New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1923, Page 12

CHURCHES HOLDING LENTEN PROGRANS U. S, Commissioner of Immigre- tion to Speak Here Tuesday wiome Interesting Vaets on Immi- gration” will be explained by Walter W, Husband, of Washington, United States commissioner of immigration al the monthly meeting and supper of the South chureh Brotherhood Tues- day evening. Supper will be served as usual at 0:30 o'clock, after which the meeting will adjourn to the chureh where the will be de- livered, Foliowing the lecture shown an ipteresting motion pieture, “I'ho Land of Opportunity.” Regular meetings of the Christian Endeavor society of the South Con- gregational church will be held at ¢ o'clock Sunday evenings henceforth KRev. Michael Maletta, a New Brit- aln boy who was pastor of the local Italian Mission for some time, now preaching in Springfield, 11, will oe- cupy the pulpit of the People’s church tomorrow morning Rev. Raymond N, Gilmas John L. Davis, Rev. Dr rge W. C. Hill and several other local min- isters have announced special Lenten programs. Rev. George rural misggpn o lecture there will be Rev. Gilbert, diocesan ry the Episcopal church, will preach at St. Mark's church tomorrow morning. The Young People's society of the German Baptist church will have a| banquet and patriotic social Tuesday evening. The second annual frolic of Every- man’'s Bible class will be held Friday | evening at the Y. M. C. A, B. Congregational Churches. First. Church school and morning service at 11 a. m. Sermon, "Our Great Men | as Treated by Jesus' Standard.” Adult| Bible classes at 12:15. | The monthly meeting of the stand- ing committee will be held at the parsonage Monday evening at b‘ o'clock. Banquet of Men's Bible class and| celebration of 25th anniversary, Tues- | will be the preacher for the day, 3:30, | given in the St. Mark’s | there will be a mass meeting for men. | church tomorrow evening, beginning day evening, at 7 o'clock. Wednesday at 2:30 p. m,, English| class for Armenian women; at 4:15,| Junior Missionary society; 7:30, Bible | usual time, B. Y. P. U. service at 6:15 Bradley will be harpist. The program [. O. Shjeride study class. Thursday at 2:30 p. m.,, Armenian women's Bible class; 8 p m., Center Girls' club. Friday at 2:30 p. m., Lenten Mis- sion study on India. Mrs. Maier will be home Wednes- day afterncons and Rev. and Mrs, Maier Wednesday evenings to receive callers. The next communion service will be | the first Sunday in March. South. Sunday-—9:30, Ttalian school. 10:45, | morning worship and beginners’ de-|cial and patriotic evening of the y'\ ity M. . church, will commence &|has been carried on by the class ‘in partment of the church school. 12:10 church school. 12:10, pastor's Lenten! class for young peopde. jan worship. 5:00, social hour of the| Christian Endeavor. 6:00, Christian | Endeavor meeting. Monday—7:30, of the first and Troop 2, Boy Scouts. Tuesday—4:00, 13 Achievement club. 0, supper and meeting of the Brotherhood of the church. Wednesday:- combined meeting second divisions 4:10, week-day school for grades 4 and 5. 7:30, meeting ol rifie club for practice. 4:00-5:00, Girl Scouts. | Friday— bookbinding club. | 2:00, in the church parlor, women | meet to make surgical dressings for the hospital. 7:00, meeting of Junior rifle club for practice. “ s | Stanley Memorial. Sunday—10:45 a. m., morning wor-; ship. The pastor will preach the first| of a series of Lenten sermons on the general theme, “Fundamentals of the Christian I7aith.”” The subject for to-| morrow is: “Superstition or Fact—| Which?” | | Instead | f the,regular class sessions & pageant | depicting life among the negroes of the south on January 1, 1863, and the progress made toward educating and uplifting the negroes since will be/ given by several members of the Suh- day school. The parents of the chil- dren and friends of the school have been invited. ] Wednesday—2:30 p. m., social meeting of the Ladies’ Aid society | . Thursday—7:30 p. m. Washing-| ton's Birthday party for the Young people of the church and parish. | Friday—7/30 p. m., meeting of the Sunday school teachers at the home | of Mrs. Earl Suprenant, §5 Maple| street. 