New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1923, Page 10

languages. Monthly meeting of Y, l". 8 Friday evening, There will be a -pm-lnl meeting of tho deacons’ board Tuesday evening. t j St, Mark's (Episcopal.) | 7:80 a m, Holy Communion in the mon by the Rev, Willlam IRoss. Sub- | chapel, corporate communion of Jject, “A Sound From Heaven.” 12:10, | Daughters of the King. 9:30 a. m,, | I3ible school and Brotherhood rn;u‘rhurvh school. 11 &, m, morning Young People's soclety mecting | prayer and sermon, 5 p. m, harp and organ recital. 7:45 p. m,, choral evensong and sermon. On Monday, April 16, there will bo a church service league meeting at 8 o'clock. Wednesday, T:45 p. m., Hartford Archdeaconry Servers' Guild, choral evensong. Sermon by Bishop Ache- son. . Congregational Churcaes, 17irst. Chureh school at 10 4 ing service at 1 lo'cloc of the sermon will be “The gunization Formed in New Adult Bible classes at 12:15 p. m, The regular mesting the stand- ing committee will be held at the par- sonage Monday evening at 8 o'clock On Monday evening the final meet- ing of the season for the 1°cllowship club will be held in the chapel at § p. m. After the bhusiness mecting short entertainment will follow, 1m portant business will come before the meeting. On Wednesdauy m. Morn- The subject | 7:00, First Or- |in the Dritain." Mond chapel. 7:00, Boy Scouts, Wednes 00, Woman's Mission will meet at the house of Mrs, Wightman, 61 Ilussell street, Speaker, Miss Deale, { Thursday T:45, mid-week prayer | serviee, . Elim (Swedish), nday school. 11 a. m, morning service, Rev, Theodore Wahlstrom of New Haven will preach, 5 p. ., Young People’s society, 7 p.| m,, evening service—Rev, T. Wahl- strom 1 Tuesday-—The Mission circle will| meect at the home of Theodore Lar- son, Trinity street, at 7:45 p. m, German, Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Ger- man Bible class for adults and morn- Ing service in English at 10:30 a, m., Subject, * v Do We Praise God?" German service at 11:30, Evening service at 7 o'clock under the aus- pices of the Y. P. 8. Meeting of the Y, P. 8. Tucsday evening. } Thursday evening at 7 o'clock re- ligious instructions for boys and pray- er meeting in German at 8 o'clock. Religious instruction for girls Fri- 7 o'clock. i Nondenominational. immanuel Gospel. Sunday-—10 a. m,, prayer and praise service. 10:45 a. m., preaching. Topic! “Sealed Unto Christ.” 12:15 p. m,, Bible school. 6 p. m.,, Young FPco- ple’s meeting. Miss Rose Haldin, leader., Topie, “Giants."” 7 p m, y\r!-ncmnx, Topic, “Nothing DBut l.eaves," Tuesday—4 p. m., children's meet- ing. 7:45 p. m., Bible study class. | Thursday—7:45 p. m., mid-week | prayer meeting, | at 2:30 p. m, the English class for Armenian women Wil be held. At 7:30 p. m., the Bible study class will meet, « Thursday at 2:30 p. m., the Armen- ian women's Bible class will meet. At 4:30 p. m., the Girl Scouts will inee At 8 p. m., there will be a meeting of the Center Girls' club., On Friday at 7T:80 p. the Doy Scouts will. meet, The third of the series of talks giv- en by Rev. Henry W. Maier during l.ent on “Medical Missions,” will be repeated Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. I3, ‘Thomson, of 10 ITorest street. South, Sunday—9:306 a, m 10:45, morning worship. Consuming Passion,” 1 b, ners’ department of the 12:10, church school. hip. 4:20, Ttalian wo! . Christian Endeavor m evening worship. Moving From Manger to the n., People's. Sunday at 10:15 a. m., prayer and | devotional service, followed by morn- ing worship at 10:45, subject “The Secret of Happiness in the Journey of Life.” 12:15 p. m., Sunday school; 4:30 p. m,, Junior Endeavor; 6 p. m., Young People’s meeting; 7 p. m,, preaching, subject “The Past, Present and Future of Our Lord and Its Re- lation to Us,"” Thursday testimony meeting. Tuesday afternoon children's meeting. Salvation Army. Services will be in charge tain John Kdeen. Everyman's Bible Class. . ¥, J. Kennedy, who recently | addressed the Red army, will speak | to Fveryman's Bible class tomorrow | morning. ' Burritt Mission. Sunday school 3 p. m. Second Advent. Afternoon, “Candle-| Morhing service at 10:45. Sermon 4:30, Mother | by the pastor, “A Witcheraft Fraud.” Mrs. How. | Sunday school at 12:05, Evening $:30, Junior| Service with sermon at 7. Subject, Evening, Boy ~Ye Shall Not Surely Die.” . l'nl).m school rmon, begin- church day evening at 7 Methadist Church . m., prayer and 130, Everyman's Bible 3 45, church Sunday school. 