Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01
SECOND pREsBYYERiAN.

SGCON0 FhE0EH EfFlAfss
The theme OF the sermon on Sunday
morning win be appropriate to the
Sunday school lesson THE Power
That Converted SAUL" IN the evening
the pulpit will be occupied by the Rev.
r. a. Finlayson. OF the Bethany church,
while Mr.. Barnum goes to the Bethany
church to preach ana to moderate a
congregational meeting at which it will
be decided whether to extend q pastor
al call to Mr.. Finlayson.
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All evening services VIII hereafter
begin half an hour later, n accordance
with the standing custom of the church.
This will set the hour Of evening wor-
ship at o'clock, the Christian En-
deavor meeting at z o'clock and the
prayer meeting on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
On Sunday. April 9, it is expected
that new elders and deacons will be
ordained at the morning service, and
the officers OF the various church orr
ganizations will be installed at the
evening service. Addresses appro-
PIRATE to the occasion will be deliver
ed.
The new song books purchased by
the Christian Endeavor society ara
proving very popular. In addition to
acceptable use in the Sunday school
and young peoples meeting, they are
the basis of a song service at prayer
meeting and evening worship.
This church was well represented at
the convention Of the Women's Pres
byterian Missionary society held in
Nampa during the past week. Count
ing delegates from the Women's So
ciety, the Westminster Guild and the
Christian Endeavor, there were 20
members OF the congregation In attend
ance. 1t is doubtfN whether any other
church. equalled this record.
In response to a request from sew
eral boys of the congregation. the
minister has undertaken the leadership
of a troop of Boy Scouts. Two pre-
liminary meetings have already been
held and the first hike of the season
was enjoyed Friday afternoon after
school. Between 30 and 80 boys have
already applied for admission. They
will be divided into patrols as soon as
the registration Of charter members
seems to be completed. Applications
will be received from any boys be-
tween ~ and Is years Of age who live
on the South Side. 1t Is expected that
two assistant scout masters will soon
be appointed. Mr.. Barnum already
holds a scout masters commission,
having been the leader OF a troop in
his former pastorate.
The Christian Endeavor society has
arranged with Rev. NJ. w. Davis Of the
Westminster church to deliver his
stereopticon lecture on THE Message
of Great Paintings in the church Fri
day evening, April IA. Admission will
be free to all, but an offering will be
received for the benefit of the speaker
Under the leadership of the officers
OF the Women's Missionary society, a
fund of SIS has been raised, which has
been named the Mabel Barnum Me-
mortal Scholarship Fund It will be
used by the Women's Board OF Home
Missions in the support of a girl from
the. southern mountains In Dorland in
stitute. Hot Springs. N. c.. for one
year. The fund is chiefly made up of
small contributions. very large num-
Der of individuals and organizations
having welcomed this opportunity of
showing their love for Mrs. Barnum.
The years biggest event in this
church has proved to be the annual
congregational meeting. which this
year comes on Thursday evening. April
s. Indications are that it win be a
greater success than ever this year.
The ladies have appointed commit
tee to arrange for supper for the whole
congregation; partial reports already
in hand show unusual gains along sew
eral lines. and indicate bright pros
poets for the future; and some import
ant changes in the handling OF local
finances are to be voted on.