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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1918

Page

8

Resurrection themes mark Bladen Street and Fifth Avenue Methodists

The church notices announce Rev J H Mc Cracken at Fifth Avenue Methodist preaching at 11 am on The Resurrected Christ and an 8 pm evening service led by Rev J H Shore with Epworth League Tuesday at 8. A Wednesday prayer meeting follows. Bladen Street Methodist Church preaching at 11 am with Morning subject The Resurrection of Christ and Evening subject Seeking Christ First. Sunday school at 3:30 pm. visitors welcome.

Methodist Fifth Avenue J. H. McCracken J. H. Shore Epworth League Bladen Street Christ

Christian Advent Services and Revival Schedule

At Christian Advent on South Fourth and Church streets, Rev T T Johnson hosts Sunday School at 10 am and services at 11 am with the sermon Resurrection in Type and Demonstration. Evening worship at 7 45 pm titled Do the Scriptures Teach the Kaiser Will Win in This War. A mid week prayer meeting is planned Wednesday in the annex. Revival meetings continue next week and the public is invited. First Dock Street services under Rev J E Reynolds include 11 am church service led by the Women’s Missionary Society, 3 30 pm Junior Endeavor, 7 15 pm Christian Endeavor, and 8 pm revival services. public invitation.

Advent South Fourth Church Streets T. T. Johnson Dock Street J. E. Reynolds Woman's Missionary Society Christian Endeavor

Easter Services At Lutheran and St Matthew’s Churches

St Pauls at Market and Sixth holds Easter services at 11 am and 7:30 pm with Holy Communion at morning service. Preparatory at 10:20 am and Sunday school at 3:30 pm. Dorcas Society meets Thursday at 4 pm. St Matthew’s English Evangelical on Fourth and Harnett holds 10:30 am preparatory and Holy Communion, 8 pm Easter service, Sunday school 3:30 pm, no Wednesday service, congregation reception Friday.

St. Paul's Market Sixth Streets F. B. Clausen Dorcas Society St. Matthew’s English Evangelical Harnett Street G. W. McClanahan

Calvary Church Sets New Sunday Schedule and Activities

Pastor J A Sullivan announces a new time arrangement for all services. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Morning sermon Heavy Hands Night sermon A Peace Offer. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. J W Hollis superintendent Junior B S Sunbeams 0 6 45 p m Be prepared for prayer meeting midweek and weekly teachers and senior B Y P U sessions. Everyone welcome.

Calvary J. A. Sullivan J. W. Hollis Rccordiag

Easter Services At City Churches Mark Holy Week

Easter services listed for St John s Church Holy Communion at 7 30 morning and 11 o clock Holy Communion sermon by Bishop Darst at 8 p m Children s service at 4 p m Evening prayers and confirmation Music and sermons announced at Church of the Ascension Third and Marstellar Sunday school 9 45 a m Prayer service Tuesday 8 p m Church of the Good Shepherd Sunrise service 6 a m Tower song service 11 a m sermon by Bishop Darst 11 a m Special music and 3 p m Sunday school exercises All welcome at all services.

St. John’s Third Red Crogs J. Hanckel Taylor Thomas C. Darst D. D East Carolina Church of the Ascension Third and Marstellar Church of the Good Shepherd Sixth Queen Streets F. D

Immanuel Church Schedule on Front and Queen Streets

Sabbath services in the morning at 11 o clock and at 8 in the evening. Sabbath school in the evening at 3 o'clock. Mr. Sam A. Matthews, superintendent. Mid-week Prayer services Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Brotherhood and Ladies' group activities listed.

Immanuel Front Queen Streets Sam A. Matthews Brotherhood and Ladies

Multiple Church Services Invite Community This Sunday

A roundup of Sunday worship times at St Andrew's Pearsall Memorial Harnett Street Mission Church of the Covenant First Church Winter Park and Delgado includes sermons by Rev A D McClure Rev W M Baker Rev Marion S Huske Rev John M Wells and Rev Andrew J Howell with Sabbath school and Christian Endeavor sessions and midweek prayer meetings all open to the public at no charge.

New York Letter on Desperate Criminal Reynolds Forsbrey

Special correspondent recounts Reynolds Forsbrey, a 130 pound cocaine fiend and three time escapee linked to Margaret Ryan the waitress. Forsbrey killed three men, taunts reporters, and bit reporter Charlie Somerville after a tense encounter. He relies on Ryan to aid prison escapes and shows distrust of others.

O. O. McIntyre the Dispatch New York Reynolds Forsbrey Auburn Prison Horsbrey Brooklyn Margaret Ryan Charlie Somerville Somerville Forsbrey

War Years Shape West Side Pool Club Final

The annual Ma jest ic tournament at the West Side Pool Club features octogenarian finalists aged 86 and 87. The elder players dominate, with young neighbors absent due to the war. Even female entrants were defeated by the seasoned veterans.

