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1t see.ns. therefore. that Iegalizing
an Informal marriage SO that the chill
dren shall be legitimate may cause
troubles and complications Of a very
serious character to parents, children
and society. ft is the opinion Of the
court that the legislature having
dealt inteiligently, carefully and fully
with the subject OF marriage and hav-
ing declared what shall institute a
legal marriage, the court may assume
that a marriage contracted otherwise
IL unlawful and invalid. II the law
works harsbip I'm any case upon
parent or child, there is an obvious and
practicable remedy viz: An applica-
ton TO the Legislature 20 validate the
marriage and legitimize the children.
IL would be. we take IL, nothing
short of shocking to our people IL the
court should In this day of easy mar
riage and frequent divorce hold that
a secret, clandestine or informal mar
riag.e Is valid in this State. Even IL
the question Of the validity of such a
marriage was a doubtful one, the in
terests of innocent children would
have to be weighed against the pro-
lection of the community and the good
Of society. We are not inclined to
make marriages more easy or divorces
more frequent than they are, and upon
the whole question our minds are clear
that what is called common law
marriage is invalid. As already said.
the safest and wisest course. for the
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any hardship is TO apply to the Legis-
lature, which may. and doubtless VIII
in any proper case. by specific act
validate a marriage which, under gen
eral law, is invalid.
Some Of the States in which the
court have recognized non-ceremoniai
or common law marriages because
their laws did not expressly make them
invalid have since made them invalid
by express statutory provision. No
doubt this was done in obedience to
what the law making bodies conceived
to be sound reason and wise public
policy under existing conditions: and
/ il lis difficult TO escape the belief that
many courts that have held such mar
riages good might be Of q different
opinion today if the question was a
new one. But while we know that
the good of society requires that q
marriage. TO be valid, should be some
thing more than the mere agreement
of the parties TO live together, we base
our conclusion on the obvious meaning
of the Legislature of our own State
on the subject.
We are clearly Of the opinion that a
common law or non-ceremonial mar
riage entered into in this State is not
a valid marriage.
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SERVICES AT WESTMINSTER.
Planning Summer Program and Open
ing of Daily Vocation School.

Rev. Charles l.. Candee -. ID. pastor
OF Westminster Presbyterian church
a the 1890 O'Clock services tomorrow
morning will have for his theme the
reduction Of armaments The General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
has requested ali the churches in the
country to present this cause
There will be only two more OF the
Vesper o'clock services before the
close Of the season. On June 1s the
open air park services begin. The
subject Of the afternaan sermon to-
morrow will be The Minds Furnish
ings
Westminster Sunday school is plan
ming for chfldren's day exercises on
June IL. Preparations are also being
made for the Daily Vocation Bible
school TO be opened for the commun-
ity at the church on June q. The
school has been most successful in
previous years
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AID SOCIETY ENTERTAISs.
DIR. o. Hedeen of Chicago WIN Speak
Tonight at First Swedish Church.

In the First Swedish Baptist
Church, Vandever avenue and Church
street, this evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
there viii be a missionary rally and
sacred concert under the auspices Of
the Ladies Aid Society. Rev. o.
Hedeen, of Chicago. general secretary
of the Swedish Baptist General Con-
ference OF America, will speak. There
will be a special musical program.
Next Wednesday night at 7.45
O'Clock a report Of the New York
Conference recently held in Newark.
y. j.. will be given. Beginning with
this service the prayer services will
be held on "Wednesday evenings in the
future instead Of Thursday night.
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News of the Churches
BAPTIST.
North.


North Baptist Church. Lincoln street
near Delaware avenue. William l..
Pettingili. pastor; Edward Il. Wash
urn, associate pastor. Preaching at
1920 and 7.a5 by the pastor. Morning
subject. Christian Propaganda. .
evening. Coming Behind in No Gift"
Bible School meets at noon.
Bethany.
Bethany Baptist Church, jackson
and Elm streets, Rev. Charles c. Earle,
pastor. Preaching tomorrow morning
and evening by DIR. C. C. Earle; 1890,
rally day: 7.30, THE Enduring Church
of God" Sunday school and other reg
ular meetings at the usual hours. The
ordinance of Baptism will be admin
istered in the evening; communion
and reception of new members in the
morning.
Delaware Avenue.
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church,
Delaware avenue and West street,
Rev. Joseph Y. Irwin, S. T. D.. pastor.
Preaching tomorrow morning and
evening by the pastor. Subject, 1890,
Causes VS.. Effects" New members
will receive the hand OF fellowship
ana the ordnance OF tne IoTu sup
per at this service. 7.30. Strange
Visitors at Peculiar Time" Sunday
school at p. m, and other regular
meetings at the usual hours.
Second Baptist.
Second Baptist Church. Ninth and
Franklin streets. Rev. George ID. Al
lison minister. breaches tomorrow at
1880. The Tongue of a Disciple. ''
1.45, The Kind of Recruits We Need. .
First Swedish.
First Swedish Baptist Church, Van
dever avenue and Church street.
Preaching tomorrow morning and
evening by Rev o. Hedeen OF Chicago.
subject. 1916. Rich Through the
Poverty of Christ" Communion SER
vice at the close
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Troubled for Ten Years.

