New-York tribune., 1907-01-05
GENERAL ITEMS or THE WEEK.

The National Society Of Sabbath Colleges on
January ] started an information and literature
department IN charge Of the Rev G. +. Pledger
pastor of the EGleston Square Methodist Episcopal
church Boston. in which the Sabbath College was
started last September. The object Of the new de
partment is 70 furnish literature regarding the or
eanizing and conducting Of youns peoples and
adults Bible classes and forming them into
school
The Rev. Or. :. Parkes Cadman of the Central
Congregational Church. Brooklyn, will be the
speaker in the auditorium Of the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'el9.ck His subject will be The Signs of
Gertrude Fins.en. voinist
Tainted Woalth'' viii be the subject Of an ad-
dress to be given by Colonel Alexander S. Bacon
the well known LAWYER, at the Harlem Branch of
the Young Mems Christian Association. No. West
l1th street tomorrow afternoon AT 4:2o O'Clock.
At the Temple Emanuel FL tho following sermons
and lectures will be delivered this month: January
5. DIR Sllver:nan, The Wandering Jew: January s.
DR.. Magnes. The Yiddish Language; January r.
DR. Magrcs Moses; January 10. DR. Sverman.
The Separation Of Church from State; January 10
Magnes. "Achad Ham; January 26, DR. Magnes
Aaron January q Dr. Siivernan. The Emanc!-
patton of the Jews in Russia
The story of Bethlehem" ~ John E. wesi.
will be rendered in the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Lafayette avenue and $. James Place. Brooklyn.
tomorrow evening at 7:2O O'Clock The full choir OF
thirty-hye cultivated voices will render the work
under the direction of the orgauist q. Warng Steb
bins Dudley Bucks The Virgins Lullaby will
be sung by for the offertory 10y Miss Pauline Mac
Bride solo contralto.
The Week of Prayer will be observed at the Mar
BILE Collegiate Church Fifth and 29th street,
the Rev. DR. David James Burrell minister. by
series of meetings of intercession each after
noon, at o'clock. excepting Saturday and Wednes-
evening. DR.. Burrell will preside and speak
each meeting. Music Will be furnished by Richard
r. Percy, organist. and Dr. Carl b Dunt. soloist
musical service in the Church of the Incarna-
ton, Madison avenue and 55th street, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock The console
now ION view in the church will be used for the
first time. and Wests Christmas cantata. The
Story of Bethlehem" will be given by choir and
S9oissi Ni3nn Geo ana organ: under direction OF
W. X Medden i MUS Bdc'' warden OF the Amer
list, Arthur Severn Other features of the pro
violin cello and organ; Magnifcat (soprano solo
and chor'isl Sullivan Grulckshank; NHnc Dimittis
Next Monday January 7. by the Western calen-
dar. will be December % by the Julian calendar.
and will be observed Christmas Day by all the
different portions of the Holy Orthodox Eastern
Catholic Church on Friday OF this week the be
ginning of the preparation for Christmas will take
place, when the Imperial Hours will be said in
st. Nchoass Russian Cathedral. 9th street and
Madison avenue. 10 q. m. on Saturday evening
at 1880 o'clock Vigil will be sung. On Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock there will be Pontfcal liturgy
according TO the rite OF St John Chrysostom. fol-
lowed Immediately by Vespers. and night at 40
Will be sung the Great Compline and Mathis on
he W bs sns Fl Son So BT
pontfcate at this service and at Z D. m. vespers
will be sung as n closing observance OF the feast.
The American Bible Society has been for num-
ber OF years carefully considering the home needs
in the of Bible work in this country and espe-
cially the problem of reaching the immigrants and
the newcomers TO our nation that speak foreign
languages. The old auxiliary method has proved
inadequate In many parts OF the nation and in or
der to meet the needs the Northwestern
Agency has been established. covering the states
OF Illinois Indiana, Michigan Wisconsin Mime
sofa Iowa. Nebraska and North and South Da-
kota. with headquarters at Chicago The Rev ]
+. Horton has been appointed agency secretary and
committee of repre entatye5 of different churches