Page 1 |
Previous | 1 of 8 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
®l)e Con Hec0fd PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 4762 THE CONSHOHOCKEN RECORDER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1911 $1 PEN BIBLE SCHOOL HAS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF ST. MARK'S BIBLE SCHOOL SILVER ANNI-VERSARY, SUNDAY, WAS A HAPPY EVENT.,—PRESENTA-TIONS, GREETINGS AND SKETCH ES OF SCHOOL WITH GOOD tMU-SIC MARKED THE SERVICES. The most enjoyable and inspiring services that have ever been held by St. Mark's Lutheran Bible School was the celebration of the Twenty-iifth an-niversary, Sunday. The church was tastefully decorat-ed with potted plants and special de-signs. As ybu entered the -church, you were greeted with a sign hanging over the pulpit, reading: "25th Anni-versary, Bible School of St. Mark's, 1889-1914.'' A long ladder of twenty-ftve rounds, each with an electric light on It, readied from the rear of the pulpit toward a large crocs in the back alcove of the Church. As super-intendent. J. S. Moser recited the his-tory of the Bible School from 1889 to the present time, a light on each round was lighted each 15 seconds. The 25 lights represented the 25 years passed and the vacant space of the ladder the great unknown future. The services of the day began at 9.30 o'clock with the regular Bible School services and study of the "lures for the day. At 10.30 the mombtrs of the Beginner's and Pri-mary room marched from the primary room into the church singing, "We are Little Soldleis" and occupied the Iron:, of the church. The special services of the day wen begun with singing and special music by a choir of 24 voices under the direction of Mr. Edward Davis. The anthems being delightfully sung and much appreciated by the large audience. Aided Ministry The school has sent into the Luth-eran Ministry three of its boys. Rev. U. E. Apple, being at Red I.ion, Pa., Rev. JT Oscar Moser and Anson Mos-er boing In Ohio. The school has al-so numbered among its members men who have risen to ranks of high hon-or. Th3 Superintendent, in his remarks said he could not fail to extend to the congregation his congratulations and tharkfulness for the very efficient of-ficers and teachers that St . Mark's was blessed with today1. Tv,enty-flve years ago there were but ten officers and teachers and a-bout seventy-five scholars. To-day St. Mark's has twenty-five officers and teachers' and two hundred and twen-ty- live scholars on the roll. Tlio school was first started in the W. C. T. U. hall and later in the Bap-hurch and in October, 1893 mov-ed it,to the handsome and commod-ious building at Fifth avenue and Harry street. There were times when the future was indeed dark and unpleasant but by perseverance the school has safely passed it all and to-day it has not debt and is a valua-ble asset to the Church. Rev. Dougherty Preaches The anniversary' sermon of the day was preached by Rev. S. D. Dough-erty. A. M., of the Philadelphia Luth-eran Mission Conference. IHe laid great stress on the importance of co-labor, one with another that has so much contributed to the success of every enterprise. It, no doubt, being one of the important factors that has caused St. Mark's to prosper and be able to enjoy such an occasion as this twenty-fifth anniversary. He spoke very pleasantly to the children, earnestly asked that they* never fail to carry on the good work done by the fathers and mothers. He prayerfully hoped that St. Mark's would never forget htr God and the love of Jesus, and that future years may find her a power for greater good in the com-munity. Letter of Greeting Mr. J. Warren Schllchter read a letter of greeting from one of St. Mark's Boys, the Rev. U. E. Apple. The letter conveyed a tender feeling, expressing words of regret that he could not be present with St. Mark's to celebrate such a happy occasion. He said he could not keep the tears from coming to his eyes as his thoughts went back to his boyhood days in Conshohocken. He prayed and hoped St. Mark's might still help many more young men to prepare for the ministry, as he had been helped. God's blessings was asked upon St. Mark's for many more years of use-fulness in his home town. Financial Report Treasurer J. Howard l<entz gave a very interesting financial report of the School for twenty-five years. The first meeting of the school was held December 15th, 1889 and the offering amounted to $9.19. The total amount received by the school Tor twenty-five years was: Regular Sunday offerings. $4480.29 Missionary offerings 1213.32 Special offerings 2930V70 "PRAYER WILL BRING NATIONAL PROHIBITION"' MRS. ARMOUR, "GEORGIA CY-CLONE" SCORED CHURCHMEM-BERS AND NON-DRINKERS FOR SIGNING LIQUOR LICENSES.