Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1926 — Page 7

EEB. 13, 1926

ASH WEDNESDAY WILL USHER IN SEASONOFLENT Mite Boxes Have Been Placed in Sunday Schools of Episcopal Church. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, the children of the Episcopal Church in Sunday Schools and other Institutions maintained by the church throughout the world, start on their annual Lenten offering for general missionary purposes, for which 630,000 “mite boxes” have just been sent out from the Missions House in New York., This fund, which was established in 1877, when a Lenten offering of S2OO was made by the Sunday School children of St. John's Church, Bower Merion, Pa., has grown until last year the children of the church through their own unaided efforts made an offering of $462,118. In the forty-nine years of the fund the children have made a total contribution of $6,149,407 in aid of the world wide missionary work of the Episcopal Church. -I- -I' 'I 1 DEDICATORY SERVICES CONTINUED SUNDAY Sunday, Feb. 14, will conclude the dedicatory services of the first unit of the new St. Matthew Lutheran Church at the corner of Oxford and E. New York Sts. Tomorrow will be community day. We are expecting the largest crowd on that day. Each service was very well attended. At several services, the church which will accommodate about 450 worshippers, was almost filled. Sunday morning Rev. Em. Poppen of Grove City, Ohio, will preach on “The Child In The Midst of Them." At this service Mrs. P. L. Hare and Mr. Robert Shutts will sing a duett. Sunday evening Rev. Harry Long will deliver his lecture on "The Little Church in the Big City.” Miss Florence Keepers will be the soloist at this service. -f- -I- -!• BIBLE CLASS’ TO CONDUCT SERVICE The Booster Bible Class of the Seventh Presbyterian Church will have charge of the evening church service, Sunday evening, Feb. 14, at the Seventh Presbyterian Church. The speaker of the evening will be Mr. W. P. Knode of the Wheeler City Mission. The program will include a bass solo by Mr. Raymond Forbes and a special number by a male quartet. Mr. O. B. Ball will lead in the opening prayer. A scripture lesson will be read by Mr. Raymond Forbes and the benediction will be pronounced by Reverend Hunt.

SERVICE OF MUSIC AT BROADWAY M. E. A special service of ,-music will be held at the Broadway M. E. Church Sunday night under the direction _of Willard Elman Book. Rosalee Baker Spong will be the organist. The program follows: Organ—“Cavatina" Rail Hymn—"° Master Let Me Walk With Thee" Smith, Anthem——“ Build Thee More Stately Mansions” Mark Andrews Solo and Quartet—“ There Shall Be No Night There”. . Dr. David D. Wood Mrs. D S. Ritter. Mrs. R. J. Kretpke. Mrs. E. L. Selv-wre. Mr. James A. Fisher, Anthem—“ Beautiful C _ Christiansen Organ Offertory—“ Alpine Pastorale" . . . , Flagler Anthem—“O Wisdom" .T. Tertius Noble Chorus—"lnflammatus" ifrom Stabat Mater) Rasslnl „Soloist: Mrs. D. S. Ritter. ~ Tenor Solo—“ Come Unto Me" Willem Coenm Mr. James A. Fisher. Chorus—“ The Long Dav Closes' _ Sir Arthr Sullivan Organ Poetlude—“Triumphal Marche" Wachs Mtale for Mornlnc Service, 10:40 Organ—" Prelude in D" Harris Hymn—"O Could X Speak the Matchless Worth" Maion Anthem—“ There Were Ninety mid Nine" Sehneeker Soloists: Mrs. R. J. Kreipke, Mr. James A. Fisher. Instrumental Trio—“ Simple Aveu” . . Thome Violin. Lois Axline: flute. Addle Axline; piano, Mildred MeFall. Hymn—-“O For a Closer Walk With God Cowper Organ Postlude Riernathy * • * THERE* WILL BE a special Patriotic Service at Central Uni versa list Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The pastor, The Rev. Fred A. Line will preach on “Abraham Lincoln and Present Day Americanism.” There will be interesting special features. A cordial Invitation is extended to the public. The Sunday School convenes at 9:30. MirjS Tracy Hartman teaches the adult class and Mr. Line has the Young People’s Class. * * * THE SERMON subject of Elden H. Mills, pastor of First Friends Church, will be “A Question for a Crisis.” Service at 10:45. At 5 o'clock vesper service, James E. Maxwell will speak. * • * “RADIO NIGHT” at the Sunday evening "Peoples’ Service” (7:45 o’clock) of the First Evangelical Church, New York St. at East St. Radio Installed In the auditorium to illustrate, by long distance reception, Edmond Kerlin's sermon on “Radiomatic Religion.” Music by the Evangelical double quartet, and by the Christian Endeavor Vested Choir. .Service preceded by Christian Endeavor meeting at 7:00 o'clock. under direction of Miss Marian Katt er henry. “A Christian Conscience Crusade,” wall be Mr. Berlin's theme at the service of morning worship, 10:40, preceded by Sunday School at 9:30. * • • “A GREAT PRATER AND WHAT CAME FROM IT” is the morning sermon theme of the Rev. E. F. Prevo, pastor of the Riverside Park Methodist Episcopal Church. The Sunday school will have charge of the evening service and the pastor will speak on “The Child In tho Church.” * * * “THE CROSS AND THE THRONE” will be the morning theme of the Rev. G, L. Farrow at the Victory Memorial Me.thodlst Protestant Church. At night, “Sold Out to the Devil.” • e THE REV. EARL COBLE of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church will preach in the morning on “BUnWness.” A special Lenten service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. * * * AT ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH,

