Evening star., 1915-12-11
Pulpit and Pem

| gagged in perfecting the details for q
social to be held in the church parlors
| on Wednesday evening.
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| The Timothy class of Ninth Street
Christian Church. 9Th and D streets
northeast, gave a benefit play in the
basement of the church last evening at
o'clock. The title of the play was
"Plunktown Academy"
J. Wesley Shaw of the geological
survey will give stereopticon lecture
on the Mississippi River at a meet
ing of the Brook1and Brotherhood, to
be held in Lord Memorial Hall, 18th
and Newton streets northeast, Brook
land, D. c., December IA. at 8 o'clock
pm. The program will include literary
and musical numbers
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At recent meeting Of the session OF
the Sixth Presbyterian Church 1t was
deemed advisable to correct certain ru-
mors, statements and misapprehensions
which have gained circulation as to the
future welfare of the Sixth Presbyterian n
Church. located at 9Th and c. streets
southwest.
1.-The session Of this church." it was
declared. asks that 1t be clearly un-
derstood that the services at tho old
church at 9Th and c streets southwest
are to continue in full force until the
first day OF January. 1917, and probably
another year thereafter, or until such
time as the church is actually re-
moved. All services will then be trans
ferred to the new church"
The new mission location of the
church is at 14th. Longfellow and Col
orado streets northwest.
The topic selected for tomorrow'e de-
votiona1 service at Douglas Epworth
acter and Why" and the leaders are
Wesley A. Ainge and Miss Elizabeth
Bradburn. This promises to be a good
meeting. and it is hoped that all the
friends Of the league will be present.
The Douglas League is planning a
held In connection with the regular
church service for that night The
league is to have a devotional service
of testimonials and conservation from
ment. after which there will be an
hours social time and refreshments.
under the fourth department, and then
the regular New Year eve watch night
service will be held by the congrega-
ton under the leadership Of the pas
tor. when the young people and those
that try to keep young will watch the
old year go out and the new year come
in in the most appropriate manner.
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There is no greater source of in
spfration for the Christian life than
the record of the Mind and Spirit OF
Jesus. which was written by his be-
loved disciple"
This will be the topic presented by
Dr. Merrill E. Gates at the vesper serv-
ice at the Young Women's Christian
Association tomorrow at 4:30 pm. DR..
Gates is ex-president of Rutgers and
Amherst colleges. All women are cor
daily invited to be present.
The Bible class. led by Mrs Mary c.
Stevens. will meet at $40 pm. The
topic will be the Sunday school lesson.
This class, it is said, is meeting the
need of many groups Of busy women
mothers, homekeepers and trained
nurses-who are unable to get out to
church service in the morning. Sunday
school teachers are finding 1t invalu-
able as a teachers training class, as
the lesson taught Is the lesson for the
following week. All women are in
vited to join this class.
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The Baraca- -Philathea Union of the
city had a very good attendance at its
union meeting at Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church Friday evening of last
week. After a brief devotional service