The Washington times., 1912-12-21
81. THOMAS CHURCH
C0NsEcRAT[D WITH
IMPRESSIVE RITES
Bishop Of Washington ls As
sisted by Bishop Court
ney, Of New York.

merke1 the cousscration Of g. ThomaC
6pjscepal Church today at 1870 o'clock.
when the bishop Of washington. a.
sisted BY Bishop Courtney. rector Of
y. Jamss' Church. In New York. and
e;xty clergymen. formally declared the
%SH9Grch consscrated 70 0od's work.
~ Ss'scSr cSr.c cou,s,tnsy ,,sy preached the sermon
tsrs. and deacons formed In Church
etrset and marched to the Eighteenth
nlsh0p Of Warrington marched through
tne nnes to the church door and knock.
60 The door was opened BY the senior
W.SSs9en ofcehe church, who. with the
procssiion Into the church.
0eoee for twenty.one clergymen were
provided In the chancel. and the re-
malnder were seated IN the FOREMOST
Washington read the service Of conss-
crAsion. assisted by the other clergy.
Good Musical Program.
AFTER the consecration service. DR.. Mo.
Aim read the morning service to the
creed. At this point the reading was
teken up by DR.. Fiskc. who concluded
- service. In the administration Of
the elements the bishops assistants
YER cT Mr.. Cox. Carl 9. Smith. and Mr..
After the service the procession left
xhe church in the same order in which
it entered. led BY the bishop Of Wash.
meton and Bishop Courtney. with the
SSergymen arranged In order Of senior.
Inc Christmas celebration Of the
metropolitan Baptist Church, which Will
~ neld tomorrow at both morning and
snsS ssvnSn,nS services. win Be marked BY an
cholr has been Increased, and under
tne direction Of Gilbert A. Clark will
3.ve programs Of unusual beauty, Tho
tNev. John Compton Ball will preach at
"Christmas Story" in Pictures.
The Rev. Donald c. Macleod, Of the
First Presbyterian Church, will deliver
ais Christmas sermon to his congre.
eeuon tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
At the evening service the Christmas
musical celebration will be given by the
Snnrch quartet. which has been espec.
A feature Of the evening service will
be the Christmas Story" which viii
s,ans i:meu; p.irtinI;. me music telling the
ana win Pc sung BY the quartet. ~
Ane Christmas services In II. Johns
Cnurch, Lafayette square, viii begin
- ssr,v s;S c,nm,,n;aI on Ghri'sm.s morning. with
es cnro: AZ IN the b, :s.S,Ss tss
Z; Beat wiTi sins Whine VII se shepherd: S a.
e9ertory anthem.
cantata win b Sung.
At II o'clock the regular Christmas
essvfce WI be observed. with q musicaI
Dresrsm. The Holy Communion will be
celebrated at this service also. The
Christmas festival Of the Sunday school
VIII be next Friday at 3 o'clock In the
etternoon. The Rev. E. 8. Dunlap will
osliver the sermon at this celebration,
snd md . vested choir Of forty men and
At he Epiphany Lutheran Church.
eix!eenth and y streets northwest. the
BBs:sSsS BBs:sSS ,U%orreS tns Rsy. oS stesk viil
vealer Of the God Head. and and 'ns specisi G
musical program win b sung BY the
spence! sSsncc.s ca, ssntsta: The Story Of Beth.
vcsper services will be held IN the
Young Women's Christian Association
tomorrow afternoon at i:30. Mrs. Fred
Eeall will deliver . short address on
"a Chrstmas Message" Miss Esther
Ltnkins will sing.
Special Music Planned.
Special musical programs will be gtven
tomorrow morning and evening In tho
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Wedderspoon. the pastor. will
preach at both services.
The Rev. r. Hes SVEN. pastor of tho
Centennial Baptist Church, viii deliver
sermon tomorrow night on "Does
Christmas Cheer or Tire washinxton
rolks." At the morning service he will
preach on "A WondrouS Oneness.
The. Rev. W.. l.. Mcdowell, district
superintendent for the Warrington dis.
t,fct OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
will deliver the sermon at the morning
services Of North Capitol M. r. Church
tomorrow. The choir will give a spe-
cial musical program at this service.
Services at Mission.
Evangelist T.. W. Brenneiscn, one Of
the speakers OF the Peoples Pulpit As.
ISOLATION OF New York, will deliver an
address tomorrow afternoon before tho
Washington Temple congregation, non.
sectartan. at o'clock. His subject
will be Goods Good Will.'
Five services. all bearing on Christi
mas, will be held In Central Union Mis-
sion tomorrow. The hours for the serv.
tees viii be $50 a. m. and ). 40, $50
and Tao p: m; On christmas day gifts
Christmas tree In the auditorium. After
the distribution the Rev. 4. x. Richard
son will preach q Christmas sermon,
which will be followed by q free dinner
in the chapel.