The Washington herald., 1912-04-27
Dapttst


Cooperative efficiency in an inviting
field and a conservation OF forces within
the Baptist denomination as a whole are
far reaching results confidently expected
TO follow from the now perfected con-
solidation OF the Centennial and Capital
Baptist Churches. For a long time II
had appeared TO the steadily increasing
number OF members OF the Capital
Church that the fullest development
could not be had by continuing the
services In the Typographical Temple
remote from their homes. The growing
interest or the church BODY was there
fore greatly Increased by the Invitation
OF the Centennial Church to join forces
under Pastor e. Hez SVEN.
The Centennial Church. which Is lo-
Gated on the corner OF Eighth and 1
Streets Northeast, was founded in lyE.
Its membership, which has more than
doubled In the last ten years, Is drawn
principally from the immediate neigh
borhood. AS most OF the members OF
the former Capital Church live IN the
Northeast and Southeast sections. their
union with Centennial serves to increase
the local constituency OF the latter.
Tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock Pastor
SVEN will preach in his new pulpit on
"A Noted Man At O'Clock in the
evening he will speak on Strange Stories
Of Success"
At business meeting Of the Columbia
Baptist Church. held last Wednesday
evening, the church voted TO decline the
invitation Of the Centennial Church to
join with the latter. With the consoli-
dation OF the Centennial and Capital
churches, Rev. z. Hez Sven has ceased
to be the pastor OF Columbia. The pull
pit at Columbia will be supplied to-
morrow at both the morning and even
ing services by Mr.. Edward s. Taft, a
layman of the Grace Baptist Church.
In the Sunday school attendance con-
test between Grace and Emmanuel, the
latter stiIl leads. The total for Grace
last Sunday was 42s and for Emmanuel
49, At the Grace Church tomorrow
morning Pastor r. W. Johnson will
preach on Loves Greatest Sasrifce''
and In the evening on Separation for
While and Forever" Mrs. West, OF the
HaseItine House. will address the young
people at s:f o'clock in the evening.
Pastor Hugh T. stevenson. of the
Bethany Baptist Church. completes to-
morning his series OF sermons
on The Eternal Christ" by preaching on
Inc SeCOnO AOullnk OF AnFlSI- ne
evening service viii be principally musi-
caI-an evening with the choir. Pastor
Stevenson will speak briefly on The
Sentence"
DR.. George II. Crutcher, the tempo
rary pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church |
In the absence abroad OF Rev. j. E
Briggs, will complete tomorrow his
three months term OF service. Though |
Pastor Briggs will probably not be at
his church untii the second Sunday In
May. DIR. Crutcher's engagements re-
quire his leaving at this date. The SUBJ |
jects Of his farewell sermons are, for
the morning, Three Crosses" and for |
the evening Three Kinds OF Deci- |
sions" Early next week he will leave |
for his home at Jackson. Miss, where |
he viii Join his family. After a brief |
field work as a member OF the evangelis- |
tic stan Of the Southern Baptist Conven- |
tion.
There will be an organ recital at the |
Fifth Church next Tuesday evening. The |
organist is Mrs. Elizabeth Darlington |
Simpson; who will be assisted by Miss |
E. Pearl Grigsby, soprano.
At the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Fourteenth and Maryland Ave
nue. Northeast, there will be a Conssr-
vation Day Service OF the Men and Re-
lgion Forward Movement, at II o'clock |
Sunday, an appropriate programme has
been arranged. An address will be made
by Mr.. Charles F. Nesbit, one OF the
executive committee and /
Of national committee on the
Men and Religion Forward Movement |
rhe singing WIN be led by a large male
,horus. A baphsmal service conducted
BY the pastor. Rev. Paul B. Warrington,
It the evening service. Fifty have united
with this church recently.