Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
in THEIR PEWS AGAIN
Homecoming" Sunday CeIe-
brated in Local Churches.
BACK FROM VACATIONS
Large Attendance at Most Of the
Religious Services.
PREPARATIONS FOR REVEALS
Robert Downing Speaks at North
Capitol NJ. E. Church-Union
Prayer Meeting.

| coming Sunday in n.dny of the local
| churches. Members who have been away
to summer cottages and on vacation trips
| were in their pews again and the at
| tendance at most of the services was
| large.
The first of 81 series of home coming
services to be held in the North Capitol
NJ. E. Church during the coming week
was held last evening. Robert Downing.
| the former actor. spoke on Eternal
| Life
! What is a revival?" he asked. ut is
something held to revive everybody in the
| church. and that Is just what we
| are going to do here. This Is going
to be one Of the greatest REVEALS ever
held, but 1t will take you to do 1t.
want you to realize that something is to
| be done and put your heart and soul in
| the movement.
| Also at the Mount Vernon Place NJ. f.
Church South those who have been away
on vacation trips were received again. and
Rev. ]. Howard Wells the pastor, preach
ed in the morning on the subject 1.-The
Walls Completed With the summer
| vacations over. he pointed out. the church
! members should be willing to work harder
because Of their rest.
Sunday School Rally.
| At the Mckendree NJ. E. Church yester-
| day morning a Sunday school rally occu-
| pied the time usually given over to a
| morning preaching service. The children
| marched to their seats In the church while
the Apollo orchestra played. A devo-
| tional service, led by Rev. r. l.. Wright,
| followed. The program included recita-
| tons and songs by the Sunday school
| children. selections by the orchestra and
remarks by the school officers. Fraternal
greetings were extended by W. W. Milan,
| president of the Sunday School Associa-
| ton Of the District Of Columbia; A. f. l..
Leckie. superintendent OF the First Pres
| byterian Sunday school, and John s.
| Barker, superintendent of the Wesley
Chapel Sunday school.
"World Evangelization."
The agencies that are working for the
| worlds betterment were discussed by
, Rev. John T. Huddle. pastor Of st. Paul's
English Lutheran Church, 18th and H
streets, yesterday morning.
World evangelization is no longer q
sentimental DREAM" he said, but d prac-
teal problem to be worked out in q busi-
! ness like way. And this problem is being
attacked by people of every age class and
creed. with the determination to solve it
| If possible In this generation. The Bible
| society, by printing the Book in all Ian
guages, realizes the miracle of Pentecost
| and enables the nations of the earth to
hear the wonderful works of God in their
own tongues.
THE Sunday school gathers and trains
the children of all lands, and the Chris
tlan Endeavor enables them to apply prac-
tically this knowledge to life and duty.
erects buildings everywhere and exercises
thoughtful guardianship over the young
man. The students volunteer movement
furnishes men. and the Young womens
Christian Association and Women's Mis-
sionary Society and other societies furnish
women.
Recently the men have walked up to a
realization of the practical importance Of
this work, and have 1naugurated what is
called the laymen's movement, a move
ment that is meeting with universal
favor"
Psychology and Spiritual Life.
ION the Heights was the subject Of a
sermon by Rev. c. F. N1nbigler, pastor
Of the First Baptist Church last night.
1t was q continuation Of q series OF SER
mons on principles OF Psychology APP
piled to the Spiritual Life and Its Posi-
bilities.'
"Pessimism may believe that all is dark.
optimism may believe that all is bright,
but Jesus presents the true philosophy of
life, namely, that there is the dark and
the bright. But on the heights day is
longer. brighter and grander than in the
valley"
Rev. DR.. c. F.. Guthrie. pastor of the
Hamline NJ. Z. Church, preached yester-
day on Eternal Punishment" After
telling Of the description of the punish
go away into everlasting punishment" he
declared that this predicted outcome OF
life Is appalling.
1T may not be wondered at that men
for ages have sought to evade the force
of their teachings or have industriously
endeavored to find acceptable substitutes
for what they are commonly supposed to
mean
"Sanity Of Christ"
"The Sanity of Christ" was the subject
of sermon to the congregation Of the
by Rev. ]. B. Clayton.
Genius is akin to Madness he said.
land 1t is work to determine whether
there Is madness in the method or method
in the madness of a real or supposed
genius The indications of the sanity of
Jesus are clearly marked, First, His sim
plcity Of life; second, His unselfishness:
third, His earnestness."
The benefits of travel were discussed by
Rev George Bailey. pastor OF the West
ern Presbyterian Church, yesterday morn
ing After describing certain features Of
travel. he said
THE traveller turns )Ongingly to the
homeland. with its treasure of family,
church and loving association. What be-
| fore was deemed commonplace now looms
up in truer perspective. and We gladly
anticipate resumption OF the daily
round. the common task Such is the
meaning Of life itself as we go forward
on the great Journey to the silent I'M
! known"
Preparing for Revival.
| union prayer meeting in preparation
| for the Gypsy Smith eyangelistic campaign
! in the capital was held in, the Luther
Place Memorial Church Yesterday after
noon Addresses were made by Rev. ].
H. Muir, pastor of the Temple Baptist
| Church. and Rev. J. q. Butler. pastor OF
the Luther Place Church.
| At the GuntOn-Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church yesterday morning, Rev.