Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-30
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Carnegie Library Auditorium. Hamilton
and Lang avenues, Pittsburgh.
The Columbia Union conference of
Seventh Day Adventists comprises the
Chesapeake conference, which takes in
the states of Maryland and Delaware, the
east and west Pennsylvania conferences,
the New Jersey, Ohio. Virginia and West
Virginia and the District of Columbia
conferences. Prof. 3. G. Wilkinson of
Washington is the president, E. K. Slade
of Mount Vernon. Ohio. vice president.
and E. r. Brown of Washington. d. c.,
secretary and treasurer.
There will be many unique features in
connection with the coming session
Every night public services will be held,
in which some of the leading preachers of
the Union will preach. Bible prophecies
as applied to present day happenings will
be eXpounded in some of the discourses
Seventh Day Adventists are of the con-
victiOn that they have message of
warning to carry to the world in this
Jesus Christ to the earth will be a prom
inent theme in these dlscourses. Seventh
Day Adventists have no other creed but
the Bible. and all of the lectures will be
based on the Scriptures.
Rev. DR.. Charles P. Steck inaugurates
a series of holy week services in the
row morning. when he will preach on
1.-THE Day of Triumph" In the evening
at o'clock his subject will be '-The Last
Petitions"
The other dates and subjects follow:
Monday. pm, 1.-The Day of Wrath" !;
Tuesday. pm, THE Day Of Rebuke" !;
Wednesday. 8 pm, THE Day of Retire
ment": Thursday. pm, THE Day of
Death: pm: Maunder's oratorio.
From Olivet to Calvary" will be given
by the choir: Easter. IL am. 1.-THE Day
of joy; pm. Life Triumphant"
At the Church Of Our Father 18th and
l. streets. tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock a mass meeting will be held I'M
League of the District of Columbia. Rev
John Van Schaick, jr., pastor of the
church. Will preside and will Introduce as
the speaker of the afternoon, Mr.. Her
mon Metcalf. who will deliver an illus
trated address on Behold. This Dreamer
Cometh-" The views shown were taken
in the alleys and courts Of the city, to
illustrate the bad economic and moral
effects of the liquor traffic. The public
is invited to the lecture.
The official call for the seventh session
of the worlds Sunday school convention
has just been issued. The sessions of the
convention are to be held in Zurich,
Switzerland, July SIG, 1913.
The transportation committee, of which
Mr.. w. y. Hartshorn, So Broad street.
Boston Mass. is chairman has arranged
for feet of ocean liners composed of
the following ships. to carry the dele
gates from this country to the conven-
ton: White Star line s. s. Canopic
Donaldson line S. S. Letitia, Allan line S.
s. Scotian and Red Star line 8. S. Zee
land.
Mr. C. Clinton James. secretary OF the
District Sunday School Association, will
look after the interests of The delegates
who will go from the District of Column
bia.
Presbytery of Maryland. belonging to the
Southern Presbyterian Church. will unite
as one body under the name Of the Pres
bytery of the Potomac, and hold the first
meeting in the Central Presbyterian
| Church. at Sd and I streets northwest.
April 49, Both of these presbyteries are
adjacent to the Potomac river, and com
prise territory in Maryland and northern
Virginia. About fifty are expected to be
present. The business meetings will be
held during the day. and the evening
meetings will be given up to devotional
| services, to which the public is invited
The sessions will continue several days
| There is a great demand for the services
/ of the fathers Of the Apostolic Mission
House and engagement have been ar
| ranged for them as follows:
Rev. Gabriel Scheer will be with Father
O'Connell at Oakland. Md, to preach
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easte
Sunday and assist at the holy week
services.
Rev Charles j. Gleason will go to St
Patricl's Church, Cumberland. Md, t.
preach Holy Thursday, Good Friday ant
Easter Sunday and assist at the holy
week services. Rev. +. A. Wunder will
assist him.
Rev. III. f. O'Keffe breaches in thu
Paulist Church. New York. on the pas
sion Good Friday night and the Catho