— "CHRISTIAN PEOPLE ARE COW-ARDS FOR NOT WIPING OUT LI-QUOR TRAFFIC." Total $8630.21 During the past year, 1914 January 1st to December 1st, the offerings a-niciinted to $325.78. The school during the 25 years paid out for regular expenses $3003.33. Contributed toward support of church $5385.87. The school has always been self-supporting and today it is a valuable asset to the work of the Church. A Presentation After the morning offerings had been received and the choir had ren-dered the anthem: "River of Life" with much olfect, the moat impressive part of the morning service was giv-en. Mr. J. Howard Lcntz came to the front of the church and in a few words made mention that the Super-intendent in his history of the school had failed to mention one facor that had helped to make St. Mark's school what It is to-day. The superintendent was called to the front of the pulpit and after a re-cital of some of the difficulties and joys he had passed in the 25 years, j and now as success had crowned all his efforts, a fine Teacher's Bible was presented to him in behalf of the school. Before Mr. Moser cou'.d respond,' Rev. J. T. Fox, pastor of the Church, called the officers of the School to : the front, after expressing words of much joy and hope for the future | years of St. Mark's, the congrega-tion arose and joined in singing: ■ "Blest be the Tie that Binds," as the officers joined hands and formed in a "V" formation facing the' congrega-tion. Thus denoting as the superin-tendent joined hands witli his officers they made a sacred pledge at the al-, tar for greater service in the future. The service was concluded by the benediction by Rev. Dougherty. Afternoon Service The afternoon services were open-ed al two o'clock with singing under the direction of David T. Smith, and prayer. Words of greetings and best wishes were then extended to St. Mark's. Mr. John Weaver responded in behalf of the Baptist friends. He said he felt that St. (Mark's was a child of his as he was one of the Bap-tist trustees when St. Mark's was of-fered the use of the Baptist Sunday School room, in the beginning of its work in the town. Mr. Willard Young, in speaking for the Presbyterians, said he felt as though he was again with members of his own Church, as the charter members of St. Mark's were first members of the Presbyterian church and ajso among its most active work-ers. Mr. Reese Davis responded for the Calvary Episcopal Church, wishing much happiness and greater field of activity in the future. Mr. Rufus Barr brought the Meth-odist greeting, asking that St. Mark's might be with them in making the town better and helping many a down trodden soul on the upward path of right living. Mr. John Merkle responded in be-half of the schools of West Consho-hocken. He felt as though he was a-gain among his own as he had been first taught in a Lutheran Sunday School, but as we are all engaged In the same work—trying to make our-selves and others better—the name of the denomination should make no difference in our Christianity. (Mr, Moser accepted the greetings of the Sister Bible Schools, thanking them for their words of friendship and congratulations. He felt St. Mark's would be ready to endeavor (for greater service and unite with ' the ether schools In the work of the master. Hon. E. J. Cattell Speaks The speaker of the afternoon, Mr. I K. J. Cattell, Statistician, of Philadel-phia, was introduced and in a very able and entertaining way presented some very plain facts how the Bible School can and should always be mak ing some one happy. His remarks were illustrated by many actual facts of conditions of life he experienced. The local No-License Campaign held its most enthusiastic meeting of the year in the Methodist iChurch last ev-ening, and Mrs. Mary Harrison Ar-mour, the "Georgia Cyclone'' a noted temi>erance lecturer made an address in which she scored church members and non drinkers who signed applica-tions for liquor licenses as cowards. There was a good sized audience present and Mrs. Armour raised much enthusiasm for the light for prohibi-tion. Mrs. Armour's address marked the opening of a campaign to drive the saloon from Montgomery county. Mrs. Armour, who has been called tlio "Georgia Cyclone" because of her whirlwind attack3 on the liquor traf-fic, characterized the rum business as a legnlized crime. "If the Whole nation," she said, "gets down on its knees to pray the resolution to be introduced in ccn-| gress next Tuesday for nation-wido prohibition will receive a two thirJs vote. | "There are enough. Christian people in the United States to bring about the proper result, if the;.