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rg (5% \ v THE EVENING STAR, ‘WASHINGTON, D. ¢, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER: 30, 119221 ! Latest Announcements of Church News Activities CHRITIAN GROUPS PLAN CONFERENCE Secieties in Community Work to Meet at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. A conference of the allied Christian socleties engaged in community work in Washington is to be held October 17 and 18 at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The theme of the conference will be “United ice for the Community, State, N and World.” There will be ten delegates from each of the following organizations: Federal Councll of the Churches, Council_of Women for Home Mis- sions, Home Mission Council, The International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, Inter- national Sunday School, Councll of Religious Education, National Board of Young Women's Christian Assocla- tions, World Alliance of Churches for International Friendship, Federation of Women's Boards of Foreign Mis- sions and Young People’s Organiza- tion. Scek Common Planx. The objeets of the conference are: “In recognition of the unique de- mand_for fullest co-operation by all the Christian agencles doing com- munity work, to the end that largest permanent results shall be secured and duplication and loss of energles be reduced to the smallest degree. “In further recognition of the im- portance of unified effort in behalt of the great, sallent, essential Christian messages, in which all of these s0- cieties are so deeply concerned and which are so vital to the success of the Christlan movement of the future. “Fhat these organizations may unitedly realize America’s new world Tesponsibilities and make common plans for meeting them. Dr. Freeman to Speak. The conference will open at 10 o'clock October 17 with a devotional service. Rev. Dr. James E. Freemar rector of the Church of the Epipha) is to deliver an address on “A Pas tor's View of the Work of the Allied Socleties,” while Prof. C. Linde- man of New York city will speak on “The' Christian Church as an Adaptable Institution, and Some Adaptations Which the Future De- mands.” The afternoon session will convene at 1 o'clock, when there will be group meetings. The third session will_open_at o'clock, at_which Bisop James Cannor, jr., of Norfolk, Va. will deliver an address on “The Moral Tendencles of the Post-war Years. What New Emphasis Is Needed to Pryserve Traditional Moral- ity, Law and Order.” At the evening session, which will convene at § o'ciock, addresses on “The World Outlook; Is It Peace or War? Brotherhood or Revolution?" will be given by Rev. Nehemiah Boynfon, chairman of the World Alli- ance of Churches, and Rev. Dr. M. Ashby Jones, pastor of the Ponce De Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. Plan Reception for President. The second day's session will also convene at 10 o'clock, when an ad- dress will be given by Hugh S. Ma- , secretary of the dnternational unday School Council of Religious Education, on “The Perils of an In- complete Christlan Program.” Committees will make reports, after - which Bishop Francis J. Mec- IConnell of Pittsburgh, Pa., will speak on “The Perils of Soclal and Indus- trial Discontent.” There will be a luncheon session and at 2 o'clock a meeting will be held, when the com- ittees will make final reports. A reception to President Harding is being planned for the afternoon sston. Details of the reception, however, have not been completed. Two Mass Meetings. There are to be two mass meetings . George M. Diffenderfer is president. The local committee in charge of Wosdwark &Wothiop "" The ‘Jubilee Bible In Order to Properly Celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the American Revised Bible The publishers have made a special Jubilee Bible, which is one of the really beautiful books Bound in morocco, with gold stamp- ing, it is indeed an example of the printer’s art at of today. its best. Priced, 35 CHURCH -OF NAZARENE PLANS SPECIAL MEETING Rev. Mr. Sweeten to Preach and Miss Manning to Lead Singing. . REV. HOWARD SWEETER. Rev. Howard W. Sweeten of Illinois will begin a series of evangelistic serv- ices tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene, 7th and A streets northeast, and will continue umtil October 15. Miss Mabel Manning, son evangelist of Massachusetts, will have charge of the special music, befi::mn( Tuesday evening. Services will held on Sun- days at 11, 3 and 7:30 o'clock, and each evening during the week. Tomorrow and Monday evening Miss Cora Slocum of Baltimore will sing. RECEPTION AT CHURCH. Foundry Congregation Will Honor the Rev. Randolph. A reception will be given at Foun- dry Methodist Episcopal Church Fri- day evening to Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Her- bert F. Randolph and to Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Randolph, from 8 to 10 o'clock. All members and friends of the church