The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

| Rev. Mr.. Weaver was appointed b!
| Bishop Earl Cranston from Philadelphia
The new minister took charge the frs
OF December. and the services have beer
largely attended and the general csndi
ton of the church greatly improved.
This is Jubilee year for Grace, tn,
church having been established in lsts,
| and preliminary to Jubilee services, tht
| latter part of the year, Pastor Weaver
! Is preaching special series OF sermon.
on the general subject. ''Ihe Gospel o'
Christ in the Masterpiece on Sunday
| evenings.
Pastor Weaver is also making efforts
which are proving successful. TO liauidats
the $500 debt on the church. and eS.
| poets to pay it all on by January, 1914
Several thousand dollars are already
pledged. it is reported.
Evening Scenes from the Old Book
a lecture interspersed with sacred songs
will be given by Rev. Z. ID. Stone, pastor
of Congress Street NJ. Z. Church, Fri.
day night. February 81. at Park Road
NJ. p. Church, under auspices of the
local Christian Endeavor Society.
The Methodist Protestant Church tx.
tension Society of Washington will serve
luncheon at the old Masonic Temple next
Monday and Tuesday. from II to . o'clock
Mrs. ]. T. ". Miller, of the Park Road
NJ =. Church. is chairman of the conn.,
mttec.
On Sunday evening in Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. the pastor Rev.
W. r. WedderspOon. ID. D.. will deliver
the third sermon in the series on
Tragedy and Pathos in the Book of
Books from the subject, THE Tragedy
of Achan. Music will be furnished by
the quartet. assisted by the chorus choir.
At the offertory Mr.. Bowie will sing
My Hope is in the Everlasting Daush-
ter of Jarius, by Staincr.
The movement on the part of the CO.
lumbia Baptist Association to found a
new church in the Petworth section of
the city, which resulted In an appro-
priation ut the November convention for
the purchase of a valuable lot there, has
actually been accomplished in the last
few weeks by the organization Of a Bap-
tist Church there. The new church body
Is composed Of a number OF Baptists
residing In the community, who have
banded themselves together and are wor-
shipping In temporary quarters Rev.
ouirof Harlan. formerly pastor of the
Congress Heights Baptist Church, is the
minister of the new congregation. Dea-
cons and other church officers have been
elected. The membership totals about
sixty-five. The new organization will in
course of time occupy a building to be
erected upon the lot purchased by the
association.
Rev. E. Hez SVEN will preach tomor-
rom evening at Centennial Church on the
subject, What Changeable Folks in
Washington In the morning his theme
will be. Chilled"
Tuesday evening West Washington
Church mill hold its annual mid-winter
reception in the Bible school room. Pas
tor, deacons, and their wives will be in
the receiving line. There will be music
and refreshments. The object of the
reception is to promote the social life
of the congregation, particularly to bring
into closer touch with one another the
older members and the recently received
members. As many as forty new men,
bers have been received since the first
of the year. Pastor b. d. Cav will
preach tomorrow morning on. "Respon-
sibility of Conversion" and in the even
ing on. Does the Heart of the World
Really Want God?' II.
There was a full attendance of men,
bers and friends OF the church at the
celebration of the tewlfth anniversary of
Columbia Church on Monday last. An
enjoyable musical programme was rem
dered under the direction of Mrs. Reuben
A. Bogley. Among the speakers were
Pastor r. NJ. Strickler. Deacon L s.
Taft. and Rev. G.. w. Mccullough, for
Eier pasto- of the church.
Rev. Hinson V. Hewlett will speak at
the Second Baptist Church in the MORN
ing on the subject, "The Manliness of
Jesus and in the evening there will be
a short song service and sermon on "The
Friend We Meet Everywhere."