The Washington herald., 1911-06-10

The glad creation" is the topic ot
the Children's Day exercises at Post.
office Hail. 1870 o'clock, tomorrow. This
is special song service for children
which will be given for and by the mem
bers Of the Sunday school. AL interested
are invited to be present.
Rev. DIR. Charles Bayard Mitchell, pas
tor OF st. James Methodist Episcopal
Church, Of Chicago. and we'll known to
Washington Methodists, told his congre-
cation last Sunday that Methodists who
wanted to expel a governor from their
membership because he did not stand
for prohibition were making q mistake.
The church is not a prohibition society,"
the Rev. DR.. Mitchell said. ''It isn't
the business OF the church to control in
dividual conscience. Those Methodists in
Texas who want to put Gov. Colquitt
out OF the church because he doesn't
agree with them about prohibition mis-
take the purpose OF the church.
The church Is not a reform club, a
peace commission, a prohibition associa-
ton, or social purity society. Yet the
church does favor peace, sobriety, and
purity. A church might aid in all these
things I have mentioned and yet be a
failure for lack of the one essential fea-
ture for which It was ordained. It is to
do what no other agency can accomplish
that is, transform character"
Nine. Lydja'M NJ. Won Finkelstein Mount
ford will give her lecture on "The patri-
arch Jacob" at the Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal Church on Sunday even
ing. Nine. Mountford was born In Pales-
tine and is most familiar with ALI the
ways and customs of the Holy Land
For years she has been a brilliant lec-
turer at the leading chautauquas Of the
country
Sunday night will be the last evening
win the choir Of Ryland NJ e. Church.
Tenth and d streets southwest ,,nt,I The
,ah The selections win include the fol-
lowing numbers: Lovely Zion," Charles
Gabriel; Sing Alleluia Forth" Dudley
BUCK Gloria in ExceIsis," from Farm
ers mass, with Mrs. odeH, Misses Ma
gu ana cornwall. and Messrs. Garner
and Goding as the soloists. Miss Mard
Harding and Mrs. M. I. OdelI NH -
Ger q duet. Hope Beyond;p Miss Mar.
suerlte Depue a contralto solo. Mr.
3zsuIlce 9ss,, Fitzgerald tenor solo. and Mr.
"hiam Leishear a violin solo.
Methodists are all interested IN ,hs
election OF Dr.. Eugene Allen Noble as
president Of Dickinson College. ia snc.
ceed DR.. George E. Reed. pres,dsn,
Noble has been an extensive contribr,.
tor 70 current educational maaazines
1882. ery SINCE
Statistics recently presented BY DR.. r
s. Parker, general secretary OF the boar5
Of control OF the Epworth Leae,,e' Of the
Metnooist Episcopal Church last r,,onth
show that there was a net increass - =;
80 chapters during the past wear ana
a decrease Of 2.ss7 members. The snr, nm
Of sl0167.5o was raised for missions and
other purposes. which Is an Increase Of ~
$So'sss over last year. The Epworth Era
was self-supporting. The cIrculafio,..
was 1900 Next year the league win
be asked to give $4,000 for missions AMI,
territory win be assigned on mission
neld for its support and care.
A leading authority In church matters
prophecies that Bishop Neeiy. Of the
New England Conferences. win be -
tired when the general conference meets
next spring The conp,sint e nat -