Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28


their first new members next Sunday
when the regular communion service
is held.
The response made yesterday by the
trailhitters is not considered large by
many pastors of the cooperating
churches, who expect a great increase
of membership as result of the cam
paign. Nearly half of the 1000 per-
sons who signed cards at the taber-
nacle were already church members
and of the nonmembers, some did not
give any preference as to the church
TO be Joined. A number of those trail
hitters who have been interviewed by
Jne ministers of the church of their
choice have made excuses. some say
ing they were not sure of their prefer
ence and others are putting the mat
ter off until future date.
SS Join at Fifth Street
At the Fifth Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church SS new members were
received by Rev, Il. II. Hart yester-
day and u small number more, who
were unable to attend, will join at the
service next Sunday. The Rev. Mr.
Hart received 265 cards of trailhitters.
126 of whom were already members
of his church. He said he personally y
visited all of the new converts but
was unable to induce every one TO Join
his church
Tho Rev. j. III. Daugherty received so
members yesterday out of a total of
about 375 trallhitter cards. At the
Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church, 50 were taken in at the night
and morning services. Eighteen per-
sons had been received by the Rev. c.
A. Smucker during recent weeks and
l10 cards are still in his possession,
whose signers are expected to join
soon. OF the $50 trailhitters referred
TO him 17S were already members of
his church.
At the Derry Street United Breth-
rem Church 56 new members were re-
ceived out of a total of 40 trailhitters
referred to the pastor, DR.. Lyter The
Rev u. A. G.. BossIer received 40 into
the State Street United Brethren
Church out, of total of 140 trail
hitters. The Rev. W. n. Yates re-
ceived So at the Fourth Street Church
of God. A total of several hundred
were taken by the pastors of the
smaller churches and in the surround
ing towns.
Special Services Next Week
The Rev. Reisch, of the Christ Lu-
theran Church will receive new mem
bers next Sunday. He has several
hundred trailhtter cards but is unable
to say how many new members he will
churches that have not vet had new
members will have special services
next Sunday in connection with the
regular communion administration.
Among the churches holding indivi-
dual revival services during January
are the Ridge Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal, State Street United Brethren,
Harris Street United Evangelical, Park
Street United Evangelical. These SER
vices will begin with the watch night
meetings to be held between 10 o'clock
and midnight Thursday night.
Lecture On Chrlstlnn Science. A
lecture on Christian Science will be
given In the Majestic Theater Tonight,
ut Sis o'clock by Virgil o. Strickler
of the Christian Science Board of Lee
tureship. No Admission tickets will be
needed nor any collection taken.
Bible Conference Opens. The first
session of the ninth interdenomina-
tional Bible Conference was held this
afternoon. at $3.50 o'clock, in the First
Baptist Church. Second and Pine