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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRTJARY 11, 1921 ___________ â€"â€"^-^â- ^»â€"^â€"â„¢â€"^â€"*â„¢ -'IHIlllllltllllililllllllllimilimiWMHUHIIMWIIIIIIIHWHtt^^ METHODIST CHURCH %&*$?% h i^f___At their monthly meeting last Tuesday the Official board, speaking for a membership of over five hun- dred, voted unanimously in favor of real estate firms closing on Sundays and promised the support and co- "operation of the church to that end. Our Sunday school took the same ac- tion at its session on Sunday. The Methodist parsonage has been rented, and will be occupied soon, _L_z_but not by a preacher. Notice to young men with a license: Call Dr. Rapp at Evanston and he will come i - ' arid do the job for you in the church. At the request of the board, the chairman of the Finance committee, Mr. Bentley, reportad to the con- " gregation Sunday tnorningy-tfefttâ€"the finances of the church have been taken care of for this conference â€"year, and it only remains for the people to pay in what they have sub- scribed and the matter need not be referred to again until a nevrbudget is taken up. It is expected that the receipts from the new-comers will take care of the shrinkage by re- movals. The Second division was entertain- ed in an all-day 'meeting by Mrs. A. W. Levy, 826 Chestnut avenue, on Tuesday. The work consisted in I ----- sewing for Lake Bluff orphanage. here, are sorry that we will not see this old-time but young-spirited .readier again for he stood four-square for upright living. Mr. Frank L. Wood, of Western Avenue Mens- Bible class fame, will be the speaker at the fellowship dinner in our church Friday evening, February 11. Dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock. An expression of fare- well and God-speed for the Kelley family, who are leaving us, will be a part -of the program. Do not forget the prayer meeting Wednesday "evening from eight to nine o'clock, or the men's bible class, taught by Dr. Rapp Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. "Christian Penitence" will be the subject of Dr. "Rapp's sermon next Sunday morning. terest and zeal in this great work of evangelizing the world. * Mrs. George was a most wel- comed guest at the home of Mr, Al- bert A. McKeighan, 1606 Forest avenue. She is at present spending some time with her daughter and Hisband, Mr. and Mr.. Robert W. Millar, 904 Hinman avenue, Eva.ns- '♦tcn. BAPTIST CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mrs. Adelaide Oeorge, wife of the late Dr. Benj. Y. George, who for twenty-five, years was the beloved nnstor of the Prcsbyterian-cfrurch at Elmwood, 111., attended services at the Wiltnette Presbyterian church last Sunday morning, and enjoyed hearing the fine sermon by Rev. Magill. whom she remembered as a promising youth in Lewistowri, III.,- about thirty^fiye years ago. where ,.., , his father was pastor of the church .Thlrs_d57 wffr misstpnarpr 4ay in, far many years'r and where _Mr welve eased to meet Rev. Magill's mother, who was also at the service Sunday morning, and to renew the acquaint- ance of so many years ago, and they enjoyed, a little social visit both be- fore and after the services. Mrs. George is a very cultured and ifted woman, and a graceful, fluent Money is still coming in as a result of the presentation for the past-two Sundays of the Chinese famine sit- uation. A handsome offering was made at the close of the service last Sunday. __=â€"â€" â€"^â€" On presenting the "Challenge to the Church," which is Mr. Stlfler's theme for the month of February, he is to speak on Sunday morning of the challenge as it comes to every congregation to mould and utilize its own membership.â€"Church effi- ciency experts declare that as far as statistics tell anything, the aver- age church is less than one-half efficient because its human resources are not active in the enterprise. The Wilmette Baptist church, being in its infancy and struggling with a building project, and made up largely of younger people, is far above the average Jri efficiency, but- Mr^Stifler feels-that nevertheless that what he is to say constitutes a challenge to his own people. The Mid-week meetings under the guidance of Dr. Harry Emerson Fos CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Woman's Guild - will hold its February meeting, today at the church. The program for the day, in charge of, the Educational depart- ment of which Mrs. A. H. Howard js chairmanr is somewhat changed w*C4 the last report. Inasmuch as Prof. Beeler formerly announced as the speaker of the day, will not be able to attend, the department is very glad to announce that they have secured Miss Ann Helm, assistant to Dean Taylor of the Congregational Train- ing School for women, to speak on THe^subject, "What the Woman's Guild can do for Religious Educa- cation." Xuncheon will be served at 1 o'clock by the Neighborhood Circle. Reservations should be sent to Mrs. L. A. Bower, phone 345. ^ The Explorer's club will travel again Saturday. Through the kind- ness of Mr. S. C. Colton, who has arranged that the club may explore the mysteries of the American Car and Foundry company. Members of the club are asked to meet Mr. Lloyd at the "L" terminal at Fourth street at 8:30 A. M. tomorrow morning. Sunday morning at the morning service Mr. Lloyd- will begin his series of Lenten sermons on the general subject "The Life of the Christian^"-fhe~~subject for the day being "The Source of Life." The Covenant class will hold its first meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the /church parlors. Mr. Lloyd hopes that every member of dick's little book, "The Meaning of the graduating class of the Junior de Service," are