The Washington times., 1915-04-24


secured the services OF Joseph W. Folk.
chief counsel for tho Interstate Com
merCe Commission, and former COVER
nor of Missouri as speaker for tonor-
row evening upon the second one in the
series of international Sabbath school
lessons instituted by the Fourth Church
in the interest of teachers, scholars.
and Bible students throughout the city.
The subject of the lesson for the even
ing will be "Saui's Attempt to XIII
David and David . Escape. Mr. FOLK
is recognized as a speaker OF great
force and will doubtless attract "A large
audience.
The Rev Merritt Earl. who has been
the pastor OF the Congress lleigl1s
Methodist Episcopal Church for the past
four years has moved to Falls Church,
Va, where he has been assigned for tn"
coming year. Tn" Rev. Mr.. Earl has
done much for the church since hls pas
torate there. More property has been
acquired and the COn-reEatlon has
steadily increased. His removal to an
other field is deeply regretted by MS
parishoners. lie is succeeded by the
Rev.. l.. N. Bennett, VINO IS aI!o taking
up his residence in Congress Heights
Under the auspices of the Christian
Science Churches of Washington the
Rev. William +. Mckenzie Will deliver
tie sixth of series Of lectures on
'Chrisuan Science" at Polls Theatcr.
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Mr..
Mck cnzie is among the oldest OF the
Christian Science lecturers. He is also
chairman of the board of trustees Of
the Christian Science Publishing So
C!ety
Force in hature and the Nature Of
Force will be the subject of an adj
dress by Prof. HyIand c. Kirk to the
washington Secular League at Pythian
Temple on Sunday afternoon. The meet
rs will be the last of the season and
will be taken up for the major part
preceding Prof. Kinks lecture with cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year.
Madame Mountford. who spent con-
siderable of her life in ths Holy Land,
wll deliver her lecture. life in
Jcrusalem,' at the Terminal Railroad
Depa rtmcnt of the Young Mems Christi
terpretations of the manners and GUS
toms of the Holy Land she Will use
costumes and garments common to the
people of that country to make her
hearers more fully understand some Of
the pa assages of the Scripture where al
lusions to such things are made. Ladies
are invited to attend the lecture
The Epworth League of Metropolitan
Memorial Church, John Marshall place
and street northwest. Will hold It's
Sunday evening devotional services IN
the rectory of the church at 6;i5 Mis-
p c. Hyam will lead with the subject.
What the League Is Doing in India.
At the Grace Baptist Church, Ninth
and l. streets southeast. Pastor r. W.
Johnson will preach on the Double
Life" Sunday night. There will be bap-
tism at the service. The large chorus
cl DIR will lead in song service from
the new hymnboOkS.
John MacMurray. pastor of the Union
Methodist Episcopal Church. Twentieth
, street near Pennsylvania avenue north
west tomorrow morning at II O'Clock
Will speak upon the topic: The JOY of
Church Going" and Mrs. Charles Fair
fax will be the soloist. In the evening
Dr. MacMurray will speak concerning
the Life and Work and Martyrdom
of John Huss." one of the earliest of
the reformers. the five hundredth ami
!\Versary of whose death is being Cele-
brated this year and Sunday is the day
set apart for the celebration in Wash
ington.
DR.: James Shera Montgomery will
preach in the Metropolitan Methodist
on The Heroic Christ =" In the evening
at o'clock he will give a special ser
mon-lecture on the Art OF Fault-tind-
ing" Free seats to the people
The Rev. DR.. John ~ Holmes, the
newly appointed superintendent of
church extension of the Maryland Con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, win preach at Park Road
Eleventh street northwest, tomorrow
morning and evening. There will be a
reception for the pastor at the church
/ next Friday evening.
Much interest is being manifested in
| the revival meetings which the Birge
sisters. singing cvangeIists," are con-
Quoting at the Fifth Baptist Church.
| and which will continue through Tues
day night. At a mass meeting tomor-
row afternoon the Rev. F, w. Johnson
| sisters will sing Molly and the Baby"
and The Brewers Big Horses" The
/ Rev. John +. Briggs, pastor. will preach
! at the morning and evening services
The third and last of a series of lec-
| lures on Immortality will be deliv-
| cred by Judge Norris. of the Depart
! ment of Justice, at the First Baptist
| Church. Sixteenth and O streets north
west tomorrow evening.
The Young Women's Christian Asso.
| citation vcspcr services tomorrow will
have for the speaker Mrs Suhkoda
| Banerjee, who is the daughter of a high
| caste Hindu in East India. She is en-.
gagged in rescue work among the temple
! Eirls OF India. Mrs. Charles Riker vii
| be the solo'st, and Miss Isabelle Stone
| will accompany her,
| Washington District EpwOrth League
will hold luncheon from noon until
I p. m. in the Old Masonic Temple next
! Tuesday and Wednesday. The proceedi
'of the luncheon will be used TO partly