El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-24
UNITED BAPTIsTs
CHURCHES To BUILD
Hold Their First Joint Ser
vice and VIII Soon Build
a New Home.

Another church to cost $4,000 anf
! to be erected on Montana street. the
church street of the city, is the result
of the union of the Calvary Baptist
and Houston Square Baptist congrega-
tons into the Calvary Houston Square
church. Negotiations have already been
started to purchase the site now occu-
pied by. the Houston Square church
which is owned by the First Baptist
church. If this can be done. the Viz
GINA Montana street site of the Cal
vary church Will be sold and the united
congregations will build a modern church
structure on the corner of Ange and
Montana streets, to be known as the
CalvaTy-HOustOn Square Baptist church.
The first union services of the two
churches was held Sunday morning at
the Calvary church. A special musical
program was rendered by the choir and
a special sermon was preached BY Rev.
R. T. Hanks, the pastor. In the even
ing an open air recognition service was
held on the lawn of the Houston Square
church at the corner of Ange and Mon
tana streets. Addresses were delivered
BY Rev. j. F. Williams, of the First Bap-
fist church, Rev. T. B. Atwood, of the
Highland Park Baptist church; Rev. W
F. Hatchell. missionary to Juarez, and
r. E. Harris, deacon of the East Ell
PasO Baptist church. Sunday school
services were also held Sunday morning
and special temperance and anti-ci-
garet day was observed.
Rev. Ed. i. Milliean, pastor of the
East Fl Paso Baptist church, is taking
his vacation at ClOudcroft. Sunday
morning his brother, Rev. A. T. Mill
can, preached at the East FL Paso
church. The pastor viii be absent for
10 days. An ice cream social will be
held at the church Thursday evening IN
der the auspices of the Aid society
New Pastor Coming.
Rev. Warren Elsing, the new pastor of
the Altura Presbyterian church, is ex-
pected to arrive in FL PasO in time to
preach his first sermon here on July z.
He is to be married this week in Los An
geles and will occupy the home of Rev. c.
L. OveTstreet, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, during the absence of
the Overstreet family in California. Rev.
N. Elsing, who graduated recently from
Princeton university, will preach at the
First church once each week during Rev.
Mr.. Overstreet's absence.
Children to Celebrate.
Next Sunday viii be ehildren's day at
the East FL PasO Presbyterian church. A
special program has been arranged by
the Sunday school teachers for the spe-
cial observance. Prayer meeting viii be
held Wednesday evening and the Aid
society will meet Thursday afternoon at
3 oclocok at the church.
The Aid society of st. Paul. Lutheran
church viii meet Thursday evening with
Mrs. O. Y. Sorensen. 1917 Olive street.
New Church Contract Left.
The contract has been let for the con-
struction of the first wing of the First
q II ]. L, L
erected on the corner OF Williams and
Rio Grande Work Will begin at once
and the church building viii be con-
pleted by fall. 1t viii cost $4,000.
st. Clements Mems club will meet
evening in kendrick hall for
a midsummer smoke and talkfest. An
program of hot weather enter
tainment Is being arranged by the en-
committee.
Young People to Have Trolley Ride.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union will
take a trolley ride over the city Thurs
day evening. The superintendent and
deacons of the Calvary-Houston Square
Baptist church viii meet with the pas
tor Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The
officers, teachers and workers will also
meet for a social evening Friday at at
the home of Rev. r. I. Hanks, 1107
Arizona street
A special prayer service will be held at
the Trinity Methodist church Wednes- /
day evening at which Mrs. w. D. Howe
will sing and the superintendent of the
Bible classes will give talks on prayer.
There were three additions 10 the church !
Sunday.
Mission Society Meeting.
The Missionary society of the West
Minister Presbyterian church will meet
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 in the Sun
lay school rooms of the church. There
were four additions to the church during
the past week.
The wOmen's missionary society Bible |
class of the First Baptist church will |
meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in |
the church parlOrs. Rev. J. +. Williams, !
the pastor, will be the leader and the |
subject will be ''Depravity."