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WILMETTE LIFE January 3. 1930 Wews of IntereSt to Church~Goers of Our Village Wilmette Baptist V\Tllmette and Forest aYenues · Rev. George D. Allison, pastor . A New Year's service will be held at .11 o'clock. The sermon is suggested by Rodin's masterpi'ece of sculJ¥ure, en' Utled "The Hand of· God." New members will be received into fellowship and the communion of the Lord's Supper observed. All are welcome. This Sunday mark~ the beginning !If a ·friendly rivalry between members of the Adult and Senior departments in attend,ance and t..be winning of new members, ·which will culminate in a trip to BloomIngton in April to see "The Passion Play." The Adult and Senio1· departments will gather at 10:15 following the study of the lesson, for the observance of :\[u!-;iC Sunday, featuring the members of the .Junior choir under the direction of ~adame Gilderoy ·scott. The children wlll sing "Doubt Not Thy Father's Care" by Edward Elgar. a.nd the story of the well-known hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers" will be given by Miss Pearl Hoose, superintendent of tht> Jur@r department. The Busy Buzzer~ will meet at 4 o'clo<'k Sunday afternoon in Children's hall. We hope e\'eryone will remt>mb r that this is the day we begin our contest between Groups One and Two. Howard Jone group will lead the meeting. The young pe.!)!lle meet n t 5 :30 each Sunnay f'Vt'ning for their de,·otional nwt>tlng. All young nf'ople art> wekome to this servicf'. The Devotional commis:-: i will lead, prt>senting the topic, "Why Pr:'\y for Others?" Miss Jane Adrlams. who has re<'ently been on a trip abroad, will speak before the Sul)day Evt>ning c!t.U.> on "Our Inte rnational ~lations." On Friday, January 10, the ·w oman's society will hold its Roll Call luncheon at 12 :4!1. Invitations are being mailed to every member. In response to the reading of the namt>s, ea~h will gi\·f' a verse of scripture. If it is not possible for you to be there, send in your contribution SO that i.t.. ma)' be read Whf'll your name is called. Mr. Ro~e rN't> ntlv of the Philippines will be the ~pt>aker. · ian fellowship by church letter, reaffirma-l first 1930 meeting in the Prima~y audition of your former ch urch vows, if you torium Thursday aft rnoon of th1s week. have forfeited your standing as a com- This is the first meeting since the elecmunicant member ot· on confession of tion of the new officers. They deserve faith. your support and regular attendance is The Christian Endeavor society has a very encouraging. . . two months record of growth tp an averThe Men's Brotherhood w1ll' hold 1ts age attendance of more than thirty. They regular meeting Monday ev1:1 ning, Janwill meet at 5:30 p. m ., Sunday at the uary 13. home of Miss Vera John::~on, 120 Fifth street. Topic, "Why Do We Pray fo Others'?" Paul David130IJ, leader. They invite young peoJlle to meet with them. The Senior High league will resume its The society ,gave a W'~atic presenta- meetings Sunday evening at 5 :30 in their tion of ."Christmas Gimme" in the Stolp own room. A very interesting program school, Monday e.Y,ening, December 30. has been planned for this occasion. of unusual merit. The cast under the The First Quarterly conference will be direction of Mrs. C. C. Henderson dis- held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. 'rhe played tale,!lt of hi~h merit.. Rev. Aubrey S. Moore, our new district Rebec<'a Snoke will be entertained at superintendent, will preside. This will the home of Mrs. James F. Rowley, 11~<! be his ftrst appearan ce, and it is hoped Greenwood avenue, Tuesday eYening, that all members who can possibly do so .January 7. Follo~Lng dinner a prugram will be present. will be presented. The Ladies' Aid society will hold Its JanThe PastQr's class for instruction of the uary meeting Thursday, January 9 at the you_ ng in th~ _vrindpl es of church mem- clmrch. The executive board wm meet bership. will ! l.fet at his home, 815 Green- at 10 o'clock, and the division meetings wood avenue, Frida¥ afternoon at 4 will be held at 10:30. The First division o'clock. will serve the luncheon at ' noon . The Presbyterian Old People's Home a uxil- business meeting will b held in the jary mem.Qershivs received during the newly furnished Woman's room at 1:30. month of .January by Mrs. R. W. Young All women are urged to attend as this 922 Ashl~nd aven.ue, \Viln)ette 2095. ' will be .the first regular meeting in the Followm~ is tb e musi cal program for new room. . Sunday, JantJ.ary 5. This church cooperat·s in the Sunday Prelude, "Largo Appassionata" F.vening club which mee ts in the Congre(Op. 2, No. 2) .. ... Beethoven g-ational l'hurch at 7 ::10. 