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Evening journal., 1913-06-14
HARRISON STREET NJ. E. CHURCH

Tomorrow will be organ day" A
class meeting will be held at 9.15
o'clock, led by George r. Crossan. At
1890 o'clock the pastor will preach
upon the Message of the Organ" The
music will be one of the features of
the occasion Prof. Highfield has pre-
pared special music and expects to
have the full choir present They will
be assisted by Mrs Levin f Nelson,
soprano soloist.
The anthems are as follows; Il Will
Lift Up Mine Eyes" Rise. Crowned
With Light solo by Mrs Nelson,
THE Lost Chord
The Sunday school will meet at .
o'clock, with classes for all. The
Children's Day services were inter-
esting and the church was crowded to
I its capacity morning and evening The
offerings for educationH purposes
amounted to nearly $40. The Epworth
/ League meets at 6.45 o'clock.
At 73O o'clock the pastor will
preach brief but interesting sermon.
The music will be as follows: Jesus,
Lover Of My Soul" Edwards; Rock
OF Ages" Edwards solo py Mrs. Mel
son, Thy Will Be Done" McDougall.
The Brotherhood will hold its regu-
lar meeting next Thursday evening, at
which time they will hold a debate
with the Ushers' Union. of Richard
son Park NJ. r. Church
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Churches Offer Special Music Sunday Day Observance

which were not closely identified with
Israel, Natural or Spiritual
But Israel exists today. even
though the nation is asleep in Hades,
Sheol. waiting for a national awak-
ening and resurrection That awak-
ening is already arousing dry bones
from despair and pointing forward to
future day of blessing and prosper
ity One result OF Gods providential
care over Israel has been that as a
people they have maintained their eX-
istcnce. II Is this hope OF future
blessings based upon Gods Promise
TO Abraham, which continues to Wit
alize that people. II is this hope
which by and by. according 10 proph-
ecy, will revitalize lsrael, and again
bring her forward and identify her
with the great Massianic Kingdom,
which will bless the world.
The trying experiences OF centuries
of national life tended to develop
noble characters. strong in faith and
loyal 10 the core. st. raul enumer-
ates some Of these With them he
includes all those "Israelites indeed
who were loyal to God to the extent
OF suffering for righteousness sake
ana for sake of the hope received
through the Abrahamic Promise
Some of these, he says, we're stoned
TO death. sawn asunder OF
whom the world was not worthy. -
Hebrews 11.37. 3S.
This selecting process continued
down TO the time Of Jesus. and found
glorious company, even though
small. God was seeking IN that ma
ton a peculiar people with faith and
obedience similar TO those Of Abra-
ham He found the ones whom He
sought True. they have not yet re-
i ceiyed their reward True, their re-
/ ward is not to be a Heavenly one, but
an earthly one, as was promised
ahem "All the land that thou seesl
will ! give thee, and thy seed after
/ thee" Through them the blessing
will extend to every nation.
These faithful lsraelites are the
ones for whom all things worked to-
gcther avorably-because they loved
! God, because they were responsive e
the righteousness which He set before
them and 10 the great Promise whicl
He gave them. The time Is near a
hand. We believe, when these will con
stitute Messiah's earthly representa-
tives in the ruling and blessing o
the world of mankind, for a thousan'
years.
What was prophesied Of them be
fcrc will be fulfilled Instead of be
ing the fathers, they will be Messiah
children. receiving everlasting lil
I from him as a Father He will max
them princes in all the earth. in sui
ordinate cooperation with His Hea'
. lenly Empire.-Psalm 45:16.
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RELIGION
s.
ON HOLIDAYS
Mr.. Crawford Will Draw Les
son From Subject In
Sunday Sermon
SPECIAL MUSIC
AT BOTH SERVICES

