Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24
Pulpit and Peu

longs and prays for an 'old-time' re-
vival of religion In Washington which
will bless every church in the city 1t
lis declared. ia earnestly requested to
attend these meeting and spread the
revival fire In their respe ctive church.
es. A special meeting for prayer will be
held this evening. beginning at s
o'clock and concluding at midnight
Services will continue through next
week and possibly longer.
The women of Mount Vernon Place
NJ. f. Church South have a Bible study
| class. which meets at the church Tues
days.
| The last six weeks they have been
| studying the book of "Ephesians."
| At the meeting Tuesday from 2:30 to
$3.50 pm. the subject will be Sacrifice"
| Revival meetings of unusual interest
are in progress at the Fifth Baptist
Church and will continue through
Tuesday night.
The Birge sisters. singing evangelfsts,
sing several songs at each service.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
mass meeting for men. women and
| children. at which time Rev. F. w.
and the Birge sisters will sing Molly
and the Baby" and THE Brewers Big
Horses Can't Run Over Me- by special
request.
There have been large crowds pres
ent. much interest manifested and pro-
LESSONS of faith at each service.
Already a large number have united
with the church.
"Saurs Attempt to Kill David and
David's Escape" will be the subject of
an address tomorrow evening at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church by Mr.. Jo-
seph w. Folk, chief counsel of the in
terstate commerce commission and for
mer Governor of Missouri.
This is the second one in the series of
talks on international Sunday school
lessons inaugurated at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church in the interest of
Sabbath school teachers. scholars and
Bible students of the city.
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At the First Congregational Church
tomorrow evening Rev. DR.. Stocking
will give the second in his series on
Sermons From the City Streets" with
the special topic. The Dope Evil and
Quack Medicine"
Tomorrow night at o'clock special
sermon to the knights of Pythias will
be delivered at Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South. at
9th street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest, by the pastor, Rev. Edward
K. Hardin.
The knights will attend in a body, 1t
is understood. marching from the Pyth-
ian Temple, which is located just across
9Th street from the church.
Dr. Hardin is member of the order
and has made considerable acquaint
ance among the men composing its
membership since his coming to Wash
ington from South Carolina little
more than year ago.
Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean, the new pas
tor of Douglas NJ. E. Church, 18th and
H streets northeast. and his family ar
rived in the city from Baltimore Fri
day and will be "at home" in the par
sonage. 80s 18th street northeast, after
today.
Dr. Mclean will occupy the pulpit at
both services tomorrow.
Next Friday evening at o'clock, in
the church. welcoming reception will
be rendered DR.. Mclean and his family,
to which every member Of the church
and friends are invited.
A splendid program is being worked
out. At the same time a farewell re-
ception to DR.. Barnes. the former pas
tor and his family will be given. DR..
Barnes has been made superintendent
of the West Baltimore district and will
reside in Baltimore.
Evangelistic services are in progress
at Randle Highlands Baptist Church,
with Rev. Il H. Payne. pastor of Del
Ray Baptist Church. doing the preach
ing.
Thursday evening, May s. in Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church. 10th
street and Massachusetts avenue north
east, Rev. David w. Montgomery of
Nebraska. will deliver an illustrated
lecture on The Pilgrims and the
Plains under the auspices of the Tri-
angle Glass Of Young Men of the Sun
day school.
Rev. Mr.. Montgomery was formerly
a resident of this city. and many Wash
ington friends will welcome this oppor
tunity to meet him again after his sew
on his way east to give several lectures
in Harrisburg, Pa. and his Washing
ton visit will be brief. a stopover Of
three or four days to renew old ac-
Quaintances.
Women are invited to the 4 o'clock
service at the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c.
A.. Union station. tomorrow afternoon,
when Nine. Mountford will give lee
ture on Life in jerusalem"
In her Interpretation of the manners
and customs of the Holy Land she will
use costumes and garments common to
the people of Palestine, making more
easily understood some of the passages
of Scripture where illusions to such
things are made.
Dr. James Shera Montgomery will
give a special sermon-lecture on the
art Of Fault-Finding," in Metropoli
tan NJ. E. Church tomorrow evening.
Rev W. L. Mcdowell. superintendent
Of the Washington district Of the NJ. f.
Church, is at Atlantic City for few
weeks. recovering from a threa tened at
tack Of illness.
Judge William F. Norris will deliver
a lecture on Immortality tomorrow
evening at the o'clock service of the
First Baptist Church, 18th and o
streets.
This is the third lecture that Judge
Norris has given at the First Church
recently. The interest is steadily grow
ing and 1t is expected that large num-
| bers will be present at this. the clos
! ing lecture.
Rev. e. c. Dinwiddie is to address a
meeting OF the Young Peoples branch
of the W. c. T. U. at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at the Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church
The vesper service at the 7. NJ. c. A.
tomorrow afternoon Is to be addressed
by Mrs. Banerjee. Hindu child widow
from Calcutta, India.
| The following new officials were
| ch oaeD at election of First