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11 MECHANICSBURG: Town Council Session Held Mechanicsburg, Jan. 2. Borough Council met in a special session to pay bills and to transfer funds from one division of the budget to the other to meet necessary obligations before cloS' ing the 1942 books. At the special meeting Council awarded the contract for 1943 workmen's compensation insurance on borough employes to the Pennsylvania Threshermen's and Farmers' Mutual Casualty. Com pany, of which Paul A.

Mohler is local agent. The regular January meeting will be held Monday, January 11, when annual reports of borough officials will be heard. WAAC Member Reports Miss Elinor R. Brougher, East Keller street, was among the 50 women who left Harrisburg this week for Daytona Beach, Florida, for training with the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps. Miss Brougher is the sixth Mechanicsburg girl to join the WAAC.

Others are, Officers Katharine Sale and Kathryn Van nauker, and auxiliary members Lucille Sharp, Betty Heckman and Eeida Longanecker. Volunteers Praised Highest possible praise for 200 women of the borough who have served during the last year as volunteers at the Air Spotting Outpost west of town was given by American Legion Post No. 109 on the first anniversary of the project. The Post, in conjunction With the U. S.

Army, sponsors the Outpost. The 200 women work in 2 hour shifts, and since the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, have manned the post every day, 24 hours. Mrs. J. B.

Foulkrod, past president of the Legion Auxiliary, has been in charge of arranging Schedules, and has announced more than 20 women have set unusual records in the volunteer service. Serving during the entire year without missing one period were 15 women, while 4 others missed only one shift and 4 others missed only two tricks. Those with outstanding records follow: One hundred per Mrs. William Rechel, Mrs. Russel Sultzaberger, Mrs.

Amos Baker, Mrs. Verna K. Rider, Mrs. Frank B. Williams.

Mrs. Frank Hess, Miss Mary Tate, Mrs. L. H. Lan dis, Mrs.

Ruth Hershman, Mrs. William H. Lear, Mrs. Guy M. Houser, Mrs.

Harvey Engle, Mrs. James C. Bell, Mrs. H. R.

Rod gers, Mrs. Ray Alexander. One trick missed: Miss Fanny Starry, Mrs. Albert Walter, Mrs. Rankin Kuhns, Miss Alda Fought.

Two tricks missed: Mrs. Frank B. Mumma, Mrs. A. Wayne Smith, Mrs.

Jane Blocher, Mrs. Robert Douglas. Mrs. George Hershman and members of her family average about sixteen two hour tricks per month. Choir Holds Dinner Members of the choir of St.

Mark's Lutheran Church held a turkey dinner recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pretz, 33 East Main street. lhe following members and friends attended: The Rev. and Mrs.

L. M. Reese, Mr. and Mrs Myron Niesley, Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Keefer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseoh teeter, Sorter and Robert Keefer. Mrs. R.

Mr. and ivirs. Henry luock, Mr. and Mrs. Crecrge Schweitzer.

Henrv and Wayne Schweitzer, Mrs. George Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.

Dougherty, Mrs. William Oppelt, coiieen and Jacqueline Orjnelt. Mr. and Mrs. H.

H. Trimblp. Velma and Katherine McCurdy, ivir. and Mrs. Oscar Snyder, Betty Snyder, Glenn Hertzer, Mrs.

Es ther Ross, Miss Lulu Coover, Mrs. mark Ibach, Mr. and Mrs. Alen Heighes, Allen Heighes, Miss Marion Ruth, Miss Louise Dick, Mrs. Lena Hinkle, Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Kaley, Mabel Kaley. Mr.

and Mrs. John Pretz, Jack and Karl Pretz. The Rev. Schreiner to Speak A consecration service will be held tomorrow morning at 9.45 a. m.

in the Shiremanstown Church of God, of which the Rev. A. Glen Mower is nastnr. The guest speaker will be the Rev Koy Schreiner, editor of the Church Advocate and secretary oi tne eastern Pennsylvania El dership Board of Education. As a feature of the combined Sunday School and church serv ice, teachers and officers will be invested by the pastor.

Will Give Pageant The annual naaeant nresented by young people of St. Mark's Lu theran Church School will be given tomorrow at 7.30 r. m. in the chapel. Entitled "The Child Divine," the presentation is di rected by Mrs.

F. M. Dougherty and Mrs. William Ritter. Partici pating will be members of the primary, junior and intermediate departments.

The senior choir will assist, and the offering will be given to the Lutheran Home For Orphans and Aged, at Ger mantown. At Pine Street Church The Rev. C. Ralston Smith will give a New Year's message tomorrow at 11 and using as his topic, "is There Anything Now?" At the evening service he will speak on "The University of the Gospal." Vespers Hour Changed During January and February vespers services at St. John's Lutheran Church at Shiremanstown will be held at 4 p.

m. Sunday instead of the evening. Holy Com munion will be celebrated at the church tomorrow at 10.30 a. m. SATURDAY EVENING ON DUTY IN TEXAS Lieut.

Stanley G. Schaller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover L. Schaller, of 1027 Rolleston street, recently commissioned in the Army Air Service at Miami Beach, has reported for duty at Stimson Field, San Antonio, Texas.