1Tiss Jan e AdAnthem. "Ft'::~ti\·a l Te Deum" Buck dams, wh::> has recently r turned from a Anthem. "9 'orn e Every One trip abroad, during which she attended :rhat Th1rsteth" (Elijah) :\It·ndels;.;()hn the Peace <'Onfere~e at the Hague, will OffertoJ'Y Solu, "Tht> Xinety and g-:\'e her Yiew::; on th t· present situation Xine" f'ampifm in connection with our international reM1·. o'ti~ . lntions. Anna Xyberg Spooner, violini!'lt, Postlude, "Grand :\lan·h" (Queen will play. of ,Sheba) . . . . . . . . . .... . Gounod The Woman's room was dedicated last Th~ Choir Sunday afternoon with an impr ssive ~atherine Bushou::;e, s_Dprano; John B. C'eremony, This beautifully and tasteM1ll er, tenor ; RQse Lutigt-r G·tnnnn ('(lll- fully furnish ed room will m f'an much in tralto: Edward Otis. bass; E~m-:'1. Rf;lllld" the life of the entire church, and comurganist and direQt(_)r. · · munity. P'nder the direction of the second divi::;ion, the Wilmette Book Review club, for all women of the community, will start Next Sunday, January 5, will be the on Monday, January · 13 at 10 :30 at the se.cond Sunday after Christmas. There :\-[P.thodist church. This course will he Will be ~oly communion at s o'clock in under the leadership of 1Irs. Joseph Purth e mormng ; Church school:-; and Bible vis of Rogers Park, a very capable womclas~es at. ~l :45 o'clock, and Holy com- an, and the course !'lhould be well worth any busy woman's time both from an enmumon Wlth sermon at 11. t(·rtaining and an educational stand. Next Sunday being the first Sunday point. T en reviews for five dollars: meetings the second and fourth 1\Ionday of 111 the month will be corporate ComCourse tickets can be obm.uni~n Sunday for both the Boys' and E:ach month. tained from :\Irs. ~ - E . Leeman, 1004 Lake Girls Communion ,leagues. avenue, or Mrs. H. E. Poronto, 901 ElmMonday, ·!anuary6, being the Ftsth·ai wood a venue. The Girl Scouts will resume tht>ir reguof the Epiphany celebrating the visit ?f the W1~e Men from the east to the lar meetings next week. Troop IV, Tuesmfal'_lt Savior, there will be Holy com- day afternoon at 3 :45; Troop IT, Wednesday afternoon ; Troop I, Thursday evemuniOn at 8 o'clock. The January meeting of the Vestry ning at 7 o'clock. The music for next Sunday mornin~ is was held last ni~ht to complete arrangements for the parish annual meeting to as. follows: The choir will sing, "Seek H1m that Maketh the Seven Stars" by be held la~e in the montb. The Chnstmas services were all very Rogers; the quartette will sing, "A Sablargely ~ttended. The largest number o bath l'alm is on the Earth" by Varhis. c?mmumons ever made at the church g~· :vas mad~ at the midnight service: tlstmas eve. The Christmas offerin was larger than the large one of a yeagr Vere V. Loper, minister before. Elizabeth B. Webster, Miss Jane Addams will be the speaker Director of religious education at t~e S~nday Evening club this week at 7.30 o clQck. She wfll speak on "InA communion service will be held at ternational P.eace." the morning worship hour next Sunday hThe presiding bishop of the Episcopal morning. Dr. Loper will take for his ~ urch In the United States the Most communion addre,Bs the subject, ,"The ev. Charles ~· Anderson, D.' D., visited Charter of Prayer." St. . Augustine s on the Sunday before . The Chur~ school will meet as usual Chnstmas and confirmed 68 in all th m the following departments: Primary largest number over confirmed at .Junior and Intermediate departments at Augustine's and among the largest o; 9 :30 a. m. : Cradle Roll, Beginners, and . any parish in the diocese. The bisho Primary d_epartments at 10 :45 a. m. ; congratulated the parish on this an~ Senior department and Adult Forum at on itR growth. A list of those confirmed 12 noon. bthY. t~e bishop Will be found elsewhere in Th~ ftrst week of the New Year finds IS ISSUe. several of the circles holding regular meetin~s. The East End circle meets on Monday at the home of Mrs. H. E. Holdaway. 