Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
WATCH NIGHT SERVICES
Impressive Ones Held in Many Churches
Last Night.
Welcoming the New Year and Bid
ding Goodbye to the Old
Wesley Chapel.

number OF the local churches last night
and were marked by most impressive ex-
ercises. Among the churches at which
large congregations gathered to see the
old year out and the new year in were
Wesley Chapel, commencing at $3.50 o'clock;
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South,
$50 o'clock; North Capitol NJ. Z. Church,
10 o'clock; Foundry NJ. E. Church. Dunn
barton Avenue Nj. E. Church, 10 O'Clock;
Trinity NJ. e. Church, 4th street southeast,
$50 o'clock; Waugh NJ. e. Church, III
o'clock; Ryland M. E. Church. Fifteenth
Street NJ. E. Church, North Carolina Ave-
nue. NJ. p. Church, $50 o'clock; Hamline M.
E. Church, . o'clock; Mount Zion M. e.
Church, $50 o'clock; Grace NJ. E. Church,
10 o'clock; McKendree NJ. E. Church, 10
o'clock; Douglass Memorial NJ. E. Church.
$50 o'clock: Mount Carmel Baptist Church,
Shiloh Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist
Church.
Calvary Baptist.
President L. A. Conner, jr, of the Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Union conducted
the meeting at the Calvary Baptist Church,
which began at IL o'clock. There were
several hundred members of the societies
connected with the churches in the vicinity
of Calvary present.
Metropolitan NJ. e.
The services at Metropolitan NJ E.
Church were particularly beautiful. They
wee conducted by tile pastor of the
church, Rev. Hugh Johnston, and with hira
on the platform We're Bishop Hurst. l'r.
Beiler and Rev. j. H. McCarty. AS Tho
new year was ruug in the congregation
sang Nearer, My God, to Thee" and at
terward tho pastor delivered a BRIEF adj
dress that was full of helpful admonition.
There was an interesting program of
musical selections played upon the chimes
Of the church by Nj. James r. Gibson.
Western Presbyterian.
At the Western Presbyterian Church the
exercises began at 10 o'clock. Representa-
tives of many of the West End Christian
Endeavor societies Were in attendance.
Mr. w. H. H. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee of '06. was the leader. Until hve
inmates before midnight the last hours of
the closing year were occupied with
praise and prayer service. The latter con-
sisted of a Bible reading, With APPROPRIATE
comments by MIR. Smith on praise, peni-
tence and prayer for the past, and pros
pect, purpose and promise tor the future.
Foundry Church.
The service of the Methodist Church was
observed at old Foundry last night in a
series of impressive and Interesting ex-
ercises, consisting of the singing of appro-
plAdtc ulASs a pid yCl oCASiSS, u SSA iAoh
by the pastor and an experience meeting.
At the request of DIR. Brown the class lead
ers t. ok seats within the chancel. His re-
marks were chiefly upon the outlook for
the new year, inspiring hopefulness in the
hearts Of his hearers, ana assuring them
that Gods promise TO be with them still
lived and would continue with them
the coming year. He exhorted all
to be faithful until death. that they might
receive "a crown of Mfe," and If any were
present who had not Yet given their hearts
to God to do SO now and here, that they
might begin the new year in Ills service.
Soon after the strokes of IL the entire
audience rose and joined in singing that
beautiful hymn, III Live for HIM. as a
for the new year. After the ben
fingered. wishing one another "a happy
new year..
Salvation Army.
There was a fairly large attendance at
the services at Salvation Army head
quarters, where Capt. Kemp made a short
address. and was followed by Mr.. Henry
Macfarland of the auxiliary league, Mr.. H.
Clarke, Lieut.. Russell and Cadet Magaha
of the army. Just before midnight Capt.
Kemp called for a few moments OF silent
prayer, and this was followed by fervent
and eloquent appeals from several for
divine mercy and grace to all who were
entering upon new year.
Central Union Mission.
More than a thousand people were pres
ent at the services at the Central Union
Mission yesterday, and showed a deep in
terest in the exercises. The meeting at
night was in charge of Mr.. o. 3. Brown,
and was opened with song service from
80 to o'clock. Services were held all
day TO-DAY, with different leaders each
hour. and will continue up to 10 o'clock
this evening.
other Meetings.
At Shiloh Church the watch meeting took
on the nature of revival There was no
regular sermon, but the pastor, Rev. J. A.
Taylor. occupied the pulpit, and made a
powerful exhortation to the unconverted.
Rev. w. z. Gibbons preached a special
sermon at Mount Carmel Church. He re-
viewed the work done in the church during
the past year. pointed out some of the fail
ings Of his people and urged all to enter
upon the new year with renewed energy
and determination to labor in Gods cause.
1t is revival week in Mount Zion Church,
and the exhortations by the pastor, Rev.
A. Willbanks, were continued last evening,
with most satisfactory results. 1t was long
after the old year had faded into the night
when the congregation dispersed. Services
will also be held today.