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MEMORIAL SUPPER REPORTS

We have excellent reports of Memorial celebrations this year. It would appear that everywhere it has been the same as here in New York—larger attendance and a deeper appreciation than on any preceding occasion. The New York City Congregation had a most impressive service at THE TEMPLE. It was good to be there! A spirit of sweet solemnity, confidence, rest, seemed to pervade the large gathering in The Temple’s fine auditorium.

In harmony with our well-known suggestions, the different little Classes in the suburbs of New York held their own separate meetings for the celebration of the Memorial, even though they reckon themselves part and parcel of the New York and Brooklyn Congregations, and meet as one Church. The reports as to numbers participating show considerable progress during the past year. Quite a number partook of the emblems for the first time. Many of the new ones were more or less attracted to the Truth through the opposition which the enemy has been stirring up. The evil attacks led to examination; and the Truth was all the more beautiful and forceful in its contrast with the error. If the ministers of the various churches become more violent and slanderous they will, no doubt, awaken all of God’s true saints and draw their attention more or less to the Truth. For a saint of God to come into contact with the Truth is almost like bringing a piece of steel into close relationship with a magnet.

Nor is the increase of numbers, of interest and of deep piety in the New York Congregation alone. Everywhere, so far as our reports go, the same principle seems to be applicable and the same results inevitable.

We subjoin reports from some of the Congregations already heard from. Compared with the reports of last year the showing is very fine.

Other reports from Memorial celebrations are coming in gradually. Although we have noted only those showing twenty-five or more in attendance, this does not signify that we are not deeply interested in having the reports from every celebration. Please send them in, therefore, as they become the basis of our judgment in other matters connected with the interests of the Classes.