723 Forest avenue, for lunchGreenleaf avenue at Seventh street eon at 12 :30. '[he North End circle will Carl I. Empson, pastor also have a luncheon meeting at 12 :~0 on Monday at the home of Mrs. .J. w ~h~ S«>cond Sund;; After Christmas Cullen. 1226 Ashland avenue. Member~ .45 A. M. Sunday school. of J,he Crescent circle will hold an allWalter Reisner, superintendent day meeting_ on Tuesday at the home of 11 :00 A.M. , Morning Worship. Mrs. C. P. Evans. 616 Gregory avenue. Sennon: 'The Flight Into Egypt." The January Parish dinner and meettn·... The Church council will meet Monday will be held in the church at 6 :30 p. m~ evening, January 6, 1930. This meeting on. Wednesday. Dr. Bhaskar Pandurange w.lll take the place of the regular Jan- H1vale of the University of Bombay has uary meeting and Is set ahead because been secured a::~ the speaker. His adot the Annual Congregational meeting dress will be accompamed by slides and The Luther league wlll hold its . bl- motion plct~res. Dr. Hivale Is known .ee~ m ~ttng Sunday evening-, January to Co~gregationallsts as the ftrst guest . s s the first meeting of the New In the widely-circulated "Guest Book" Year and should be a good beginning oublfshed recently by the Commission on L et us make it 100 percent. · Missions. He is a product of the MisThe ladles of the church will sew Fri- sion schools of India and has also soent day, January 3, at the Woman's club a number of years in t}lfs country, havfrom 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. The day"s sew- Ing- recently received the Ph. D. degree Ing wlll go to the Maywood Receivin from Harvard university. He Is In the home of the Lutheran church. This Is a~ middle we~t at the present_ time .lecturftttltgatlott which the ladies have willingly Ing befor~ churches and women's clubs placed upon themselvef!. Every woman and similar gatherings. · · of the church should cooperate. The following schedule f 1· regu ar dJsacThe Missionary society will hold Its tlvtUes, which has been somewha~ Methodist Church rupted during the holidays, wlll be res um ed next week : 3 :30 p, m. on Monday: Boys' club awl Blue B_ird Girls w111 meet in the church ; 7 :30 p. rri. on Tuesday: Roo~velt Troop No. 2, B.oY Scouts, and Sea Scout Ship No. 7 w1ll meet il) the churcl>.: 4 p. m. on .Wedn~sday, Wekeacafila Camp Fire G1rls will m~et in the church; 4 !>· m. on Thursday, Junior choir rehearsal; 7 :30 p. m. on Thursday, Senior choir rehearsal, and meeting of Troop No. 1. Boy Scouts. The Board of Trustees will hold its regular m~>nthly meeting next Monday at 1 :30 p. m. in the church parlor. St. John's Lutheran Wilmette and Park avenues, Wilmette Herman W. Meyer, pastor 406 Prairie avenue. Telephone 1396 Church telephone 3111 Services Sunday after the New Year 9 :30 a.. n1.-Sunday school and Bible classes 9 :45 a. · m.-First service and sermon 11 a.. m.-Second service and sermon SermQD...: Darl< Paths Illumined by God ~Ionday at S :l::i: Concordia Glee club at Meetings St. Augustine's First Presb:vterian Woman's club Tenth at G~etl)ea,f a \'t'11llefl The RH. Clyde Randolph Wht>t>lantl , B. D. tpinister 815 Greenwood avenue Phone Wilmette 3281 "Out of the ashes shall rise a Church finer in spirit, greater in structut·e and richer in the felLowship of sen·ice." All services of the church and Sunday school will be held in the Woman!s club at thP. usual hours. The Woman's club will be the place of wor~hip until further notice. The adjustment of the ftre loss on build1ng and contents ~oes fo1·ward at rapid ~peed and V{e shall soon have a meeting -of the con,r_egatlon to vote upon tentative plans for building a new church. Sunday mornin-" wors}lip at 11 a . m. Sermon topk, "Beginning the New Year 'With Christ" Sunday school at 9 :30 a. m. The church at achool in all rlepartments with classes tor all ages. The Senior, Intermediate and Junior departments meeting in the main auditorium, the Primary in the little auditorium and