Middletown transcript., 1917-06-16
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
The 2l2th Anniversary Will be
Held Sunday June 18th
SERMON BY REV. "A. A. EWING

SERMON BY REV. "A. A. EWING
Sunday, June, 17th. The Second Sum-
day after Trinity.
The 212th Anniversary Service of
Old st. Anne's Church, will be held in
the old Church. south of town.
Services: - 1890, A. M, Morning
Prayer and Sermon, by the Rev. A. A.
Ewing, Rector of Emmanuel Church,
New Castle, Del.
Evening Prayer and Address, at 2. 80
P. NJ. by William H. Jefferys, M. D..
superintendent of the Philadelphia city
mission. Doctor Jefferys was for many
years Superintendent of St. Luke's Hos
pital, in the Missionary District of
Shanghai, China.
The Choir will sing appropriate music,
and will probably be assisted by noted
singer from one of the city Churches.
The offering will be devoted to the Fund
for the upkeep of St. Anne's cemetery.
The public is cordially invited to the
services.
June Oath. Nativity of St. John the
Baptist. ''Many shall rejoice at his
BIRTH" St. Luke 1:14.
The Church in commemorating her
saints usually celebrates the day of
their death, because it was in their
deaths that they glorifed their Master.
But in the case of St. John the Baptist
she departs from the rule, because his
birth, like that of our Lord, was not
only wonderful in itself but the occasion
of great rejoicing to those who looked
for the coming of the Messiah. 1t was
declared by the angel who foretold his
birth to his father, that he should be
the messenger to prepare the way of
the Lord, and turn the hearts of the
people to Him; and we know that by his
holy life and earnest preaching, he con-
verted multitudes of the Jews, and pre-
pared them for the near approach of
our Saviour. He is called the Baptist,
because he baptized all his converts, and
had the honor, moreover, of baptizing
our Lord himself. The Church exhorts
her children to ''repent truly, according
to his preaching" to initiate his holy
life, and to follow his example of boldly
speaking the truth, and patiently suffer-
ing for it's sake.
A most enjoyable musicale was given
by Miss Frances Watkins, in Odessa,
Del, on Tuesday afternoon, for the
benefit of the Junior Auxiliary (the
Missionary Society of the Church; and
the treasury was enriched to the amount
of twenty-eight dollars.
The Boy Scouts were requested by the
u. S. Government to make house-to-
house canvass and deliver circulars in
behalf of the Liberty Loan Bond Issue.
We have heard from but one Scout and
he reports having sold seventeen bonds,
and stands fair chance of receiving a
medal for his efforts. Help him to get
it 1t is your country's call.
We hope to see all members of the
Sunday School present at the service at
st. Anne's, as there will be no Sunday
School session next Sunday. In passing
we wish to say word about the children
of the Church and their most faithful
teachers. Do you know that there are
500, 900 in number and more? What a
superb army they make. All believing
in Jesus the Son of God, all striving and
working for the mastery and by their
single-heartedness compelling convic-
ton. Their personalities extend to
every quarter of the globe, for their
deeds of perfect love reach the children
of the forest and plain, the island of the
seas, and the continents beyond. God
bless them ever, and grant that we too
NAV possess the same perfect faith.