The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
Baptist


Rev. F. w. johnson. pastor of the
Grace Baptist Church. leaves Tuesday
with his family for Ocean Grove, N. j..
and will not return until the second
Sunday in September. Sunday morning
he will preach on THE City Of the Fu-
ture," and in the evening on Does the
Soul Sleep Between Death and the Resur-
rection7" This church will pay the last
81, 900 on its mortgage indebtedness August
Is After the pastors return in Septem-
Der, II is the intention to have a week
OF celebration.
In the absence of Pastor p. B. Wat
lington. who, with his wife, Is spend
ing a months vacation at the home of
his mother in Virginia, the pulpit of
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church will be
supplied by Mr.. Walter Scott. Mr.. Scott,
who Is a candidate for the Baptist min
istry, having Just completed his second
year in the theological department OF
Colgate University. is a resident OF this
city, and last year supplied several times
the pulpit OF Columbia Baptist Church
in Georgetown. He received his prelim-
mary education In the public schools here.
in the Business High School, and at the
Y. NJ c. A. Institute. Thence he went
to the George Washington University.
and from there to Colgate University,
where he is the holder of a scholarship
for academic distinction.
Under Mr.. Scott all the services of
Maryland Avenue will be continued as
usual, including both the morning and
evening services on Sundays. Mr.. Scott
will preach tomorrow morning on, Let
Patience Have Her Perfect Work.
Rev. Robert M. Strickler, OF Morgan
town, W. Va. to whom a pastoral call
was recently extended by the Columbia
Baptist Church, has notified the church
OF his acceptance. Rev. Mr.. Strlckler
will begin his pastoral duties here on
August !. Meantime. the pulpit OF the
church will continue TO be supplied. as
1t has been for some months. by Mr..
Edward S. Taft.
why Washington Folks Sweat" is the
novel theme upon which Rev. E. Hez
Sven Will preach tomorrow evening at
the Centennial Baptist Church. II the
weather is warm gentlemen will be In
vited to remove their coats-a custom
inaugurated at Centennial a few weeks
ago, which has won general approval.
Rev. Mr.. swem's topic for the morning
will be 'Tgdaliah.'
Pastor ]. Compton Ball will speak to-
morrow morning at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church on The Divine Keeping
Power" and in the evening on Songs
Around the Cross" On Monday the
pastor will start with his family on his
vacation, which will be divided between
Beach Haven. y. J.. and the Pocono
Mountains in Pennsylvania. All services.
however. will be maintained during the
absence OF the pastor The weekly
prayer services will be in charge OF the
deacons, and for the Sunday meetings
special speakers will be procured from
time TO time.
During the absence OF Rev. B. D. Cav,
of West Washington Church. his pulpit
will be occupied for the morning service
at II o'clock by Newton Wanger.
Rev. r. S. Owens. OF Waynesboro. Va.
who has supplied at the First Baptist
Church. Sixteenth and o Streets. the
past two Sundays. will preach again to-
morrow, the last Sunday before the re-
turn Of the pastor. who has been on the
Pacific Coast for ten weeks.
The electric lights recently installed at
tue NAluINH III bt
used for the first time tomorrow even
ing. at which service Newton Wanger
will speak on the subject The True
Light"
Baptists of the United States will join
those OF England in the founding Of a
college TO train Baptist ministers Of
Europe. where Baptist work
Is said 10 be growing apace. The location
will be Budapest. The college In ST. Pet
ersburg. TO be located in a good resi-
dence section not far from government
is now under construction.
American Bapusts gave $4,000 toward
purchase OF this site and erection of
building, and Rev Robert S. Macarthur,
president OF the Baptist World Alliance.
will go TO Russia early next year to ded-
cate the college. While on the same trip
President Macarthur will conclude plans
FOR the Budapest college, and preside at
/ European convention OF the alliance, TO
be held in Stockholm.
Calvary Church. New York. OF which
DR.. Macarthur was pastor for forty
years. is endeavoring Just now to induce
is former pastor to return. He has been
acting pastor of the Baptist Temple. At
ANITA, since the departure from there Of
Rev. DR.. Len G. BrOughton. who went TO
London and has done his world alliance |
work in addition. The New York officers
IF his old church say he can as we'll
serve Calvary as Atlanta, under the same
iouble plan. They say they have hunted
he entire country over in a vain search |
'or a successor IN the largest New York
Baptist churches. Indications at this |
moment are that President Macarthur |
nay change from Atlanta to his former |
,harge. The differences between him and
he parish in Atlanta, of which he is the |
Icting pastor. which led to his resignation. |
lave been composed, temporarily. DIR. |
Macarthur withdrew two of the condi- |
ions which he had made. and a majority |
voted TO retain his services. He is to be |
he summer preacher at fremont Tenn |
lie. Boston, during July and August. as |
le has been for many years.