New York City, N.Y. . . . 1119	St. Joseph, Mo. . . . 82
London Tabernacle. . . . 769	Allentown, Pa. . . . 80
Forest Gate. . . . 368	Swampscott, Mass. . . . 75
Chicago, Ill. . . . 720	Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . 75
Los Angeles, Cal. . . . 445	Atlanta, Ga. . . . 71
Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . 415	So. Chicago, Ill. . . . 70
Boston, Mass. . . . 415	Camberwell, Jamaica. . . . 70
Detroit, Mich. . . . 356	Hamilton, Ont. . . . 70
Philadelphia, Pa. . . . 300	Youngstown, O. . . . 69
Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. . 266	Rockford, Ill. . . . 67
Toronto, Ont. . . . 259	Hartford, Conn. . . . 66
Seattle, Wash. . . . 256	Pasadena, Cal. . . . 65
Cleveland, O. . . . 240	Birmingham, Ala. . . . 64
Vancouver, B.C. . . . 237	Edmonton, Alta. . . . 64
Portland, Ore. . . . 219	Newark, N.J. . . . 64
St. Louis, Mo. . . . 203	Tampa, Fla. . . . 62
Washington, D.C . . . 196	Altoona, Pa. . . . 61
San Antonio, Tex . . . 185	Memphis, Tenn. . . . 61
Cincinnati, O. . . . 185	Panama City, Panama. . . . 60
Indianapolis, Ind. . . . 183	Oklahoma City, Okla. . . . 59
Buffalo, N.Y. . . . 173	New Albany, Ind. . . . 59
Columbus, O. . . . 167	San Diego, Cal. . . . 58
Dayton, O. . . . 165	Norfolk, Va. . . . 57
Providence, R.I. . . . 159	Omaha, Neb. . . . 56
Kansas City, Mo. . . . 154	New Haven, Conn. . . . 55
Milwaukee, Wis. . . . 153	Schenectady, N.Y. . . . 53
Oakland, Cal. . . . 146	Jackson, Mich. . . . 52
Toledo, O. . . . 145	Bridgeton, Barbadoes. . . . 52
Victoria, B.C. . . . 119	Dallas, Tex. . . . 51
Baltimore, Md. . . . 118	Aurora, Ill. . . . 51
Louisville, Ky. . . . 113	Scranton, Pa. . . . 50
Roseland, Ill. . . . 112	Troy, N.Y. . . . 50
Oldham, England. . . . 106	York, Pa. . . . 50
Edinburgh, Scotland. . . . 102	Cumberland, Md. . . . 48
Lancaster, Pa. . . . 101	Cromwell, Conn. . . . 48
Bellingham, Wash. . . . 100	Easton, Pa. . . . 48
Spokane, Wash. . . . 98	Sharon, Pa. . . . 47
Houston, Tex. . . . 96	Wilmington, Del. . . . 46
Tacoma, Wash. . . . 92	Jacksonville, Fla. . . . 45
Springfield, Mass. . . . 90	Akron, O. . . . 45
Richmond, Va. . . . 87	Reading, Pa. . . . 45
Binghamton, N.Y. . . . 82	Topeka, Kans. . . . 45
Worcester, Mass. . . . 82	Moline, Ill. . . . 44
Des Moines, Ia. . . . 43	Wichita, Kans. . . . 43
Port Huron, Mich. . . . 43	Harrisburg, Pa. . . . 30
Lawrence, Mass. . . . 43	Pittsfield, Mass. . . . 30
Johnstown, N.Y. . . . 42	Muncie, Ind. . . . 30
London, Ont. . . . 42	Waterbury, Conn. . . . 30
Montreal, Que. . . . 42	Flint, Mich. . . . 30
Terre Haute, Ind. . . . 40	Ottawa, Ont. . . . 30
Bloomfield, N.J. . . . 40	Ft. Smith, Ark. . . . 30
Watertown, N.Y. . . . 40	Paragould, Ark. . . . 30
New Castle, Pa. . . . 40	Tonawanda, N.Y. . . . 30
Camden, N.J. . . . 39	Newark, O. . . . 30
Joplin, Mo. . . . 39	Colorado Springs, Colo. . . . 30
Bay City, Mich. . . . 39	Syracuse, N.Y. . . . 29
Passaic, N.J. . . . 38	Kewanee, Ill. . . . 29
Knoxville, Tenn. . . . 37	St. Petersburg, Fla. . . . 29
Mattoon, Ill. . . . 37	Iola, Kans. . . . 29
Auburn, Ind. . . . 37	Chatham, Ont. . . . 29
Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . 36	Brandon, Man. . . . 29
Sidney, N.S. . . . 36	Johnstown, Pa. . . . 29
Santa Ana, Cal. . . . 36	New Philadelphia, O. . . . 28
Piqua, O. . . . 35	Anna, Ill. . . . 28
Crooksville, O. . . . 35	Kalamazoo, Mich. . . . 28
Paterson, N.J. . . . 35	Tamaqua, Pa. . . . 28
Springfield, Ill. . . . 35	Owen Sound, Ont. . . . 28
Saginaw, Mich. . . . 34	Elwood, Ind. . . . 28
Boise, Idaho. . . . 34	Haverhill, Mass. . . . 28
Brockton, Mass. . . . 34	Zion City, Ill. . . . 28
Warren, O. . . . 34	Magnet, Ind. . . . 27
Springfield, O. . . . 34	Butler, Pa. . . . 27
Canton, O.. . . . 34	Boaz, Ala. . . . 27
Sacramento, Cal.. . . . 34	Hobart, Okla. . . . 27
Lima, Ohio.. . . . 34	Beaumont, Tex. . . . 27
Tiffin, O.. . . . 33	Norristown, Pa. . . . 26
Van Buren, Ark.. . . . 33	Toronto, O. . . . 26
The Dalles, Ore.. . . . 32	Brazil, Ind. . . . 26
Glens Falls, N.Y.. . . . 32	Port Clinton, O. . . . 26
Hollister, O. (Hung.).. . . . 32	Tulsa, Okla. . . . 26
Wheeling, W.Va.. . . . 32	Calmar, Alta. . . . 26
Berne, Switz.. . . . 32	Fairmont, W.Va. . . . 26
E. Liverpool, O.. . . . 31	Lowell, Mass. . . . 25
Chester and Moore, Pa.. . . . 31	Cortland, N.Y. . . . 25
Jamestown, N.Y.. . . . 31	New Orleans, La. . . . 25
Duluth, Minn.. . . . 31	Rosenberg, Tex. . . . 25
Kirkaldy, Scotland.. . . . 31	Madison, Wis. . . . 25

 

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— April 15, 1915 —