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WiLMETTE LIFE April 26, 1929 News ·of Interest to the English Lutheran POURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Greenleaf avenue at Seventh street Carl I. Empson, pastor . Church~Goers of Our Village is to be hP.ld at the Baptist church Wednesday night, May 8. The speaker Is to be Fgmk Ebert, nationally known as one of the most effective prohibition speakers in America. Sunday school ............... ... 9 :f5 A. JaL Joseph Johnson, superintendent "The ' Genius of Prohibitlon"~the serMorning worship . ... . ... .. .. ... . 11 A. M. mon which the pastor preached bn JanSermon : "Everlasting Joy" uary 20, has been published by the Wornan's Home Missionary society of the The Luther league will hold Its BI- Methodist Episcopal church. This address weekly Tea and Devotional service h'l the was delivered In recognition of the ninth church next Sunday begJnnlng at 6 :30 anniversary of the day on which the P. M. The young people of the church Eighteenth Amendment and statute to enpledged five hundred dollars to the Build- force it became etrective, January 16, 1920. Ing fund. It Indicates the keen Interest Copies of this address may be secured which this organization has In the new by making request at tlte church office. church. The Women's Missionary society wi11 Vere V. Loper, Minister me.et at the church Thursday afterno.m, William E. McCormack, Associate May 2. This organization is growin~;; rapidly and is also interested in the new Sunday, April 28, morning worship building program. They have pledged two thousand dollars to the Building ~ervlce at 10:45. "Are You Honest?" is the topic of the !\ermon by Mr. Loper. fund. Next Thursday thE' Cozy Cornf'r Circle Each Sunday School class has a Building fund bank and Its members are bring- will servt> a progressive luncheon, begining their special offerings every Sunday. ning at the home of Mrs. Enoch Steen, They have been praying for the new 1535 Spencer avenue. at one o'clo<'k. Rechut(!h, and to show that they believe in !\t>rv:~tions may be made by calling Mrs. action along with prayer, they have W~lk, telephone Wilmette 1959. pledged one thousand dollars to the The Centr:tl Avt>nu t> Circle will meet at Building fund. Several new scholars were thE> church on Friday. May 3. l ..uncheon added to the school last Sunday. will bt> served at 12 :30. Mrs. C. A. CarBids for the construction of the new penter is the hostess, as!\isted by Mrs. church will be returned in a few days. A. .T. Taylor and Mrs . .T. M. T. Boyd. Ground for the new building will be Weacafll:~ Camp Fire Girls. Hoos<>velt broken sometime in May. Troop No. 2 Roy Scouts. and St>a S<'out "WORSHIP IN WILMETTE" Ship No. 7 wtll hold their regular m eet If you have no church home in Wil- ings at the- church on Tuesday. mette, worship God here. You will feel at home. A visit will convince you of the The Roy!\' club. Junior Choil·. anit SE>ntruth of this statement. lor <'hoir will m et>t on Thurs<'lay at the f'hurch. Onf' of the mol';t interesting evf'nt~ of The Junior High. league meets Sun- the year was the Spring Thank Offering Mrs. day evening at 5 :30 in the Junior room. Dinner· last Wednesday evening. All those who attend will hear an inter- Marguerite Harmon Bro sp~ke on her E>xperienct> in the educational work of esting program. the Orit.>nt. A play called "Tht> Hig-hThe Senior High league will meet lander~· New Day" was given by girls Sunday evening at 5 :30 in the Church of the Eighth grade In our (;hurch ~chool. nn<'lt>r the- direction of Mr. MC'f'orma<'k. Chapel. 'l'he parts wt=>re taken by Mil';~ Katherine A World Outlook confet·ence will be Thompson, Miss Jean Munro, Migs Beth held at the church Wednesday night at Mdlraith. Miss Alison Burge. Miss 8 o'clock. A considerable number of lay- 'Rleanor Ja ckson. and Mig~ Eleanor Potmen will participate in the proceedings of tE>r. An interesting musical progrnm was this session. lt will take the place of or·esentNt by tht> "Vagabond~," a quarthe Fellowship Hour, and will be largely tet of New Trier boys. educational concerning the work of the The Chi<'ago Congregational asso<'iation Methodist church around the world. holitg itg annua 1 meeting at the Roger~ The Ladies' Aid society will have its Park Congregational church, <'Orner of regular monthly all-day sewing meeting Morse and A51hland avenuf'g, Tue~day, at the church Thursday, beginning at April !lO. Mr. W:u:rt>n Darst and Mrs. 10 o'clock. Mrs. F. L. Millington will r·. L. Darling are delE>gates to the asgoOf be the chairman. Luncheon will be <'lation me-eting from this church. Rerved by the Fifth division. At 1:30 SOPcial interest to members of the <'burch the business meeting will be held. Devo- will hf' the afternoon addresse!'