He will be assigned to one of the Air Depot groups at this training station. Lieufenant Schaller is a graduate of the John Harris High School and of Franklin and Marshall College. He enlisted in June and came up through the ranks via Fort Logan, from which post he was sent to Officer Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. Ickesburg Bible Class Holds Pollyanna Supper Ickesburg, Jan. 2.

The Loyal Daughter Bible Class of the Lutheran Church held a Pollyanna supper in the Band Hall. Gifts were exchanged and Pol lyannas were drawn for the year. Mrs. H. A.

Johnson was elected president. Other officers named were Mrs. W. M. Stimling, vice president; Mrs.

Robert Irvine, sec retary, and Mrs. Ed Rice, A covered dish supper was served to the following: Mrs. J. G. Boden, Suzanne, Boden, Mrs.

K. E. Berrier and daughter, Mar ian Frantz, Mrs. Lester Fuller and two children, Mrs. R.

Henry, Mrs. D. N. Hall and daughter, Arlene, Mrs. Robert Irvine and two daughters, Mrs.

V. L. Johnson, and two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Johnson and daughter, Mrs. Charles Johnson, and son, Mrs.

I. M. Johnson, Mrs. Karl Johnson, Mrs. Arthur Kell, Mary Kell, Mrs.

Frank Manuel, Mrs. D. M. Powell, Mrs. Harry Swab, Mrs.

William Stimling, Mrs. D. W. Sheaffer, Mrs. Frank Snyder, Mrs.

Wayne Weibley, and daughter, Miss Louise Weibley, Mrs. Ed Rice, Mrs. Byron Weibley, Mrs. H. A.

Johnson. Historian Dies Allentown, Jan. 2, (P). Charles R. Roberts, 67, outstanding historian of the Lehigh Valley, died last night in the Allentown Hospital, where he had been confined as a medical patient since December 3.

Made Corporal Hershey, Jan. 2 Word came from the United States Army Flying Field in California that Hiram Shearer, of Hershey, had been advanced from corporal to technical sergeant. CYRUS M. CONDRAN Annville, Jan. 2 Cyrus M.

Condran, 76, Annville, died on Wednesday evening at his home on Sheridan avenue. He had been ill for some time. He was a charter member of Evangelical Congregational Church, and for some years taught the Ladies' Bible Class. He had been Sunday School secretary for a number of years. He was also a member of the Annville Knights of Pythias.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Guy Hatz and Ida, at home; a son, John, Annville; a brother, Jacob, Lebanon; five grandchildren. Services will be held on Sun day afternoon in Zion Evangeli cai congregational unurch in charge of the Rev. J. S.

Harper Interment will be in Mt. Annville Cemetery. Unitarians to Hear Talk by Dr. Kirby The fourth speaker on the forum series at the Unitarian Church will be Dr. C.

Valentine Kirby, State director of art education. He will speak on "The Arts in War Time." The meeting will be held in the Appian room of the Harris burger at 7.30 p. m. tomorrow. After the service a New Year's tea will be served at the minis ter's apartment, 317 North Front street.

To Install Officers Officers to be' installed at Christ Lutheran Sunday School Sunday morning for the year 1943: Supervisor, H. S. Smeltzer; superintendents, Richard Lee Snyder and Warren Snader; secretary, C. Earle Miller; assistants, David Saul and Richard H. Flowers; treasurer, Miss E.

Gertrude Heffelfinger; corresponding secretary, Mrs. George' Dodson; librarian, Miss Joyce Heimerdinger; assistant, Suzanne White; pianist, Miss Billie Marshall; chorister, Dr. J. E. Ru disill; assistant, Mrs.

E. R. San ford; superintendent junior department, Miss Sarah Drake; as sistant superintendent, David Snyder; secretary, Miss Mary Jane Reinhold; superintendent primary department, Miss Catherine Portz line; secretary, Miss Betty Rein hold; superintendent beginners' department, Miss Agnes Stoyer; assistant superintendent, Mrs. Kittie Charters; secretary, Miss May Benner; superintendent home department, Mrs. H.

A. Stine; superintendent cradle roll, Mrs. Blake Fohl; custodians, William Reinhold and James Longacre. Sunday evening the annual candlelight service will be held. CARLISLE: Dynamite Cap Blast Hurts Boy Carlisle, Jan.

2. Ralph Rich wine, 12, Carlisle, R. D. 6, tried to take a dynamite cap apart with an ice pick. He is in the Carlisle Hospital suffering injuries to the face, hands and right eye inflicted by the copper fragments when the cap exploded.

Surgeons hope to save the eye. Part of the first finger of the left hand was amputated. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich wine.

The boy had been playing with four dynamite caps in the house. Dr. David Stayer, Mt. Holly Springs, treated the boy and took him to the hospital. Ministers to Meet Judge Fred S.

Reese will speak to the Carlisle Ministerial Asso ciation at its January meeting Monday at 10.30 a. m. in the YMCA on Juvenile Delinquency. The Rev. Dr.

Harry L. Saul, president, and other officers chosen last month, will take office. Church Named in Will A bequest of $200 to the First United Brethren Church and another of $100 to the pastor, the Rev. H. M.

