The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-24
PRESBYTERIAN.

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pulpit again tomorrow at both morn
ing and evening services at Fourth
Presbyterian Church. The evening
service will be held on the church
lawn under tent. The subject will be
THE Gift that He Made" Those who
have had the privilege Of hearing DR.
Wilson will welcome the announce.
ment that he is to have charge OF
another community service before he
leaves the city. The tent services are
popular, with good music and helpful
talks. The community is invited to
attend. Services begin at 1880 o'clock
The Boy Scouts of Troop No. As. at
Fourth Presbyterian Church. had their
first pathfinder hike yesterday after
noon. They visited Washington Monu-
ment and took a general view of the
city. The lads had swim in the
public pool at the foot of the monu-
ment. Next Thursday afternoon they
will visit the Geological Gardens,
later taking a swim at Rock Creek
Park. These hikes will be continued
every Thursday afternoon until every
place of interest in the city has been
visited. Boys in the neighborhood are
welcome on the hikes. They should
leave their names with Mr.. Edison. at
the Fourth Church.
Word has been received from Dr.
and Mrs. Kelly, Of Fourth Presbyterian
Church, that they are well and enjoy
ing their vacation at Plattsburg. n
Y. Their heartiest greetings are sent
to all church members and friends.
The regular monthly teachers meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening
next. Beginning with next Thursday
night, all the Sabbath school teachers
and substitutes will meet from Z until
s o'clock for a teacher training course.
The work will be continued every
Thursday night until further notice.
The regular morning service at the
Church of the Covenant is being held
as usual throughout the summer. The
evening service is held in the Cove
nant tent. which has been erected this
year in Lamont street, near Mount
Pleasant street During the absence
of Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, the min
lister of the Church of the Covenant,
the preaching is being done by Rev.
Howard Hannaford. the minister's as
sistant He is preaching series of
sermons in the tent on the subject.
Mature Lessons in the Bible" Tomor-
row evening the special subject in the
series will be THE Fig Trees of Pales-
tine" There will be special music.
Miss Christine Church will act as
soloist.
Rev. Herbert Booth Smith, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church. OF
Knoxville. Tenn, who filled the pulpit
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church last summer, has arrived in the
city and will begin his term of sum-
mer services tomorrow morning. The
theme of the sermon will be THE I'm
conventional Christ" DR.. Smith also
will have charge of the midweek pray
er meetings and will conduct series
of studies in the life of Christ
DIR. Smith is an enthusiastic motor
list. Leaving his home in Tennessee
week ago last Tuesday, he motored
through Eastern Tennessee to the Nir
ginia line and then through Virginia.
up the Shenandoah Valley to Win
chester. Cumberland, and Bedford
Springs, and thence via the Lincoln
highway to Pittsburgh, where he
preached last Sunday. On Monday he
motored from Pittsburgh to Washing
ton, a distance of 225 miles. The best
days run was from New Market, Va,
to Abingdon, Va, a trip of 23 miles.
The entire journey developed only one
puncture. and the arrival in Washing
ton showed a total mileage of 9T5
miles The Tennessee pastor expects
to spend the summer. between Sunday
engagements, in motoring over the
roads leading out of Washington.