!, beginning tions are in charge of Mrs. M. H. Bick- n. t 2:20, when the Reverend A. A. Stocktlale of the Rogerg Park church will gpeak ham. on "The House- of Worship and Jtg The attention of all the women of the Services." At ~ the- Reverend W . A . church is called to the Ladies' Aid Rum- Rowell, of Hingd:~le. will ~peak on "Tht> mage sale on Thursday and Friday ·of Parish Rouse and Its Ministries." next week at the Economy shop. Please phone Mrs. C. U. Smith, Wilmette 1020, at once if you have any articles of clotbing or furniture which you are willing Ninth strt>et at Gret>nleaf avenue to gi\'e for this sale. Re,·. Clyde Randolph Wheeland, B. D . 534 Sheridan road, Evanston Cat·eful plans are being made for two big events in the near future. The first Sunday. April 2R, morning worship at of these Is the Men's dinner at the 11 o'clock. Dr. Wheeland's sermon topic Shawnee club :&londay night, May 6. It is will be "Jesus Christ the Same, Yesteranticipated that this event will be at- day, Today and Forever." Heb. 13 :R. tendtd by one hundred and fifty men We Invite strangers and tho~e living in at least. The other of the coming events our midst who have not a church home is Home- omtng Sunday on Mothers' to worship . with UR You are always Day, May 12. This Pt:o~es to bring to welcome at the Presbyterian church. the Church school and the church the large~t attendance of this year. Sunday ~chool at 9:30 A. M. A Runday school of high efficiency in the work of The monthly meetirtg of the Rock River Christian education. There i~ a place for conft!rence \Voman's Home Missionary you and your children. Come and see. society will be held Wednesday, May 1, at 1 :30 in the Eleanor Club rooms in the Chrl£;tlan Endeavor at 5:30 o'clock. En Stevens building. Air. Sherman of Lin- Hill, leader. Dr. Wheeland continues the col'n st.reet is to give an illustrated lec- hour of Bible Instruction. ture. All of the officers of the Wilmette Auxiliary are urged to attend this meetPrayer meeting Wednegday at 8 P. M. Ing. "How to Approach the New Testament" to get its teachings. Shall we approach Wilm~tt e Girl Scout Troops 1, 2, and 4 the New Testament by the so-called will have an ali-day hike Saturday morn- Scientific method, ~n we find its Truth ing, ).lay 4, startin~ from this church at by the modern l>.s ychological route or is 9 :45. All girls whshing to go must sign there a simpler, more direct way into the up at the office by Monday evening, April heart of the New Testament? Dr. 29. Only scouts who register for the Wheeland wlll deal with the above as the hike may go. Prologue to the New Testament Biblical Studies. Come. The Annual Registration ceremony will be held in Girl Scout Troops 1 and 4 All Boy Scouts of Troop 5 will meet at )(onday evening and Tuesday afternoon, the church Monday at 7:30 P. M. First Cong'l Church Methodist Church· First Presbyterian April Is the month for renewal of April 28, the first church service will be Auxlllary memberships for Chicago In- a celebration of the Holy Communion at dustrial le~ue. Mrs. H. T. Relling, 1503 8 o'clock. Church school opens at 9:30 Greenwood a venue. Wll. 3049, wlll receive o'clock, with a special service for the children. Morning Prayer will ·be held contributions for thls cause. at 11 o'clock, the sermon will be preached ' The monthly meeting of the Woman's by the rector. Missionary society of the Presbytery of Chicago will be held In the Wilmette The annual meeting of the Rector's church, Friday, May 3, at 10 :30 A. M. Aid society- and the Woman's guild will A conference led by Mrs. Andrew Todd be held Monday, April 29, at the home Taylor, and an address on National Mis- of Mrs. George C. Richards, 530 Essex sions will be given in the morning. In road, Kenilworth. Luncheon wlll be the afternoon Mrs. E. C. Goodenberger served at 1 o'clock. Reports and elecwill talk of her pioneer work in Yunnan, tion of officers for the coming year are. China .. News from Africa and the West the important items of this meeting. Indies will be given by the secretaries of these fields. Make luncheon reservations with Mrs. Herman T. Reiling, Phone 30·i9, by Wednesday, May 1. Ke-nilworth avenue and Warwick road Kenilworth Following is the musi.c al program for Dr. Herbert L. Willett, minister Sunday, April 28: Organ Prelude-Sunday, April 28, Dr. Willett's subject "Nocturne" (G minor) · · · · · · · · ·· Chopin will be, "My Religion." Sunday school Anthemat 9 :45. Classes for all, and all welcome. "0 Worship the Lord" . ... . ... Watson Anthem-"God, to Whom ·w e Look Up The Church dinner for the Spring seaBlindly" . ..... ...... . ...... Chadwick son will be held at the Kenilworth club Offertory SoloWednesday evening, May 15. There will "The Master's Garden" .. . .. Scarmolin be reports regarding the various departMiss Bushouse ments of the church and Sunday school, Organ Postludethe election of officer~ and other feaSalome tures of an interesting program. "Grand Choeur" (C major·) . QuartetCatherine Bushouse, soprano In accordance with the custom of the John B. Miller, tenor church to devote the otrering on the Rose