The Washington times., 1914-09-19
Happenings of Note In
Washington Churches

The Rev. DR. j. Henning NeIms. rec
tor % the Episcopal Church of the AS
tnnsion. Twelfth street AMI Iassachu-
setts avenue northwest. will begin j
Series Of Bible studies tomorrow even
ing at s o'clock. These instructions on
IN" teachings of tho Bible will be a
substitute for :ha SUNDAY evening ser
mon usually given bv the rector. His
opening subject tomorrow will ne Ter
usalem. Its Rulers and Its Peoples"
Following his return from Palestine
last week. the Rev. +. J. Prettyman.
paEtor Of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist
Episcopal Church. southern Assembly.
VIII resume his pastorate duties tomor-
roN. He will preach at both morning
and evening services TO be held in the
Mt. Pleasant Church at II a. IN. and
p. m, respectively.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Kelly. pastor
CT the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
Thirteenth and Fairmunt streets north
west. has returned from his vacation.
ice tomorrow. Besides the usual address
there will be a special orchestral pro-
gram. and an offeTtory solo by Miss
Christine Church. The chorus choir will
be directed by George w. Havell.
- some dcls SonncCten WIN thc war
Raging in Europe ana the Lessons
Taught by Them is the topic upon
which the Rev. c. Ernest Smith. rector
OF st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
Eighteenth street near Dupont circle
northwest. will preach tomorrow morp-
Barbara Smith and Miss Helena Smith,
has just returned from abroad. Hc
VIII reside in the Toronto apartrn ent
Twentieth and streets northwest. un-
III the new rectory for St Thomas
Church Is completed.
The first meeting of the season of the
Ladies Aid Society, of the Grace Re-
formed Church. was held Wednesday
evening in the social room. After the
by the Rev. Fl. Ranck. followed by a
prayer by the Rev. r. F. Main. of Penn
sylvania. who is the guest of his sister.
Mrs. r. c. Althouse. A musical and lit
erary, program was given. The vice
president Mrs. f. Cornman, presided
The Rev. 3. Carradine. who is preach
ing n series of sermons on Full Saliva
ton at the PenteCostal Church of the
NaZarene, 1c30 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, will in the future preach his
mid-xeek sermons on Friday evenings
instead of THURSDAYS. This change of
program is due to the fact that many
of the churches here conduct prayer
meetings on Thursday night.
At the Union Methodist Episcopal
Church. Twentieth street near Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. the Rev. John
MacMurray, pastor. will preach at the
II o'clock morning service His topic
will be The Breath of Cod
In the evening at the Happy Hour"
service the pastors travel talk will be
on China and the Possibilities of the
New Republic"
The Rev George Green. who has been
representing the Fifth Baptist Church
Sunday school in western Africa as a
medical missionary, will preach at the
Fifth Church tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock He will also participate in the
evening service. His wife and daugh-
ter will be present and will exhibit
ourios of their work and possibly show
stereopticon views. At the evening
service to be held in Fifth Church. tho
Rev. John Z. Briggs, pastor, will admin
lister the ordinance OF baptism.
The Rev. Jay T. Stocking. pastor o.
the First congregational CHURCH. Tenth
and G streets northwest, will preach
from his pulpit tomorrow morning at
ii o'clock. His topic will he Our
Refuge" Beginning with the first Sun
day in October. the regular evening
services in the church will lie resumed.
Christ in the Field OF Human Need"
is the general topic of a series Of speci-
al Sunday evening sermons which the
Rev. ". r. Wedderspoon. pastor of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sixteenth and Church streets north
west. will preach for a number of on
suing Sundays. The subject for the
service tomorrow evening will be.
Help in the Storm
At the Ninth Street Christian Church.
Ninth and d streets northeast. the
Rev George A. Miller will supply the
pulpit at both morning and evening
services to be conducted there tomor-
row. In the morning. he will preach
on Simon Zealotes. A Character
Study" while his evening topic will be
Observation-Disclosures