The Washington times., 1913-04-05
BRYAN WILL DELIVER
EVANGEL|ST|C TALKS
Secretary of State Will Address
Mems Meetings Planned
for Columbia Theater.

Beginning a series of addresses be-
fore mems meetings in the Columbia
Theater, William Jennings Bryan. Sec
rotary of State, will speak tomorrow
afternoon on The Larger Life" The
meetings win be under the auspices of
the Christian Erdeavor Union of the
District of Columbia and mark one of
the most progressive steps in religious
work taken in this city in years
The meetings are designed primarily
to influence men who are at present
not affiliated with any church. The
personality of the speaker is expected
TO draw numbers of this class. and his
eicquencc is expected to bring them
into the church.
MT. Bryan was asked at first to take
charge Of a monster Bible class. but
II was afterward decided that such
work would take up too much of his
time, and the addresses We're prom
lsed- The Secretary of State will de-
liver six addresses on religious sub
jects, beginning tomorrow.
"A feature of the meetings will be the
large male chorus. under the direction
OF Percy s. Foster Mr.. Foster has
had associated with him In the train
ing OF the chorus William E. Braith-
avaste, musical director of the Chris
tlen Endeavor Union in the district.
The Porter Male Quartet will sing a
number of selections during the meet
The invocation win be offered by the
Ninth Street Christian Church, and the
scripture reading, which will consist of
the Christian Endeavor Chapter Ro-
mans Twelfth, viii be given by the Rev.
Alfred L. Barrows, pastor of the East
efn Presbyterian Church. The Rev. S.
H woodrow, who has just resigned the
pastorate of the First Congregational
Church, will pronounce the benediction.
MI ~se-rfs r. 81.
3ect OF the sermon by Evangelist E. w.
Brenneisen before the Washington Tenn
pie Congregation in New Masonic Tenn
pie tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The evangelist is president of the Peo-
pies Pulpit Association of New York,
and has been heard in Washington a
number of times. In discussing his sub
5ect. II is expected that he will make
several statements of startling interest
Special services will be held in the
Swedish mission of Luther Place Me-
mortal Church tomorrow evening at S:l5
mortal to the Swedish pioneers in the
Middle, West. The Rev. c. o. Lobeck
win deliver an address on the pioneers,
showing their reasons for coming here,
and what they and their descendants
have done in the United States.
Judson King, the well-known sociolo-
gist, will deliver an address tomorrow
morning at II o'clock in Studio Hail on
The EvOluti0n OF democracy. Inc
address is a part of the program Of
the Peoples Church.
The twenty-second anniversary of
the Ninth Street Christian Church will
be celebrated tomorrow with special
services in both morning and after
noon the Rev. George A Miller, pastor,
will deliver the sermon, and the Rev.
Edward B. Barby viii lessist-
"A Countryman Criticizing City
Folks" is the subject for the sermon to
be delivered tomorrow evening in Cen
tennial Baptist Church at O'Clock.
The Rev. Ernest Smith, of st.
Thomas Church. will deliver sermon
tomorrow morning on Some Lessons
From the Floods" Mr.. Smith will
show the awful strength of the flood
and how powerless puny human hands
were to save themselves and their prop
erty, In the evening the Rev. c. Her
bert Reese will preach on THE Lost
Ten Tribes"
THE Right Use OF Sunday will be
the theme of the sermon to be de-
iivered by the Rev. John Van Schaick.
1r., in the Church of Our Father to-
morrow morning at II O'Clock.