* are not too cowardly. The decent men of Penn-sylvania should be ashamed for not rising up as one man and wiping out the liquor traffic." , ( The music was by the Citizen's | Band and tlio Temperance Choir un-der the leadrship of Stanley Hyde. He found the greatest joy in life was in sprading happiness. The greatest help to a man, when he is discourag-ed and about to give up, is to have a friend extend a helping hand and the bright light of Jesus in< Mr. Cattell has a personality that greatly adds to the egectiveness of his speaking and those who had the pleasure of hearing him cannot help but be impressed but that there is a bright side to every person's life. Evening services The evening services began with a (". D. meeting of the young people. Notwithstanding the storm that was raging, there was a good number present and a very earnest and help-ful meeting was held under the lead-ership of Carl Nagele. The regular evening services were held in honor of St. Mark's Mother Church, St. Pet-er'.-;, of Barren Hill. Rev. Stup Preached Rev. Grayson Z. Stup, delivered the sermon, expressing the fond admira-tion a Mother has for her child, and that St. Peter's rejoices in the know-ledge her child has-so faithfully fol-lowed the teaching of its mother and that its labors during. the past 25 years have been crowned with suc-cess and honor. His words of admonition were to still press on though much had been done, there still remains greater things to be do»e for our God. After the rendering of the anthem, "Arise, Shine'' by the choir, the pas-tor, Rev. J, T. Fox, spoke of the hap-py occasion this anniversary had been to him. He thanked the many friends of St. Marw's that had helped to make the work successful and he wanted to remind them that this an-niversary was but a period of time and not a completion of a work, but just a beginning. He drew attention to the ladder of 25 lights burning and and Hie rounds that were not yet light ed to be climbed. As Mr. Moser was the only charter member still connected with the school, having served 23 years as su-perintendent, Mr. Fox said there was one other member of the school he thought ought to be mentioned: Mr. Howard Lentz, had been a member of the school for 23 years, having served 2 years as secretary, 10 ' years as treasurer and has the honor of being present at every session of the school for the last 12 consecutive years. The pastor then presented him with a white carnation as a tok-en of appreciation for his faithful ser-vice to St. Mark's. That St. Mark's might show to its Mother Church some token of love for her interest in the child, Mr. Fox then presented to Mr. Stup, in behalf of the Mother Church, a large Bou-quet of white carnations. Letters from Former Members letters of congratulations and God's lovo upou St. Mark's work in the Ixird's vineyard were read from Rev. J O. Moper, by Mr. John Hoyer. A letter from Rev. W. A. Moser was road by his brother Clyde Moser. Mrs. Austina Apple, who was the first teacher in the Primary room and a charter member, sent letter of con-gratulation and best wishes. She re-gretted very much In being unable to le present at the happy celebration, as her health and .age would not per-mit her going far from home in cold weather. After singing "Abide With Me" by the congregation, the services were closed with a benediction by Rev. G. X. Ml up. All those who were present at any of these services could not help feel-ing it surely was good for them to be in the Home of I»rd. O. of I. A. AT ST. MARK'S Order will Present a Flag to the Church on Sunday Evening St. Mark's Lutheran church is to be the next congregation to receive a handsome silk American flag from the local Council of the Order of Inde-pendent Americans. The presentation will lake place at a special church ser vice to be held on Sunday evening, to which all the local societies and the public are invited to the services. The following will be the order of services: Hymn No. 16. Anthem—"Arise, Shine" Maker C7tii Psalm (Responsive) Pastor and Congregation >-ymn No. 556. Presentation of Flag— Member of the Order Anthem—"And There Were Shep-herds'' Ira B. Wilson Sermon Rev. John T. Fox, Pastor Offering. Antiiem—"We Have Seen His Star" Caleb Simper BIG ADVANCE IN R. R. FARES IN EFFECT TODAY RAILROADS PREPARE NEW SCHEDULES IN ONE DAY AND RATES WERE ISSUED YESTER-DAY.