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Show Presbyterian Church Outlines Week of Outstanding Program The Canzona Chorus, local ladies la-dies singing group, will present special number at the Community Communi-ty Presbyterian church for the 11 a. in. worship service Sunday. March H, This outstanding women's wo-men's ensemble is under the direction di-rection of Professor Blaine Johnson John-son of the Branch Agricultural college music department. On Sundav evening a film entitled en-titled "Of These My Brethren" will be shown at the church in connection with the 8 p. m. service. ser-vice. The film depicts the needs of people in various areas of the world, namely Europe, Palestine, Pales-tine, Korea", Japan and India. The movie is shown as a part of the "One Great Hour of Sharing" program, an annual drive conducted con-ducted by a number of denominations denomin-ations cooperating in this needy cause. Even the most recent area of tragedy, Holland, will be aided by this relief effort. Another special feature in connection con-nection with the church activities activi-ties will be the visit of Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Chapman, former missionaries to Japan. The couple cou-ple will appear at a meeting in the church auditorium at 7:30 p, m., Wednesday, March 11. The public Is cordially invited to hear these visitors a,s they talk of their work at Wakayama and bring the listeners up to date on the outlook for Christianity in the country of Japan. Mr. Chapman Chap-man first went to Japan in 1917. After his first year of language study in Tokyo he continued studies stu-dies while serving the Fukul station during the furlough of regular missionaries. The work there was in , the midst of one of the strongest Buddhist sections of the country. following the year, which included in-cluded a rough winter, Mr. Chapman Chap-man returned to Tokyo to teach English in one of the pioneer mission schools for boys In Japan, Ja-pan, located at Mekji Gakuin. During'World War II Mr. Chapman Chap-man served some time working with the Japanese in Utah, as his activities In Japan had been Interrupted. Mrs. Chapman went to Japan in 1915 and spent her first six years in educational work in Shingu. It was while teaching at the Wilmina Girls' school at Osaka that she married Mr. Chapman and accompanied him to the Wakayama station. There, their three daughters were born. This Wednesday evening meetings meet-ings will be preceded by a pot-luck pot-luck supper in the basement at 6:30. |