The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Dapttst

Pastor ]. Compton Ball and his people
of the Metropolitan Baptist Church will
tomorrow realize their long-felt desire
that the beautiful new auditorium of the
church building might be ready for the
details of construction and furnishing
will not be complete tomorrow, the car
pets are laid and the pews ready for
occupancy. Pastor Ball will preach at
both the morning and the evening sSrv-
ices. The theme for the morning is The
angelic message and song, and wherein
lieth the JOY" and for the evening.
why the Christmas story is the best
ever" The choir will render eight spe-
cial Christmas anthems. The baptistry
will be used for the first time at the
evening service, when five candidates will
be baptized The final dedicatory service
will be held January 12, by which time
il is expected that all the details of the
entire construction will be completed.
An elaborate programme is being pre-
pared for the occasion.
Last Monday evening the Chinese de-
partment of the Calvary Baptist Sunday
school held its annual Christmas festi-
val About fifty Chinese were in at
tendance with their teachers and other
interested persons. After supper. which
was served at o'clock, a programme of
entertainment was rendered in which
nearly all of the Chinese members of the
school took part Yesterday afternoon
an entertainment was given in the Sun
day school house for the Chinese wom-
en- and children.
A cantata by the choir will be the spe-
cial feature of the evening service at
the Temple Baptist Church tomorrow,
which will be principally a musical serv-
ice. The pastor, Rev. DIR. J. J. Muir. will
preach in the morning on the subject,
The Infant King" The Sunday school
entertainment will take place on next
Friday evening.
There will be special music at both
the morning and evening services at the
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow, with
preaching by the pastor, Rev. J. E.
Briggs Monday a special sunrise serv-
ice will be held. Tuesday evening the
adult Sunday school classes will hold
their Christmas entertainment. The pri-
mary entertainment will take place
Wednesday evening, and the chapel
Sunday school will hold its entertain
ment on Friday evening.
Are the larger gifts for Washington
people from human nanQS or from Goa /!
will be the theme of Rev. E. Hez Swems
special Christmas sermon tomorrow
evening at the Capital Baptist Church,
Typographical Temple, 423 G street
northwest. The service will begin at S
o'clock. The sermon at the Columbia
Church in the morning-alsO a special
Christmas sermon-will be on the sub
ject, "A babe and man from heaven" 3"
Pastor B. D. Iw, of the West Wash
ington Baptist Church. will preach at II
a. m. tomorrow on the subject, "A
Christmas message" At 7:45 p. m. the
choir of fifty voices and four instruments
will render the following musical pro-
gram Anthem, Sing, O Heavens"
CTours); duet. Songs of Praise" (Hos-
mer); contralto solo Might of Nights
Van de Water); anthem, "They That
Walked in Darkness Lansing); sopra-
no solo, Christ. the Newborn King
CWolcotD; instrumental trio (to be Sc
lected); tenor solo, The Newborn
King QEspair); anthem 20 Holy
Night" (Adams); anthem THE Holy
Babe of Bethlehem" (Danks). The mu-
sic will be under the personal direction
of Mr.. w. H, Starnell.