Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-04
CHURCH BRIEFS

CHURCH BRIEFS
Tho young people of the Elizabeth
Avenue Presbyterian Church ave a
musical literary entertainment last
evening.
At the closing revival service held In
the Summerfleld M. Il. Church last eve-
ming the speaker was he Rev. Arthur
LUCAS. The session was the last OF a
four weeks series that has been con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the north
end Methodist churches.
The speaker at the 4 O'Clock vesper
service held at the Young Women's
Christian Association, IA East Park
street, on Sunday afternoon will be the
Rev. Joseph . Hunter, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Miss Jessie Maither, c~ontralto, and
Miss Lulu Schaibie, violinist, will fur
nish the music.
Mrs, Alexander Irving, the talented
contralto Boloist of Trinity Episcopal
Church, who has spent fourteen years
in the choir. has resigned. h will
of1ciate until May 1. when a successor
will be selected to fill the vacancy. In
the departure of Mrs. Irving Musical
Director Kingsley loses n of his most
popular singers.
Judge J. d. Pritchard, of the United
States Circuit Court of South Carolina,
gave a lecture in the Peddie Memorial
Church last evening in the interest OF
the National Religious Training School
and Chautauqua, at Durham, N. G. He
outlined the work that the institution
is doing for the education and religious
training OF the oolored race.
The Ladies' Ala Society and h Of
fictal board of the Summerfield M. E.
Church are arranging to tender a re-
ception to the congregation the latter
part Of his month. The pastor. the
Rev. julius F. Maschman, will also
assist The date will be announced
later.
AS tomorrow annals he thirtieth
anniversary OF the Christian Endeavor
movement, the many local societies
will generally observe the day and pro-
mote special programs to commeno-
rate the event. The Bible reading topic
for christian Endeavor Day" will be:
why Do You Believe in Christian En-
deavor?" Several local pastors will
also tomorrow speak of the great
growth of the movement since Its in
ception by the Rev. DR.. Clark, In 1881.
During January six new societies were
organized In this State.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, head of
the International Reform Bureau at
Washington, d. c.. will be the speaker
at the mems meeting in the Z. M. c. A.
tomorrow afternoon. His topic will be
Foundation of Morality" He Will
illustrate his talk with charts and
flags. He Is a speaker of ability and
the author OF many textbooks. Ed
win Wi~ckenhoefer. v%iolinist. and the
orchestra will provide the music.
"Lincoln's Two Early Tragedies will
be the subject of the Rev. Henry r. Rose
at the evening service in the Church
70 the Redeemer tomorrow. Mr.. Rose
is attracting large congregations, and
as Abraham Lincoln will be touched
upon with his characteristic thorough
ness a large turnout Is expected.
Special music will also be featured.
On next Sunday, Lincoln's Birthday.
the members of Marcus L. Ward Camp,
Sons Of Veterans, will attend divine
service in the evening at the Emman-
uel Reformed Church. at Broad street
and Fourth avenue. The pastor, the
Rev. Robert w. Peach, will deliver a
special discourse and the choir will
render appropriate numbers. The dele
CATION of Ward Camp will be in charge
of Commander Noel A. Briden.
The Rev. DR.. E.. A. WATSON, rector
OF 81. Stephens Episcopal Church. has
this to say of the Puritan Sab
b~atarians:" ''They set up their re-
dictionary superstitions Of a form for
modern men, and because they prefer
q prayer-meeting 1t is monstrous that
anyone else should dare to prefer the
theatre" said he.
yet compare the bulk of men and
women who reserve to themselves the
right to decide how they shall employ
their weekly rest-day and what they
shall drink Compare their home-life
their attitude TO education, art and cul-
ture. In general the Puritan commu-
mites are morally and ~culturally in
ferior to the American communities
PurltanlSm is injurious W virtue dno
prolific of vice.
Take out Of the churches the mer
and women who drink when they see
At n who, after attending divine
service, employ their Sunday in recre-
alton and what would be left of the
churches?
1.-THE advocates of personal liberty
are, as a class, men who work honest
ly for a living, who pay their debts
who have never been In jail and WHIT
( supper the churches and schools"