and congregation are in- vited. The first meeting of the fall of the church school board of Foundry Church will be held Tuesday evening. Dinner will- be served to all at 6 o'clock. Dr. Edward Hayes will open a discussion o *The Trained Church an_Efficient Church!" Miss Helen O'Rear, a graduate of Dépauw University and of the Boston Tniversity School of: Religion, has been appointed_director_of religious educa- tion at Foundry Church. The school will be opened October 16 at which courses in church school administra- tion, pedagogy and Old and New ‘Tes- tament will be given by special in- structors covering a period of twen- ty-elght weeks. All persons desiring to enroll should communicate Wwith Miss O'Rear, 1502 16th street north- west. —_— TRAINING SCHOOL PLANNED. The Columbia Assoclatlon of Bap- tist Young People’s Unions is plan- ning a training school to be held here November 6 to 10. Prominent workers in_the Baptist denomination from the Nashville and Philadelphia headquarters will assist in the work. Fifty Sunday schools and young peo- ple’s societies also will aid the school. Rev. Dr. H. Millington, ex- ecutive secretary, has been chosen dean of the school. —_——— the conference consists of Hugh Thrift, chairman; Rev. Dr. E. O. ‘Watson, secretary: Willlam Knowles Cooper, Bishop William F. McDowell, Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, Rev. Dr. George M. Diffenderfer, James T. Lloyd, Gertrude McArthur, Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, Rev. Dr. John R. Ed- wards, H. G. Johnson, John C. Letts, ‘Hugh S. Magill, Rev. Dr. W. S. Aber- nethy and Rev. C. G. Chappell. PULPIT AND PEW Rally Sunday will be observed to- morrow at the Cleveland Park Con- gregational Church. The Bible school will hold a special session at 9:45 am. At 11 am. the minister, Rev. Frank Ellsworth Bigelow, will canduct a platform service with brief addresses by Chaplain E. W. Scott, U. 8. N.; Chaplain J. T. Axton, U. 8. A., and William Knowles Cooper on the , watchword. “Go Forward!” Mrs. Jo- | seph Fairbanks will direct the mu- sic. * ok kX Evening services will be resumed in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Rev. Dr. William Carter, who spent the summer traveling in the orient, will speak on “Experiences in the Far East.” He is pastor of the Throop ‘Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Dr. Carter will also preach the morning sermon at 11 o’clock. Special ‘programs have been ar- ranged for Rally day in the Sunday school at 9:30 and the Young People's ! Soclety at 6:45. Miss Grace Goodpas- ture will lead the Christian Endeavor. There will be special vocal and in- strumental music. The young peo- ple were entertained last Friday night at the Hippocampus Club, which has been maintained throughout the summer by the Wiber Bible class for young men. An orchestra has been organized to render the music at the Sunday meetings. * k¥ Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, who had the oversight of the Church of the Redeemer, Sorrento, Me., during 1 June, July and August, and who was iin attendance at the general conven- tion in Portland, Ore., month of September, has returned to Washington and will preach at morn- ing and evening services at Epiphany Church tomorrow. He will unveil the soldier memorial tablet ‘bearing the names of those of Epiphany who served during the world war at the 11 o'clock service, * k k¥ Rev. Dr. Henry. Allen Tupper, pastor of the First Baptist Church, 16th and O streets, who has just returned from an extended trip through Europe, Turkey, Syria, Palestine and Egypt, spoke last Sunday in Philadelphia and on Thursday before the Rotary Club at noon and in the evening at & mass meeting in New Londog, Conn., on “The World Crisis” and “America’s World Mission.” He will preach both morning and evening tomorrow at his churgh, the First Baptist. Subject, 1 a.m., “The Heart’s Hunger of Hu- manity”; 8 ‘The Black Blot on the World's p.m., Map. * ok k% Tomorrow will be Rally day in the H Street Christion Church and Bible school. A special program will be given in the Bible school at 9:45 and rally services will be held in the church at 11 am. and 0 p.m. Dr. J. T. T. Hendley, president of Lynch- burg College, will be the speaker at both services. Dr. Hendley will also preach each night through the week at 7:30 o'clock. * * Xk % “'Rally day” will be observed In all the departments in the Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church tomorrow. The Sunday school, Oscar Allen, su- perintendent, will hold a joint ses- sion in the morning, with appropriate exercises. “The church home coming” will be observed at 11 am. and the communion will be administered. The minister, Rev. Dr. Harry D. Mitchell, will preach on “Finding My Place.” At night, the fiftleth anniversary of the translation of the American standard revision of the Holy Scrip- tures will be observed. Rev. Dr. E. 0. Watson of the Federal Council of Churches in America will