Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-16
TOPICS FOR A DAY OF REST
Resignation Of Rev. Mr.. Rouse Of
First Congregational Church
Comes as Surprise.
MAY BE CHURCH CONSOLIDATION

MAY BE CHURCH CONSOLIDATION
The resignation Of Rev. F. r. Rouse.
for eight years pastor Of the First Con-
greEationai church. came as a surprise
this week and with such suddenness that
the members Of the congregation are not
prepared % say what they will do with
reference TO filling the pulpit.
There is considerable talk among Con-
gregationalists OF a consolidation by
which the First Congregational and the
st. Mary's Avenue church will become
one organization. intsead OF two. II is
argued that business has nc-oschcd upon
the territory OF the First CONGREGATIONAL
church and that the members have moved
so far into the residential sections OF the
city that good many members have been
lost by Joining other churches
As 70 the talked Of consolidation. the
project has not taken on any definite
form, theugh It IL in the air and the CON
summation OF the plan would not be
surprise to church people.
A gospel team led by W. E. Foster will
have charge OF the evening services at
the North Presbyterian church. Twenty
fourth and Writ street, sunday evening
at 7:So.
Rev. George L. Search superintendent
Of the Helping Hand Mission of Sioux
City will address a free public meeting
at the Brandeis theater, the afternoon of
Sunday. January 30, under the auspices
Of the Omaha Union Gospel Mission.
Csrnal's male chorus will sing
The women OF the r. L. wheeler Me
mortal Presbyterian church. formerly tho
First Presbyterian church OF South Sido
presented the church with an individual
communion set to serve $50 people. Sun
day It will be used. The pastor of the
church will officiate. In the evening a
gospel team will be in charge of the
service
| Rev. John Haynes Holmes will address
the congregation of the First Unitarian
church and others at Turpin's hall at
Twenty-eighth and Farnam Sunday at
1880 a. m. His subject will be The
Validity of Worship" Special music at
this meeting will be furnished by Mrs. A.
/. Root, contralto; George Barker, jr.,
violinist. and Miss Helen Bennett, plan
list.
baptist.
oIivet Grove Mission. Thirty-sixth and
Crown Point avenue Rev. William A.
Mulford. Pastor-Sunday SCHOOL and
ing for every one. Gospel team in
charge.
Grace, South Tenth and Arbor. Rev.
r. b. Taft. pastor. Mems prayer meet
m nei a Worship. n Il oe HSI "A Com.
mendabie Christian" p Y. P. u, .s:t5
,: m: Evening service 5:so "a sat, safe
sOio South Foruth street.
olivet, Thirty-eight and Grand. Rev.
William A. milford. pastor. Morning.
u "Chsllonege Of the Present Wo o.id
and baptismal service. Sunday school at
10 q: m. Junior and Senior Young
GOSPEL Group Two. Wednesday evening
; s. Prayer and praise meeting.
E Calvary. Hamilton and Twenty-fifth.
= Rev. J.. A., Maxwell pastor. Morning,
t Real Reasons for refusing Christ"
J, Bible school az noon. @. w. Noble. sup
erintendent Young peoples. ,;cetlng q
. iect, How to Work with Others $
Q Church prayer meeting and Bible study
q Wednesday evening. Subject OF study,
"Giving."
9 Emmanuel. Twenty-fourth and Pink
}; ney streets. Rev. Arthur j. Morris, pas
a tor. Morning worship at 1870 Subject
D OF sermon 1,;,, PrSNviosnee ana the spar.
% W. simon. superintendent. Young PEG
= PIES meeting at $50 Evec~ing Worship
:. and sible stuSv al the church "pp or
/. Wednesday evening a. s:Sn. Prayer and
!, praise service at o'clock. Boys gym
!. nastic classes Friday evening at
9 Christian science.
y First Church Of Christ. St Mary'l
avenue and Twenty-fourth. Services, Il
sy .c SnS E p se. sGssSt s5 sSs Sun
m. Wednesday evening meeting. 5 D. m
Second Church of Christ, Dundee hall
% suSee fnS F sasasy ss seSSo
e;i5 a. m, Wednesday evening meeting
o'clock.
: Congregational.
Pirs Mi%stssntS ,S and ed9Sy
:, ice at 7;45. Sunday school at noon.
= Plymouth. Eighteenth and Emmett T
. w. Leavitt. Min,ster5PTeaching service,
" pt 10:30 and 1880; Bible school at l.
Is Young Peoples, meeting at $50
n Christian.
:, North Side. Twenty-second and Lo
= throp, George l.. Peters. Pastor-Bibl,
'aThe Church and the College;" evening
- service 1880: theme. Acts Versus Prom
y ises;" Christian Endeavor, intermediate
" senior SID
a st. Matthias, Tenth Street and Worth
a. ltnRton Place, Rev. Carl NJ. Norden. yica
- Holy communion. 3; Sunday school, 10
morning prayer and sermon, II.
t : St Andrews, Forty-first and Charles
IN J. r. Flockhart. Rector-EaIly CON
inunion, s; Sunday school, 9:45; late con
munion service, II; evening service. 40
e Special music.N
~ Grace. 1926 South Twenty-sixth, C.,
10 sVihart. Minister-li, THE Right Kind O
A. n Wedding:" s, THE Foundation Needle
for the Age.
st. Philip the Deacon, rwenty-first nea
paul. Rev John Albert Williams. Vicar
second sunday after the Epiphany. Hol
lcononnunion at 1880; morning prayer 1898
holv eucharist (choraD and sermon II
sunday school at 1, evening prayer an
9 sermon at 1880.
~ Church of the Good Shepherd, TWentiet
land ohio. Rev. Thomas ]. Collar. Recto
I. l-Voiv communion - a, m sunda
=, school at $40 a. m. Morning prayer, Wit
- sermon, at II. Evening prayer, with SCI
= mon, at 1850 p, IN.
Lutheran.
Grace Branch. Forty-eiRhth and LeaN
Y. ianwoYth-Sunday school at 2.@ p. m