Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26

Forrest j. Prettyman pastor or Mount err
non Place NJ. E. Church South. will offer
the closing prayer and pronounce the bene-
dictiOn
Will Sing Old Wesley Hymns.
The music for the occasion will be fur
nished by union chorus of over 100 voices,
composed of members of the various Meth
odist choirs throughout the city, under di-
rection of Mr.. Page L. Zimmerman, Choir
lister of Mount Vernon Church A feature
of the musical program will be the singing
of the most famous of the old Wesley
hymns
Incidental to the observance of the ami
versary of the birth of the founder of
Methodism all the ministers of the various
Methodist denominations in the city will
deliver sermons at the morning service on
June % bearing on the fife and work of
John Wesley. The general committee on
arrangements in charge of the. celebration
has recommended to the pastors of the
various churches that the evening service
of the anniversary day be devoted to John
Wesley meetings, held under the auspices
of the Epworth League chapters in the
churches. ..s, u.s. rs y
Committees in Charge Of Arrangements
Rev. Dr. NayIor is chairman of the gen
eral committee on arrangements, and Rev.
DR.. E. L. Hubbard is secretary. The other
three churches are as follows: r.
Methodist Episcopal-Dr. Richard Kings
man. Rev. DE-. Lueien Clark and Mr.. F. T.
Israel. /
Methodist Episcopal South-Rev Dr. j.
w. Duffey. presiding elder; Rev. DIR. F. J.
Prettyman Rev D. L. Blakemore
Methodist Protestant-Rey. A. Norman
Ward. Rev. ]. H. Straughn. Rev. A. s..
Beanie
At meeting of the general committee
held yesterday afternoon at McKendree M.
E. Church subcommittee were appointed
and details for the celebration were decid-
ed upon. A subcommittee appointed
to make arrangements for the meeting and
to issue souvenir program, follows !:
Rev. DR.. Prettyman. chairman; DR.. King
man and Rev. Mr.. Ward.
TIL press committee consists of DR.. Hub
bard. chairman: Mr.. F. T. Israel and Rev.
]. II. Straughn.
Elaborate Souvenir Program.
1t was decided to issue an elaborate
souvenir program for the John Wesley an
niversary celebration. and the subcommit-
tee appointed to have charge of that work
Is now engaged in making arrangements
for the issuance of the booklet. The pro-
posed souvenir will be handsome affair
On the cover there will be an embossed pro-
file of John Wesley and the book will con-
.
Whitefeld. Bishops Coke and Asbury, the
first American bishops: Samuel and Su-
Sannah wesley, parents of the founder of
Methodism. the Epworth rectory and pic
lures of the speakers for the occasion. to-
gether with cuts of prominent members of
the three denominations Brief historical
sketches of the founder of Methodism. a
sketch of Methodism in Washington city
and a directory of all the Methodist
churches here will also be found in the
souvenir.
General Observance of Event
The observance of the John Wesley BIZ
centennial anniversary will be general
among the Methodists throughout the land.
The celebrations as in Washington will as
rule take the form of union meetings be-
tween, the different branches Of the church.
One of the most notable of these out-of-
town celebrations will be held in Savannah
Ga. where John Wesley was pastor of
church from March T. 1876. until the early
part of 173s during the period Oglethorpe
was governor of that colony.