— TEN-TRIP AND ONE-HUN-DRED TRIP TICKETS RETAIN-ED BUT AT BIG ADVANCES.— RUSH FOR OLD-RATE TICKETS. The raise in railroad passenger fares went into effect this morning and yesterday being the last day for travel at the old rates was made al-most a holiday. Wash-day was post-poned and by a look at the trains bound for Philadelphia, it seemed that almost every woman in the valley ac-cepted the day as railroad bargain day. However, the railroads trans-ported thousands of passengers and the ticket agents were given a day's work which brought home to them the true meaning of "shop early." There was a grand rush to the sta-tions for the morning trains and near-ly every passenger purchased the 100- Bt. David's .. 8.48 2.78 13.80 20.80 2.61 2.82 21.90 Paoli 8.60 4.00 IQ.40 Fra/.er 4.28 1 L9.80 36.00 West Chester 4.50, 5.60 22.80 11.26 Linsiiowue .. 1.17 1.28 9.30 Bala 1.13 1.16 8.70 8.70 C'ynwyd 1.13 1.21 9.00 9.80 Spring Mill . 2.26 2.46 12.90 i ■.: 5 PhoendxviUe 5.00 ■ . 11.55 Spring City . . •-'..''> 6.38 24.60 47*.86 Bustieton ... 2.48 2.96 17.80 Torrrsdalo .. 2.70 3.18 15.00 23.86 Bristol 3.83 4.70 1!'..-,') 36.25 Trenton 6.30 0\70 25.80 50.25 F.ddystone .. 2.2] 2.4C 12.90 18.45 2.43 2.6S 1::.:,() 20.10 2.62 2.80 13.80 21.00 Glen Mills .. 8.66 4.00 17.70 30.45 MRS. LYDrA ULRICH DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Woman a Victim of An-gina Pectoris.—Was III But a Few Hours. Lydia Hall Ulrich, wife of the late Jacob Ulrich, a former burgess of this trip ticket or the strip ticket of ten. I borough, died suddenly1, at her home. Of the latter the day's sales almost 818 Harry street, Sunday afternoon, equalled those for the ordinary aged 77 years. month. The Reading ran out of strip' Mrs. Ulrich eomplained of an attack tickets late in the evening and five in- of indigestion on Sunday, morning and tending purchasers were disappoint- getting no relief from simple remedies ST. GERTRUDE'S TO BUILD NEW Cv.iVENT St. Gertrude's church, of West Con-shohocken, is to build a new Convent or a house for the Sisters who are employed as teachers in the parochial school, of the West borough. Work on the new building, it is expected, will be started in the early Spring when ground will probably be broken. There Is a large strip of ground be-longing to St. Gertrude's Church and situated on Bullock avenue, between the church building and Front street and the new building will be erected upon this site and as dose to Front street as is possible. For many years the Convent has been at the corner of Bullock and iMerion avenues, in the house owned , by the late Annie M. Dougherty. In I ordei to settle the estate the house has to be sold and by a decree of the Orphans' Court, the sale will be held on Saturday, January 2, 1915. CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY Mrs. Elizabeth Herron, mother of Mrs. Samuel J. Guthrie, of Gulf Mills, who is spending the winter with her daughter at this place, celebrated her eighty-scond birthday last week, and besides her relatives some old friends assisted in the event. This venerable woman has been blind for some years, but her faculties are quite bright) her health Is good considering her age, and she still finds enjoyment in using the needle. (Mrs. Herron's specimens of handiwork in that line show skill and neatness, which is considered remarkable. On her natal day she talked reminiscently of her younger life, and was in as good spir-its as anyone present. Mrs. Herron is also the mother of Mrs. Harry J. Willams, of the Keystone Hotel, Con-shohocken. Among those present at the birthday anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mullen, old residents of Gulf Mills. Mr. Mullen and Mrs, Herron were schoolmates at the Gulph public school many years ago, and both recollected different incidents of their school life. ed. The railroads had prepared for the rush and great packs of tickets were given the agents. After working all of Saturday night and Sunday, the Pennsylvania and Reading Roads were ready to comply with the rulings of the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission in regard to new commutation rates. All the tariffs