The Detroit times., 1914-01-03
!: NEWS OF THE CHURCHES :

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the business mems class movement
tArou.nout the couGtry The Rev. Ne
hemiah BOynton. OF Brooklyn, former
b pastor OF the church. Will be pres.
ems
AZ the annual rental OF pews Of the
First Congregational church. Monday
evening. Dee 2s. the proceeds ex-
ceeded those OF year ago b. moro
than $1,000 Tile total was $l3S00,
which with the scattering reserya-
lions that always come In later. Will
bring the amount up TO the budget OF
$4,000, and guarantee continuance
OF the church's policy OF never enter
ing new year with dollars indebt.
edness. The church's beneyolences
average dollar FOR dollar with its OPP
Grating expenditures
Following the pew rental large
number nf-the- coAgre Cation gathered
at the home OF the pastor. the Rev. J.
Perciyal Huget, IN honor OF his for,
tieth birthday DR. Huget and Mrs.
Huget also kept open house for,>their
friends on New Years day.
The Rev Thomas Jefferson Villers,
pastor ot the First Baptist church.
viii take Is his SUNDAY morning sub
Jet. All :hings/new The subject
for the evening sermon Will be, a
plea for an9ther year
The/anHaal meeting OF the First
Baptist church and society will be
beld, Thursday. Jan Is Three trus-
tees Will be elected and the annual
budget adopted.
The Central Presbyterian church
Will have rs regular preparatory ser
vice, next "Wednesday evening The
regular communion service will be
held, sunday, Jan, Ii.
The Rev. A. Martin. pastor OF the
German Evangelical Bethany church,
Will speak Sunday morning, on Con
hdence In God
The evening service will be in
English and the pastors topic Will
be Faith and doubt"
The poverty OF money will be
the topic discussed by the Rev. Frank
Foster Fitchett. pastor OF the Grand
River-ave. Methodist church. Sunday
morning In the evening the pastor
will begin series OF sermons on
why ! am what | am, why | am q
Christian" why | am a Protestant
Why | am a Methodist and Why |
am a preacher" will be the subjects
for the four sundays Of the month
@. A. Zeigler will conduct the Ep-
worth league services.
The Womans association OF the
Fort-st. Presbyterian church will hold
it's regular monthly devotional and
business session. Monday afternoon.
The Choral society will begin It's reg
ular monthly meetings Wednesday
evening The Mothers circle session
VIII be held Thursday afternoon. The
regular monthly business meeting OF
the Bible school teachers will be
held Wednesday, just before the
prayer meeting service. The next
banquet OF the Mems association Will
be held Monday. Jan. 20. This will
be- Newspaper night
Karl Lehman, international field
secretary Of the International Chris
tan Endeavor society OF Boston, viii
address the Detroit Christian Endeay
or union In the First Congregational
church, Monday evening, Jan. 5.
This meeting will take the place OF
the regular monthly conferences. A
supper will be served before the lee
ture AT the close OF Mr.. Lehman
address, the Rev. John Britain Clarke
pastor OF the church. will continue
his series OF addresses on the life
Of Paul
The Missionary Education league OF
Detroit will hold an echo meeting
in the Y. NJ. c. A., Tuesday evening,
Jan. 8. Reports from the Student
Volunteer convention. recently held
in Kansas City, will be read. Students
from the University OF Michigan and
eastern colleges will be present
A special meeting OF the cabinet
OF the Christian Endeavor union VIII
be held In the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday,
Jan. 8.
Mrs. John Jacob Hon, OF Paris
formerly OF Detroit whose benefac-
tons 10 the Detroit Y. w c. A. have
been many. and have extended over
a long period OF years, Will visit the
association building, Sunday after
noon. between and o'clock Mrs.
Hon will speak IN the vesper service
and in the social tea hour to follow,
opportunity will be given association
members TO meet Mrs. Hoff Archibald
c. Jackson. baritone, Will sing. After
the tea hour. the Rev. W. T. Jaquess
will give a talk on Foreigners In
Detroit"
The January communion service
and reception or members at the
First Congregation church Will take
place at the morning service. In the
evening the minister. J. Percival Hu.
get will adapt his sermon TO the sea.
son. taking as his subject The Chal.
lenge OF New Year"
Judge Lacy will give a talk on The
court OF domestic relations" before
the Business Mems class of the First
Congregational church. Sunday noon
The Sunday school recently organ
lied by Congregation Mogen Abraham
gave aR- entertainment in connection
with the .Chanukkah festival Sunday.
Dec 2s The program was given en-
tirely by pupils OF the school. Gifts
OF boxes Of candy were made follow
ing the program.
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