The Washington herald., 1915-02-14
What Church People
Are Saying and Doing

The centenary of peace between the
United States and Great Britain will
h. celebrated with special services IN
10000 churches, it is estimated, OF all
denominations in this country today.
the Sunday nearest the date. February
II, when, in 1915, President Monroe
made proclamation OF the treaty OF
peace. signed by the plenipotcntiaries
in the city of Client, on Christmas eve
1914
Printed suggestions for today's serv-
ices have been prepared for use IN
Protestant EpiscipoI Churches. in
Methodist Churches, by the trlends'
and others. People of all the different
religious beliefs will participate in the
observance of the occasion.
Not only the churches. but also Sun
day schools, Christian EAdeavor socie-
ties. Epworth leagues. and other
young peoples organizations will make
emphatic the subject of peace in their
meetings today.
Decision Day" to be observed by
Christian Endeavor societies today.
will mark the conclusion of Christian
Endeavor week, commemorative of the
thirty-fourth birthday of the Endeavor
movement. All societies are urged to
make special efforts in today's meet
inEs to obtain decisions for the Chris
tian life and church membership. for
larger giving. for better dcvotions. for
support of the church prayer meeting,
and for the conservation OF life to
Christian service.
Rt Rev William Cabell Brown, d.
D.. Bishop COadjutOr of Virginia, and
Rev. rthur Mason Sherman, mission
airy to Hankow, China, are among the
speakers announced for the mission
Of PrOfaSfant
Episcopal Church. diocese of Wash
iugton. which is to b" held on Thurs
day February is. at p. m, in the ID.
\. T. Hall. on Seventeenth street. The
Bishop Of Washington will preside.
Tho mon OF Emmanuel Baptist
Church will attend a supper to be held
February I6. under the auspices of the
mems class of the Sunday school. The
ladies Of the church will provide the
supper. \ mems class debate will be
"nr of the features Of the program
which is to follow.
The Lcnten charge of Bishop Hard
ing. delivered thc past week to the
Protestant Episcopal churches of the
diocese of Washington. directs special
attention to the condition of the people
in Europe and to the distress of the
unemployed in American cities. urging
special weekly services OF interCcssion
during Lent. His letter says:
Il charge the clergy and lay people
Of this diocese to give themselves this
Lent 10 extraordinary acts and cNer-
Cisos OF devotion as never before.
Examine yourselves, search and
discipline your souls, confess your sins.
amend your lives, turn unto the Lord
your God. and own and serve Him and
Him only : your Master and King.
Give yourselves specially to prayer,
remember the peoples at war, our own
nation, the church. and yourselves, and
0csccch God that all may learn perfect
Y to love Him and one another.
open wide your hearts. curtail your
~NpenscS, give IibcraIly, and minister
tho more abundant life of Christ to the
-ufcrinE peoples abroad. the sore
distressed at homo. Let the glory OF
iod and the help of humanity, the
revelation of the love of Christ in the
.haraCtcr and actions of His disciples.
become this Lent and forevermore
your aim and CndCavor.
The present cXigenCy demands Spe-
risl and unit"d action. And, there
Corc. / advise that every Wednesday
morning during Lent at haIf-past
seven TIA" churches be thrown open, the
-lcrEy and peoples assemble. and join
mn our Lords own service OF the Holy
Communion. offering their earnest in
I"rccssiOns for thu church and the ma
,iuns. In tho quiet hush and unruf1ed
aim Of the carly morning let us of
This diocese unite and fervently pray
I"GcJhcr that all men everywhere may
ono to the know ledge and love and
-.-lNlcc of our Lord and Saviour ,IcSu,