The Washington times., 1913-03-01
presbyterian

Westminster Church Memorial which
ID a memorial of the c. Z. church fam
fly. the father and son having erected
and given the fine buildings now in Use
to the congregation, is planning to ceie-
hrate the sixtieth anniversary of the
organization of the church early in the
month of June. Two pastors have
served this church for forty-five years,
the Rev DR.. E. F. Bittinger. who
though retired from active service and
in his eighty-ninth year, is still vigorous
and regular attendant at the services
Of the church. DR.. -Bittinger was pas
tor for thirty-six years. The present
pastor, Rev. 7. E. Davis. who is also
stated clerk of the Presbytery of Wash
fngton City, Is in the ninth -ear of his
pastorate.
The Presbtyery of Washington City
has under It's care thirty-six churches,
with q membership Of over 1oeo. ana
over 5000 children In the Sunday schools,
The value of all the church property
10 over $1,000. 600 Last year the churches
raised E15Q0o0 for self-support AMI con-
tr1butec in addition the sum OF s.. .oe
Tor outside benevolent work.
First Presbyterian Church. in John
Marshal place. win have an Evening
with the Choir" March =. at T:45 D. m.
lows.
Organ
Ave Maria -.................-....Sc Schubert
Anthem. Send out Thy Light
Anthem, Ave Maria" .Bach-Goanod
Solo-Mre. Roberts
Contralto solo. But the Lord Is
Mindful Of His Own. .Mendelssohn
Mrs. Beckham
O6ertory, Largo" Handel
Organ. .'On the Coast :. Dudley Buck
Anthem, Light of Lights. .Stebbins
Nunc Dim!ttis"
Quartet-Soprano, Mrs L. A. Roberts:
contralto. Mrs. NJ. A. Beckham; tenor,
@. c. Bowie; bass, II. H. r. Helwig; or
ganist, Mrs. G. F. Schutt.
$ a special musical service will be rem
doren Sunday evening at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church. under the direc-
tion Of Mr.. Edwin Callow. The follow
which. assisted By Miss Olive Budd,
violiniste, will give several special num-
bers: Miss Viola Shippert and Mrs
Edwin Callow, sopranos. Mrs. Jesse c.
kester and Mrs. Eleanor Spencer, altos;
MT. Phillip Lee Scantling and Mr.. Hor-
ace Ward. tenors; Mr.. Walter T. Mat
Ron and Mr.. Edwin Callow, bassos.
Miss Nellie NJ. Sacrey will preside at
the organ Among the special numbers
will be an anthem. Bartletts THE Day
il Ended with an alto solo by Mrs.
Kester and violin obligato by Miss
l3udd: q soprano solo sung as the offer
tory. Campion's The Ninety and Nine"
10y Miss Shippert; an anthem. THE Day
is Past and Over by Marks, with In
cidental solos by Miss Shippert and Mr..
Scantling; ard a duet. Now We Are
Ambassador from the oratorfo "St.
Paul" by Mendelssohn, sung by Mr..
6cantlfng and Mr.. Callow. At the morn
ing service Mr.. Callow will sing as a
bass solo Lord God of Abraham" from
Mendelssohn's Elijah" Mr.. Edgar R.
8. Embrey win be the tenor soloist at
the morning service The pastor Of the
church, Rev. Alfred E. Barrows. will
preach at both morning and evening
services.
= Honorable Richmond p Hobson.
member of Congress from Alabama.
and popularly known as the Hero
OF the Merrimac,"' will address the
Mems Bible Glass of the Eastern
P1oobyterian sunday school at the reg
ular class hour Sunday morning. This
class held a largely attended and sue
| cessful banquet during the past week,
Ncompleting a months campaign for
pcreased attendance and larger in