145, sermon by Rev. Ernest V. Clay- pool of the Anti-Saloon League. Ipworth League social hour. 5, worth lLeague supper in charge of | Miss Anna Ward, 6:15, Epworth league devotional service e 3 Harold Duntz Subject, hall We Choose Our Good sermon my Rev, J. New Haven. Monday—7:00, rehearsal of cast in “A College Town.” | Tuesday - Afternoon, “Candlelight | tea and bazaar.” Evening, Epworth | play repeated, “A College | at 4 o'clock, picture, the Cross.” Monday — 4 I3 school, Boy Seouts of Am second division, troop 2, y Scouts. | 7:45, monthly meeting of the stand- ing committee in the church office. Wednesday—4:10, week day school for grades 4 ar d 5. 4:30, mecting of Gir! Scouts Thursda ¢ ception for the with the church parish supper by esting e»mar'.m.mm by the of the junigr department under direction of i Friday 1 meeting of the Women The annual reports will be vead and there will be eleetion of officers, Rev. Dr. George W. (", Hill begins tomorrow o new series of addresses to the juniors to extend through the month of Ma Lo April ‘ “Cruisers. May 13 May 27, of Cap- 7:30, Times?" I, J. Kennedy 00, sacial who past e hour and re- united ar. 6:30, an inter- children the the Howe Wednesday — light tea and bazaar." Gooese tableaux repeated. ard Horton will sing. Aid cafeteria supper. Scout circus, Thursday Week-day religious *hool. 7:00, rehearsal of girls' choir. at the prayer meeting this week the pupils of the week-day religious school will give a review of the work done during the 3 Friday—4:00, iuncheon and association, ‘on Thursday. Bible study, Thursday at 8§ p. Subject, “The Holy Spirit » and Gifts."” The annual spring conference of the ILife and Advent Union will be | held at the church begipning Friday evening, April 27, and holding over | Sunday, April 29. 5 a.m, preach- | ¥ Subjact, “Revel. | Christian Science, | Sunday school 12:30 p. m.| Sunday service at 10:45 a. m. Sub- ject, “Are Sin, Diseasr and Death | Real?” Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 | o'clock. The Reading Room-—Room 504 Na- | tional Bank Building is open to the ! public daily from 12 noon until 4! o'clock except Sundays and holidays. | | Wednesday 12 to 7:30 p. m. Rev. Henry W. Maier will tell about the first organization ever formed in New Britain at the morn- | ing service in the First Congrega-| tional church tomorrow. | m. Its e ing school. remakers.” Stanley Memorial, Sundav-—10:45 n. m., morning wor- ship. The subject of the sermon by the pastor will be: “Ifaith Vietor- ious.”: 12 m., Sunday school The classes tyinz for first place o re- cent ¢ t will receive Tuesd 6:30 p. m., teachers of the Sunday lowed hy business moect gram. We Iy meeting of the Ladies' Aid society. Priday-—7:30 . p. m., Men's club so- clal. Ladies have been invited. Sunday rervice ing by the pastor. ation.” | Endeavor aocintyi m., preaching “Salvation Fre at § o'clock, G 5 p. nn pastor. ect, prizes, Tuesday evening, supper for prayer meeting. school, fol- g and pro- Lutheran Churches, First, The services Sunday both in the morning at 10:30 and in the evening at 7:30 will be conducted in Swedish by the pastor. Sunday school will meot at the usual hour and the Bible class at 6 p. m. The RBrotherhood will hold its monthly meeting next Thursday even- ing at § o'clock. dnes 80, m., social Baptist Churches, Pirst. 10:45 a morning worship; ser- e e —— A. M. E. ZION CHURCK 315 COURT ST, m., “From the Manger to the Cross,” | will be repeated by request on the screen at the South Congregational church tomorrow evening. St. Mark's Church Sunday, April 15th, at 7:15 Reformation. m., services. 12 10:45 a m., Sun-| day school. The Luther League will meet “0"-. | day evening at § o'clock. | ! The church council will meet T\xes-l day evening at 8 o'clock. l | The catechetical class will meet " Tuesday and Friday afternoons at| 4:15 o'clock. | Moring Service at 10:45 o'clock Preaching by Rev, 1. B, Walters Subject—*“Revelation® atthew's (German.) English at 9:15 orlock ! Sunday school | in the respective 7:45 P. M.