Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
I'm Local Churches


Several notable addresses are on the
program of the annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society OF the
Baltimore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. to be held in Hamline
NJ. E. Church. 9th and p streets. next
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. SEES
sions will be held on the three days OF
the convention at 10 a N. and . pm. Chi
nese children from the Pacific coast will
attend special service Wednesday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Washington has representation on the
delegation of laymen which is To repre-
sent the Baltimore conference at the
Methodist Ep scopal convention in the in
terest of the laymens missionary move
ment. TO be held in st. Louis, November
10 and IL.
The delegates from the local conference
are III. s. Dulaney James L. Ingram. II.
II. Carroll. w. Fl. Thomas. F. NJ. Hide
brandt. John I. Stone, j. w. Edel. J. W.
Young. Hammond Urner. G. w. +. Swart-
zell. A. A. Chaplin, L. L. Breuninger.
Several Washington women were elected
officers of the Woman's Synodcal Society
of Foreign Missions for the Presbyter an
synod of Baltimore 1T its recent annual
meeting held in Wilmington. Del. The
new OlNcerS aye.
President-Airs. J. Frank Ball, Whining
ton, Del.
Vice presidents-Mrs. ]. r. Ramsay Bal
timore, Mrs. Robert Wylie. Baltimore:
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Washington: Mrs.
David Mcknight. Washington: Miss Eva
Taylor. Wilmington, Del, and Mrs. j. b.
Turner. Dover. Del.
Secretary and treasurer-Mrs. George NJ.
Gather. Baltimore.
Young Peoples secretary-Mrs. d. f.
Wiber. Washington.
Literature secretary-Mrs. s. B. NoYem-
Der, Baltimore
Among the many unique plans which
have been adopted by the various organi-
cations OF the Hamline NJ E. Church
looking toward the paying of the church
debt which was incurred at the time OF
the erection Of the building and of GER
tain additions and repairs that have since
been made. is the one arranged by the
Sunday school. This body of young peo-
pie has taken upon its shoulders the task
of paying no mean portion of the debt and
the scheme to be presented by the Sunday
school today. building day." is expected
to prove as successful as it Is unique.
The objects of building day. are two
fold. While an attempt Is to be made
to secure the amount of money pledged
by the school. yet from the material OBJ
jects Supt. Mark A. Watson hopes TO
have the lesson of character building
taught. In other words. 1t is hoped to
make the occasion one of moral benefit
as well as financial help to the church
A load of bricks is to be brought into
the Sunday school room, to be used In
decoration and afterward in the exercises.
Some blue print plans will also form a
part OF the decorations. Mr. Stimson an
architect. will bring out clearly, In a talk
about plans. the fact that before one un-
dertakes any object there must be fore
thought and purpose. Then The Build
ers," by Longfellow. will be recited by
one of the young women OF the school.
After that the parable of the man who
built upon the rock and the other who
built upon the sand will be brought up.
Next the members of the primary depart
ment will sing builders song. In the
meantime the members of each class will
purchase as many bricks they want.
at 10 cents each. Then all the classes
are to offer the total number OF bricks
purchased by their individual members
ed into small edifice, and then will come
the dedication.
Special services are being held In the
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, 18th
and * streets, to raise q 5000 building
fund
Among the ministers who have con-
Quoted these meetings or who are sched-
uled to lead others In the near future
are Rev. B. I. Perkins, pastor of Mount
ZIioH NJ. SuuICl, rev. -. bTOOkS
of John Wesley NJ. z. Church. Rev w
A. c. Hughes of Baltimore, Rev. Z. l..
Paraks Of Howard University, Rev. w. A.
Ray, Rev. DR.. Walter II. Brooks and
Rev. l.. NJ. Beckett of this city; Rev. J.
r. Waters Of Germantown. Pa: Rev. J.
w. r. Sumwalt superintendent Wash
ing district: Rev. George w. Lee and
Rev. Alexander Dennis of this city: Rev.
Alfred Young of Baltimore. Rev. w. II.
Wilder of the National Training School
and Rev. E. S. Williams district super
intendent of the Washington district The
rally will close November 8.
in Washington engaged in evangelistic
work Mr.. Loizeaux has been holding
special meetings in Fredericksburg and
will preach tomorrow night In the as
sembly hall corner 14th street and Penn
syivania avenue southeast.
The sum of 1926 was collected at the
october rally of First Colored Bap-
fist Church. Rev. Edgar E. Kicks, pas
tor. The pastor has inaugurated unique
method of collecting revenue for the
treasury by dividing the church MEM
bership into circles" and he finds that
the method has worked admirably.
At the rally services Sunday the circles
reported money raised as follows: "a"
$1O2 Sadie Gaskins. leader; 3D." $13s,
Arminta Harrod, leader: &C." 5000. J.
B; Walker leader; p" sss 81. Lucy
mus. leader: &C." So. 81 Fannie sm 9TH
s leader a1 Il" ,s4.os, Dabney + Howard d.
leader, pastor and deacons; j." S11,
Charles Lane. leader. Junior choir: *"
50. D.. L. Reed. leader. Sunday school,:
L." 500. Sanford Hazard. leader. trus-
fees. M S1O0 Sadie Leader