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THE FEAST OF WEEKS
OR S4ABUOTH


The Feast Of Weeks or Shabuoth
will be observed this year in the syn
agogs on Sunday, June 18th, and in
more orthodox congregations the fol-
lowing day also, June 18th.
Originally Shabuoth was an an agri.
cultural festival in which the gather
ing of the spring wheat was used as
an occasion for special services of
thanksgiving. A later tradition as
sociates this day with the revelation
of God at Mt. Sinai when the law was
revealed unto Moses. BY this revela-
ton Israel was summoned from
among the nations of the earth to be-
come the messenger of that law of
humanity and under the inspiration
of this election, to stay the floods of
/ sin and corruption that threaten to
sweep over the earth. AS result of
I his example of righteousness, the Jew
hopes that zeal for the service of
lGod, which is to do justly and to love
/ mercy, may become the striving. of
all mankind.
The Reform Synagog stresses this
historical feature of the Feast of
| Weeks as a service of dedication of
the Jew to the covenant imposed by
his Jewish ancestry on him, to be the
teachr and exempler of the law of
love unto humanity.
BY means of this symbolization and
idealization of the Shabuoth festival
Reform Congregations have utilized
it as the Confirmation Day wherein
the young men and women pledge
themselves anew to continue the cove.
nant of their fathers and to exempli-
fly in their lives and conduct the spirit
of justice and humanity to which they
have been called by reason of their
Jewish birth
Confirmation Day has further sig
nifioance for the children. 1t marks
the elimination of the instruction
which they have received in the relig-
ious school, in the tenents of their
faith and in the Bible and other Jew
ish history and literature.
Confirmation services are followed
by reception at the home of the con.
firmands or in the religious schools
where friends and relatives join with
parents in exchanging greetings of
felicitationl on this eventful epoch in
the lives Of tn boys and girls gradu-
ated from the religious school and
now qualified to assume the RESPONSE
bilities of congregational member
ship.
Free Methodist Mission-W. H. Nc
Kellen, leader Sunday school at 10
a. m. Preaching service at II a. m
Prayer meeting Wednesday night al
8 o'clock.
First Presbyterian Churoh-Rev w
TIamill Shields, pastor Sunday school
and church will unite in a great Chill
/. dren's Day rally at II a. m. in the
auditorium. A special program has
been prepared that will be Of inter
est to all. The evening service will
be omitted to. unite in the baccalaur
st. Paul,s Episcopal church-Third
Sunday after Trinity. Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m. Morning service at II
a. m. At this service the Rt Rev
William A. Leonard, DID,, Lid, bish
! op of Ohio, will administer the apos
tolic rite of confirmation and preach
DR.. Davies and DIR. Smythe of Gambler
will assist at this service. No evening
service.
/ Christian Science - Services are
/. held at % East Gambler street. Sun
/. day services at 10:3O o'clock. Read
| ing room at above address open Wed
nesday and Saturday afternoons from
2:30 to 4. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to the public to attend our ser
, vices and visit the reading room.
!, st. Vincent do Paui's Catholic
church-Rev. L. w. Mulhane, pastor;
!, Church at the corner of High and
N Mckenzie streets. Residence. 8 N
Mckenzie street. Sundays-Luw mass
at a. m. High mass 10 a. m. Ben
, ediction at p. m. Holy days, low
mass at 6 a. m, high mass at a. m
Benediction at 1880 p. m. Weekday
mass 1880 a. m.
Waymap A.. N. e. Chureh-Rev. W.
4. Maxwell, pastor. 9:30 a. m, Sun
day school. Gus Simmons. suparin'
tendent. At the morning service the
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