El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-13
49, EEMBERsHIP and Efficiency

NJ campaigns are being CON
- Il Quoted in several Of the Il
Paso churches in a new movement TO
increase both the NUMBER Of members
and the results in a religious way
through greater efficiency
The First Presbyterian is engaged in
an Every SLENDER Pan" and in con-
nection with IL a Laymen's service viii
be held Sunday morning Westminster
Presbyterian has an Every Member
Canvass" in progress and Sunday after
noon viii be devoted to visits by mem
bers OF TIRE committee to homes Of the
church members
The FIRST Christian church has an
Increase and Efficiency' campaign in
augurated which is arousing marked
interest in church work.
Westminster Presbyterian.
The Westminster Presbyterian church
has a committee Of 40 members en-
gagged in an Every Member Canvass
TO increase the working funds Of the
church. Members OF the committee are
making visits to the homes Of church
members 10 increase their interest IN
church work and their contributions TO
the expenses of the church.
There is a marked increase In actlV-
ity in Westminster membership, when
is particularly noticeable since the re-
vival held this winter by the pastor,
Rev. John Z. Abbott
At Westminster on Sunday Rev John
F. Abbott. the pastor, will preach at
II g. m. and at 7-30 p m. Occupy TIL
Come will be the text Of the morn
ing sermon. There viii be a solo, In
Ny Fathers House Are Many Man
siOns.'' by MacDermit, sung by Mrs X
c. Copeuhaver. In the evening the
pastor will preach on THE Sins Of Ny
Youth" The special musical number
VIII be a quartet by the choir Holy
Father, Cheer Our Way by Petrie. The
Sunday school will be held at 9-45 a. m.
intermediate Christian Endeavor at ,
p. m. and Senior Christian Endeavor at
$50 p. m. All the interests Of the day
will center around the Every Member
Canvass which is to be made IN the
afternoon, beginning at > o'clock
First resbyterinn-
At the First Presbyterian church,
corner Of Boulevard and Stanton streets
Rev. Chas. L Overstreet. pastor, in con-
nection with the Every Member plan
OF the Presbyterian church a Laymen's
service will be the feature at the morn
ing hour on Sunday at 1Q-45 o'clock.
The speakers will be Howard Durkee,
Jas @. 1IcNary and Dr. d. W. Detwller-
The special music will be an anthem by
the choir, 20 Come TO Ne. Ye Weary
nv ITlorio- Mrs. Ralph n Henderson
and F. G. Billings VIII sing. song OF
Hope" by Daniel Prother. The pastor
will preach in the evening and special
musical numbers will include The
the choir. and solo by AIRS. A. H Gold
stein Trusting i'm Thee" Sabbath
school at $50 in the morning. Chris
tan Endeavor at $50. Mr. Gere
leader
Has s.Increase and Efficiency" Cam
Unusual activity is manifest IN all
departments of the First Christian
church. now that the Increase and Eff
ficiencv campai ign is fully on At
tendance uubn all the services including
the Sunday school and midWeek serv-
ice. is on the increase and leaders in
all departments are doing their work
with an efficiencv that is very crafty
ing. The plan involves a ten per cent
increase in attendance from week to
week and an increase also in member
ship New members have been added
10 the church every Sunday since the
campaign began, and the enrolment OF
the various societies IS growing.
In the opening exercises Of the sun
DAY school Sunday morning at $3.50,
Miss Virginia Burk viii sing solo.
Tho morning service VIII begin as
usual at 1925: with the communion
service. and the pastor, Rev. Perry J.
Rice, viii preach on the theme The
Disciples and the Scriptures.
The early evening service will be
held at five o'clock when the pastor
will preach on the theme, The Say
ings Of Christ" This Will be the first
of a series Of three sermons dealing
with the words, the works and the
character Of Christ The following pro-
gram Of music will be presented
Organ numbers;
Grand chorus -..--------.-----D Dubois
''At Evening NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Buck
Anthem Seek Ye the Lord " Roberts
Tenor solo. selected 800 Parvin Witte
Choir. Now the Day is over Barnby
Postlude: Finale" .....- .Lemmens
The Christian EndeavOr service Will
follow the early evening preaching
service. The church is located on the
corner Of North oregon and Franklin
streets. two blocks north of the Shell
don hotel
Austin Park Christian.
There will be services at the Austin
Park Christian church, corner Of &C.
bada and Montana streets. on Sunday as
follows. Bible school. $3.50; communion
a. m and I-3o p m Christian Endeav-
or, $50. Subject: Tests Of Ny Chris
tianity-@ Leader: s s Cash
English Lutheran.
Services at the English Lutheran
church at the corner Of Montana and
pastor, viii be: sunday school at 10 a.
IN: morning worship II o'clock, theme;
THE Fragments Of Life evening
service at $50 p m; theme, Not
Ashamed"
Evangelical Lutheran.
At the Evangelical Luthern church,
at 110s san Antonio street, Rev Paul
G. Birkmaun, pastor, the service on
Sunday will be conducted IN German
and will begin at 1880 a. m. The sub
iect Of the sermon VIII be; The Heart
of Christ, Our High Priest" Begin
ming at 10 o'clock a confessional service
will be held, preparatory TO the holy
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