Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-31
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cliffe are spending their vacation in the
mountains of Pennsylvania, and from
word received here they are enjoying
their stay very much.
They expected to go to Canada, but
It is understood have about decided TO
remain in Pennsylvania. They may
later go to Michigan for brief stay.
At the service in the Covenant tent
on Lamont street near 18TH street.
which will be held at O'Clock toihor
row night, Rev. Howard Hannaloru,
minister's assistant of the Church Oh
the Covenant, will preach the last ser
mon in the series on the moral topic OF
mature Lessons in the Bible
His special subject will be: The
Rivers of Death and of Life.
There will be special music. MIR. Rich
ard p Backing acting as solost.
fffteen-minute song service, under the
direction of Mr.. John G. Klein. will pre-
cede the service.
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That the Vocational Institute which
the Washington District Epworth
League is conducting at Mountain
Lake Park, Md, is to be annual
affair is the unanimous opinion of the
institute faculty and committee, as
nothing but expressions OF hlghes. ap.
probation are heard from all OF the
delegates in attendance.
It Is the initia, attempt of the WASH
ington Leaguers to hold such an in
stitute, and, therefore. the experiment
10 watched with interest by all Meth
odism in Washington.
Rev. Dr. Francis NJ. Mccoy. pastor of
Waugh NJ. Z. Church of Washington.
was elected dean of the institute fac
ulty in place of Rev DR.: w. L; Nc
Dowell, superintendent of the Wash
ington Methodist Episcopal churches,
who was compelled to remain in Wash
ington because of sudden attack of
Illness.
DR.. Mccoy. it is said, has filed the
position with great acceptability, both
to the delegates and to the faculty.
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Rev. DIR. George L. Bitter of VAL
dosta, Ca, will fill the pulpit at the
month of August. DR.. Bitter arrived
in the city Wednesday and had charge
of the Thursday evening prayer serv-
ice. He has been coming to Washing
ton for several years, and those who
have heard him always welcome his
return to Washington.
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A teacher training class has been
inaugurated at the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, wherein the Bible will
y
Of lands and peoples gone into care
fully and its characters learned through
its biographical sketches and cotem-
poraneous writings All of the sun
courses, while those interested in such
study, in the church or community,
are cordially invied to join with them.
The class at present is being instructed
by General Secretary Edison
DR. GeOrQe. T.. Ritter of GEORGIA will
address the community tent service
on the lawn of the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, 18th and Fairmont, to-
discourse will be what Is Religion"
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
There will be good music.
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The open-air services in Lincoln
Park will begin at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. The speaker will be Rev.
George A. Miller. pastor of the Ninth
Street Christian Church.
Members of the orchestras of the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church and
the Ninth Street Christian Church will
assist in the musical program. Favor
its Selections" from the Billy Sunday
hymnal will be introduced as the song
book for these services. and the sing
ing will be conducted under the leader
ship OF Mr.. c. M. Griest.
These services are held under the
auspices of the joint Y. N. c. A. and
inter-church committee. They will be
conducted at the regular hour Sunday
afternoons during the months of Au-
gust and September. The public is cor
daily invited.
Rev. T. e. Davis, pastor of West
minister Memorial Presbyterian Church.
leaves with Mrs. Davis Monday for
Bayfield,. Ontario. Canada, to spend
August.
July.
The Christian Endeavorers who are
members of the District of Columbia
Union, at a recent meeting held at the
First Congregational Church, elected
the following officers to service until
June 80, 1916: President. Earl Taggart,
Vermont Avenue Christian Church !;
vice president. Mr.. Roger D. Marsden,
First Congregational: treasurer, Mr.
Clarence Huckle. Rhode Island Avenue
NJ P; secretary. Mr.. H. B. Otterman.
lexington Presbyterian, and assistant
secretary. Miss l.. English. Eastern
= Presbyterian.
The president has appointed the fol-
lowing department superintendent to
serve for one year: Evangelistic. Mr..
Robert Kempton, First Congregational
Church; extension. Mr. A. G.. Grinnel.
Vermont Avenue Christian Church; in
termediates. Miss Agnes Suman, st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church;
Junior. Miss Caroline Martin. United
brethren CnuTCN, missionary, MISS
Nancy Senner. Emmanuel Baptist
Church; citizenship, Mr. H. F. Morley,
Bethany Baptist Church: supply, Mr.. G..
o. Knapp. First Congregational Church,
and press, Mr.. C. G. A. Johnson
Calvary Baptist Church.
Sunday at Washington Grove Rev
James B. Clayton of this city will prsa oh
in the forenoon and Rev. Marvin H. Keen
in the evening At O'Clock a platform
meeting will be held. at which the sub
feet will be Religion in Business" Mr.
L. Cabell Williamson. who is to preside.
will speak on Conscience in Religion: :
W. H. H. Smith of North Takoma will
discuss THE Business of the Church
With Business" and MIR. Samuel b.
Hege of Rockville will present THE
Bible in Business
The August meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Union will be held at the
Berwyn Presbyterian Church, Berwyn,
Nd, Monday.
large delegation of Endeavorers
Of Washington will leave by special
ear from 18th and G streets north
west at Sis pm, for Berwyn.
upon arrival at Berwyn. the Endeavor-
ers at that place will entertain the
visitors from Washington.
A cordial invitation is extended to
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