The Washington herald., 1912-06-01
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Filled with new impressions and both
protesting to have had a good time, Rev.
Hermon 5. PiDkham. Of the Emmanuel
Church, and Rev. H. w. o. MiIlington.
OF the Brookland Church. returned to the
city yesterday from their. visit to the
Southern Baptist convention in session
al Oklahoma City from May Is to %.
ard the northern convention which met
at Des Moines on May -, and adjourned
last Wednesday. Each pastor will speak
in his pulpit tomorrow morning on the
Southern convention and in the evening
on the Northern convention.
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Sixth and a Streets Northeast, Pastor
J. Compton Ball will speak in the morn
ing from the words, In Memory of
Me" In the evening there will be a
musical service, at which the choir will
render special numbers. The pastor 5
subject for the evening will be. The
Music Of the Heart. Home. and Heaven 80
Wednesday evening the Baraca class
will hold a social and luncheon for its
members. Friday evening there will be
a social for the primary department Of
the Sunday school.
The annual business meeting Of the
women's Baptist Missionary Society Of
the District Of Columbia will be held at
the Fifth Baptist Church, E Street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh Streets South
west, Monday afternoon and evening. At
the afternoon session Mrs. J. E. Briggs
will address the meeting, giving an ac-
count Of her recent journey in Pales-
tine. Ohicers for the coming year will
be elected at the afternoon session. In
the evening. following dinner, which
will be served IN the church, Pastor J.
E. Briggs will speak on his experiences
in the Holy Land, illustrating his lecture
with stereoptican slides.
Heaven On Earth" is the subject
which Pastor Briggs has selected for the
baptismal service at the Fifth Church
tomorrow evening. At the communion
service in the morning the theme will
be Everyday Religion"
Pastor E. Hez Sven, following his
custom Of making a local application Of
his sermons, will preach tomorrow even
ing at the Centennial Baptist Church,
Eighth and Streets northeast. on the
subject Are Washington Folks Flat
terers?" In the morning he will speak
on christian Heartease."
The services tomorrow at the Column
bia Baptist Church, Wisconsin Avenue
and Q Street Northwest. both morning
and evening. will be led by Mr.. Edward
5. Taft. who has been occupying the
pulpit for some weeks-past
Pastor Hugh T. Stevenson. Of Bethany
Baptist Church, will begin tomorrow a
series OF Sunday morning sermons on
Christian Church, Child. Calling, Con-
luest, and Conservation" Christian
Church" the first in the series, will b
he theme tomorrow morning. Church
md Scripture" the subject in. the even
ng, viii be the first Of a series OF even
ng sermons. The other subjects will be
n turn: Church and State" Church !
md Sectarianlsm," Church and School"
md Church and Socialism"
At the First Baptist Church tomorrow
the sermon will be preached by
Rev. Francis J. Lukens, superintendent |
II the Central Union Mission. The !
christian Endeayor Society win meet at
80 in the evening. The report Of the |
made to the conventions !
his year Is very good. The members Of
he First Church are about equally di- /
yided between Northern and Southern
5aptists, and their contributions are
haired equally by the two convention
'oards. !