The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-23
CalYaryM. f. South Dedicated
in Georgetown
SERMON BY DR.. PRETTYMAN
Services VIII he Held Each Even
ing This Week in the Auditorium.
Vacation, breaches at Calvary
Baptist-Other Sunday Services.

street, near Thirty-frst, were held yes
terday morning.
At 10 a. m. the Sunday school was
opened for reorganization and the enroll
ment of pupils, and an hour later devo-
tionaI exercises were conducted.
Rev. Forest J. Prettyman. pastor of
the Trinity Station, Baltimore, delivered
the sermon, taking as his subject, 'The
glory of Gods house"
From his text he drew a forcible argu-
ment on the power given by God to His
children for His work, as typihed by the
completion of the house of worship. and
urged a continuation of that spirit of
love and loyalty by which so much had
already been accomplished.
Rev. F. V. Register, presiding eide of
the Washington conference, addressed the
congregation at the afternoon service,
Tracing the history of the Christian faith
from its beginning. he pointed out the III
innate victory to be achieved by the fol-
lowers OF its pTeCepts ia all works under
taken in the name of God Christianity,
ne said, through all the ages had over
come the seemingly impossible. accom-
plished only by aid of an infinite power
which to-day is as potent as in the days
of the apostles.
PustOF Gives Thanks
A few words of thanks to the members
+ of the congregation who have so loyalty
aided him in the task of the erection Of
: the new church were said by the pastor.
+ Rev " II. BaIIengee- To be actually
( beneath the shelter Of his new church,
+ he said, for which he and his parishioDers
/ had so earnestly labored seemed to him
as the fuIhlIment of a dream, from which,
realized with thanksgiving. there was to
be no awakening.
Rev. DR.. PretJyman delivered the ser
mon al the evening service, and each
evening this week services viii be held in
the auditorium
The building is an unusually handsome
church and the interior excelIenuy ar
ranged
DIR. Greene's First sermon.
At the Calvary Baptist Church yester-
day Dr. Samuel n. Greene. the pastor
delivered the initial sermon Of the year
following his vacation in the Province Of
Quebec.
Dr. Greene was welcomed by a large
congregation.
Taking as his text the words Of the
Gospel Rejoice in the Lord always" ne
chose as his subject THE secret Of real
joy"
The desire for happiness" he said, 'is
universal. True and abiding JOY is broader
and deeper than mere pleasure. for il min
isters 10 the whole nature. lie whose
JOY is from high source nnds a sanctu-
airy everywhere with its worship and fell
lowship.
For weeks have been wandering
over the hills. through the fields and
woods. studying the trees and flowers or
floating on the sjlvery bosom Of the lake.
No one can tread the quiet depths Of the
forest or study the Divine Artist in tie
leaves and flowers and not find a broader
revelation of GOD.
Church 100 Years Old.
During the summer I was asked % adj
dress the nearby Baptist church in
Derby on the Tooth anniversary.
I suppose this church has never num-
bered more than leo members. and Yet
for a century it has been a recognized
force for life and righteousness in all that
country. Nine of its young men have
entered the ministry. one becoming
distinguished missionary IN Burma.
another leading missionary I'm the In
/ dian Territory. I came home with a re-
newed respect and love for little churches.
/ q quickensd sense OF their dignity and
worth. The water that thunders from
/ Niagara is impressive. but it has no life
property not found in the quiet spring on
! the mountain side. Gods people are one.
and number location, and equipment are
/ but incidentlls."
other Church Services.
/ At the First Congregational Church.
/ Rev Samuel II. Woodrow, the pastor,
/ took for his subject, Things that can
not be monopolized,' delivering an ex-
/ ceIent sermon on the value Of the spir-
/ itual attachments of this life.
/ Rev NJ Ross Fishburn, at the Mount
/ Pleasant Congregational Church. preached
on the subject THE school Of charac-
/ ter" in which he took opportunity to
talk informally to the members Of the
/ congregation concerning the affairs Of
4 the church.
/ Services were held. as scheduled i'm all
other churches Of the city, but the incle-
ment weather kept the attendance down