The Religious use OF Holidays"
will be the theme of the sermon to-
morrow morning in Central Presby-
terian Church. King street below
Eighth. The Sunday School and
Adult Bible classes will meet at 70
o'clock in their usual places. The
Y. p. S. c. f. will meet at 6.45 o'clock
and will be led by Miss Florence NJ.
Shepherd The topic will be "Fayorite
verses in Proverbs" The usual even
ing gospel service will be held be-
ginning at 745 o'clock with a gospel
song service, led by the choir The
Rev. j. Fl. Crawford will preach on
the subject Leadership Fake and
True" The choir will furnish music
at both morning and evening services.
The following will he the program
for the day:
1880 o'clock prelude invocation
and prayer. Callaerts; anthem. The
Strain Upraise, Buck; offertory.
THE Sabbath Of the Soul Bohm /,
organ postlude, Elm Feste Berg.
745 o'clock, organ prelude, Theme
and Variations" CEwinEl Shepherd /;
anthem. There is Resting BY and
BY" Haven; offertory. The Day is
Past and Ov,r" Marks
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BAPTISTS TO HEAR
OF CONVENTION

According to previous announce
ment tomorrow in Second Baptist
Church, the Rev. Thomas p. Hollo-
way will preach the second sermon
on Lessons from the Recent Meeting
Of the Northern Baptist Convention -
Tomorrow Mr. Holloway will discuss
those questions that particularly ap-
peal to the spiritually cultured work.
ers in the church, those who can see
the lengths. the breadths and the
heights Of the gospel message.
AT the evening preaching service
which begins at z As o'clock. the min
lister will preach on The Rainbow
About the Heavenly Throne" During
this season of the year the evening
service does not last longer than one
hour.
Inspiring choir and congregations
al singing is heard at all services.
The Bible school meets at 2.15
o'clock,
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety will meet at 6.45 o'clock.
On Wednesday nights the minister
Is giving study lectures on the Life
of Christ"
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many; attendants, Elizabeth White
and Isabel Tammany; flower queen.
Edith Stern; seven sunbeam fairies
class song and solo parts; singing by
tho school; Gag drill by eighteen
girls; tableaux, Arch Of Beauty"
Lords Grown Jewels" "Hosanna 10
Jesus" Mission of Children's Day"
song by school
The morning program by
the primary school follows:
Baptism Of Children; singing.
prayer by the pastor: responsive
reading led by Viola White, contralto
solo, Miss Mildred Lloyd; "A Well
come" Leo Richie; singing. by the
primary school; exercise, Little For-
gotmenots;" recitations, Next Chill
dron's Day" Stanley Lynch. motion
song. "Nodding in the Sunshine;
recitation, when / Am a Man." Rob
ert Mearns, exercise Never" Sever
boys recitation. THE Tone OF th
Voice" Elizabeth White; exercise
"The Lord Is My Shepherd" recsta
tion, Jesus Color Bearer" Ausu
Peoples: solo and chorus. Ruth Nil
lard and class; recitation. Edwarl
Casper; recitation. Your Share.
Charles Stats; remarks by the pas
tor, flag drill. by eighteen girls.
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great Abrahamic Promise Tin thy Seed
ehall all the families of the earth he
blessed) straightway seems to have
gotten into trouble. He fed from
home, leaving everything 10 his
brother He served his uncle Laban
for seven years. that he might have
Rachel for his wife. But Divine
Providence permitted him to be cheat
ed, and he was obliged to serve seven
years more for her. Time and again
bis uncle Laban changed his wages
Ia an endeavor to get the better Of
him Thus Jacob was thrown into
competition with Laban in the en-
deavor to protect his own interests
Finally, with the fruit of many
years toll. he returned to Canaan,
fearful, however Of his brother
Esau, whom he placated with a rich
present. Later. he lost his wife and
Joseph his beloved son. Then came
the famine. the recovery of Joseph,
and the incidents of our recent lesson.
Later on, that very move into Egypt
appeared TO have been disatrou5; F;
for the Egyptians enslaved the Israel
ties
Then they we're delivered, only to
have trying experiences in the wilder
ness for forty years before entering
Canaan Il was a gradual matter to
get possession Of the land They had
various trials and dificulties-cap-
tlvities, wars. famines, pestilences. re-
bellions-and finally were carried
away captive into Babylon They went
away numerous, they came back ocm-
paratively a small company, Then
they had more wars etc.
BY and by Jesus came, and was re-
pudiated by the nation. Then God re-
pudiated them Gradually trouble and
anarchy came upon them, until as a
nation they went to Enthusiastically
they fell asleep. They have been
asleep for more than eighteen centu-
ries. while personally they have en-
dured prosecutions I'm many nations
What we desire TO see. however, is
how Gods blessing was identified
with all these experiences, and tC
know in what way God overruled fol
their good more than in the affairs Of
other nations. To understand this
we must glance at other nations anC
their experiences, and then look als'
in o the future.
Where is the government of thu
Pharaohs today? Where is Assyria
Where are any and all of the nation
that fiourished in the days of Israel
They are no more. They have eithe
merged with other peoples or beei
blotted out by natural processes. w
are not discussing India, China, Japan
nor the barborous tribes of Afric,
Evening journal., 1913-06-14
DEDICATE
MISSION FOR
CITY ITALIANS

Tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
$50 o'clock, the new First Italian
Methodist Episcopal Church, Of Will
mlngton, will be dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies. The church Is
located at Ma. 222 West St.. and is
three-story brick building on lot 70
feet by 80 feet. The lower floor has
been converted into an auditorium.
where the religious services will be
held The pastor, the Rev. Ettori Di
Stefano, will live in the building and
there will be rooms for the various
departments Of social work. The
regular plan Of the church will IN
clude a kindergarten sewing classes
a Mems Brotherhood and a night
school The church was organized
December 9, 1912, in Union church
Following is the program for the
services tomorrow: Singing. by the
Italian congregation; scripture read
ing by the Rev Ettori Di Stefapo:
prayer, by the Rev. Frederick Wright
general superintendent of the Italian
mission work; solo, by Joseph Tar
antino; address. the Rev. Z. c. Sun
field. secretary Of the Wilmington City
Missionary and Church Extension So
ciety; solo, Miss Bertha Crawl; ad-
dress. Gaspare Scarlata; singing, by
the Italian congregation; address. by
the Rev. K. L. Hoffeeker. district su-
perintendent; address, the Rev. W. f.
Corkran; address, the Rev. G. E.
Reed.
Dedicatory services in charge Of DR..
Frederick Wright, the church to be
presented for dedication by Joseph
Tarantino. Closing hymn, America. .
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A free Bible lecture has been
scheduled by the international Bible
Students Association to be given in
Pythian Castle. at o'clock on Sum
day. The speaker, w. M. Wisdom,
OF New York. an experienced Bible
student and lecturer will explain the
general drift of affairs in the world
in the light of the Scriptures. He
says Things are not all that we
would like them to be- We would be
glad if social and industrial conditions
prevailed wherein every one might at
least be able to provide things decent
and honest and have some time for
seif-improvement
If a change does not take place in
the existing conditions which will
stop the rapid increase Of the number
of unemployed | predict. with all
sincerity. that by 1915 there will be
such revolution as will make the
millionaire afraid to step outside his
home for fear of having his brains
blown out by the starving man who
awaits him"
The lecture is free to the public.
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ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD TO
THEM.

