The Washington times., 1912-10-06
CAPITAL CHURCHES
BUSY WITH OPENING
OF FALL CAMPAIGN
Special Sermons, Revivals,
/ and Other Activities Mark
Present Season.

With special sermons in many Of the
churches today and tonight, REVEALS
being conducted In others, meetings OF
religious societies planned. and the Bsp-
list Training school for Sunday School
Workers opening tomorrow morning ats
the Fifth Baptist Church, Washington
Is beginning busy fall campaign for
the, cause OF Christianity .t-..
The Rev. John K. Briggs. pastor Of
the Fifth Baptist Church, alarmed at
what he says is an increase In the num-
Der of persons In Washington who do
not believe there IN hereafter. will
preach tonight at 7:45 o'clock on Soul
Sleeping and Purgatory, or The Two
Judgments and the Intermediate State"
The. Rev. A. B! Withers. OF West vir-
ginia. here as one of the speakers be-
fore the Baptist Training School. which
opens tomorrow morning. will occupy
the pulpit of the Temple Baptist Church
tonight. Today the church Is celebrat.
ing Its seventeen anniversary. The
building was crowded this morning to
hear the pastor, the Rev. DIR. J. ]. Muir.
preach the anniversary Sermon
At the Mckendee Methodist Episcopal
Church the pastor. the Rev. L. Morgan
Chambers, will preach tonight on Mar
tin Luther, the Prophet of New
Faith" At this mornings service six
ty-one new members were taken into
the church.
Sermons on 1.-THE Amor Of God"
The Rev. Hermon 8. Pinkham, pastor
of the Emmanuel Bautist Church. speaks
tonight on 1.-The Shoes Of Peace" the
third Of a series OF six sermons on
''The Armor Of God" A SPECIAL choir
sings at the church tonight.
A branch Of the Holy Name Society
will be organised tonight at O'Clock
in the Immaculate Conception Church.
The Dominican fathers Of st. Dominica
Church. will officiate. The Rev. Mr..
Beyan will be director Of the society.
which will embrace In its membership a
large number OF the men OF. the parish.
Fall rallies will be held this evening
at $50 by the Christian Endeavor UNIONS
at the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church and at the Church Of the Refor;
Be siSen q sp sseh e % p 4. Watson.
secretary Of the District Of Columbia
Christian ,Endeavor Union. will speak
1t the Church Of Reformation.
The chorus choir Of the Metropolitan
fail work tonight. Newton T. Hammer
10 In charge Of the singers. and is as
sisted by George Wilson at the organ:
Tonight the choir will sing. The Lord
II Exalted" and incline Thine Ear"
Lectures on "Passion Play"
The Rev. Earle whitley. pastor Of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
gives the third OF series OF lectures
on the Passion Play" at 8 o'clock to-
niht. His. talk will be illustrated by 9
number of lantern slides.
At the West Washington Baptist
Church, Thirtieth and NJ streets north.
west, the revival that has been held
for some time Will start tonight S on r, an.
Of Baltimore. Is the evangelist, anf
large crowds have heard him.
A revival begins tonight at the Cal
vary Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev J. l. Kibier. During the week tn,
pastor will be assisted by a number Of
the Methodist preachers In the city.
The Galbralth A. NJ. Il. Zion Church
began today a celebration In honor O
stitut!on. The celebration will cover {
period Of ifty-eisht days, one day o
praise and song for each year TN
church has stood.
The winter schedule OF st. Patrick
devotion Of the forty hours: Mass wa
celebrated at II o'clock by the Rev
Mgr. william 7. Russell. The sane
tuary choir and the mixed choir. tool
part in the special musical program
given.
Training School To Open.
Tomorrow morning at the Fifth Bap
fist Church. the Baptist Training schoo
for Sunday School Workers will open
and run Through until Friday night
Some noted Sunday school workers AM
leaders are expected to make talks dur
ing the week. The school Will be opene.
with devotional exercises. at s:30. o.ciocl
b. the Rev. Samuel Nell. Of Philadei
phia- 1885,
Peoples Work of Maryland or IN
Methodist Protestant Church opens a
the Rhode Island Avenue Methods
Protestant Church Tuesday, and con
tinues until Thursday night. More tina
fifty prominent pastors from washing
ton, Baltimore. and neighbor'ng Mary
land towns will speak during the con
The Young women's Christian Assc
citation will hold several rallies IN
week. The rallies will be opened TN
Afternoon at $50 o'clock by vesper serv
tees. Miss Alice Holmes. director OF re
ngtous work Of the association WI
speak.