Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
ToCe1ebrate Reformation Day Tomorrow.
Notes of Both Pew and Pulpit

Rust of Rochester. n. Y, who for sew
eral years was engaged in chapel car
work throughout the country. was the
principal speaker at the first service.
One feature of the meeting was the
presentation of reports from several Bap-
fist churches III the city where special
services are being held every evening.
conducted by prominent evangeists and
local pastors. 1t was reported that the
attendance at the meetings at Bethany,
Metropolitan and Centennial churches has
been large.
Tomorrow will be an eventfuI day at
Bethany Baptist Church. A new pipe
organ has oeen installed in the edifice,
and it will be used then for the first time.
1t is expected that Rev. James NJ Long.
who preached the first sermon to the
Bethany congregation four years ago, will
play the new instrument.
Continuing the Gypsy Smith revival spe-
dry M. E. Church and these will be con-
tinued next week DIR. G. NJ. Boswell.
assistant secretary of the board of home
missions and church extension of the NJ.
week, and will be the principal speaker
at the Sunday services tomorrow.
Rev. +. c. Ecton of Covington, Ky,
who is a graduate of GEORGETOWN Col
lese. KY. and the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary, is assisting Pastor A.
X. Wright in series of special meetings
at the Centennial Baptist Church. corner
Sth and / streets northeast. The meet
ings will continue next week.
Rev. Dr. A. W. Spooner, pastor of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church. is making
plans for a series of men mass meetings
to be held Sunday afternoons in churches
in the southwest section of the city. 1t
is expected the first will be held one
week from tomorrow.
Rev. DR.. Donald C. Macleod. pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, is sched-
uled to make an address Thursday before
the Maryland State Christian Endeavor
convention to be held in Hagerstown, Md
At the Northmnster Presbyterian
Church, Rhode Island avenue and 18th
street. it is announced, special services
will be held every evening next week, be-
ginning tomorrow. The pastor. Rev
George p Wilson. will be assisted by
several other ministers of the city.
Announcement has been made that the
Apollo Orchestra of Mckendree M. E.
Sunday school, will give its first public
free concert Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der IS, at McKendree Church. Massi-
chuSettS avenue between 9th and lOtn
streets Mrs. Bessie Latham Gibson will
also sing.
Announcement has been made that
forty hours devotion will begin in st.
Stephens Church tomorrow morning at
the IL o'clock mass. The celebrant OF
the mass will be Rev. w. 8. Caughy, the
deacon Rev. T. d. Williams, and the
subdeacon Rev. Father Cornelius of the
Passionist monastery in Baltimore. Rev.
T. G. Smyth will be in charge of the
ceremonies Monday morning solemn
mass for peace will be celebrated by Rev.
T. G. Smyth assisted by Fathers Caughy
and Williams The celebration will close
Tuesday morning with a solemn mass at
O'Clock.
The devotion of the holy hour" will
be conducted Wednesday evening at 1870
O'Clock by Father Smyth. This is an
hour spent in alteration of the blessed
sacrament Father Smyth's sermon will
be on the subject, Gould you not watch
one hour with Me-?
1t is announced that Mrs. Rice o.
Steele will speak at the meeting of the
Woman's Observation-Disclosures Union
Monday morning at 1880 o'clock. in the
Luther Memorial Chapel. 18th and N
streets Mrs. Steele has a special mes
sage for the women of the churches. and
ali are invited. Mrs. John Newton Gull
bertson. president. will preside, and Mrs.
Henry Knowles of the Methodist Church
will lead the meeting.