Genesis 48.9s-47s12: 2:2s.81-June 10.
"TO them that love God all things
work together for gOOd.-ROmans
S;2S
So Jacob and all his family left
Canaan. the Land of Promise, and at
the invitation of Pharaoh through
Joseph located in the land of Goshen.
Joseph went in his chariot to Goshen,
and there met his father, whom he
had not seen in many years. After
the custom OF oriental countries, they
kissed each other. and Joseph wept.
Then came the official presentation
Of Jacob and his family to Pharaoh
Joseph was careful that they should
make no mistake. He therefore let
the king clearly known that their
occupation was that Of shepherds and
herdsmen; for the Egyptians despised
( that business, and hence would keer
themselves separate from the
Hebrews. Thus Goshen became al
most Ike a separate country from
Egypt.
Jacob at this time was one hundred
and thirty years old, and quite feeble
Brought into Pharaoh's presence, he
/ blessed the king-in the sense OF
asking the Divine blessing upon him
we may assume. Thus Jacobs family
now called by their new name, Israel
became firmly established in Egypt
Jacob lived seventeen years there
after, during which Joseph and his
people, the Israelites, we're in favor
with Pharaoh and the Egyptians
Our lesson relates especially t.
Gods willingness and ability to make
all the experiences of His people
work out tor their good This natur
ally suggests that we inquire in wha
way Jacobs experiences were to hi
welfare The Scriptures declare
Jacob have l loved; Esau have
hated (loved less)." Gods Low
should be distinctly seen manifestei
in making matters work for good e
Jacob and his family.
Only with the eye Of faith, guide'
by the words Of Jesus. His APOSTLE
and the Prophets, can we see hoy
Gods blessing was with Israel Man,
have not this eye of faith. Henc
only the few can apprecite this mat
ter. The majority of both professini
Christians and Jews fail to see wha
blessing came to Israel. Proportion
ately such are weak in faith. an
} quite ready to be turned aside b
Higher Critics and Evolutionists int
total unbelief in the Bible and th
Divine Plan of the Ages which it set
J forth.
How Did God Bless Israeli
Jacob, having become heir Of th
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WESTMINSTER SERVICES.

At Westminster Presbyterian
church, Pennsylvania avenue and
Rodney street. tomorrow, the regular
services will be held at 1880 and 8
o'clock, The Rev. Charles L. Candee
will preach. The following is the mu-
steal program for the day:
Morning-Organ, benediction Nup-
tale Saint Saens; anthem, Mag
nifcant." Barton; offertory, tenor
solo, selected. J. Frank Ayres.
Evening-Organ, Largo" Hs0del;
anthem, Awake My Soul TO Sound
His Praise" Pike; offertory, 20,
Come Let Us Worship Himmel
In the afternoon the young people
will assist in the service at the
county Workhouse They are also
organizing a chorus choir to help in
Union park services. which are to be-
gin soon. At the meeting in the even
ing, at o'clock, the topic will be
"Favorite Verses in the Proverbs,
Miss Sarah Tammany will lead.
The session of the kindergarten anc
Sunday School will be continued
through June The annual outing vii
take place on June 26, at Vernon'i
! Grove.
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PETERSENS
AT AVENUE
Famous Singers to Take Part
in Sunday Services
Here
CHOIR HAS SPECIAL
MUSICAL PROGRAM

The Petersen family, widely known
over the country for their musical
ability, will be at Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church tomorrow morning
and evening. They will contribute a
large part of the musical program at
the evening service. Prof. Petersen
and his daughters are stopping here
on their way East, and probably will
not be this way soon again. The
services will begin with morning
worship and sermon at 1890 o'clock.
Mr. Lassiter's theme being, True
Friendship and Its Counterfeits." The
morning program will include "Vors-
piel' Overture to Lohengrin), r.
Wagner, played for the prelude. by
the organist Leslie Cook The
Misses Peterson will sing a duet, Mss
Alvina and Prof. Petersen will rem
der a cornet duet.
In the evening beginning at s
o'clock the service will be largely
musical. The pastors sermon VIII be
about The Shepherd Lad Who Wor-
SHIPPED God Through Sweet Music "
The church will be decorated with
large quantities of daisies gathered
by the Junior c. Z. Society and
brought by them for the Children s
Day celebration, which will be at ?
o'clock in the Bible school room. The
members of the cradle roll will cone
and bring their mothers at this time.
You are invited to join in this happy
celebration. A good program will be
presented.
On Wednesday evening prayer and
praise service will be held at s o'clock
On Friday evening Christian Endeay-
or meeting will be held with Miss
Viola Starr as leader Beginning with
June %, the Bible School will meet
at 10 o'clock in the morning and the
preaching service will begin at II
o'clock. The school picnic will be
held July l at Vernon's Grove.
Following is the musical program
for tomorrow Morning, organ pre-
lude, Vorspiel Overture to Lohen-
grim r. Wagner; anthem, praise the
Lord o My Soul" Vandewater. soloist
Mrs. c. r. Hope; postlude, selected
Evening. organ prelude, March OF
the Israelites From Eli";J anthem
Before the Throne of Glory" Geo
B. Nevin, soloist, Frank H. Escott
quartet, "Now the Day is over" j. G
Marks, Miss Evans Miss Zoch, Mr.
Cook. Mr. Hope. vocal duet, God is
Love-" Misses Alvina and Gladys
Peterson; violin solo. "Bercense.
Prof. Theo. Petersen; alto solo, Flee
as a Bird" Miss Gladys; soprano solo
Face to Face" Miss Alvina; corne
solo, Lost Chord" Miss Gladys; viol
In duet, Sounds From Home, Mis-
Alvina and Prof Theo, Petersen
vocal duet, Jesus Lover Of Ny Soul,
Misses Petersen; cornet duet, Miss
Gladys and Prof. Petersen; soprano
solo, DRY Those Tears" Miss AlVina
violin obligato. Prof. TLeo. Petersen
alto solo, Hold Thou My Hand Mis-
Gladys; violin obligato; vocal duet
abide With Me-" Misses Petersen
violin SOLO Melody in F. Prof. Theo
Petersen; organ postlude, selected
Leslie Cook.
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SERVICES AT AsBURY.