speak on “The Study of the Bible Through Its Biographies.” * x ¥ X The Shiloh Baptist Church (Strang- ers’' Home) enters tomorrow upon the sixtleth year of its career in Wash- ington with a “roll call” of its mem- hers, the first In fifteen years. This service will take place at 3:30 p.m. At this “roll call” each member is expected to answer to his or her name and to contribute 33 to the rally of the church. Baptism will be held at the close of the morning service and at 3:30 p.m. the Lord's supper will be celebrated. Rev. Dr. J. Milton® Wal- dron will preach at 11 a.m., upon the subject: “A Friend at Court p.m., on “The Wages of Sin.”" morning “individual communion service ‘will be dedicated and used for the first time after a brief sermgp by Dr. John E. Briggs on ‘Facing the Cross With a Song.” At night here will be delivery of diplomas_and a_ gospel service by the Senior B. Y. P. U., with specia] music and brief addresses by President Forest Neal, John Ruthveen, president of the city B. Y. P. U. Federation, and Dr. John E. Briggs. ‘The Mite Society will conduct a rummage sale at 1013 413 street southwest, all next week. * k% % James A. Edgerton, president of the International New Thought Alli- ance, will speak tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at 1814 N street north- west on “Let‘; '1‘:11:‘ l:rouperlty." ‘The annuael rally day services of the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The ad- dress will be given by Howard S. Omohundro, teacher of the ‘“Omo” class of the Brightwood Park Metho- dist Episcopal Church. O. J. Randall, generaly superintendent, will be in charge.” ° * x x % ‘Fall relly and sixth anniversary services will be held at the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church, ‘G. Ellis Willlams, D.D., minister. At the morning service the holy communion will be administered and the minister will give w brief address. Several new members will be received into the church, At the evening service the sermon will be given by Dr. John Reid Shannon, formerly pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church., * ok ok kK Rev. W. W. Shearer of St. Co- lumba’s Chapel, Tenleytown, will speak - at open air services at the Peace Cross, National Cathedral, to- morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. ® % ¥ Rev, Herbert Scott Smith has re- turned to Washington and will con- duct services at St. Margaret’s Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 4 pm. Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop of Washington, is making .a tour of the Wwestern states and will not return to Washington until the middle of Octo- ber. Bishop Harding attended the Portland convention. * k% % “The Underlying Unity of Al Re- ligions” will be the subject of a free lecture at Studio Hall, 1219 Connecti- cut avenue, tomorrow at 8 p.m., by Louls G. Gregory, who is passing through Washington on a lecture tour of the United States explaining the principles which unify religios and science and eliminate prejudice. * ¥ ¥ % Rev. Murray Kenworthy, who has devoted more than a year to super- vising Friends’ relief work in Russia, to speak on "aum.."&u 8 lg;:loek tomorrow nmight at ds’ Church, 13th and Irving streets. ny A * % * % Sunday School Rally' services will be held at the Cllg.r{h of the Pilgrim, 22d street, between' P and Q, tomorrow. The pastor, Rev. &lrfl, will preach both momln:'und eVening. RIS The Eastern Presbyterian Church will_have an illustrated lecture, “In Ni Land,” tomorrew evening at wlllsi\:'d its i un:mlnd “h’.l ve its opening mee! Wednesday evening. = - Night,” a supper mmwmwmo‘:mm will conducted committee meetings until 8.o'clock. At the latter forty-five-minute prayer service during the| ol meet| * x % ¥ At the Metropolitan Baptist Church-| Rev. John Compton Ball will speak to- morrow morning on “What Follows the Answered Call.” The Hasseltine, Bible class will be the special guests of the church at that service. In the evening there will be baptism and the pastor will speak on “My Soul at Its Best.” Special music numbers will be given by the Junfor and Intermediate Chris- tian Endeavor socleties. On Sunday, October 8, Evangelists Reese and Farr will begin revival services, to con- tinue through October 22: ~ G At the Ninth Street Christian Church tomorrow =morning Emory Ross of Bolenge, Africa, will speak. At night the pastor, Rev. George A. Miller will preach on “What Seek Ye?" * % % % At the Immanuel Baptist Church Pastor Gove G. Johnson preaches tomor- row morning and evening, with the Lord's Bupper in the morning. At night the sermon will be on “The Latest Book,” beginning some messages on the Bible and its books. It is rally day and will be so observed in all servizes including the Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and the young people’s meeting at 7 pm. : R Communion service will be celebrated tomorrow at Petworth Baptist Church, 7th and Randolph streets northwest. The pastor, Rev. F. Paul Langhorne, will preach at both services. Tuesaay evening, the annual business meeting of the Sunday school will be held, Elec- tion of officers for the coming year, and assignment of classes in the new church and Sunday school quarte:s will be the business of the evening. * %k % At Rosedale M. E. Church, 416 Ten- nessee avenue mortheast, Tueslay, Oc- Bive. o thee iustraros loctucs antiti ustrs ect: *The World Beautitur.» oo entitied i * k% % e annual_home-coming ssrvice at St. Monica’s Chapel, South Capitol and L streets southwest, is to be held to- morrow at 11 am., under the direction of the pastor, Rev. G. A. Fiaher. - * x % v. Dr. