Market Square Church to Install Deacons for 17th Time
Grace Choir to repeat cantata The Christ Child by Hawley at Grace Methodist service. Dr. Bagnell to speak on Penny Wise and Pound Foolish during special music. Grace Church 10 30 am service features Beethoven anthem The Heavens Are Declaring and soprano solo No Candle Was There and No Fire. Epworth League holds year end meeting at 6 30 pm led by Charles W Bell in church social room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Bernard R. Mausert
Hawley
Mausert
Robert Bagnell
Grace Church
Penny Wise
Pound
God
Beethoven
Arthur H. Hull
Liza Lehmann
Epworth League
Charles W. Bell
Harrisburg
Curtin
John H. Mortimer
Riverside
George Murray Klepfer
Epworth
St. Paul's
William Moses
Light
Christ Child
Rev Green to Speak at Colored Y M C A
The Rev A J Greene pastor of Second Baptist Church will speak at the Sunday afternoon meeting held in the Y M C A rooms for colored men and boys on 802 Cowden street The male chorus will provide good singing and the meeting begins at 4 o clock The rest lists church notices from First Church including sermons and Sunday school times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Greene
Second Baptist Church
Colored Men and Boys
Cowden Street
Important Bible Conference At Stevens Methodist Church
A major Bible conference will convene at Stevens Memorial Methodist Church from tomorrow to Friday with sessions at 7 45 p m and a closing series of three lectures on Sunday January 4 Prof F Watson Hannan of Drew Theological Seminary will lead and speak on Bible topics each evening The Apollo Club will sing and a men’s mass meeting is planned A full slate of ministers will lead morning and evening prayers and conduct lectures on Revelation Inspiration and other doctrines with the conference supervised by a local executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Memorial Methodist Church
F. Watson Hannan
Drew Theological Seminary
Dr. Hannan
Apollo Club
Harrisburg
Fifty first Monthly Interdenominational Bible Conference
The Fifty first Monthly Interdenominational Bible Conference will be held in the First Baptist Church. Dr A C Gaebelein of New York City will teach and present topics on Esther and the Word of God. The event runs Monday and Tuesday with sessions in the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
A. C. Gaebelein
New York City
League of Nations
Gaebelein
Harrisburg
H. L. Carl
F. H. Gregory
J. Nelson Clark
Philip Reed
Harvey Buck
Benjamin F. Eby
Benjamin F. Eby, Dr. D. J. Hetrick
Fred Kelker
W. G. Hean
Blind Boone Concert for Y M C A Colored Branch
Blind Boone will headline a concert on Tuesday evening January 6 at Fahnstocks Hall in Harrisburg for the benefit of the newly created Y M C A branch for colored men and boys. Accompanied by Marguerite Day, the program highlights Boone’s life from early blindness to a rich musical education, with the slogan Merit Not Sympathy Wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blind Boone
Y” Branch
Colored Men and Boys
Fahnestock Hall
J. W
Blind) Boone
Marguerite Day
Boone
Harrisburg
Church Union Plans Program for Harrisburg Area
The V Federation of Churches of Harrisburg and vicinity outlines a Go-to-Church-Sunday starting January 4 and a nationwide week of prayer with topics on church awakening. February 17 to 23 is Father and Son Week, followed by Lent from February 18 to April 4 with nightly evangelistic meetings ending Easter Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V Federation of Churches of Harrisburg and Vicinity
Morris BE. Swartz
Commission On Evangelism of the Federation of Aoe
Lewis Seymour Mudge
A. D. Bacon
J. William Bowman
W. E
Church Federation of Harrisburg and Vicinity
North Third Street
Morris KE. Swartz
Bell Phone
Annual Alibi Talk at Central Y M C A
The Sunday afternoon meeting at the Central Y M C A will feature Dr. Robert Bagnell of Grace Methodist Church delivering a New Year message titled The Annual Alibi. Robert C. Smith of Zion Lutheran Church will sing selections. All men are invited to Fahnestock Hall at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bagnell
Grace Methodist Church
Fahnestock Hall
Central Y. M. C. A
Morro
Robert C. Smith
Zion Lutheran Church
Association
Directory of churches and service listings in Harrisburg area
A dense directory of church schedules listing pastors, service times, sermons titles, Sunday School and Christian Endeavor notes across denominations including Baptist Presbyterian United Brethren Methodist Reformed and more. Names of pastors and churches appear with dates and times for New Year services and cantatas.
