Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-02
ar CHURCHES TOMORROW
Feast of Pufim Begins Tomorrow
Rev. G.. K. Hobbs to Preach
at Second Baptist.

Tie feast OF Purim begins tomorrow.
The origin OF the feast is described 10
the book OF Esther and its celebration
is in memory OF the deliverancc from
death OF tue whole Jewish population
OF the great Asiatic empire over which
Ahasuerus was ruler. This deliverance
was affected by the intetcessIon OF
Esther a Jewish wUman' who bad be-
come the kings wife. The story OF
Purim is that Mordccai, a Jew, had
incurred The enmity OF Haman, the
favorite vizier, @ho planned to slauSh
ter oil tile Jews III revenge. Hordccai
enlisted the llelpUf Esther. his cou:ltl
and ward, who at the risk OF her o~h
life iuterceded with the king Tor Ter
own people. The Jews we're saved anu
Hamnn. their enemy was hung with l,s
sons on the scaffold intended for Nor
,Iecai. The name 4Purim" means
"lotsn as Hannah is said to have cast
lots to set tue day for tile massacre.
Purim is home festival in tue main
and is celebrated by masking and
dancing, games and plays. The earli-
est bistYionic efforts vi the Jews we're
directed towards plays descriptive VI
the events described in tho book OF
Esther. The book itself is read in the
synagogue on the feast.
The Hebrew Sunday school will
give play cutited Ten Years After"
iu the vestry room tomorrow even
lag at s p. m. The public is cor
daily iovited tn attend. There
will be social session OF the Council
Of jewish Women at the same time.
At the evening service at St. Pauls
Church tomorrow. after the usual
evening prayer, the choir will sing
Gounod's "GalIia." This beautiful
motette has been sung by the choir OF
St. Pau'S Church or several occasions
and Ivy request will be repeated again
this Lent. 4 cordial invitation is ex:
tended to alto attend this service.
Rev. w. L. Watson ID. D will lave
as his. topics at the First Baptist
Church tomorrow the following II Il.
N. "lbc Temptation OF Jesus. " 80
L.. IN. ''Thc Coming OF The Eod.
Rev..C: K. Hobbs, formerly pastor
OF The Second Baptist Church, tn is
city, who for the past two years has
been iu Accoeuack county, Va, is
visiting in this city, aud at both ser
vices Sunday next he Hill preach at the
Second Baptist Church. Al, the morn:.
ing services, which will be eeld at II
O'CLOCK, his subject will be Distressed.
but not Discouraged. In HE evening
Launch out in Gle deep aud let down
your nets
Rev. Jno Lee Allison will preach
tomorrow morning on the tlIerue
"Christ Our Rigbtouspess' aud con-
duct the communion services. The
, evening services will I've in interest oi
Inspiring to personal workers. Mems
, l}iblh Class meets at II Il. nj. aud
Di. Allison will lecture to tile men.
Al ireh OF the city not identified
with other churches will be cordially
welcomed.
At Trinity Methodist Church tomor-
row will be Veterans Day" Reg.
g. A Luttrell will have as his subject
"What Shall We do with the old Minis
ters?' st $50 p. m. there will be
preaching by the District Superintcu'
dert, Dr.. John W. 4. Srmwalt, oil
Washington, D. c. On "Wednesday
evening the pastor will continue
series OF addresses. the SUBJECT icing,
rs divorce ever iustIiablc?" The
Epworth League will begin Il series Of
evangelistic services tomorrow evening
at $50 D. m. and continue every Sun
day evening for ono month. MIR.
Charles Perp0ut will bave charge, and
various othcr speakers will take purI
during the meetings: The public rs
cordially Invited to come to these SER
vices, which will b. held 10 The Sunday
SoI,o,Isroop, II ~ripitv Church