At Asbury NJ. E. Church, Third and
Walnut streets. the Rev. George
White Dawson. pastor, services to-
morrow will be as follows; 9 o'clock.
prayer meeting; 1890 o'clock, preach
ing on the subject, Poverty of the
Spirit" o'clock. Sunday school;
6.45 o'clock Epworth League; 7.45
O'Clock, sermon on the subject, Gid
con and the Angel" Asbury is be-
ing strengthened by addition of lew
members almost every Sunday. The
school expects TO take large numter
of nersons on Sunday school excur-
sion, on Thursday. June 10.
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ASSISTANT
AT TRINITY
Two Bishops at Ordination Of
W. c. Patterson Here
Tomorrow
DISTINGUISHED
CHURCHMEN TO ATTEND

At the IL o'clock service in Trinity
Church, corner Of Delaware avenue
and Adams street, tomorrow, the Rev.
William Christy Patterson, assistant
minister of Trinity parish. will be or
dained to the priesthood by the Right
Rev. Frederick M. Kirkus. rector of
the parish, and the sermon will be
preached by Bishop Kinsman. There
also will be present and participat-
ing III the service. the Right Rev.
Cortlandt Whitehead, D. D.. bishop OF
Pittsburgh. the Rev Edward Souder
and the Rev Floyd Tomkins, Jr., both
of Philadelphia.
Bishop Whitehead will be the guest
of Mr.. Kirkus over Sunday. He will
be present and participate in all ser
vices held in Trinity Church on that
day.
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PERUs OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

Children's Day was appropriately
obsers d on last Sunday at Silver
brook NJ Z. Church. The attendance
both morning and evening was large
and the schools gave excellent pro-
grams The pastor will preae- 1t
the regular service tomorrow. His
morning subject will be, "The
Need and Perils Of the Young Peo-
pie" His evening theme will be, "A
Rush for the Theatre Epy rth
League will meet al Sac o'clock with
John B. Eglinton ,- leader. The an
nual excursion Of the school will be
given on next Thursday, to Augustine
Beach
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Mr.. PETTINGILL In
DR.. HALDEMAN'S PULPIT

In the absence Of the Rev. W. L.
Pettingill tomorrow the pulpit OF
North Baptist Church will be occu-
pied by Edward K. Washburn, who
will preach at the morning service on
THE Divine Man. and in the evening
on the subject: Come Now" Mr.
Pettingill is to occupy tomorrow the
New York pulpit Of DR.. Isaac NJ. Hal
deman, who was formerly pastor of
Delaware Avenue Church, of this city,
and has for nearly thirty years been
pastor Of the First Baptist Church. at
Seventy-ninth street and Broadway
New York City.
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MIR. CARPENTER IN PULPIT.

