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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRDAY, APRIL 1, 1921 * Church iimirrjiif'siil jm MtttHHIIMtHHUH* CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH No one has mentioned any particu- lar in wnieh^>ur Easter services-could have been much improved. The preacher, the choir and the audience were moved by the real Easter spirit of the morning service and the chil- dren were at their best in their serv- ice in the afternoon, for all of which due praise and credit should be given to those having these services in charge. At the Easter morning service the following young people united with the church in preparatory member- ship ;"'â-  Bfor Anderson, Linea Anderson, Astrid G. Anderson, Raymond An- derson, Helen Mildred Anderson, Mary Ellen Bentley, Margaret Reid Bickharn. Robert Oscar Blasdeir, Grant Colfax Blasdell, Donald Mill- iard. Dora Burrows, Lester Carlson. Myrtle Carlson, Theodore Coffey, David Coffey, Camille Coffey, Lillian Pitch, Gordon Frimand, He4en~Fri- mand, Lois Hanawalt, Arthur Hawk inson, Ruth Hawkinson, Violet Hawk- inson, Kenneth Horton, Alice James, Ramona Ley, Walter Lindblad, Wil- liam Matthews, Ronald Martin, Rob- ert Martin, Royal Martin Joseph Mil- ler, Ruth Miller, Harriet Mons, Al- bert Moore, Eugene Nelson, Marian Nettleman. Fred Nettlemah. Ida Net- tleman, Marian Page, Sarah Page, George Pattison^ Howard Reed, Mary Rouland, Barbara x^hurtleff, Luite Stiles, Dorothy Stewart, Clarence Thorp, Arthur W. Van Deursen, Harding Van Schaack, Cprnelius Van Scbaack, William Varney, Frederick; Waidner, John Waidner, Emily Darst, Corinne Bullard, Lenore Palmer. The following person were trans- ferred by letter into membership in our church: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Larson and children Miss Lucile and Mr. Leon- ard, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Van Duer- sen, Mr. and Mrs. Neil E. Neuman, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Barker and Don- ald. Miss Helen Greenlee, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Grambling, Mrs. Leore E. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nettleman ^mr~cbildren. Sophiaâ€"and--Louisâ€"J-r,- and Arthur Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Mat- son and children, Francis and Ann Elizabeth, Mrs. C. H. McCrea and son Theodore, Mrs. Emma Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. William H^ Symons and Mrs. Martha Bruce. Dr.' Rapp's Men's Bible class has outgrown its ° quarters and will move to Jones' hall. The class will' con* vene in its new location for the first time next Sunday morning, April 3, at, 10 o'clock, and every Sunday morning thereafter during the months of April, May and June. The class session will-last from 10 to 10:45 O'clock, thus giving plenty of time for the members to reach the church for the preaching service atllo'clock. All men are invited to meet with the class whether they attend the Metho- dist church "or any other "'"church or no church. The subject-for the debate at the Epworth League meeting next Sun- day evening at 6 o'clock is, "Re- solved that Anti-Cigarette and Sun- day Observance T^aws Should Be En- acted." The affirmative will be taken by Mr. Harold Lundberg and the neg- ative by Mr..William Tarrent. The Official board will hold its monthly meeting in the church at 8 o^clock. Tuesday evening, April 5. Thursday, April 7, will be Ladies' Aid day in the church. Luncheon will be served at noon by the First Division of which Mrs. C. A. Lund- berg is chairman. Business meeting at 2 o'clock. -Tonight in Pilgrim hall* Dr. arid Mrs; Pierce will entertain the chil- dren of the Church school and their friends. You know who arid what they areâ€"the magicians who accom- plish such marvelous tricks, draw car- toons so fast that they appear to grow up like magic, and do many other wonderful thjjngs. This js one of the regular Junidr parties with a slightly different form of entertain- ment. Parents will, be welcome though children will have first choice of seats. Tickets may be bought from members of the J„unior department. The Central Avenue circle is hold- ing their April meeting today at the home of Miss Carrie Brown, 738 Eleventh, street. Luncheon will be served. • ____ Rev. S. A. Lloyd, pastor, will use as the subject for his sermon next Sunday morning. "Crusts and Crumbs," and for the Junior Congre- gation sermon, "If I Were You." The Young People's band, the mem- bership of which consists of some of -the~members of the Covenant class of 1921 and others, will meet Sunday afternoon in the church at 4 o'clock. This-group is organizing under the leadership of Elizabeth Brown and on this particular Sunday light re- freshments will be served;:â€"â€" The Fireside group will meet at 5 o'clock in the Church parlor. 'All High school young people are cordi- ally invited to attend these meetings. Full arrangements have been made for the "Harding" dinner, Wednesday, April 6. The round table will be a "notorious'" one and the dinner is promised to be a g-1-orious one. "President Harding and His Cabi- net" will taste the good dinners we enjoy each month. The women of the Crescent circle are promising an exceptionally good dinnerâ€"and plenty of jt. Reservations may be senr~di- rect to trie office, phone Wilmette 1204. The East End circle will hold an all-day meeting, Monday. April 4, at the home of Mrs. F. H. Cornell, 1110 Ashland avenue. The Cozy Corner circle will meet at the church, Thursday, April 7, for an all-day meeting. The Woman's guild will hold its last regular monthly luncheon at the church. Friday, April 8. