The Washington herald., 1908-02-17
OPEN MEETING HOUSE
The Bethany Baptist Church
Holds First Services.
CELEBRATION THROUGH WEEK
sunday school and Morning, After
noon, and Night Sessions Nester-
day-President Needham, of George
Washington University, Speaks on
Wednesday-PrOGra OF Week.

Special services marked the formal
opening OF the new Bethany Baptist
Church Meeting House. Second street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest. yes
terday.
Sunday school was neld yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock
At II o'clock Rev e Hez Sven. mod
orator Of the Columbia Association OF
Baptist Churches at the opening services
delivered the sermon on The Lord Helps
Them That Help Themselves
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor of the
church, briefly commented on the re
markable strides being made by the
church and Sunday school
In the afternoon az 3 o'clock a denomi-
national fellowship meeting was held.
Rev. Weston Bruner delivered a con-
quest sermon. Rev. J. J. Muir. Rev. F.
W. Johnson. Rev. G. p. Stealey. Rev.
+. II. MacEwen, and Rev. r. S. Owens
also spoke.
Services in Evening.
In the evening at : o'clock the Senior
Christian Endeavor Society met Al S
o clock Rev. J. Compton Ball pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, deliv-
cred the special sermon
Throughout the day the attendance was
large. Every seat was taken at both
afternoon and evening services.
All through this week services will be
held in the new meeting house. Every
evening except Saturday will see some
new speaker IN the pulpit.
Tonight devotional exercises viii be
held at 7:So o'clock. at which Rev \. X.
Wright and Rev. G. F. Winbgler Yill
speak Al O'Clock tonight Rev. Harry
Emerson Fosdick, Of Montclair. y. j.
will be heard.
On Tuesday evening Rev. J. W Many
will speak at the devotional services and
later Rev. & II Dodd, pastor OF the
Eutaw Place Baptist Church. Baltimore,
viii deliver a sermen.
DIR. Needham Ia speak
Wednesday evening addresses viii be
delivered by President G. ". Needham
OF the George Washington University
and Fred g. smith. Of White Plains. \.
Y. the noted evangelist
Thursday evening devotional services Will
be held at which Rev 8. W. Johnson and
Rev J. NJ Long VIII speak. Later in the
evening Rev. J. Benjamin Clayton Will
speak on Basic Baptist beliefs"
An Illustrated lecture viii be given on
Friday evening on -One hundred miles on
the tow path. by Charles r. Fairman
under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid So
ciety.
Rev. J. J. Muir VIII speak at Il O'Clock
on Sunday morning. In tho afternoon
Revi r. NJ Mott. Rev +. A Hannah
/ Rev 2. W Jenries. Rev. l. O. Baker
/ Rev. w. J. Houck Rev w r Thompson
I Rev J. N. Gil. Rev. J. r. Verbrycke
and Rev r. ID. Power will speak. The
evening sermon will be delivered by Rev
Samuel H. Greene. pastor 0f Calvary
/ Baptist Church
The building Just completed fronts on
/ Rhode IslPnd avenue Beside il is a lot
on which the main church VIII be built
/ The plans for the church building proper
( have been made Work will begin som,
time IN the spring When that Is com.
pletcd the present building viii be used
Cor Sunday school purposes.
sunday school in Basement.
The new meeting house has sufficient
| space now for the Sunday school in IN,
basement one feature OF the Sunday
school is that il is made 10 mostly ot
men and boys who are not only on IN,
rolls but are In constant attendance. j
/ numbers about go.
The church started three years axe
with q membership Of forty-five persons
and held its services in the old Gilman
| mansion. sometimes known as the Bar
/ bcr house. across the street from th'
numbers 30.
The new building cost 81. 600. was started
/ last September. and completed last week