The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES

| The plans and contracts for the new
$4,000 church will be the principal
item for consideration. The Rev. VII
| lis A. Moore's sermon Sunday morn
ing will be on the subject, Making al
things new" In the evening he vii
conduct the devotional service OF the
Y. p. G. L., the topic for discussion
being The ideal Christian"
In the Bethany Presbyterian church
the pastor, the Rev. Dr. James T
Black, will preside at both services
speaking In the morning on "How we
are accountable study for the new
Year. In the evening his topic vii
be, Have you the courage 10 be q
modern Daniel?" Both topics treat
of matters important at the opening
OF the year. Miss Minnie 5. Well, the
director of the quartet has prepared
special music for both services.
| Nineteen new members Will be
given the hand OF fellowship at the
communion service following the
morning sermon in the First Bapts'
church. A special series OF song ser
vices will be given in the evening
meetings Of the month OF January
Music will be rendered by the quar-
tette and the chorus choir under the
direction OF Prof. Whorlow Bull The
Rev. DIR. Villers will preach Sunday
on THE Vanishing Life"
| The Rev. G.. G.. Laughlin, pastor OF
the Beulah Baptist church. Will speak
briefly on Prayer" at the Sunday
morning service. His talk will be In
observance OF the week OF prayer
which will be conducted next week
with different leader each evening.
The theme for the Sunday evening
service will be Goods first thing" Re-
ception OF new members and the
monthly communion will follow the
morning service.
Fools, ancient and modern" viii
be the subject Of a series OF Sunday
evening sermons preached during the
month of January by the Rev. Howard
A. Field. the pastor, in the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church. The spe-
cial topics will be, THE money fool. :"
"The pleasure fool" "The theological
fool, THE wise fool" and The big
gest fool OF all" The Sunday morn
ing topic viii be, "A New Years re-
Election"
In Trumbull-ave Presbyterian
church the pastor, the Rev r. M.
Huston. will preach Sunday morning
on mot peace but a sword" His even
ing theme will be the third in the
series OF brief Bible biographies, "The
biography Of a battler." Familiar Cos
pei songs will be sung. The week OF
prayer will be observed nightly with
the exception of Saturday, the pastor
conducting the services.
"The tragedy OF the silver pieces"
will be the Sunday morning topic OF
the Rev. George Cullen, pastor OF the
West Grand-blvd. NJ E. church. In
the evening he will talk on Jesus
visits Detroit's mayor" This is one
OF series of sermons, the other sub
jects being "Jesus visits the police
department" Jesus visits the news
paper" Jesus visits the Ford plant"
and Jesus at the Pastors union"
First Unitarian church, Woodward
ave and Edmund-pl. Eugene Rodman
Shipren, minister, 1890 a. m. Temp
tancns and Opportunities New
Years sermon. Right Hand OF Eel
lowship to new members. IL m,
school of religious education for all
ages; 1915 p. m, social service con-
ference. Mr.. Judson Grinnell, chair
man OF state commission on minimum
wage. will speak.
In the Fisher Memorial Methodist
church the pastor, the Rev. James
Chapman, will take as his theme for
the first Sabbath morning OF the New
Year Divine guidance in 1915" A
representative of the Wayne County
Sunday School association will speak
before the entire school at noon. The
pastors evening subject will be The
lost and the found"
The Lords Supper and q reception
TO new members viii follow the morn.
Ing sermon OF the Rev. 8. McDermand,
pastor OF the Jefferson-ave. Baptist
church. His morning topic will be
Fellowship" and In the evening he
will preach on Forgetting and Going
Ahead" Baptism is expected In the
evening. The orchestra and choir viii
furnish special music.
THE straddler. or Mr.. Facing both
ways" Is the Rev. Dr. Rowland's Sun
day evening sermon topic at the Cass-
ave. Methodist church. IL is the last
In series of sermons on Types Of
character" At the morning service
the holy communion will be admins
tered and new members will be re-
ceived. Bible school will be held al
noon.
Albert Edward wiggam, known as
the apostle OF efficiency, will deliver
an Illustrated address on "Heredity
and Eugenics" at the mems mass
meeting, Sunday afternoon. In the big
gymnasium OF the Y. M. g. A. The
meeting will be for men only. and will
follow an orchestra concert.
The Rev. II. II. Hough, pastor or
the Tabernacle Methodist church, will
oondIct the regular Sunday service.
"The Possibilities and Perplexities in
the Christian Life" viii be the topic
OF his morning sermon, and in the
evening he will speak on "Christ's In
vitation to Follow Him"
! The morning service In the Grand
Riverave. Baptist church will be CIV
en- over TO communion and welcome
TO new members. The topic for the
evening sermon will be Right begin
ming" Bible school and the young
peoples meeting will be held at the
regular Tina