IL you suffer pains and aches dur
ing the day and sleep-disturbirg blad-
der weakness by night. feel tired
nervous and run down. the kidney
and bladder need 70 be restored To
healthy and regular action. j. r. Os-
burn, X. t. ID, No. 1. Lucasville, o.
writes: Il had kidney trouble for ten
years. l tried many remedies but
they did me no good. | took Foley
Kidney Pills and they helped me SC
much that now am we'll. Don't
delay. n. r. Danfortk-Adv.
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Miss Brinton Inspector.

Miss Helen L. Brinton, 1902 Wash
ington street, has been appointed Ten
Hour Law Inspector for Delaware.
Miss Brinton succeeds Miss Edna
Palmer. She is a graduate Of Friends
School. OF Goucher Collese. Baltimore.
and for nine months has been a worker
at the Associated Charities. The ap-
pointment was made by the Labor
Commission of Delaware
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Old Swedes.

bfd SWedes.
Old Swedes Church, Seventh and
Church streets, Rev. Robert Bell,
vicar. a. m, holy communion: IL
a. m. literary and holy communion: /:
$50. Sunday school: 7.S0, evening
prayer and sermon
st. Johns.
St Johns Church, Concord avenue
and Market street, Rev. Alban Richey,
rector. Preaching tomorrow morning
and evening by the rector. Services
as follows: 7.S0 a. m. holy communion ;
$50 a. m. Church school II a. m,
holy communion and sermon; 7,45,
evening prayer and sermon.
ST. Andrews.
Services at st. Andrews Church.
Shipley and Eighth streets, Rev.
Richard W. Trapnell. rector. will be
as follows Morning prayer in the
parish house. with the Sunday school
at s.45: ordina tion services, holy COM
munion at II a. m; evening prayer at
p. IN. without address, instead of
7.45.
Trinity.
Trinity Church, Delaware avenue
and Adams street, Rev. frederick
NJ. Kirkus. rector. The services to-
morrow viii be as follows: Holy COM
munion at $50 a. m, Sunday school
at $50: Litany, holy communion and
sermon at II; evening prayer and
sermon at 7.45. Rev. G. S. Powers will
preach in the morning and evening.
st. Matthews Mission.
Sunday school at go; evening
prayer and address at $50.
st. Barnabas'.
ST. Barna has Church, Marshallton,
Rev. J. z. Parkes. rector. celebration
of holy communion, sermon and roll
call of entire membership at a. m:
Sunday school, $50; evening prayer
and sermon, 7.S0.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
McCabe Memorial.

McCabe Memorial NJ. f. Church,
Boulevard and Twenty-second street,
Rev. George c. Williams. minister.
Holy Communion at 1910. At s p. m.
the minister will preach. Subject, "a
Kings Estimate of Himself" Sunday
school and other regular meetings at
the usual hours.
Scott NJ. Z. Church, Seventh and
Spruce streets. Rev. 4. J. Sard pastor.
1890, Sacrament of the Lords Supper;
T.30. special sermon to members of
Sunshine Society. Sunday school and
other regular meetings at the usual
hours.
Trinity.
Trinity NJ. L. Church, corner of
Twenty second and Church streets.
Rev. T.. II. Collins. pastor. Preaching
tomorrow morning and evening by
the pastor. Subject, 1890. Feeding
the Five Thousand; S, communion
service, short sermon by pastor. Sun
day school and other regular meetings
at the usual hours.
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant NJ. +. Church. Rev.
w. w. Sharp. pastor. Subject 1880
a. m. (standard time), The Passover; :"
$50 p. m. Love at First Sight" Sun
day school $50 a. M; Epworth League.
$50 p. M.
Newark Union.
Newark Union NJ. +. Church, Carr
croft. Rev. w. w. Sharp. pastor.
Preaching tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock by the pastor. subject.
The Four Behold Jacob" Sunday
school at 2.30.
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Ladies Guild TO Meet,

The Ladies Guild Of Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church viii meet next Tues
day evening at o'clock at the home
of Mrs. T. S. Shurk. 2l00 jefferson
street, and the Church Council will
hold a meeting the same night in the
church parior. "Wednesday evening
mid-week services will be held at 7.45
o'clock.
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Holy Trinity.
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
First.