the Rev. Elmer Jones will preach In the morning on “Today’s Thoughts, Tomorrow's Life.” At night, “Religious Joy.” Vinson H. Manifold will address the men at 9:30 a. m. • • • “TILTING UP THE COLOR LINE” will be the subject of an address'by Dr. Alva W. Taylor, secretary of the Board of Temperance and Social Welfare of the Disciples of Christ, at the evening service,' 7:46, at the Capitol Avenue Christian Church, Sunday, Feb. 14. The day will be widely observed as Interracial Sunday, and this service has been planned to present a Christian solution for the* vexed problem of the relations between the colored and white people. Dr. Taylor Is nationally known as a sociologist and social worker, and has had extensive experience in interracial activities. A chorus choir under the direction of Mr. C. C. Hogue will have an interesting program of music for the service. * * • “FOOLISH RIVALRIES ’ will be the subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Bellalre Methodist Episcopal Church, Forty-Ninth St. and Manlove Ave. The pastor, The Rev. Walter W. Krlder, will preach. The evening service will be given over to “Echoes from the Epworth League Institute” when several young people, who took the Institute courses of Instruction, will give reports. • * • “HEARING THINGS” is the sermon subject for the Rev. J. H. Rilling Sunday morning at' the Second Evangelical Church. “Buried Alive” will be the subject for the evening service. E. L. C. E. at 7. “What Is Faith, and What Does It Do for Us?” is the topic. * • * • THE REV. P. S. MAY announces the following order of service Sunday at the Fountain Street M. E. Church: Sunrise prayer meeting at 6:65 a. m.; Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching at 11 a. m. Judson Stark will preach at night. • * * “THE VISIBLE CHURCH AND

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THE CHURCH INVISIBLE” will bo the theme of Homer Dale, pastor of the Hillside Christian Church, tomorrow morning. At the evening service .the pastor will speak on "Saul of Tarsus,” and at the children's hour on “The Longest Candle.” The Men's Glee Club, consisting of forty male voices, under direction of Estal L. Taylor, will sing at tho evening service. • • • DR. EDWARD HAINES KISTLER preaches In the F&irvieWr Presbyterian Church the fourth of his sermons on “Homeland Characteristics —Understood,” Sunday at 10:45, with the quartet singing special numbers. At 7 p. m. he will speak on “The Christian 'St. Valentine’,” De Witt S. Talbert will sing "Not Understood.” by request, and "Love’s Old Sweet Song.” • • • REV. THOMAS J. HART, pastor of the Barth Place Methodist Episcopal Church, -will preach Sunday morning from the text In John 21:15, “Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thop Me more than these?" and In the evening from the subject, "Who’s Who and What's What In Americanism?” The Sunday School lesson given by Dr. Albertson will be broadcast.