Snavely, are made in the will of Belle M. Sheaffer, Dickinson township, whose estate was estimated at $2000. Mrs. Myra Ickes, Carlisle, a sister, was given all personal effects and $200. A similar sum was left to Mrs.

Eva Eppley, Carlisle, named executor. The Brethren Home for the Aged at Huntsdale was desig nated residuary legatee. Sunday School Elects J. Frank Shearer was re elected superintendent of the First Evan gelical Sunday School. Other officers are J.

S. Darr and R. A. Houck, assistant superintendents; J. M.

Cline, secretary; F. W. Reed, treasurer; Dorothy Rhodes, pianist; Robert Kerr, chorister; John M. Kerr, Lawrence Mowerv. Richard Landis and John Billet, librarians.

Departmental superintendents include Mrs. Crawford Holmes, cradle roll; Mrs. Robert Lackey, nursery; Mrs. Sadie Bream, beginners; Mrs. Frank Kramer, primary; Mrs.

Raymond Egolf, juniors; William Musgrave, intermediates, and Samuel Boyer, seniors. Dance Date Set The annual Cumberland county irfantile paralysis benefit dance, honoring the birthday of Presi dent Roosevelt, will be held Fri day evening, January 29, at the Molly Pitcher Hotel. Frank C. Bretz, Carlisle, is general chairman. War Bond Sales War Savings Bond sales, totaled $66,956 in Cumberland county during the second week of December, S.

M. Goodyear, Carlisle, county war savings chairman, announced today. Sales by districts were Camp Hill, $1987; Carlisle, Enola, $900; Lemoyne, $2493; Mechanicsburg, Mt. Holly Springs, $131; New Cumberland, $3256; Newville, $618; Ship pensburg, $9506; Shiremanstown, $95; West Fairview, $337, and un allocated, $150. Firemen Elect Dr.

J. Raymond Snyder was reelected president of the Citizens Fire Company, starting his fourteenth term. Other officers are Marion Stoner, vice president; Lloyd B. Fisher, secretary; Lloyd Stoner, treasurer; Rankin Dun fee, foreman; Marion Stoner, hose director; George B. Zug and William Otto, assistant hose directors, and George B.

Zug, trustee. LUTHERAN Bethlehem The Rev. Dr. E. Martin Grove.

9.45, Sunday School: 8.30. Holv (ommunion; 11, Holy Communion: 6.30. Intermediate and Senior Luther Leagues; 7.30, Holy Communion. Memorial The Rev. Lewis C.

Manees. 7.45, Matins and Holy Communion; 10.45, noiy ommunion; 7.30. sermon by Lt. Chaplain Spencer Aungst, Camp Beauregard, La. Messiah The Rev.

William Van Horn Davies. 9.45, Sunday School; 10.45 "When Trouble Comes, What 6.30, Senior Luther League: 7.30, "The Kealism of the Christian Gospel." Church of the Redeemer The Rev. Alton M. Motter. 9.30, Church School; 10.4a, Holy Communion; 6.3(1, Luther League; 7.30.

Holy Communion, "Jesus, the Refugee." Shoop's The Rev. Harrison Ziegler III. 10.1a, "The Blessedness of Fellowship wnn uoa Bible School. Augsburg The Rev. Dr.

A. M. Stamets. 8.30, Holy Communion; 11, Holy Communion; 7.30, Sacrament and ser mon; 9.45, Sunday School; 6.15, Children of Church; 6.30, Luther League. Zion The Rev.

Dr. S. Winfield Herman. 8.15, Holy Communion; 9.40, Sunday School; 10.30, Holy Communion, Holy Baptism and reception of members; 6, Catechetical class; 7, New Year Holy Communion, the Rev. Stewart W.

Herman, 8.30, Communion in Lower Church. Christ The Rev. Dr. J. E.

Rudisill. 11, "His Name, 7.15. "The Miracle of Light." German Zion The Rev. Werner F.hpr bach, pastor. 10.30.

German servire "Gottes Will mein Ziel." St. Paul's The Rev. George T. Miller. 11, Holy Communion: 7.30.

"The Hods of a New 9.45. Church School. St. Michael's The Rev. R.

L. Knehlpr supply pastor; 10.30, "Refugees, Past and 7.30, "Onward, Christian Soldiers." Calvary The Rev. Paul J. Linden meyer. 11, "Who Can Be Assured of a Happy New solemn Communion; iu, uunoay school.

Grace The Rev. Paul J. Lindenmever. 10, sermon, Communion: 9. Sunriav School.

PRESBYTERIAN Olivet The Rev. Willim A. Webb. Jr. 11, "The 6.30.

"The New 9.30, Sunday School. Westminster The Rev. Newell C. Srimes. 11, Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; 7.30, "The Summons to 9.45, Sunday School.

Paxton The Rev. Dr. Harrv B. Kin. 11, Communion; 7.30, sermon by Dr.

King and Communion. Market Square The Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Walker.

11, "Souls in the 7.30, "Find Time of 9.45, Sunday School. Calvary The Rev. Morton G. Glise. 10.45, "In Remembrance of com munion; 7.30, "No Shadow of communion; 9.30, Sunday School.

