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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

ST. MICHAEL'S
IS YEARS OLD
Lutheran Congregation Will
Observe the Event With
Special Services

Tomorrow st. Michael's Lu-
theran Church, the Rev. Reinhold
Schmidt, pastor, will celebrate its
seventy-fifth anniversary. The first
Jubilee Service will begin at 1000
a. m. The Rev. c. T. Benze. pro-
fessor at the Theological Seminary,
Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa, will be
the speaker.
The programs follow:
Sunday, at 1880 p. M, reunion
service for all former combinations
and sermon by the Rev. John Henry
Miller, pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of the Holy Com
munion, Harrisburg, Pa.
Tuesday, at 1000 a. m, conven-
ton of the Lancaster Conference
and holy communion service.
Tuesday, beginning at 200 p. m,
business session of the Lancaster
Conference.
Tuesday, at 7:45 p. M, Jubilee
Service under the auspices of the
Lancaster Conference. The speakers
will be: The Rev. H. A. Weller, d.
D., president of the Ministerium of
Pennsylvania, English; and the
Rev. F. w Wackernagel, pastor of
Zion's Lutheran Church, Lancaster,
Pa, German. Immediately after
this service a hearty reception will
be rendered the delegates of con-
ference, the members and their
friends.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

Pine Street Church High
in Conmunicant Membership
Ranks 25th Among Presbyterian Churches With But -Four
State Churches of Denomination Leading It.; Ranks
Fourth in Parish Memb ershp in Denomination

In communicate membership, the
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
ranks twenty-fifth in the denomina-
tion, according to an announcement
issued by officials. In Pennsylvania
II ranks fifth, one church in Pitts
pursh and three in Philadelphia
pelng larger in communicant mem
pership. In Sunday School men,
pershlp Pine Street stands third in
the denomination, only two churches
naVlng a larger Sunday School en-
roilment, the First Church, of Seat
tie, Wash, and Bethany Church.
Philadelphia. In parish membership
zine Street stands fourth in the de-
nomination, the First Church, of
Seattle; Bethany Church, of Phila-
delphia, and Central Church. of
brooklyn, being larger. The parish
membership of a church is its com
munlcant membership plus its Sun
DAY School membership. A knowI-
ease OF the parish membership of q
church is valuable, as it gives a fair
estimate of the number of individ
uals in direct relation to the church.
Such applications as NAV occur
between the COMMUNICATE member
ship and the Sunday School mem
Dershlp are usually made up by
others associated with the church
VINO are not on either roll
Al the Pine Street PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH on Sunday the pastor, tho
Rev. DR.. Lewis Seyour Nudge. will
preach at both services. AT the
morning service. at 1890 o'clock. the
sacrament of the Lords Supper will
De administered. New members will
aIso be welcomed. The short sacro-
mental sermon will be on Lessons
in Loyalty"
In the afternoon the church Sun.
day School will hold its annual no
motion day exercises, children beine
promoted from the kinderga rten
primary, Junior and intermediate
grades to the grade next above
suitable recognition will be given to
children who have satisfactorily
completed the graded courses in the
several departments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

At the evening service the pastor
will present the. first of a series of
evening sermons, the general title
of which is Common Things Christ
Used" The sermon tomorrow eve
ming will be centered around The
Scourge Christ made" The follow
ing are the subjects of the other SER
mons in this course, which will be
presented as far as possible on sue
cessive Sunday evenings: THE Clay
Christ Mixed" 1.-The Ship Christ
Saved" The Penny Christ Asked
The Colt Christ Rode" The Towel
Broke" and The Cup Christ Shared"
monthly meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held in
the church parlor, with a helpful
program. On Tuesday evening the
regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Guild will be
held, at which matters of graat. and
immediate interest in the missionary
world will be considered. On Mon
day the indoor actjvtes associated
with the Boyd Memorial BUILDING
will be renewed in accordance with
the usual fall schedule. The full
program, with it's varied interests
VIII begin about November ]. On
Wednesday evening, at the mid-week
service. the pastor will present the
first of n series of addresses, the
general title of which will be 1.-THE
Christ We FORGET" There will he
20 addresses in this series. which will
extend throughout the fall and win
ter. The subject of the first ad
dress next Wednesday will be "His
Biographers." The purpose of these
addresses is to bring a fresh study
of the life of Christ into contact with
the problems of the present dav.
On Friday evening the Boy Scouts
will ho'd their usual meeting at the
Boyd Mem orial Building. At the
Women and Girls Building prepara-
tions are being made for the usual
interests and activities of the fall
and winter. and n detailed program
will be ready for publication shortly
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Stevens Memorial M. E.
Church Will Receive
New Members Tomorrow

Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker an
nounced to-day that a large class
of new members will be received
tomorrow morning at II o'clock in
the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. In connection
with this service, Holy Communion
will be administered. The Sunday
school sessions at 10 o'clock, will
close on time. In the afternoon at
3 o'clock, the Junior League will
meet, followed by the Epworth
League meeting, at $50. At 7.30,
the closing service of the day will
be held. Prof. John w. Phillips
and the chorus choir will render
special music. The address of the
evening will be by the pastor.
The women of Stevens Memorial
Church to-day closed an unusual
campaign for new members. More
than one hundred were added to
the roll of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society during the past ten
days, raising the membership to
more than 200.
The outlook for the musical feast
scheduled for Thursday night is
bright. The Pennsylvania Glee Club
will be the attraction. At the
Church Forum gathering on We'd
nesday evening, w. II. German and
j. F. Virgin are to speak. Scout
Master Vaneman and John Appleby
will speak on THE Relation of the
Church to the Boy Scouts"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
SOLDIERS HOME;
! TO GIVE THANKS
Interesting Program Arranged
For Tomorrow in st. Pauls
Episcopal Church

Special Thanksgiving services will
be held in st. Paurs Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock in celebration of the vic
torious return of the men of the
church who served with the United
States forces during the past war.
Special efforts are being made to
secure a large attendance of service
men and women at this time.
An interesting program has been
prepared. 1t follows:
Harp prelude, Miss Lenora Fry;
professional hymn, Onward Chris
tian Soldiers; Gauls communion
service will be sung; prayer and
Ten Commandments; Collect, Epis-
tie, Gospel and Greed; harp solo,
Miss Fry; hymn, Stand Up For
Jesus; Greetings to the Nictors, -
by Bishop Darlington and Rev. DR..
Appleton; offertory anthem, Hear
Me, o My Savior; prayer for the
whole church, anthem, 20 Savior of
the World; conservation and COM
munion; the Lords Prayer; hymn,
Nearer, My God, to Thee: bene-
diction; anthem, Come Unto Me-
recessional hymn, The Son of God
Goes Forth; harp postlude.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
WILL DEDICATE
FIVE MEMORIALS
Special Services in st. Mat
thew's Lutheran in Celebra-
ton of Event

Rally Day services will be held
in st. Matthew'S Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning and in the
evening number of memorials
will be dedicated.
The Rally Day services will be
held in the morning at 10 o'clock
in connection with Harvest Home
services in the Sunday School. A
feature of the program will be a
Harvest Home pageant by twenty
five young people. The address will
be delivered by the Rev. c. e.
Hayes, of Philadelphia, who recent
ly returned to this country after
spending eighteen months overseas
as a Y. NJ. c. A. worker.
70 In the evening at 1880 o'clock, the
dedication of the memorials will
take place with the Rev. Mr.. Hayes
delivering the dedicatory services.
The following memorials are to be
dedicated:
A pulpit in memory of Mrs.
James II. Grove, presented by her
husband and children; a lecture in
memory of Mrs. David I. Boldosser,
presented by her husband and chill
dren; an aims tray in memory of
Herman Roy Rhoades, presented by
his parents; a pulpit Bible in mem
ory of Albert E. Burkholder, pre-
sented by his wife and children; a
Bible for the lecturn in memory of
Fred. w. Johnson, presented by his
wife and mother
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
COMMUNION AT
OLIVET CHURCH
DR.. Bower to Be in Charge; (;
October Selected For Rally
of All Departments

The Rev. S. A. Bower, pastor of
Olivet Presbyterian Church, Derry
and Kittatinny streets, will to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock con-
duct holy communion services. He
will also occupy the pulpit at 1880
o'clock in the evening.
October has been selected as a
rally period of Olivet's church,
school and all societies. The motto
of Every member at every service,
as far as possible" has been adopt
ed. DR.. Bower and his church
boards and the leaders in the Sab
bath School and various societies
are receiving the hearty support of
all members.
The Rally Day service of the
school will be held on Oct. IL at
10 o'clock in the morning. At the
session of the Sunday School, to-
morrow at 10 o'clock, additional
plans for such service will be an
nounced and further practice had
of the special music. The commit
tee in charge consists of Miss
Frances Gelwicks, chairman; Miss
Ruth Braselman, Miss Elizabet h
Smith, Miss Anna Holbert and Mrs.
S. A. Bower.
This afternoon, all members of
Olivet's Daisy Troop of Girl Scouts,
No. IL, met in Market Square to
take the / o'clock car to Enola and
then hike to n point along the Como
doguinet Creek, where baked sup
per and celebration will be held in
the early evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Wesley A. M. E. Zion
To Observe Anniversary