First
First M r. Church, Seventh below
Walnut street, Rev. Fred. c. Hollo-
way, pastor. 10.45 a. m, Holy COM
munion and reception of new mem
bers; 2.15 Bible school: 7.45, preach
ing by the pastor, subject, "A Fools
Idea Of God"
Second.
Second NJ. p. Church, Fifth avenue
and Anchorage street. Rev. B. r. Jes-
ter, pastor. Sunday school, 2.3o p.
m; children's day at 7.3o; prayer
meeting Friday evening.
Peninsula.
Peninsula Methodist Protestant
Church, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Hall. 9o7 Tat
nall street, Rev. Leonard =. Smith,
pastor. Preaching tomorrow morning
and evening by the pastor. 1o.3o, com
munion service; subject 7.30, The
Oneness of Christian Discipleship."
Sunday school at noon. Glass meet
ing, 10 a. m. Young Peoples c. Il.
service at 6.45 p. m.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Friends.


Friends meeting. Tenth and Harri-
son streets. First Day (Sundayl al
1880 a. m Midweek meeting on
Fourth Day "wednesday at 7.45 p. m
st. Luke's.
St Lukes Reformed Episcopal
Church, Monroe and Eighth streets
Rev. William Lamming. rector. Sun
dasSsschool at 10 a. m. morning
prayer, Holy Communion and sermon
at II a. m, evening prayer and ser
mon at 7.3o. Wednesday at p. m
mid-week service.
New Church.
New Church. Pennsylvania avenue
and Broome street. Rev. George
Henry Dole, pastor Preaching to-
morrow morning by the pastor. Sub
ject, 1915, The Conquest of Self
Christian Science.
First Church Of Christ. Scientist
Park Place and Van Buren street
will hold services Sunday morning a;
II o'clock and Sunday evening at 8;
subject of the lesson sermon, God
the Only Cause and Creator" Sunday
i
7o7 Equitable Building.
First Seventh Day Adventist.
1904 Rowland street, Rev L. F. Col
lier pastor. Preaching Saturday
morning. Sabbath school and other
regular meetings at the usual hours
Unitarian.
Religious Education in Home and
School" will be the subject Of The ser
mon by Rev. w A. Yrooman in tbs
Unitarian Church, West street, aboya
Eighth. Sunday morning. Public
service at ii a. IN. All pews are free
FraternaI spirltualists.
FraternaI Spiritualists Church Sun
day evening. 40. Eden Hail. Della
ware avenue. messages by Mrs. Cars
cadden. services by Mrs. Moore.
Progressive spIrituaIists.
Progressive Spiritualists will meet
at 7.45. local time, at the First Pro-
gressive Spiritualist Church, Pythian
M. Gofr licentiate; messages by Mrs.
Holt. Services will be discontinued
from this date during the summer
months.
First United.
United Presbyterian Church. Third
and Broome streets, Rev. n. n. Cal
houn. pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by the pastor
Subject II a. NJ. The JOY Set Before
Him; 7.45 p. m, Friends Of Jesus.
Sabbath school and other regular
meetings al tbs IisiaI hours
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At BeIIefonte NJ. X. Church.

The BeIlefonte NJ. +. Church will
hold special services on Sunday even
ing at 7.30 o'clock. Rev. Clarence
Gilbert will be in charge. Sunday
school will be held at 2.30 when the
adult Bible class will also meet.
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special Music at Epworth.

The Y. w. G. A. mandolin club viii
play in Epworth NJ F. Church Sunday
evening A special program has been
prepared The club has attained
great proficiency as a musical or
ganization.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
First and Central.