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church of the Covenant. has re. turned from his vacation and will ocoupy his pulpit tomorrow. The Sunday school will also have its first fall session. * k% % Rosedale M. E. Church will hold rally day tomorrow at 416 Tennessee avenue.” In the morning Dr. Walter C. Scott will give an address on “A String of Pearis Both the evening service and Epworth League will be conducted by Daniel M. Moylan, pas- tor of Christ M. E. Church of Bal- timore, Md. * % ¥ ¥ In connection with the executive board meeting of the Columbia Fed- eration of Baptist Young Peoples' Unions at the First Baptist Church, 16th and O streets northwest, Tues- day at 8 p.m., there will be a con- ference on methods. The principal matters to be discussed are the fol- lowing: “Should Our Churches Be More Soclable?” “How Can the Fi- nances of a Unlon Be Best Handled?” “Is the Group System Superior to the Volitional System?” “How Can oung Men and Women Vi - Youns M Be Develop * ¥ *x x At Takoma Park Baptist Church to- morrow morning, from 10 to 11:30, the Sunday school will have its annual Rally day service. The'theme will be Rallying for Service.” At the even- ing church service at 8§ o'clock the pastor, Rev. Willlam E. La Rue, will dellver the first of & series of sermons on the subject of “Religious Certain- ties.” At this service Mrs, Charles G, Royle will sing. and Miss Olivia Biller Wwlil act as organist. Tuesday evening Mr. La Rue will entertain the men of the church and congregation at the parsonage, 6811 Piney Branch road. Al men not jalready identified with er church in will be welcome. g fomoniLy * X * ¥ Rev. Dr. James Shera Mont Bas returned to the city, and will eors. duct public worship' in Calvary Methodist Church tomorrow. In the mornjng he will deliver a sermon on ‘Whén My Ship Comes In.” In the evening he will give a sermon-lecture o turkey and ‘the Unspeakable At Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow | Tur 7 * k x ¥ epresentative Ketcham ichi- gan s to teach the adult Bolsuemé‘l::ll‘a y M. und o- morrow at 9:45-o'clock. SYsncHeel o) 5 * ok ok ¥ t the Vermont Avenu i Church, the pastor, Rflv.e Dcr’.'"l'!};‘:l'el Wilfley, will preach tomorrow morn- ing on the subject, “The Great Foundation.” Emory Ross, mission- ary from Africa, will deliver the ad- dress at the evening service. Preced- ing Mr. Ross’' address, selections will be rendered by the mixed quartet, and also by the church chorus. The an- nual installation of officers of the Senior Christian Endeavor Society Will take place tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock, after which Dr. Emory Ross will address the endeavorers on the subject of foreign missions. * % At the Firs? Congregational Dy. Jason Noble Piercs spemis ?5‘;'.5.2‘1 row at 11 am. on the subject, “The Bible,” and at § p.m. on “Beginnings.” The vested chorus choir of sixty-five Voices under the direction of Harry Edward Mueller, organist, and assist- ed by the quartet, will sing at both services. Rev. George W. Richards :la 8;;!;?:!?':\‘. g?.lbletlnu‘ his services n S0 astisea ster of the church * % % X The Gates Bible class will meet at 10 a.m. in the west parlor of the First Congregational Churgn and invites all en and women to hear Rev. Ge W. Richards. L5 * ko % St. Mark's Lutheran Bible School will _devote the entire session to a special rally program _tomorrow. Percy S. Foster will speak and en- liven the meeting with song. The pastor, Dr. Hayes, will also speak. * k% “Monte Carlo, ‘or the Gambling Spirit,” will be the subject of a sermon tomorrow night at the Co- lumbia Heights Christian Church by the pastor, Rev. B. H. Melton. Pic- tures of the world’s greatest gam- bling house will be shown before the sermon is delivered. Dr. Melton's morning subject will be “The Life of Victory.” * % % X Mrs. Laura Lou Copenhaver, sister of Mrs. E. C. Cronk, well known in church circles here, will speak in St. Paul's English Lutheran Church to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock. She is a teacher in Marion Female College, Marion, Va. * %k x % Rally day services will be held In the Wallace Memorial United Prés- byterian Church tomorrow at 9:30 oclock. At the 11 o’'clock s Ice Rev. J. A. Campbell will preach on “Our Marching Orders™ The service will be featured by a violin solo