Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26

With many festivities and spec.ai
events, Christmas has been celebrated
in local churches during the past week.
In many congregations the celebration
continued throughout the week and will
not close until tomorrow Last Sunday
morning special music. which included
many anthems and carols appropriate TO
the season. were sung a the church serv-
Ices. Later the young peoples societies
considered the significance of the sea
son.
But for many the entertainments by
the children of the Sunday schools We're
the special events Of the week. There
We're heavily laden Christmas trees with
presents that made many pairs of eyes
leap with JOY. Then there We're cantatas
and Rotations in which the children took
the parts.
Rev. William Eustice Henry. pastor of
St. Pauls NJ. f. Church South. I'd and 6
streets northwest, has been holding sne
cial services for young men each sunday
evening for the past three weeks. and
last Sunday (the aOth) delivered his third
entitled Young Men With Backbone. =
taxing MS text from Daniel. lille. IL. Is:
Shadrach, Meshach and Abedneso an
x, ~
nezzar, we are not careful to answer thee
IN TINS matter. II it be so. our God whom
we serve. Is able to deliver us from the
burning fiery furnace. and he will deliver
us put of thine hand, 0 king. But If not.
De IL known unto thee, o king, that We
VIII not serve thy gods. nor worship the
golden image which thou hast set up"
The speaker then told the story of the
golden image set up in the plain OF Dora.
IN the province of Babylon by King
Observation-Disclosures, and at its dedication,
which time they would know by the hear
ing OF all kinds of music all his people
were to fall down and worship the golden
image. and those who did not fall down
ana worship 1t were to be cast into the
midst of burning fiery furnace. heated
seven times more than ii was wont to be
heated for other malefactors.
He also told how the three young men
failed to Go as commanded by reason of
their faith and confidence i'm God and
their dependence on Him and firm. reso-
luton to adhere to their principles: how
they were cast into the fiery furnace and
their deliverance by an angel of the Lord,
and gave several illustrations showing the
difference between doing right by follow
ing the precepts of the head rather than
those of the heart. and admonished his
hearers to always do what is right In the
sight of God, and. knowing IL. to carry out
its precepts.
Rev Mr.. Henry is deeply interested in
the young people of his congregation. and
about the LIST of February will deliver a
series of sermons to the young ladies.
The choir CT the church rendered several
appropriate selections during the services
There will be Christmas service Of I'M
usual interest and significance at the
Church of Our Father, 18th and L streets
northwest. tomorrow afternoon at +!
o'clock. Upon invitation OF the pastor.
Rev. John Van Setback. jr... the Rev.
Charles F. Guthrie Of Hamline NJ. f.
Church will repeat his annual Christmas
service OF last Sunday night
At that time. it will be remembered.
Hamline Church was crowded to the
Illustrated by the stereopticon. which was
given by Rev. Charles Guthrie. He
showed the choicest paintings of Hoffman
and Tissot. 4 surpliced choir Of twenty
Ave boys and girls furnished the Christ
mas music Ali of this will be- repeated
tomorrow afternoon at the Church of Our
Father. Electric wires have been run
above the altar. SO as to repeat the cleo
trio Examinations which were such an i'm
pressive part of the service at Hamline
Church.
The meeting will be held at o'clock. as
large number Of people belonging to
other churches have expressed desire
to see this unique and interesting service
Or DT. CUlfTfc lHeS Will nave w
portunity of doing so tomorrow without
neglecting their own services.
At the regular monthly business meet
ing of the B. Y. P. L. Of the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church in December. the fol-
lowing officers were unanimously elected
for the ensuing year: President, Miss
Mamie Helm: vice president. Louis
Babcock: secretary. Miss Emma Gard
ner: trea surer. Miss Frances Guschew-
sky: assistant treasurer. Harold Woer-
tendyke: pianist. Mrs. James NJ. Rich
ardson; assistant pianist. Miss Jessie Cal
loway. The retiring officers are Miss
Emma Guschewsky, president, and James
o. Peed. treasurer.
TIL new president has already selected
the committee chairmen and the follow
ing committees have been chosen: De-
votional, Mrs. G.. Fred Thomson. chair
man: Henry Boynton, Emma Guschewsky.
Chauncey Hunter and Kate Jasper:
membership. James Q. Peed. ehairma
Harry Brooks. Adelaide Switzerland,
Clifford Woertendyke and Vivian Hanks:
lookout. Maude Keiser, chairman: Ida
Kierle. Asa Gilbert. Hermann Lawson and
Mrs Owens: social. Gladys Smith. chair
man: Estelle Dom. Stephen Early. Ethel
Fleharty. DR.. Bogley. Mary Royal and
Harold Woertendyke: missionary. Lucille
Lawson. chairman; Fred Thompson. Felix