Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
MINISTER'S URGE
FOOD SAVING
Plead With Members of Con-
gregation to Join in Some
Form of Patriotic Work

Patriotic services were observed
in practically every church in the
city, many of the ministers preach
ing special sermons on food con-
servation and loyalty to the govern
ment. while others arranged appro-
pirate musical programs.
Prayers were offered in Sunday
schools and churches for the early
termination of the war, pastors
urged their congregations to enlist
in sine form of patriotic service,
and teachers of Sunday schol classes
were urged to join Red Cross or
ganizations.
In all Presbyterian churches in
response to request of the gen.
era! assembly. special services were
held In addition to the observance
of Patriotic Sunday"
New Declaration
At Pine Street Presbyterian
Church. the Rev. DIR. Lewis S.
Nudge spoke on THE New Declara-
tion of independence" at the even.
ing service. In the sermon he said
new declaration of independence
was needed to-day-a declaration
asainst waste and selfshness. DR.,
Nudge then pointed to the evils re-
sulting from waste not only in the
kitchen, but in the mine, workshop
and all other branches of industry
In response to the request of Pres
ident Wilson and Herbert c. Hoover,
food administrator, many of the
| other sermons were injunctions
| against all needless waste.
The Rev. DR.. Ellis n. Kremer, of
Reformed Salem Church, declared
waste was based on Christs teach
ings. when he. bade his disciples,
Gather up the fragments, that
nothing be lost"
In both senior and junior depart
ments of the Market Square Pres
byterian Church, patriotic services
were held. President Wilson's letter
TO the Sunday schools of the coun-
| try and a number of national
hymns were sung.
Collections at the Camp Curtin
Memorial Methodist Church last
evening were given to the Red Cross
The Rev. DR.. George Edward Reed
spoke on THE Twilight of the Kings
and the Triumph of Democracy"
At both Harris and Park Street
United Evangelical churches pa
triotic devotions featured the serv-
ices during the day. At the latter
church the young men of the Sun
day school and church who have en-
listed were honored.
Interesting services were held in
the remainder of the city's churches
Receive New Members
All the services at Market Square
Presbyterian Church yesterday were
very well attended. At the morning
service. SIS partook of the sacra-
ment, one of the largest July com
munions of recent years. Thirty
three were received into the fellow
| shin of the church.
At the evening service, the Rev
DR.. George Edward Hawes, preached ed
The Signs of the Last Days
Matthew "a was the passage used
in which DR.. Halves said there are
three events referred to, 1, The de.
struction of Jerusalem in 20 A. D..
2, The second coming of Christ, and
3, the consummation of the age.
Patriotic Services
Patriotic services were held in the
senior and junior departments of the
Sunday school in accordance will
the call of the President and the di-
rection of the general assembly. Ii
the senior department, Superinten'
dent S. ]. NJ. McCarrell. presided
and read the call of the assembly fol
the service and THE Deliveranct
of the Assembly on the State of thu
Nation" A number of patriotic
hymns were sung and the letter o.
the President to the Sunday schools
was read. In the junior department
John R. Henry had charge of the
music and the exercises. One inter
esting exercise was the naming o.
ways in which patriotism might b'
shown in daily life. Another was the
calling on all who had relatives il
the military or naval service to rise
The number that stood showed very
vividly how even at this early date
the war is touching the lives of ever
the children of the nation. The Rev
Mr.. Rentz made a short address or
patriotism" The service CLOSED
with the singing of THE Stal
Spangled Banner"
A plea of intense fervor to save
food was made to members of hi
congregation by the Rev. r. S. Bed
ford, pastor of Asbury M. E. Churcl
last evening. Afterwards f1agraisint
exercises were held and a collection