Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
OLD-FASHIONED
PRAISE SERVICE
Market Square to Have Inter-
esting Meeting; Union
Session July 4

The choir of Market Square Pres
byterian Church, under the direction
of Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris. will give
the annual June Praise Service to-
morrow. The program will be one
of old-fashioned music and promises
TO be one of great interest.
The stories of each of the num-
bers will be given so far as posi-
bic and the address by the Rev. DR..
George Edward Hawes will be along
the theme of Familiar Hymns and
Their Histories"
The choir will sing Gounod's
Praise Ye the Father" and the
largo from "Xerxes,' Trust in the
Lord" by Handel Miss Middaugh
Will sing the beautiful old Scotch
hymn, my Ain Countree," and Mrs.
Harris will close the program with
Isaac Watts cradle song, Hush My
Babe, Lie Still in Slumber," singing
unaccompanied.
The organ numbers will be as fol-
lows: Prelude, Pilgrims Chorus"
from "Tannhauser," Wagner; Pill
grim's Song of Hope" Batiste; Of
fertory, Cradle Song" Delbruck; !;
postlude, triumphal march from
Aida" Verdi. Mrs. John r. Henry
is organist.
At the morning service DIR. Hawes
will preach on "A Disciples Memoir
les" The choir will sing Bucks
beautiful antheum, "Te Deum in b
Minor"
The Christian Endeavor Society
prayermeeting at $50 will be led by
John Kunkle, in the study of the
subject, Mission Work in Our Cit
les"
The Wednesday evening service
will partake of the character of a
preparatory service for the Com
munion service which will be held
July 1. The subject will be the last
in the series on THE History Be-
tween the Testaments," being "Herod
the Great; the Scepter Departing
From Judah"
The regular preparatory service
will be held on Friday evening. After
both the Wednesday and Friday
services the session will meet for the
reception of new members.
Plan July Fourth Service
The summer Communion service
will be held July /, at IL. The
Fourth of July service, which is held
each year ut Z a. m, will this year
be of a more elaborate character
than usual. The pastors and congre-
cations of the Reformed Salem, the
SiOli bhO IiaNO Nis l1s anu
es have accepted invitations to par
ticipate in the service. Governor
Martin G. Bruhbaugh has been in
vited to make the principal address.
All the citizens of Harrisburg are
invited to unite in this Fourth of
July prayermeeting, which will give
to the day for all who attend the
spiritual note that it deserves as the
birthday of a democracy just enter
ing upon the arduous sacrifices that
confront America.
To Continue Series
The Woman's prayermeeting on
Friday afternoon of next week will
be a Freedmen's meeting. The series
of sermons on The Second Coming
of Christ" will be continued through
the five Sunday evenings of July.
The sermon on July 1 will be on
"The Last Days"
A strenuous effort is being made
to have a complete list of all who
have gone from the Market Square
congregation and Sabbath School
into the United States service. DR..
Halves has specially requested that
the names of all such be sent to him
at once together with the branch Of
the service the individual is serving
in, or intends to serve in. The roll
of honor will be unveiled at the time
of the presentation of the flags which
have been promised to Market
Square Church.