The Washington times., 1914-09-26
CALF FORN|A PASTOR
TO CONDUCT SERVICE.
Metropolitan Baptist Church to
Hear Clergyman With Pulpit
on Wheels.

Two services will hp conducted in the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. Sixth and
: streets southeast. tomorrow at II a. m.
and 7:45 p. m. respectively. The Rev.
DT. ,Tohn Compton Ball, pastor will
preside and preach at the morning
gathering. while the Rev. y. r. Hermis-
ron. of California. will conduct the even
Ing service, pT. Hermston is known
among religious workers On account of
the unusual methods he uses. For
several years he has used "a pulpit on
wheels No form of vehicle has yet
come into service that has not. on diff
ferent occasions, been utilized by Dr.
Bernliston as q pulpit and often
while on board trains he has preached
Ihe gospel.
In observance Of Or. Balls eleventh
year as pastor OF the Metropolitan
church. tn" church gave him recep-
ton on Wednesday,
I'T. Iiall voiced his recognition of the
honor and expressed his appreciat ton to
members or his congregation who had
'ntirinGls Co-oncratcd with him.
Increase In Income
He also gave an account of the prog
Iess Of the church during the eleven
vars "' iis pastorate. stating that a
cw parish hall had been erected, MAX
nE an increase in the valuation of the
{ i'tEHn : property from 10
nat the membership enrolment had in
'reased from 365 to go. and that the
nurCh's income had increased from
s,,iN1 70 $4,000 a year. This progress
nsseTIed DR.. Ball, was largely due toI
he faithful cooperation and good will
~ the parish. Congressman c. w.
iamlin of Missouri and the Rev. Dr.
Frank V Atkinson made addresses.
Those who were in the receiving line
With Dr. and Mrs. Ball were John F.
Bolen. superintendent of the Sunday
School. and Mrs. Bolen, Mr.. and Mrs.
2. B. Shaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin r
Haight, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. PaXson.
Asa L. Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fl. Owens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Boynton, Mr..
Mrs F. F. Thompson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
". B. Johnson.
The reception was planned by Mrs. NJ
l. Fisher. president of the executive
committee: Asa l: Gilbert. and Mrs.
~uIos were sung by Mrs. Clark. Mrs. J. |
49, Brooks. Miss Ethlyn Galloway, Miss |
NelIie Barber. and DR.. w. Bruce Hoof- |
..aEle. Miss Jessie Galloway was aC- |
" Francis Ferber, with accompaniment !
: Miss Ferber. Refreshments were !
rived under the supervision of Mrs. w. |
Eckhardt and Miss Emma Gardner.
nc floor committee was composed OF |
Mrs. /. A. Guest. Mrs. NJ. c. Fisher. /
Miss Frances GUschewsky. Miss Mary I
5attles. and Miss Helen Reed.
Union Service. /
A union prayer meeting of four !
-hurches will be conducted by DIR. Ball |
1t the Metropolitan Church on the af- !
.crnoon of october 4, the Day of Prayer |
for peace. The other churches are the !
i2pworth Methodist Church. Seventh and /
4 streets northeast. the Waugh Meth /
ndist Episcopal Church. Third and A
streets northeast, and the Eastern Pres !
yterian Church. Sixth and Maryland /
venue northeast
This day will also mark the opening
n q two-week evangelistic campaign at
ne METROPOLITAN Church, when there
EilI be meetings each night.
The Rev. W. NJ. Anderson, of Bir-
ningham, Ala, will preach. and the
,hoir of sixty voices will render es-
1ecially selected hymns under the d.
'iction Of A. B. Hunt.
Tas returned from Springfield, Ill, and
VIII occupy the pulpit of the Metropoli-
an Methodist Episcopal Church, John
,iarshall place nd c street northwest ]
orporrow morning. His subject will be
n The Three Angles Of Vision"
The Signs OF the Times or the Bat
= of ArTnageddOn,' is the topic upon
vhich the Rev. John Z. Briggs. pastor
T the Fifth Baptist Church, F and
'tJ-snd-a-half streets southwest, VII:
reach tomorrow evening at AS O'Clock
his subject Will be brief review Of
he European war in the light Of his
ory and scripture. At the IL o'clock
corning service DR.. Briggs will ad-
minister baptism and will preach