by Arsenio Ralon. At the evening serv- ice Rev. W. F. Harke: peak “What's the Matter v%n‘l':m .A:nu'lu‘;g * % & % 4 Rev. Leon 8. Wormley wil) address the Men's Club of the Third Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock; also Lieut. R, B. 8. Toomey of Miami, Fla., will recite some of his poems. All men's clubs of the city are invited to be present, —— 'VAUGHN CLASS TO MEET. The Vaughn Bible class of Cavalry Baptist Church will hold its first club meeting of -the season Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Sunday school house. Class officers for the ensuing year will be elected-and in- stalled. Dr. W. S. Abernethy, the pastor, who recently returned from Europe, will tell of some of his ex- end impressions. The class orchestra will provide music. Re- freshments will be werved. f. La D. Bliss will teach the class tomor- row, DR. PIERCE TO PREACH AT KEITH’S THEATER held, to be followed by other committee Series of Sermons Will Begin To- Ings. morrow—Public Invited to Attend. REV. DR. U. G. B. PIERCE. A series of sermons is to be de- livered by Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister of All Souls’ Church, during the month of October, which are expected to be of interest to_Unitarians of Washington. Dr. Plerce recently returned from an extended visit to the Pacific coast. He will preach the sermons Sunday mornings at Keith's Theater, where the church services are being held. The course of sermons considers “The Tradition and Truth of Re- ligion.” The subject of the first ser- mon to be delivered tomorrow f{s “The Function of Religion—Tradi- tional and Vital.” The subjects announced for the other Sundays are “The God of Tra- " “The Bible alvation— Mythical and ‘The Com- munion of Saints—Traditional and Modern.” All Souls’ Church was 100 years old last Armistice day. Mrs. Jennie W. Scudder, a member of the church, has written a history which will be is- sued next month. MISSIONARY ALLIANCE TO OPEN CONVENTION The fourth annual convention of the Christian and Misslonary Alliance in_the District of Columbia is to be held at 1531 7th street northwest for fifteen days, beginning tomorrow. The Sunday meetings will be at 10, 11, 3 and 8 o'clock, while the week day meetings will be at 3 and o'clock. Speakers will be Rev. A. E. Funk, New York city; Rev. Dr. D. J. Flynn, Charlotte, N.'C.; Rev. E. M. Burgess, Pittsburgh, Pa. and the following missionaries, who are en route to Africa: Raymond H. Wilson, Montrose Waite and E. N. Thornley. A young peoples' missionary rally is to be held October 8 at 3 o'clock. REVIVAL MEETINGS.A Revivol meetings are to be{con- ducted at the Rehoboth Bptist Church, 1st street, between N #nd O streets ‘soutwest, by Rev. Dr. Simon P. W. Drew, pastor of the Cosmopoli- tan Baptist Church, throughout next week, beginning tomorrow. | ™fhe subjects of sermons are: To- “The Sun Do morrow at 8§ p.m. i Move”: Monday, * i Killing”: Tuesday, | Wednesday, “Key’ of Hell” { day 1. i0n? Sharp 3 A parade will be held at 4 o'dlock tomorrow afternoon from 3d and C streets southwest to the church, which will be led by a band. —_— W.C.T.U. HOLDS ELECTION I Mrs. 1. D. Clark was elected pres- ident of the Mount Pleasant Wom- an’s Christian Temperanie Union at a meeting Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. A. O. Tingley, 1501 Hamilton street. Other officers elected were: First vice president, Mrs. J. A. Edgar; second vice president, Mrs. Julia A. Boyd; corresponding secre- Mra. R. A, Dellett; recording Mrs. O. E. Lancaster; treasurer, Mrs. M. C. Bennett. The union indorsed the community Bible contest for the coming year and directed the treasurer, Mrs. Ben- nett, to pay $5 toward the expense of conducting the contest. New mem- bers admitted were Mrs. Whittemore, Mre. Swanson and Mrs. Carmer, Protest was entered by the union against the light penalties given to :hws who violate the prohibition aws. REV. J. L. WARE TO SPEAK. Rev. James Lawrence Ware, educa- lonal secretary of the province of Washington, which covers the Episco- pal dioceses of the District of Colum- bia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware, is to gonduct * an' educational campalgn ere, He will open the campaign with a sermon at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 6th and I streets, at 11 o'clock October 15. The following day he will visit Laurel, Md. GEN. ANSELL T0 SPEAK. Foundry Epworth League will be addressed tomorrow evening by Gen. 8. T. Ansell on the subject of “Our Purpose in Life.” Special musical numbers have been arranged. The league orchestra has been materially augmented and is a great asset to the spirited singing under the direc- tion of J. W. Galleher. yThree resignations from the cabi- net since the spring election have been necessitated by removals from the city. The respective successors are: Miss Maude Elllott, second vice president; Miss Evelyn Spencer, third vice president, and D. K. Howard, assistant fourth vice president. ONE