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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS. FRIDAY, APRIL 8. 1921 'Church [ METHODIST CHURCH Mrs. Zabel, 1247 Chestnut avenue, entertained the Fourth Division in an all-day meeting, sewing for Lake Muff Orphanage, on Monday, April 4. The first meeting of Dr. Rapp's kfen's Bible class in Jones' Hall last Sunday was a success. There were wenty-four present and judging by the introductory lesson the book of Amos, with Dr. Rapp to interpret it, romises to be an interesting field or study. The lesson begins at 10 'clock, but beginning next Sunday there will be fifteen minutes of music tefore the lesson. All men are in- itcd to attend this class. There is lenty of room and it is just as easy [o teach two-hundred as two dozen. Men. come to Jones' hall Sunday norning at 9:45 and hear one of the world's great bible teachers I A Teachers' Training class is being onducted in our church under the upervision of Director of Religious â€"Education. Bickham. The class meetr Mondays from 7:30 to 8:30 P. M. The ubject for the second lecture, Mon- ay. April 11. is: "The Element of jhitd Nature.- There are ten lessons n the courle and they are of special ntcrest to parents, teachers and those 'ho may become teachers. There is o charge and all who are interested pe invited. BAPTIST CHURCH On Wednesday of this week the aptist church was eight years old. t rejoices in the steady and, en- ouraging growth throughout these ears, and the prospect of an early ntrance into its own. building. The anniversary month is being used in a thorough study of the church's stewardship obligations under the leadership of Dr. Frederick A. Agar, of New York City. The trustees of the church are arranging with the consent of the various organizations, to present to the members of the church, a unified budget, covering all of the local expenses of the church and its various departments. In pledging their financial support for the coming fiscal year, the members and friends will be protected against unexpected requests of every sort. In preparation for Dr. AgarV visit, on April 23 and 24, a group of-forty members of the church, are making an intensive study of-4he;-new-re~ qulrements, and met last evening for the first of three meetings which they are devoting to this purpose. The second of these meetings will be held on Monday evening, April 11, at the T A. Copeland residence, at which time the Community Service depart- ment has promised to make the oc- casion more enjoyable with a large quantity of home-made ice cream and home-made cake. The Bible School Worker's cabinet will meet this evening at the home of the assistant superintendent, W. S. Campbell, 229 Ninth street, to make a preliminary study of the equipment and arrangement for the classes, as they begin to make use of the new building. Children's Day plans will also be discussed. the different schools. The Sunday school children of St. Augustine's, led by the two surpliced choirs, will be the hosts of delegations from the other Church Sunday schools. The rector of St. Augustine's will give an address to the children. #-• The vestry of St. Augustine's were entertained at the rectory, 1103 Kor- st avenue,'at dinner by the rector «nd Mrs. Carle ton on. Wednesday 'veiling last before the monthly vestry, meeting, which was also held it the rectory, when routinc matters onccrnimt affairs of the church were transacted. when routine matters to a most The women of the Associated Guilds will have an all-day session today be- ginning at 11. o'clock, with an informal luncheon. A dance will be given at the Coun- try club next Wednesday evening, April 13, intended especially for mem- bers of St. Augustine's congregation and their friends. . Arrangements are rapidly being completed for the camp to be given fc<» choir bovs of St. Augustine's church on a Wisconsin lake this sum- mer. The camp will probably be held soon after the closing of school. The rector hopes to be in camp with, the oys. and Mr. Thomas Fuller ton, choirmaster, will probably be with hem part of the time. The services at St. Augustine's on Sunday will be Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 o'clock and morning prayer and sermon at II o'clock. The Church school will meet at 9:45 and the Young Men's Bible •lass at 10 o'clock. every department of the chore Our church is located at the corner of Ninth street and Greenleaf ave- nue. Strangers in the community will receive a cordial welcome. You are a stranger but once. Sunday school, 9:30 A. M. Church service. 11 A. M. Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 P. M. Senior Christian Endeavor, 6 P. M. M<d-week service, Wednesday 8 tP. M.------- "*" ~~ The Rally of the Church schools in contiguous parishes will be held in the church at 4 o'clock. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH church and Sunday school. We have attained a higher mark for average attendance than ever before. The financial reports showed an increase of about 3J per cent for our current expense budget and about 50 per cent for our benevolence budget. Very definite and comprehensive plans are being worked out for a still greater work this coming year. . The reports covering the organiza- tion and growth of Our Senior Chris- tian Endeavor were far'beyond our expectation. Every indication points successful year's?