the BeKinners in the lounge of the Woman's club. The continued large attendance on all the services of the church Is a source of deep satt.Atactlon to all concerned. The recent disastrous fire has stimulated fresh endeavor and Interest on the part of our people. This is one CQ!ltagion we hope wlll b~come eptdemtc .. ":'be monthly meeting of the session will .be held Monday evenln~ at the home ot the minister, 815 Greenwood avenue. Prayer meeting wm be resumed Wednesday evening, January 8 at 8 p. m. tn tile lounge of the Woman's club. The devotU:;lnal study will be the Book of Daniel. Upon the interpretation of this book restJII the dl\rerr!_ng roads from :which all our culture and civilization I~ valued. A cordial Invitation ts Issued ;to Bible students. You will be welcorqe In the fellowship of the Presbyterian church. All those who have no re&ular place or worship ~Dd are without a local church home are tnvtted to wonhlp with ! Communion · of the Lord's Supper and Teeeptlon of new members will be ob,aerved tbe second Sunday In Februarv. !You are Invited to unlta with us In Christ- . Congregational Church st E'nglish Lutheran 9 New Trier Tuesday at 7 :4;;1: Church council Wednesday, at 4: Classes for children Thursday, at 2: Ladies' ,Aid and Missionary Thursday, at 7 :4:>: Senior Young People Fridav, at 7 : 4::i: .J1,1nior Young People ~aturclay at !I a. m.: Classes for children The meHi1urs of the variou_s organiza· tions of the church will be held one week later than usual and take place the second week of the month. The church council will meet ()n Tuesday evening. The ftnanc·t · C'(·mmittee will meet with the council. The pastor will render his annual report on internal and external affairs o! the church on Sunday. January 6 in the 11 o'clock senice. This report will appear later in printed form and will be circulated among th e communicant members of the church. The classes for the Christian education of children which we re susL>ended for the Christmas holidays will be resumed on Wednesday afternoon, January 9, at 4 o'clock. Children that wish to enter the classes at this time will be very welcome. T}le pastor and his family were again the recipients oJ a very handsom(' gift from the congregation for whic.;h they express their cordial thanks. The Senior and Junior Young- People of the ~l,urch are spons_w:ing a concert to be givtn by the Glee club of Concordia college at l'few Trier A uditorlum 011 Monday, January 6, at 8 :15 o'clock. The proceeds of the concert will go for the new gymnasium fund of the college. Tickets may be purch_ased from any of the members of the Young People'~ societies. The program of the concert follows: I. Glee Club a-In Dulci Jubilo ... From XIV Century b-Pt:alse Ye the Lord . Frerlinghausen · c-0 Co'!le· Yet Us Worsh1p .. Geibel d-Bea uhful Sa vi or . ....... Christiansen II. Piano Solo a-Rigoletto Paraphrase .... Verdi-Liszt .b-Du bist die Ruh .... . Schubert-Liszt c-Perpetual Motion . . Alkan-MacDowell .. Miss Electa Austin III. Glee Club a-Hallelujah Chorus ............ Handel b-ftock of Ages ...... . . .. .... Johnson c- S war wien Gruss vom d D Muett$rlein . . . . . . . ...... Ba.!=!tyr -T u mem Alles . . .............. Fehr IV .· enor Solo a-I': Old Judea . . . ...... . : .... Geibel b-Ltttle Grey Home in the West. Loehr Max H. Wacker V. Glee Club a-Song of the Vikings ...... Faning b-Silver Threads Among the Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danks c-Alexander d-Swin~ Alo~g . ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ......... . .. ... Brewer Cook t -------Kenilworth Union Kenilworth avenue and Warwick road Dr. Herbert L. Willett, minister Dr. Willetts' subject Sunday morning January 5, will be "The Unfinished Ad~ venture." Beginning on Ja~ary 8, Dr. Wlllett wlll give a series of Wednesday evening lectures on the theme "How the Bible grew." His recently published book, The Bible Through the Centuries, .. will be used as a basts for the studies. They wtll continue through January and February, The Ladies' Guild will resume Its !lleetlngs en Monday morning January 6 at 10 o'clock, with the reguiar monthl~ luncheon. J The Sunday school meets each w"!ek at 9:45 A. M. ,, J ·· 1 us: °