Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-01-30
PrssbyisrIan ChronicIings

Services next sabbath as usual
the morning sermon will take up
another topic IN the life of our Lord,
namely .The First Disciples of
Jesns. " The pastor regrets the
inclemenoy Of the weather last
Sunday and the consequently small
congregation Those who come
next Sunday will find the thread of
the sequence in these sermons un-
broken by their absence last week.
The evening sermon will be in the
interest Of the Y. p. S. c. E. All
young people whether members of
this society or not are most cordial
ly invited The sermon will be
especially for the youth of the com
munity.
The pastor takes great pleasure in
announcing that Miss Gertrude
Gumble has completed her task of
learning the Westminister shorter
cateehism and has correctly repeat.
ed the answers TO the 107 questions
to the writer. She has been the
first Of the class to get through.
There are two,or three others who
will probably be mentioned in a
similar MANNER next week. The
young people have been very faith.
tul and persistant and ali deserve
great credit They will each receive
"a nice Bible as a reward of their
achievement.
At a meeting Of the Hatohet so.
ciety last Tuesday evening it was
decided to hold their annual Wash.
ington s birthday supper on Friday
evening, Feb. 20. The gentlemen
have given good satisfaction in the
past and we hope their efforts viii
be sustained in every way, Las
year they were handicapped by
heavy odds IN the terrible storm
Some may have felt disappointed
and discouraged for one reason OF
another but the pastor feels conf
dent that oOne will hold feeling
over into this gear The matter @
furnishing geonveyances@is a very
complicated,one as all will rapidly
see.and when the responsibility of I
large supper such as the gentlemen
give is taken into consideration W,
must admitthat it is marvellous tha
they have done so well. May thi
one organization of men for tn,
assistance of the church be lonl
perpetuatedsand encouraged
The pastor was more than sur
prised the other day to receive
beautiful Norris chair from New
York and Brooklyn friends. Tn
gift is from Mr.. and Mrs. Schra
and Mr.. and Mrs. aollingshead
The thought of having been remem
bered is very great satisfaction
and the pleasure of having had thes
loyal friends in our congregation
last summer also makes this presen
a most ENJOYABLE one.
Thisis the time of year when tn
evenings are long and the opportu
nifty for selfsimprovement is at it
height. Tie pastor realizes tha
fhe.great majority Of his people ar
readipg the good books so kindl,
placed at their disposal by James w
Pinchot in the Homestead Library
This is right, nothing tells Oh
character more powerfully thai
noble liues and good books. Com
mune with the great spirits an,
broad intellects Of all times through
their writings and no man or woman
can lead a narrow bigoted existence
The young of our homes should b.
encouraged in every possible way t.
use the library freely. If the child
rem do not take to reading naturall,
it is wrong if the parents do not us
every method reasonable to get then
interested. Read to them, selec
books suitable to children of thei
age ana temperament, consult tn
librarian and by such means hell
your children Mr. Pinohot ha
done a splendid deed IN giving n
the library but he cannot make yov
use ii. Please avail yourselves nov
at onceof the privilege thnt is yours
I feel very deeply concerned abou
this matteF and trust that a word tC
the wise apd prudent will be suf
fcient.
Good Reccomendallon
81 have notice that the sale on
Chan, lnrIofnfo Stomach and live,