West Side Pool Club the Majestic

Ruble Believers Lose Confidence in Russia Bonds

In the United States investors who trusted Russian securities faced losses as ruble bonds fell from about 51 cents to 10 cents. Buyers paid roughly 30 cents per ruble, amid a popular refrain on Wall Street. At a New York East Side cafe Leon Trotsky once frequented, a waiter rejected a tip of two rubles, insulted by the gesture.

United States Russia Wall Street East Side Leon Trotzky

Town Scene Witnessed Aground In Crowded Broadway

A stark street vignette shows a black porter asleep atop a stepladder on Broadway as a large crowd gathers. A woman fills her bag with embossed stationery from a high end hotel writing room while a telephone girl in a theater offices nets a bar lunch amid the bustle.

Broadway Theatrica

War Dominates Week on Stock Exchange and Bond Demand

New York reports war news eclipsing other events as investors focus on Liberty bonds. Trading centers on unprecedented demand for Liberty seconds amid favorable factors like United States Steel prospects and railroad aid, while speculative ships and motor shares weaken due to earnings and labor shortages.

New York Stock Exchange Standard United States Steel Corporation New Haven Road

Gruesome battlefield scenes from French front

London dispatch recounts a grim French battlefield picture with bodies littering the countryside and German dead filling ruined villages. Prisoners report British endurance delaying the German advance as a detachment labors 18 hours marching and fights through the night to repel attacks and hold a village.

London Morning Post France

Draft legislation nears completion after Senate action

Washington March 30 draft legislation urged by the War Department moves nearer completion as the Senate adopts a resolution extending the draft to men turning 21 since the first registration on June 5 1917. The chamber rejects an amendment for training ages 19 to 21, estimating about 700000 additional registrants this year. The measure goes to the House with quotas based on Class 1 registrants.

Washington War Department Senate House

Cars to the Beach Schedule Shown For Tomorrow Afternoon

Advertisement lists service running every half hour from 2 to 5 p m tomorrow afternoon offering beach trips.

Slayer to Die On Gallows Despite Abolition

Ora Lewis, a youthful murderer, faces execution on the gallows next Friday in St. Louis. He and a brother were convicted of first degree murder after a robbery in which two police officers were killed, while a third brother escaped. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the abolition law cannot save him since the crime occurred earlier.

St. Louis Board of Pardons Ora Lewis Missouri Lewis Supreme Court

Elks Lay Cornerstone for New Home Parade

New Orleans marching bands and Elks officers joined a large parade to honor the laying of the cornerstone for the $300,000 Elks Home. Grand lodge leaders and other prominent members from various points participated in ceremonies and patriotic displays.

Elks New Orleans Grand Lodge Order

Edison, Giants, and a War Stamps sale on New York streets

The scene spans Central Park and Times Square with Thomas A. Edison among pedestrians, John McGraw conversing with a blind news vendor, and John McCormick selling War Thrift Stamps at the Public Library as a lively city vignette.

Thomas A. Edison Central Park John McGraw Giants Times Square John McCormick Public Library

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Baptist Episcopal Presbyterian Minacareiog Grocery Company Market St St. Andrew’s Fourth Campbell Streets A. D. McClure Pearsall Memorial East Wilmington W. M. Baker Eighth Harnett Streets Church of the Covenant Fifteenth Streets Marion S. Huske Orange Streets John M. Wells Dr. Wells Winter Park Andrew J. Howell G. W. Curtiss New York Letter Messenger Service Postal Telegraph Cable Company Postal Telegraph Foltz and Kendrix J. G. Wright & Son Princess St Gordon Heinstein Bros., Front and Grace South Third St L. W Care Dispatch E. D. Williams Market St. Road E. Greenfields Sons Elvington's Pharmacy Murchison Building Stan Sans-Souci Carolina Packing The Motte Business College Savings Department Citizens Bank Corner Second Princess Streets W. W. Herring Co Highth and Dock Hoy Kennedy South Fifth St Eighth and Dock the Motte Business College, Inc Young and Gorman Uarriss Printing and Addvertising Co Delatour Chocolates Bear Produce Moise. Co Wilmington N. C Orion Knitting Mills Kinston Blackwells Durham _ branch Durham Ww. O. CC Son Bell Tel. Co Queen City Cycle Co Hanover Building and Loan Association J. W. Yates H. F. Wilder Singer Sewing Machine Chas. Finkelstein South Front Street the Messenger P. O. Box Back Bay Boston Mass Baughman Stationery Co Richmond, VA Wilmington Grocery Company Market Street Builders Supplies King of S. N. Front Street New Jersey Aits-Io the Peoples Savings Bank American Bank and Trust Co N.C Thos. BH. Cooper Milton Calder Chas. E. Bethea E. Fred Banck Robt. L. Henley Miss He Cashi Ico Crrizenss Bank Second and Grocer Payne Drug CO Uncle Sam War Savings Club Brolyn Bridge W. B. Cooper & Co Wilmington, N. C Murchison H. C. McQueen F. Allen J. W. Grain J. W. Grainger C. S. Grainger W. S. Johnson Cashir JR Cash'r
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