Services in celebration of the 103rd
anniversary of Wesley A. NJ. e. Zion
church will open tomorrow and con-
tinue one week. The programs fol-
low:
Sunday, October 5, Founders Day.
-1O.45, general class and Holy Com
munion; 745, sermon by the pastor,
the Rev. Stephens A McNeill; re-
marks by Mrs. Josephine Davidson,
Helen X. Popel, Matilda Stewart
Mary Sigler. Harriet Marshall, the
Rev. James A Stokes, Prof. John p.
Scott, Mr.. Denny.
Monday, s p. M.-Sermon, the Rev.
r. S. Bedford, pastor of Asbury NJ. e.
church, music. Asbury NJ. e. church
choir
Tuesday, M.-Sermon, the Rev.
NJ. Ward, pastor of Capital street
Presbyterian church; music, Wesley
Union A. NJ. e. church.
Wednesday, 8 P. M.-Sermon, Rev.
A. j. Greene. D. D., pastor of Second
Baptist Church; music, Second Bap-
tist Church Choir.
Thursday P. M-Sermon, Rev. B.
w. Arnett, D. D., Pastor of Bethel
A M. e Church; music, Bethel Church
Choir
Friday. 8 P. M.-Sermon, Rev. E.
Luther Cunningham, D. D., pastor of
st. Paul's Baptist Church; music, ST.
Pauls Church Choir.
Sunday. officers day.-11 A. NJ.
sermon by the pastor, Rev. Stephen
A. Mcneil; p. NJ, Citizens Service;
7.45 p. NJ, Platform Meeting, Prof. ].
Scott, chairman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Zion Lutheran Communion
Tomorrow; S. S. Plans TO
Observe Tooth Anniversary

At 1915 tomorrow the regular
mid winter celebration of the Holy
Communion will be observed. At
the same hour there will be the
baptism of children and the recep-
ton of members. Promoti day
will be the special program at 1.45 in
the Sunday school. The Intermedi- :
ate department will be under the
superintendency tof Mrs. II. S. Hal
deman. At the evening service the
Rev. Roy NJ. Dunkelberger, the
newly appointed Foreign Mission
ary Pastor of Zion, will preach. At
Z P. M. the pastor will offer the
Communion, to those who cannot
be present at the morning service.
In the lower church. Preparations
are being made to celebrate in a.
hitting fashion the Tooth anniversary
of the Sunday school on October 10
and 20. An effort will be made TO
have former pupils attend. To-
morrow evening the Young Women's
Missionary will offer a program at
the church, a feature of which will
be an address by Mrs. Stanley
Backenstoss on Home Service" The
Ladies Aid Society and the Wo-
mems Missionary Society will meet
on Wednesday afternoon. The Kug-
Ter Women's Society will meet on
Friday evening at the church. Next
Sunday will be Rally Day in all de-
partments of the church and Sunday
school work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Rally Day in Wormelysburg
Church; Will Demobilize
Service Flag in Evening

St Paul's United Brethren Sun
day School will observe Rally Day
at $50 with special program.
Mrs. John S. Reel, of the Augsburg
Lutheran choir will sing a solo, and
a number of the scholars of the
school will give a playlet, 'The
Anybody Family on a Sunday Morn
ing" The building fund committee
of the church will make n special
drive in the Sunday School. 1t is
expected that each class will have
a war saving stamp.
In the evening at 1880 the service
flag will be dem obiliZed, with a
special program. The school had
nineteen boys in the service, and
these are expected to attend this
service, with their friends. Special
music by the church choir and a
duet by Miss Nerissa Sadler and
I4auer Baum will feature the even
ing. At this service the pastor, the
Rev. A. B. Mower, will make his
annual report of the work of the
congregation prior to going to the
conference week at Hanover
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

