The Washington herald., 1913-09-13
METHODIST.


Mount Vernon Place Church, has re
turned from his summer vacation and oc
cupied the pulpit last Sunday. Mr. Reg
ester spent his vacation at Virgins
Beach and at the camp meeting at Grea
Falls, Va He was in charge of the de
votional exercises at the camp meeting
Contracts have been awarded for re
pairing the damage done by the recen
storm. 4 considerable portion of tn,
roof OF the Mount Vernon Place ChurcI
was taken off, and damage done to tn,
main auditorium and the Sunday schoo
room. The organ was also damaged.
Mr. W. w. MILAN, superintendent Of
the Sunday school and also president oi
the District of Columbia Sunday Schoo
Association, is in indianapolis attending
the great meeting of Methodists.
Preparations are being made for the
Sunday school rally on the second Sun.
day in October.
On Sunday night, the 14th. there will
be two addresses at the church by the
distinguished London visitors, the Revs
David Baron and ]. Landsman. They
represent the most learned Hebrew
Christians of today, and are founders
of The Hebrew Christian Testimony
of London. Berlin, Budapest. and Rus
sia. The subject of their addresses will
be The Jewish Question" and all Jews
'-iaA O'A4Aiito d4C IDldld4lN lUNlleu. Inc
service will begin at O'Clock in the
main auditorium of the church. On Mon
cay evening, the 18th, at o'clock, in the
same place these distinguished men will
give Bible study TO the Washington
Bible School, The public is cordially
invited.
The Rev. ". r. Wedderspoon. D. D.,
pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
l'hu-rh has
and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow,
both morning and evening. The theme
of .the morning sermon is The Great
Midile Man." to be followed by the ad-
ministration of the sacrament of the
Lords Supper. At the evening hour the
subject of the sermon will be The
Program of the Church. Music by the
quartet choir.
The Rev. DR.. James Shsra MONTGOMERY
is announced to preach in the Metro
pOlitan Methodist Church Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock on the subject, ''Life's
Cutting Motives" Free seats to the
people.
Tie committee of the National Conven-
ton Of Methodist Men to be held in In
diaRpolis at the end of October finds
that its limit OF 1900 men as delegates
is be more than filled. 1t announces,
theefore, that there will be no seats in
TO1linson Hall, the largest in the city,
forBhe general public. Nobody but dele
gatis can be admitted. Every residential
Episcopal group will have its delegates,
and the meeting will be, of its kind. the
lauest ever held in any country. OF the
delegates l,5O0 will be laymen, but they
are limited to church officers.
D order that none should be prevented
frm attending the convention because of
thl meeting of their conference, the
hdrd of bishops at their meeting at
Chrleston, W. Va, last May, arranged
tn schedule of fall conferences so that
nHe meet during the week of October
2SSl. This also makes it possible for all
ID bishops in this country to be present.
AID they will be there. In the message
witch they sent out TO the church, they
sad: We urge upon our people the
ernest and sincere support of this move
ntnt. We trust the officials of the
cIurch, ministers. and laymen, will so
fr as possible respond to this call, and
q all in their power to make this con-
4ntion a center of light and inspiration
the church and the source of new inn
plses TO all forward movements in the
York of the kingdom"
The plan of meetings is to begin with
1onday, October q, to which Indianapo-
S folks in general will be admitted. and
I which addresses will be delivered by
NO or three of the most prominent and
hle speakers. The morning sessions win
pen with an hour of intercession. Every
morning and two of the afternoons and
III OF the evenings will be devoted tc ad-
lresses and discussions of such themes
Is The Pastors Place of leadership"
=
Superintendent as a Field Marshal"
''laymen and World Evangelism THE
american City" Social Service 1.-The
Stewardship of Life and Money" "Busi-
ness System in Missionary Finance
Spiritual Equipment for Our World
Task THE Adult Bible Class an An
swer to the Cry for Religion in Every
day Clothes" THE Supreme World
Opportunity of Our Generation" and
score of other problem-born topics. One
afternoon will be given over to residential
Episcopal areas. In these meetings the
resident bishop will preside over the min
listers and laymen from his district, while
they discuss and apply the results of the
general sessions to their own particular
local field. This will give opportunity to
thrash the purely theoretical out of the
proceedings and keep the whole trend Of
things in the practical and concrete. The
other afternoon Will find groups gathered
in different halls for the discussion of
special problems ministers laymen, dis
trict superintendents, Brotherhood men,
adult Bible class men, &c.
Enthusiasm is running high in Indian |
apolis. The Chamber of Commerce is
Co-opera ting with the convention commit |
tee in large ways Hon. Charles W. |
Fairbanks, as chairman of the local COM |
is devoting his best energies to |
the furtherance of the convention plans. |
Bishop David Moore is acting as co-chair- |
man with him, and a goodly number of |
earnest indianapolis laymen and minis !
ters are sacrificing time and money doing |
committee work under the following |
chairmen: Reception committee, Hon. ]. |
Frank Hanly; place of meetings. Dis |
trict Superintendent L. c. Bentley: ex- |
hibit, E. r. Hisey: business and finance. |
Frank c. Jordan; publicity, H. Foster |
The convention is seIf-supporting. Sew
ersl of the railroads will run special
trains at reduced rates out OF New York.
A committee in Indianapolis are furnish
ug information as to rooms and board 1
The Claypool Hotel has been chosen as
convention headquarters. Informal ton on I
sny matter connected with the conven-
Jon will be furnished for the asking by |
red B. Fisher. general secretary, $50