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68 WILMETTE LIFE December 13, 192Q News of Interest to Church-Goers of·Our Village Baptist Church ·wilmett<' and Forest avenues Dr. Georg-e D. Allison, pastor A ·Christmas preparatory service will be held on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, the school Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The High School league will meet at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. More than thh·ty were present last week, and a larger number is expected next Sunday. Marcia Smith will entertain the group following the devotional service. Forty young people attended the rally service last Sunday night. There was so much interest and enthusiasm that it was decided to continue these services of devotion and fellowship immediately flolowing the holidays .. St. Augustine's Next Sunday, December 15, will be the third Sunday in Advent. There will be Holy communion at 8 a. m., Church schools and Bible classes .at 9:45 and public service with address at 11 a. m. Sunday morning at 11 a. m. there will be a public baptismal service. The rector will give an address on baptism. A;nyone with unbaptized infants, boys or g1rls, or adults should notify the rector at once. This service is especially for a number who have been waiting for some time. The public baptismal services are held once a year usually in the church !ind give an opportunity for Christian baptism to all. A similar opportunity w1ll not · occur for some time. day evening, Dr. Loper. under the leadership of beginning with a processional of the Junior and Senior <'hoh·s and including some of the great Christmas music of the church. The choir will give two anthems. "Gesu Bambino" by Pietro Yon, and "Morning Hymn" by Henschel. Dr. Allison will preach on th~ theme "Ambassadors of Christ." A cordial invitation is extended to all. At 9 :30 there will be a joint session of all departments of the Church school, meeting in the church auditorium. The Primary children under the direction of Miss Hazel Green will have charge of the opening wor~hip service and all are urged to make a special efford to be on time for this. The Sunday Evening club meets First Congregational cl:mrch and program is anti<'ipated from the Male chorus under the direction Daniel Protheroe. at the a fine Welsh of Dr. The mid-weE>k meeting of the chm·ch will be held on Wednesd:ty evening. There will be a program of s"t,lecia I Christmas interest, including Christmas stories and poetry. Here also visitors .a.t·r welcom e. The ~tt>wanlship commission will hn ve charge of the young people's ser·vice at fh·e-thirty. Remember that the boxes for Onk Forest should be turned in at this time. The F . A. K meets Sunday at 5 :30 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blaylock, 1202 Lake avenue. A. E. Gebert will be the leader. All adults who are interested in an informal devotional meeting nre im·ited to attend and shar._.. this hour of fellowship. MemberR of this church are urged to set aside Sunday afternoon, December 22, for the Christmas pi'Ogram of the church and ~chool. This will include the play, "Mimi Lights the Candle," with the JunIor choir singing the Christmas carols, and a consPcration ~ervice in the church auditorium. The children from Lake Bluff orphanage will be entertained in our home!'; on Christmas day. Make your resen-ations with Mrs. Roy Haskin, Wilmette 155, as soon as possible. The im·itation to enThe Children's Mission which had been tertain these children is extended to having a series of meetings for boys ~nd everyone in the community. girls every day for a week came to a Sunday, December 29, will be a unique close Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock day in the history of the church. The service. The boys and girls who had ~ervice in the morning wnl be primarily been attending the Mission marched in for the young people home from college. following the vested choir, occupying the A vesper communion Rervice tvill be held front part of the church. The rector exat 4 o'clock in the afternoon, for which plained the 1\fission to the adults and the pastor ha.R planned a specia I message questioned the boyR and girls. Sixty-five to be delivered in a series of pictures. were presented with small crosses as they Following this service, the women of the knelt at the altar rail. These were for church will hold "open house" in their perfect attendance during the week. 