were in printed form at the railroad stations Sunday evening and the new charges were made known to all who asked for them. The tariffs were thus posted within the one day allowed by the commission, the usual 30-day posting period being waived In order that the new rates should go into effect at midnight last night. The new tariffs show that in many case s the limit of one cent and a half a mile allowed for the 100-trip ticket ordered retained by the Commission has not been taken advantage of by the railroads, though in most cases it is very close to the limit. Overbrook commuters, however, get a reduction i In the price of the 100-mile-tlcket, from $8.70 to $8.40, while only three cents additional is put on the price of the 10-trip ticket. Bala's 100-trip rate is unchanged and only three cents are added to the strip ticket charge. The competition of the trolley explains some of the apparent low prices. On the Reading and Pennsylvania lines the same charges are made where a place is on both roads, and it will be noticed that the same prices are to be charged for Jenklntown and Chestnut Hill, the explanation being that both are the same distance from the city—10.8 miles. In the table of old and new rates for the 10 and 100- trip tickets on the Reading Railway, the new figures for the latter are compared with the price of the pres-ent 50-trip ticket doubled, only two of the points, Conshohocken and Nor-ristown, having been in the 100-trip class. The changes for a number of tlio most-used stations on the Reading road are as'follows.: —10-trip— —100-trip— Old. New. Old. New Chclten Avo. .$1.26 $1.38 $8.30 $10.35 •Chestnut Hill 1.98 2.16 12.00 16.20 Jenklntown .. 1.98 Glenside 2.16 Somerton .... 3.56 Conshohocken 2.43 Norristown ... 3.11 Cheltenham .. 1.76 Hatboro 3.56 Sfwenksville i... Lansdale Pennsy Charges Vary. Stations on the Pennsplvania road Dett Cnalrman of Finance Commit-affected by service out of Broad st- toe Migs Nuncy 0, Crc88on. reel Station on a number of lines A nunlber of engagement8 have al. show a great variance of charges, ready been made for atldre88e8 by many conditions entering into the a physician was summoned, condition rapidly became worse. The physician found she was suffering with an attack of angina pectoris from which no relief could be given and -death ensued at two o'clock in the afternoon. Airs. Ulrich had been an active church worker for many years, being a member of the Methodist ■congrega-tion, and the news of her death was quickly spread among the church congregations on Sunday* and caused profound regret. Mrs. Ulrich was born in New Jer-sey and after her marriage removed to this borough over forty years ago. She entered into the social life of the town and being possessed of a fine character and attractive personality soon made many friends which she retained through life. She was deep-ly Interested In her church and was an active member of the Church Help-ers and a charter member of Vida Re-, beca Lodge of this borough, her hus-band having been a charter member ;of Gratitude Lodge I. O. O. F. Mrs. Ulrich was the second wife of the late burgess and resided with her step-daughter, Miss Emma Ulrich. She i is survived by a brother and sister, Klwood Hall and Mrs. Rebecca Har-ris, both of Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held at her late residence Thursday after-noon, at one o'clock to which relatives and friends of the family, the Church Helpers of the Methodist church and Vlda Rebecca lxnlge, No. 62, I. O. O. F. are invited. The body may be viewed tomorrow evening. The in-terment will be private at Montgom-ery cemetery. 2.16 12.00 16.20 2.38 13.00 17.85 3.64 12.66 27.30 2.70 13.50 20.25 3.44 15.80 25.80 1.94 5.50 14.55 3.72 27.90 ... 34w50 68;85 SUFFRAGISTS NAME OFFICERS An Active Campaign Will Now Prosecuted. Cc With "Victory In 1915" as a slogan and a degree of enthusiasm exhibiting a determination to win, the local branch of the Woman Suffrage Party held its meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Caroline Ludy Dix, the district leader. Further organization was effected by the selection of the following well known local Suffrage workers to occu-py the offices and standing committee chairmanships: Vice-leader, Mis:; Kiln Thomas; Secretary, Miss Helen C. Ricuards; Treasurer Miss Anna B. Thomas; Chairman of Enrollment Committee, Miss Margaret Blackfan; Chairman of Propaganda Committee, 36-60'Miss Catherine Preston; Chairman of "TONY" BIDDLE A GREAT R£| HUNDREDS ATTEND CLASS RALLY IN Tr| CHURCH.