OPERA FESTIVAL STARTS MONDAY (Continued From Page 5) fall* in love with Cho-Cho-San. a maiden of Nagasaki, where Pinkerton's ship is stationed. She reciprocates his pas*lon, and in spite of the curse of ner uncle, a Shinto priest, weds Pinkerton, to whom the episode proves later to be only a parsing fancy, for he deserts Cho-Cho-San, returns home to marry an American girl, and upon coming to Nagasaki again on hi* honeymoon, discovers too late the cruel tragedy he has brought about. Cho-Cho-San. now a mother, considering herself bereft of honor through Pinkerton's desertion. commits suicide in the Japanese fashion, while her little child “Trouble 1 sits blindfolded on the floor, waving the American flag as the father comes rushing in. The opera, considered Puccini’s masterpiece, is based on the drama of David Belasco and the book of John Luther Long. "LA TRAVIATA.” Violetta, a courtesan

ROUNDING ROUND TR F A T F T? With WALTER 1 n Lb-rY I£j SS.O D HICKMAN Elizabeth Patterson, remembered for her splendid character work during several of the summer seasons devoted to 6tock at the Murat by Stuart has come into her own. Miss Patterson is now the featured member on all billings for “Charm,” a comedy by John Kirpatrick and presented by Ilachel Oothers.

This week, she is playing the Shubert In Cincinnati, Ohio, of which Nelson Trowbridge Is manager. A party of Indianapolis newspaper men are In Cincinnati today to see Miss Patterson In “Charm.” t This comedy had a six months run In New York and four months at the Playhouse in Chicago. It is claimed that the record established by Miss Patterson w r lll make a star of her next season. She has been that In my opinion for years—one of the greatest character artlsta on the stage today. -I- -I- -IThe Charleston Is meeting a keen rival In the old fiddlers. Both are popular right now in the theater, but the Charleston seems to lead in

Sf Paris, is bolding s brilliant revel In er home. Among the guests Is a young man from Provence. Alfred, who Is in love with Violetta, and after much persuasion, the spoiled beauty agrees to leave her gay life and retire with him to a humble apartment near Paris. After a few brief months of happiness the lovers are discovered by Alfred's father, who pleads with Violetta to release his son from his promises. She yields for his sake, and resumes her former life In Paris, Alfred, not knowing the real cause of her deser tton, Berks her out and publicly insults her. Too late he discovers the sacrifleo Yolletta haa made, and when he returns, full of remorse, he finds her dying. "THE BARBER OP SEVILLE. Count Almavtva loves Roslna. the ward of Dr. Bartolo, a crusty old bachelor, who secretly wishes to marry her himself. Alms viva persuades the village barber. Figaro, to arrange a meeting for him. and rains entrance to the house disguised as a dragoon, but is arrested by the guardian. Not discouraged, he return* pretending to be a substitute tor Rosina's music teacher, who. he says, is 111. The appearance of the real music master. Don Basilio finally arouse* Rosina's jealousy by pretending that the count loves another and she promise* to forget him snd marry her guardian. When the time for the elopement arrive* she meets the count, intending to reproach him. but he convinces her of the base plot of Bartolo. and

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popular fancy among tho young folks. The older ones are naturally fond of the old fiddlers. Henry Ford started something when he decided to popularise tho old-fAahioned music. -I- I* -I- , The stage has lost a big and wonderful friend In the death of William C. Bobbs, president of Bobbs-Merrlll Company of this city. He brought the life story of Otis Skinner to the printed page. Skinner’s story of the stage la a moat Important contribution to the literature of the stage. Mr. Bobba was a devoted friend to tha actor who honestly tries to accomplish big and honest things on the stage.

the lovers sore wedded by a notary. Just as Bartolo arrives with officers to arrest the count. “I PAGLIACCI” By Leoncavallo.” Ruggiero Leoncavallo, who wrote both the libretto and score, was bom at Naples, where he studied music prior to entering tho Naples Conservatory. Hie first two operas. “Chatterton" ana “I Medici." were accepted but not produced until after his third work. "I Pagllaoct, had been produced May 21. 1892, at the Teatro dal Verme. Milan, and hailed with enthusiasm that carried its subsequent popularity around the world. Nedda, wife of Cantno, a strolling player. has beea carrying on a flirtation with Silvio, a young peaeant. Tonlo, the clown of the players, is in love with Nedda. Because she has ecomed his attentions, he leads Canto to a rendezvous between Nedda and Silvio. The infuriated husband attempts to rush upon hi* rival, but Silvio escapes. Later when the performance is being given In the oDeti-air theater. Canto sees Silvio in the audience. The action of the comedy has In it a quarrel between husband and wife because of another man, snd Canto setzes upon the situation as ideal for hie revenge. He stabs Nedda to death while the audience thinks it is a part of ths play, and Silvio, sensing Nedda's danger, rushes to her assistance, only

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