'rhe room which will be completely furnished. boys and girls attending made crosses and brought them to the church. They "The Light of tht> World," a bt>autiful were made of wood, glal'ls, silk, soap and pageant with nearly fifty parti<'ipant~. other materials and showed much Inwill be given by our own C'hur<'h school genuity, beauty and devotion. Six were Sunday, December 22, at 4 o'eloC'l<. Be a warded prizes. sure to sa. ve the date. The l\lost Rev. Charles P. Anderson, The following new mPmher!' joint-d the presiding bishop of the Episcopal church church la!'t Sundav moming-: :Mt·. and in the United States, visits St. Augustine's Mrs. W. A. Grover: and Ja.meR Grovt-r: for confirmation Sunday, December 22, at Mrs. George Murdock and Miss Bettie 11 a. m. A large C'lasR has been in prepaMurdock:· Mr. Fred Schroeder, .Jr.: l\Jiss ration for ~orne time. Wben the rector announced Sunday that this would quite Cora Thomr>sqn, and Mrs. N. A. \Voous. likely be Bishop Anderson's last ~on For the ln!'it five years this church hns firmation, on account of his new position given over $700 to the Lake Bluff orphan- as preRiding bishop, many additional peoage at Christmas time. We hopt> to do ple requeRted that they be included among those to be confirmed by him. An addieven better than that this year. 'Dhe music for next Sundav mnrning- i " tional class is meeting Tuesdays and as followR. The prelude, ".Je.su Rnmbino" Thursdays at 4 o'clock until confirmation by Yon: the nostlude, "'l'he Fir~t Noel." and arrangements have been made for The choir will sing-, "f'h1·istmas Bells," others. This Confirmation Sunday will by Stevenson. and "The Birthdav of a likely see the largest number ever confirmed at St. Augustine's and will be the King," by Neidlinger. · more remarkable considering the large number confirmed by Bishop Ander::;on last December. Dr. Loper has recently been. appointed a · member of the board of directors of the Chicago Congregatiol_lal Mis~ion.ary and Extension society. 'l'h1s o:·gamzahon. which is the beneficiary of a four million dollar endowment from Victor Lawson, cirects all the Congregational work in the Chicago area. He has also been np ... pointed a member of the <survey committee of the National Council of Congregational churches. It is the duty of this committtee to receive r~quests from the missionary agencies of the church and to allot the amounts from the general fund which ·each is to receive. First Presbyterian Ninth street at Greenleaf avenue Rev. Clyde Randolph Wheeland, B. D. 815 Greenwood avenue Residence telephone, Wilmette 3281 Church office, Wilmette 1575 St. John's Lutheran Wilmette and Park avenue, Wilmette. A large g-roup of Wilmette Baptil:>ts Herman W. 1\reyer, pastor meet ench Tuesday evening at 1159 Wil406 Prairie avenue. Telephone 1396. mette avenue for an evening of bowling. Church telephone 3111. An invitation is extended to all who are Services interested to attend. The couules' class Third Sunday in Advent conducts this pi'Ogram and also a Sunday morning di~cussion group in connection 9 :30 A. M. Sunday school and Bible classes 9 :45 A. M. First services and sermon with the church school at nine-thirty. 11 :00 A. M. Second service and sermon Sermon for the Advent season : Members of the choir are urged to Christ and Melchizedek-Psalm 110, 4. rememb<'r the rehearsal on Thurspay Meetings night. This will be the last rehear·sal l\Tonday at 7 :45: Choir rehearsal. for our Christmas music. Wednesday at 4: Classes for children. Friday, December 20: Junior Walther Link E. of which Mrs. Sutherland is League. leader, will meet Friday afternoon, December 13, at 1 :30 in the home of Mrs. Saturday at 9: Classes for children. Evald Anderson, 1729 Forest avenue. 