- LEADER BIDDLE CLASSES AN] TALKED ENTHUSJ CF THE MOVEMf FURNISHED MU I©. The greatest ra'J | members ever held in joined in the 11 - ling al in * .1. I!:-, el Bi leader of the Biddlw -■ liie'i now ha; 1 thousand's of bible studeij day School workers, al church, Sunday aft The meeting was held building and1 every e iuin and gallery was I Tlio meeting was pfeal Mr. Jackscui, president "j ry county Bible I Rev. A. J. Davies, list church, li J 11110. The Cif j prih-ent and played sevj Mr. Jabborn, one of hers of the Biddle Bil now one of the V.I.I Uer.; in the mov ' ring address in whiol great progress the making. 'Tony" Biddh lie made a forceful J of his early life aud;- He told of the buildir I :!■:«; with a membership of ) day there are thous;. Mr. Biddle evprd^^H great, interest shown he and the number who ar| in carrying forward the The Bible 'Classes of Church and of the ikal church wore pi I tions from other classed attendance. A speaker who was i| gran added meeting. Edward for Philadelphia, who the Lutheran S; :nday sary, was invited to Mr. C the local churches and was very much pi introduced, lie gave ing address and urged on of the grrat men have star Waller Crossmora ; solos. He was in congregation greatly ar. numbers. NO. 2 ELECTS Of Fire Company is Prosper Giving Good SeJ Conshohocken I . hed its annual 1 lection last night at tii" vro hi large number of the m« ed the following 0 J. Edward Wentling; vl Arch. Fairbairn; secrel| Shaffer; treasurer, .la<| trustees, Han Silk; delegate, John committee, Jacob I Ian] Long and Thomas .Met The Company is in and is free from II 1 apparatus is in go-company is li I than ever. The man from Maine will be here Tuesday with Christmas Trees. Sec-ond Ave. & Fayette street.—Advt. Full Line of Glass Ornaments KEHOE'S.—Advt at computations, it is asserted. While some of the new rates appear very high, the great majority of them are under the cent and a half limit, indic-ating that previously some sections were more favored than others In commutation fares. Some of the old and new rates are as follows: —10-trip— —100-trlii— Old. New. Old. New Overbrook .. $1.00 $1.12 $8.70 $8.40 Narberth ... 1.26 1.40 9.60 10.4fi Bryn Mawr .. 1.85 2.06 11.40 15.45 Villanova ... 2.16 2.42 12.00 18.15 Miss Adella Potter, of Brooklyn, and numerous others are pending. The local party Workers declare that if they do not receive the majority of the votes next November, it will not bo because the voters do not know they are out to get them, for they promise to attract some attention be-fore the first month of 1915 has passed. Glass Ornaments and Toys at HOE'S—Advt.. KE-Advertise in "THE RECORDER" I KATZ'S ST] On account of the dul allow 10 per cent. re-duc| till Christmas and set guaranteed Clothe* possible prices. N. Snellcnburg & or Overcoat, nov N. Snellenburg & or Overcoat, Now^ A. B. Kirschbawm $fl or Overcoat ....I A. .B Kirechbaum '] or Overcoat, Now Men's and Youth's Trd 50c Silk Knitted Tiesl $1.00 Silk Tits $1.00 Percale Shirt., $1.50 Silk Striped S\\ $2.50 Silk Front Shii| $2.50 Latest Style Hi WILLIAM) (iuar j 63 Fayette St., (Wo Giye TradJ tt L. V
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, December 15, 1914 |
Masthead | The Conshohocken Recorder |
Date | 1914-12-15 |
Year | 1914 |
Month | 12 |
Day | 15 |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 62 |
Coverage | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Conshohocken |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Type | Text |
Technical Metadata | Digitized from 18x microfilm at 330dpi true optical resolution to 8-bit uncompressed TIFF master files. Searchable PDF derivatives shown here are downscaled to 150 dpi / Medium quality. |
Date Digital | 2011-12-01 |
Digitized by | Creekside Digital |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Contact | If you have any questions, contact Branch Manager at smason@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 |
Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
FullText |
®l)e Con Hec0fd
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
4762 THE CONSHOHOCKEN RECORDER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1911 $1 PEN
BIBLE SCHOOL HAS
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION OF ST. MARK'S
BIBLE SCHOOL SILVER ANNI-VERSARY,
SUNDAY, WAS A
HAPPY EVENT.,—PRESENTA-TIONS,
GREETINGS AND SKETCH
ES OF SCHOOL WITH GOOD tMU-SIC
MARKED THE SERVICES.
