Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

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League in his work before the excise
board.
A matter of interest to Epworthians
today is the issuance of the current
directory of Washington District Ep-
Will be found in all churches tomor-
row, contains the names and addresses
of the officers of the various chapters,
together with other useful information
concerning the league and its work in
Washington.
The directory was compiled by a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Ashby
Jump. H. F. Carl, Charles X. Hoover,
Robert D. Burbank, Florence C. Day,
Harvey Townsend, Edward Boss and
Lee B. Emory.
Rev. John MacMurray, pastor, will
deliver Christmas sermon upon the
topic THE Best Christmas Present" at
the Union Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow at II o'clock and in the
ford will give an Illustrated address
on 1.-The Nativity"
There will be special music at both
services.
Wednesday evening at s O'Clock a
humorous Christmas cantata will be
given by members of the Sunday
school in the Sunday school room.
Christmas services will be held in
metropolitan Methodist Church tomor-
row.
The Sunday school, at $50 am. will
have special exercises, while at IL am.
DR.. Montgomery will give Christmas
sermon on The Message From the
Manager Child
The quartet choir will render a pro-
gram of Christmas music. At pm.
DR.. Montgomery will speak on 1.-The
War; What Shall the Harvest Beg"
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Dr. D. Macfadgen, fellow of the Roy
al Historical Society, for ten years
pastor of Highgate Congregational
Church, London, will speak in the
First Congregational Church tomorrow
Three Months of War"
Dr. Macfadgen will use the stereop
ticon, showing eighty views of the
desolating work of the war. The
speaker is here with introductions
from Former Amba ssador james Bryce
in the interest of Belgian immigra-
ton. He will give the address under
the patronage of the Belgian minister,
Mr.. Havenith
services at Rhode Island Avenue Meth
odist Protestant Church tomorrow.
The subject of the morning sermon by
the pastor, Rev. Louis Randall. will
be The Wonderful Name while at
the evening service the subject will
be THE Quest of the Wise Men"
The musical program, to be rendered
by the voluntary choir, in part is as
follows: Morning-Tenor solo, by Mr..
Glenn Dorsey, and anthem. Let Us Go
Unto Bethlehem" Lowden, with an in
cidental contralto solo by Miss Jen-
nette Campbell. Evening-Quartet,
Good T:dings." banks, and anthem,
Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethle-
hem," banks, with incidental solos by
Mr.. E. Lester Ballard and Miss Anna
Clokey.
Christmas morning at $50 o'clock
sunrise prayer service will be held
under the auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Society.
Rev. Bernard Braskamp will preach
his first anniversary sermon at Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock.
Preparations are being made for the
formal dedicatory service of the new
airy.
Owing to u painful accident which he
sustained yesterday afternoon, Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
the services tomorrow Rev. DR..
John N. Mills, u Presbyterian clergy
man who has recently come TO reside
in the National Capital. will preach IN
mis- stead.
DIR. Radcliffe's accident might easily
have proved very much more serious
than 1t was. While walking toward
ms home he was struck by passing
* streets northwest, knocked down
and bruised, and suffered u severe cut
over his left eye, wnlcn necessitated
several stitches. The driver of the
put passers-by assisted DR.. Radcliffe
70 MS nome, which is but block away.
He will. 1t is said, be confined to his
house Tor several days.
The weekly meeting of the Washington
Methodist ministers will be held this
coming Monday morning at II O'Clock al
the American University buildings. on
University Heights. when Nine Mount
ORD VIII address the meeting upon Life
trated by the Syrian Life OF Today in
Palest.re.' with especial reference IN m,
collection Of Syriana exhibits now in the
Museum OF the American I'm versity.
! he session viii be an open one and all
Bible teachers and Bible students are
invited to attend. o
World Power IN America" is the sub-
jcct on which Rov. Benjamin \. Unv-
wood Will speak In the Fourth Prcsbvtc
ran church. 18Th ana tairmont arrests
at 30 o'clu"k tomorrow evening
~. HAYWOOD work Ia Porto Jtlc, n.
well as la general misrir nary llncs. 4, ia
declared, hanipn i,lnl M q furomunt en-
pnn'ui at the effort
Tho address. "a which N. public 4. In
vited viii be under the auspices a.. the
Woman" M-Hionar, socle'y II The
Church