Immanuel The Rev. W. Malcolm Brown; 11, "The Good Com HARRISBURG dgS TELEGRAPH JANUARY 2, 1943 Churches to Hold Week of Prayer Church Plans Survey of Area Holy Communion will be ob served in Derry Street United Brethren Church tomorrow morning and evening inaugurating the annual Week of Prayer. The Derry Street Church will make a survey of the community immediately around the church to determine how many people live in the community and do not attend church. The survey will be conducted during the weeks of January 11 and 18 under super vision of the Rev.

Harry W. Zech man. The district to be covered extends from Fourteenth to Seventeenth and from Vernon to Cath erine streets, in which 800 to 1000 homes are located. Prior to the survey the Girl Scout Troop of the church will dis tribute cards explaining the survey and asking for co operation. The names of unchurched people who prefer other denominations will be handed to these pastors.

The survey is the first step in a five month program of Evangelism recently prepared by the commit tee on Evangelism and approved by the Official Board of the church. Church to Observe Covenant Sunday Tomorrow will be observed as Covenant Sunday in Stevens Me morial Methodist Church Throughout the Methodist denomi nation the period from January 3 to February 28 will be in prep aration for Dedication Week, February 28 to March 7. January is called Organization Month. Tomorrow evening the Rev. Dr.

J. McKendree Reiley will meet more than 100 officials of various church organizations to plan for the observance of this period at Stevens Memorial. Sermon, on Dickens As an aftermath of the Christmas celebration at the Fourth Reformed Church the Rev. Dr. A.

M. Billman, will speak tomorrow evening on "The Creator of a Christmas Carol." This will be another in a series of sermons on colorful characters. The life of Dickens will be outlined to re veal the Christian emphases in his works. Anniversary Speaker Listed The Rev. Dr.

D. E. Young, su perintendent of the East Pennsyl vania Conference, will preach at the 18th anniversary celebration tomorrow morning at 9 at the Colonial Park United Brethren Church. There will be special music by the choir. The anniversary Sunday School session will be held at 10.

The Rev. C. E. Ulrich is pastor. The church was built 18 years ago without a congregation.

The first Sunday 37 members joined the Sunday School and today the membership totals 433. The charter members of 35 has grown to 226. Musical Service The monthly musical service in St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral will be given tomorrow evening at 7.30 by the Cathedral choir under direction of Alfred C. Kuschwa, organist and DR.

DANIEL A. POLING Forum Series Start Jan. 12 Dr. Daniel A. Poling, pastor of the Baptist Temple, Philadelphia, will open the series of public religious meetings in the Forum of the State Education Building Tuesday, January 12.

The program is conducted by the Central Y. M. C. A. Religious Work Committee in cooperation with the Ministerial Association.

Speakers at the three other meetings follow: Tuesday, Jan. 26, Dr. Benjamin R. Lacy, president of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va. Tuesday, Feb.

9, Dr. Norman Vincent Peak, pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York City. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Dr. Merton Rice, pastor Metropolitan Methodist Church, Detroit.

Westminster Services The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at Westminster Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. There will also be a brief Communion Service following the eve ning worship for those unable to be present in the morning. The sermon theme for the evening will be "The Summons to Prayer." Christian Science "God" is the subject of the Les son Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Jan uary d. The Golden Text is: "Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever" (I Timothy Among Bible citations eompris ing the Lesson Sermon is the fol lowing: "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you (Exodus 3:14) "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable" (Psalms xne bermon also in cludes the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "God. The Great I AM; the all knowing, all seeing, all acting, all wise, all loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all sub stance: intelligence.

"Omni is adopted from the Latin adjec tive signifying all. Hence God combines all power or potency, all science or true knowledge, all presence, lhe varied manifesta tions of Christian Science indicate Mind, never matter, and have one Principal" (pp. i munion; 7.30, "Contact With God; 9.45, METHODIST Sunday School. Ridge Avenue The Rev. C.

E. Man Pine Street The Rev. C. Ralston heT2 the Future with Smith. 11, "Is There Anything 7 "Womrf Am irmn" aw 7.30, Gospel: 9.40.

Sunday School, Bethany Chapel The Rev. Edwin P. Rogers. 9, Sunday School; 7.30, "Prayer in Time of War." Covenant The Rev. Paul W.

Johnston. 11, "The Art of Silent 7.30, "Overcoming Evil." CATHOLIC St. Lawrence The Rt. Rev. Msgr.

Peter t. Huegel. Masses at 8 and 10 clock. St. Patrick's Cathedral The Very Rev.

Peter M. Stief. Masses at 5.30, 7.30. 8.30, 9.30 and 11 o'clock. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament The Rev.

William M. Horrigan. Masses at 7, 8. 9. and 10.30 o'clock.

St. Francis The Rev. John A. Maeuire Masses at 5.30, 7.30, 9, 9.10, 10 and 11 clock. St.

Theresa's, New Cumberland The Rev. Roy C. Keffer. Masses at 8, 9 and 11 o'clock. Our, Lady of Lourdes, Enola The Rev.

Francis Dinkel. Mass at 9.15 o'clock. Sacred Heart The Rev. J. J.

Smyth. Masses at 8 and 10 clock. St. Joseph's, Mechanicsburg The Rev. Chester T.

