Evening star., 1914-08-01

chairman of one of the districts in the
canvass made by the East Washington
civic Association and his committee Sc
cured many signatures to the petition,
which was circulated over the entire
fifth and ninth police precinct
Mr.. r. j. Bell will address the open-air
meeting at Mckendree Epworth League
tomorrow evening. Special music has
been arranged to accompany the league
itence and Triumph"
Mrs. Keiser of the Women's Christian
temperance Union will have charge of
the first of a series of temperance meet
lngs to be held under the auspices of the
EpWorth League at North Capitol Metho-
dist Episcopal Church tomorrow evening.
The Epworth League vesper service at
Iowa Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow evening will be in charge of
DR.. Benson. Iowa Avenue Chapter OBJ
serves the first Sunday of each month
as conservation night and the support of
the younger people of the church in
these meetings is especially gratifying
DR.. Christie. president of the Washing
ton District Epworth League. has return
ed to the city after two months outing
and will Immediately begin plans for the
proposed Epworth League Institute and
other projects which the league has un-
der way.
After noon today the great Franciscan
indulgence of the Portiuncula opened al
the Monastery Church. in Brookland. The
conditions for the gaining of the indul-
gence are confession. communion and
visit to this church. or to any other
church to which the privilege may have
been delegated by Cardinal Gibbons. The
time for gaining this extraordinary in
dulgence is from II o'clock today until
Sunday midnight. AS this unusual spirit
ual favor may be gained as often as one
enters the church during that time. the
Franciscans will leave their church oper
so long as there is any one who wishes
to enter. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
there will be solemn high mass. which
will be celebrated by the Franciscan
fathers of the monastery. In the even
ing compline and benediction will be, as
usual, at 3:3O.
William E. Andrews auditor of the
Treasury. will speak at the tent meet
ing of the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
18th and Fairmont streets, tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock. His subject will
be Leadership The meeting will be
preceded by service of song.
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Brookland Baptist Church left Washing
ton this week for his vacation, which will
be spent at various points in the state OF
New York. His pulpit will be occupied
tomorrow and on the following five Sun
days by Rev. ]. NJ. Long of Hyattsville.
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Rev. Samuel A. Bower will preach at
Northminster Presbyterian Church to-
morrow, after which he will join Mrs:
Bower at Montgomery. Pa. where he will
devote part of August to fishing ex-
cursions along the Susquehanna. Rev.
Dr. George S. Duncan will supply for
the pastor until his return.
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Rev. J. ]. Dimon, rector of st. An
drew's Church, will spend two weeks in
August at Beverly Farm, Mass.
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Rev. ]. Alvin Campbell. pastor of
First United Presbyterian Church, will
leave the city Tuesday to spend few
days at Lake Chautauqua, New York,
after which he will go to Canada and
later to western Pennsylvania Rev. DR..
d. G. Moore of the United Presbyterian
home mission board will occupy the
pulpit August and 16, and DR.. w. NJ.