The regular services of Brandywine
IA. E Church will be held as usual
tomorrow. Sunday school will meet
at $50 o'clock. The afternoon school
will be held at ? o'clock In the
morning at 1880 o'clock the pastor
will preach as usual and at 7.S0
o'clock the I. o. o. F. will hold their
annual memorial service in the
church, and the pastor. the Rev. F. F.
Carpenter. will deliver the memorial
address.
On Tuesday evening the church
Brotherhood will hold its monthly
meeting at which the Rev. T. Z. Beau
champ will deliver an address. All
the men OF the church and congrega-
ton are invited to this meeting.
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MIR. RISHnP AT HOPE.

In Hope Baptist Church tomorrow,
the Rev. c. w. w. Bishop. former
pastor, will preach at 10.45 o'clock
Mr. Bishop will also preach in the
church on June 22 John W. Ayers
of Grocer Seminary. Chester, will
preach at the evening services, begun
ming at 7.45 o'clock. Mrs. Houf will
teach the Sunday school at 2.30 O'Clock
and also conduct the Wednesday even
ing meeting. The choir practices on
Thursday evening.
At both services tomorrow the choii
will furnish social music
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SERVICES AT GILBERT.

In Gilbert Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning the Rev. John B. St
Felix Isaacs will preach on the theme
"The Commission of the Church.
Special music will be sung by the
Junior choir of which Miss c. Mae
Brooks is leader. At 2.30 o'clock the
Sunday school will sing its last aux
iliary program for this season. Miss
Ada D. Kilson, of Chester, Pa, will
be soloist. A short address will be
made by Prof. c. A. Brown.
The usual evening song and praise
service will be held at s o'clock. The
pastor will speak on the theme Chris
tian Discipleship." The mid-week
prayer meeting will be held on We'd
nesday evening after whicn the Sun
day school teachers will hold a con-
ference
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MIR. WYLIE Ar HANOYER.

The Rev s. Beattie Wylie, of New
Castle will preach in Hanover Presby-
terian church tomorrow morning. In
the evening. at $50 O'Clock, there will
be an open air service at the pavil-
lion near Washington street bridge
Following is the order of service:
Song service. led by Mr.. Brewer. of
Y. NJ. c. A. with cornet accompanies;
Lords prayer, all joining; scripture
reading and prayer by P. NJ. Colbert;
hymn; address by pastor; prayer
HYMN. benediction
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SERVICES AT SCOTT.

In Scott NJ. E. Church, Seventh and
Spruce streets, the Rev. w. A. Wise
tomorrow morning will preach on the
subject: indispensable Virtues OF
Genuine militant Service" At
o'clock the regular session of the
Sunday school will be held. at which
the final announcements will be made
respecting the excursion TO be held on
next Wednesday. at Augustine Pier
At $50 o'clock the twilight meeting
will be in charge of the pastor, and
will be addressed by the Rev. Charles
E. Davis on the subject: The Cross
of Every Man" These evening ser
vices will be but one hour in length
during the summer season.
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EASTLAKE SERVICES.

At Eastlake NJ. e. Church tomorrow
morning the pastor will take as his
subject Jesus Going Before U.s."
The Sunday School and Stauffer Bible
class will meet at o'clock. Much
interest is being manifested in the
school excursion which viii go TO
Augustine Beach next Tuesday. The
Bible class will hold it's monthly
meeting in the church on Wednesday
evening.
At 7.45 o'clock tomorrow evening
the pastor will preach on, Heaven. y
Music for the day will be, morning,
anthem, "Hallelujah for the Cross. "
Evening. anthem, Nearer My God to
Thee" duet, selected.
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FRIENDS SERVICES.

First-day school will be held in
Friends Meeting House at 9.45 o'clock
tomorrow. This being the last day
of frst-day school before the summer
vacation. class work will be dropped
and a program will be offered. First
day services will be held at IL o'clock
Fifth-day Thursday services begin
ming at 7.45 o'clock will be followed
by readings.