Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Bible Celebration

President Taft and King George of
Great Britain will send letters to a ter
centenary Bible celebration to be held in
Carnegie Hall, y. Y. April % The cele
bration Is arranged by a special terccn-
tenary committee, and is the American
counterpart of the great Bible meeting
just held in Albert Hall, London, at
which Ambassador Reid presented greet
ings from the American President, which
greetings reused the British public. SINH
larly, Ambassador Bryce will, at the
New York meeting, present and read the
letter from his majesty King George V.
Interest on two continents, throughout
the world indeed, is widespread and deep
among the people in regard to this ami
versary of the publication of the king
James version OF the Scriptures. Ex-
President Roosevelt spoke in San Fran
Cisco March 26 at a great public meeting,
and from coast to coast, small cities and
towns, similar meetings are to be held.
The Carnegie Hall meeting, New York,
will be Tuesday evening, April -. at y
O'Clock The Right Rev. Dr.. David III.
Greer, Bishop of New York, will preside.
Besides Ambassador Bryce, who presents
the greetings of the people Of Great Brit
ain. and reads the letter from 4 lineal de-
scendant of King James, the speakers
will be the Rev. DR.. Francis l.. Patton of
Princeton. Bishop Henry W. Warren of
Denver and DR.. William Lyon Phelps of
Yale University. The muse will be a
feature, and Scripture lessons will be read
from copy of the original edition of the
King James version published in I'LL.
admission to Carnegie Hall VIII be by
ticket, to be had from the tercentenary
committee. Bible House. New York. APP
plications for tickets must have stamped
and addressed envelope inclosed.
Tercentenary Sunday is April d, and
ii is to be generally observed in New
York churches and those Of many other
citlSs. Practically all religious bodies
are taking notice of, most of them CO.
hundreGth year of the authorized version
Of the English Bible.
Bishop Harding will confirm a class of
eleven at the Chapel of the Redeemer
Zone OF the missions of the cathedraD on
Easter Monday night at O'Clock. This
Is the largest class that will have ever
been presented for confirmation at the
chapel. seven of the candidates being
adults. 1t is hoped that at this service
the bishops chair will be in position for
conservation, the chair being ded: Gated in
memoriam of Bishop Satterlee.
Lenten services have been held each
Thursday night at 7:SO O'Clock, followed
BY the confirmation lecture.
The work Of the chapel has been most
encouraging since last fall the members
having raised $40 as a payment on the
church debt which will be the first pay
nent that has been made. The services
are conducted by Mr.. w. o. Roome, IT,
Who was appointed by Bishop Harding
last July as lay reader in charge The
surpiice choir now contains twelve men,
bers.
The services Easter Sunday will be as
follows; Sunday school carols and dis
trfbution OF baskets OF eggs and plants to
children at 10 am: morning prayer and
address at ii o'clock, and evening prayer
and address at O'Clock.
At business meeting OF the Sabbath
School Association of the Eastern Presby-
terrain Church, held Tuesday evening the
following officers of the Sabbath school
were elected to serve during the ensu-
ing church year: Superintendent, Mr. Rex
FORD L. Holmes: assistant superintendent
In charge of the primary department.
Miss Della Miller: assistant superintend-
emit. in charge of the junior department.
Mrs Ellen T. Gayle: secretary, Mr.. Albert
Speare' assistant secretary, Mr. Hawley
smith; treasurer, Mr.. George s. Holmes:
assistant treasurer, Mr.. Archie Painter
The work of the school promises to go
forward with increased success during
the coming year.
Rev. DR.. John Reid Shannon pastor
OF Metropolitan Memorial NJ f. Church,
tomorrow morning will preach the first of
an Easter series of sermons on What We
Know and What We Do Not Know About
will be upon the words. God Hath Set
Eternity in Their Heart: the second upon
the words. And / Looked and Behold
Door Was Opened in Heaven and He
Showed Me the Things That Must Be
Hereafter"
Rev. James H Taylor and Elder James
Trimble of the Central Church will at
tend the meeting of the Chesapeake
Southern Presbytery at Waterford, Va.
Tuesday. April IL.
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The Rhoda Class of the Eastern Pres
byterian Sabbath school, of which Mrs.
Il. i. Perkins is the teacher recently
gave very commendable entertainment
in the Sunday school room of the church.
consisting of children's play called
Jack. the Giant Killer" and perform
ance in magic art by Prof Hill Twelve
OF the girls in the class comprised the
east In the playlet. An Admission Zee