Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

Services specially for women. in connec-
ton with the observance of the week of
prayer. will be held in the First Presby-
terrain Church, on John marshall place,
next week. The meetings will be held
at $50 o'clock and will continue for %
minutes according to the announcements.
The leaders of these meetings are named
as follows: Monday. Mrs. ]. H. Jennings,
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church;
Tuesday. Mrs. C. S. Westcott. Cleveland
Park: Wednesday, Mrs. Harvey of the
Metropolitan Memorial NJ. +. Church;
Thursday. Mrs. Fred Beall of the Temple
Baptist Church; Friday, Mrs. NJ Il. Reed.
Arrangements have been made for reg
uiar week-of-prayer meetings in the First
Presbyterian Church every evening next
week at I95 o'clock These meetings
will be led by Rev Donald A. Macleod.
pastor of the church. The meetings are
preliminary, it is stated. to a series of
evangelistic meetings to be held through
the month of January. The campaign
will eliminate in a meeting January 70.
al which William Jennings Bryan will
speak
At the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church DR.. Wallace Radcliffe has an
nounced that meetings for The week OF
prayer will be held everv afternoon next
week at 4:3O O'Clock. 1t has been GUS
tomary at this church to hoiu the meet
ings in the afternoon, and government
employees. it is declared, are thus enabled
10 aStnd
9ns of the Westminster
and tHSVixth Presbyterian churches have
planned Nto unite in holding week-of-
PRAYER meetings in the Westminster
CntTeh~>ttihce. The meetings are in
charge of>br. Al thur w. spooner, Pres
<rhyterran evangelist. assisted by the pas
4 tors of the two churches.
Plans havyalsc been made for meetings
syery syxIng next week in the Metro
.cmlrches. the pastors leading the services
nh general topics announced for the
meetings. of the week of prayer and as
g,nAally observed throughout the coun-
Try Twill be followed in most of the
eiufShes.
Several prominent laymen of the Epis-
copal churches of this city are making
plans. il is declared, to attend meeting
OF Episcopal laymen of the country to be
held in New York city January 81 and
20. This meeting is held pursuant to
a reso1ution adopted at the close of the
general convention of the church held in
st. Paui's Church. Richmon. Va, in the
fall. The object of the meeting, it is
announced. is TO draft a plan OF work
by men for missions
The business sessions will be held in
Seabury Hall, Christ Church. New York
city. trip to Bronx Church house will
be a feature of the first days program.
Sunday. January 26. there will be mas
meeting in Christ Church in the afternoon
and in the evening John r. Mott of the
Y. NJ. G. \. International committee will
speak on The Cali to Men,.
Rev. Dr. Weston Bruner. pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church. has announced that
he will deliver series of sermons Sun
day evenings in January on THE Ten
Commandments in Washington Life
Watchnight services were held at the
Fifth Baptist Church New Year eve. Mu-
sic furnished by the Washington Chorus
Club. under the direction of William J.
Palmer, was one of the features.
The members of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church on r street northwest gave
their pastor. Rev. DR.. Norman. surprise
at his residence. 1911 T street, recently.
After a frepast was served the Pastors
Aid Club presented him a purse of $40,
the Helping Hand Club $15 and the Off
GERS of the church two tons of coal and
a chair. in appreciation of his services
during the year.
The recent meeting of the Northminster
Presbyterian Church in its temporary
quarters. on 18th street near NJ street.
Seventh Day Adventist Church. was held
Thursday evening. There was a large
attendance.
al II O'Clock. DIR. Wilson. IN pastor Off
eating. The Sunday school at $50 O'Clock
viii be held in the Sunday school room
Ia the basement.
The committee on the building of tho
nv church at nth street and RhCde
Island avenue held a special meeting
Thursday evening TO consider the mattsI
of u- VS. with which to furnish the new
eiiics The Sunday school portion of the
s'TErft.rc is already under roof. and the
general auditorium soon will be. II was
IT first believed that it would be neces-
sary to proceed with the construction al
night to complete IL by April I, but it is
now thought that that will not be neces
sary. The opalescent glass windows
which Will be features of the structure
are under anufacture in Philadelphia. .
In compliance with the request of the
members of the Shrine of the SacreC
Heart Church. Mount Pleasant, and o.
many musicians and music lovers of thi:
city, arrangemYts have been made b,
the choir of the church to repeat at the
IL O'Clock service tomorrow Karst':
''Messe Soiennelle," which IL rendered
Christmas eve.
This mass was written by Mr.. Emile
Earst with a view to meeting the require
ments of the present pope to be sung b,
choirs of mixed voices, and as a substi
tute for the Gregorian. which eliminate:
female voices from the church service. a
the rendition of the work Christmas eve
il is declared the clergS, the choir. thu