The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-25

trtcts- or the city and the Strengthening
of those already started-was the idea
that dominated the Columbia Associa-
ton during the four days sessions at the
Second Baptist Church this week. And
this idea was given a tangible form
when the association, at its afternoon
meeting on Thursday, voted to appro-
pirate 5000 for the work of extension in
the Petworth section Rof the city and
81, 900 for the building fund of the church
established two years ago at Congress
Heights. Much OF the enthusiasm for
extension came from the remarkable
story Of progress reported by the I'M
manuel Church, telling how that church,
started in Mount Pleasant in 1906 as an
extension movement, has grown to a
membership of 80, a gain of 80 being
made IN the year just closed. Rev. H. s.
Pinkham, speaking for the church, told
of the success the church had had in
paying on during the year almost SO, 900
OF its mortgaged Indebtedness.
Akin to the extension idea was the
missionary spirit implied in the report
of Rev. n. ]. Scarito for the Italian
Mission, a branch Of the Bethany Church.
Mr.. Scarito on Tuesday morning told an
interested audience of his visits among
the Italian people of Washington, and
of his work as a medical missionary
among them. The report of the social
service committee reported several times
during the sessions of the association,
detailed the other forms of social service
engaged in during the last year, both
with such established institutions as the
Central Union Mission and the Associated
Charities and those activities undertaken
by the various churches upon their own
initiative. The discussion upon the re-
ports would indicate that social service
is going to receive more and more at
tention in the coming years.
One of the largest achievements of the
association, as a whole, was the raising
during the year. by assessments upon
the various churches, of the sum OF
$4,000 toward defreying the expense of
building the new house of worship for
the Metropolitan Church, on the corner
of Fourth and A streets southeast The
association heard with much enthusiasm
the refusal of the church. through its
pastor, Rev. J. c. Ball, of further as
sistance in this direction, as it did earlier
in the sessions the statement of Rev.
H. S. Pinkham that the Emmanuel
Church is now able to do without fur
Their financial assistance.
The greatest numerical increase was
shown by the West Washington Church,
of Georgetown, which reported a gain
In membership fFbm 3S7 last year to 500
This year. OF the 113 thus added, 50 were
in thus during the unusually successful
evangelistic services conducted in that
church some weeks ago by Rev. DR.. H.
NJ. Wharton. The experience of the
West Washington Church illustrates the
spirit Of revival that has been
Church, the Kendall Church, and at the
Bethany Church. When at the end of
DR.. Greenes sermon on Thursday morn
ing Rev. Edwin Sucker. who is now
conducting the meetings at Bethany, and
DR.. Wharton, who has Just been preach
ing at Kendall, rose for brief and ap-
propriate additions to DR.. Greene's ex-
ceptionally spiritual discourse, the audi
ence could see in what a real sense the
common evangelistic services in the
churches had made for an increased spir-
itual life throughout the whole Baptist
body.
Pastor Hinson V. Hewlett and the
members Of the Second Church, as a
whole, manifested throughout all the
meetings the same spirit of friendliless
and hospitality that distinguished Pastor
r. Hez Sven and his congregation at
the Second Church when the ASSOCIATE
was entertained there the last time eight
years ago.
The story Of how Good Will"
chapel on wheels, was his first church,
and the State of Texas and the great
Southwest his first parish, was the
means by which the Rev Edwin s.
Sucker thrilled the large audiences that
came to hear him at Bethany Baptist
Church the evenings of this week. He
has been ably seconded in the meet
ings by Fred E. Warner, the noted
gospel singer of DanviIle, Ind, who has
developed an excellent chorus Of singers.
Since Mr.. Warmers conversion some
twenty years ago he has Travelled ex-
tensively over the country singing in
gospel services. When not so engaged
he works at his home in DanviIle. Ind,
as editor Of a local paper. Mr.. Warner
will take charge of the singing to-mor-
row afternoon at the Men and Religious
Forward Movement meeting to be held
at the Rhode Island Methodist Protest.
tant Church. He will continue to as
sist the Rev. Mr.. Sucker in the special
services at Bethany Church, which will
go on for the next two weeks. |
The special evangelistic services at the
Fifth Baptist Church closed temporarily |
this week because of the annual meet |
ing Of the Columbia Baptist Association |
and the services at the neighboring Ken
dali Church. There have been seventy |
seven accessions to the Fifth Baptist |
Church in the two weeks of revival and |
many other professions of faith. A Target
number will be baptized tomorrow night, |
and an announcement will be made at |
the evening service tomorrow whether or |
not the special services will continue |
through next week. Tomorrow the |
Men and Religion Forward Movement
will hold at the Fifth Baptist Church one
Of the six 5 o'clock meetings to be held /
in the city. Rev. Earle Wiley and
others will speak, and there will be |
special music. All the congregations and |!
of the southwest part of the
city will participate.
THE greatest gettabIe goodness will
be the theme of Pastor z. Hez Swem's
sermon tomorrow morning at the Co
lumbia Baptist Church, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Q street northwest. At s o'clockj
1t the Capital Baptist Church. Typo
graphical Temple, 423 G street northwest,
ne viii answer the question do WASH
ngtonians consider the miracles OF
Jesus myths or the might OF God?''.
Pastor J.. Murray Taylor will preach at
he Centennial Baptist Church tomorrow
morning on the subject Moses, leader
and lawgiver. In the evening the theme
viii be- The church and its mission"
rhe recently organized Baptist Young
Peoples Union Society, under the pres
oeney OF AR. Gerald Payne, is making
excellent progress.
The regular weekly services at the sao.
md Baptist Church gave place this wet
% the meetings Of the Columbia Baptist
Association there from Monday 70 Thurs- ,
lay. Tomorrow morning there viii be u
he regular Sunday morning aervire MIR. / !