The Washington herald., 1912-03-02
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Pastor w. W. McMaster and the con-
gregation of the First Baptist Church.
Sixteenth and o streets. will have as
their guests at their services at 7:30 to-
morrow evening the pastor and members
Of the Columbia and Capital Baptist
churches. Pastor McMaster will preach
at the union meeting, and Rev. Z. Hez
Sven will baptize a number of candi-
dates for membership In the Columbia
and Capital churches.
At the morning service tomorrow at
tile Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth
and A streets northeast. the right hand
OF fellowship will be extended to the
host OF new members recently added
as a result of the special evangeiIstic
services under DIR. Weston Bruner. The
reception will be followed by the OBJ
seryance Of the Lords Supper. There
will again be baptism at the evening
service, when Pastor Ball will answer IN
his sermon the question: who cares
for my Soul?"
At the close Of the prayer meeting last
Thursday evening the church passed a
unanimous resolution. expressing their
appreciation OF the work Of Pastor j.
Compton Ball and the tax that Il has
been upon his strength. and voting him
on that account a leave OF absence for
two weeks during the month of March.
The old folks concert at the Pythian
Temple last night. given by the choir
and the Gilbert Bible Class, was at
tended by a large number.
DR.. George II. Crutcher will tomorrow
enter upon his third week Of service as
the temporary pastor OF the Fifth Bap-
tist Church during the three months OF
Rev. J. Z. Briggs absence abroad At
the morning service DR.. Crutcher will
preach on the subject: Carrying your
corner" and at the evening service on
The flower Of repentance" The even
ing service, according to DR.. Crutcher's
custom, viii be evangelistic in nature.
Owing to- the fact that Rev. f. Hez
Sven and the members Of the Capital
Baptist Church will take part In the
union meeting at the First Church to-
morrow evening, there will be no
service Tomorrow at the Capital Church.
There will, however. be the usual morn
ing service a: IL o'clock at the Columbia
Baptist Church, Wisconsin avenue and
Q street northwest, with preaching by
Pastor Sven.
Appropriate to the celebration OF the
communion at the Temple Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. DR.. j. ].
Muir will take for the subject of his
sermon Fitness for the communion"
At this service several new members of
the church will receive the right hand Of
fellowship. In the evening there will be
a baptizing of some who have professed
conversion as a result of the special
meetings under the direction
OF DR.. Muir. which ended last Sunday
evening. DR.. Muir's topic for tomorrow
evening is Profession and practice"
A service of unusual interest Is ex-
pected at the Bethany Baptist Church
tomorrow morning, when there Will be
unveiled two paintings. Bethany" and
Jerusalem" gifts to the church from
the painter. Lucian W. Powell. Mr..
Powell. who Is a member OF the Bethany
when in Palestine two, years
ago. made a special trip to the town
Of Bethany 20 paint a picture Of the
town for his church here m WASH
lngton.
Pastor Hugh T. Stevenson will begin
tomorrow morning q special series of
on Bethany, the title Of the
FIRST being "a friends home IN Bethany"
His sermon in the evening. on The