—~Preaching by the Pastor: “Salvation Free" In German at 10:45. after each service FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Harp and Organ Recital' followed by Choral Evensong Miss Esther A. Bradley, Harpist 10:45—Morning Service, Rev. William Ross “A SOUND FROM HEAVEN”" (The Beginning of Things Vital) Malcolm G. Humphreys, Next Sunday, Dr. Joehn C. Strong will occupy the pulpit. . Organist Choir of Thirty Boys and ! Wednesday 3—Women’s Mission Circle at the home of Men Mrs. E. M. Wightman, 61 Russell St. Miss Beale, speaker, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST—Services at 11 A. M. “The First Organization Formed in New Britain’ Sermon By Rev. Henry W. Maier School—10 A. M. All Are Welcome The Ladles' Aid society will meet b IR WA N W 'MERIDEN HARPIST AND NEW BRITAIN ORGANIST IN ST. MARK’S RECITAL NEW CHURCH LEADER 1S A BORN HUSICIAN Leonard C. Vokes, Assistant to Rey. J. L. Davis, I§ Well Trained Mr, and Mrs, Leonard (., Vokes, yesterday arrived in New Britain and have taken up their residencd at 667 Corbin avenue. Mr. Vokes recently was cngaged by the official board of Trinity Methodist church as assistant to Hev, John L. Davis, He will Jook after the young people's work in the church, taking charge of musical af- fairs and making an effort generally to develop the Sunday school. He starts work May 1. Mr. Vokes is a trained musician trom chifidhood. From earliest in- fancy he had a great desire to be a concert pianist, and as a child of four, picked out .My Country 'Tis of Thee' on the piano. - When he was five years old, his father and mother went to hear Torrey and Alexander, the great evangelists, at the Dome, Brighton, England and came home with giowing reporte of Alexander's song leading. He sald at that time, #Oh, if T could only be with a man like Alexander when I grow up.” Twelve years later, his desire was fulfilled. started his musical training with a MISS ESTHER BRADLEY 9 Note—Numbers 2 and 4 are harp solos, the others harp and organ duets. | Hymn—"Glorious 'I"hlnzs of Thee are' A musical service will be given at St, Mark's Episcopal church Sunday evening commencing at 7:15 o'clock with a harp and organ recital. Miss Esther A. Bradley of Meriden will be harpist and Malcolm G. Humphrey ur"n‘nfl The program to be follows: Psalm TIT (chlnl) . Magnificat Nunc Dimittis . §iaai e Harp Solo—*"Jesus Lover of Soul” (Theme with variations) | essesiiesacesss Ryder! Lurd and Iather of . Maker Offertory Anthem-—*Come Ye Blessed . of My Father” Maundeg !/ Recessional Hymn—"The Shadows of the Evening Hour.” ........Hiles Organ Postlude—*"Marche Romaine” | . Gounod rendered is as Heard a Storer | Processional Hymn——T Sound of Voices” , | Harp and Organ Rec 1. Ave Maria .. Priereic, .4, . Largo . Serenade . The Swan . Bach-Gounod Hasgelmanns Handel Imanns int-Saens . —_— RELIGIOUS ITEMS M. ¥. church tomorrow morning dur- | ing the-absence of the minister and Nev. I, J. Kennedy of New Haven will speak there tomorrow evening. The candle light tea and bazar will be held by the women of Trinity Methodist church Tuesday and Wed- nesday and the play, “A College o & ¥ Town,” will be repeated Tuesday. private teacher and when years — |of age, started study under Frederick Cordei at the Royal Academy of | recent money raising contest at the| Music, London. At the cnd of the| Stanley Memorial Sunday school will | first year there, he successfully car- | receive their prizes tomorrow. The | tied off a scholarship, the medal for, teachers of the Sunday school Wwill|memory playing, sight reading, ac- have a supper on Tuesday evening.|companiment and Royal ,\(‘adcmy} I'riday cvening the Men's club wlll’honors certificate, not counting season | have a social to which the women | tickets for various concert halls, ete. been invited. His father, a Baptist minister, di The annual meeting of the Wom- an’s Association of the South Con- gregational church wiil be held at | ncon on Friday. Reports of different departments will be heard and offi- cers will be elected. LEONARD C. VOKES | 12 (Classes tying for first place in thej There will be a social hour d re- ception to new members on Thursday evening at the South Congregational church, followed by parish supper and entertainment by the children of the Junior department. | have | The annual spring conference of the Life and Advent Union of the Second Advent church will be held | April 27 to 29. Daniels, of Brooklyn, N. Y., | Sunday afternoon in| Turner hall at 3 o'clock, under the| auspices of the International Bible| Rev. E. V. Claypool of the ',\.