Christmas Cantatas At Several Churches In Major Service
Multiple churches present Christmas programs and cantatas with choirs, solos, and organ. Notable works include The Heart of the Bells at Park Street U B E Church, The Shepherd King by J Lincoln Hall with Ridge Avenue Methodist choir, and varied Morning and Evening preludes with solos by named vocalists.
Church to Install Deacons for 17th Time in 126 Years
Market Square Presbyterian Church will ordain and install five elders tomorrow, the seventeenth such service in 126 years. Dr. J. George Becht, Jesse E. B. Cunningham, Frank G. Fahnestock Jr., Abram Metzler Hess, and Alexander M. Lindsay are named for office, joining seven current deacons. The midweek meeting, youth society event, and choir program follow with Christmas flavored music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
CHS
Market Square Presbyterian Church
J. George Becht
Jesse E. B. Cunningham
Frank G. Fahnestock, Jr
Abram Metzler Hess
Alexander M. Lindsay
Market Square
Young People's Society
Plans Formed for C. E. Convention in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union prepares to host the State convention from July 6 to 9, 1920. Bert Erskine Rudolph elected chairman of the convention committee, a leading Endeavor worker who has served as union president, vice-president, and a Harrisburg 1916 state convention delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavor
Philadelphia
Bert Erskine Rudolph
Philadelphia Union
Harrisburg
Church Evening Services Share New Year Plans
Many societies studyHow to Make Next Year Better Than This at New Year s meetings. Tomorrow evening churches host varied services with leaders from Centenary United Brethren Steelton to Zion Lutheran Enola and Messiah Lutheran where pastors and choirs present sermons carols and special readings including Prejudice and Good Will and The Backward Look.
Watch Night Union Service Planned in Harrisburg
William Bowman president of the Federation of Churches of Harrisburg announces a Union Watch Night service at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday evening December 1 at 10 80 o clock. Participating churches include First Baptist First Church of God Grace Methodist Market Square Presbyterian Messiah Lutheran Pine Street Presbyterian Ridge Avenue Method ist St Stevens Protestant Episcopal Stevens Memorial Methodist Salem Reformed St Paul Methodist Zion Lutheran with Rev Morris Swartz Federation executive secretary to preach. Program details will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
St. Matthews's
EK. EL Snyder
St. Paul's
Riverside
Saint Michael’s
Reinhold Schmidt
Christ
Thomas Reish
Trinity
Lemoyne
Ll. A. Bush
C. BE. Calvary
B. H. Paar
Simeon
Savior
John Henry Miller
Lord
Redeemer
M. E. Shafer
William Bowman
Federation of Churches of Harrisburg
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
First Baptist
First Church of God
Grace Methodist
Market Square Presbyterian
Messiah Lutheran
Pine Street Presbyterian
Ridge Avenue
St. Steven's
Looking Back and Looking Forward at Olivet Church
In Olivet Presbyterian Church the Rev S A Bower will deliver an Old Year’s sermon titled Looking Back surveying the past year 1919 and its historic events and God’s providential dealings. A New Year sermon Looking Forward follows stressing the Christian’s confidence as 1920 approaches and God’s continued guidance. The Christian Endeavor Society holds a Watch Night service Wednesday at 11 o’clock led by G I Cullinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Paxton
Harry B King
Irvin Be, Deer
Interchurch World Movement
Market Square
George Edward Hawes
Howard Rodgers
God's Church
Vineyard
Christian Endeavor
Calvary
T. L. Gehman
Covenant
Harvey Kiner
C. EB. Bethany
John Martin Warden
Capital Street
B. M. Ward
Oliver
A. Bower
Westminster
Henry W. Miller
Olivet Presbyterian Church
S. A. Bower
Christian Endeavor Society
G. I. Cullinery
Boy Preacher Leads St Paul Baptist Watch Night Series
The Rev. James L. Washington, a boy preacher, will lead the watch-night service at St. Paul’s Baptist Church as part of the week of prayer. He will preach each evening from watch-night through Friday night, January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul Baptist
James L. Washington