THOUSAND MEN AT BIBLE MEETING Representatives of Classes Num- bering 6,000 Members Attend Joint Meeting. The first joint meeting of all the organized men's Bible classes of the District was held in Calvary Baptist Church last Monday evening, at which time one thousand men, repre- senting ‘about - one hundred Bible classes with a membership of six thousand, were present. The pro- gram of co-operative work among the Bible classes for the winter was outlined. The meeting was presided over by Homer J. Councilor, chairman of the central committeé, who stated briefly the history of the movement and pur- poses. The address of welcome to the delegates was made by Prof. Louls Bliss, teacher of the Vaughan class. Speaks on Co-Operation. Page McK. Etchison, religious work director of the Y. M. C. A., spoke on the co-operative membership drive, which will be launched tomorrow, the month of October beinz devoted to calling on the men within the church and the month of November will be a competitive community-wide drive, closing with a mass meeting on De- cember 30. s Capt. F. A. Frost spoke on “Law Enforcement,” stating that Novem- ber 26 will be observed by the classes as “Law Enforcement day,” pointing out that the movement was behind the prohibition amendment, and every effort to put down bookmaking and bootlegging. Prohibition Commis missioner Haynes spoke of the worl of his department. P. L. Rogers outlined plans for the Bible class directory in which will be 1listed the names and addresses of all Bible class men in the trades and professions. DI Evangelistic Work. F. W. Bolgiano, teacher of the Bolglano class of Foundry Methodist Church. spoke on the evangelistic field of the city, urging classes to organize gospel teams to engage in this work and assist the smaller churches, James L. Wilmeth spoke of the im- portance of the work for younger men and boys. He stated that the Y. M. C. A. would offer a course of in- struction for leaders in boys’ work be- ginning November 6 and urged the classes to take advantage of this by sending students to be trained as boys’ leaders. The meeting was closed with prayer by Dr. W. S. Abernethy. The orchestra of the Ninth Street Chris- tian Sunday school rendered a musi- cal program and played during the evening. The singing was under the direction of Percy S. Foster. MT. CARMEL CHURCH SEEKS NEW MEMBERS The Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 3d and I streets northwest, Rev. W. H. Jernagin, pastor. is in a big mem- bership drive for the church and its auxiliaries this week. Thursday evening the Men's Brotherhood Club was addressed by Prof. John R. Hawkins and Dr. Charles H. Mar- shall. The Women's Missionary So- clety will be addressed by Mrs. Emma Lee Willlams of the Washing- ton Conservatory and School of Ex- pression Friday evening. The church is the only colored church in the city with a pald so- cial worker. Sunday at 10 am. Dr. C. G. Wool- son, editor of the Journal of Negro History, will address the Sunday school. At 11 am. the pastor will preach a special sermon. C. Sumner Wormley will be the sololet. The assistant superintendent of public schools, Prof. G. C. Wilkinson, will address thei: young people at Dr C. spectal 7 pm. Miss N. H. Burroughs, president of the National Training School for Women's and Girls, will deliver a spe- cial address at 8 p.m. PRESBYTERS TO MEET. A meeting of the Presbyterian Minis- terial Association will be held in the New York Avenue Church Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The meeting will be presided over by Rev. Dr. W. McElroy and the subject will be a round table discussion on “The Most Helpful Book I Ha During the Past ve Year.” The new officers for the coming year are: President, Rev. Dr. W. R. McEiroy; vice-president, Rev. Dr. Walter F. Ehfille:on; secretary-treasurer, Rev. W. ¥. Harkey. ——— MEN'S CLASS IN DRIVE. |, A membership campaign of Calvary M. E. Bible Class will be in- augurated tomorrow. Drs. Campbell and Chenay have been appointed captains to obtain members. This class meets every Sunday at 9:30 am. with Judge J. W. Thompson as teacher. The drive is the outcome of the interdenominatignal conference . of men's Bible classes.which met at Leesburg, Va., in the early part of July to discuss the feasibility of a co-operative movement among the men’s classes of all Protestant churches in the District of Columbia. —— TO REOPEN CHURCH. The Anacostia M. E. Church, 14th and U streets southeast, which has recently been remodeled, at a cost of $11,000, is to reopen tomorrow with special services to be held daily for two weeks under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Allen F. Poore. The services for next week will be as follows: Tomorrow, 11 am. ser- mon by Rev. Dr. J. R. Edwards; 3 ‘Rev. Dr. H. D. Mitchell; 8 p.m., Nicholson; Monday, 7:30 C. Cl Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Friday, 7:30 p.m., church social in the hall, all wel- come. A new pipe organ and