'l'he third sermon of a series on Old Friday evening at 8 the EYening Linl· Testament prophecies of Christ will be will have a Christmas party in the home given by the pastor on Sunday morning of Mrs. Blaylock, 1202 Lake avenue. Bring next. It will deal with a passage which a 25 cent gift for some one else to receive. RetR forth the kingship and priesthood of JeRus ChriRt after the manner of Melchizedek, a king in Canaan at the time of Boxes for Oak Forest must be turned Abraham. The text is taken from a in before December 22. Begin making Psalm which is Messianic throughout. your preparations now. Everyone is very cordially invited to these services. There will be a meeting of the Board The offkers elected for the year 1930 of ReligiouR Education on Tuesday night are as follows: Chairman of the congreat 8 in the study. Every member iR gation, Dr. A. E. Bertling : Secretaries, urged to be present. E. Fremm and C. Lechner; Treasurer, G. Reinhardt': Fin. Secys., V. H. Suhr and Harold Nmes : Fin. Secy. Bldg. Fund, Edward Aschbacher ; Finance and Auditing This church co-operates in the Sunday committee, Harry Lechner, Theo. Buenger, Evening club which meets in the Congre- Henry Meier ; Deacons for two-year term, gational church at 7:30. The program Alfred Priebe, Adolf Kaspar ; Trustee, this week presents the Welsh Male choir three-year term, Dr. A. E. Bertling. The holiday services will be as follows : of fifty voices, directed by Dr. Daniel Christmas eve, December 24, at 6:30, Protheroe. Children's service ; Christmas morning at The Girl Scouts will present a Christ- 6 :30, matin service; at 9 :45 a. m., second mas carol dramatization program Wed- ~ervice. New Year's eve, December 31 nesday evening at 7:30 in the auditorium. at 7 :15 p. m., Confessional service for In addition to the dramatization and communicants .; 7 :45, Holy Communion ; singing of carols, a few merit badges New Year's day, January 1 at 9:30, Conwlll be awarded, and there will be a brief fe~sional service for communicants; 9:45, get-together and reception in the Girl Holy communion. Scout room. Everyone is cordially invited and urged to attend this 1111ique Christmas service. Parish house, Oak street The Wesleyan Service Gul1d meets · John Bengtson, pastor Tuesday evening at 7:45 at the home (Winnetka 937) of Lillie Mae Humpht·ies, 255 Wood court. A very special Christmas program has Run day school .. . .. . .. . . ..... . 9 :30 a. m. been planned. including Christmas music, Y. P. service-Swedish . .... . . . .. 5 p. m. and a pageant given by the members of EVPI;ling- service-Engli:::h . . .. ... 8 p. m . the group. Mrs. L. W. Jones will lead nev. David H. Johnson, IllinoiR Y. P. the devotions. Evangelist will speak at both these services. The twelfth annual New Trier High Wednesday-Swedish service .... . 8 p. m. school muslral program will be held at Friday-Prayer meetin!r .. ...... . 8 p. m. Methodist Church Winnetka Evangelical ------------------- Sunday, December 15, morning worship at 11 o'clock. Dr. . Wheeland's sermon topic will be "It Is More Blessed to Give Than Receive." Sundav school at 9 :30 a. m. The church at school in five departments. One of th~ educational aims of this church i!-' participation of every child, youth and adult in a program of study. We make this hour of . study one of deliberate evangelical emphasis. Junior church at 11 a. m. for children, ages 8 to 12. Miss Parker is the lead~r. Christian Endeavor at 5 :30 p. m., w1th tea and social hour followed by the devotional period. The leader· will be Am:v Crumlish on the topic "What Have Younl! People to Give?" A dramatic production entitled "Chri:::tmas Gimme" under direction of Mrs. C. C. Henderson will be given December l!l at 8 p. m. by our young people's grnup. ·MuRic by Erie . chapel chorm~. The publh: cordially invited. The closing "Study of Prophecy" for the year will be held 'Vednesday ni~ht at 8 p. m. "Daniel and A.vocalyptic Prophecy" studied as the example of apocalyptic literature. No attempt to study Christianity in its origins can be di~ pensed with knowledge of this literature. The Jewish apocalypses supp]y the hi::-:tory for the intervening two centudes of Jewish thought between the Old Te ~tament and the New. They constitute the The ve~try met WedneRday evening ?.nd living link between Old Testament prohrard reports on the recent parish can- phetic teachings and their fulfillment in vass and made plans for completing it. Christianity. Scribism succeeded prophecy but apocalyptic took the place of R. W. McCordish, James Edmonds. an,d prophecy. Herbert Lilly represented St. Augustme s We cordially invite all without a church at the Diocesan Older Boys' conference home to worship with us. Everyone need!