12:00 m., Sunday school. 1 Methodist Churches. | Trinity. | 9:30 a. m., Everyman's Bible class. 9:45, church Sunday school. 10:45, sermon by the pastor. 5:00, Epworth League social hour. 6:00, Epworth| League supper in charge of Vinecent Doolittle, and devotional meeting led | by Mrs. J. L. Davis. Subject, “Chris- | tian Indias at Work.” 7:30, address| by Rev. C. J. Albertus, of New York, who will tell the story of his life and | conversion in his 10 years’ term in| prison. Meeting of the Epworth| League cabinet at 4 o'clock. | Montay—4 p. m., troop 3 of Girl Scouts. 6:30, Philathea class supper, 7:30, Epworth League business meet- | ing. and social. Refreshments and | games. | Tuesday afternoon, W. H. M. 8./ sewing meeting in the church 5, | SALVATION ARMY | 120 ARCH STREET ( Captain John Edeen will uct Services. | m., meeting of the Y. P. S, reportsf olass meeting, 8:00, bowling at he] Y. M C A Wednesday—4:1 Girl Seouts 5 treop T of Thursday—1:00, rehearsal of girls'| choir. T:45, prayer meeting. Subjeet, Ruth Priday—4:00, sewing school elass in church membership. Saturday 30, meeting of Moth. er's Jewels in the ehureh, A. M, E. Zion (Celored) Sunday service, 10:45 a, m, preachs | ing by the presiding elder, Rev, T, A, Auten. Sunday scheol 12:30 p. m, Varick Christian Endeavor soclety 6:30 p. m, T:46 p. m, preaching by the pastor, Subjecy, “Fsau's Ritter, 4:10, sday evening prayer meeting lll Lutheran Churches, | First, morning sertice will be in| nglish at 10:30 o'el Sermon by v, N, E, Kron, of Gourle, lowa, Dr. Ahiquist will be home to ad the Bible class at 6 p, m. A song service will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, when Rev, Mr, KKron, the Jubilee Binger of the West,"” will give a recital, Choir rehearsal Friday evening. Catechumens meet Saturday fore- noon. Children’s cholr meets Saturday af- ternoon, Weekly Lenten service on Wednes- day evening. ¥ 1 I Ie Reformation. Iirst Sunday in Lent. Confession | 10:30 a. m. Holy Communion at| m. Sunday school at noon. ay cvening at 8 o'clock the Luther League will meet. The catechetical gelass will meet Tuesday and l-‘ridnfnnrrnoonn. | Lenten servifles will be held Tues-| day evening at 8 o'clock. The church| council will meet immediately after the services. The Reformation at 10: Mond Crusaders will !mr\el Friday evening at the home of | Miss H. Sochl, 127 Hart street. 8t. John's (German.) Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Ger-| man service at 10:45. Topic for the| sermon, ‘‘The Holy Communion,” at| the preparatory service at 12 o'clock. Baptist Churches. First - 10:45, Dr. Curtis Lee Law, editor of the Watchman-Examiner, New York, 7:30, special service conducted by Dr. | Laws. Bible school will meet at the o'clock On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- | day at 3 and 7:45, there will be spe-! | cial meetings addressed by Rev. Dr. | Chanson Laws. | German., Sunday, 9:30 a. m., Sunday scMool. [10:30, German Bible class for adults, | four are harp solos. and divine service in English. divine service ‘in German, 11:30, | divine > Sermon, | A Church Living on its Past.” 7 p.| from the Philadelphia convention. | Tuesday, 7 p. m., banquet and so-| P. 8. Thursday, 7 p. m., religious instruc- | 2:30, Assyr-| tion for boys; at § p. m., prayer meet. | 25, and continuing for four weeks. He | work, support of ing in English. | Friday, .7 p. m., religious 1nstruc-‘ tion for girls; rehearsal of the choir. | Welcome Baptist Mission (Colored). | Mrs. “Lizzie” Burnett, of Washing- | v Bees Junior|ton, D. C,, a traveling missionary, will | music will be rendered by the vested speak at the Welcome Ba, tist Mission | at 46 Elm street, ¥ 2 Nondenominational. Emmanuel Gospel. Sunday, 10 a. m,, prayer and praiso‘ service. 