*ork in CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Woman's Guild are holding. *od»v, their luncheon. ST. AUGUSTINE'S PARISH The Episcopal Sunday schools of •he North Shore district are holding Rally Service at St. Augustine's next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the special occasion for the service is the presenting'of the Lenten Saving»4of Lbst Wednesday evening more than two hundred persons sat down to the annual church dinner preceding the annual business meeting of the church. This is always one of â- â- the "great occasions" of the church year. The reports presented by thf various organizations of the church were very gratifying, showing mark- ed orogreaa in evejy4«P«^»lpn*eTJie "reports on membership showed a de- eded- 4tiereate, * especially in the last regular monthly A business meetimr. pre- sided ^.over by the president. Mrs. L. A.^Bower* will immediately follow the luncheon and will include the nomination of^officers for next year. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock. Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, pastor, will begin next Sunday morning the first of a series of sermons on reliarion as applied to Twentieth Century life. The subject for theHtrst Sermon w4lr=br "Religionâ€"A Definition for Today." The services during the day are printed below for reference: 9:45 a.m. The Hmrch School, Mr. Jas. Irvine, Superintend- ent. Beginners' Department, Mrs. Leland Pier son, Su- « nerintendent. Primary Department, Miss Bertha Wheelock, Su- perintendent. Junior Department, Mr. R. D. Burtper, Superin- tendent. Intermediate Department, Miss Esther Dunshee, Su- perintendent. Senior Department, Mr. J. D. Roth, Superintend- ent. 11:00 a.m. Morning service. 11 -25 a. m. Primary and Junior Story Hour, under direction of _---------- lira. Gale Brooke and Miss Wheelock. 4:00 p.m. Young People's service. Members of the senior year of the Junior De- Bartment with Miss rown in charge. 5KM)p.m. Fireside Group. Mem- bers of the High School Department of Church . ., School are invited to at- tend. 7:30 p. in. Sunday Evening Club, • Mr. W. Frank McCIure, President. Announce- ment of speaker on first page of paper. The Crescent Circle, Mrs. K. J. Mul- vey, chairman wilt hold an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. S. H. Vowelt, 116 Sixth street, Tuesday, April 12. A Mid-week Devotional meeting will be held Wednesday evening hi the church parlors.. The subject for discussion will l»e'"The Value of the Lenter Service to Me." A special feature of these mid-week meetings is the singing of old amliiew hymns. The Chicago Sunday School associ- ation will hold its annual convention on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14,-15'-ind 16, at the Belden Avenue Baptist church, corner of Belden avenue and Halsted street. Meetings will he held Thursday, aft- ernoon and evening, Friday all day, and Saturday, afternoon and evening. Teachers and officers of Sunday schools will be interested in this con- vention and are invited to attend any or all of these meetings. Speakers have not been announced to date. Wednesday, April 20, Mr. Lloyd will resume his lectures on Child Psychology. The discussion at this meeting will include the March sub- ject, which meeting was postponed because of the Pre-Easter Services, 1 and the April subject. Both lectures were a discussion of the child be- I tween the ages of twelve and sixteen and therefore can easily be combined. The subjects are "The parting of the Ways" *nd "The Gang and the Crowd." Meeting will begin at 7:45 o'clock and will, be held in Pilgrim hall. Parents and teachers of Wil* mette are cordially invited to at- tend. Y":w:5>v"*-'- Many^oi the S5*||^^ Roger W. Babson, president of the Babson Statistical Organization. His digests of business conditions, and his forecasts, form the^asis of a valuable service for which he numbers, a clientele of many thousands of business and banking institutions. In his recent book, "Fundamentals of Prosperity", Mr. Babson says: ^^"Inlhe^wx^ Wellesley Hills we study the trend of religious interest as closely as we do the condition of t£e bank&^oi^thi- supply of and demand for commodities." ^'Statistics of church membership form one of the best barometers of business conditions. We have these figures charted back for the past fifty years. When- ever the line of religious interest turns downward and reaches a low level, history shows that it is time to pre- pare for a reaction and depression in business condi- tions. Every panic we have ever had has been fore- shadowed by a general dedme4n^>bservanee of religious principles. On the other hand, when the line of religious interest begins to climb8 and the nation turns again to the simple mode of living laid by in the Bible, then it is time to make ready for a period of business prosperity." ( V. St Augustine'* Episcopal Church St John's Lutheran €hnrelfcâ€"â€" The First Methodist Church The Wilmette Baptist The First Congregational wQU«£&