The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-20
Former Pastors to
Speak at Services to
Be Held During the
Coming Week
FIRST BAPTIST
is IN 86TH YEAR
1Gaz1cal Selections and Addresses By
= Director swcdgert Arc Arranged
Tsr Evsniag Meeting AZ Stevens
Memorial n s.

Rev. Dr. Thomas Reisch, pastor. will
enter upon a week of special services
tomorrow in celebration of the twen-
tysffth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the church. Services viii be
held every evening of next week. The
pulpit will be occupied tomorrow at
both services by the Rev. DR.. c. r.
Trowbridge, of Easton, president of
the East Pennsylvania Synod. There
will be special music by select choir
at all services. The banner day in the
Sunday school is anticipated for to-
morrow afternoon at 2 clock. Attrac-
tive features for the school viii be
short addresses by all of the former
superintendents of Christ Sunday
school, all but one of whom are still
members of the church and school.
Monday evening will be booster
night and congregational reception.
The addresses viii be made by mem-
bers of the church. Whitman s orchestra
viii furnish the music. Tuesday even
inE is Christian Eadeavor night, the
address is to be delivered by the first
pastor, the Rev. T. L. Grouse, of
SAafpsburg, Pa. Wednesday evening is
missionary night, when the Rev. DR..
NJ. II. Slime, lately returned from the
mission field of South America, will de-
liver an address on missions. Thursday
evening is Sunday school night, when
. 1a<ee chorus of men from the school
and Mems Bible class will sing. The
Rev. DIR. c. F. Sanders, of Gettysburg
CoAege will speak. Sunday, March 2S,
will conclude the week of celebration
\, oil. ha
reception of twenty-five new members,
one for each year of the church s ex.
istence. The public is invited to all of
these services.
First Baptist Birthday Too
The First Baptist church, Second
and Pine streets, the Rev. W. S. Booth,
pastor, win celebrate its eighty-ffth
anniversary this Sunday. The topic of
the morning sermon at 1889, Will be
'tThe History of the Church and a
Forward Look. The evening topic
viii De ''The Baptists and What They
Believe The church has been prae.
ticing self denial this week to make
church birthday offering for missions
during the day. Special music will be
feature and in the evening a woman
80 Nt4IS VIII ue ndplI2tu.
The Sunday evening service at the
Stevens Memorial Methodist church.
at Thirteenth and Vernon streets, will
be characterized by its musical fea-
tares. The Rutherford Y. NJ. c. A. Glee
chrb and the Stevens Memorial male
chorus, beth of which are under the
direction of George ". Sweigert, will
be combined for this service and will
sing Lansing's ''Praise Ye the Lord
with Mrs. Carl Heefner, the director
of the church choir, singing the obliga-
to. For this song Miss Myrtle P. Schell
will accompany them at the piano. \
second selection BY the combined
male choruses win be Robert Hark-
ness shadows, with William Lin
gle as soloist.
The church choir under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Heefner, will also sing
several anthems, and these special
numbers viii be interspersed with con-
gregatioR songs from the Stough cam
paign song book, MAKE Christ
King"
Mr.. Sweigert will be the speaker
of the evening and will talk briefly on
stChurch Fellowship" The combined
male ehoruses will comprise forty
voices and both of these organizations
are well known throughout the city.
The church choir is made up of twenty
singers with Mrs. Heefner, Miss Flora
Vile and William Lingle as soloists.
Dr.. Moore VIII Speak
Tomorrow morning. DR.. E. J.
Moore, of Philadelphia, will preach in
the Stevens Memorial church, at 1880
O'Clock.
Sunday, March "a. DR.. CLAYTON Al
bert Smueker, in the Stevens Men,
ofai church, will begin his second an
nuai course of Holy Week addresses,
arranged in the special interests of
men and women who are earnest in
their desire TO find the truth. The Holy
Week mission calendar follows: Palm
Sanday-The Day of Triumph, 1890
p m. and 7.30 r. m. Monday-The
Day of Authority, 7.45 D. m. Tues
day-The Day of Controversy, 7.45
p. m. Wednesday-The Day of Retire
ment, 7.45 p. m. Thnrsdsy-The Day
of Fellowship, the Holy Communion
win be administered at 7.45 p. m. Fri
day-The Day of Suffering, 745 D. M.
Easter Sunday-The Day of Resurrec-
tion, 1899 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Music at st. Stevens
At the 4.30 Sunday afternoon YES
per service in. st. Stephens s Episcopal
church, the choir will again sing Men
deissohn 8 motet, Hear Ny Prayer"
Owing to the inclement weather two
weeks ago it was impossible for many
to attend and it will be repeated to.
morrow through numerous requests.
On the following Sunday afternoon,
March 2S, the choir will sing Maun-
der's penitential eantata, s'Olivet to
Calvary"
At Pine Street Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning the choir will sing:
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect
Peace" (Foster) and Mrs. Hertzler will
sing solo, "Bow Down Thine Ear"
(Barwald).
At the evening service the third SER
men in the current series on "God''
will be preached, the theme for this
etudy being "The Comforting God.''
JOB 35:10. The choir will sing two
anthems: ga Song in the Night"
(Woodman) and ''uIear Ny PRAYER
l,dendelssohn).
Beginning at 7.15 clock the church
erganist will give an organ recital
playing the following numbers: CAL
legro Maestoso vivace'' (Sonata I'D
tNtndelssohn); "Elegie - (Massanet),