The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-25
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Sherwood Presbyterian Church, at
Rhode Island avenue and Twenty-second
street northeast, will be dedicated Sum-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The date
was originally set for the previous week.
but delay in the completion of the church
made necessary a postponement.
The dedicatory sermon will be delivered
by the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. A number Of other Presbyterian
clergymen of Washington and vicinity
will attend the exercises and several will
have active parts in the programme. the
details Of which have not yet been de-
cided upon.
The building is of the Gothic style
of architecture, and makes very at
tTactive house of worship. Its cost was
about $1,000. The main auditorium has
a seating capacity of go. In the base
ment are rooms for the Sunday school
and a large lecture room. One of the
two lots comprising the church property
was given by the Edwards Land and
Building Company.
The congregation was organized about
two years ago, and numbers at present
100 members. The total enrolment of
the Sunday school is $50. Until the
present time its meetings have been held
avenue and Twenty-first street north
east. The Rev. T. Berthier Thompson is
pastor of the church, and the officers are
as follows: Elders, Charles s. Rock
wood, John Scatter, John F. Carlson, E.
+. Niemeyer, ]. Fred Orth, and John
Duncan; deacons, NJ. J. Nevins. F. r.
Hitz, and A. w. Beer; trustees, James P.
Benfer, w. Grant Liewallen, William p.
Gachenoir. Chester r. Smith, C. NJ.
CLANCY, Harry E. Burton, and Alfred
Jeffrey. Among the strong societies of
the church are the Ladies' Aid Society
and the Woman's Missionary Society.
Sherwood Presbyterian Church opens a
comparatively new territory, and one
that is rapidly increasing in population
Prospects are bright for the success Of
the church in its new home.
The Rev. G. W. spooner, pastor of
the Sixth Presbyterian Church. will speak
Sunday night on THE message from the
electric chair" The vested choir will
make its first public appearance at this
service.
Sunday will be the twelfth anniversary
of the Rev. Donald c. MacLeod's pas
torate at First Presbyterian Church, and
special services have been planned in
observance Of the occasion. The choir
will render a special musical programme
at both the morning and evening services.
At the morning service DR.. Macleod will
present the programme Of ministry to
which the church is called by the needs
of the community and of the age. In the
evening a stereopticon lecture will be
given. The Thanksgiving season will
be observed in the Sunday school with
appropriate exercises.
Representative James 7. Lloyd, Of Mis-
souri,, will teach the mems class at East
ern Presbyterian Sunday school Sunday
morning.
The subject of DR.. Woods sermon at
the Church of the Covenant Sunday aft
ernoon will be, Lessons from the lives
Of Hebrew kings and prophets-David,
the shepherd king, his coronation" The
evening sermon will be on Past and
present religions OF South America: Ar
gentina and the religion Of medievalism."
These are in continuation of series.
Both sermons viii be preceded by a half
hour musical service. The double quartet
will lead at the afternoon meeting.
Mr.. David McConaughy. who is in this
city to conduct q four weeks confer
enee in mission study. win address the
OF the lexington Presby-
terrain Church Sunday morning.
The Cuthbert Class Club, of the Peck
Memorial Chapel. Twenty-eighth and NJ
streets northwest, had its annual ban
quet last night. The principal feature
Of the occasion was the presentation by
the club Of silver loving cup 70 Mrs.
Charles Alvin Smith, widow OF the pas
tor Of the chapel, a. . token o. the love