Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07


estant reformation of the sixteenth CEN
tury was begun October 81. 1517. when
Martin Luther. then monk and pro-
fessor in the University at Wittenberg,
nailed his thesis to the door of the Castle
Church in Wittenberg-
This hero of Professionalism, Martin Luz
Their. was born November 10. 14S3. These
two events are celebrated all over the
world. Tomorrow morning the pastor of
the church. Rev. DR.. J. G. Butler. will
preach on 1.-THE Protestant Reformation
and in the afternoon at 4 o'clock there
will be four brief addresses by pastors OF
the city. Rev. Dr. John Weidley Will
speak on The Birth Of Professionalism
Reformation History; Rev. j. l.. Frantz
on 1.-The Hero of Protestant1Sm-Maftn
Luther: Rev. P. A. Mengel on The
Mission of Observation-Disclosures and
Civil Liberty; Rev. C. H. Butler on
THE Lutheran Church-Her Opportunity
and Responsibility
1t is expected that a choir from st.
Johns Lutheran, Church. of which Rev
ent and lead in singing in German Elm
feste Burg" the battle hymn Of the ref
Ormation. The Lutheran congregations OF
the city have been invited and special
invitation has been extended to Germans
to help celebrate these two great events
which have meant so much for the
'fatherland" and for the world.
CHINESE LAD BAPTIZED
The closing exercises of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Balti-
more conference at Hamline NJ. E.
Church Thursday afternoon are declared
to have been very impressive.
Little Lum, the Chinese boy from the
Pacific coast who with his baton led
the chorus of Chinese children. at his
own request was baptized by the pastor,
Rev. Charles E. Guthrie Miss Carrie u.
Davis, the Superintendent of the Chinese
Rescue Home, standing sponsor for MIN.
He answered the questions propounded by
Dr. Guthrie promptly and seemed to feel
the great solemnity of the occasion. Inc
four general officers of the society lalo
their hands on the little boys head as
he was consecrated to God. Washington
district promised 500 toward the support
OF Little Lum. and the Baltimore confer
ence another 500. Bal more district pre-
scented him with a beautiful flexible BlDle
Hope was expressed that he may be the
Gypsy Smith of the Chinese empire.
TO STUDY MISSIONS
Meetings of the home mission study
class for leaders, which was so successful
last year, and which met in the rooms OF
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. will be resumed this year next FRI
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, the class having outgroWn the
quarters of last year. There Will be four
lessons on the consecutive Fridays, and
the leader will be Mrs. d. z. Wiber.
The class Is under the direction of the
Presbyterian Society for home missions
Of the Presbyterian Church and the Dis
trict society Of the Methodist Church, but
this year 1t is hoped that similar societies
of all the denominations will cooperate.
The text book used will be the Call of
the Waters" and there will be no charge
for the lessons.
With the return of its chairman, Andrew
Oehman. from a three-month trip In
Germany. the St. Vincent de Paul So
ciety of st. Joseph's parish has begun
preparations for busy winter Tuesday
evening Rev. Father Fealy will give an
illustrated lecture in ST. Joseph's Hall 20
out its work in aid of the poor of Capitol
Hill.
At social yesterday afternoon the
Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the
Mount Pleasant Congrega. ional Church
met for the first time this fall. New OFF,
GERS were installed as follows: Kenneth
Collins. president: Louise Ste!nberg, vice
president; Blanford Jennings. secretary,
and Doris Little, treasurer. Mrs. Charles
G.. Morgan is the new superintendent,
with Mrs. Harry Barton as assistant.
Announcement has been made that spe-
cial services will be held during the COM
ing week at Temple Baptist Church. 10Th
and N streets. Rev. w. G. McNeill. pastor
of Wesley NJ. E. Church. will preach Tues
day evening: Rev. M. Ross Fishburn.
pastor of Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, Wednesday evening; Or. Donald
Macleod. pastor of First Presbyterian
Church. Friday evening. The pas OF, DR..
Muir. will preach Monday and Thursday
evenings. The singing will be led by
members of the Gypsy Smith choir.
Gospel meetings will be conducted by
Evangelist H. F. Lutz of Harrisburg, Pa,
at the Fifteenth Street Christian Church,
corner of 18th and D streets southeast,
beginning tomorrow. Rev. ]. E. Stuart is
pastor of the church. Meetings will be
held every evening except Saturday. The
program with the topics Of addresses fol-
lows: Sunday, November 3, am, Re
vivals: Why and How; pm, meeting
Jesus; Monday, November 9, Spiritual
House Cleaning: Tuesday. November TO-
"Colored Glasses: Wednesday, November
H. Our Reasonable Service; Thursday,
November u, Change OF Heart Chart elau12
Sunday November 10. morning. How to
Get Power: evening. STORY of My Con-
version; Monday. November Is. "A Peep
Into He'll; Tuesday, November IL. THE
Word of Cod: Wednesday. November
day. November 10. bible Dispensations"
(chart); Friday, November 90, THE Greed
That Needs No Revision"
Rev j. w Smith, DID,. who has been
pastor of Israel c. NJ. E. Church. 1st and
B streets southwest. for the past five
years. has been transferred to the Ken
lucky conference. and stationed at Mount
Sterling, Ky He left Thursday evening
for that place to take up his new work.
He introduced Rev. Mr.. Harris, the new
pastor of Israil Church, to the congrega-
ton last Sunday.
unique service is planned to be held
in the Mckendree NJ. E. Church tomor-
row morning at the session of the Sunday
school and at the IL o'clock church serv-
ice. when Miss Carrie Davis. the superin-
tendent of the Oriental Rescue Home at
San Francisco. Cal. will deliver an adj
women and children on the Pacific coast.
Miss Davis has with her seven Chinese
children from four to twelve years of age.
They will participate In the exercises.
both in Chinese and American language
and costumes.
Rev. W. II. Shipwith, singing evan
gelist of Atlantic City is assisting Rev.
j. Milton Waldron at revival meetings at
Shiloh Baptist Church, on l. street Serv-
ices for Christians. consisting of lessons
from the Bible and prayers. are being
held every weekday from 2:30 to $3.50
pm: meetings for children from seven to
pm. daily. and preaching and song serv-
ices take place every night at 1850 O'Clock.
The meetings have been we'll attended
Evangelist J. w. Terry is assisting Rev.
r. E. Kicks in conducting revival services