10:45 a. m., preaching, topic | “Heaven—its Inhabitants.” 12:15 p" m., Bible school. 6 p. m., young nco-! ple’s meeting. 7 p. m., preaching, | lo;:!r‘ “Hell—Its Inhabitants.” Tuesday, 4 p. m., children’s meet-| ing. Mrs. M. S. Anderson, teacher. | 7:45 p. m., Bible study class. i Thursda 45 p. m, prayer meeting. Friday, 7:45 p. m., union mission- ary meeting, mid-week People's. | Sunday at 10:15 a. m., prayer and devotional service, followed by morn-| ing worship at 10:45 a. m. Rev. Mich- | ael Maietta, of Springfield, IIl,, for-| merly of New Britain, will preach.) 12:15 p. m., Sunday school. 4:30 p.| m.,, Junior Endeavor. 6 p. m., Young| People’s meeting. 7 p. m., preaching. Subject, "Which Shall We Beligve, Man or God?* . Thursday, at T:45 p, m., prayer and testimony meeting, International Bible Students' Ass'n. Junior Bible class 9:30 a, m, Morn-| ing service 10:45, Sermon by L. M| Syme, of Brooklyn, N, ¥, leeture 3| p. m., by Mr, By at Turner hall, | Arch street, Subjeer, "What is God | Doing in Europe? | WENS BIBLECLASS BRTHDAY BANOLET First Congregational Organization| I-Z\erynun'-—'llmle Class. Is ” Ym old Tm" l Rev, C, J. Albertus, of New York, | will speak on “From Prison to Pul-| mpe o » he Men's pit." Serviee at the usual time, 9:30 The 30th anniversary of th & m Bible class of the First Congrega- |tional chureh will be celebrated with | 'a banquet Tuesday evening, at the {ehureh, beginning at 7 o'clock. E. G.] Bradley, president of the class, will {preside, W. W. Rossberg will speak, las will Rev, Henry W, Maier, H. N, Lockwoed will give a brief history of [the class and its activities during the past quarter of a century, This class was formed soon lrled the installation of Rev, Dr, Hall as | pastor December 16, 1897, Its mem- | bership was composed of those most | Iactive and interested in religious work. | Some were members of other classes that were invited to merge their in- | terest and studies with this newer and |more talented leader, From the first | it became apparent that Dr. Hall was | |to make an ideal instructor and the interest In the class and all its activi- tives grew. steadily from that time to | the time of his death in 1905, Some few vears after the class was started a more formal and business-like or-| ganizatidn was carried out with the appointment of a president, secretary | and treasurer and such other officers and committees as were thought need- ful to carry on the work. F. L. Hungerford was the first pres- | ident, serving from the date of his election in October, 1904, until his death in 1909, He also took the place of Dr. Hall as its teacher from the |time of his death in 1905 to the Wednesday evening meeting at 8! Vyear 1909, After the death of Mr. o'clock, % }llungor(ord. C. E. Mitchel taught the The reading room—Room 504 Na-|ciass commencing, according to the tional Bank Building is open to the records October 3, 1909, and contin- public daily from 12 noon until 4)uing to do so until his death in the o'clock except Sundays and holidays |carly part of 1911, Since that date Wednesday from 12 to 7:30 p. m. | Rev. Henry W. Maier has been the |class leader with exception of the time he was in the service and for —_— ‘llml period while he was recovering Harp and Organ Music to Greet the | from the trolley collision on West Ears of Worshippers at St. Mark’s. | Main street. Dr. Paton took charge | A harp and organ recital will boj‘“' the class for much of the time! Episcopal | When Mr. Maier was absent. After the death of Mr. Hungerford, C. W. G. Humphreys|Crane was elected president and Miss Esther|Served for seven years, after which n was in that position for three years, followed by Alex Gor- Popp | don for one year previous to the Thomas | €lection of E. G. Bradley. Dubez| The secretaries have been as fol- . Hohns!