New-York tribune., 1917-06-23
Church Activities
For Coming Week

The Rev. n. Percy Silver. chaplain OF tho
Military Academy at West Point, viii preach
tomorrow morning ~ II o'clock IN the
Cathedral Of s.. John the Divine.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church viii be-
gin It's eighth annual outdoor twilight SER
wees tomorrow evening on the church steps
az West End Avenue and Ninety-hrst Street
The service viii begin with the call OF the
cornet- Afterward the church choir viii
give special music. followed by congregational
singing from the Billy Sunday hyHsnal The
Rev. Edgar Whitaker Work. pastor. viii
preach.
During July tho Rev r 4. McCarty. dis
trict superintendent OF the Methodist Church.
viii supply the pulpit Of the Grace Methodist
Church. During August the Rev. Charles "
Tadlock. of the Centenary Methodist Church.
Of st. Louis. will preach.
lawn service will be held tomorrow
evening by the Old First Presbyterian Church.
and their new outdoor pulpit will be used
The Rev Howard Dufied vii. speak on
Outdoor Religion
The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church has ar
ranged special series OF Monday evening
meetings FOR the summer. Monday evening
Will be given over % Experience Of the
Sunday Campaign" On July a patriotic
service viii b. held. al which !. Howard
Audrey. vice-president Of the NatonaI Bank
o. Commerce. will speak on The Patriot
and His Country" On July @ Fred z. Hag-
lision.'
Bishop David n. Greer viii ordai1 70 the
deaconate Thomas Alfred Fletcher Col!ett
this morning. At lO O'Clock, IN the Cathedral
OF 81 John the Divine.
81. Thomas's Episcopal Church. OF Hamar-
oneck. is celebrating the Tooth anniversary
Of the incorporation Of the parish and
the thirty-frst Of the conservation OF the
present church. special centennial offer
L.rI 10. kfaN tod
which will be used % cndow a pew in mcm-
ory Of the late Rev. L. NJ Van Bokelen.
The Church Of the Messiah has sent out the
following card, signed by its two ministers,
the Rev. John Haynes Holmes and the Rev.
Harvey Dee Brown.
In answer 10 the challenge Of the times
and in establishment Of a policy which Il IS
hoped may be henceforth permanent. we beg
herewith 10 make announcement that the
Church Of the Messiah will hold regular ser
vices every Sunday. and one Of rs ministers
be on duty every day. during all Of the conf
ing summer Nr. Holmes will preach on
June 8 and ln July 90 and % and through
out August: Mr.. Brown on June II and -.
July !. and -, and September .. Q, l6 and
%. Regular winter services viii he resumed
on September so.
The Rev Dr. T. " C'enienin. for thirty
years rector of St Peters, West Chester, has
announced his resignation 20 take effect next
fall St. Peters is one Of the historic rar-
ishes Of America. Il has passed the 2O0tn
anniversary Of its foundation. Bishop Sea-
bury. the first American Bishop. was its rec
tor for ten years. D.. Clendenin Is "A grad
uate Of Princeton. Of the class OF 20. lie
has had but three parishes in the course of
his ministry-St. Georges. bellevue. IT,:
Grace Church. Cleveland. and 81. Peters,
West Chester. y. Y. Dr. Clendenin IL sixty
four years old. and his wife IS q daughter OF
Horace Greeley. lie intends % reside at the
old Greeley homestead. ~ Chappaqua, when
he Is relieved OF duty.
The Tent Evangel will open on Sunday at
D.. m. and 7 80 p. m. AZ 10 new location,
il0th street and Amsterdam Avenue. Dr.
Cortlandt Myers. OF fremont Temple. Boston,
will preach at both services-at o'clock on
The Need Of Backbone in Our Christianity.
and az 80 .. n. on THE World Fight FOR
Liberty" He will preach in Tent Evangel
for two weeks every night al I 30 o'clock. ex-
cept Mondays. when there Is 10 service, and
on Sundays AZ ?. N. and $50 p. m. Out OF
courtesy 20 the churches there viii he no
Sunday morning service.
The Rev. Or. c. D. r. Steinfuhrer. pastor
Of the German Reformed Church. Of Long
Island City. will preach his hftieth anil
versary sermon on Sunday morning lie has
been pastor Of that church for forty-siN
years Special services will be held at the
Astoria church all week
Albert Bushnell Hart. professor of gov
ernment at Harvard University and author
Of many books on American history and
diplomacy. will address the Public Forum Of
the Church Of the Ascension. Fifth Avenue
and Tenth Street, Manhattan. Sunday even
ing at S O'Clock. on Americas War deals
Discussion will follow the address.
Rurdette G. Lewis. Commissioner Of Cor
re- ton. will be the speaker AZ the West Side
!. ". c. A.. 3l8 West F.fty-seventh Street.
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. on
"Punishment- Il Out OF Date 20 An IL
lustrated lecture on 7. ". C.. a. national
worl, follows at o'clock. Tuesday evening