The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
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''The Land and the Book Is the sig
nihcant topic upon which Pastor John z.
Briggs will address tomorrow morning
at the Fifth Baptist Church the large
CONGREGATION which will assemble 20
welcome his homecoming after q three
months tour Of Europe and the Holy
Land Three Months and Thirty Min
ues," the theme OF the evening. VIII be
an illustrated lecture BY Pastor Briggs
on his recent experiences.
Pastor Briggs was due to arrive In
New York last night on the White Star
liner Cedric. A slight delay. however.
would probably not prevent his arrival
in washington IN time to be at his
church Tomorrow. But Rev. George W.
Mccullough, of the Mount Tabor Bap-
tist Church, win De present, and. II for
any reason Pastor Briggs does not ar
rive. Rev Mr. Mccullough win supply
his place in the pulpit.
On next Wednesday evening there win
be = concert by the church choir.
'our Mothers viii be the special sub
ject Of Rev. B. .. Cav at the ceisbra-
ton OF "Mothers Day" at the West
washington Baptist Church tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock. Refuse Not Him
that speaketh'' "a Ms theme for the even
luEs IN LnG dAlGAuOOu 4 ~"
preside at special meeting OF the Mount
Zion (Md.) Baptist Church
"A Southern Plantation Jubilee" will
be given by the choir and ITS friends next
Friday evening at s O'Clock at Linthi-
cum Hall. o Street. between Thirty-nrst
Street and wisconsin Avenue Northwest,
the proceeds Of which will be devoted to
the choir fund. The first number on the
programme will be a song, Swing Low.
Sweet Chariot" by Mrs Z. II. BogIey,
after which a chorus will sing "old Ken
sing Uncle Ned following which
''Rockin In De Win" and Kentucky
Babe" will be sung by Ten Guild
Gals Among the other numbers will
be ''Yous Ges a Little Niger" by Miss
Mclean; ''old Folks at Home" and
camp meeting songs by the chorus. and
Coon Songs by Arthur Butler Pierce.
The programme will close with ''Dixie''
by the chorus.
"Are Washington Folks Ever Angry
Is the question which will be the topic
Of Rev. z. Hez Swem's address 10 his
congregation at the Centennial Baptist
Church tomorrow evening at o'clock.
There will also be preaching by Pastor
Sven In the morning. All services OF
the church are being held in the church
building on the northeast corner OF
Eighth and Streets Northeast
Mothers Day VIII be observed by a
special service in the Temple Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. The pastor,
pr. J. J. Muir, will preach on the sub
ject, "Enthroning Mother" In the even
ing his theme viii be The Heavenly
VISION At a recent meeting the church
unanimously granted the pastor a longer
vacation than usual. which he proposes
10 spend abroad.
Pastor F. w. Johnson, of the Grace
Baptist Church, Ninth and d Streets
Southeast. will preach tomorrow morn |
ing on ,''Nonresistance.' and in the even
ing on After Death - what?' The
Baraca class is buying new chairs for
its classroom. The Philathea class
recently held its annual business meet |
ing and social with sixty-five in attend
ance. In the Sunday School contest with
Emmanuel. the latter was again in the !
lead last Sunday by 40 to ~
Bethany Baptist Church gave its pas
tor, Hugh T. Stevenson. surprise party |
last Thursday evening to commemorate |
his forty-second birthday, and the sew
enth year OF his pastorate at the church.
During these seven years 400 new MEM |
bers have been welcomed to Bethany |
by Pastor Stevenson Remembering |
Mother, viii be his theme for tomorrow
and for tomorrow evening, /
The Preachers Message
Next Tuesday evening the Bethany |
brotherhood will hold a reunion to which |
their lady friends wiz be invited An
address viii be made by Hon. William
B. Wilson. Chairman OF the House Com
mittee on Labor. Next Wednesday there
viii be q meeting Of the Boys Club
At which Manager Clark Grifith, Of the
American Baseball League, viii make
The First Baptist Church, corner Six
.eenth and o Street. recently held It's
10th anniversary. The pastor. Rev. w.
". AIcMasters. in his address, stated
hat all the churches Of the District were
1ftshoots Of this one Yet In state
rent OF It's financial condition Il was
,ound that Il was practically free from
ieht and its membership united and en- |