Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Religious Activities

Christ Lutheran Church, York, is
celebrating the golden jubilee of
the pastor, the Rev. G. w. Enders,
d. D., and the pastor is fifty years in
the ministry.
Three thousand dollars in cash
nd subscriptions was raised at the
dedicatory services OF the Mt. Pa
gah United Evangelical Church,
alis week. The Rev. w. NJ. Stanford,
ID. D., Harrisburg, was in charge of
the service. The Rev. ]. II. Welch,
Yorkanna, is the pastor.
The Rev. Parker Gardner, pastor
of the Bressler and Somerdale
harge, near Carlisle, has been APP
pointed to the pastorate of the
Methodist Episcopal charge, at
McGarVey was transferred to
James Creeek.
Rally Day will be observed at the
Grace United Evangelical Church,
1emoyne on Sunday, October 20.
The Rev. II. A. Benfer, of Baltimore,
Twill be the speaker of the day. The
committee on arrangements is as
follows The Rev. w. e. Pefiiey,
chairman; George M. Wagner, Mrs.
y. II. bedle, MTS. IL. y. CfOW, MIS-
w. E. Peffley, Mrs. II. E. Markley
and Lewis p. MarkIey, secretary;
Ethel Wagner, Ella NJ. Thomas and
Miss Margaretta Baker.
The Reformed churchmen of st.
Jacobs Union Church, York, New
Salem, presented to court their an
swer to the equity suit recently
brought against them by the Luth-
{ AN element which claimed to have
heen denied the right to continue
tie use of the joint church building.
rhe Reformed people deny that they
have excluded the Lutherans from
the church property.
The Colored Christian of st. Louis
are building a $1SO,0O0 Young Mems
Christian Association plant. Ten
thousand persons attended the laying
of the cornerstone recently. More
than three thousand men, women
and children paraded. carrying ban
ners and led by brass bands. The
building will be ready for the win
ter's work.
The Detroit conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has sue
ceeded in raising 100000 as it's
share of the Methodist fund for the
pensioning of aged preachers.
DR.. A. C. Dixon. pastor of the
Metropolitan Tabernacle, London,
states that in the past year no few
er than 700 persons have passed
through the inquiry room at that
CHURCH. although not all of them
have yet entered into membership.
The Rev. II. S. Tool, one of the
prominent ministers of the -
conference of the United Evangeli-
cal Church, is attending the general
conference session at York this
week.
Early in his life the church held
him in it's strong grasp through the
hallowed influence of mis- mother.
Her death when he had reached the
age of IL years was to him great
loss, but her influence more than
any other held him to the purpose
of God in service to Him.
The Rev. Mr.. Tool was converted
at the age of 10 years and entered
the ministry within three months.
License was granted him at the age
of 10 years and his entry into the
ministry was from the conference
at Blue Springs, Neb., in March,
1900 Since that time with the eX-
Iception of about five months, he has
heen in the active work of the min
try, for three years in the Kansas
conference and the remainder of
the time in Platte River.
He has been interested in western
mission work and always desired for
the work which lies beyond. This op-
portunity came to him more fully
since his election to the office of pre-
siding elder in his conference in
August, 1916, for with this work
came the supervision OF the work in
the state of Montana This has
given him vision of the greatness of
the field of home mission endeavor
such as he never before had. His
service as a pastor was very pleas
ant and successful.