The Washington herald., 1912-08-24
Methodist

At Waugh NJ. e. Church Rev. J. B.
Stone will preach tomorrow and DR.. E.
E. Richardson. who 10 teacher Of the
largest class in Calvary Baptist Sunday
school. will speak In the evening. On
the following Sunday. Rev. George B.
Leech viii preach. Twilight lawn SER
vices are held In the evenings from
to S. which combine the Epworth League
meeting with that of the church. The
regular evening services Of fhe church
will begin again on September 8. with the
return Of the pastor Rev A. H Thomp-
son. Rev. Mr.. Thompson 10 TO occupy
the pulpit of First N. e. Church at
Frostburg Nd. tomorrow morning for
the opening service Of Frostburgs home
coming week. celebrating the towns
centennial.
At Washington Grove tomorrow.
morning and evening sessions OF the
Lords Day Alliance of Maryland will
In the evening service the congregations
of Epworth M. z. Church and Grace NJ.
E. Church South, of Gaithersburg. will
unite.
The outdoor services held by the Ep-
worth League OF Hamiine Church. at
Iowa Circle. and at No. Z Engine House.
in r Street. on Sunday evening. for the
past eight weeks. closed last Sunday.
Rev John G. Winner has had charge
of the park meetings. while F. c. Tar
directed the engine house services.
The annual convention Of Methodist
Protestant young people Of the Sunday
schools and Christian Endeavor socie-
ties Of Baltimore Conference will be held
in this city at Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. October
s to II. Among the speakers of national
prominence will be Marion Lawrence.
the Sunday school specialist.
The Great Falls camp meeting has
presented in its Biblical Institute" OF
the past week a series of lectures Of
great attractiveness and value by some
Of the most brilliant men in the NJ. E.
Church South. Each series consisted OF
FIVE lectures given daily from Monday
to Friday. Rev. ]. A. Rice. d. D.. OF
Chautauqua fame. used as his general
subject. ''Old Testament Introduction"
Rev C'M. Bishop. d. D., president OF
Southwestern University. took as his
theme. Lessons from the Human Life
of Jesus." and Rev. J. W. Smith. Of
Johns Hopkins University, lectured on
"The Reformation" making special ref
efenCe 10 tne SuDJcCI Ol ChuECtl
Tomorrow the camp meeting proper be-
gins, and will continue with sermons
in the morning. afternoon. and evening
daily to Monday. September 2. To-mor-
rows programme includes sermons at IL
a. m, by Rev. DR.. J. A. Rice. at 3 p.
m, by Rev DIR. C. NJ. Bishop. and at s
p. m. by Rev. DR.. F. ]. Prettyman.
Rev. W. A. Melvin. of First NJ. p.
L. uad In, n Al unRRf-
ing of two weeks at the Lynchburg. Va.
church, where he formerly preached. He
Will return to his pulpit at First Church
on September !.
Rev. Herbert F. Wright. pastor OF the
NJ. P. Church. at Towson. Nd. who died
on Tuesday, is remembered by Washing
ton delegates to the March conferences
as the largest man physically In the
conference. He stood six feet three and
one-half inches, and weighed 81 pounds
He was known as church builder.
for in all the fields OF work he entered
he practically recreated the work OF the
church there. In Fairfax, Va. where
he first met his wife, who was Miss
Florence Leeds. he left a new church
as a memorial of his labor. In Laurel.
Del. and at fredericksburg. Md. he found
small congregations and no money, but
left strong and growing churches On
one circuit he built three new churches
during his pastorate. Since March. 1896,
when Mr.. Wright went to Towson, he
has erected a new church costing 81. .ooo,
and a 1900 parsonage. and at his death
the church has no. debt.
Rev. z. L. Beauchamp has returned
to the city, and will preach from his pull
pit at Mount Tabor NJ. p. Church to-
morrow morning and evening. On Mon
day he will go to Chrisfeld. Nd. for
stay of two weeks Rev. George E. Bar
Der will supply on September I.