Lutiger Gannon, contralto first Sunday in each month to some cause, Edward Otis. bass missionary, educational or philanthropic, Erma Rounds, organist and director in which the members are interested, the offering of Sunday, May 5, will be deAll services begin on daylight saving voted to the work of Yen Ching college, time, April 28. at Peking, China. This is a Christian school conducted under interdenominational auspices, and enjoying the good will of a large b_ody of students and Wilmette and Forest avenues friends among the intelligent Chinese Rev. George D. Allison, pastor in that city and the surrounding provinces. During all the confusion of the In our morning sen·ice, Sunday, at 11 recent civil war in China, the work of the o'clock Dr. Allison continues his series coll~e ha~ gone on without interruption, of addresses suggested by Moffatt's trans- chiefly through the support and proteclation of the New Testament. The them!.> tion of lo~al officials, the Chinese popuis based on Pilate's remark to the chief lation , and the student body. priests: "I am innocent; it is your affair." These sermonR of spiritual attiSunday, May 5, Dr. Willett's subject tudes have aroused wide-spread interest. will be: "The Unconscious Christian." Miss Lydia Koch, organist, and the church choir directed by Madame Gilderoy Scott, provide a musical program of great inspiration. 886 Elm street, Winnetka Roy A. Thompson, pastor The Sunday !lchool session begins at 503 Chestnut street (Winn. 2304) 9 :30 with an inspiring worship program. Members are reminded to be punctual. New pupils are most welcome, includinJ? Sunday, April 28 men and women as well as boys and 9 :30 A. :\I. Sunday sch,ool. girls. The pastor's church membership 11 :00 A. l\1. Mornin.,~ worship. Prof. Peter class meets at 4:30. He also has 'charge Person, speaket·. of the Young People's ~-;ervice at 5 :30. 5 :00 P. :\1. Young People's meeting. 7:45 P. ~1. Gospel service. Prof. Person. In the Wednesday e Yening meeting th ' subject will be "Among the Corinthian~." continuing "A survey of Paul's Parishes." S :00 P. )1. Thursday, )lay l Mid-week service of Praise and Bible Study. Rev. R. J. The annual lun<'heon of the Woman's· Devine from Oak Park, society will occur Thursday, May 2, folspeaker. .. lowed by an unu..:ually interesting program and the election of officers. "The entrance of Thy Word giveth The choirs meet on Thursday evening. light." the Juniors at 7, the chorus at 8, under tht~ direction of Madame Scott. Kenilworth Union Wilmette Baptist l I First Evangelical This church offerfi a Yariety of devotional and fraternal opportunities both to receive and giye im;piration and blessing. If you have no church home in Wilmette, come and help us. Look for the lighted cross at the corner of Wilmette and Forest avenues. Officers of Red Cross in National Convention St. Augustine's Next Sunday will be the fourth Sunday after Easter. Thert> will be Holy Communion at 8 o'clock in the morning. Church schools and Bible classes will commence at 9 :45 in tht> morning, and morning prayer with add1·ess at 11 o'clock. The Women's A~sociated Guilds wlll meet this morning at 11 o'clock. Luncheon will be served at noon, as usual, and at 2 o'clock there will be a speaker from the Women's Department of the Chicago Church Federation. The annual meetfn~ and dinner of the Wilmette Church Federation was held in Augustine's club hous~ last Friday evening. Harry Kinne was reelected president and J. M. Throckmorton was elected secretary. · All services next Sunday will be held in accordance with Daylight Saving Time. Officers of the Chicago Red Cross chapter of whiCh the Evanston Red Cross is a branch, and directors of its ] unior Red Cross service, are attending the convention of the Red Cross and its junior organization which is in session this week in Washington, D. C. The problems they will discuss are vital to every citizen of America, for none can tell where disaster will strike next, and they will study newest methods and means of relief. Under consideration, too, will come plans for additional work in all of the other divisions of the ·American Red Cross such as relief for the disabletl soldier, a problem continually increasing in complexity, first aid and lifesaving, the disaster program and plans for the thirteenth annual roll call. GIVES BOARD LUNCHEON Mrs. W. A. Kendrick, 1344 Greenwood avenue, entertained the members of the board of the Daughters of Indiana at luncheon and bridge last respectiv{'ly. Rebecca Spoke wlll meet at the church, Monday at Shawnee Country club. A union meeting is being planned by Tuesday, April 30. Dinner at 6:30 P. M.. The Church of the Holy Comforter the churches of Wilmette in behalf of followed by the business meeting and The Rev. Leland Hobart Danforth, rector Mrs. Kendrick is vice-president of the the National Anti-Saloon league. This program. On the Fourth Sunday after Easter, club. Kenilworth Episcopal