The Detroit times., 1908-01-04

meeting of the church will be held
Wednesday evening, Jan. is.
The Rev. w. I. Riley. of the Ferry
ave. Baptist church, will preach sunday
morning on "A New Years Motto" and
in the evening on The righteousness
and the Wicked in the intermediate
state" Al the evening service the
hand OF fellowship, Will be given TO
new members and the Lords supper
observed.
The Second Baptist church held it's
annual meeting Thursday evening in
the church parlors, and reports read
show the organization in fiourishlng
condition. All Indebtedness has been
paid and a mission founded on Eliot
st. Repairs amounting 20 $500 have
been made on the church building. Of
hcers were elected as follows: Trus-
tees, VIM. A. Osby and Samuel Black
well: clerk. Henry Thompson; treas
urer, VIM. F. Cole.
number of Baptist ministers OF
the city, known as the Evangelistic
band, who have held meetings In Royal
Oak during the last month. VIII begin
meetings in Emmanuel Baptist church.
Monday. Jan. s. with the Rev. w. l.
Riley, OF the Ferry-ave. church, as the
preacher. The pastors of the various
Baptist churches In the city are ex,
pected to attend these meetings and
work personally with the unconyerted
In the congregation.
The Rev. Samuel Mcbride, ID. D.. re-
Gently appointed general evangelist OF
e
sion society. will begin his work with
a two weeks series OF meetings in the
Woodward-a Baptist church, start
ing Sunday. DR.. Mcbride is a native
OF Belfast, Ireland. but has lived in
the United States since 1871. Previous
TO his work as district secretary OF the
Home Mission society for New YORK
and northern New Jersey, DIR. Mcbride
was pastor of the Memorial Baptist
church in Brooklyn.
l.. n. Valpey. who has been superin-
tendent of the Woodward-ave. Baptist
Sunday school for the last 10 years,
refused to accept that position again
at the election this week, and was sue
ceeded by Arthur Bassett, whose duties
will begin the first Sunday of the year.
The Rev. r. Il. Dawson. of the War
ren-avc. Baptist church, VIII organize
and drill "a mixed chorus OF some SO
or 60 voices for the special evangelis-
Emmanuel Baptist church. The chorus
is to sing in the various churches OF
the denomination during the wipter.
METHODIST.
Mrs. Magoon. wife OF the Rev. II. A.
Magoon. assistant pastor of the Cen
trail Methodist church, arrived tn-the
city this week and the couple have
taken up their residence In the Char
lotte apaEtsaaatss------------
The Rev. Eugene Moore will speak
TO the Business Mems class OF the
Martha Holmes Memorial Methodist
tinction Between the Sacred and Secu-
lar valid?" All are welcome.
The Rev. Mr.. Morris, OF Mt. Clemens,
will take charge for time OF the new
Gently dedicated. Mr.. Morris has been
In Mt. Clemens for about five months,
coming 70 that city from the east. lie
arrived in Detroit this week and i'm
mediately took UP the work.
The Rev. Charles W. Baldwin. pastor
OF the Mary Palmer Methodist church,
will preach Sunday on The Nature OF
the. Kingdom of God" In the morning
sive Resolution" Special meetings
will be held every evening the comm 4
week. except Saturday.
In Preston Methodist Episcopal
church. Twenty-third-st., near Baker,
the pastor, the Rev Walter, Everett
Burnett, will preach morning and
evening. The morning theme will be
The Inysstment , OF Lfe EVENING ing
week OF prayer will be observed by
Of the services.
The Rt Rev. Joseph F. Byfry, who
presided at the annual meeting OF the
Detroit Methodist conference last Sep
TENDER. has been assigned to the Mex
lean conference, and will leave for
that field Monday. Jan. 10. He expects
20. spend the month OF February in
Mexico, visiting the churches and
schools and rendering what aid he
can TO the missionaries.
Something OF an innovation In the
religious life of the city VIII be A
woman evangelist, Miss Eva Ludgate,
who il expected to come TO Detroit the
first of next month to conduct SER
vices in the various Methodist churches
Of the city for at least a couple of
months. &
Miss Ludgate Is the daughter OF a
Methodist pastor In western confer
ence and although but 20 years OF
age, has devoted at least six years
to evangelistlc work in which she
is said toy be unusually successtut
She has been laboring with splendid
results In Davis and Utica and II the
present plans materialize and she
comes 10 Detroit, IL Is expected that
she Will begin her labors In the Kers
cheval-ave. church, which was dedi-
Gated n few weeks ago.
In the Tabernacle Methodist church,
Howard and NFourth-sts., an eight
days revival mission will be hgld. be-
ginning sunday, Jan. 5. The pastor,
the Rev. j. l.. Gardiner. will preach at
each service. His themes are as fol-
lows: sunday morning. TWO saints
cleaning for GodT evening. "A great
sinner at abe foot OF n heavenly lad
DER Monday. "A mean publican. saw
ed" Tuesday. "A New Testament
hero" Wednesday, The souls great
est loss" Thursday. The saints and
sinners only ROUGE Friday. NO
roorn for the l,<sst frioud." sunday