The most enjoyable and inspiring
services that have ever been held by
St. Mark's Lutheran Bible School was
the celebration of the Twenty-iifth an-niversary,
Sunday.
The church was tastefully decorat-ed
with potted plants and special de-signs.
As ybu entered the -church,
you were greeted with a sign hanging
over the pulpit, reading: "25th Anni-versary,
Bible School of St. Mark's,
1889-1914.'' A long ladder of twenty-ftve
rounds, each with an electric
light on It, readied from the rear of
the pulpit toward a large crocs in the
back alcove of the Church. As super-intendent.
J. S. Moser recited the his-tory
of the Bible School from 1889 to
the present time, a light on each
round was lighted each 15 seconds.
The 25 lights represented the 25
years passed and the vacant space of
the ladder the great unknown future.
The services of the day began at
9.30 o'clock with the regular Bible
School services and study of the
"lures for the day. At 10.30 the
mombtrs of the Beginner's and Pri-mary
room marched from the primary
room into the church singing, "We
are Little Soldleis" and occupied the
Iron:, of the church.
The special services of the day
wen begun with singing and special
music by a choir of 24 voices under
the direction of Mr. Edward Davis.
The anthems being delightfully sung
and much appreciated by the large
audience.
Aided Ministry
The school has sent into the Luth-eran
Ministry three of its boys. Rev.
U. E. Apple, being at Red I.ion, Pa.,
Rev. JT Oscar Moser and Anson Mos-er
boing In Ohio. The school has al-so
numbered among its members men
who have risen to ranks of high hon-or.
Th3 Superintendent, in his remarks
said he could not fail to extend to the
congregation his congratulations and
tharkfulness for the very efficient of-ficers
and teachers that St . Mark's
was blessed with today1.
Tv,enty-flve years ago there were
but ten officers and teachers and a-bout
seventy-five scholars. To-day St.
Mark's has twenty-five officers and
teachers' and two hundred and twen-ty-
live scholars on the roll.
Tlio school was first started in the
W. C. T. U. hall and later in the Bap-hurch
and in October, 1893 mov-ed
it,to the handsome and commod-ious
building at Fifth avenue and
Harry street. There were times
when the future was indeed dark and
unpleasant but by perseverance the
school has safely passed it all and
to-day it has not debt and is a valua-ble
asset to the Church.
Rev. Dougherty Preaches
The anniversary' sermon of the day
was preached by Rev. S. D. Dough-erty.
A. M., of the Philadelphia Luth-eran
Mission Conference. IHe laid
great stress on the importance of co-labor,
one with another that has so
much contributed to the success of
every enterprise. It, no doubt, being
one of the important factors that has
caused St. Mark's to prosper and be
able to enjoy such an occasion as
this twenty-fifth anniversary. He
spoke very pleasantly to the children,
earnestly asked that they* never fail
to carry on the good work done by the
fathers and mothers. He prayerfully
hoped that St. Mark's would never
forget htr God and the love of Jesus,
and that future years may find her a
power for greater good in the com-munity.
Letter of Greeting
Mr. J. Warren Schllchter read a
letter of greeting from one of St.
Mark's Boys, the Rev. U. E. Apple.
The letter conveyed a tender feeling,
expressing words of regret that he
could not be present with St. Mark's
to celebrate such a happy occasion.
He said he could not keep the tears
from coming to his eyes as his
thoughts went back to his boyhood
days in Conshohocken. He prayed and
hoped St. Mark's might still help
many more young men to prepare for
the ministry, as he had been helped.
God's blessings was asked upon St.
Mark's for many more years of use-fulness
in his home town.
Financial Report
Treasurer J. Howard l |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Contact | If you have any questions, contact Branch Manager at smason@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 |
Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 1