memorial window have been placed in the church. “How to Study and Teach English _Bible” (a leaders’ class), Y. W.C. A., 1333 F street, Friday, October 6, 5:30 p.m. E. ‘W. Collamore, -instructor. (No, 54) Synthests (bird's-eye view of the Bible by its books), Mon- day, October 2, 8:00 p.m. Mt Vernon' Place M. E. Church South. . E. W. Collamore, in- structor.._ (No. '48.) New Testament, Greek (read- ings in. the original text), Tuesday, October 10, 4:45 p.m. Y.M.C.A., 1736 G street (room 218). Rev. George M. Cum- mings, ctor. (No. 43.) Enroll at opening session. American Home Bible Institute, Inc. Partial Announcement of Weekly sessions through eight months. Full certificate course with credits toward di]:l‘oma. o 57.. > i 'Nua tnmorlx):hhm“ vn.ll. ou!‘ contribu- fons, . For further information and complet 5".. Amrlun’%nmc Bible Institute, M&'&l Opening of Classes “Studies {n the Life of the Chris- tian” (a young people’s course), Mondsy, October 2, 8:00 p.m. Luther Place Memorial (Luth- eran) roh. Miss Tillie u Nelson, instructor. (No. 49.) Personal m (How to Evangelis: talk to friends about Christ), Monday, October 2, 8 p.m. Cen- tral Union Mission (board room). W. W. Tuckey, in- structor. (No. 50.) Opening ay, October 13, twe ex y ' strong ecourses _ at Metropolitan M. E. Church, with Mra. L. Elaine Rising and Rev. Harry D. Mitchell, D.D., as instructors. (Nos. 56 and of classes ad- rs, 837 Allison street. R.{Miss Pearl Graham; secretary, Mark PASTOR FOR 14 YEARS. Dr. Fultz to Celebrate Anniversary at United Brethren Church. CHRISTIAN. NINTH STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sth and D ste. n.e. Bibie School, 9:3G a.m. i Communion and Mornin Worship at 11 o’clock. i Evening Services at 7:45. - Beats rdially faited (6 atiend sl soreisen™ 18 Rev. Geo. A. Miller..... .Pas\or 838 TENTH STREET N.E. Park View Christian Church Park road east of Georgia WALTER ¥. SMITH, Minister. Preaching. 11 a.m.—*The Obligation of Pos. P i - session. 7:45 p.m.—“The Art of Discrimination.” ble school, 9:30 a.m. il CHRISTIAN CHURCH Vermont ave. north of N st. REV. EARLE WILFLEY, LL. ., Pastor, 9:45 a.m.—Bible school. 11:00—Morning worship. rmon by pastor, “THE GREAT FOUNDATIO! 8:00 p.m.—Evening service: my 1 pro- l‘on: .I;; Q:\dlh'h el!ml:, and quartet, fo'- wed by uddress by Dr. Emory loss o “MIBSIONS IN IRt REV. DR. CHARLES FULTZ. Rev. Dr. Charles E. Fultz, pastor of the Memorial United Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets, will celebrate the fourteenth year of his pastorate tomorrow. ‘The Sunday school also will hold rally day exercises, while the Chris- tian Endeavor Society will install its newly elected officers. Dr. Fultz will review the work of the church dur- ing his pastorate. Dr. Fultz, with C. 8. Hardy, the delegate, will leave Tuesday for the Pennsylvania annual conference, at Carlisle, Pa. LEPERS MISSION, THEME. The first fall meeting of the Wom- an's Interdenominational Missionary Unfon and _Washington Auxiliary— Mission of Lepers, will be held next Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Mount Vernon Place E. Church 6:15 p.m., meeting: Thu midweek prayer Colembinfihs Cison G The pastor, Rev. B. H. Melton, will preach at both wervices. s “The Life of Victory.” —+Monte C: or the Spirit of Gambling. " tures of the world's b3 greatest gambling den will Le ow, 35th St. Christian Church 15th and D sts. s.e. South, Massachusetts avenuc and 9th | 9:45s 0. BASRELT, Minister, street. very- member day. Rev. A. A. Martin of the Madura| 10:50 a.m.—Communion and preaching. Kub- miu!ol‘\. South India, under the Con. 7:45p. 3 P““m fiml OME." gregational board, will tell of the B .m.—] ching. Subject, “THE work for lepers under the care of Dr. PROOE OF FAITH. Harriet Parker at Madura. Rev. Martin’s wife, who is the grand- daughter of Senator Sterling of South Dakota, and Miss Nannie Burrought, principal of the National Training 8chool for Women and Girls at Lin- coln Heights, D. C.,, will also speak. Mrs. John N. Culbertson will preside. FEAST AT HOLY ROSARY. At the Holy Rosary Church, 3d and F streets northwest, the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary—the pa- tronal feast of the parish—will be celebrated tomorrow. Solemn high mass will be sung at 10:30 by Rt. Rev. Mgr. A. Cossio, auditor of the apostolic delegation. At 3 o'clock the annual procession of the rosary will take place, when 150 small children, headed by the boys' band of the parish, and divided into fifteen groups of ten each, will march through the neighborhood, carrying banners, representing the fifteen mysteries of the rosary. They will be joined by the confraternity of the blessed sacrament, the Society of the Christian Mothers and the Young Ladies' Sodality. Upon their return to the church. s&pecial prayers for peace in Europe will be recited and benediction with the blessed sacra- ment will close the religlous ex- ercises. SOCIAL WORKER COMING. SPECTAL_MUSIC. 