The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
BAPTIST.

| At Fifth Baptistp Church the pastor.
Rev. John Z. Briggs. will preach tomor-
row morning on How to Grow" This
is the second in the series of Sunday
morning sermons on The Growing Chris
tian.'' At night he will preach on Joseph
| the Savior of His People"
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O Secretary of
| State William J. Bryan will speak at the
| Fifth Baptist Church in the community
meetings in which the twelve Protestant
| churches and pastors of Southwest Wash
ington are cooperating. These COM
munity meetings will continue through
next week.
Rev. F. W. Johnson. pastor of Grace
Baptist Church. spent two days this
week in Philadelphia. attending the
Billy Sunday meetings. Tomorrow
night Mr.. Johnson will preach on
Billy Sunday and His Message" His
morning subject will be The Fathers
will"
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
the pastor, Rev. John Compton Ball.
will receive pledges tomorrow for the
pipe organ which it is planned to
build during 1915. 1t is expected that
the instrument will cost $4,000. The
pastors evening topic will be why
Should 1 Be a Christian
OH utSudg tNtuluBs january ~, Ine
officers and teachers OF the Sunday
school will hold their annual banquet
at which William Knowles Cooper, of
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the pastor will
deliver addresses.
The board OF management of the First
Baptist Sunday school held its annual
business meeting last Wednesday even
ing. following a banquet in the church
narlnTg FNra1lpUf
ted by the various officers and commit
tees. The entire corps of officers was re-
elected to serve during the present year.
FoIwnig the Sunday schools business
meeting, the church held its annual meet
ing. at which time last years officers
were reelected. Reports from the vari-
Gus organizations Of the church will be
given Thursday evening of next week.
DO Washington Women or Men Love
MOre?" is Rev. F. Hez Swems subject
for tomorrow night at Centennial Baptist
Church. Northeast Temple. II and
Twelfth street northeast. The II a m.
subject is Gods BloOd-body."
The Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Society and the Young Peoples Society
of Metropolitan Baptist Church united
this week. the new society retaining the
name Of the latter organization. Officers
for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Harry Gross; vice presi-
dent, Miss Ruth Ball: recording secre-
tary, Miss Leta Hawkins; corresponding
secretary. Miss Gertrude Taft; treasurer,
Harold King A special meeting Of the
society will be held once a month. at
which a literary and musical program
will be presented. Social service in ac-
cordance with methods indorsed by the
pastor and the church will receive special
attention during the year. The officers
were installed by the pastor, Rev. John
Compton Ball.
The lay preacher and crusader. James
]. Jeffreys. who is known in the Middle
West as ''the converted railroad engi-
neer," will hold three meetings at Shiloh
Baptist Church on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday nights speaking upon the fol-
lowing subjects, respectively: Building
Men," Safety First" and Rebuilding
Men" In three years Mr.. Jeffreys is said
to have Travelled more than 5000 miles
and to have spoken in 500 churches and to
$1,000 students in schools and colleges.