New Britain herald., 1926-03-20
National President of Ger man Y. P. s. to Preside; Widely Known Clergy man From Glens Falls, Is Speaker.

Tho largest gathering of young |. folks ever held in New Britain is l bcing planned for Monday evening when arrangements have been made TOT a combined rally Of the young people Of all Protestant churches in Trinity Methodist church. Twenty five or moro churches and religious groups are cooperating and 80 large is the anticipated crowd that ad- mission will be by ticket only, and arrangements already hayo been made to accommodate more than 1000.
 The object of the meeting is to stimulate renewed interest in re- iigious activities among the young people Of New Britain, Plainville, Berlin and Kensington, and 10 bring q closer spirit of cooperation among the various Protestant organizu- tions.
 Tickets have been printed and are in the hands of the different groups. No charge is made for admission but no one will be admitted without ticket. Tickets must be signed. Each denomination has | different colorCd ticket. Those who do not obtain tickets over Sun jay can get them Monday eveairg at tne door.
 Each group will nave its own section reserved and a roll call Of Hpill hn Al rf hA
 The churches which are coopcrat- ing include the following: baptist: First, South and Film, Swedish; plainville Baptist; Congregational: First, South, Stanley Memorial. Swedish Bethany, kensington PlainviIle and Berlin churches; Episcopal: St. Marks and the Church of Our Saviour in Plainville; Lutheran: First, St. Johns German and Reformation; Methodist: Trin- ity, A. M. E. Zion, n!airNille and Kensington churches; nondcnomina- tional: Peoples, Emmanuel Gospel, Y. Nj. C, A. and '. w. C. A. SeV- cIal other churches are expected to join the movement and the com mittec in charge consisting Of John Ltubeck, of the German Baptist church and national president of the Young Peoples societies of German Baptist churches in America, and Bryce Long. assistant secretary Of i the Y. M. c. A., and Rev. Warren ] M Blodgett, assistant pastor of the First Congregational church, is con 1 fdent of having every Protestant 1 church in the four towns cooperat- i ing Monday evening.
 J. William Bomba of the South | Congregational church will have ] charge of the ushers and hospital i fly. Miss Katherine McKown of the Y. W. C. A., Girls Reserves secre- ! tary, will have charge of denom- national singing. Mrs, Samuel Me Cutcheon will assist. Leonard C. 1 Yoke. organist and choir leader at the Methodist church will play the organ.
 ! The meeting will be in charge Of John Leubeck. The program will open with an overture by the high school orchestra and will be fol- lowed by hymn nv the entire gathering. Miss Gertrude Barnes of the Trinity Methodist church will read the scripture; Bliss B. Clark, of the First Church of Christ, will make an opening prayer.
 Vocal selections will be rendered
 by the Wennerbers male chorus.
 A unique method of calling the
 roll has been devised and will be
 in charge Of Miss Katherine Me
 Kown of the '. w. C. 4. and Mrs. ! Samuel McCutcheon of the First
 Church of Christ. As each group is
 called the members will arise and
 sing one verse of the hymn of
 Howard Arnold Walter, My Creed.''
 When the entire roll call is com
 pletod the whole gathering will sing
 "The Church's One Foundation"
 The address of the evening will
 be delivered by Dr. Charles Otis
 Judklns of Glens Falls, N. Y. He
 will take for his subject. "Tho
 Spiritual Unity of Youth Lies in
 Creative Action"
 The meeting will close with Q
 hymn and benediction by Rev. Will , liam II. Alderson Of the Trinity
 Methodist church. Tho order oi l denominatlonal singing will be as , follows: Baptist. Congregational Episcopal and Methodist together
 Lutheran and undcnominational The Wennerbcrg chorus will sing
 "The Worship Of God in Nature" by Beethoven; "Bcautiful Isle Of Some. where" by Pearls and "1nvictus" by Hmm