The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-12
OPEN HOMES To
PUBLIC PRAYER
IN CITY TONIGHT
Special InvOcatiOns Will Be
Made at Neighborhood
Meetings.

A large number of homes will be
prayer meetings. There is still such
widespread prevalence Of grip that
mally homes find it impossible to open.
This week the meetings will be de-
voted to "A Prayer Hour for the Men,
bers Of the Churches" and will have
for their special object prayer. for .
widespread revival of the practice Of
prayer individually and in groupA for
the penitent surrender of all sinful
desires and habits, however favored by
custom; for renewed faithfulness in
public worship; for the open mind
resting on the consciousness Of abid-
ing values; for a recognition of the
supreme worth of Christian character;
for the Christly temper toward fellow
members and other churches, express
ing itself in forgiveness, sympathy and
appreciation; for the desire to bless
other lives in spirit of happy. self
denying service.
The Scripture references which may
be used by the leaders, either in part
orin whole, are as follows: Lk. 24:49;
John 15:22-24; Psalms 51:17; Heb.
1924, 20: Josh. 80, 10 ca; Job
2ss20, %; Eph. 4:1-16; Phil. 2:4-S;
Cor. 1926, 81. The meetings will be
held at the following homes:
East Side Division.--Mr. and Mrs.
E. Cory Gilman, 1895 East Main
street; Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Thompson,
394 Huntington road; Mr.. and Mrs
George Eaton, 1897 Noble avenue;
Mr.. and Mrs. A d. Garfield, Fl Au-
tumn street; Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Mar
CO, $50 William street; Mr.. and Mrs.
e. j. McEwen, 1117 Kossuth street:
Mrs. Alice Lewis, 32 Pleasant street;
Mrs. George Somers, 365 East Wash
ington avenue; Mrs. w. Fl. Brinsmade,
169 Park street; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Bradley, 2189 Barnum avenue; Mr.
and Mrs. William Hopton, 1873 Or
chard street; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Galpin, 1857 Central avenue; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Walker, 1855 Pembroke
street.
North End Division.-Mrs w. E.
Fitch. 46 Marion street; Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F.. Richards, 1874 North avenue;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Cone, Ill Whit
.ney avenue.
Central DIVISION Mrs. Frances L.
Benjamin. 1SS Cottage street; Mrs
William Pawson, 2O9 Black Rock ave-
nue.; Mrs. William III. Mcdonald, 600
Atlantic street; Mrs. P. w. Pulver,
1876 Main street; Mrs. Emma Speer
420 Warren street; Mr.. and Mrs. r.
/. Munson, 218 West avenue; w. C..
T.sUi Rooms, 139 Gilbert street, Miss
Chary Couch Smith, IA Park avenue;
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel C. Shaw, 18 San
ford Place; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hart, 215 Congress street; Mr.. and
Mrs.. I. w. Hasell. So James. street;
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. w. Knox, rs Ma
plewoode avenue
East End Division.-Rev. and Mrs I
r &C. Steinhoff, 262 East Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. w. MS Herring, SO
Sixth street; Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.. Suth-
eriand, 172 Beardsley street; Mr.. and |
Mrs. L. B. Sherman, 3O4 Seaview |
avenue; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith,
Ito Read street; Mr. and Mrs. R. III.
Burgess, .2S8 Willow street
West End Division.-Mr. and Mrs
Il Il w. Nelson, 276 Howard avenue;
Rev. and Mrs. E. r. Cooper, $50 Lau-
rel avenue; Mr.. and Mrs. Dahlquist,
39e Wood avenue; Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Weed, 772 Cleveland avenue;
Dr.. and Mrs. G. N. Payne. Stratfield
Road, Stratfield; Mrs. E. Fl. Wilson,
51aPrinceton street, Black Rock; Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Pierce, 20 North |
avenue Extension.