The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
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The first years pastorate of Herman
Spencer Pinkham, Of the Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church. has just closed and reveals
some very interesting facts regarding
this aggressive organization. This church
occupies one of the most beautiful sites in
Washington at the northeast corner of
Sixteenth street and Columbia road, and
now has a property worth nearly Sl25,-
co., This only includes the Bible school
house, which has been completed dur
ing the past year. When the church
structure proper shall have been erected.
the entire value of the church and school
building is estimated at $3.50, 600
This church was organized just FIVE
years ago in a little room over the branch
post-off1ce in Park road. Mr.. Charles
Werner and Mr. Percy S. Foster were
prime movers in this new enterprise, and
after holding Sunday school services for
about two months, the Emmanuel Bap-
list Church was organized with forty
four members. The present membership
is about 300 with an enrolment in the
Bible school Of learly 700. The spring
rally brought nearly 800 in actual attend
ance, and at this time the average at
tendance of the school brings it within
about the first five Sunday schools of the
entire city. The Pinkham class taught
by the pastor, is at present averaging
about sixty mea at the Bible school serv-
ice, and the Mizpah class, taught by Mrs
Pinxham. IS giving the men a close race
with about the same number present.
During the year just closed, there have
been 105 additions TO the church MEM
bership, fifty of which were by letter and
fifty-fve by baptism. There has been over
$1,000 raised during the past year, or
which over $4,000 was applied to the debt
upon the property and nearly 5000 for
beneVOlenCeS and current expenses. On
November l, il is planned to grade the
Bible school and introduce the most mod
ern plans for teacher training. &c, in use
anywhere. The pastor makes the Sunday
evening worship a popular service, and
next Sunday breaches the last of short
series upon the great apostle Peter. The
Sunday evening service is preceded by
a fifteen-minute service of song. There
are no rented seats in Emmanuel Church.
and the public is always welcome at all
services
West Washington Baptist Church is
now in the midst Of the special evan |
gelistic services which began last Mon |
day evening. The Rev. H. NJ Wharton, |
D. D, of Baltimore, Nd, who is assist |
ing the pastor, the Rev. B. D. Cav, in |
the meetings, has spoken to large audi |
ences every evening this week. Because |
of DR.. Wharton ; popularity both in the |
Baptist denomination and outside of it, |
ministers and laymen from all parts Of /
the city are in attendance. a large num- |
bcr of conversions is reported. a pleas |
ing feature Of the services is the chorus 4
OF seventy voices, under the direction of !
Prof. w. P. Bush. of New Haven, Conn. !
1t adds much to the interest of the meet !
ings. The services will be continued to-
Tohn 0nyf WI
DR.. Wharton in the pulpit.
At the Temple Baptist Church to-mor-
row morning the pastor. the Rev. ]. J.
Muir will preach on the subject 'Stal-
warts" The topic for the evening dis
course will be Youth and religion" The
pastors study class. recently organized,
which meets on Thursday evenings at
7:2O is meeting with favor and interest
in it's steadily growing. This class is
open TO ALL strangers being especially
welcomed. At the midweek services brief
expository talks on certain of the Pauline
epistles have been introduced with graft
flying results. The usual aUtumnal re-
union is to be held this year in recogni-
ton OF the pastors twenty-seCond ami
versary- of service in the church, which
occurs on Sunday, November 3. A COM
mittee Of the deacons and trustees has
alton of the ladies Of the church and con-
gragasion are planning for a social gath
ering to take place on the evening Of
Friday, November g.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Fifth Baptist Church will observe En-
listment Day on Tuesday evening OF
next week. This is an annual celebration
observed by all branches of the society
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ciaI evening is planned. with music and
refreshments. The large chorus choir of
the church, under the direction of Prof
W. ]. Palmer, IS doing excellent service
this fall, rendering special music at both
the morning and evening services on
Sundays Tomorrow evening the large 1
male chorus will sing
The first throne pictured will be the !
topic Of the sermon of the Rev. z. Hez
Sven at the Columbia Baptist Church
tomorrow morning. At the Capital (
Church in the evening, Mr.. SVEN will I
take for his theme the following ques-
ton: is God ashamed to be called the ,
God of Washington people?"
The Chevy Chase Baptist Church is
without a pastor. Last Sunday morning
the pulpit was supplied by Mr.. Newton
Wanger, clerk of the First Baptist
Church, who will speak for them each
Sunday morning until further notice.
The Second Baptist Church opens on
Sunday a two weeks series of special
services. The past week has been spent
in special preparation through the mid I
week service and also through stimuli i
taneous services in many of the homes c
Of the community on Friday evening /
The pastor, Rev. Hinson V. Hewlett, will J
be assisted by Rev. Herman Spencer b
Pinkham, of the Emmanuel Church. who 1t
will preach each evening