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Newspaper
Philadelphia Tribune
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
6
Large crowds attended as Pastor Harrod preached on Women’s Day. The communion was observed in the evening. Next Sabbath the pastor will deliver sermons in both morning and evening services.
The minister Robt. H. Pierce delivered sermons in both morning and evening services on a Sunday marked as a special rally and children’s day. Members and friends were encouraged to attend and anticipate a guest speaker at night following morning messages.
The Rev J B Pratt led a large Sunday service at 11 am with a large congregation. Howard oversaw a large Sunday school. The pastor and Pratt visited the sick in the afternoon. At 7 45 pm Rev Williams from Virginia spoke to a packed house and the offering was good.
Eden Baptist Church on Wharton Street had Pastor Thomas Wilson deliver a Sunday morning sermon titled Hear the word Lord. In the afternoon the Union Baptist addressed the congregation, and in the evening the pastor preached In due time Christ died for sins. Rev. Roane attended during communion. The notice mentions the illness of Mrs. at 2027 Titan Street.
Pastor J A Whitted delivered a morning and evening sermon last Sunday. A special 3 45 pm address to Tribe of Philadelphia Patriarchy No 1 drew 197 attendees. B Y P U topics inspire youth and reports were postponed due to communion service. Next Friday Rev Dr Goff preaches Tribe of Reuben. White Rock Baptist choir to lead. Baptism and sermon scheduled for next Sunday.
Dr Graham preached at Holy Trinity Baptist Church to about twenty members joining the church. The day’s offerings exceeded two hundred dollars while Sunday school and Y P U enjoyed large attendances both morning and evening.
The Lombard Street chapel hosts a Sunday program with an 11 o clock service featuring Rev. Tsoong M. Tong from Shanghai on the Fruits of Missionary Work and an 8 o clock evening sermon by Rev. E C. Young on Lessons from the Lilies. Confirmation, Sunday school, and youth activities are noted along with a June 13 Fortnightly conference and ongoing chapter meetings.
Grace Memorial United A M E church held morning service with Rev Dr W Cornish delivering a sermon from Isaiah 35 8 on Latans spiritual condition. Sunday school scheduled for 1 o'clock and plans were laid for a large Children s Day program.
Rev C and Freeman D D preached on Memorial Day to a large congregation. Afternoon CE Society meeting featured business leaders and praise from J B Williams. Evening sermon titled Power of Prayer followed by services and classes. guest Henrietta Peters to speak Wednesday June 12 at 8 PM.
At 11 a m the Rev Dr R H Armstrong preaches and communion is administered The 12 30 p m Sabbath school and Wednesday evening prayer meeting follow All are invited to these services
At Allen A M E Church last Sunday the Woman's Day rally led by Octavia R. Gardner raised 460.38 after aiming for 400. The 10:45 morning service featured a strong sermon for the women and a large congregation applauded the efforts. Communions scheduled for Sunday June percent and two services 10:45 and 7:45 were noted.
Mt Pisgah Church held morning and evening sermons by Rev Walter Jacobs and Rev J Campbell Beckett with topics Joy in Serving God and Watchman what of the night. Children’s Day prep discussed, infant baptisms planned, and a special program rendered. Mary Green mourned. sympathy extended to Emma Gassaway Rachel Williams and Wm Green. Mrs Cornelia Walltower joined church. Communion set for June 9. Rev J C Beckett returned from conferences in New York and New England. Viola Lasier reported improving from rheumatism.
Brief church notice from the Church of the First Bom inviting attendees to evening services at 8 p m at the northwest corner of 19th and Poplar.
Rev Witten preached in the morning from John 21:13 to a large audience and five joined the church: Mr Tilman Mrs Tilman Mrs F Robinson and Mr Johnson. Sunday school at 2:30 led by Rev Davis. At 7 p m Christian Endeavor led by Mr Coleman with enthusiastic discussion. Rev Witten preached again at 8 from Luke 21:29. Bishop J Albert Johnson to preach next Sunday at 11 am with communion. Evening services at 8.
The notice lists Sunday services at Phillips Brooks Manor Chapel on Lombard Street in 1925 led by Rev E C Young and M A Minteter. Services include Holy Communion on the first Sunday and morning prayer, sermon, Sunday School and Bible Classes, and evensong. A welcome is extended to all.
A sermon urges national righteousness and personal virtue drawn from Isaiah 58. It links God’s response to prayers with honest daily acts, purity, charity, and truthful living, urging self scrutiny before prayer and closeness to God like a vine to branches.
