Evening star., 1909-07-19
WORSaIp,N6 N THE OPEN AIR
SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Large Tent at Sixteenth and Monroe
Streets Thronged-Meetings
in the City Parks.

Open air religious services were held In
many parts of the city yesterday AFTER
noon and last evening. The large tent
OF the Church of the Covenant. at 18TH
and Monroe streets was crowded last
night. Every seat was filled and many
were forced to stand. After the Gus
tomary musical service by the Musursla
Club, Rev. Tyler bennett, assistant pastor
Of the Church Of the Covenant, delivered
sermon on THE Cost of Power. lie
declared that people of the present day.
In their mad struggle for material pros
perity, have gradually come to regard
religion as a vague and mystical thihg,
that has no direct bearing upon the prop
lens OF everyday life.
Chaplain Brown of the Signal Corps OF
the army conducted the services Eester
day afternoon In the Cathedral close a.
Mount St. Alban. His text was vas taken TAX !,
from St James: What is your life. for It
is even as vapor." He said that many
persons become pessimistic from looking
upon life as temporal AFFAIR. ana ,hs.1
the men who believe In eternity and last-
ing life alone accomplished the gIea.
by the boy choir of thirty voices, ac,
companied by section of the Cnltea
States Marine Band. II
Epworth League Meetings.
Three open-air meetings were held yes
terday by the Hamline Methodist Epis--
copal Church, under the auspices Of the
Epworth League. Rev. c. Z. Guthrie de-
lvered an address. taking as his subject
.rhe Fire Alarm at the meeting held
at the fire engine house in r street be-
tween 9th and 10th. Z. j. Booraem was
in charge OF the song service
Milton NJ Thomas led the meeting IN
Iowa Circle and Dr.. f. L. farks or
Howard University made the address.
The meeting in front OF the church build
ing, at 9th and streets, was conducted
by w. H. Proctor. When the other bands
returned to the church a union song serV-
ice was held
Y. M. c. A. Services.
The SUNDAY afternoon services OF the
Young Mems Christian Association were
held yesterday in Franklin Park. Rev.
George ". Swift, assistant pastor of the
First Congregational Church, made the
opening PRAYER, and Rev. r. l.. Wright,
pastor of McKendrce Methodist Church.
gave d short sermon. He declared that
either adverse circumstances or success
may be rhe cause. of the irreligiouS man
turning toward the things of the spirit
and leading life such as the creator
Intended he should.
Religious services with song We're held
by the Y. N. G.. 4. also in the Roseda1e
Fairgrounds and at Lincoln Park.
Two services were held around the
gospel wagon of the Central Union MIS-
sion--one at and Union streets south
west where Rev. John l.. Briggs, pastor
of tho Fifth Baptist Church. delivered the
sermon, and one at Market space. where
Rev r. p. S. Steele made the address.
Seventh Day Adventist Services.
Religious services are being conducted
each evening except Saturday in a large
tent at the corner Of Sherman avenue and
Girard street under the auspices of the
Seventh Day AdveDtists-
The services are In direct charge of Rev.
James E. Shultz, pastor of the NJ street
church. Selections by prominent vocalists
are a feature.