The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
METHODIST.

Charles S. Cole, pastor, will be re-
opened tomorrow. New floors have
been laid throughout the church ant
, Sunday school rooms. the vestibule
has been tiled. glass doors have been
placed in the entrance and a new vel
vet carpet has been laid in tho au-
ditorium. primary and Sunday school
rooms. About 5000 has been ex-
! pended for improvements, including
a new organ.
At IL o'clock service. the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. w. l.. Nc
Dowell. d. D., LII. D.. superintendent
of Washington District. and at y.
m. the speaker will be Bishop Earl
Cranston, d. D., LII. ID.
beautiful new pipe organ. has
been installed and will be played for
the first time at the morning service.
An elaborate musical program has
been arranged for both services, I'M
der the direction of Clyde II. Ed
wards, director of the choir. Miss
Mabel c. Sands will preside at the
organ.
On Friday. February &c. DR.. Adam
Geibel. of Philadelphia, the blind or
ganist. will give an organ recital. He
will be assisted by a large choir.
The Washington District Epworth
League of the NJ. f. Church and the Ed
worth League Union of the NJ. f.
Church. South. will join in a Methodist
patriotic rally at Polls Theater tomor-
row afternoon. The doors of the theater
will be opened at 2:45 o'clock. and admis-
sion will be by ticket until 3:I5 o'clock.
when the general public will be admit
ted II any seats remain unoccupied. The
meeting will begin at 3:l5 o'clock with a
song service led by J. +. Galleher, Of
Foundry NJ. f. Church The Epworth
League choirs at Trinity. Anacostia,
Iowa Avenue. Dumbarton. Douglas,
Foundry. McKendree. and Hamline NJ
+. churches will occupy reserved seats
near the front of the auditorium The
singing will be accompanied by a twenty
five-piece orchestra. conducted by Anton
kaspar. of Foundry Church. Patriotic
solos. in which the audience will be
asked to join in the chorus. will be sung
by Miss F. b. Heartsill and Miss Mary
Sherier
The meeting will be in the nature Of Il
WasninGton-Lincoln birthday celebration,
with Hon. Josephus Daniels. Secretary
of the Navy. as the principal speaker
Secretary Daniels is member of the
NJ. +. Church, South and it is expected
this the occasion for warm welcom.
from his own denominatio
Robert d. Burbank. first vice president
of the District League. is chairman of
the committee in charge OF general ar
for the rally. assisted by Dr.
4. c. Christie. president of the District
League, and J. Ora Talbert, president Of
the Epworth League Union: Frank A.
Frost. field secretary OF the Epworth
League Union. and W. A. Jump.
secretary of the Dis
trict League. head the publicity and
of tickets committees for
their respective organizations. A. F. Mar
tin, president of Mount Vernon Chapter
Of the Southern League, heads the COM
mittee on decorations, assisted by Forrest
F. Farney. president of Mckendre-
Chapter. and Mrs. T. B. Penicks. pres-
lent of Iowa Avenue Chapter. Christie
oher c. MulIady, of Douglas Chapter:
Ralph Rich. of the Southern League. and
:. ID. Boss. District second vice presi-
lent. are in charge of the committee on
ishers and public comfort Robert D. |
Burbank will preside. the meeting being !
entirely a lay affair.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. Score |
AIRY of State. will be the speaker at the !
nth mems mass meeting, held under the |
auspices of the ONO Glass at the Bright /,
wood Park NJ. +. Church, at Eighth and |
Jefferson streets, tomorrow at ; O'Clock |
A large choir of men will lead the song I
service. No tickets will be required and |
10 seats reserved. All men are invited !
o attend.
Evangelist William d. I.aumaster. OF |
Philadelphia, is conducting special serv-
ces at the Gorsuch NJ. E. Church, Rev. |
J. Z. Esaias pastor. The evangelist con- |
iucted similar services in Washington !
ibout four years ago, and the present |
'ompaiSn. like the former, is proving at
ractive and successful. In addition TO |
preaching the Gospel in sane and at
ractive manner, free from abusive crit
cism of churches, pastors or individuals
hr. Laumaster has a pleasing personality |
md voice, and sings solos at his meet
nSs. Friday night and Sunday afternoon
mass meetings will be held by the evan
,elist at the church.
At the Georgetown Methodist Protestant
,hurch tomorrow morning the pastor,
Rev ]. Wilbur Balderson. will preach a
pecial sermon on Observation-Disclosures
nd Christian" At the evening service
lie will speak on THE Man Who Played
ne fooi concluding the series on
Rev. Lucius c. Clark. d. D., pastor Of
iamline Methodist Episcopal Church. in
lis discourse tomorrow morning. at the 1
O'Clock service. will speak of the war
onditions in Europe and also in COM
nemoration of the life of Washington.
he subject of his sermon will be THE
Worlds Bulwark" At the evening serv-
ce at o'clock he will have for his
heme. "Bunyan's Interpreter" this be-
ne the second of the series of sermons
n the teachings of John Bunyan. the
:nglish preacher. in his famous book,
Pilgrims Progress
Tomorrow morning in Foundry Metho-
list Episcopal Church the pastor. Rev
V. r. Wedderspoon. d. D.. will preach
he fourth sermon in the series on THE
Way of the Christian on the theme
Purity" In the evening his subject
Till be, The Sword and the Cup" in the
cries on Christ in the Field of Human
iced"
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery
ill preach on "Washington-the First
merican,'' at Metropolitan Memorial
hurch, tomorrow evening. at o'clock
n the Epworth League service. at S:i5
m. DIR. Clifton p. Clark will talk on
The Benediction of Spiritual Home"
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