Evening star., 1915-03-27

sacrament of the Lords supper will be
IN announcing thi. special series DR..
municants of New York Avenue
Church in which he says:
rs Grace e,,l be to to 20 you -, through Jesus
| closed. Notwithstanding the varied
and continued stress interJected into
eeptionai @ 'n and 'npo importunate Mn ., demands @
from without and abroad. our work
has advanced In every direction, and
the life of the church was never SO
a hne record! We approach our Easter
communion with high inducement to
Thanksgiving and conservation.
The Observance of this sacrament
upon the Thursday evening preceding
Easter day in special commemoration
Of its institution has already become
established and honored by us. Let 1t
this year. Control your social and busi-
ness arrangements that you may have
some part in the preparatory services
IN the days preceding its Observance.
votional reading and thought. Make
the Paschal feast significant for your
self. your household and your own
church. Make 1t time Of recall. re-
slight hindrance prevent your presence:
Realize the reality and meaning of
communion that the service may have
for you the sense and exercise Of fell
church as well as with the Master Of
the feast.
Save thy people. o Lord. and bless
Thine heritage; feed them also. and
WALLACE RADCLIFFE"
Rev. Gross Alexander Of Nashville.
Tenn. editor Of the Methodist Review,
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow
tor. Rev. W. r. Wedderspoon. DID,
and the Church
Each evening next week. except Sat
held in Foundry Church.
chorus choirs, assisted by by an orchestra, @
all under direction Of Mr.. Anton Kas-
par. will give the cantata 'The Seven
Last Words Of Christ" (Dubois), and
Lords supper will be administered
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Rev. Henry H. Ranck plans a series
Of holy week services in Grace Re-
formed Church. beginning tomorrow.
The program is as follows: Palm
IL osen5 hs sn6 Day Sed. Of Trnmgh anghv
Tussday. 7:45 pm. The Day Of Con. .
troversy"; Wednesday. 7:45 pm. The
pay pay OF Retirsment,': Thursday. April l.
Coca Friday nf a@ 1a, Th. Fl Das oi sur
Preparatory"
Easter Sunday. 'The Day of Resur-
rectton"; holy communion. II am. and
7:45 pm.
Rev. George W. Richardson of Hin
ton. W. Va, member of the Baltimore
Conference Of the Methodist Church
South. will speak at the Central Union
Mission at pm. tomorrow.
Rev James Bfllfngsly. also member
Of the conference, spoke in the mission
chapel Thursday night.
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Two special services have been ar
ranged f1s the Congress Heights Meth
odist Episcopal Church tomorrow.
At the morning service the sacrament
OF the Lords supper will be admins
tered, and following this the newly
elected officers of the Sunday school
will be off1cially inducted into office.
Phillip B. Magruder; assistant super
intendent. Mrs. c. v: Allen: statistical
secretary, Herbert Talbert; assistant
secretary, John H. Bushee. jr.: corre-
spending and recording secretary, Miss
gelman; birthday treasurer, Miss Flor
ence GUIDE; librarian, Lester Stivers;
assistant librarian, George Meyers;
pianist, Miss Florence Guide; assistant
pianist, Miss Elsie Giesler; superin-
tendent primary department, Mrs. LII
lian Dorrell; assistant superintendent
primary department, Mrs. Grace Slo-
cum: organist. Mrs Helen Thrift; su,
perintendent home department and
cradle roll, Mrs. CIV. Allen.
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Of the church will hold it's installation
Of officers for the ensuing year. as fol-
lows: Haswell Magruder. president: !:
Robert A. Sauls, first vice president;
Miss Marion Cox, second vice president !;
Miss Minnie Houlton,- third vice presi-
president; Thad Duvall, secretary: Mrs.
R. A. Saul. treasurer; Miss Florence
GUIDE. pianist; Mrs. r. T. Thrift, assist
ant pianist.
The league will also admit a large
class on probation at this meeting and
outline its work for the ensuing year.
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The King Bible Class of the Anacos-
tia Methodist Episcopal Church Is to
hold its first annual banquet on the
evening Of March 81 in Methodist Hall,
on 14th street southeast, and an elab
crate program has been arranged for
this event. 1t will include vocal and
instrumental selections and addresses
class; Arthur B. Suit, superintendent of
the Sunday school: Rev. Earl Whitley,
pastor of Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, and Rev. G. Leroy White. pas
tor Of the Anacostia Church. The ban
quet will be served at $3.50 o'clock.
The officers of the class are: G. w.
King. teacher; Sewall B. Fort. assist
ant teacher: William H. Smith, presi-
dent; George E. Torney. vice presi-
dent; George w. Orem, jr., secretary,
and William H. Benhof, treasurer. The
class has been in existence for sew
eral months, and during that time has
had q wonderful growth in member
ship.
II is the aim Of the members to make
it the largest and most useful organi
zation Of its kind in Anacostia.
The quarterly mass meeting Of the
Baracas and Philathea Union will be
held in Centennial Baptist Church, cor
ner 7th and I streets northeast, Friday,
at 1880 pm.
The main feature of the meeting will
be an address by Mr.. William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary of the Y. M.
G. A.
In connection with the approaching
second annual convention of the So
ciety of st. Gregory, which is composed
Of Roman Catholic organists and choir
masters OF Canada, the United States
and Mexico, to be held in Baltimore
from April to 8, inclusive, announce
ment is. made by the local committee
on arrangements that Bishop Schrembs
Of Toledo. Ohio, will be among those
to address the convention.
Bishop Schrembs has a plan for pop
ulariZinR plain chant, which cOntem-