|lows: E. G. Hoffman from October, Handel | 1204, to October, 1909, when he left |town for the Pacific Coast. John O. Mills from that date to October, 1914, when he left for Rhode Island, and the present secretary M. G. Hughes. | Part of the activities of the class — have been the outings which gener- Rev. John L. David to Deliver Series ally have been held twice a year, one of Lenten Addresses. ‘iq the spring and th. other in the ev. John L. Davis, pastor of TrinAifnl], Considerable missionary work Salvation Army. Captain John Edeen charge of services, will have Second Advent, Morning worghip at 10:45 o'clock, Subject, “Spiritual Capital.” Bunday school and Bible class at 12:06, Even- ing session at 7 o'clock. The pastor will preach on the subject, “Applica- tion of the Davidian Covenant," Ladies, Ald soclety meets . on Thursday. Bible study on Thursday at 8 p. m, "The Work of the Baints in the Coming Klgydnm." St. Mark's Episcopal, First Sunday in Lent, Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m, Church school at 9:30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon by Rev. George B. Gilbert, diocesan rural missionary- at 11 o'clock. Organ and harp re- cital at 7:15 p. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7:45 p. m. Wednesday evening, at 7:45 o'clock, prayer and sermon by Rev, George A. Barrow, Ph. D, rector of St. Luke's church, Chelseg, Mass. Friday, 4:30 p. m,, service of inter. cession and bible study in the church. Christian Science, Sunday servien at 10:45 a. m. Sub- ject, “Soul. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. MUSICAL RECITAL. at 7:15 o'clock. II. will be organist and is as follows: Andante Religious . Lamente ceee Serenade ", Largo .... e b pie ek Nos. one, three and five are harp and organ duets, while Nos. two and the book of |the way of donation to worthy causes her, beginning Sunday, February|like Northland college, Boys' club French orphans, will take his subjects as follows: Feb- | renovation of Christian Lane ceme- ruary 25: “Woman in a Man-Made!tery. etc. Many hundred dollars have World.” March 4, “Is the World been turned over to the Sunday school Against You?” March 11, “Does|fund of the church. Socials and en- Prayer Change Things?” March 9,|tertainments have helped to get the “The Jews, Then and Now.” Special | members acquainted with new pros- pects for church and class member- ship. cries of sermons on girls' choir and quartet. Trinity Methodist Church 10:45 a. m.—Sermon by the pastor, John L. Davis. :30 p. m.—“The Story of My Conversion in Prison” by Rev. C. J. Albertus, who serv- ed a ten year term. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST—Services at 11 A. M. subject “Our Great Men” School—10 A. M. All Are Welcome - SCOTCH NIGHT — The Beautiful Motion Picture “BESIDE THE BONNIE BRIER BUSH” Based On Ian Maclaren’s Book of Same Title. SCOTCH HYMNS, SO2 GS and MELODIES . SOUTH CHURCH, Sunday Evening, 7:15 Morning Worship at 10:45—Second in Series of Sermons on “Making a Creed” “I Believe in God the Father Almighty.” How Can We Know There is a God? What is God Like? Why Need We Believe in God? How Does God Enrich Human Lives? A MOST CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL DR. C. L. LAWS 70 SPEAK Noted Editor and Speaker to Conduct Special Meeting n First Baptist Church Next Four Days, Dr, Curtis Lee Laws, of New York, will conduet special services in the PFirst Baptist ehureh beginning to- morrow evening and continuing for the next three days Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings