The Washington times., 1913-01-26
ANTlCH|LDLAbOR
LAW URGED TODAY
IN MANY PULP|TS
Capital Preachers Aid Fight to
Forbid Night Employment Of
Young Workers.

The campaign Of the National Child
Labor Committee will be assisted to-
day by ministers In the churches of
Washington, the majority of whom
took Child Labor as the subject of
their discourses In observance Of Child
Labor Day today. The day was set
aside all over the country by the child
labor committee in the campaign to
abolish child labor.
The chief efforts of the ministers of
the District were toward the passage
Of measures to prevent night work for
children under eighteen years of age.
1t is thought that a bill will be intro
duced into Congress during the next
term forbidding manufacturer to en-
ploy child under eighteen years for
night work. The ministers Of washing
ton urged today that such a bill be in
troduced and passed.
Lectures on Christ.
Madame Mountford. ofJerusalem, who
has devoted years OF study to the life
OF Christ, will deliver a lecture on The
Birth Of Christ in the Ingram Memori-
al Church tonight at 8 o'clock. The
lecture is one of a series to be delivered
by Madame Mountford, which will de-
scribe In detail the life of Christ from
His birth until the crucifxion. The lee
lures will be illustrated by lantern
slides.
a preliminary survey of a course of
study to be taken up by a number of
members o. the Young women's Chris
tan Association will be afforded this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, when Mrs.
d. E. Wiber will deliver a lecture on
"Mormonism. The religion of the
Latter Day Saints, will be studied by
a class beginning within the next few
days. Mrs. Wiber has made a study
of the Mormon religion, and. having
lived In Utah for several wears. is
thoroughly conversant with her SUBJ
ject.
Veruhaven, one of the foremost men
In Jerusalem. will deliver a lecture on
"The New Jews of Palestine" in Car
roll Hall, tonight. at 7:3o O'Clock be-
fore the members Of BoaIay Zion.
Mgr. Russell to Speak.
The League of the Good Shepherd will
meet tonight in st. Patrick's Church
when Mgr. Russell will deliver a SER
mon. In the afternoon, Father Carroll
vii conduct vesper services at which
the mixed choir, under the direction of
Miss Jennie Glennan, will render a mu-
sical program.
The Rev. John E. Williams, of China,
will deliver sermon in the First
Church, on "Our Great
est National Peril" DR.. Williams has
been connected with missionary work
in China and win show the exact stat
us OF the yellow PERIL" and the
danger Of the United States being over |
run by the Chinese or japanese.
Revival services viii be begun tonigh. |
In the Metropolitan Baptist Church un-
der the direction Of the Rev. John Com |
ton Bail, the pastor. Assisting Dr.
Ball will be King and Reynolds, evan |
gelists, who will preach daily on Cos |
pei Story and Song" A chorus of sixty |
voices will assist at the services which |
will continue until the end Of the week. |
Baptism of Class.
The ordination Of baptism will be ad-
ministered to a class of converts In |
the Emmanuel Baptist Church. at the |
evening service tonight, when the pas |
tor will deliver a sermon on THE Lord |
Missionary Sunday will be observed |
this afternoon ut 4:30 o'clock in ST. |
Thomas Episcopal Church. when the |
rector, the Rev. c. Ernest Smith, will |
deliver a lecture on church doctrine |
and history. DR.. Smith will show what |
has been done b. missionaries in
neathen lands since the missionary |
was started in the United |
States.
ANGELS are Coming to Washington"
will be the subject OF the sermon to be
delivered by the Rev. E. Hez Swem
N the Centennial Baptist Church to-
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