The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
GaIbTaith Church

Large Sunday Service - New Occa-
sions-Farewell Reception to Bish-
op Alexander Walters, D. D., IL
D., Planned for 18th Instant
DR.. s. L. Corrothers Goes South
The annual revival meeting of Gal
braith A. NJ. E. Zion Church, 9th
street, northwest, is now in progress
and is being largely attended. There
were two regular services last Sun
day, DIR. s. L. Corrothers preached
forceful and impressive sermons
morning and evening to large audi
ences. The presence of several law
yers, teachers, medical and theologi-
cal students was noticeable feature
at both services and especially the
evening service. "The soul that sin
eth it shall die" Eek. 1874 formed
the theme for this service. "Time,
Truth, Justice and Death" were made
the principal subdivisions of the sub
ject. In the application it was by the
speaker shown that Jesus met the re-
quirements of each and died for the
sins Of the world.
At the conclusion of the sermon.
three persons joined the church and
three others ask for prayers. Rev. J.
H. Saunders offered a fervent pray
er for their conversion DR. Cor
rothers then stated that he would
leave for Livingston College, Sails
bury, n. C., on the nth to enter a
young lady in school and that he
would then go to Greensboro, N. G.,
to attend the meeting of the A. M.
E. Zion Board of Bishops and would
be away for several days, and said
that his revival meetings would be
carried on by an able corps of minis
ters till his return on the 18th with
big Zionites
The classes made the following
contribution to his expenses, No. I,
Osborn Lee, leader, $I.52; No. ?, Al
bert Priggs, leader, $I2.33; No. 3,
Edmonds Wells, leader, 5000; No 4,
Jacob Henderson, leader, $3.50; No.
5, Charles Lively, leader, $Io.3O; No.
6, VIM. Graham, leader, $7.26; No.
7, Charles Neal, leader $500; No. 8,
Benjamin Williams, leader, $3.75;
No. O., Thomas Hawkins, leader,
$4.35. Public collection, $48I, from
prayer meeting collection, $500. DR..
Corrothers thanked the classes and
congregation for this token of their
appreciation and also for the promise
that they would attend him with their
prayers.
Farewell Reception
A farewell reception will be tend
cred Rt. Rev. Bishop Alexander Wal
ters, D. D., Ii. D., of New York,
who will sail for Africa on the 10th,
at Galbraith Church on Tuesday ev-
ening, the 18th. The affair will be
under the joint auspices of the Zion
Methodist Episcopal Churches and
Missions in this city. Resident Rt.
Rev. Bishop ]. w. Smith, A. NJ, D.
D., will preside. DR.. S. L. Corrothers
will open the meeting and present the
presiding officer. Bishop Walters
will sail from New York for Africa
on the Goth, where he goes to look
after the interest of the mission
churches and schools which the A. M.
F. Zion Church has organized and es-
tablished in that country. He is be-
ing sent out by the missionary depart
ment of the Zion church and he is be-
ing accompanied to the receptions be-
ing rendered him by Zion churches
all over the country, by Rev. R. A.
Morrissey, D. D., of Philadelphia,
the general missionary secretary of
the connection. A number of the
bishops and all of the general officers
will attend the big reception here
next Tuesday evening.
The choir of Galbraith will render
a select program of suitable airs for
that occasion with Prof. VIM. H. An
derson as director. There will be
addresses by persons representing all
of the departments of the local Zion
and other Colored churches. Many
whites are also expected to attend.
The bishop will be prepared to bear
the aid and good will of a united
church and people to Africa.
MASONIC NOTES