The Washington herald., 1913-02-01
Baptist.

Society. which Is trying to raise 50. 900. c0c
for the year, announces a subscription
of 10000 offered the campaign commit
tee by John D. Rockefeller IL by April
certain conditions are met
But three months remain of the cur
rent fiscal year of the Northern Baptist
Convention, which originated in Des
Moines last spring the so-calIed three
million dollar campaign" As explained
in The Herald at that time. this move
ment is for the purpose of raising a
general fund to meet the expenses OF
these organic societies. like the Foreign
Baptist Missionary Society and the Home
Missionary Society. With the offer OF
Mr.. Rockefeller. the remaining months
| will be marked by redoubled activity.
| Teams have been organized for the pur-
| pose OF visiting the larger cities and
! making a direct appeal from pulpits.
| Team No. l, with Rev. F. p. Haggard.
ID. D., at its head. is working in New
England and the Middle Atlantic States.
| Team No. = with Rev. L. c. Barnes, ID.
D., as leader. is working in the Central
West. while team No. is busy on the
| Pacific Coast.
Through Missions for February, lust
| issued. comes u message from Rev. A. l.
Nasmith. who a year ago left his pas
| torate at HyattsvilIe Baptist Church for
J his present post missionary in East
| China. Each Of the outgoing mission
aries OF the Baptist Foreign Missionary
| Society was asked TO give a verse Of
Scripture that would be his slogan and
TO tell something of his purpose. Thy
| Kingdom Come" is Rev Mr.. Nasmiths
answer to the first questioner; for the
second he says. Because in Foreign
\
| Blessing OF a Life of Unusual Useful
ness Mr.. Nssmith was also on the stan
| Of the department of education at the
\. NJ. {. ~, while acting as pastor at
Hyattsville
The Vaughn class of Calvary Church
| las in its possession a large amount of
| newspaper clippings and other data re-
| ferring to its late leader Mr.. Francis W.
Vaughn. and to the history of the class.
This is now being complied into a con-
nected form which will shortly be given
To the public. The annual directory OF
the church, with names and addresses
OF members and other statistical tables
is also soon to be printed.
Columbia Baptist Church Wisconsin
Avenue and Q Street Northwest, will Gel
CITRATE its twelfth anniversary on the
evening of Monday. February 10. An
effort will be made to have all present
ard past members to attend. Pastor R
NJ. Stricklcr will preach tomorrow
morning and evening as usual. Rev. Mr..
Strickler has now completed six months
50 Tvice as pastor of the church.
WHY Washington Folks Do As They
Please is the subject upon which Rev
Y. Hez Sven will preach tomorrow
evening at Centennial Church. His
FaR -
Pursuers.
Rev. John E. Briggs, pastor of the
Fifth Church, who has been sick for
some time with la grippe. and out of
the city. is now back at his post He
will preach at the regular church serv-
ice at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
and administer communion. At night
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, of Georgia.
the famous w. C. T. u. lecturer. will
speak. A delightful programme with
special music has been arranged
The revival services at Metropolitan
Church. under the leadership of Evan
gelist F. d. King and Song-leader l. E
Reynolds. have been drawing large
audiences every evening. This after
noon at o'clock a special service will
he held for young people. Tomorrow
Rev. F. d. King will preach, and the
great chorus under Mr.. Reynolds will
sing at both services. and also every
night next week. The meetings will
continue through Sunday. February
9. and the pastor anticipates a large
increase in the membership as a re-
suit.
At the Second Baptist Church to-
morrow morning. Rev. Hinson v. How
lett will give the fifth sermon in the
series. "A Man and His Religion" the
special theme being, "A Mans Faith"
and In the evening. after a brief song
service. he will speak on "A Mans
Name" The topic for discussion at
the mid-week service Thursday evening
will be The Heart of Life" CoIossfans
3. The Teachers Club will meet at
7:15 for the study Of next Sundays
lesson.
Randle Highlands Baptist Church will
celebrate its third pastoral anniversary
on Sunday. At II a. m. the anniversary
sermon will be given by the pastor with
roll call of members. In the evening
Dean Wilbur. of George Washington
University, will speak of "The Columbia
Association and the Local Church." and
the Rev. Francis Lukens. of Central
Union Mission. on Practical Needs of
Randle Highlands Church
Following the address an appeal will be
made for pledges to cover $1,000 on the
mortgage Indebtedness of the church.
The Southern Baptist convention has a
constituency of 100000 Representing
this brotherhood, anticipating an epoch
making conference of three days. Baptist
laymen all over the South are preparing
to gather in Chattanooga, Tenn. for their
first great convention, February 40 An
attendance of not less than 200 men is
expected. A programme on which are
the foremost speakers and thinkers along
all practical lines of missionary inspira-
ton and activity. is now complete. II Is
understood that no mans name appears
on the programme who has not definitely
promised to attend the meeting.
The Baptists of New York are greatly
disappointed that DR.. W. ]. Williamson
refuses the call to the Calvary Church,
Borough of Manhattan. The daily pa
pers report that on Sunday DIR. WILL
hanson announced to his St Louis con-
gregation his decision to remain with
them. The Calvary church will begin
again the search for a successor to DR..
Macarthur.