he will speak at 7:30 o'clock. KEach of the four after- noons he will speak at 3:30 o'clock. The meeting tomorrow afternoon will be for men. L] Dr. Laws is editor of the Watch- man-Examiner and is a minister and editor of wide reputation, He ad- dressed several hundred men at a Sunday afternoon mass meeting under the auspices of the New Britain Industrial Council of the Y, M. C. A, here recently, | 10 SHOW “TRANSGRESSOR” St, Andrew's Lithuanian Church to Produce Photo Drama and High Class Musical Program Tomorrow. A photo drama, “The Transgress- or,” will be shown by the St An- drew's Lithuanian church at the Ly- ceum theater tomorrow afternoon. The picture will start at 2 o'clock. The St. Andrew's chojr will sing “The Holy City" and “Stabat Mater" and other religious selections during the picture, The program will be in charge of Rev. E. V. Grikis, The plc- ture is produced by the Catholic Art association. “FROM PRISON TO PULPIT.” Rev. C. J. Albertus, of New York, who spent 10 years in prison, serving a sentence for a crime of which he was innocent, will tell of prison life and its problems here tomorrow. How thg life affects those who are impris- oned there and what effects it has on' 'the future of the convict will be dis- cussed in a. series of addresses. He will speak in the forenoon and again in the evening to Trinity Methodist church and in the morning to Every- man's Bible class. LENTEN MISSION STUDY.: A special program of Lenten mis- sion studies will be started in the First Congregational church next Fri- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The program and topics will, be as fol- lows: February 23, “Her Heritage.” Mgrch 2, “Her Handicaps.” March 9, “Medical Work.” March 16, “Eng- land, Gandhi, India.” March 23, “Her Lights and Shadows.” March 80, “Her Church.” PATRIOTIC PROGRAM. . A patriotic program will be ren- dered in the First Lutheran church at p. m., Thursday, Washington's Birthday, by the Luther ' League. Judge Carl Anderson of Middletown, will be the speaker. There will be a large children’s chorus. About 350 people witnessed the pro- duction of *“The Old Peabody Pew” and Mrs. Jenkins' Brilliant Idea,” at the Methodist church last evening. :— At The — People’s Church of Christ Court Street A. B. TAYLOR, Pastor 10:45 A. M.—Sermon by Rev. Michagl Maietta, of Spring- field, Ill., formerly of New Britain, 7 P. M.—Subject: “Which Shnll We Believe, God or Man?” You are welcome. Second Advent Church Church “The Little Church Around the Corner” Robert G. Huggins, Pastor 428 Chnrch Street 10:45, Morning Scrvice and Communion. Sermon—*Spiritual Sunday School at 12:05 Application of the Davidian Covenant” Bible Study, Thursday at 8:00 P. M. A Cordial Welcome 7:00—Subject ;wu made a follow of the American | School of Classical Studies, Athens. BONNIE BRIER BUSH |tomorrow evening, in PROE, BABBITT 10 SPEAK ATY. M. C. A Will Address Members of New Britain High School Club . Professor Frank Cole Babbitt, of Trinity college, has been secured to address the High school club on Morl- day evening following the regular meoeting and supper at the Young, Men's Christian assoclation in the banquet hall. Professor Babbitt 1s a graduate of Harvard University, class of 1890, and in 1802 he received the degree of Ph, D. He began teaching in the public schools and later taught in a private school for boys in Boston, In 1806 he became Instructor of Greek in Harvard university, At this time he Professor Babbitt became connect- ed with Trinity college in 1899 and now ls engaged In teaching at that in- stitution, He is member of the Class- ical assoclation of New England and was president in 1920 and 1921 of the Archaeological Institute of America, and the American Philological associ- | ation. Fraternally he is a Phi Beta Kappa man. He