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Pine Street Church Announces Christmas Sermons and Services
Pine Street Presbyterian Church unveils a Christmas week program with Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge delivering morning and evening sermons on belief in the afterlife and Christ we forget among other topics. The service features a carol renditions by the church quartet and chorus, plus multiple midweek and watch night events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Lewis Seymour Mudge
Division Street Chapel
Pine Street
Bethany
Special Music Tomorrow at Westminster Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church presents an augmented choir with local singers in an evening program devoted to the cantata Emanuel replacing the regular service. The event features the familiar work performed by the regular choir and invited voices in a focused musical observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Emanuel
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mt Calvary Baptist Church Services at Steelton
The Mt Calvary Baptist Church at 332 Franklin Street Steelton Pennsylvania invites worshippers. Rev E J Manning Pastor preaches at 11 o clock morning on Must Be Born Again. Sunday School at 2 in the afternoon. Evening service at 730 with subject An Eagle Stirred Up His Nest Even So Must the Son of Man Be Stirred Up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin St
Steelton
E. J. Manning
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Grace Choir
Dr. Bagnell
Green
Colored Y. M. C. A
Church OF Christ First
Ira Boyd Wenger
Prof
Stevens Memorial
M. E. Church
Vernon Sto
Apollo Male Chorus
Important
Stevens Methodist Church
Hannan
Young Men's Bible Class
John Robert Storey
Charles A. Hiller
Charles B. Snyder
Harold F. Cobaugh
Walter 8. Schell
John W. Appleby
Howard 8. Seidel
Harry D. Wilhelm
William Swartz
Homer Knox
George Edward Reed
J. H. Mortimer
R. M. Klepfer
Edwin A. Pyles
H. R. Bender
C. Swallow
Morris E. Swartz
Plan Monthly Bible Meeting
Blind Boone Concert Company
Colored “Y
John Y. Boyd
Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday School
Boyd Memorial Hall
Christ OF God
Church Union Plans
W. 8S. Hake
George A. Kline
E. J. Decevee
Church Directory
Lutheran
I. C. Manges
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J. W. Waggoner
Jr. Cc. E
C. E. Linglestown
J. B. McClain
Maclay
Houck
Jr. C
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William N. Yates
C. EB. Enola
H. F. Hoover
C. E
H. IL. Carl
Baptist Market Street
B. Y. P. V. Tabernacle
Rutger Dax
P. U
Albert Josiah Greene
William J. Lockhart
Nagle
Elmer E. Kauffman
C. BE
United Brethren
Derry Street
J. A. Luter
Sixth Street
J. Owen Jones
Otterbein
Edwin Rupp
State Street
H. F. Rhoad
C. EB
W. BE. Daugherty
Salem
Ellis N. Kremer
Alfred Nevin Sayres
F. M. E. Grove
Penbrook
United Evangelical
Harris Street
A. G. Flexer
Park Street
A. E. Hanger
A. Miller
Jesus
Christian Science
First Church
Charles Gilbert Spross
E. O. Baston
J. H., Miller
W. A. Gernert
J. E. Hamilton
Jesse Quier
E. B. Carpenter
Kings of the Earth
J. B. Hamilton
Israel
BE. B. Carpenter
Miss Poorman
Mia. E. Schmehl
H. Quier
H. May
Herbert May
H. H. Umholtz
BE. Miller
Park Street U. BE
Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
the Shepherd King
J. Lincoln Hall
A. E. Sprinkle
Violet Champion
J. W. Neidhamer
L. J. Evans
L. I. Evans
Jane Harting
Bethlehem
Ephratah
Roy E. Walborn
City
Miss Violet Champion
Judah
Amon
Handel
LL Evans
Noel’ Adam
Miss Dubbs
Miss Rollison
Mr. Lyme
Mr. Ebersole
Naylor
Infant Jesus
Pietro A. Yon
Harry A. Boyer
Tours
Lemomineus
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Bert Rudolph
R. E. Rudolph
Centenary United Brethren
May Hadley
Ruth Kapp
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St. Michael's
Middletown
St. Stephen's
Rollin Alger Sawyer
Church of the Holy Cross
Willoughby M. Parchment
Holy Innocents
Messiah Lutheran Church
Henry W. A. Hanson
Manney
Hanson
Will
The
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Rev. LI
Mudge
D. D
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Holy CC
John Hen
Mmunion
Miller
Spross
South Fourth Street
P. R. KR. Depot
S. W. Herman
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