The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-13
INTEREST SPREADS
IN drive; Meeting
FOR THANKSGIVING

Plans were launched for a commu-
nifty union Thanksgiving service in
Richmond, either in the morning or
afternoon. on Thursday, November
81. by the county evangelstic com
mittee, in session at the y. n. c. A.
Wednesday afternoon.
Probably every church will also
hold individual services. Several
other union services also will be held
in the county at large.
A countrywide young peoples rally
will be held next Sunday afternoon
at 2:30, in the United Brethren
church. when J. w. Stewart, Of New
Castle. will speak.
Good reports are coming from all
the county meetings. This week, ser
vices are being held in the Methodist
church at Milton, the Rev. F. c. Nc
Cormick preaching; next week SER
vices are to be held in the First
Christian church of which the Rev.
Mccormick is pastor.
United at Cambridge City.
r. NJ. Rowe. of Cambridge City, re.
ports that the Presbyterians, Bapttsts
and Christians are uniting in union
services at which the Rev. J. w.
Stewart Of Newcastle is preaching.
The Methodists are holding indepen-
dent services under the direction OF
the Rev. F. A. Hogan, the pastor, and
his brother, the Rev. Hogan, Of
knightstown-
DR.. Sommeryille Light will speak
at Grace Methodist church Thursday
night. Friday fast day Will be OBJ
served Services will begin at 10
o'clock in the morning and will last
all day Last night Mrs. H. M. Ross
conducted the services before large
congregation
Sunday evening services at the AL
len Jay Memorial church will be sus.
pended and special evangelisuc ser
vices held at 7:3O o'clock, the Rev.
Charles n. Woodman, pastor, has an,
nounced.
AS announced Wednesday. the Rev.
L. e. Murray will hold an evangelistic
Thursday, in place Of the regular
prayer meeting, using as his subject
"A Midnight Prayer Meeting"
In connection with the regular
evangelistic services at the First
Methodist church. the 'Win-My-Chum
Week." nationally observed in Metho
dist churches, is being given special
attention for Is minutes each evening
Wednesday evening Mrs. Winder
spoke on Christ in the Home Of Mar.
tina" Music was furnished by the
Mcpherson sisters.
Thursday night the meeting will be
in charge of Miss Alice Phillips. Music
will be furnished by Miss Madelon
Beckett and Miss Lillian Gem. Miss
Mildred Dilks will lead the meeting
Friday night The Sunday-school or
chestra and Miss Ruth Bishop will fur
nish the music. The young people are
invited and urged to attend these
meetings.
The Rev. r. l.. Semans, pastor, will
preach on The Call Of Christ" Thurs
day night Clarence Stephen will sing
Finefrock Gives Talk.
The Rev. J. c. Finefrock. mission
airy on furlough here after years il
India, spoke on general conditions in
that country at the evangelistic serv-
ices OF the First English Lutheran
church Wednesday night.
THE comradeship and association
the young Indian soldiers had with
the armies in the trenches during the
war, will do much to break down the
caste system of India" said Finefrock
He also stated that while the allies
lost millions of men in the war, India
gagged her losses above 100000.
Two hundred million people go tc
bed without their hunger satisfied
every night in India said he.