The Washington herald., 1911-09-09
Dapttat

DR.. j. E. Briggs, pastor of the Fifth
Baptist Church in Washington, D. c., is
assisting Rev W. o. S. Thomas, pastor
of the First Clarendon Baptist Church.
of Clarendon, Va, in a revival meeting.
The services began Monday night, and
have been growing in great interest and
large congregations with every service.
DR.. Briggs is one of the eloquent and able
evangelists in the Baptist denomination.
His sermons have been earnest and
forceful.
services Sunday. He will speak on "A
man with a will at 10 O'Clock; at II
o'clock his discourse will be THE down.
fall of the Apostle Peter" and at 3
o'clock at a special service his subject
will be, The conversion of a business
man at his place of business and the
hour of business DR.. Briggs will con-
tinue to conduct the revival services
every night next week.
The fee refused" a subject suggested
by the refusal OF ministers to officiate
at the Astor-Force marriage, will be the
topic discussed tomorrow evening at
Temple Baptist Church by Rev. ]. ].
Muir. pastor. That ministers do not as
rule sell their consciences nor forget the
sanctitv of the marriage relation is the
central thought to be brought out. In
the morning the topic will be Ones bur-
den"
At II a.. m. tomorrow Rev. E. Hez
Sven will preach at the Columbia Bap-
tist Church, Wisconsin avenue and Q
street on the subject, THE expectation
that gives ecstasy" At the Capital
Church, Typographical Temple, 423 G
street northwest, at p. m, he will speak
on the subject, why Washington people
are bread eaters"
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Sixth and A streets northeast, the pas
tor. Rev. John Compton Ball. begins his
ninth year of service tomorrow. The
anniversary sermon will be preached at
IL a. m. from the theme, What of the
ninth?" All services are now held in a
tent, but the congregation expects to be
housed in the Bible school rooms Of the
new structure by the middle of October.
improvements costing in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 are being made to the
Brookland Baptist Church. The addition
will be known as the Lord Memorial ad-
dition. 1t was planned for Sunday school
purposes, but will be used as a meeting
place IOr the br0okland brotherhood as
well. With that end In view the exterior
has been designed not only to fit into and
harmonize with the present church build
ing but to have a distinct character Of
its own as a memorial hall
The entrance to the building is on
Twelfth street and opens into a spacious
vestibue, from which broad stairs lead
each way into the main hall. In the
basement is a spacious gymnasium, q
by IS feet. Adjoining this are two COM
mittee or class rooms. From the GYM
nasfum a passage leads into the large
basement room OF the church; adioining
this ARE three classrooms. a kitchen
and serving room. and ladies' parlor.
To the right OF the passage between the
old and new buildings Is a hreproof
boiler and fuel room, and to the left the
side stair hall The principal hall has
clear floor space 81 by 26 feet. with a
gallery across the end and side providing
seating capacity OF 500 persons. The
pastors study is on level with the gall
lery floor with direct access to the church
or 70 the hall.
improvements were also made TO the
pulpit platform. choir gallery and bap-
tistry Of the church. A steel tank re-
places the old cement baptistry.s II IS
faced with white marble. The choir