Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15

clair. n. j., viii be the principal speak
er at the Monday night service at 8
o'clock. Tuesday evening. 1t is announced,
Rev. c: H. Dcdd: pastor of the EutaW
Place Baptist Church. Baltimore. will
lead the meeting. Wednesday evening
President c. w. Needham, of the George
Washington University and Fred b.
Smith. the wei; known Y. NJ. c. A. speak
Beliefs will be the subject of an address
by Rev. j. Benjamin Clayton of the
Smithsonian Institute Thursday evening.
Mr.. Charles E. Fairman will give an i'll
Illustrated lecture on Zone Hundred Miles
on the 1Onlath'' Friday night.
The following Sunday several notable
meetings will be held. Rev. J. ]. Muir of
the Temple baptist Church will preach at
the morning service. and Rev. S. H.
Greene. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
evening. An observation-disclosures fellow
ship meeting will be held at O'Clock. at
which addresses will be made by Rev. F..
NJ. Mott, Rev. E. A. Hannah, Rev. P. w.
Jeffries. Rev: l.. o: Baker. Rev. w. J.
Houck. Rev. w. T. Thompson. Rev. ]. NJ.
Gill. Rev. J. r. Verbrycke and Rev. F. d.
Power.
Ediflce Well Equipped.
The new edifce faces Rhode Island
avenue, near it's intersection with I'd
street. The corner lot. which is owned
by the congregation, is reserved for the
church building proper, to be erected when
the money is forthcoming. The new meet
ing house is practically square and has
a large entrance vestibule in square tow
ers at the two front corners. The main
auditorium occupies practically the en-
tire space of the main floor. Large win
dows, filled with stained glass, let In a
flood Of light from all four sides. The
pulpit and the baptistry are located on
<I1<> p{1 ne he Coll
round the main auditorium on three
sides. that over the pulpit being small and
designed for the choir. The other two
are large. Also, on the second floor, is
small study for the pastor.
The basement, which is deep and has
floors of either cement or wood, accord
ing to its use, is designed for a variety
of uses. Sunday its will be used for
the kindergarten department of the Sun
day school. During the week it will be
used for banquets. small entertainments,
at which refreshments are served, and
similar events. A well-equipped kitchen
is one of the features.
The pastor says the basement may also
be used for a gymnas SUM. AS the COM
So far from the Y. M. c. A. building.
there is need for similar work in that
locality. No equipment for that use has
as yet been installed.
The edifice is Of brick, is equipped with
lights, that shine from handsome chande-
lierS.
Church Three Years Old.
The Bethany Baptist Church was organ
ICED three years ago last November. and
now has a membership of 21O persons.
Until last Sunday the congregation wor-
SHIPPED in several rooms Of the Gilman
mansion on Florida avenue. Plans for
the erection of a church building were be-
gun shortly after the church was start
ed. The new structure was begun last
September and was finished this week.
The Sunday school in connection with
the church has about 300 scholars. and its
unique feature is that it has more boys
and men than girls and women enrolled
and in attendance from Sunday to Sum
day. This department utilizes the base
ment and the galleries. as we'll as the
main auditorium, for its class meetings.
The building committee which had charge
Of the work just finished was composed
OF Charles E. Fairman Myron s. Gable,
John e. Dawson. j. r. Conway Douglass
Corby Lucian Powell. w. L. Humphrey.
Len F. Eaton and Al E. Riddle.