The Washington herald., 1913-03-01
PRESBYTERIAN.

DIR. Mark Allison Matthews. moderator
Of the General Assembly. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church OF Seattle,
which is reputed TO be the largest Prot
membership of 5000. and lawyer. ply
slcian, or policeman even, if need be-
is the guest OF Washington Presbyterians
at the New Willard and will occupy pull
pits Of three of the churches to-mor-
row and speak before the assembled
Presbyterian ministers Monday.
DIR. Matthews will preach in the morn
ing at II o'clock in the Metropolitan
Church, Rev. Paul r. Hickok. pastor:
in the afternoon at the Church of the
Covenant. DIR. Wood. minister, and in
the evening at New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, DIR. Radcliffe. pastor.
Standing six feet six inches, DR.. Mat
thews is a striking figure. As a preach
er. he is eloquent. original. dramatic. In
his visits throughout the nation he has
been greeted by throngs of eager listen
ers. In Seattle he is actually lionized.
Moderator Matthews has been in New
York City and Philadelphia the past
week. having addressed the preachers
Social Union in the evening. Wednesday
and Thursday he spent with the eX-
ecutive commission of the General As
sembly in New York. and last night
made an address before Presbyterians of
Baltimore.
DIR. Matthews will remain in the city
for Inauguration, returning to New York
on Wednesday in time to address a
mass meeting of the Protestant churches
In A
Academy of Music. Thence he returns
to the Coast.
The annual banquet of the Brotherhood
Of the Metropolitan Church last Mon
day was attended by a company Of 100
men. and was an even5 in the social
life of the church. Hon. Frank b. Willis,
representative from Ohio; +. B. Stillman.
and Rev. DIR. Charles Wood were the
after-dinner speakers.
Peck Memorial Chapel. of the Church
of the Covenant. is celebrating Its
twenty-first birthday this year. and the
annual report just being presented by the
Rev. Harry Barremore Angus. minister.
indicates a steady growth in the varied
spiritual and institutional activities Of
the chapel.
Although the work of the committee on
vacancy and supply. through the recent
" elected secretary, Rev. Walter H
Houston. has not been in progress for
many months. a number Of pastors have
been placed with churches through this
new agency of the church. DR.. q. N.
Luccock. chairman OF the committee.
says that reports show that the NUMBER
or churches seeking ministers is about
equal to the number of applications of
1,N;s ~ -
ton still has his office at Columbus. Ohio,
and is using most Of his energy gather
ing information about the churches.
At the Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church, Fourteenth and
Streets Northwest. Mr.. Daniel NJ. Green
will repeat his excellent lecture on
"Cathedrals of Europe" At the morn
ing service DR. c. Everest Granger will
preach. Miss Grace Rials, the accom-
plished soprano. will sing at the morn
ing service. At the Thursday evening
meeting in the chapel the Rev. DIR. Asa
S Fisk, for seven years pastor of the
church, will be present and address the
meeting The public is invited.
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood will preach in
the Church of the Covenant at the ii
o'clock morning service. The double
SeNtet VIII Tenutr DIT tne S-lb u 'iOSh
afternoon service cantata entitled
1.-The Message from the Cross" by Will
c. Macfarlane. Rev. DIR. Mark Allison
Matthews, moderator of the general as
sembly. will preach at the 4 o'clock
service. At the S o'clock evening serv-
ice the chorus choir will give the fifth
special monthly musicale. consisting OF
The CrucifiNion.'' cantata by Sir
John Stainer. THE Crucifixion" will be
the subject of DIR. Woods evening ser
mon.
Hon. Richmond p. Hobson, Representa-
tive in Congress from Alabama and pop
ularly known as the hero of the Merri-
mac" will address the mems Bible class
OF the Eastern Presbyterian Sunday
school at the regular class hour. 9:45
O'Clock, Sunday morning. This Bible
class held a successful banquet during the
past week, thus completing months
campaign for larger interest and in
eased attendance.
Among the special numbers in the musi-
cal service Sunday evening at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church will be an anthem,
THE Day Is Past and Over tMarks).
with incidental solos sung by Miss Viola
Shippert, soprano. and Mr.. Philip Lee
tenor; a duet, Now We Are
from Mendelssohn's ora
tcrio. st Paul" by Mr.. Scantling and
Mr.. Edwin Callow: a soprano solo. sung
as the offertory. Campion's THE Ninety
and Nine" by Miss Shippert. and an an
them, THE Day Is Ended" (Bartlett).
with alto solo. sung by Mrs. Jesse c.
Kester, and violin obligato by Miss Olive
Budd. The other members of the double
quartet for the evening will be by Mrs.
Eleanor Spencer, alto: Mr.. Horace Ward,
tenor and Mr.. Walter T. Matson, basso.
Miss Nellie NJ. Sacrey will preside at the
organ. At the morning service Mr.. Cal
low will render as a bass solo Lord God
OF Abraham" from the oratorio
Elijah" by Mendelssohn. The pastor
Of the church, Rev. Alfred z. Barrows,
will preach at both morning and evening
services.