is the author of the Greek grammar, published in 1902, He also is a contributor to various classical and other periodicals. The lecture 1is open to all Senlor High school students and friends, be- ginning promptly at 7 o'clock. "FILH 70 BE SHOWN Spéc"lal Scotch Program Includes . Favorite Highland Music ““T'he Bonnie Brier Bush” a Famous Players Lasky picture will be preserit- ed at the South Congrégational church connection with Scotch music. a special program of of the series of The picture is one Paramount pictures made with na- tural settings. It is taken from lan MacLaren’s famous novel “Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush” and was in the majority of its parts photographed in Scotland. It is said to have a unique appeal. The following musical program will be rendered, many of the pieces belng sung by the choir: otch Fantasie” ...... My Ain Countrie” ....” Scotch Song “My Ain Folk” ... +ods 0ot Lemon Scotch songs during showing of pic- ture “The Land O' Th' Leal,” *“The Rowén Tree,” “My Ain Fireside,” “The Blue Bells of Scotland,” “Mary of Argyle, “There Goes a Bonny Briar Bush,” “Ye Banks and Braes O Bonny Doon,” *“Afton Water,” “Loch Lomond,” “O ‘Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast” and variations on Auld Lang Syne—Thayer. .. MqFarlane r Stanley pital” PAGEANT BY STANLEY MENORIAL CHURCH SCHOOL The South Before the War, Incidents of Slavery and Accomplishments of Reconstruction Depicted, A pageant depicting scenes wmong the negroes in the South before the Civil War, written by Mrs, R, N, Gil- man, wife of the pastor,dwill be given in plage of the regular class sessioni at the BStanley Memorial Sunduy school tomorrow at noon, The pag- eant opens with the scene of @ negro home, The old negro, head “of the family, announces that he has been sold to a new owner. JThere is sad- ness and weeping, Byt it 18 on the historic date when President Lincoln signed the ¢man- cipation proclamation, As the old darky prepares to bid farewell to his loved on neighbor bursts in and shouts that “Massa Lincoln has freed de slaves." The atmosphere changes from sac ness to joy. The second part of the pageant depicts the South since the reconstruction, . It shows improve- ment. in living conditions among the megroes and illustrates what has been accomplished by the American Mis- sionary schools and the home mission sghools, SONG RECITAL. Golden Voice Jubilée Singer Will En- .tertain at First Lutheran Church. Rev. N/ E. Kron, known as “The Jubilee Singer,” will give a recital to- morrow evening in the First Lutheran church. Mr, Kron's voice is a tenor- baritone of excellent quality. On graduating from college he was ad- vised to study for the opera, but the footlights never appealed to him and he preferred to glve song recitals in churches, He preocedes his songs by remarks on the various numbers, ex- plaining their features and thus add- ing to their value, Publication of notices on this page cannot be guaranteed un- less received before 3 o'clock ¥riday afterpoon. C. J. Albertus The man who spent 10 long 'years be- hind the bars, pay- ing the penalty for another’s crime. Hear all about the life of a convict and His struggle to go straigllt: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 10:45 DR. CURTIS Special Services 7:30 LEE LAWS Editor, “Watchm: Will conduct servicés on -Examiner” Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sunday 3:30 A MASS MEETING FOR MEN Singing led by Rev. A. B. Taylor Union Service in the Week at 3:00 and 7:45 Stanley Memorial Congregational Church “The Community Church,” on Fast St.—Raymond N. Gilman, Pastor 10:45 Ay M.—Sermon: “Superstition or Fact—Which?” Sunday School at 12 M. - Everyman’s Bible Class . Sunday, 9.30 a. m. Trinity M. E. Church Membership over - 1800 1000 men expected —Come Early—