Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
TOPICS OF TIE DAY OF REST
Omaha Headquarters Of One Of Five
Missionary Districts.
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED

AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Big Meetings February 7 and
8, when Noted ChurchmeB
VIII Speak.
Omaha is the headquarters Of one of the
five districts into which Congregationalists
have divided the country for the most COM
prehensive cooperative campaign ever con-
tempiated for the PRONUNCIATION of the mis-
sionary problem at home and abroad. Rev.
L. o. Baird of st. Mary's Avenue Congre-
gational church. Rev. W. L. Tenney OF
Sioux City and Rev. Charles T. Riggs Of
Constantinople. Turkey, who, is now stay
ing at the Young Mems Christian associa-
tlon in this city. constitute the committee
in charge; and the first conference of the
campaign will be held in Omaha February
7 and 5. In addition to these men, the
speakers at that time win include Rev.
Thomas Gray of Micronesia. Miss Miriam
l.. Woodbury. of New York and others.
Morning, afternoon and evening sessions
are on the program for Monday. February
O. anu Alo pAehC 10 NlAb IL SOlLhI khNlOudl
church. Delegates from the surrounding
churches have been invited and the after
noon promises to be Of special interest to
the general public, similar conferences are
planned later in February for other points
in Nebraska. Rev. Charles T. Riggs of
Constantinople will occupy the pulpit OF
tomorrow morning, his subject, THE
Crisis in Turkey"
Music at the First Presbyterian church,
Seventeenth and Dodge:
MORNING SERVICE, 1850 A. NJ.
Anthem-O, Taste and. Goss
Solo-The Great White Throne. ....... Brown
Mr.. Hewson,
EVENING SERVICE. 7:O p. NJ.
Anthem-O, God, Who Hast Prepared. Gaul
Anthem-Nearer, My God, to Thee.
Rev. Edwin. Hart jerks, pastor. choiTs:
Miss Myrtle Moses, contralto; c., H. lessen,
tenor; Miss Nancy Cunningham, organist.
Judge Estelle will deliver an address at
1880 Sunday evening at the Dietz Memorial
church on the subject. Juvenile Court
Work" This is the date of the country
wide observance OF the National Child
Labor association work. Everyone Is in
vited.
The Grade Sunday School union and the
teachers training class will hold their regu-
lar weekly meeting Saturday afternoon,
January 20. in the Young Mems Christian
association building. The train class, con-
Quoted by DR.. r. B. A. Mcbride, will meet
at 3 o'clock and the Sunday school lesson
for January 20 will be taught for the be-
ginners', junior and primary departments at
1880. All interested in Sunday school work
are invited TO attend these meetings.
Rev. John Haynes Holmes conference
address on christianity and the Social
Question" the most stirring word uttered
before a Unitarian body since Theodore
Parker spoke, will be read, as far as time
will allow, at the meeting of Unity club at
Unity church Monday evening. The address
is OF interest tc all who are thinking on
the sociay question, irrespective of denom-
~ination. The meeting is open and free to
everyone.
A series of evangelistic services to begin
Sunday, February IA, are planned for the
Third Presbyterian church, in which the
pastor will be assisted by the Rev. E. II.
Balsa, an English evangelist. The church
brotherhood has been recently addressed by
Superintendent William Davidson on 1.-The
institutional Church and o.. H. Murdoch
on The True Value of Civic Morals or
Local Political Patriotism"
F. W. Wedge, a student at the Presby-
terrain Theological seminary and assistant
instructor in athletics at the Young Mems
Christian association, will again speak at
the Church Of the Covenant, Twenty
Seventh and Pratt streets, on Sabbath even
ing. His theme will be TRANSFORMS
Lives"
Special services for the Elks in comment
Grafton of the twenty-third anniversary of
the founding of Omaha lodge No. 80 will
be held in st. Matthias church Sunday morn
ing. February Z. The rector, Rev. A. e.
Knlckerbocker, is chaplain OF the lodge and
will preach a special sermon to the Elks,
who will attend in a body.
At the First Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening the young peoples meeting
at $50 will be addressed by II. b. Fleharty
OF South Omaha on the subject of 'Dyna.
mics OF Thought" A cordial invitation Is
extended to all.
The Baraca class of the First ConRrega.
tionai church was entertained by the Phi
lathea class at the Winslade home, 1861
Dodge street, on Monday evening OF this
week. After the regular monthly business
meetings the classes enjoyed a social even.
ing. Puzzles of the most intricate shapes
were wrestled with until refreshments wers