The Washington times., 1912-12-30
PASTOR breaches
HIS last SERMON
CAPITAL CHURCH
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin Takes
Leave Of Mt. Pleasant Con-
81. ereeational Flock.

~ result OF differences between
S1msplf and his congregation over mat
sefe of church policy. the Rev. Frank
J. 0oo1win preached his iast sermon In
the Ift Pleasant Congregational Church
last night. 30 tense was the situa-
tion' ostwesn the pastor and his flock
that. Or. Goodwin made no reference
to his leaving in his sermon. except in
. tpst prayer in which he asked the
blsasinu Of Divine guidance upon the
congregation and the church. Dr.. Good
via stated after the service that he
haA no plans for the immediate future.
ThSre will be no successor to DR..
0oodWin for several weeks yet. accord
Ing to q statement made by A. J.
oturtevant. . member Of the church.
The Rev. M. Q. Littleheld. Of Brooklyn.
n. T.. has been asked to occupy the
pulpit next Sunday and other minis
tsrs will be invited until tho congre-
oat1on decides on . now minister.
A dosen Of the most prominent busi-
nsss men Of Washington publicly con-
fsssed their faith In Jesus Christ yes
tsrday In the Sunday afternoon meet
Ing Of the Y. M. G. A., and pledged
their adherence to His teachings for AN
ether twelve months Those who con.
sOODvo W0Tc .. "OOOWbTUs JuOB0
Anson o. Taylor. Miles n. 6hand. H. B.
6. Let's, washington Tophan. and c.
y. Nssbit. All the speakers urged
young men to place their full con.
Adsncs In Christ and to proclaim him
- their leader.
Church Burns Mortgage.
The mortgage which has been on the
Episcopal Chapel Of the Redeemer In
Glen Echo was publicly burned after
the II o'clock service yesterday. with
Bishop Harding . witness. The mort
sage was paid last week. After the
service II was handed to the bishop,
who in turn handed II to lay reader.
who burned It In a brass bowl in the
ehancel.
To Billy Rush. OF Gary. Ind, who
to ee ave e the NE of Of womsn .no ss @ Sad
elifie, pastor Of the New York Avenue
Rresbyterisn Church. saye the f,sst
recognised the philanthropy Of Clara
Barton. Pearson. stead. and others.
but he who gave his life for another
nis 81 DvS snnSS, si Sermon 40 on r "TSs Ye.rly Sac.
hAcs" Yesterday morning.
Declaring that churches have died.
men have been ruined. and that prog.
old and not seeking the new. the Rev.
James ohsra Montgomery. Of the Metro |
polttan Memorial NJ. e. Church. plead
ed with his congregation yesterday TO
New Testament, and the new heaven.
pros.ss:. s Sss.s'n ana ts.t God iovsa those Who
were progressive.
b., "cod's Great Christmas Gift"
"The Homeless Christ" was the sub
jsct Of a sermon delivered yesterday
by the Rev. Ernest Smith. rector OF
et. Thomas Church. He pleaded that
Christ be allowed to enter the legisla-
tive, business. and social councils OF
the world. He said that from his birth
Christ had been pictured as more or
less homeless. and that several depic-
tions Of him a. q pleader outside the
door have been produced. He pleaded
that each member OF the congregation
take Christ In and let him preside over
his business councils. ~ well as over
his church councils.
took. as the theme for his sermon.
al the ss t ha; 69s has beSrs sySs
the rest, he raId. St. Paul frequently |
spoke OF the Great Gift. meaning. the !
Son Of God. who was given to redeem
Y The Work of the Young Mems Chris:
tian Association In Christiani.ing and
civilising Korea. was the subject OF |
An address by s. W. Woodward before |
the KniGhts of Sir Godfrey yesterday
afternoon In the Boys Y. N. Z. A.
Christianity Az Civilise.
Christianity as a great civilislng force
vas tho text taken by the Rev. Dr.
Royd Carpenter. former bishop Of
Ripon. England. In his sermon delivered
yesterday at the morning service Of
the Church of the Epiphany. on u
street. between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets. DR.. Carpenter has been |
giving q series Of sermons throughout |
the country since September, when he |
came - q delegate to tho International |
Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
That II 10 not those who do not pro-
tess the Christian faith that the Bible |
r. fers 10 BY the words wicked and sin. |
ners," but those who do profess re- |
ligion and then do not live up to It, was |
the statement made yesterday by q. h. |
Raymond at the afternoon service In |
the Masonic Temple. Mr.. Raymond, who |
10 from Brooklyn, Ia secretary OF the In |
tsrnational Eible Students Association. |
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