Loszewski. Mass 7 and 9.30. Evening devotions at 7.30 o'clock. St. Peter's Church, Steelton The Rev.

M. M. Menko. Masses at 7.15, 9 and 10 clock. Evening devotions at 7 o'clock.

St. Mary's, Steelton The Rev. Ambrose Misetic. Masses at 7, 8 and 10 o'clock. Evening devotions at 7 o'clock.

St. James'. Steelton The Very Rev. John F. Stanton.

Masses at 8 and 1C o'clock. Evening devotions at 7.30 o'clock. St. Ann's. Steelton The Rev.

Thomas J. McGough. Masses at 7.30, 9, 10.30 o'clock. Novena to St. Anthony at 7.30 o'clock.

St. John's Church. Steelton The Rev. Paul A. Gieringer.

Masses at 7.30 and 10 o'clock. Evening devotions at 7 o'clock. UNITED BRETHREN First The Rev. Thomas S. Mav.

11. Holy Communion; 7.30, Holy Communion. otterhein The Rev. Charles R. Beittel.

11. "The Sweetest Name I 7.30, "The Three fold 9.45, Sunday School. Colonial Park The Rev. C. E.

Ulrich. 9. Eighteenth Anniversary. Dr. D.

E. Young; 10, Sunday School. Linglestown The Rev. C. E.

Ulrich. 11, Holy Communion; 10, Sunday School. wace The Rev. Dr. H.

E. Schaeffer. 10.40, Holy Communion; 7.30, "A Promise For the 6.30, Junior Christian Endeavor; 9.30, Sunday School. Sixth Street The Rev. C.

C. Hoi lings worth. 10.55, Holy Communion; "The Forgiveness of Sin." Twenty Ninth Street The Rev. G. Edgar Hertzler.

10.35, "Appearance and 7.30, "An Investment." Derry Street The Rev. Harry W. Zech man. 11, "Standing by the Holy Communion; 7.30, "On Jesus' Preferred 6.30, Christian Endeavor; 9.45, Sunday School, Neidig Memorial, Oberlin The Rev. J.

R. MacDonald. 10.30, "Flight or 7.30, "The Vantage Ground of the School. Camp Curtin Memorial The Rev. Dr.

J. Howard Ake; 11, "Walking and 7.30, "A Voice." Trinity The Rev. J. Merrill Williams. 11, Holy Communion; 7.30, "Promised 9.45, Sunday School.

Grace The Rev. Wilbur V. Mallalieu, the Rev. Robert A. Lystad.

associate. 11, "I Saw the Major Robert S. Spencer; 4, service of music; 9.45, Church School. Steven's Memorial The Rev. Dr.

P. McKendree Reiley. 9.45, Church School; 11, "A Covenant Keeping 7.30, "The Abiding Life." St. Mark's The Rev. Harvey W.

Marsland. 10.45, "Our Help and Our 7.30, "A New Creation." Dauphin The Rev. Gail B. Winter mute. 2, Sunday School; 7.15, "New Year Message." Heckton The Rev.

Gail B. Winter mute. 9.30, Sunday School; 10.30, "New Year Message." Epworth The Rev. T. Max Hall.

11, "Life's 7.30, "Stephen, the Steadfast One." EPISCOPAL Harris Street The Rev. Joseph F. Gross. 11, Holy Communion; 7.30, Holy Communion; 9.45, Sunday School. St.

Paul's The Rev. Donald C. Means, rector; the Rev. Dr. R.

Pomeroy Crum, priest in charge. 8, Holy Communion; 11, Holy Eucharist, "The Road Ahead' 7.30, Feast of Lights, "The Value of the Incarnation." Saint Stephen's The Right Rev. Hun ter Wyatt Brown, bishop; the Very Rev. J. Thomas Heistand, dean.

8, Holy Com munion; 9.30, Church School; 11, Holy Communion; 7.30, evening prayer. St. Michael and All Angels', Middle town The Rev. John H. Treder.

9, Holy Communion. All Saints', Hershey The Rev. John H. Treder. 11.15.

morning prayer and ser mon; 10, Sunday School. Saint Andrew's The Rev. G. H. Toad vine, Jr.

8, Holy communion; morning prayer; 11, Holy Communion; 7, evening prayer and sermon. EVANGELICAL St. Gerald's The Rev. Julian F. Dozier.

8, Holy Communion; 11, Choral Eucharist; 12.30, Sunday School. Charlton The Rev. Donald McFall. 10.30, "Appearance and 9.30, Sunday School. Park Street The Rev.

Oscar Andrew Hyden. 10.45, Holy Communion and reception of members; 7.30, Holy Communion; 9.30, Sunday School. Fishing Creek The Rev. Earl A. Troup.

11, morning worship; 10, Sunday School. Dauphin Circuit The Rev. Harold Young. Clark's Valley 10, worship. Zion E.

11, worship. Dauphin 7.30, worship. Churches Set Communion The first Sunday of 1943 will be marked in various churches of the area tomorrow with celebration of Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper. Pastors will speak on themes in keeping with the New Year. Services listed by various congregations follow: Market Square Presbyterian The session will meet at 10.45 a.

m. to receive new members with the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper being observed at 11. The Rev. Dr. Raymond C.