-! held at Racine, Wis., last week-end. a church home that meets the needs of their soul. And we believe we are sent. A number of vounger hoyR will form not to preach sociology but salvation ; an auxiliary choir after the holidays to not economics. but evangelism; not rebe traint>d for the regular Boys' Vested form, but redemption; not culture, but choir. BovR over eight years of age, conversion; not progress, but pardon: not members of the Church school, will be the new social order but the new birth : eligible. not revolution but regeneration ; not re· novation but revival; not resuRcitation The Altar guild meets tonight in th~ but resurrection ; not a new organization, rector's office at 7:45 p, m. but a new creation; not democracy but the Gospel; not civilization but Christ. The Associated guild has adjourned un- . We are ambassadors, not diplomats. "\Ve til after the holidays. are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray The Welsh Male chorus will sing a.t you in Christ's stead, be ye reconcilt·cl the Wilmette Sunday Evening club in the to God. For he hath made him to be Congregational church Sunday at 7 :30 sin for us. who knew no sin; that we p, m. might be made the righteousness of God in him." Important appointments: sunday school Christmas parties-Beginner's depnrtVere V. Loper, mini<;ter ment, December 23-2 p. m: ; Junior deElizabeth B. Webster, partment, December 21-2 :30 p. m.; PriDirector of Religious Education mary department, after holidays; Intermediate department. Sunday school This Friday at 8 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Christmas exercises Sunday, December Robert Calv~rt of 1526 Hig-hland avenut- 22, 9 :30 a. m. are entertaining the members of thf' Beginnet·s, Primary-Joint meeting. Young Married People's club. "l\[ustaphn Intermediate, Senior-Joint meeting. Kemal Pasha and the Turk of Today" h: Th.e me-"Joy to the World." the subject of the discussion whieh will be led by A. L. Grinnell. A social hour Boy Scouts, Troop 5, will meet Thurswill follow the di!"cussion peri(Jd. day at 7:30 p. m. in the church. The musical program for December 15 Next Sunday Dr. LopH will prea.8h will be: on "The Beam in You_r Eyf'" nt the Organ Prelude, "Overture" morning worship ~ervice at 10 :4G. 'T'h1· (Messiah) .. . .. .. Handel choir and quartet will render 'ip~>dal Anthem, "0 Come to My Heart, Christmas mr.sic. Lord Jesus" ... .. . . . ... ... . ... .Ambrose Anthem, "Lo, How a Rose E'er The schedule for the Churc:h sc·hor·l Blooming" . . .......... . ...... Praetor ius is as follows: Primary, .Junior, and Inter- Offertory Solo, mediate departments will meet at 9 :30 Recit., "Comfort Ye My Peo'!2W" a. m.; Cradle Roll and Beginner::;' de- Air. "Every Valley Shall Be partments at 10 :45 a. m. ; Senior departExalted" (Messiah) . .......... Handel ment and open forum for adults at 12 Mr. Miller o'clock, immediately following the morn- Organ Postlude, "And the Glory ing worship service. of the Lord" (Messiah) ... . ... . Handel The Choir On Tuesday the Neighborhood circle Catherine Bushouse, soprano; .fohn B. of the Woman's guild will have an all Miller, tenor; Rose Lutiger Gannon, conday ·meeting at the home of Mrs. Edward tralto; Edward Otis, Bass; Erma Rounds, L. Scheidenhelm, 704 Lake avenue. Lunch- organist and director. eon will be served at 12 :30 o'clock. Twelfth annual Christmas concert De· The regular mid-week meeting of the cember 15, 4 p, m., New Trier High school church will be held at 8 o'clock Wednes- auditorium. ;onal Church C On gre gat"