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clpck by the members of the East End circle. Res- ervations should be sent to Mrs. L. \. Bower, phone Wilmette 345. This is to be a business meeting with re- ports from the various officers and nomination of officers. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN The Sunday school and Bible class meets every Sunday a,t Library hall at 9:15 o'clock. ^""Services at the church..jat_l.l. Everyone invited. The Ladies' aid is planning, big things for the coming month. No doubt they will prepare a program at their meeting on Thursday, April 7. Watch for it.â€" On Thursday evening, April TTat 8 o'clock, the "Builders" Young Peo- ple's society meets for its business and social meeting at Library hall. The religious instruction of chil- dren begins on Monday, April 4, at 4 p. m. at the church, Linden arid Prairie^ avenues. BAPTIST CHURCH need of their new building more keen ly than last Sunday morning when, like the other churches, they minis- tered to the largest audience of the year. In fact the congregation last Sunday was the largest in the his- tory of the local church. Every avail- able chair, including some extra ones rented for the occasion, and the "lit- tle red chairs" from the Primary de- partment, was utilized. Beside the reception of a splendid free-will off- ering for the children of Baptist mis- sion lands and special Easter music b>^thechurcli~soloistr~Mrs.r Royâ€"F. France, and the double quartet un- der the leadership of W. O. Haas, and a brief sermon on "The Supreme Fact of,.History." by the pastor, the hand of fellowship was granted to fifteen new members. A Baptismal service was held at the Evanston church at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At the mid-week meeting on Wed- nesday Mr. Stifler outlined in brief the plans of the churcTi for the m* of April which it is hoped willTJ to be the last full month in »»2 the church will be denied the use rf' quarters it may call its own T? month will be given to an intensiv! study of the church life in view ^ the expansion which is assured uoo the opening of work in the Jei' quarters.* This afternoon at the Nelson resiJ dence, JS21 Elmwood avenue, the an rtual meeting of the Woman's society "wrfT convene. " Luncheon will fe served at 12:30 and the program win commence at 2 o'clock. The report of the Nominating committee will be hear&^and the annual election win follow. Mr. Stifler's theme on Sunday morning wiU be "Getting ready for great things." 1st. AUGUSTINE'S PARISH The Easter services at St. Aug»», tine's were unusually well attended, the total attendance being 617. This was a considerable increase over the previous recordâ€"^which was 473 lasfl year. There were 269 Communicants out of a total'of &1 Communicants on the parish list. The Easter offer- ing was about $1,200. The church was beautifully decorated. On account of the unusually early Communion serv- ice, the services were all held on the The Baptist people never felt thef old time. St. Augustine's choir ac- quitted itself most creditably. There was an extensive program of Easter music~wnrch "the~larger chdir~of bwrr and men rendered beautifully under the direction ot Thomas Fullerton, choirmaster and organist. Just before the Sunday morning service the members of St. Augus- tine's choir presented Mrs. F. Z. Fa- vor with a gold cross, suitably in- scribed, and Miss Marjorie Day with a gold pencil. Mrs. Favor has bees acting for some time as choir-mother and has been ably assisted by Miss Day. and the gifts were a slight token of the appreciation of the boys for. the many kindnesses of these two women,-â€"â€"â€"------ Douglas Boyer was presented with a pair of pearl and gold cuff links for long and faithful service as i choir boy. Mr. Fullerton. choirma* ter, in a short address, testified to Un- faithful services of those receiving Some folks treat their religion as they do their dress suit. Reluctantly it is taken from the dark closet, dusted, worn upon the infrequent occasion, replaced in >set and forgotten. Its owner do^s^not feel com- fortable in it. He sees it, and others, so seldom that he worniers^hTs4s in-- style. he is a Christian and he is covered with confusion. Religion is the biggest and best thing in life., It is the one thing that makes life worth while. It ought to be in daily evidence with everyone. Me^ToughT to dis- cuss it when and where they meet as 'they do politics, economics, and the news of the day. "^ You can ask a man five questions touching the in- Is religion something only for the preachers__or is timate and personal topics of his hbme, business, habitsp ~frfor all? Is it only for Sunday-â€"or for everv day? Is it tastes, and aversions, without offense. But, ask him if only for churchâ€"or for everywhere? Presbyterian Church ine's Episcopal Church The First Congregational Church The First Methodist Church