The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

Gil, was intrusted to Rev. W. ]. D.
Thomas. The address was by Rev. w.
g. Davenport. Evening prayer. with a
sermon by the Rev. George 3. Dudley,
was to have been said at 7:30. but with
Mr. Dudleys consent and warm approval
a motion was made and passed substi-
'tuting for II attendance at the evening
session Of the church congress.
Rev. Patrick Murphy. vicar. and teach
ers of Epiphany Chapel met on Wednes-
day evening last and took up the mat
ter Of the Sunday school annual picnic.
1t was decided to 60 to Marshall Hall on
Saturday. juno "a. Various committees
were appointed to report at the next
meeting.
The annual Knight Templar service
will be held this year at the Church Of
the Ascension. The service is always
held on ascension night and the selection
Of Ascension Church Is peculiarly appro-
PIRATE. About 500 knights in full uniform
attend
The archdeaconry Of Washington met
Friday. at p. m. in the parish hall Of
Ascension Church. Advantage was taken
of the meeting Of the arohdeaconry by
who is chairman Of the committee on
merging clerical pension funds. to call a
meeting Of his committee for 4.p m. The
time seems now to have fully come when
all diocesan pension funds should be in
corporated into the general fund.
Other City Church News.
Next Monday evening the Rev. George
S. Duncan will give an illustrated lecture
on Germany before the Young Peoples
Travel Club Of the lexington Presbyterian
Church. North Capitol and @ streets.
On Wednesday. May 10. at p. m, In the
Sunday school room. Mrs. william Allan
Wilbut will give a word pictures OF the
great New York missionary pageant.
At the reguar Thursday evening service
an address will be given by Miss Wray,
a very successful missionary worker. for
merly of London, who Is now in the city
to attend the convention Of Gospel mis-
sions. Friday evening the Christian En-
deavorers will hold their regular monthly
business meeting and social.
Officers Of the District Christian En-
deavor Union are to be elected at the
next meeting. on June 5, and committee
to make nominations was appointed this
week by President d. c. Davis, as fol-
lows: o. P. Kellar. Calvary Baptist
Church: J. r. Moss. Shiloh Baptist: Rev.
George A. Miller, Ninth Street Christian:
J. NJ. Pickens Vermont Avenue Chris
tian: Miss Wright. Ingram Memorial Con-
gregational: Bruce Cleveland, Mount
Pleasant Congregational: Messrs. Clark
and Lupton, Society Of Friends; Miss
Rose Bright. Luther Place Memorial Lu-
theran; A. B. Mess. Church of the Ref
ormation; Rev. z. L. Beauchamp. Mount
Tabor Methods. Protestant: Miss Myrtle
Scofield. North Carolina Avenue NJ. p;
A B. Mechem, First Presbyterian: I.
Paul Taylor. Church of the Covenant;
Miss Rose Reed and w. v. Spessard.
United Brethren. and Miss lie Due and
A. B. Logan, United Presbyterian.
The Bible school Of the Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church had its banner day last Sun
day, when Al were present. II was the
last day of the three months contest
with the Grace Baptist Bible school for
Grace school had only Al
present. However, Grace wins the con-
test and is the third school in size
among the Baptist schools Of the Dis
trct. The average attendance for the
past three months has been: Grace 4l3;
3iS. That both Bible schools
gained is evidenced by the fact that
Grace's average attendance is nearly 100
more per Sunday than the same months
of the proceeding year. while Immanuers
average is about l25 better.
On next Monday evening the Farther
Lights. of the Fifth Baptist Church. will
celebrate their fourteenth anniversary.
There will be given in the auditorium
fro,
by Mr.. Herman c. Metcalf. with
Miss Louise Dale Leeds at the piano.
Mrs. Frank Byron and Mr.. Walter
Hammer will assist
The monthly meeting Of the Mems
League of the Fifth Baptist Church will
be held in the Sunday school room
Wednesday night at 7:45. Third Assist
ant Postmaster General James ]. Britt
will be the speaker.