among the
first German M0rayians VINO came To
this country from Saxony. His grand
father and two uncles were foreign mis-
sl0narles, and his father was born on
mission field III the West Indies,
In the great brick building of the Mo-
ravIan ParOchlal School at Bethlehem he
began to build an education Oh the
splendid foundation of Christian home
life, deep practical and full of simple.
cheerful t~Gst in the Lord. At Nazareth
Hall OF the Academy in the adjoining
town OF Nazareth, he took further steps
In the way OF knowledge, and at the
Moravlan college and theological semi
nary at Bethlehem he earned his degree
of B. d. in 1884
Before he had reached his full maiori-
ty he was ordained to ministry and
called to the Moravian church at Castle
ton Corners, Staten Island, n. Y, in fell
l0wship with Rev. W. Fl. Vogler, the Mora
Wan trustee in the United Society of
Christian EndeavOr. Thence he was
promoted, first to Brooklyn, in 1889. and
to Lancaster, one Of the most important
MOrayian parishes in the United States,
in 1893.
But the efforts Of no man of Mr.. Eber-
mans breadth Of sympathy and brother
ly spirit can be restricted to any one de-
nomination. He did large amount of
outside platform work in behalf of tenn
perance, moral reforms, and the Young
peoples movement in other denOmina-
ti0ns. He was Bible Society president,
school director, and author of a helpful
volume Of Quiet-HOur meditatiOns.
entitled Deeper Yet"
Naturally he became early an enthu-
siastic and fOrceful EndeavOr worker.
and 1t was not strange that the Pennsyl-
vanla Union should cast it's eye on him
as a splendid presidential possibility.
From 1898 to 1901 he gave this greatest
OF state unions an administration that
has never been surpassed for aggressive,
thorough-gOing work. For thirty-three
days he Travelled, speaking continuously
two or three times a day, organizing
county unions, reviving weak ones,
strengthening all, drawing unusual
audiences never missing an engagement.
His great power as organizer was strik-
lngly demonstrated.
Tomorrow the Feast of All Saints will
be celebrated at st. Henry's Catholic
church, with service the same as Sunday:
the sermon will give the dogmatical
and moral reasons for the Feast. On
Saturday the usual day OF Prayer for the
Poor Souls will be observed thus: at Q a.
m. will a Requiem Mass; the sermon will
give the proofs for the existance of the
Purgatory. At 3 p. m. the Stations will
be said for the repose of those souls. On
Sunday next the sermon will be on the
sinfnlness of scofing about Religion.
Services at Congregational church on
Sunday, II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. SUNDAY
School at 10, a. m. Sermon Topics;-
Christ and Social Amelioration" and
Christ and faith in Humanity" The
evening service will be special song
service. Mrs. c. R. Field has secured the
assistance OF the best vocal talent and
fine program of vocal music will be
rendered. Come and hear. Everybody
is cordially invited and welcome.