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