Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
IN THE CHURCHES

Bible study receives considerable atten.
ton at the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, there being 10 less than seven diff
ferent classes each week, conducted by
six different teachers.
The Sunday school lesson is taught four
| times to different students. On Sunday
afternoon at 80 o'clock General Secretary
James e. Pugh teaches the lesson of the
following Sunday to a class of men only
which has had an average attendance of
from thirty to forty for five years. On FRI
Gay at AID the Sunday School Primary
ohion' under the direction of Mr.. Frank
Hamilton, has the lesson presented as 1t
may or should be before a class of children
In the primary department of the Sunday
school,
Each Saturday at noon DIR. E. H. Grant
| teaches the lesson to an altogether differ
ent company, composed Of business ans
department men. This is also a class Of
long standing and DIR. Grant makes a
careful, practical presentation Of Bible
class methods. particularly helpful to
teachers of senior students.
The Sunday school teachers Bible class
| is under the direction and teaching of Mr.
w. III. II. Smith, who is superintendent of
the western Presbyterian Sunday school,
and Is well known In Christian Endeayor
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The class has representatives from near
ly all the churches, an average attendance
above one hundred. The sessions are held
in the gymnasium hall every Saturday Of
the year. 1t is open to all teachers ia
dies and gentlemen), and adult scholars.
The three Bible classes besides those
teaching the Sunday school lesson, differ
in their methods as well as their purposes.
First is class of ladies, meeting each
Monday at 2:15 pm, and taught by Mrs.
II. p. Viles. The class is differentiation
al In Its membership, but was organized
three years ago, first for a course of study
upon the Holy Spirit and since that time
systematic study of the Bible. OF the two
remaining classes the one is conducted by
Mr.. ID. F. Harris, assistant secretary, and
the other by Mr.. Pugh. Both classes meet
| on Saturday night
Last Sunday evening Rev. Joseph T. KEEL
ly of Fourth Church delivered his seventh
address On lessons from the life of Elisha
entitled THE Head OF an Institution"
Mr. Kelly has been making these talks
very interesting, especially to young peo-
| pie
A new society has been established in
st. Peters parish entitled the Holy Name
\ Society, and will meet the second Sunday
| afternoon Of each month In the basement
| of the church.
The auditorium of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church has been undergoing
repairs and services are being held in the
Sunday school room. The congregation
church.
The board of directors Of the Presbytor-
| ian Alliance met last Tuesday evening at
| the Young Mems Christian Association for
| the appointment of committees, the pres
| ident, John w. Foster in the chair. The
| committee on outlook, as now constituted.
consists Of Rev. Dr. Teunis s. Hamlin.
Messrs. VIM. B. Gurley, F. L. Moore and
c.. B. Pierson; on finance, Rev. Chas. B.
Ramsdell, d. D., chairman; Brainard H.
Warner, A. L. Sturtevant, Octavius knight,
| c. b. Church, L. M. Finch, Daniel Alacfar-
Ian, J. H. Merrfweather, Geo. J. Easter
| day, j. s. Swormstedt, VIM. A. Thompson.
| E. s. Gunson, S. ID. Luckett and Jas. B.
man; Rev. ]. T. Kelly, Noble D. Larner,
| Jro B. Wight Rev. G. b. Patch, d. D.:
J. @. Craighead and A. P. Clark, jr.; on
| care of property, c. II. Darlington. chair
| man; Rev. DR.. Geo. o. Little, Rev. ]. r.
Verbrycke and Jno Randolph; on nomina-
| tions, VIM. Ballantyne, chairman; Rev. B.
F. Bittinger, Rev. q. Q. Little, VIM. B.
Robson and Irwin r. Lenton; on public
H. H. Wells. Rev. w. c. Alexander and
Col Amos Webster; and auditing, Messrs.
r. P. A. Denham and Ralph Baldwin.
The Yoke Fellows Chapter: No. 80.
Eastern Presbyterian Church, have been
holding for the past few weeks, at o'clock
in the afternoon, meetings for men only.
Representative Elijah A. Morse of Massa-
chusetts Senator PETER of Kansas and
several others have made addresses.
During the coming week the Christmas
celebrations Of many OF the Sunday
schools will be held, and the little ones will
be entertained with interesting programs.
The Christmas entertainment of the Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school will be held
on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednes-
day in order that all interested can at
tend. The same program will be rendered
each evening, and will consist of a canta ia
entitled 1.-The Birth Of Christ" presented
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Claus will appear and gifts will be dis
tributed.
The Sunday school Of the West Street
Presbyterian Church will have the Christ
mas exercises on Thursday evening, which
will consist chiefly In giving Christmas
concert entitled Ring the Bells" by j. II.
Fillmore, under the leadership Of Prof, j.
II. Hunter. The Mission school on Market
street will hold their exercises on Christ
mas eve.
At the Fourth Presbyterian Church the
Sunday school Christmas exercises will be
held on Friday evening
Santa Claus will make his annual visit
to the Sunday school of GUrley Memorial
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night.
for the Christmas exercises Of the Waugh
NJ. z. Sunday school, which will be held
On Wednesday evening.
A carol service by the Sunday school OF
st. Johns P +. Church will be held on
Thursday at pm. d.
The annual entertainment of the Cay
Street Baptist Sunday school will be held
on Wednesday evening. when Christmas
cantata will be presented.
At the Metropolitan A. NJ. e. Church
the Christmas festival Of the Sunday school
will be h ED on Friday evening.
The Sunday school entertainment OF the
Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church Will
be held in the chapel Friday evening.
The Sunday school of the Anacostia M
E. Church will have Christmas exercises
at 6 o'clock in the morning OF Christmas
day. The program comprises several short
addresses by Superintendent H. A. Linger
and Others and the following music will
be rendered: Children's Praise, Good It'd
ings, Christmas Bells, Angels Song, The
New Born King and Carol, Merriiy Carol
Similar exercises Will be conducted at
night, when the distribution of presents
will take place.
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