6TH AND H STS. H St. Christian T5ciiweer P. A. Cave, Pastor RALLY DAY 9:45 a.m.—Tn the Bible school. 11a.m, and 7:30 p.m. in the church. Dr. J. T. T. Hundley, Presidebt of Lynchburg College, will preach the sermons at both services on Bunday snd every pight through the week. He i a great preacher, D_on‘l miss bearing him. Vacation is over. Everybody should now rally to Christ, the church and the worship of God. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE URCHES OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HES OF THE M HURCH, FIRST SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASS. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Columbla road and Euclid st, Second Church of Christ, Scientist. N.E. Masonic Temple, 8th and ¥ sts. N.E. Third Church of Christ, Scientist. Masonic Temple, 13th st. and N. X. ave. f Christ, Sq Fomah o s o e Urbain Ledoux of New York city, ST ” friend of the unemployed, will be in “UNREALITY Washington tomorrow for a few| gERVICES— hours and will give a public talk in Sunday, 11 a.m. and 8 pm. the afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Ste) SUNDAY SCHOOL—11 a.m. Ping Stone headquarters, 225 Pennsyl-| WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETINGS— vania avenue. He will conduct the| 8 o'clock. “silent hour” from 12 to 1 o'clock. READING ROOMS: The lecture will be under the direc- 608— tion of Lieut. H. W. Mason, who in- | 1319 E ST N.W. Boom ay. vites all Bahai members to attend. $:30 to 7, and Sunday to 6:30). SECULAR LEAGUE TO OPEN. ‘The Secular League of Washington is to open its forum meetings at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at 1101 E street. John D. Bradley is to de- liver an address on “Religion and Society.” S. S. OFFICERS ELECTED. Officers of the Sunday school of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church COLORADO BLDG., 14th and G Sta— ‘Hours, 10 to 9 (Wed., 10 to 7, and Sun. and holidays, 2:30 to 5:30). 148 EAST CAPITOL ST.— ‘Hours, 11 to B (except Wednesdays, 11 185 Buadays; 20010 5:20. Closed Bolidays). THE ARCADE, 14th and Park road nd Floor)— The Secular League were elected at a recent meeting, as 7 1101 E Street Northwest. follows: ~ Superintendent, Alton " G. SUNDAY, OCT. 1. 3 P.AL 3 3 on rinnell; assistant superintendent, x D ALY v ‘RELIG] 8 refutation of the assumption that the Panscea for Social, rolitical Ills and the Guaranty of Social, Political Wellbeing is Found in Religion.) to e ISPEN FORUAL DISCUSSION. BIBLE STUDENTS. - International Bible Students’ Association Pythian 'l:emple Auditorium 3 r.’m—x.é:'l;u;: :; % r. M. G. Ellis “Enemies of Christian Faith” Taylor; treasurer, E. Graham; libra- rian, Miss Grace Weed; adult depart- ment superintendent, J. W. Robbins; senior department superintendent, Miss Ardell Payne; intermediate su: perintendent, Mrs. A. G. Grinnell; junior superintendent, Miss Mabel Mansfleld; primary superintendent, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, and cradle roll, Mrs. R. A. Koontz. Tomorrow morning’s Sunday school service will be opened by a radio broadcast of twenty minutes, includ- ing an address by Dr. Wilfley and a selection by the male quartet, fol- lowed by a rally day program,. —— Y THEOSOPHY. Theosophical Socie 1216 H ST. N.W. SUNDAY, OOCT. 1, Associated Bible Students 1315 K street n.w. 7 AT 8 P.M.— SUNDAY, 1L AM.— E\ “The Wisdom Religion, F. H. 55_15-‘:00 o e R aGui “The Revelation” By Mr. “Memorial United Brethren Church FRIENDS. Friends’ Meeting 1811 Eye St. NW. Meeting at 11 am North Capitol and B sts. nw. v. CHARLES E. FULTZ, D. D. Pastor. First day (Susday) school—10 a.m. lnmc .Elillly day in snm-y'-ebnx. - ALL ARBD lN’l’T. mnes) Fonve” Re = 00 B Cioatng “sermon ot the cont 138 -S.a(lnfi sts. n.w. ) SO B e Fear. weEs Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Meeting for worship, 11 a.m.— Murray worthy ‘Will bs present. 45—Sunday school, With classes. Teotare e RELIEF SORE IN ZUBSIA 10:00—Arcazs Class,” uader Mra, Louls F. Y KENWORTEY, 11:00—Morning worship, with pastor's ser- ALL WELCOME. «THE BODY OF THE » REFORMED. Bible Class Wednesday evening at 8. —REFORMED Free Lending Library open dally. All wel- o 15th AND O STREETS N.W. Grace uexry H. RANCK. D. 1 11-REVISED BIBL ““The in the Life of Today. a0 e oot paliy: Ipn G x 'AND MONROE ST8.° N.W. : BUHRER, Miaister. at REV. PAUL n;;:r. Pastor, Pastor. _wi:.t 8. 7pm. PENTECOSTAL. Full Gospel Assembly 980 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W. M. L. Collier and H. W. Kline, Pastors. EVANG] ITIC SERVICES, Ba it at 8 p.m. €O BER' 8 at 2:30 p.m. MEETINGS, Wednesdsy 3 {.‘-. services, 1 iy held at Faith Hall, ‘be conducted in the future at the Full Gospel Assembly Hall, by_Herbert W. Kline. “WORD OF GOD” deal with Dt rening 1% the wortd teday T It v Sl T i This subject will to b e S LR — INTERDENOMINATIONAL C. istie will .nnh' A gorpel ot 745 p.m. ASSEMBLY HALL 14TH ST. AND PA. AVE. &8, fi:i‘m by

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