The Washington herald., 1911-12-30
Dapttst

The Christmas sunrise service at Fifth
Baptist Church was one long to be re-
membered. The attendance and the
ready and hearty responses on the part
| OF church members and friends and
visitors OF all faiths was wonderful The
three entertainments and Sunday school
Christmas tree exercises mark an ad-
vance in the Sunday school work Of
Southwest Washington.
Many homes were made bright by the
distribution of about one hundred Christ
mas baskets laden with many good and
substantial things for those who have
been unfortunate. About thirty baskets
or fruit were sent to the sick and the
shut-ins Of the church and community.
Next week promises to be an important
one in the history of Fifth Baptist
DR.. w. II. Provence. missionary from
Shanghai, China, will spend Sunday in
Washington and will be certain to take
part in the watch night services from
10 to II o'clock Sunday night, and pos
sibly also in the morning. Special and
appropriate programmes OF music will
be rendered by the large and excellent
chorus choir both morning and evening
and at the watch night service.
On Thursday evening will occur the
annual business meeting of the church.
when reports will be read from all de-
n
and committees will be elected. Four
deacons' terms have expired and their
successors are to be elected Refresh
ments will be served by the Mite So
ciety.
The week of prayer viii be observed
by the Ladies' Missionary Society on
the afternoons Of Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday.
At Metropolitan Baptist Church a full
programme is planned for next Sunday.
At $50 a. m. the Bible school will be in
session. At II a. m. the pastor. Rev.
Year meditation" At 8 D. m the Junior
B. Y. P. L. meets and at 7:3O p. m. an
extended evening service begins. The
special watch night programme is as fol-
lows: 7:30 o'clock, sermon on THE Joy
of the New Year" 9:15 o'clock, a service
Of praise and testimony will be held;
10 o'clock, sacred melodies will be rem
dered by the choir; 10:30 o'clock, refresh
ments will be served by the Gilbert
Bible class; II o'clock. the final service
of the year will begin, the theme being
watching two ones become one two"
The cantata entitled 'Mary's Merry
Christmas" given by the scholars of the
Metropolitan Baptist Bible school on
Wednesday evening was a marked sue
cess.
THE highest place offered to Washing
ton people," will be the theme of Rev.
E. Hez Swem's sermon tomorrow even
ing at the Capital Baptist Church, Typo
graphical Temple, 423 G street northwest
The service will commence at O'clock
In the morning at II o'clock Rev. Mr.
Sven will preach at the Columbia Bap-
tist Church on the subject: ''Christ-per-
sons"
Watch night services will be held at
the Temple Baptist Church. Tenth and
n streets northwest, commencing at 10
o'clock. A brief Sermon by the pastor
on Lost opportunities and young
peoples meeting will be part of the in
teresting features to be anticipated.
Strangers most cordially invited. At tie
morning service the pastor will preach
on Accounts squared" A delightful
time with the little folks was spent on
Wednesday afternoon. when the Christ
mas entertainment of the primary and
beginners classes was held. At Its close
the tots enjoyed refreshments in the
banquet hall, and each carried home a
box OF candy.
At Bethany Baptist Church 4 double |
Sunday school celebration was held yes
terday, to accommodate the members OF |
the school To-morrow's services will be |
conducted by the pastor, Rev Hugh |
Stevenson. The mornings sermon is on !
Signs of the times,' and the evening |
Of "Squaring accounts" The watch |
night service opens at II o'clock. There |