Evening star., 1915-02-06

The regular meeting of the Vaughan
class of Calvary Baptist Church las
Monday evening was followed by de
bate on the question. Resolved. Tha
nilitarism is a greater menace than pro
lection to a nation
The affirmative was held by c. E. Enli,
and D. NJ Jones, while the negative wa
earnestly argued by r II. Berry ane
T. c. Foster The judges. Prof Mitchell
Carroll. Edward Hines and Mr.. Stark
weather. handed in a decision in favol
Of the affirmative
The class membership contest wa.
loomed by the singing of new cam
paign song to the tune of "Tipperary.
The date for the annual banquet was sci
Tor February %.
Through the efforts of Mrs Ella Can.
non of Garfield, u. G. the Allen A NJ. Z
hurch of that place has been presented
with an individual communion service
and :, set of pulpit coverings. Rev. W. A
Harris. the pastor, and J. Edward Young
steward of the church. accepted the Gift
on behalf of the congregation.
What. Then. Is Religion?' is the sub
Ject for tomorrow of the first of a series
Of four sermons to be delivered at the
rvening services at All Souls Unitarian
ohurch by its pastor. Rev. U. C. B.
fierce Fundamental Questions is the
general heading for these discourses an
iIounced by the minister The music at
ms service will be given by the quartet
rhoir under direction of Mrs. H Clay
Browning.
Rev. Bernard Braskamp, minister of
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church.
fsth and Meridian streets, will preach
on the subject, John. the Apostle Whom
Jesus Loved, at the evening services to-
Torrow. This will be the third of Mr..
Braskanps series of sermons on the gen
Gral topic. THE Life and Times of the
Larry Apostles" At the IL O'Clock
service his topic will be IAN interview
series on the subject. Some of the Con-
Nersatlonal Discourses of Jesus"
Truth. Worship. Service" is the motto
adopted by the Liberal Religious Union
recently formed in All Souls Unitarian
Rev u G. B. Pierce. Officers of the
association are: President, Harry w.
Nichols; vice president. George A War
rem; secretary. Mrs. Leland p shidy !;
committee, Miss Myra c. Hale, Miss
Ethel NJ Hendershott and Mr.. Edward
Collins. al
The Epworth League of Metropolitan n
memorial Church will hold it's devo-
t!onal service at 6:45 tomorrow even
ing in the vestry of the church. on
which occasion NJ NJ Thomas will give
a talk on the topic "A Promise of Fore
Siveness.''
Miss. Helen NJ. Boulnois will describe
ner work among the wounded soldiers
in the hospitals of Great Britain at a
special service in the Anacostia Bap-
list Church tomorrow evening She
heard directly from the lips of these
men narratives of happenings at the
'front.' IN the great war, and retells
them. as nearly as possible, in their
own language.
Members of the Terminal Railroad
Y NJ c. A are to litsen to an address
southern railway, Monday evening at
oeloc--- The Terminal Orchestra and
the Terminal Singing Club will provide
music for the occasion.
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Nine. Mountford of Jerusalem, Pales-
tlne, lectured Thursday evening in
Union NJ. E. Church on THE Salt of
The Earth" second talk, which fol-
lowed. was on The Lost Piece of Sill
YER"
Miss Isabel Buchanan of Philadel-
phia gave number of soprano selec-
lions at concert Wednesday evening
ny the evening chorus of Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church.
James whitcomb Riley; His Life and
Work." was the subject of a lecture
given by Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor of
St Paurs Lutheran Church, in Wood
ward & Lothrop's auditorium, Wednes-
day, the proceeds of which are to go to
help restore Broad Creek Church. sit
mated beyond Anacostia and established
in 1892. The affair was under the au-
spices of the historical committee of
the Daughters of the American Reyolu-
ZION.
Euscopalians are planning a man.
moth missionary meeting February IS
10 be held in Memorial Continental Hall
Its aim is to arouse enthusiasm IN the
project of raising s1,000.000 to forward
10 the poor churches of Europe Bishop
Harding is to preside. and the chief
speakers will be Bishop Brown, Coad1utor
of Virginia and for many years a mis-
sionary in Brazil; Bishop Rhinelander
OF Philadelphia and Rev Father Sher-
man of China Rev. George Fisk Dud-
ley. rector of St. Stephens Church. is to
have charge of the big choir of 250
voices which will furnish the music.
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Rev Dr. ". r Wedderspoon. pastor OF
Foundry VI. E Church. Is to be among
the speakers who will address audiences
70 be held from February IA to Fl in
Union Square NJ. E. Church. Baltimore.
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"Gernany-the Land of the Kaiser"
3 the subject to be discussed by Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, pastor Of Met
ropolitan Memorial NJ. f. Church, tomor-
row evening. This Is the sixth and last
of the minister's series of Sunday night
lecture-sermons on the general theme,
The War Among the Nations"
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Rev John f. Briggs, pastor of Fifth
Baptist Church, will deliver tomorrow
morning the fifth of his series of sermons
on The Growing Christian taking up
for consideration the special topic, Ar
rested Development" In the evening he
will continue his talks on Famous Men
or the Old Testament" the theme for to-
morrow being Joshua. the Father of His
Country" Special music is announced
for both services, the congregational
singing being led by a large chorus
choir under the direction of W. j. Pal
rner The public is cordially invited to
both services.
musical and vocal entertainment
was presented Tuesday evening by the
Girls Friendly Society of the Church
of the Nativity in the parish hall, in
the establishment of the organization.
Refreshments and general dancing fol-
lowed the conclusion of the program.
Speeches eulogiZing the society for
its work in the northeastern part of
the city were made by the rector, Rev.
Enoch NJ Thompson, and Superintend-
ent Hamilton of the Sunday school