proving most helpful, partment will meet with him at that Dr. Fosdick is a professor in Union [ time. Theological Seminary, New York City, and all through this year his lectures have been attended by great crowds of people of all denomin- snlaiionâ€"^oT our church. Mrs. J. Melville Brown, George also preached for t who has recently returned from a vcars afterward. She was pi trip to Japan and the far east, spoke interestingly about the countries she has visited. ____ Dr. Manir, Mrs. W. C. Reinhold's father, eigMty-eight years of age, died a few days ago, and__she was ab- sent Sunday attending his funeral. Notwithstanding his years the doctor was a young man and those of us who learned to know him in the prayer meetings, which he always attended, and frequently led, when visiting speaker on a variety of subjects, but the one that lies nearest her heart is the Foreign Missionary cause, and she has done much to promote in- and convinci] Christian Truth. The Building committee of the church met this week and took steps that wiJ!__le_ad_to.--the construction of the floor of the church and the plac- ing of the roof in the next month provided the delightful, although un- seasonable weather continues. The Reading and Sewing circle of the Woman's society will meet on Thursday. February 17, instead of on Friday the 18th, on account of the Day of Prayer service at the Pres- byterian church. Mrs. H. L. Beach, ,1227 Ashland avenue, will entertain the circle^ The Fireside group consisting of members of the High school will con- tinue their meetings on Sunday af- ternoon, but have changed the time •«T^^?«»2!±SUgl^-S^M^£^ffifi«B o'clock. All High schoolpeople are cordially invited to attend these in- formal meetings which are held in the church parlor. Miss Agnes Biese- meier is the leader for next Sunday. Nex*â€"Wednesday is the day set aside for the Church social with meetings and instructive courses for teachers and officers from all de- partments. The Primary and Begin- ners departments will meet for sup- per, which will be served J>y four Camp Fire Girls, after which Miss Wheelock will continue her course on "Methods in Story Telling" a very interesting and instructive course. At the close of this lecture the teachers and officers will separ- ate into smaller groups, each study, ing and discussing the problems of the various classes. At 7:45 parents and teachers are Invited to- attend the lecture on Child Psychology given by Mr. Lloyd in Pilgrim Hall, The subject for discussion at this meeting will be "Footsteps of the Great" dealing particularly with th«-^ child between ther agts of nine and twelve. Mr. Lloyd will be glad to answer questions. Ash Wednesday has come and none and wre are already in the midst of Lent. All meetings to be held in connection with the church will in- . elude Lenten services of some kind, either taking the entire meeting for '_ Prayer meetings or a part to be de- I voted to preparation for Easter. The sermons at the MoH'ng Services will deal --with "The ' Life of the Christian", the daily readings, which will be printed in the Calendar each week, deal this next week with the very subject to he discussed by Mr,â€" Lloyd on Sundav morning. "The Source of Life". If it is the desire of individuals that Calendars be sent them regularly each week during Lent, notification should be sent to the church office. The circles of the Women's Guild will meet for Cot- tage Prayer Meetings at the various homes, occasionally two Circles meet- ing together. The International Day of Praver will be kept in a union meeting to be held at the Presby- terian church. Friday. February 18, "Mrs. S. A.~Llovd~having charge of the meeting. The last two weeks of , Lent, the weeks just preceeding Eas- ter, union services will be held with the members of the Baptist Church, Rev. Stifler and Rev. Lloyd having charge of the meetings. Further an- nouncement will be made of the ser- vices, giving hour of meeting and subjects for discussion, at a later date. The Neighborhood Circle of the Congregattonar church will hold an all-day_meeting, Tuesday, • at the f04 Forest avenue. The assisting hostesses will be Mrs, Frank* Walt. Mrs. F./ D, Newey. and Mrs. B. F. Clifford. A part of the day will be devotedâ€"to the Lenten Prayer Ser- vice. '"-*•. The East End Circle of the Con- grebational church will hold their first Lenten Prayer Meeting at the home of Mrs. Karl King, 914 Green- wood avenue, at~l :45 o'clock Mon- day afternoon. The Cozy Corner Circle of the Con- gregational church, will hold an af- ternoon "meeting Thursday â€"at ffre~ church. This will be tneir^ first Lenten Prayer Meeting. "TlIelrTairw^ has no place in it make religion a part of his daily living; who does not ifw thott|prtijt^ for reflection upon hold the spiritual values as the chieXthin^ "in every relation of life, can have nothing more than a perfunctory interest in these.things onHSunday and wilt soon have less than that. __^_ the deeper meanjnj^opjfg^^ invaluable source of strength to his own tragic loss. ^HotrThat the thought of X5od should be reserved exclusively for Sunday. One of the reasons why so But the facts that Sunday brings to the majority many people have drifted from any religious observance rfThe day is because religion has been made" too much a one-da^-in-the^weefe a-rTair; The man wlio does-not- think of God in the six workingdays; who^dbes not the spiritual life t>f-pex7p1ir a largerteisure; and"that TTie^day7 from im- memorial time, has been associated with religious thought and activity, make it a particularly favorable opportunity for devotion to^those things wtrrcJiron^eTn (From an Editorial in ih: Chicago Evening Post) Jhe First Presbyterian Church First Methodist