Evening star., 1915-10-30

tory Of the denomination. il 10 ssid.
|Twenty-one white and nfty-eight col.
ored Baptist churches are cooperative
auspices OF the southern Baptist CON-
ventton, DR.. Weston Bruner, secretary
Of evangelism. director. assisted BY
nineteen other trained assistants and
about as many special singers. Never
before. In any denomination, has such
8 campaign been conducted.
An interesting feature Of the cams
paign is the daily meetings held on the
streets. In the various shops, car barns.
etc. and IN many Of the private edu-
catfonal institutions Thousands of
Washingtonians have attended these
meetings during the past week, and
similar meetings will be held next
week. At these MONDAY and other odd
hour services one of the trained sing.
ers sings and brief message IL de.
livered by one of DR.. Bruners evangs-
listic assistants.
Services are held each evening in
each Of the cooperating churches. led
by one of the evangelists, with one
OF the singers assisting. Each morning
there is a union service at one of the
downtown churches, one Of pleasing
features of which has been the sing
ing by the male quartet compoyed Of
Messrs. Ruby. Martin. Scholfeld and
ehair ns p. On Mo,nq number Of days the
Church (colored) has sung at these
morning meetings. This choir will also
be heard there next week. Rev. L. b.
Wolf viii speak at a service in Mount
Carmel Church tomorrow afternoon ae
3 o'clock.
The gymnasium in the annex Of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church has been
opened, with Homer Edison. general
secretary of the church. in charge.
Glasses for girls are conducted Mon
day evenings after school. while those
for high school girls and other young
fNI-np
at Z o'clock. These classes are under
the supervision Of volunteer woman
instructors. and the work given cor
responds with that given in tho larger
country. Tuesday evenings at o'clock
the gymnasium is open to boys. and
Wednesday evenings at the same time
to men.
the morning service tomorrow at the
church
In the evening Mr.. W. H. H. Smith
win continue his lectures on The Tom.
ple," speaking this time on 'Glimpses
of Christ in the Temple"
The Sabbath school teachers and ON
GERS of the church met Wednesday
evening. in business session. Reports
plans were made whereby every pos
sible advantage in the way OF instruc-
tion, social life. etc. may be given to
all who attend. Reports from the va
to be in fiourishing condition. Tho
orchestra. under the direction OF Sam
uel H. Wardell. is proving to be quite
la feature, the young people OK the
every chance to develop their talent
through this means. A report Of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor showed that more interest Is
in its work than has been shown in
several years.
The womens Missionary Society will
meet Wednesday in the annex. Mrs.
Claude KEEPER will speak on the work
Mr.. Homer Edison will leave for a
ten day trip to Ohio Monday morning.
While gone he will attend to several
tives. Mr.. Edison leaves at this time in
order to assist in the eleventh hour
work Of the dry forces OF his state
X
A conference on the varied use Of
"The Kings Highway" the text book
issued by the central raon se,d TOR OF
New York Avenue Church Friday
Thirty women. representing seventeen
Presbyterian churches. were present
and took part. The leader OF this nor
NAL class was Miss Mar1ette Little.
presbyterial secretary of missionary
education, The class was entertained
at luncheon by Mrs. John Hervey
Young and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
Deep interest is felt in the ap-
preaching visit for the week of Novem.
ber II to % of B. Carter Milliken OF
New York, educational secretary OF the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions.
Under the auspices of the Christian
Presbytery Of washington city. MI.
Milliken will conduct class in why
and How of Foreign Missions" each
evening for delegates from the Chris
tion Endeavor societies OF tho pres
bytery.
The committee In charge consists Of
the officers of the union: Frank NC
Chesney. president: Mrs: Frank 2.
Edgington. Miss Marion Mattern. Al
dents: Miss Florence Steinbrenner ana
BARLEY Reside, secretaries. and Al
bert ST. Clair, treasurer.
A morning class for leaders and Of
the care of a committee Of the Won.
ans Foreign Missionary Society OF
which the chairman is Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe. whose members are Miss
rows. Mrs. John n. Mills. Mrs. John H..
Young. Miss Elizabeth Zea, Mrs.
Charles j. Williamson. Mrs. c. =.
Mower, Miss Isabella Campbell, Miss
Mabel Main and Miss Mary B. Lothrop.
Rev. Clarence A vincent OF tHfs Wty
was elected at the national council OF
Congregational Churches held at New
Haven, Conn, chairman Of the COM
mission on temperance. This commits
sion is made up Of well known laymen
and it will exert the influence Of the
Congregational Churches of the United
States for national and district pro-
hibition.
y X
The fiftieth anniversary Of the found
ing of the Young Women's Christian
Association is to be observed next Feb
ruary. Already throughout the United
States the various associations, OF
which there are nearly Thousand, arc
planning an appropriate observance sf
the jubilee year.