Walker will speak on "Souls in the Making." At 7.30 the pastor will speak on "Find Time for God" and following there will be a brief communion service for those unable to be present in the morning. Otterbein U. B. Observance of the Lord's Supper with an oppor tunity for the ordinance of baptism and reception of members into the church. Harris Street Evangelical Communion at morning and evening services.

The Rev. Joseph F. Gross will be assisted by the Rev. G. L.

Schaller, the Rev. S. J. Umbreit the Rev. R.

M. Veh and the Rev. E. G. Frye.

Lutheran Church of the Re deemer The service of public confession will be included in com munion services at 10.45 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. The Rev.

Alton M. Mot' ter wall preach in the evening. Zion Lutheran Midwinter conv munion will be administered at 8.15 and 10.30 a. m. and 7 and 8.30 p.

m. At the 10.30 service there will be baptism and acceptance of adults into membership at 7 p. m. a New Year message will be given by the Rev. Stewart W.

Herman, Jr. Augsburg Lutheran The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated at 8.30 and 11 a. and in the evening when the Rev. M. E.

Brenneman will speak on "Communion Meditation." At 11 new members will be received and there will be infant baptism. Immanuel Presbyterian The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed in a New Year Communion Service at 11 a. m. New members will be received into fellowship. St.

Paul's Episcopal The Rev. Dr. R. Pomeroy Crum will be in charge of Holy Communion at 8 a. m.

Holy Eucharist will be cele brated at 11, Dr. Crum speaking on "The Road Ahead." In the evening at 7.30 there will be the feast of lights with Dr. Crum speaking on 'The Value of the Incarnation." The Rev. Donald C. Means is pas tor.

Memorial Lutheran Holy com munion services will be held at 7.45 and 10.45 a. m. and at" the Vesper Service at 7.30 p. m. The pastor will be assisted by Lt, Chaplain Spencer Aungst of the U.

S. Army, located at Camp Beauregard, La. Bethlehem Lutheran Holy com munion will be administered at 8.30 and 11 a. m. and 7.30 p.

A service for the baptism of in fants will be held in the afternoon at 2.30. The Rev. Dr. E. Martin Grove will preach in the evening.

John C. McCune, II, student assistant pastor, will assist at all the services. Bible Class Program Charles F. M. Gibbs, will teach the Active Service Men's Bible Class of Memorial Lutheran Sunday School tomorrow at 9.30 a.

m. Martin u. Rife will presi.de with prayer by Samuel T. Fry and responsive reading under direction of David S. Demmy.

CHURCH DIRECTORY REFORMED Fourth The Rev. Dr. A. M. Billman.

10.40, "How Shall We Face 7.30, "Charles Dickens, Creator of 6.30, Christian Endeavor; 9.30, Sunday School. St. Jahn's The Rev. Truman A. Crist.

11, "A Vision of 7.30. "The Lord's Prayer 'Our Father' 6.30. Youth Fellowship; 9.45, Sunday School. Salem The Rev. Dr.

William Toth. 11, "New Year's 7.30, "Disciplined to 9.30, Sunday School. CHURCH OF GOD First The Rev. C. C.

Smith. 11, "Vic torous 7.30, "A Prepared 10.45, Sunday School. North Street The Rev. Cyrus S. None maker.

10.45, "My 7.30, "The Uplifted Christ." Penbrook The Rev. William H. Hower. 10.30. a.

7.30 p. worship; 9.30, Sunday School. WEST SHORE St. John's Lutheran, Shiremanstown The Rev. H.

C. Fry. 10.30, Holy' Communion; 4, "What Results Do You Expect From 9.15. Sunday School. Church of God.

Wormleysburg The Rev. S. E. Vance. 10.45, "The Measure of a 7.30, "God's 9.30, Sunday School.

Grace Evangelical and Reformed, Shippensburg The Rev. Porter W. Seiwell. 9.30, Church School; 10.45, Holy Communion; 7.30, Holy Communion. St.

Luke's Episcopal, Mechanicsburg Richard H. L. Vanaman, in charge. 10, Church School; 11, morning prayer and sermon: 6. Young Peoples Fellowship.

Trinity United Brethren In Christ, New Cumberland. 10.35. Holy Communion; 7.30, 6.30, Christian Endeavor; 9.30, Sunday School. Trinity Lutheran, Camp Hill The Rev. Howard F.

Bink. 10.45, Holy Communion; 7.30, Holy Communion; 9.30, Sunday School. St. Paul's United Brethren, Wormleysburg The Rev. Paul D.

Emenheiser. 10.40.' Holy Communion; 7.30, "The Father of the 9.30, Sunday School. Mechanicsburg United Brethren Cir cuitThe Rev. Palmer M. Slenker.

9.30, worship; 10.45, Mt. Zion, dedication of Honor Roll and Flags. Methodist, Marysville The Rev. Wil liam Willis Sholl. 10.30, worship; 9.30, Church School.

Highland Park Mission The Rev. Paul J. Lindenmeyer. 7.30, sermon; 6.30, Sun day School. Mount Calvary Episcopal unurcn, Camp Hill The Rev.

