Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13

Et.eetS. committee has Deen appointed
to represent the congregation composed
as .c!lows: Judge a. D. Lynch. chairman;
Dr. Richard Kings.rian. Justice Thomas
II Anderson. Tr. NJ. NJ Mcffitt, B. S.
Graves and c. NJ Forrest To fill the
pulpit tempo rarily during the summer
months this committee has selected Rev.
Mr. HartsCck of the Baltimore confer
ence
Rev. DR. c. E. Locke. pastor CT the
Hansen Place NJ. E. Church, in Brooklyn.
who was mentioned prominently for the
place after the selection of DR.. Bristol as
a bishop. it is learned here. has accepted
a call TO the pulpit of the Methodist
Church of Les Angeles made vacant by
the elevation of DIR. MacIntyre to the
episccpate. This decision by DR.. Locke
has changed the plans of the local COM
m.ttee and they say they have no one
in particular now in view.
Rev. Dr.. William r. Wedderspoon.
pastor of the EMORY NJ. E. Church, on
North Highland avenue. Pittsburg. Pa.
and Rev. DR.. Stanchfeld, pastor of the
church which Vice President Fairbanks
attends in Indianapolis. are both receiv-
ing attention from the committee. it is
reported. and both have supporters in the
congregation.
Water from the river Jordan. in the
Holy Land. il is announced will be used
in the baptism of infants at the First
Presbyterian Church tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Donald C. Macleod. pastor of
tne church, recently returned from an ex
ten5ive trip to the Holy Land and he
brought back a jug of water which he
dipped from the famous stream.
This baptisnal service will be special
feature OF the Children's day celebration
of the Sunday school Of the church. to be
held at $50 pm. 1t is expected that
twenty babies and small children will be
baptized. Recitations and songs by men,
bers of the school will be part CT the
program.
Mrs. Don P. Blaine. organizer for the
president of the ~" branch. has re-
turned to this city after en- extended lee
ture trip in Maryland under the auspices
OF the state W. c. T. l.. Mrs Blaine
and her son Willis will leave next week
for their summer home. Wilsudon Cot
tage. near Sheldrake. Cayuga lake, n. Y,
where they will be joined by Mr.. Blaine
and remain until the middle of September.
Childrens day will be observed tomor-
rev morning by the Sunday school of
Calvary Baptist Church, Sth and H
streets. The morning church service gives
way to the children's service. which will
begin at 1870 o'clock in the auditorium
of the church.
The six departments of the school will
meet in their several rooms at 10 o'clock
ana march together into the church. A
feature of this procession will be the
flower march by twenty-four young
l'd'es and the little children of the kinder
garten and primary departments AS the
- is also Flag day. each member of the
school will wear a small flag. The exer-
cises will have to do with the flowers and
fields, ard flowers will appear in pro-
fusion in the decorations. \ tent will
represent Camp Good Will. for which a
par; of the offerings of the day will be
donated for
Their object the care of needy children
will also be remembered.
The members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Eastern Presbyterian Church
went on an outing last Tuesday to Bon
ME Brae. near Hyattsville. the beautiful
country home of Mrs. Schofield. one of
the members of sthe society. Tuesday
was also the wedding anniversary of one
of the members. happy coincidence
which added to the enjoyment of the out
ing.
The trip to Bonnie Brae was not
without incident. one of the trolley
cars, in which were several of the MEM
be-s. collided with a wagon. The driver
was asleep and the horse at the ap-
preach of the car attempted to cross the
track. The. sudden stopping of the car
and consequent jolt gave token that some
thing was wrong. The prompt action of
the motorman prevented a serious acct
dent. as the only damage was the break
ing Of the fender No damage was done
TO the wagon. horse or somnolent driver.
When all the members reached Bon
ME Brae. after a walk through pleasant
meadows and woodland. they assembled
fer luncheon under the branches cf
lofty oak.
one objective point in the walk, after
luncheon. over the extensive grounds
was the quarters OF hundreds of Mr.
SchCield's fine chickens.
Then all the members congregated in
the shade of grove of forest trees and
tho time flew on golden wing When the
sun was going down all returned to the
city feeling that they had enjoyed pleas
AIT day.
CHURCH tomorrow evening. it is announc-
ed, a program of interest to students at
=. commencement season has been ar
ESed. The children's day exercises
proper will be held at IL O'Clock. but at
the evening service something of a d.
parture IS planned. The Hamline C,lolr
Club, Miss Ida O'Neal. conductor. will
sing. Mr.. Mark Watson. superintendent
CT the Sunday school. will make public
announcement of the young people of the
church who are preparing to enter col
lese or who graduate this year from high
school or college. A recognition service
for those who graduate has been provid-
ed Rev. DIR. E. L. Parks of the Howard
University will answer the question,
What is a Christian Educatlon?" Miss
Pearl Thirkield will explain What
Methodism Is Prepared 10 Do for Her
Students" and the pastor Charles E.
Guthrie will give a brief address on the
topic How One May Find Out What he
Ought TO Do in Life
Plans have been made for the celebra-
ZION. of Children's day by the Sunday
school of the Fifth Baptist Church. E
street near tth southwest. tomorrow. The
OK srciSes Will be held in the auditorium of
inc church, beginning at 1920 am. In
addition To a program of rectations and
music, Miss Hiida North will give
Chalk talk. At the last Children's day
service an attendance of about / 600 was
reported and an even larger attendance is
hoped for this year.
Announcement has been made that
Ch'ldrens day will he observed by tn.
Sunday school of Concordia Lutheran
Church. corner Goth and @ streets. at II
O'Clock am. tomorrow. The program will
Include reports of the various officers of
the Sunday school.
Enthusiasm for mission work was mani
Tested at meetings OF the Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary societies of the
District Methodist churches. held in the
Wilson Memorial NJ. (. Church Wednes-
day
The Home Missionary Society meeting
was held in the morning. Mrs. J. E. Gil
bert, its president. was in the chair The
principal address was delivered bv DR.
5. Haywood. superintendent of the Metho-
dist missions in Porto Rico. Mrs Robert
NJ Moore. president of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, presided at its meeting In
the afternoon. Addresses were nade h,-