First and Central Presbyterian
Church, Market above Ninth street.
Preaching tomorrow morning and
evening by Rev. ]. Ritchie Smith. ID.
d. of Princeton Theological Seminary.
ings at the usual hours.
West
West Presbyterian Church. Eighth
and Washington streets. The session
OF the church will meet at 10 a. m. to
receive any who may desire to unite
with the church. At 1890 holy COM
munion will be administered by the
pastor, Rev. Z. Franklin Smiley. The
bible school will meet in all depart
ments at ?. The Rev. Calvin w. Lauf-
er, d. D.. of New York City, field rep
resentative of the Presbyterian Board
OF Publication and Sabbath school
work, will report as to the work which
is being done by the West Church
Missionary in Missouri. At the sac
ramental praise service at 80. Rev.
DR.. Laufer will deliver the address.
0lyet-
OAvet Presbyterian Church. Fourth
and Broome streets, Rev. Joel s. Gnfil-
Ian, pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by the pastor.
The Communion of the Lords Supper
will be administered al the morning
service with the acceptance Of new
members. Sunday school at 1e noon,
AS special day service.
EIsnere.
Eisznere Presbyterian Church, Rev.
L McMaster, pastor. Morning wor-
ship at IL a. m, subject. 'HeroisIn,"
evening worship at p. m. subject.
Cooperating With God" Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Christian Endeavor
at p. m, Conservation Meeting, topic.
Thy Kingdom Come in the World"
Greenhin.
Greenhill Presbyterian Church, Ken
nett Pike, Rev. Thomas Kerr, pastor
Preaching tomorrow morning at 10.45
o'clock; Sabbath school at $50 o'clock
First, Delaware City.
First Presbyterian Church. Of Del
aware City. Rev. Robert Claiborne
Pitzer, pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening BY the pastor.
Subject, 1880, The Prince of Peace"
$50, Burning Bushes A Baccalau-
reate address. Sunday school and
other regular meetings at the usual
hours.
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LUTHERAN.
St Stephen'~

St Stephens Lutheran Church, Tat
nall street, near Seventh street Rev.
Frederic Doerr, pastor. Preaching to-
morrow morning and evening by the
pastor. Subject. 1890, The Worlds
Duty; 7.3o. The Insuficiency OF Ir-
regular Means" Sunday school and
other regular meetings at the usual
hours.
Holy Trinity.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Madison and West Twenty third
streets, Rev. S. r. Wicker, minister
10 a. IN, Bible school; II a. m, morn
ing worship. subject, The Great Sup
per-; p. m, Y. P. S. c. E, 7.45 p. M,
vespers. subject, Christian Principles
in Law and Government"
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NEW RECTOR ARRIVES.
Rev. Edgar Jones of New Foundfand
at st. Thomas Church Tomorrow.

Rev. Edgar Jones, who was recently
chosen rector OF st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church, at Newark, will arrive
in Wilmington today and tomorrow
will conduct the services at st.
Thomas Church. his new charge.
He comes from st. Thomas Church,
st. Johns. New Foundland
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Place for a picnic-Brandywin
Springs Park leads the entire coun-
try.-Ady.
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Status of Offspring.

1t is impossible to escape the con-
clusion that many courts in this coun-
try have construed marriage laws
very literally because, as the Rhode
Island court expressed 1t. Ito make
marriage void and children iilegiti-
mate. by implication. is a serious
thing" The desire to make the Off
spring of informal marriages legiti-
mate is, of course, commendable. and
legalizing such marriages would be
equally so if they were entered with
an honest intent by either party. that
is, with the belief that the marriage
was lawful. But unfortunately such
intent or belief is exceedingly rare
Usually in such marriages the rela.
tion in the beginning is nothing other
than licentious, and the question is
whether the interests of the innocent
children of such unions are para
mount to the good of society. We know
il is essential in a non-ceremonial
marriage that there shall be an agree
ment in the beginning that the par
ties assume the relation of husband
and wife; they must presently agree
they win live together as such. But
the trouble is that such agreement can
rarely he shown except by their con-
duct, and there is no perceptibie diff
ference in this regard between inno-
cent and guilty conduct. Hardly ever
do parties to such relation declare
their purpose or intent in the begin
ming, and. therefore. 1t must be shown
ny circumstances. that is, by their
cohahtation.
And the recognition of informal
marriages In make innocent children
legitimate may be attended with un-
fortunate results in many cases. sup
pose, for example, that after continued
cnhabitatiun, and reputation as mar
ried people, and after children are
born, thcr, comes as in tho present
case, separation of the parents. and
either party contracts similar mar
riag, with another person and raises
children, what win be the status of
the innocent offspring of the later
union? There cannot be two valid
marriages. To put a more extreme
and difficult case, suppose after the
separation. either party contracts Il
marriage in a perfectly legal manner
and raises children. What would be
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Against Secret Marriages.

