The Washington times., 1913-03-02
|LAETAR[ SUNDAY
Being OBSERVED
Catholics Hold Special Services
While Protestants Have
Interesting Sermons.

Lastare Sunday is being observed
by all the Catholic churches In wash
ington today with special services
and the laying aside OF purple vest
nnents Of penaace and putting on the
-roSe colored .vsstments which are
worn only twice during the church
year. The first wearing of the rose
colored robes IL on the third Sunday
In Advent and the other Ii on tf.s
fourth Sunday in Lent Is
In st. PAtricks Church today spe-
are being held by the sRt. Rev w 7.
fsusseu and the Rev. james A.
Smythe. In the morning service Mgr.
Russeil delivered q sermon on the
subject Go and Teach All Nations"
I'll IL: At the evening service Mgr.
Russell also viii preach. The sane
tuary choir will render q special mu-
seal program and there VIII also Ls
eTnssresa1,on.l Tss .ermnn = sinsinS; gins -,
at the regular Lenten devotfons vii
Church and the Woman" The Rev.
James A. Smythe will preach.
Y. W. C. A. Servics.
Ncsper services were to be held THIS
afternoon Inc the Young women's
Christian Association In which Miss
Louis Holmauist was TO deliver an
address on The Joys of the Great
Discovery" Miss Holmq,Iist came to
Washington from New York where
Y. w. c. A. worker
a mems meeting was to De held this
afternoon in the New National Theater.
where the Rev. Clarence A. Barbour
vas to deliver an address on winning
DIR. Barbour II we'll known in Wash
ington. having filed puIpits in churches
mere en- many occasions. The meeting
this afternoon 10 one of q series Of
nve which win be held on Sunday af-
prominent ministers both local and out
of-town.
Evangelist G. B. Raymond. OF New
York. was to address the Washington
Temple Congregation this afternoon
at o'clock on the subject The Oath
Bound Covenant" Mr. RAYMOND hal
made number of addresses before
the Congregation this winter
Episcopal Service.
Arguments in regard to changing the
name of the Episcopal Church win be
made by the Rev. Randolph McKim
tonight in Epiphany Church, when he
will deliver sermon on the subject,
Should the Name of the Church Be
Changed The movement to change
the name of the church has gaine1
force in the last year. and DR.. McKhn's
sermons sould have some influence in
bringing out the views of the various
on the matter.
The Rev. r. w. Johnson was to de-
liver a sermon this afternoon in Grace
Baptist Church on the subject The
OF Christianity In It's
Of Women" The sermon
was to show that in no country Is the
woman treated with Difference that
is accorded the Christian women and
that the Christian religion Is founded
the morning service DR.. johnson
preached on David Livingstone and
His God"
The Guardians of Liberty" was to
be the subject of an address before the
Secular League in Pythian Temple this
miral George w. Baird. The Rev. Sam
uel S. Laws also was to deliver short
address, program OF readings ana
music has been prepared.
At Foundry Church.
The Rev. W. r. wedderspoon, Of
Methodist Episcopal Church
the subject Victims OF Disregarded
a musical service will be
by the quartet choir, assisted
BY the chorus In the morning service
Dr. Wedderspoon preached on Tragedy
ard Pathos in the Book OF Books
THE Importance of Individual In
Is the subject chosen by
the Rev. John Compton Ball for his
sermon at the evening service In the
Baptist Church tonight.
Baptismal services VIII be held at the
class will be made members of the
Inaugural visitors are especial
ly welcomed.