Clifford W. French. Holy Communion; 11, Holy Com munion and sermon; 10, Sunday School. Trinity Lutheran Church, Lemoyne The Rev. Edward S.

Frey. 10.45, "Know That He Has 7.30, "The Rise of David." United Brethren Church, Lemoyne The Rev. John W. Fisher. 10.45, Holy Communion; 7.30, "Appearance and Holy Communion; 9.30, Sun day School.

Services Are Arranged In Various Communities Churchgoers of Harrisburg and area will join next week in celebration of the Universal Week of Prayer. District community prayer services have been arranged under auspices of the Ministerial Association of Greater HarJ risburg for revival and victory. Services will begin Monday and continue each night through Friday. "Faith" is the general theme of the sermons. Church Editor Will Speak The Rev.

Roy Schreiner. editor of The Church Advocate, weekly official publication of the Churches of God, will teach the "perfect attendance" class at the Sunday School of the Penbrook Church of God, Sunday morning. This class meets annually on the nrst Sunday of the year, and is composed of all members of the Sunday School who have achieved a perfect attendance record dur ing the past year. A guest teacher always instructs this class. Following the Sunday School period, the Rev.

Mr. Schreiner will speak at a reconsecration service at the Shiremanstown Church of God. Teachers and officials of the Church School will attend in a group. The Rev. A.

Glenn Mower, is pastor. In the evening, the Rev. Mr. Schreiner will be the speaker at the service of the Mechanicsburg Church of God, in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. H.

R. Lobb. Grace Church to Hear Former Missionary In the absence of the Rev. Dr. Wilbur V.

Mallalieu, who is patient in the Polyclinic Hospi tal, the morning service in Grace Methodist Church tomorrow will be conducted by Major Robert Spencer, former Japanese mis sionary and now of the staff of the Army Air Intelligence School In Church School, the Men's Class will have Dr. J. Horace McFar land as teacher. A 4 o'clock music service, conducted by Kenneth Eppler, minister of music, will take place of the usual evening church service. Rectory Plans Religious Class Religious classes for non Catholics, covering the general subject of "Christ and His Teachings" will be formed at St.

Patrick's Cathedral rectory, 212 State street, within the next few weeks, according to the Very Rev. Peter M. Steif, rector. A few weeks ago the Cathedral priests concluded a series of re ligious question and answer meetings for non Catholics in the church and requests were made, by a number of those attending for a resumption of instructions The decision to organize a non Catholic class was made and in structions will be given by parish priests. Two sessions will be held at the rectory each week.

Announce ment of the time of the new series will be made later. Those inter ested in joining the class should address a letter to the Cathedral rectory or call in person for fur ther information. STEELTON Grace Evangelical The Rev. Donald McFall. 7.30, "Appearance and 9.30, Sunday School.

First Presbyterian The Rev. Dr. C. Waldo Cherry, supply pastor. 11, sermon, "Unto the Uttermost." Centenary United Brethren The Rev.

Harry W. Deaven. 10.4lf, "Appearance and 7.30, "Jesus Brings Good 9.30, Sunday School. Grace Evangelical Congregational The Rev. W.

D. Krick. 10.45, 7.30, "Faith is the Victory." Trinity Lutheran The Rev. Dr. H.

A. F. Kern. 9, Sunday School: 9.30, Divine service; 10.30, "Deutchrr Gottesdienst." St. John's Lutheran The Rev.

W. Edward McHale. 10.45, Holy Communion; 7.20, "The Faithfu 9.30, Sunday School; 6.30, Luther League meeting. HUMMELSTOWN Reformed The Rev. A.

W. Barley. 9.15, Church School; 10.30, worship; 7, worship. Lutheran The Rev. C.

G. Leatherman. 9.15, Bible School; 16.30, "Prophecy and 7.30, "Promises for the New Year." United Brethren The Rev. D. L.

Feg ley. 9.15, Sunday School; 10.30, "The Old and the 10.30, Junior Chris tian Endeavor; 6.15, Christian Endeavor; 7.30, "In Everlasting Remembrance." Methodist The Rev. R. K. Beckley.

9.30, Bible School; 10.30, worship; 7.30, worship. Brethren in Christ The Rev. C. M. Engle.

9, Sunday School; 10.30, worship. Hummelstown Circuit, United Brethren The Rev. T. W. Guinivan.

Shope's 10. Sunday School; 7.30, Christian Endeavor. Ebenezer 9.45, Sunday School. Chambers Hill 10, Sunday School; 11, worship. Stoverdale 9.30, Sunday School; 6.30, Christian Endeavor; 7.30, worship.

MISCELLANEOUS Calvary Independent Pastor William H. Davidson. 11, worship in breaking of bread; 7.30, "Contemplating a New 7.30, Junior Church Service. Unitarian The Rev. Edmund A.

Opitz. 7.30, "The Arts in War Dr. C. Valentine Kirby. Christian Science 11 and 7.30, "God." Bible Truth Hall 10.45, "Remembrance of the 7.30, "The Call of J.

