Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-28
EARLWLLE CHURCH
TO DEDICATE ORGAN
WITH FINE PROGRAM
NOV. 6, 7 AND 8 ANNOUNCED AS
DATES FOR BIG FETE TO CON-.
MEMoRATE INSTALLATION or
$1,000 INsTRUMENT-REV. JOHN
THOMPSON TO PREACH DEDl.
CATORY SERMON.

The oillcials board OF the Method
list church of Earlville, feel very
proud OF the new 100000 pipe or
gan they have installed in the church
1t has had the approval Of several
organists, whose demonstrations have
tested the inventive skill of the max.
ers, the perfection of the mechanism
and the care with which it has been
erected.
Dodicatory exercises will be held
Nov. 6, and with a series of the
finest programs ever rendered before
an Earlyille audience. Among those
Figuring in the program will be men
high in the councils of the church
The board has not stopped with the
purchase Of the organ They went u
step farther, They secured, through
their pastor, Geo w. WEIGH, the best
possible talent for the display OF the
qualities of the organ: Orators, vo-
calists and organists who are cCmpe-
tent to show how il may be a fea-
ture in our local education, how it
should elevate the standing OF Earl
vile in comparison with towns and
cities several times its size and how
1t will add its strength in uplifting
the purpose of the church.
Rev. John Thompson who will &C.
cupy the pulpit cf the VI. Il. church
Sunday morning, Nov. 6. is the pas.
tor of the First NJ. T.. church. Chica-
go. He was given this charge be-
cause of his peculiarly adaptable,
strong personality. First church t.
about to build now down town"
church, which will cater to the cos
mopolitan congregations OF the hotel
district. He is considered one of the
really big men of Chicago aad holds
prominent place on the committees
having as their object moral and re-
ligious uplift His subject will be
Civic Improvement"
Mrs. Irma Shumaker of Wyanet.
ILL.,, who will be the organist on Sun
day and Monday, is the granddaugh-
ter OF former highly esteemed Earl
vile merchant. o. 2. Howe, whose
store stood before the Wallace house
fire, Just west of the cC-ner now oc-
cupied by the Earlville national bank.
In developing a natural aptitude for
music, she studied pipe organ at
Knox college conservatory of music,
Galesburg, Ill.,, 1918 under John
Winter Thompson, who is a gradu-
ate Of Oberlin conservatory of Music
Oberlin, o.; the Royal conservatory
of music. Leipzig, Germany Mrs.
Schumacher has been the organist
for the Greeley, Cole First NJ. f.
church for the past five years.
Miss Virginia Graves of Dixon. H.,
who is one 81 the soloists for Sunday
and Monday evening, is at present
engaged in evangelistic and chautau-
qua work. In the brief story of her
life that she told while here in April
Of this year, she said, Il gave many
years to the study of grand opera.
But the call for Christian evangelistic
work became so strong that | gave
up grand opera work entirely for re.
ligious work" Her voice is grandly
strong even, smooth, flexible ana
sympathetic
The NJ. 4. church choir who provide
the music Sunday morning, Nov. G,
and who share the evening service
with Rev. T. X. Gale in chorus, quar-
tets, duets ard solos. has been drilled
for some time by Miss Esther Davis.
She graduated from our local high
school in 1917, studied piano under
MISS NJ. Farrer and later voice for
three years under Mrs. p. J. Cruise.
She Is now doing second year at the
Chicago Musical college.
The Chicago Colored Male quartet.
who will sing during the afternoon
on Sunday, Nov 6, have made q
name for themselves in Chicago and
vicinity, as a group Of singers who
can be depended on to give the ut
most Ct song harmony Since mel
ody is a colored mans second nature
and as these four men have sung in
the Chicago churches for several
years, they promise a great vocal
treat
District Superintendent Thcs. x.
Gale, Of De Kalb, Ill.,, who will sneak
Sunday evening, Nov G, holds this
office for the second year.
His hearers never become wearied
because he holds their attention IN
til he has finished and he quits while
they hcpe he will continue.
DR.. William Rind Wedderspoon Of
st. James NJ. y. church. Chicago. Is
considered to be the fitting success
sor of Dr. Robert Mcintyre, DR. W.
S. Quayle Dr. Thos S. Henderson
and DR.. B. c. Mitchell. previous pas
tors of the same church. all Of whom
became bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. Previous to his
call to 81. James in 1916, Dr. Wed,
derspoon was the pastor of the Foun
dry church the leading Methods
church in Washington, y. c. Hia
present charge, st. James has owe
400 members and 100 in her Sunda5
school. DR.. Wedderspoon is bora
Scotchman and will be especially a.
home with his subject, "The Bonnie
Briar Bush" by Ian McClaren. on
Monday evening.
Mr.. Fred Lind, of Decatur H.. who
is the soloist on Monday evening. IA
the assistant pastor of the First NJ
e. chuch. Decatur, Ill., He is nov
engaged in solo, evangelistic and com
munity singing His voice is a pleas.
ing solo tenor of good range and
power
Chester Il. Morsch, of Evanston,