Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

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second in the series of talks on The
Good soldier" which were begun last
week. The theme will be His En-
listment."
The Ladies' Aid society held an all
day session on last Friday at the Col
lister home.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 1880. Every
body Is invited.
The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society will be held at the home of
Mrs. John Miller on Friday afternoon.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN.
The theme Of the morning sermon
on Sunday at II o'clock will be in
Thy Hand"
An exhibit Of the varied and wide
spread work being carried on under
the direction Of the various boards of
the church has been placed in the
auditorium of the church where 1t may
be examined by all who are interested.
1t consists of a series Of about rs
charts, covered with information, IL
Illustrations and diagrams. Visitors
from other churches are at liberty to
inspect this collection of posters, at
their own convenience. as well as the
members of this congregation. 1t will
be left in place about two weeks.
The monthly meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society will be held at the home
of Mrs. Cordell next Wednesday aft
| ernoon.
Twenty Bibles ordered by the three
Christian Endeavor societies have ar
rived and have been placed In the
pews at the church for use in any
meeting. They were designed as a
Christmas gift to the church, but the
joint committee in charge OF the fund
thought 1t best not to delay putting
them to use.
| At the session held Tuesday even
ing plans were perfected for the an
nual every member canvass which has
been set for Sunday afternoon, Dec.
1e The church officers feel that unu-
sual success is promised this year, from
the interest manifested by the whole
congregation in clearing off the de-
fcits of the church during the last
month. The new year will be begun
with clean record in local finances,
and with the largest years report of
offerings to benevolence in the history
of the church.
Rev. r. NJ. Donaldson, d. D., pastor
Of the First church, is to give a ster-
eopticon lecture entitled "Obeying the
Great Commission" in this church
next Friday evening, Dec. IA. He
has some very fine slides collected
through period of several years, some
of them illustrating his own contact
with the missionary enterprise. The
lecture is free, and all are invited
Children are not expected to come un-
accompanied by their parents.
In the Bible school, Mrs. J. H. Bar
ton has begun series of brief talks
on the foreign mission at Flat, Africa
to which the school has for several
years Ilaue ScneIouS oiLSi ih5o O.
Christmas and Easter. These talks will
be continued each week until Christ
mas.
The Christmas committee, Of which
Mrs. Grace Oakley is chairman, Is
making plans for two programs II
! connection with the observance o.
Christmas One of them will be giver
: Sunday morning. Dec. 23. and the othel
Monday evening. Dec. "a. The latter
!. will be in the nature of white Gif
Christmas"
Members of this congregation sen
! $40 to the Armenian and Syrian relic
. fund last week.
Special music for the Sunday serv
ices will include the following Morn
. ing worship at IL o'clock; prelude
:, organ and violin. Simple Confession,
Thome; offertory. THE Wooini
= Winds" Trinkaus; postlude, March,
i Franklin. Evening worship. 7:3
o'clock. Prelude. piano, "Nocturne,
Kern; offertory. "Berceuse from Joce
lyn:" chorus, who Is on the Lord
Side" Armakeddon, Goss; postludt
"Au Pas" Fontaine.
! CHRISTIAN.
Church school at 10 a. m. elias