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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1916
Page
4
Harrisburg pastors organize a four week evangelistic campaign with daily services led by Rev. W. C. Mealing and Rev. J. Linlbaugh among others. The program includes multiple church venues, nightly sermons, and a New Year’s message with varied themes and choirs.
Interest grows in Harris Street United Evangelical Church class rally plan for Sunday January 7 with a special program. Annual meeting elected C A Stineman president John M Lappley vice president E B Schilling secretary W K Hertz assistant secretary W M Moyer treasurer Roy Gardner and W H Bowers librarians W R Donmoyer chorister and J J Batdorf L P Bowman teachers. C G Fisher and C H Mickey to lead two year term at Wednesday prayer meeting.
A sequence of morning and evening musical programs across Messiah Lutheran Grace M F E Ridge Avenue M E and Fourth Reform churches features organ preludes anthems and solos from performers such as Parker Buck Heyser Wagner Lemaigre DeKoven and Handel. St Stephen's Episcopal Church will present Thomas Adams' The Holy Child with soloists William Webster and Clarence Sigler while Loveday's Te Deum and Jubilate and Haynes Christmas anthem Are repeated.
Harrisburg churches prepare for watch night observances marking the year end. Revivals and communion are featured at Fourth Street Church of God and Market Square Presbyterian with leaders including Rev. Dr. William N. Yates and Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes. Other congregations schedule varied programs through late evening led by pastors such as Rev. George F. Schaum and Rev. H. S. Hershey. The Wesley Union AME Zion marks its 100th anniversary with Bishop Caldwell presiding at morning service and Justin W. Carter attending the evening program.
The Bethlehem Lutheran choir will sing Maunder's Bethlehem at the evening service. Soloists include Mrs Hiefner Cael Bressler Ibach Mathias Lutz Hoover. W C Mealing begins a four week evangelistic drive at State Street United Brethren church with German topics. Dr C O Miller will preach war themes at Tabernacle Baptist church. Rutherford Glee Club to sing at evening service. First United Brethren to host two weeks of evangelistic services led by Rev N L Linebaugh with a choir. An Old Year’s service replaces watchnight at egees Lutheran led by Rev H W Hanson. Stevens Memorial Methodist has Dr Clayton Albert Smucker on Flying Angel at 10 30 with new quartet and a New Year service at 7 30 with sermon What the New Year Needs. Special music announced.
The Interdenominational Ministers Conference will hold union evangelistic services in city and Steelton churches from January 7 to February 4. Each church hosts a series of days with ministers leading worship, watchnight services, and preparatory events for the new year, plus lectures and guild meetings.
Linglestown Pa December 20 Linglestown high school alumni held a social attended by many members. Readings by Miss Sara V Shriner of Philadelphia and singing by the Scrap Iron Quartet highlighted the program. Officers elected at the business session include President Edward Buck vice president Frank Hoke Secretary Sara V Shriner and Treasurer Marion Smith.
Market Square Presbyterian church choir plans a cantata titled The Message of the Star by Huntingdon Woodman at the evening service. The program lists seven parts with mixed and male choruses, organ solos, and multiple soloists led by Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris.
Waynesboro Pennsylvania December 30 a brick Grind Stone Hill schoolhouse was destroyed by fire Thursday evening. Authorities believe a defective flue caused the blaze.
Thomas S Manning of Londonderry township is slated to be elected president of the Dauphin county poor board at the annual reorganizational meeting. He succeeds Fernando Loudermilch as Millersburg’s William H. Head becomes treasurer. Frank B. Snavely to be purchasing agent. Ed Hummel returns to duty after rheumatism layoff. Prison Inspectors re-elected with Lane Hart as president and B Frank Oboth secretary.
Daniel Ribot, minister of finance, told the Senate France had centralized purchases in America and now had an intermediary to regulate prices. The Senate voted unanimously for the first clauses of the bill, covering the overall credits.
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