Two hundred and fifty delegates
will be in attendance at the sessions
of the Eastern Pennsylvania Synod
of the Lutheran Church, which will
open on Monday evening in St
Matthew'S Lutheran Church, the
Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor.
Officers of the organization are:
President, Rev. S. w. Herman, D.
D., Harrisburg; secretary, Rev. E.
E. Schontz, Shaefferstown treas
urer, Rev. Stanley Billheimer, D.
D., Norwood.
The membership is: Baptized,
10000; communicate, $4,000; Sun
day Schools, 10000; congregations,
$50.
A financial statement shows:
Property value, $4,OOo,O0O; annual
contributions, $4,000; benevo-
lences, 100000.
The sessions will last until Fri
day. The program follows:
Monday, s p. m.-President's SER
mon; synodical commission; recep-
ton in social rooms of the church
to visiting delegates and friends by
men of st. Matthews.
Tuesday, p. m. - Lutheran
Brotherhood meeting, addressed by
Rev. c. L. Fry, D. D., of Philadel-
phia, eastern secretary of Lutheran
Brotherhood of America; reception
by Lutheran Brotherhood Central
of Harrisburg, in social rooms.
Wednesday, p. m.-Ordination
service; sermon, Rev. A. M. Sta
NETS, D. D.; ordination service per-
formed by officers of synod.
Thursday, p. Sermon, "The
World in Discord," Rev. Edwin
Heyl Delh, d. D., of Philadelphia,
Pa.
Special music will be provided by
the choir under the direction of
Mrs. Edwin j. Decevee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

Last evening st. Johns Reformed
Church began the series of services
arranged to celebrate the Twentieth
Anniversary of the founding of the
Church, with a service preparatory
to the Holy Communion to be held
tomorrow morning and evening. Ten
members were added to the congre-
cation. The solo was by Mrs. Vesper
Smith, Come Unto Me-"
The first pastor, the Rev. James
Rauch Stein will be here and speak
at the Holy Communion services on
Sunday morning and evening. He
will also be the preacher at the serv-
ice on Monday evening, when he has
been asked TO give some recollections
of the early years of st. Johns. A
social half hour in charge of the
Ladies' Aid Society will follow. This
part of the weeks program is ar
ranged to give a large chance for
members and friends to get better
acquainted and to repair old friend
ships, and will be in charge of the
various organizations of the church
each evening.
DR.. James w. Meminger, pastor of
st. Pauls Reformed Church, Lancas-
ter, will deliver the address to the
Sunday school on Tuesday evening.
He is originally from Perry County,
and Perry County reunion is
planned for that evening. Seats will
be reserved. The Lower School will
conduct the social half hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
MARKET SQUARE
HOLY COMMUNION
Efforts Being Made to Have a
Large Attendance at To-
morrow's Celebration

At Market Square Presbyterian
Church the autumn communion will
be held tomorrow. An effort is be-
ing made to get the information to
every member of the church, so
that all will be present at the cele-
bration.
Plans are forming to have a
house to house visitation the last
Sunday of October. Efforts will be
made to double attendance at all
religious services, to increase the
enrolment of the Sunday school
twenty-five per cent and to raise it's
average attendance to seventy per
cent, to increase attendance at the
mid-week prayer-meeting, and at
the evening preaching service. "I
am anxious to develop the efficiency
of the members who are already in
the congregation" says the pastor,
DR.. G. E. Howes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

FALL INSTITUTE
Carlisle Presbytery to Meet on
Friday in Market Square
Church

The Presbyterians of Carlisle
Presoytery are arranging to hold a
fall institute next Friday at the
Market Square Presbyterian Church.
Delegations from all churches from
Lebanon to Carlisle, and from Mid
dletown to Millerstown will gather
at 's:45 in the morning, and remain
IN session, with recesses for meals.
until 800 p. m.
The program will incIud. pov
Merle H. Anderson D. D.. of Pb,,a-
deiphia; Rev. ]. Ramsay Swain d.
D. of Philadelphia; Rev. John A
Marquis D. D., OF New York citv.
SeV' c. c. Hays D. D., of Johns
town; Rev. M. S. Bush, of Ports
inouth, Ohio, and Miss Shultz and
MSS MSS Iliilnghast, representing the
Womens Boards of the church
keV. Nj. s. Bush, former nastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church Of
Fortsmo outh, O., and for the mast
year and half in war work. With
headquarters at Paris, France. will
nave charge of the Mems Work
conference, being the after dinner
speaker at the mems dinner, which
Is TO De feature of the occasion.
AT p. m, all the men of tba
various Presbyterian Bible classes
are invited to dine at the Market
square Church, and to participates
over the table in conference upon
mems work in the local church. At
the same time there will be a sun
per for the ladies, and they will be
addressed by the representatives of
| the boards.
Rev. Fl. Everett Hallman is chair
man or the committee arranging the
mems dinner and Mrs. William
Jennings Is chairman of the COM
mittee which is planning for the
women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

