The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-13
Sermon in Morning to
Be Preached by DR..
H.B.HartZler, Evan
gelical" Editor
DR.. D. S. KENNEDY
AT PINE STREET
Mems Bible Glass Will Hold Memorial
Services In Evening At Zion Luth-
eran-Junior Choir At Stevens Me-
mortal

The Harris Street United Evangelical
church, the Rev. George +. Schaum,
minister, will celebrate the fourth an
niversary of the dedication of the new
church tomorrow. The organization is
more than forty years old, the first
church having been built at the corner
of Broad and Fulton streets. This
church was started by a number OF
nglish-speaking Evangelical people
who withdrew from the German church
that occupied the building on North
street now used as the Consistory build
ing.
On the first quarterly conference rec
ord of the church appears the name OF
the Rev. NJ. Steckiey, who for many
years was one of the leaders in the
Evangelical church in this city. This is
the only name associated with the first
quarterly conference that has been per-
petuated in the church to the present
day. his widow and children being
members at this time. OF the names
identified with the formative period of
this church the following still appear
on the active membership records:
Parker, Steekley, PETER, Oswald, Sea.
bold and Musser. These names occupy
a prominent position in the official life
of the church during the first decade
Owing to the Evangelical Publishing
House having its headquarters in this
city, many prominent families of the
denomination have been connected with
this church at various periods. The
families of three former bishops of the
Evangelical church now attend this
church regularly.
The anniversary sermon will be
preached by the Rev. DIR. II. B. Hartz.
Ter, editor of ''The Evangelical, 4" at
1880 tomorrow morning. The evening
sermon will be preached by the pastor.
At Pine Street Presbyterian
The preacher at Pine Street Presby-
terian church tomorrow will be the
Rev. DR.. David S. Kennedy, the we'll
known editor of "The Presbyterian. y
DR.. Kennedy is weii-known as a preach.
er and an editor. At the morning serv-
ice OF the church he will speak on
Preparedness, Matthew 25:13. In
the evening his topic will be Copper.
tunity,' Matthew @5: 15. The musical
program will be as follows:
Mornin9-Anthem, "Glorious things
of Thee are Spoken Shelly; anthem,
How long, o Lord, wilt Thou forget
met" Pfueger.
Evening-Quartet, 81 will lay me
down in peace" Gadsby; anthem,
What are these Stainer; solo by
Mr.. Sutton, so God have mercv,n (St
Paul., Mendclssohn.
The last of the men s missionary dis.
cussion groups will be held on Monday
evening at $50 o'clock. The attend.
ance at these meetings has averaged
about eighty-five and much interest has
been shown. The mission study cam
paVsn for the women of the church is
planned to begin the week of February
Il, when it is hoped to enlist many
IN definite study of mission work.
The Pine street Christian Endeavor
Society is having interesting PRAYER
meetings on Sunday evenings at $50.
Attendance and interest are both in.
creasing. More than eighty were present
at the last meeting. The fifty tn an.
niyersary of Pine Street Sunday school
Will be observed in the Technical High
school auditorium on February 21 at
1.30 p. m. The program is being ar.
ranged at the present time and promises
to be very interesting. This large school
is growing in numbers and attendance.
The topic for consideration at the mid.
week service on Wednesday evening
Will be 1.-THE Proftableness of Prayer y
Bible Glass Memorial
The Rev. s. w. Herman will preach
a special sermon to the Mems Bible
class of Zion church tomorrow even.
ing when the annual memorial service
will be held. The class will attend in
body.
The Emmanuel Presbyterian Sunday
school will observe its eighth anniver-
sary Tomorrow. Frank Palmer will ad-
dress the school.
Foreign mission Sunday will be OBJ
served at Salem Reformed church.
Tomorrow night will be ''Song
Night at the Stevens Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal church, Thirteenth and
Vernon streets. The new junior choir
with one hundred and thirty-one men,
bers will sing. DR.. Clayton Albert
Smucker will talk on "The Measureless