The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION
What Church People
Are Saying and Doing

The prayer meeting J. one Of the great
IToblems of the modern church and few
and far between arc the churches that
today have a live, interesting. weli-at-
tended 1nid-wcek service. Washington
churches are no exception to th@ general
rule. and how to manage the THURSDAY
night meeting IL to many Of our pastOTs
q perplrXin= question that IS bringing
them gray hairs. while official boards fire.
uuently wrestl- with plans for the I'M
pTovcment Of this meeting, often with
little progress.
4 pastors wife is given credit for bring
about a wonderful change in the general
interest recently being taken in the mid
week service OF one of OUT Citys down
town churches. She is Mrs. Clark. wife
Of Rev Dr.. John Britain Clark. pastor OF
First PRESBYTERIAN Church. and her plan
is nothing more or less than to give all
The prayer meeting attendants a definite
r"ursc OF Bible readings to follow through
he week the seven days work conClud-
ing with u review and summarizing of
he leading points by Dr. Clark on Thurs
day evening.
Printed outlines Of the week work are
distributed each Thursday for the follow
ing week which outlines contain thoughts
for each day. with references to tha pas
sages Of Scripture which develops the
thought of the week. Bible marking is a
0art OF the plan. and each days outline
suggests that certain words or phrases
IN the readers Bible be underlined for
empha sis.
The general subject for last week
readings was THE Bible" this being the
fifteenth week of the course. For the pre-
vioUs week the subject was Prayer.
The attendance at the mid-week service
Of Firsr Church is said to have increased
rourfold since Mrs. C1arlI's plan has been
N use.
Mount Pteasan, Com gationa, Church
will open one OF the pal 5 of the church
on Wednesday eveninGA9o receive resi-
cents of Mount Pleasah who desire 10
meet and become better acquainted. The
scheme started with the younger married
members OF the church who desired a
IIac, Tor weekly social assembly. It
has been decided to extend ths invitation
1u every une. married or single. old or
l"uug who would enjoy a friendly even
ing of good cheer.
christian Endoavor Week will be OBJ
5. ryed again this year, beginning Feb
luary =. The different churches and So
cites will vary the plan of celebrating
the thIrty-fourth anniversary OF the birth
of tho EndcavOr movement. but in many
churches sunday. February :, will be set
apart as Christian Endeavor DAY, with
special services for or by the young peo-
pie in the morning or evening.
Monday is enlistment day: Tuesday. 10
cal union day; Wednesday. church day;
Thursday. entertainment day: Friday. cx
tension day. saturday. Junior and inter-
mediate day. and sunday, February a,
decision day.
Tho rc-11fa~ ,uarte-l,- meeting oF .h-
Washington Holy Name Society takes
race on Monday, January .. at st. Alloy
sius' Church. when reports will be heard
rom tho seventeen parishes in the city,
reviewing their work during the three
months At this meeting the newly or
ganized soCicty from the Sacred Heart
~hNrch will be admitted, and President
DOYLE is hoping that. before his first
cars work ends. every Catholic church
i'm thr city Will be enrolled The member
ship in the city now amounts 10 6.7sI men,
which. with tn" junior VrsaniZa.iUns,
makes :. total Of over looor.
TIL 81 Cvprian Holy Name Society
~ll h"d 4 social meeting IN the evening
Of tho 9Th at it, parish hall in East
Washington This is the largest colored
congregation in the dio"esC. and l. the
Holy Name Society they have enrolled
n.4lly ioD m..n, with about th" same num-
i,"r Of boys. who meet regularly ard
N ,ll~ a GOOD showing at al demOnStTa-
lions. NJ the melting on the eth al the
l~adinG orators of the Holy Name will be
present TO add interest 10 the affair.
Under tn. auspices of tn" Ladies
Missionary Society Of tn" First Pres
hyIorian Church and for the benefit
OF Presbyterian missionary work. Bar
y BulhIey will deliver his illustrated
lecture on The Yellowstone" at that
-nurch on next Tuesday evening.
The last meeting Of the mission
tudy class of the Home Missions
Frcsby lcriau Society will be held at
10.3" on Friday morning of this
week ia he New York Avenue Pres
hyrerIau church. The leader of the