El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
CHURCH AFFAIRS.


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The jubilee year of foreign missions
will be celebrated Wednesday evening
at 1890 O'clock, in the assembly room
Of the First Presbyterian church.
Miss Thee Patterson will preside at
the piano. There will be appropriate
decorations and many articles of mis-
sionary interest will be on display.
At the close of the following pro-
gram refreshments will be served;
Devotional exercise, Mrs. Dickey.
Song, "Al1 Hail the Power Of Jesus s
Name"
Historical Sketch OF Our Church, .
Mrs. Overstreet.
Home Missions in the Southwest"
Mrs. Hamilton.
Home Missions at Large" Mrs. F.
s. Meyer.
Forty Years Ago." personal expert
ences. Mrs. Dickey.
Song, Mrs. Witte.
''Our Missions in FL Paso," Mrs.
Kenneth Brown.
Quartet, Mesdames Moore. Howe.
Goldstein, Dunn
ssWomen's Work." Mrs. Crockett.
Eleanor Chestnut" Mrs. Hale.
Western Women in Eastern Lands, :"
Mrs. Snow.
Lords Prayer
The anniversary Of the birthday Of
the father of prohibition, Neal Dog,
will be honored and recognized by %he
local union in a prohibition ralE at
the Christian church. Monday. March
20, at 1880 p. m.
The order Of exercises follows:
Quartet, stand Up for Prohibition"
Mrs. Kitty Weeks. leader; Mrs. Chat
fee, Mrs. Judson, Chas- Rokahr.
Scripture reading, psalm 10, de-
scription of the liquor traffic.
Prayer, Rev. J. J. Bullen.
Address. Fred Freeman.
Address. Rev. R. T. Hanks. Can the
Church Afford to Sit With Folded
Hands,
Address, Rev. F. W. Otto. civic
righteousness"
Address. Rev. p ]. Rice, "win 1t
Pay?"
Solo, Miss Eva Weeks, 'will Tt Pay?''
Mrs. F. S. Meyer, prohibition paper.
Address, Rev c. S. Wright, saloons
as Enemies to Righteousness.'
Recitation. Mrs. Alice Thompson.
Address. Rev. Mr.. Marston. outlook
for Prohibition Among the Foreign
Element"
Song. by Loyal legion.
Address. Rev. c. l. Overstreet, Can
and Will the Church Lead in This
Movement If not, Why Not?"
RECONCILIATION. Mrs J. A Potter.
Song, Mr. Noel. Victory"
Banner hymn and benediction by the
local Women's Christian Temp
union.
The Women's Missionary union held
, an extended session Monday, March
10. A resolution was adopted providing
that the auxiliary of the Women's Mis-
sionary union pay for and place three
tents, fully equipped, in the field for
the use of that branch of the Women
Charity association ding tubercular
work; two tents for the use of tuber-
cular children, and one for the adult
tuberculars-
The women of the First Baptist
church will give a reception on Thurs
day evening in the church parlors to
welcome the new pastor. DR.. J. D. Ray,
and his family.
The entert inment recently given by
the Philathea class of the First Bap-
fist church was a very pronounced sue
! cess socially and financially. A large
| sum was realized. which will be used
/ to carry on the work and defray class
F, expenses.
The Philathea class of Trinity NJ. E.
church will give a tea Wednesday aft
ernoon at the home Of Miss Katherine
| Warren. 1112 East Rio Grande street.
Miss Eckhert, field secretary for the
Philathea movement, arrived in the city
this morning and will lecture to the
| young people of the different churches
THURSDAY evening at S o'clock at Trim
ity NJ q. church.
The Philathea and Barraca classes
| of Trinity NJ Z. church will hold 6
joint business and social meeting on
! Friday evening at the home of Miss
Chloe Calhoun, ITO Montana street.
The Epworth league of the First NJ
/ E. church will entertain its members
and friends on Friday evening with 8
| social at the home of Mrs. J. F. Kill
burn, 1906 Magoffin avenue.
A called meeting of the Home Mis-
sion society of Trinity NJ. E. church
will be neld on Wednesday evening
/ following the prayer meeting service.
A. F. SEWERS and H. H. Miller will
| entertain with a sonota evening at the
First Christian church on Friday
March IT. This is the first affair OF
| the KIND TO De given IN the city.
The women of the First M. E. church
I will be entertained at the home of Mrs
H D. Boddington 619 Prospect avenue
! on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ponsford, on Kansas street,
opened her hospitablc home to the
| Whatsoever club last Saturday after
noon Her daughter, Ruby, was the
! hostess. and the rooms were beautiful
| " decorated with shamrock leaves.
| The program was very interesting
| Several papers were given on the work
and death of Elijah and the influence
| of JezebeL Places Of the lessons were
pointed out on the map. A poem in ne
gro dialect was given by one of the
| girls and Florence Robertson read a
! missionary story. Mrs. Mcneil read
| the poem, THE Burial of Moses as
associated with the place of Elijah's
ascension.
Several songs were sung, then a list
| Of questions given out with the previ-
Gus understanding that whoever an
| swered the greatest number should re-
ceive a prize. The first was won by
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