D. Stephenson. Pentecostal Assembly of God The Rev. Anthony Vigna. 10.45, The Rev.

A. New ton 7.30, The Rev. Fleming Van Meter; 6.30, Young Peoples. Pilgrim Holiness xne Kev. Jay Reiff.

10.30, morning worship; 7.30, "Go 6.45, Young People; 9.30, Sunday School. Seventeenth Street Christian AessemDiy 10.30, "Remembrance of the Lords 7.30, "God Presence and Rest: A New Year's Leon F. Miller; 9.30, Sunday School. Church of the Brethren The Rev. H.

B. Heisey. 10.30, "Hidden Treasure and The Pearl of Great 7,30, "The Man Who Forgot," Beginning Monday and continu ing through Friday noon prayer services will be held from 12.20 until 12.50 in Pine Street Presby terian Church. Speakers follow: Monday, Dr. Winfield M.

Cleabe land, Presbyterian Synodical secretary, "Flight or Faith;" Tuesday, the Rev. William VanHorn Davies, Messiah Lutheran Church, "Faity, A Song in the Night;" Wednesday, the Rev. Charles Reid Leech, First Baptist Church, "The Anchors of Faith; Thursday, the Rev. Spencer B. Smith, Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, "The Faith That Impels," and Friday, the Rev.

C. Clifford Smith, First Church of God, "Faith Plus." Services will be held in the Augsburg Lutheran Church Mon day evening by congregations of the Fifth Street Methodist, Covenant Presbyterian, Maclay Street Church of God and St. John's Evangelical Reformed. The Rev. Paul W.

Johnston will offer in vocation, the Rev. Paul Brenneman will read the scriptures and the Rev. Trumen Crist will offer prayer. The Rev. Cloyd Fields will preach and the Rev.

Dr. ft. M. Stamets will be in charge with the choirs of the various churches assisting. Wednesday evening congregation of Zion Lutheran, Salem Evangelical and Reformed and Market Square Presbyterian will join for services at the Market Square Church.

The Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Walker will be in charge with prayers directed by the Rev. Dr.

S. W. Herman. The Rev. Dr.

William Toth will preach. Speakers Listed Churches of the Allison Hill district have announced the following services during the week of prayer: Monday evening, Twenty ninth Street U. B. Church, the Rev. T.

Max Hall, speaker; Hummel Street Church of the Brethren, the Rev. William A. Webb, speaker. Tuesday, Cloverly Heights Church of God, the Rev. Alton M.

Motter, speaker; Olivet Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. J. E. Rudisill, speaker.

Wednesday, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the Rev. G. Edgar Hertzler, speaker; Stevens Memorial Methodist, the Rev. Harry W. Zechman, speaker.

Thursday, Paxton Presbyterian Church, the Rev. H. Revere Cook, speaker; Derry Street. U. B.

Church, the Rev. J. M. Reilly, speaker. Friday, Epworth Methodist Church, the Rev.

Dr. Harry B. King, speaker; Christ Lutheran Church, the Rev, H. B. Heisey, speaker.

At services in Uptown churches the Rev. S. C. Hoover will speak at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Monday evening; the Rev. J.

F. Gross at the Second Reform CQ lllUltli LUC 11CV, A. Byler at the Westminster Church Wednesday; the Rev. J. F.

Gross at the Green Street Church of God Thursday, and the Rev. Newell C. Grimes at the Harris Street Evangelical Friday. The Rev. John Frehn will speak at the Riverside Methodist Church Monday evening and the Rev.

George T. Miller will give the sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Tuesday. William Penn Area William Penn district community prayer services will start Monday evening at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev.

Anthony Vigna as speaker. Other services follow: Tuesday, St. Matthew's Lutheran, the Rev. H. G.

McMillan, speaker; Wednesday, Sixth Street U. B. Church, the Rev. Dr. J.

H. Ake, speaker; Thursday, Trinity Presbyterian Church, the Rev. H. W. Weber, speaker, and Friday, Camp Curtin Methodist Church, the Rev.

C. C. Hollings worth, speaker. rni 1 TIT 1 Tl iiic annual vtcca uj. xiajrci will be observed by four participating churches in Camp Hill.

The following schedule has been arranged: Tuesday evening, Church of God, the Rev. Spencer B. Smith, preaching; Wednesday, Lutheran Church, the Rev. David Maugans, preaching; Thursday, Methodist 1 Church, the Rev. Howard Bink, preaching; Friday, Presbyterian Church, the Rev.

Homer Knox, preaching. Radio Speakers The Radio Committee of the Ministerium announces the following schedule of broadcasts for the coming week: WHP, Morning Devotions, 8.45 a. m. Monday lhe Kev. G.

Glise, Tuesday The Rev. C. A. Hyden, Wednesday The Rev. C.

H. Fountain, Thursday The Rev. C. H. Lefever, The Rev.

Raymond Veh. WKBO, Varied Program, 1.15 p. m. Monday, Religion in the News the ReV. Truman Crist; Tuesday, Great Prayers of the Bible Dean Joseph Heistand; Wednesday, Today's Youth in Tomorrow's World Austin Miller; Thursday, Preview of S.

S. Lesson. A new series begins Wednesday on WKBO dealing with the prob lem of juvenile delinquency. The speaker this week is director of pupil accounting in the Harrisburg school system. He will speak on "The Present Situation in Juvenile Delinquency.".

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