The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-25
PRI2SByTERIAN.

PRESByTERIAN.
The Rev. James ID. jeffrey. Of the
4 Scutrl Memorial Presbyterian church
VIII spend ITS vacation Ia Rostan
II The Presbyterian churches at Paw
I Paw fCuldMater ana Mason have united
/ with ottyr Charrhes IN holding open
air services sunday evenings during
[ the SUMMER.
The Rev W \. Service win preach I'm
bethany Presbyterian church next sun
I day The pastor OF Bethany. the REV.
j. 4 Black, II. H.. left this week FOR
/ Chautauquu. y. y where he will spend
hls vacation.
TIE Ladies' Aid society OF st. An
drews Presbyterian church, viii have
I refreSnmcnt booth 1T the state Fair
this year The pastor OF ~. Andrew :.
with his futrttfS, viii SO oH "a vacation
the first OF August
The grounds al Fort and Twenty
fourth-sts.. have been prepared for
athletic sports and the Young people
1 OF the Forrest Presbyterian church will
arrange FOR DAYS at the grounds. AL
! bert X imZey rs the director
The Rev. John Boyd. -. H.. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church. with his
FAMILY. let on a lax" trip 10 Duluth
the latter part of this week, The Rev.
IS :. Palmer, II. u, OF Columbus, ohio.
/ will have charge Of the services In the
! First church. sunday
The Rev. ERbert W Smith. n. H.. OF
| Louisville Ky an author and one OF
the leading pastors uf the southern
! Presbyterian church. viii preach sun
day. in the Jefferson ave. Presbyterian
church.. aS we'll az avery sunday dur
ing August Dr A. III. Barr, pastor Of
ia" church who was operated on u
lew weeks ago. has gone TO Tawas,
Mich. tOr his summer vacation. Tn"
sunday evening service. the sunday
school ana Christian EndcaVor meet
| ngs I'm the church have been disCon-
| tiuued mtil September
Members % the Pastors Aid society
| az The Jefferson ave PRESBYTERIAN
/ A.
1 the annual sale To be- held this autumn.
/ TIE chairman OF the fair committee a.
Mrs. !. G. liutchins. and the chairmeh
/ al the various other committees are a
I follows Reception. Mrs. j :. New
/ berry: time ana place, Mrs IL. l.. JOY,
printing and advertising. Mrs +.
( flowers. Mrs. G.. a Ducharme. candy,
Mr. Charles Wright. baby articles,
\ Mrs Allan AtterburN; dolls Mrs. Wet
more Hunt, bags. Mrs T.. T.. Andrus
( pictures. Miss Helen f. Keep: pre-
/ serves and pickles. Mrs. g. \. Barnes
| practical table. Mrs. \. Il. Hall. ms
ceLlaneous. Mrs Isabel c. Bradbeer
! The New York Observer has this -
{ say Of the Rev. John Mcdowell d
! former pastor OF the SecOud-aNc. Pres
/ bNteri1n church OF this city. now OF
| New Jersey "One-armed preachers
| are not toio non. nor are oue-armCd
! tennis champions usual sight The
| combination is distinctly uncommon
J The Rev. John Mcdowell one Of the
I -
mems conference at Mortified. is tho
/ man who presents these unique char
actcristics. Born in little mining
( town in Pennsylvania. the son OF a
! poor miner. ne entered the NINE at az
/ early age. After some years Of roUBu
\ work there au accident deprived hiTl
/ of his left arm ana made MINI unht fog
! further work \ lady who became tn
! tercsted in him sent him IL Mr.
/ MuodN's school at Mount Hermon. lie
| worked mis- way through this institu-
| ton then through Princeton ana
Princeton seminary In spite OF has
lack Of one arm he pluCkilN learned
( tennis while at Mount Hcrmon and be-
! came So good AT II that he was chaut-
/ pion there and at Princeton. After ad-
/ dressing the girls at the Northheid
conference he can often be found play
/ ing tennis with them Just as energetic
= ally rs hc preached
The Christian Advocate ofNlast week
/ i'm an editorial. said, Tht sunday
newspaper - not only unchristian, Ou'
anti-christiau. IT is a direct antagon'
++-Ae4tE el4r4st4an- Institution
| the Sabbath. II is the greatest sing 1,
hindrance to church attendance espe
ctally m cities. that We know 81
Commenting on this editorial tli'
! Michigan Presbyterian OF July %. says
The Sunday paper is where II rs arc
what il is because OF the neglect .
the church. 10 Is true there Is the
NJ e. \ reading room ana papers ar
given out at thu, sunday schooI, DG
the religious book store, III there nap
pens 10 be one IN town Is locktu VI
on sunday. The hotels or depots oil
news stands provide no religious reao
ing FOR the public and much as peopI'
might like to have suitable Sabbatt
reading il cannot De found IN the MAI
ket The church has made no pro
J visions To meet the Unsuitable hunger
and thirst OF the people Tor reddlns
matter. and remains satisfied simply 1.
criticise the business concerns ina