The Washington times., 1913-01-25
.CH|LDLABORDAY
SERMONS WILL Be
HEARD TOMORROW
Capital Churches Will Take
Part in National Movement
to Aid Young Workers.

Child Labor day will be observed
tomorrow by churches all over the
United States. Sermons will be deliv-
cred pleading for the abolishment OF
child labor. Letters from the National
Child Labor committee to nearly every
minister in Washington have been re-
ceived asking that a portion at least
! of the services tomorrow be devoted to
the work Of saving children from the
factories and sweatshops.
Last year. on "Child Labor" day. 6,o6t
ministers delivered sermons urging the
members Of their congregations to fight
against the employment Of children be-
fore they have attained an age and
development which would not be injured
by work. The elimination Of the cam
paign, which had lasted seven years, was
the establishment OF a Federal Childs.
Welfare Bureau. Ministers are asked
to discuss child labor In tenement house
manufacturing and to urge reform In
the conditions of child labor.
The Rev. E. Hez Swem, pastor ofthe
Centennial Baptist Church. Eighth and
streets northeast will deliver a SER
mon tomorrow night on Angels are
Coming to Washington" The sermon
at the morning service will be on High
Things
Will Begin Revival
A revival service will be begun to-
morrow morning in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, the Rev. John Compton
Ball. pastor. by King and Reynolds,
well known evangelists. who will preach
daily on Gospel Story and Song" A
chorus Of sixty voices will assist the
evangelists. The services will continue
until February Q.
fro of MI yx-iu 10 a n.
ministered to a class Of converts In the
Emmanuel Baptist Church tomorrow
at the evening service when the pas
tor will deliver a sermon on The Lord
Knoweth." In the morning service, the
pastor will preach on BLESSED are
They that Mourn"
Missionary Sunday will be observed
in st. Thomas Episcopal Church to-
morrow when, IN the afternoon at Al;
o'clock. a lecture on church doctrine
Rev. c. Ernst Smith, d. D., the rector
The morning sermon will be delivered
by the Rev. @. c. Bratenahl, D. D.,
and that of the evening service by the
Rev. ]. Nelson Barry, of East Oregon
National Peril"
"our Greatest National Peril will be
the subject of an address by the Rev
John z. williams, D. D.. OF China, to.
Church. DR.. William has lived for
many years IN China and will show con-
ditions in that country as they affect
the United States in religious work. In
the morning. the Rev. Donald c. Mac.
Leod will preach on THE Strangers
Sabbath Home"
l. The Rev. Charles Wood will preach
Eat o'clock tomorrow, afternoon in tn.
Church of the Covenant. on THE Song
less Land" At Intervening service he
will deliver a cermon on "The Oper
Door, special musical service will
be rendered by the evening choir ol
| 100 voices.
Mrs. D. Edner wiber will be the
| speaker at the vesper services at tht
Young Women's Christian Association
| tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The
subject on which she will speak Il
present Conditions In the MormoI
Church" Next month the Home Mis-.
sion Bible Glass. of the Y. w. c. A
! will take up the study of Mormonisn
and the lecture by Mrs. Wiber was rc.
uuested in order that an idea as tc
! what to study should be gotten.
Power Of the Unseen.
THE Inspiration and Power of tn,
Unseen" is the subject on which tho
Rev. James Shera Montgomery, oi
the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist