The sun., 1901-10-14
RALLY DAY
SERVICES
Held in Several Sunday Schools
Yesterday.
DECORATIONS WERE NOVET.
DECORATIONS WERE NOVEL
Farm Produce Displayed at Silver
brook Church, Interesting Sermon
at Calvary p. e. Church by
Rev. William Nj. Jefferis.

Isolly day services were held in several
Of the Sunday Schools yesterday and
despite the stormy weather the attend
tendance was large. Silyerbrook NJ. II.
Church decorations We're elaborate and
hge, pumpkins and other vegetables
and fruits were testefully arranged in
the front OF the Sunday School room. A
pleasing musical program was rendered
Mr.. Thompson, pastor of the church,
Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
Joseph w. Cooley, Miss Mannering an
James Mannerng.
GRACE SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
Grace NJ. Il. Church held its annual
Sunday School rally day services yester.
day afternoon. The room was prettily
decorated and considering the inclemenL
weather there was a large attendance.
The following program was carried out:
Introduction. Sunday School orchestra;
singing. by school; prayer singing by
school: Scripture lesson; selection, Sun
day School orchestra: recitation. Lawe-
ence Jones; song. Norman Williamson:
cornet solo. John d. Taylor; address. the
Rev. Will T.. Freund; duet, Misses cause
and Winner: selection, Sunday Schooi.
orchestra: bass solo, LELAND r. Harring
ton; singing. by school; benediction.
ST. PAUL'S RALLY POSTPONED.
Yesterday was also to have been rally
day at St. Paul's NJ. +. Sunday School,
hut owing to the bad weather it was
postponed until next Sunday afternoon.
Yesterday morning the Rev w. L. s.
Murray. pastor of the church, preached
on Benefits of Suffering" His subject
in the evening was "A Bugle Blast"
Newport NJ. Il. Church observed rally
day yesterday. The Rev. Aloysius Green
the pastor. preached n special sermon i'll
the morning and in the afternoon there
were addresses by A. A. Wilmot and
others. There was special music at all
Of the services.
ST. LUKE'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY
The third anniversary of st. Lukc's
Reformed Episcopal Church, Eighth and
Monroe streets, was appropriately cele
brated last evening. Giebel and Leh-
mans song service, "Autmun Leaves
was rendered by the school. james Yer
non, choister. The following talented
musicians Of Philadelphia volunteered
their services and We're greatly appreciat.
cd.
Prof. Charles Kerr. violinist. rendered
Sanders Largo" and Bach's air oa
{; strings: Andrew Kerr, tenor soolst,
sang .'fhe Plains of Peace" and .Ms
Soul is Athrst for Cod" Prof. w. Hun
ter Stevenson was the accompanist. Ad
dresses were made by the Rev. John
Taylor. the pastor. John King, snpern
tendent of the Sunday School and Mr..
Bogia.
SUNDAY AT CALVARY.
At Calvary Episcopal Church last
night the Rev. William NJ. Jefferis, u.
ID. preached Il special sermon on the
subject Were the Prayers Of the Na
ton for President Mckinley Unan
swerpd:' 1t was beautiful discourse
and was heard by a large congregation
Dr. Jefferis took for his text II Corin
thians. 18th chapter. Sth verse; 'For tins
thing | besought the Lord thrice, thai
ii might depart from me-"
Dir. Jefferis took the ground that 81
Paul had thorn in the flesh and prayed
TO the Lord not once, thrice, but thre
to the Lord not once, twice, but three
lillttS tli't1 might Ett iiu VI II. llN
said: did God answer those prayers
Inqucstionably he did, but by giving 81
Paul something infinitely better than he
had eyer thought OF or asked for. So
with the prayers of the people for Nj.
Mckinley. The people asked for his life
hut God gave ms in his death some.
thing that was far better for either the
President or the nAtion.'
IT,, TnGn 10 tI,, s,,I.,
tho standpoint of the three things tina,
mike mp the nation; the State. the church
and the family"
He spoke of the great accomplishments
II the dead President and what last
ing effect his death under such eircum
stances and Mt such time will have
III the nation. He also said ii will &,
/ great way towards stamping ont an
archy. The peoples prayers. he said
were not answered in the way they asked |
for, but they We're answered in n wa
that will do good for years to come.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Rev. f. j. McKeever Of Wayne,
Pa. preached at Calvcry Baptist Church |
Fourth and French streets yesterda, |
and evening.
The Rev. G. l.. Jefferson, pastor Of |
Gilbert Presbyterian Church. delivered |
his popular sermon: "A Christmas Tree
II Heaven" to the colored Odd Fellows |
last night
The Rev. Charles S. Cleland of Phila- |
lelphia. preached at the First United |
Church last night.
Nuggets of Gold" was the subject Of |
IN interesting address by the Rev. Adam
Chambers ut the Y. NJ. G. A. gosptl |
Meeting yesterday afternoon.
MUSIC AT HARRISON STREET.
AT Harrison Street NJ. Il. Church Sun
lay School yesterday afternoon n special
musical program was rendered. There
were several selections by the orchestra
md Miss Elsie Howett, eontralto sang
The Great White Throne" Miss May |
Miss lulu Bennett and Messrs
pedrick and Webera, comprising til.
mixed quartet. and Messrs. Start. Brad,
lock, Scott and Stoddard, the Pusey \
Tones male quartet, sang several selec-
ions.