And so. IL is manifest from the his
tory of marriage legislation in this
State that a secret, clandestine or nom
ceremonial marriage was never i'm
tended TO be valid. The law has at no
time contemplated that it should be
recognized. II a marriage entered into
without any publicity or ceremony at
all must be valid. why should there
be any Law prescribing how mar
riage shall be consummated or what
shall constitute legal marriage?
Our conclusion is that no matter
what marriage statutes and their ju-
dicial Interpretation in other States
may be, a fair construction of our own
statutes makes a secret and non-cer-
emonial marriage illegal and void.
And we base our conclusion on the ap-
parent meaning and object of legisla-
ton on the subject, as well as upon
the manifest policy of the State. To
make good legal marriage something
more is required than cohabitation
and repute. Even a secret agreement
To live together as husband and wife,
and reputation as such among neigh
bors, and friends, will not make 1t a
valid marriage
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Clnymont-

ClayInont NJ. r. Church, Claymont,
Del. Rev. Howard r.. McDade, pas
TOR. Preaching tomorrow morning and
evening by the pastor. 1o.45 STANDARD
time), subject. "Happincss;" 745,
daylight saving tinc). subject, THE
Angel OF Christ" Other services at
cR1nl ,f0ur.
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Asbury NJ. E. Church, Third and
Walnut streets, Rev. George White
Dawson. pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by Rev. George
White Dawson. Subject. 1o.So, Max
ing Light of Christ and Salvation;
: so The Government of God Desir
able: p. M, Sunday school; $40 /.
m, Epworth League, theme, THY
Kingdom Come in My Country" a.
m. PRAYER meeting Monday, 7.3e
O'Clock, meeting of the Official board
and Centenary workers.
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SiIverbroek.
CookmAn.

Cookman M. Z. Church, Fourteenth
and du Pont streets. AT 1915 the pas
tor will preach upon the theme, The
Great Sacrifice" after which the
Lords Supper will be administered
At 2.15 the Sunday school will meet.
The offering will be for Centenary or
missions. The Epwcrth League will
meet at z. At the evening service the
pastor will preach on Character ami
Characters" A play for the benefit
Of the athletic association viii be
given in the basement of the church
on Friday evening, entitled 81 Slo-
Gums Country Store"
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Kings wood.

Kingswood NJ. Z. Church, Four
teenth and Claymont streets, Rev
George W. Bounds, pastor. Preaching
tomorrow morning by the pastor and
in the evening by District Superir-
tendent Watt. Sunday school ard
other regular meetings at the usual
hours
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and Tatnall streets. Rev. Z. c. sun
field pastor. $50 a. m. class meeting;
1890 a. M, communion service; noon,
Bible classes; zoo p. m. Sunday
school; 7.4o p. m, song service and
sermon.
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Harrison Street

Harrison Street NJ f. Church.
seventh and Harrison streets, Rev.
w. f.. Habhart. pastor. Preaching
tomorrow morning and evening by
pastor. Subject 1880, Holy Com
munion": 80. God the Refuge of
His People" Sunday school and other
regular meetings at the usual hours.
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Brandywine M K. Church, Market
and Twenty-second streets, Rev. w.
Ernest Greenfield, pastor. Preaching
tomorrow morning and evening by
pastor. 1890, Holy Communion and
reception of members. subject, 7-3o,
Our Neighborbood!" Sunday school
and other regular meetings at the
usual hours.
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HiIlcrest NJ. z. Church, Rev NJ ID.
Nutter. pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by the pastor
Subject II. More Soul"; 8, why the
Power Of God is not Present" The
hour for Sunday school has been
changed to 10 a m. Meeting of trus-
tees and official board Monday evening
S o'clock
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81 Paurs NJ. T. Church, Tenth and
Adams streets. Rev. Carlisle l.. Hub
hard, ID. D.. pastor. Preaching tomor-
row morni-g and evening b. pastor
Subject 1890, Communion Service;
80, righteous America Sunday
school. and other regular meetings at
the usual hours.
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Mt Salem NJ. Z. Church. Nineteenth
and Mt. Salem lane, Rev. Leonard
White. pastor. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by pastor. Sub
icct 1880. The Missionary Incentive: !:
80. The Wings of the Almighty"
Sunday school and other regular
meetings at the usual hours. The
anniversary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society will be observed
at the morning service. The Alpha
Bible Class will meet in their rooms
at the church on Tuesday evening to
elect officers.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Union.

Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
Fifth and Washington streets. Rev.
Harvey Winfield Ewing, ID. D., min
ister. Morning worship at 1890. holy
communion and reception of MEM
hcrs. Sunday school at 2; Epworth
League at 7.15. topic, Thy Kingdom
Come In My Country" leader, James
+. Cole; evening worship at S. Me-
moriai service for the encampment and
Patriarchs Militant of the Odd Eel
lows. Subject of sermon, THE
Dreamer"