The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-16
PRESBYTERIAN.

deliver an address at q maaa meeting
In the New York Avenue Church on Sum
day evening at o'clock This b to be
the closing meeting Of the campaign
which has been carried on In the Pres
byterian churches OF this city the past
few weeks In the interest Of the 81. ooo, 900
endowment fund for the pensionins Of
their widows and orphans.
Rev. DR.. William Hiram Foulkes. gem
eral secretary; Rev. DIR. William sylves-
ter Holt, associate secretary. OF Phila-
delphia, and Rev. DR.. William ]. johnson.
neld representative, Of New York City.
win be present Rev. DR.. Radcliffe. who
has been the chairman Of the local cam
paign committee. win preside.
Somei OF the other Presbyterian
churches will dismiss their evening serv-
Ice and Join In the mass. meeting In the
cordially invited. There will be no appeal
for money.
The following resolution presented by
the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. ID. D., was
passed at the meeting Of the Presbyterian
Ministers Association on Monday, May
II:
1.-THE Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
ton of Washington. d. c., congratulates
the Rev. Joseph T. Kelly. DID,. dpo1
the completion on Sabbath last. May 10.
1914. OF forty years service in the Pres
byterian ministry, and upon the further
unusual AND honorable fact that this
ministry was given in the one passionate
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church Of
this city. We gladly make record Of
the distinguished fsithfulness and loyal
service of this ministry. and pray that
It may long continue its benediction to
US and to all our churches"
Rev. William ]. Johnson, Of New York
City. will deliver an address to the stud
ents Of Howard University on Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock on Abraham
Lincoln. the Christian" DIR. johnson Ii
the author of a recent book with the
above title. He has been In the city
several weeks organizing and directing
the campaign for the Ministerial Relief
and Sustentation Fund Of the Presby-
terrain Church.
At the Gunton Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church. Fourteenth and r
streets northwest. the pastor. DIR. Gran
ger. will preach at II g. m. on The
Community Hike" Miss Burnap will sing.
There will be no evening service. as the
congregation will unite In the mass meet
meeting in the New York avenue church.
Sunday. May "a. the last evening serv-
ice for the season will be held at which
time flag will be presented to the
church by the Sunday School
Great progress in mission work during
the last year was announced by the dele
gates from missionary centers all over
the world at the thirty-first annual con-
vention of the Women's General Mission
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church held in Philadelphia Thursday.
From India came Miss Fannie C. Martin.
with a report showing what six years
of earnest work has accomplished toward
uplift, despite the obstacles intruded by
teachers of the ancient pagan religion.
Hindooism and the little less influential
doctrines of Mahomet Miss Martin said
there are in the neighborhood of 5000
Christians in that country. as compared
with only few thousand several years
ago. She added that II was her be-
lief that In ten years more the system
Of child marriage. child widowhood and
temple girls that now prevails would
be wiped out Of existence
Egypt was represented by Miss Carol
Mcmillan. who Is stationed at Tanta,
where, she asserted. Is located a mission
airy school for girls which has done
more to uplift the students both mentall,
and morally TIN any other school in
that part or the country. Mrs ]. c.
Alter. who has done good work among
the Western Indians; Mrs. William Nc
who labors for the moral and
mental uplift of the colored race in the
South, and other delegates had favorable
reports of progress.
An election Of officers for the coming
year was held in which Mrs. /. C. Ran
kin. Of Canon City. Colo. was chosen
president Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Mrs. L. r. Free. of
Philadelphia; second vice president, Mrs.
}. c. Pinkerton, Los Angeles Cal: secre-
tary, Mrs. ]. F. Logue, Of Cleveland:
treasurer. Mrs. ]. B. Hill, Pittsburgh:
board Of directors. Mrs. ]. ID. Sands, Mrs.
!. II. Millilsen. Mrs. r. c. Morton, Mrs.
]. B. Hill. Miss Carrie Reed; magazine
Miss s. NJ Kelso, Miss Mar
garct Moorehead, and Mrs. George Moore.
At the Covenant Sunday school social
last evening, there was a delightful pro-
gram Of motion pictures Of mountaineer
life in the South, and presentation of the
schools missionary work through their
representative. Rev. Mr.. Black. who
labors in the mountains OF West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Albert M Chesley, superin-
tendent Of the school. and Mrs Chesley
were the recipients of a beautiful silver
fruit dish and a dozen china plates of
rare design, as token OF the esteem
In which they are held by the officers and
teachers OF the school. Mr. H. B. F..
mcfarland made the speech OF presenta-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs Chesley are to leave
Washington this summer for Harrisburg,
where Mr.. Chesley has been appointed
boys work secretary for the State of
Pennsylvania.