With the general awakening of the
Church has formed the Forward
Movement Program. This will be ex-
planned on Wednesday evening by
one well able to bring us that vision.
The Upper School will have charge of
the Social Half Hour.
This congregation has been helped
largely by the Mission Board of the
denomination. The secretary of that
board the Rev. DIR. c. E. Schaffer of
Philadelphia. will preach on Thurs
day evening. The Women's Mission
ary Society will have charge of the
Social Half Hour on that evening.
The former pastor. the Rev. George
W. Hartman, who but recently was
released from overseas service will
deliver his first message on Friday
evening. He will also speak at the
Feast of Ingathering to be held on
the following Sunday morning and
at the Sunday evening service, but
that will be announced more fully
later. The Christian Endeavor So
ciety will take care of the cocial half
hour on Friday evening.
The congregation was organized.
October 5th, 1899, and for a number
OF years worshipped in the Kelker
Street Market House. The first past
tor, the Rev. James Rauch Stein
served from 1899 to 1910, the second
one, the Rev. George w. Hartman
from 1911 to 1918, and the present
pastor began with December last.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
RALLY DAY AND COMMUNION
AT PAXTON PRESBYTERIAN

At the Sunday School session at
Paxton Presbyterian Church to-mor-
row, Rally Day will be held at 10
o'clock. At a recent meeting of the
officers and teachers the New Era
Program was adopted. At IL A. NJ
the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be observed. and new members
publicly received In the evening at
7.30 o'clock, the service flag will be
demob <Zed with fitting services. The
flag contains twenty-five stars, four
of which are gold. An address on
the war and its work will be given
by Benjamin Whitman. teacher of
the large Hick-a-Thrift Bible class
at Pine Street. Mr.. Whitman served
for a year and a half in "Y" work
overseas. On October 12, the annual
Missionary Praise Service will be
held, the address being given by Rev.
a. w. Halsey, D. D., secretary of the
Board of Foreign Missions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Camp Hill Presbyterians
in Rally Tomorrow

At the Camp Hill Presbyterian
Church tomorrow the church ana
Sunday School will unite in Rally
Day service, beginning at 1890 a. m.
Special music, recitations and dia-
logues will be feature, and the
pastor will deliver a Rally Day
address.
At the evening service the pastor
will preach on the subject, Chris
tian Humility" Beginning with this
meeting the Sunday evening services
will again start at 7.30, the usual
hour of worship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Promotion Day in Grace .
M. E. Church Tomorrow

DIR. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church. will
preach both morning and evening to-
morrow. his morning topic being,
The Fundamental Necessity of Per-
sonal righteousness" the evening
topic, Choosing Barabas."
The Grace Church Quartet, Will
sing in the morning the anthem, 20
Taste and See," by Goss, and William
Boyer, bass. will sing the ohertory
solo. In the evening the quartet will
sing two anthems, 1.-The Sun Shall be
no Morep by Woodman, and IF Ye
Love Me-" by Nevin.
The Epworth League VIII resume
it's services at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Ad-
cline S. Paul, fourth vice-president,
will speak on, Training in Citizen
ship" A short interesting ten-min-
ute talk will be given on our Old
Beloved Hymns"
The Sunday School will meet
promptly at 1910, when appropriate
Promotion Day services will be held.
This Promotion Day will be featured
by a conservation service of all the
Sunday School canvassers, who VIII
start out after Sunday School to can
vass the entire church membership in
behalf of larger enrolment and
more regular attendance at the sun
day School sessions.
Prayer Meeting will be held at 1880
o'clock Wednesday evening, in the
lecture room of the church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Camp Curtin Methodists
Will Observe Rally Day

A special program has been pre-
pared for the annual rally day of
Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist
church tomorrow. At 1890 the
pastor will preach on Wanted
This Kind of a Congregation" At
o'clock, the Sunday school will
present a special program. There
will be special singing and the Rev.
Merrill Williams, of Camp Hill, will
speak. At 7.30, a program entitled,
Youth and the New Day, will be
presented by members of the school.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
COMPLETING WORK.

The building committee of the
Sixth Street United Evangelical
Church are proceeding with
the completion of their work, the
foundation having been finished for
some time w. w. Burkey, has
charge of the work. and E. d. Izer
charge of the stone work. 1t is ex-
pected that the building will be
under roof" this winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
EPISCOPAL.

st. Stephen's-The Rev. Rollin A
Sawyer; 8, Holy Communion; 10,
Sunday School; II, Holy Commun-
ion; Sermon on pLaw, Liberty,
Love-; 8. The short form of even
ing prayer and a musical service.