Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
PALM SUNDAY
PACKS CHURCHES
Large Glasses of New Members
" Are Admitted; Special
Services

| Palm Sundays ideal weather
Icrowded every church in the city yes
terday. Holy Communion was admin
listered in many of the churches, Con-
lfirmation and Palm Sunday services
being specially observed by the Lu-
Etheran Episcopal. Reformed, Presby-
terian and Catholic congregations.
Attendance at the Market Square
Presbyterian Church was the largest
in it's history. Fifty-one new members
were received into the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church at yesterday
mornings service, and the sacrament
of the Lords Supper was adminis-
tered. Services will be held in the
church every night this week, except
Thursday at 7:45 o'clock.
Eleven new members Joined the
Westminster Presbyterian Church at
the service yesterday morning. The
Rev. E. e. Curtis, pastor, conducted
tata, entitled, THE Triumph of the
Cross" will be given by the choir of
the church on Thursday evening at s
o'clock.
At the Emmanuel Presbyterian
Church seventeen new members were
received by the pastor, the Rev. H.
Everett Hallman, at the morning
NAL services were also conducted by
the pastor
Will Admit More Members
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered at the Bethany
Presbyterian Church at the evening
service. New members will be re-
ceived into this congregation at the
Easter service next Sunday.
Confirmation services will be con-
Quoted at the Calvary Presbyterian
Church next Sunday by the pastor, the
Rev. Frank P. Mckenzie. The choir
Is preparing a, program for the Easter
services which will include a cantata.
entitled The Triumphal Entry"
The Rev. b. NJ. Ward, pastor of the
Capitol Street Presbyterian Church,
will conduct n Week of Prayer" dur
ing this week, and Communion and the
reception of new members will take
place Easter Sunday.
Passion week services will be held
in the Harris Street United Evangelical
Church each night this week at 7:45
o'clock. The Rev. G. f. Schaum, pas
tor, will preach tonight on the sub
ject "Will Ye Also Go Away"
Wednesday evening a farewell serV-
ice will be held for Dir. and Mrs. A. r.
Welsch, missionaries, who will sail
for China on April 2S.
The sacrament of the Lords Sup
per was administered to large con-
gregation in the Stevens Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church last eve
ming.
The Rev. William Moses, of st.
Paul's Methodist Church, will conduct
services every night this week at 7:45
O'Clock. New members will be ad-
mltted at the services next Sunday.
New members were received into
many of the Lutheran churches yes
terday. Communion will be admins
tered at the Lutheran churches on
Easter Sunday.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered in all of the Episco-
pal churches yesterday and services
will be held during the week. The
Rev. Charles Evans, returned mis-
sionary from Japan, preached the
Palm Sunday sermon in st. Angus
tines Episcopal Church at yesterdays
morning service.
To Observe Tenebrae
The Lords Supper was observed at
st. stephens Church yesterday morn
ing. Thursday, the Rev. Mr.. Nichols.
of Lock Haven, will conduct a special
service for the women of the Episco-
pal churches of the city in this church,
and the three-hour service in ST.
Stephens will be conducted on Good
Friday by the Rev. Dr. Gardner, of
Philadelphia.
hS INGiOLllle tluICHeS Will observe
Holy Week with special. services, and
preparatory services will be held on
Good Friday
Palm Sunday was observed in all of
the Catholic Churches yesterday. The
Rt. Rev. Phillip r. McDevitt. bishop
of the Harrisburg diocese, conducted
services yesterday in the cathedral.
The "Tenebrae" will be observed on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday eve
mines at 1.Ah n,clnck in the Cathedral