\11_1‘,m|‘!(-11(& There will be no collec- saloon league will speak in Trinity | tion. B = e ] 88 will speak on THE COMMUNITY CHURCH Court Street STANLEY MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL Sermon by Rev. R. N. Gilman, 10:45 A. M. “FAITH VICTORIOUS” Sunday To Trinity Methodist Church Sunday Morning, April 15, 1923 10:45 A. M. Sermon by REV. ERNEST V. CLAYPOOL of the Anti-Saloon League 7:30 P. M. Sermon by REV. F. J. KENNEDY of New Haven, Conn, All are Welcome . 10:45—Morning Service. 12:05—Sunday School. 7:00—Evening Service. and Its Gifts.” Annual Spring Conference o April 27 to 29 inclusi At the age of seven, he| approved of a eoncert carcer and in 1914 an American evangelist persuad. ed him to permit his son to iravel with him as his secretary and planist, Consequently he was compelled to leave his concert career, but the in- terest of seeing a new country fully compensated, He came to America In 1914 as a child of 156 and started his new life in évangelistic work, From mere plano playing, he grad- ually took on boys' and young men's work, Feeling the need of more Bible study, he took a course in tha Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. In 1617, he mot Charles M, Alexander, the famous gospel song leader, and traveled with both Mr. Alexander and Dr, J. Wilhur Chapman for two years, Then for some months with Dr. R. A, Torrey. Having been constantly with Mr, Alexander up to the time of his death in 1920, he made him his ideal, study. ing him all the time. Since his death, he has been working alone, conduct- ing services all over New England in the interest of the Pocket Testament league. He has been doing all This own playing, directing, speaking and solo singing in such places as Tre- mont Temple, Boston; Dudley street Baptist ehurch, Boston; Marble Col- ‘Ieglnto church, 5th avenue, New York; Tent Evangel, New York; Carnegie Hall, New York; Academy of Music, Philadelphia, and many otheg well known places. He has organized choruses all over New England in various churches, and has traveled all over America and England for the past 10 years during which time he has made eight trips across the Atlantic. He finally de- cided it was time to settle down into !a, permanent work so accepted the |kind invitation from Trinity M. E. r(‘hur('h. Mrs. Vokes and her husband ihave genuinely enjoyed their visit here, preparing their new home and both wisfi to express their thankful- iness to the Trinity M. E. chureh, the Y. W. C. A, and the Rotary club for the cordiality and hospitality they {have shown them, | Rev. 1.y Kenaedy of New Haven will address Everyman's Bible clnsfl tomorrow morning. The choir of the First Jutheran | church will give a concert May 13 for the benefit of the fund for deco- rating the church interior. The Boy Scouts of Trinity Mefho- dist church will have their annual | clreus Wednesday evening. The * Fellowship club of the First Congregational church will have its final meeting of the season Monday evening. The Brotherhood of the First Lutheran church will hold its month- ly meeting Thursday, ———————— ] Salvation Army 120 ARCH STREET Captain John ¥deen will conduct Services Sunday School—3 P. M. Hallelujah Meeting—4 I, Salvation Meeting—7:30 l‘ M. e} w [ People’s Church of Christ A. B. Taylor, Pastor Services 10:45 A, “The Secret of Happiness in the Journey of Life” “The Past, Present and Futur e of Our Lord and Its Relation Us” Second Advent Church Sermon—*“A Witchcraft Fraud.” Sermon—“Ye Shall Not Surely Die.” Thursday at 8—Bible study. Subject: “The Holy Spirit f the Life and Advent Union, e — BY URGENT REQUEST — The Most Impressive Picture “From the Manger to the will be repeated on Cross” Sunday Evening at 7:15 at the South Church Doors Open at 6:45 Mornihg Worship at 10:45—Sermon by the Pastor—*“A Consuming Passion.” | EVERYMAN'’S BIBLE CLASS Non-denominational Sunday, 9:30 A. SERMON BY REV. F. J. KENNEDY — Meets at M E. Church IPrelent Last