An appeal by Opportunity Circle Kings Daughters and Sons and Associate Aids for the 8th annual outing day July 25 at Strawberry Mansion for colored children of the Good Shepherd Mission School. Donations welcomed via Miss Marie A. Montier or Mrs. Lucy B. Hickman. Children’s Day vespers June 16 at 6 15 p m at the Mission School invites neighborhood children to attend. Banner bearers listed as Ralph Corey Geo Bryant and Little Wilson.
In Wildwood New Jersey on June 4 church members and guests attended services at Angel Visit Baptist church with Rev. J. gram's message and Rev. Whitehead and family from Whitesboro also present. The death of Brother Archer Mitchell in Philadelphia was reported. Local residents including Miss Whitehead at the organ and visitors from Robinsonville Philadelphia Devonport and Waters share holiday visits and news of travel and homecomings.
Residents and visitors named include Mr and Mrs Pred Wilson, Mrs Louisa Johnson of Penns Grove, Miss Hazel Waters and Master William Waters, Miss Georgia Sheffy and sister Miss Aline Sheffy, Rev John Johnson, and families from Philadelphia Washington DC and Montgomery Avenue. Church activities include Helping Hand Club social, Sabbath school by Misses Breeda Nelson and Olivia Campbell, and a birthday party at Cape May with a large gathering.
Riverton New Jersey notes recount a Sunday at Mt Zion A M E church with Rev J W Wilson afternoon service choir Music and Presid ing Elder Cooper administering the Lord's Supper A series of social visits and family news follow including decorations for Rev Brown grave visits by Mrs Brown and Mrs Madison a tea honoring Mrs L Davis and a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs Josiah Conwell Master Mark Craig Jr recovery news and private Peal Fergus from Dix over Sunday.
Senior and Junior Red Cross marched from the School House to Mt. Pisgah cemetery with uniformed participants and flower wagons. They then decorated at Mt. Peace and Mt. Zion cemeteries as glee clubs sang. Geneva Still, Jenny Williams and James Thomas passed exams for High School entry with notable scores.
Services at St Pauls A M E church in Pleasantville were well attended with sermons by Rev H A Ivey and a grand communion. Miss Marion Dennis was laid to rest there with pallbearers and flowers, as families extend sympathy. Farewell dinner honored Rev C G Collings before they leave town.
Pensauken New Jersey June 4 report details Bethel church activities and upcoming quarterly meetings. Local figures including Miss Louisa Collina and weddings at Moorestown are noted along with visits from relatives and a weekly Tribune delivery by William Dorsey.
Guidance on protecting young children’s nutrition during wartime shortages. Milk and greens remain essential. milk in various forms is advised, spinach highlighted as a top green. Fish or chicken favored over beef when available. new cereals urged as wheat substitutes with thorough cooking. potatoes encouraged but varied cooking and portioning to suit under fives. frying discouraged due to digestion concerns.
Advice suggests soaking salt fish in milk or sour milk to refresh it, mixing stove polish with ammonia and turpentine to treat a coal stove, using rice as a potato substitute, boiling onions or fish smells from a frying pan with water and a red hot cinder, and using vinegar on steak before cooking.
Instructions advise rubbing a tough beef roast with vinegar before baking and adding water with a tablespoon of vinegar to the roasting liquid.
A short recipe notes soaking split peas overnight in water, cooking until tender, then adding rice onions and tomatoes with salt and pepper. Simmer about 20 minutes to finish.
Instructions describe making spoon bread using water milk and cornmeal. Mix boil cook and beat eggs then combine with fats salt and bake in a greased pan for twenty five minutes. Serve directly from the dish with a spoon.
Shred one pineapple and cut four oranges and one lemon into quarters and thin slices. Measure fruit and add three pints water per pint of fruit. Cover and let sit overnight. Boil until rind is tender. Set aside until next day. Measure again then add one pint sugar per pint cooked material and boil rapidly until syrup thickens on a cold dish.
A historic recipe details a sugarless cake using flour, barley flour, nutmeg, egg, corn flour, cinnamon, baking powder, syrup, milk, and raisins. Instructions: sift dry ingredients, blend syrup into the egg yolk, alternate adding dry ingredients to the egg mixture, fold in stiffly beaten egg white, bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven.
Farmers face surplus of potatoes after last winter shortage and housekeepers are urged to use this staple. Potatoes can replace part of bread in meals and provide similar nourishment. Step by step recipes explain scalloped potatoes and variations like scalloped corn and potatoes and ham layered versions.
The office will close at 1 o clock on Saturdays during June July and August.
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