The Washington herald., 1914-08-01
METHODIST.

h The Biblical Institute Of the Southern
1 Methodists, which for number Of years
1 was held at Great Falls. has been trans
i ferred this year to Wesley Grove, Nd.
where II Convened this week, preceding
/ the Baltimore conference and camp meet
/ ing. The following Washington pastors
| made one or more addresses at the In
! stitute during the week: Rev. Z. K.
!, Hardin, Mount Vernon Place Church;
Rev. J.eJ. Ringer. Marvin Church; Rev.
| w. p. johnson. St Paurs Church, and
| Rev. E. z. Woolf. Emory Church. DR..
Frank L. Day. formerly Of George Wash
ington University, who is now a member
Of the faculty of Randolph and Macon
| College. at Ashland. Va, delivered q
series Of addresses. The visiting min
listers included Rev. DR.. l. A. Baker.
| Lutheran Church Of the Atonement, and
Rev. w. A. Haggerty. Iowa Avenue NJ. e.
| Church.
Rev. DR.. Francis NJ Mccoy, formerly
| pastor of First NJ. E Church, Grand
Forks. n. Oak. who exchanged pulpits
with Rev. A. II. Thompson. will preach
| his first sermons at Waugh N. z. Church.
4 Third and A streets northeast. tomor-
f.row. The new pastor will conduct COM
| munion in the morning. A large part OF
the congregation Of Waugh Church was
in attendance at the midweek service Of
the church on Thursday evening to greet
DR.. Mccoy.
The Epworth League Of Trinity Church
co-operated with the East Washington
Civic Association in the anti-saloon can
vass made by the association last Sun
day and several nights this week. The
committee In charge of District Al, OF
the NTH precinct which was the terri
tory assigned to Trinity Epworth League,
consisted OF Messrs. Hoover, Arthur,
Mutt, Hurley Davenport, Mahoney and
Jump. These men visited every house
and reported that the sentiment Is al
most unanimously favorable ito prohibi-
ton in East Washington. Their report
was sustained by the hundreds OF sigma
lures secured on their petitions Other
Epworth Leaguers who were in charge
OF districts were Allen J. Marsh, presi-
dent of Waugh Chapter; James NJ.
Compton. former president of Wilson
Memorial Chapter. and A II. Baily,
chairman OF the civic committee OF Sec
ond Baptist Church.
Rev. Robert L. Fultz. president Of the
Church Extension Board OF the Balti-
more Conference. NJ. Z. Church South,
is engaged in visiting this week and in
August six of the eight districts which
compose the Baltimore conference. He
spoke on Wednesday at the Winchester
district conference in Berryville, and
Thursday at Moorefield district Rom
ney, W. Va. On August he will visit
the Baltimore conference at Wesley
Grove: August II, the Washington con-
ference at Poolesvine: August IS. the
Alexandria conference in Loudoun Coun-
~, and on August Is the Rockingham
conference at Port Republic.
Down East by auto Is to be the vaca-
ton experience OF Rev. DR.. Lucius c.
Clark. pastor of Hamline II. f. Church.
who started this week by way Of Har-
pers Ferry across Pennsylvania and up
the coast to New England. where he win
proceed as far as Maine, and later return
through the White Mountains and the
State of New York. Rev. Benjamin s.
Haywood. d. D., will preach at Hamline
tomorrow morning and evening and Dr.
George 3. Thomas, of st. Paul's Church
Manchester. y. H, will occupy the pulpit
for the four remaining Sundays in Aug
ust.
Rev. Merritt Earl pastor OF Congress
Heights NJ. T. Church. has exchanged
pulpits for two Sundays with Rev. John
Stacks, who has charge OF the Bolivar
Heights Church in West Virginia and the
Sandy Hook Church in Maryland. Mr.
Earl with his family is occupying the
parsonage of the Bolivar Heights Church
in Harpers Ferry.
Rev. W. P. johnson. pastor Of st.
Paul's NJ. E. Church South. returned to
his pulpit last Sunday from a vacation
which was spent in West Virginia.
At Metropolitan NJ. E Church. Rev.
Guy Dewhirst. who is supplying for Dr.
Montgomery. will lead the Epworth
League service at 80 o'clock tomorrow
His topic will be "A Song Of Penitence
and Triumph" The service continues
but an hour and is the only evening serv-
ice at the church during the summer
months
Mrs. A. c. Laird, formerly OF Topeka.
kans.. now a resident OF Washington,
will speak at the North Capitol NJ E
Church tomorrow night at 7:30 O'clock
Her subject will be: What prohibition
has done for Kansas and what it will
do for the District of Columbia when
Senator Works bill, which is now In the
hands of the Senate District Committee,
becomes the law of the District" Mrs.
Laird is a member OF the Monday Even
ing Club and has been active in the clubs
social service work.