The Washington herald., 1915-09-18
With the Washington Churches
PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev. Dr. Kali A. Bishara. pastor of
First PRESBYTERIAN Church. Bedford. Pa.
who breaches tomorrow morning at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
is a Syrian Of remarkable ability. who
graduated at Princeton University and
lTheoloeical Seminary, and now has
charge of one Of the important churches
in the interior Of Pennsylvania. He Is an
author both in Arabic and English, of
striking appearance and an original and
effective speaker.
Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Kelly will preach
Tomorrow at the morning service OF the
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
The community tent service. held TO-
morrow evening on the lawn OF the
Fourth Church, will be addressed by
Judge ]. w. Thompson. Of the Bureau OF
Mines on the "Unwritten Things in the
Parable of the Prodigal." Judge Thomp-
son In we'll known in Mount Pleasant. and
the people will be glad Of this opportunity
to hear him again. There will be special
music, beginning at 7:3o O'Clock.
The Sunday school Of the Fourth
Church will hold its annual rally day on
October 10. The rally will be in the ma
ture of a homecoming, and the entire
week preceding the Sabbath will be de-
voted to social gatherings Of the Differ
ent classes, ending in an all-day "fel-
lowship gathering for young and old.
Supt. Exley and the committee having
the affair in charge report that the plans
are progressing splendidly. and the pro-
gram committee Is arranging unique
l'services for the entire Sabbath day.
At the Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church, Fourteenth and
streets northwest. the pastor. Rev. DR..
c. Ernest Granger. will occupy the pull
/ pit tomorrow morning. The evening
services will not pc resumed until the
first Sunday in October The Sunday
| school will reopen tomorrow. Prepara-
tory service will be held in the chapel
Friday night Rev. Solomon Vail will
be the preacher of the occasion.
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary So
cieties held their opening meetings for
the season in the chapel Wednesday. and
the prospect is bright for a successful
, year in every department Of the church.
The Boy Scouts of Troop No. Is and
members of the troop committee en-
joyed a feed at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church last night After the "chin dig
the boys were given short talks by the
members of the committee and by Scout
Master Edison, outlining the work that
they are to take up in the coming weeks
Special instruction will be given to all
lads desiring to take examinations for
second and first class scouts, and to all
boys desiring to qualify for merit badges.
Men versed in different occupations and
pursuits will be secured to lecture to
the boys on their work. The boys have
several plans for social good times, to-
gether in hikes. overnight hikes. visits,
and competitions with other troops.
The Philadelphia Presbytery Of the
United Presbyterian Church. including
the churches Of Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington. and contiguous ter
ritory, will meet next Monday evening.
September 20. in Wallace Memorial
Church. at New Hampshire avenue and
Randolph street. for the purpose of in
stalling as pastor Of that church Rev.
]. A. Campbell. who has heretofore
served the church as stated supply Of
the presbytery. Rev. Mr.. Campbell has
been with the church nearly four
years. during which time it has grown
from a small handful of worshippers
to a large congregation with q beauti-
full new church building. During the
past summer the congregation elected
Mr.. Campbell its pastor and his for
NAL installation will occur at this time.
The moderator of the presbytery,
Rev. Walter H. Getty. will preside at
the service, and Rev. r. L. Free will
serve as clerk. Rev. C. S. Cleland. of
Second Church. Philadelphia. will
preach the sermon. Rev. w. NJ. Ander-
son, pastor of North Church. Philadel-
phia, will deliver the charge to the
pastor. and Rev. Thomas Pollock. pas
tor of Oak Park Church. Philadelphia,
will give the charge to the people.
On Tuesday morning and afternoon
business sessions Of the presbytery will
be held when questions concerning
home and foreign missions and pres
byterial matters will receive consider
alton.
At the meeting of the Washington
Presbytery on Monday. Rev. H. ]. Bell.
the former assistant pastor of Fourth
Presbyterian Church. was dismissed. in
order that he might accept the call of
the church at Freeland. Pa. Walter
b. Brock. of Metropolitan Church, was
received as a candidate for the min
fstry. Mr.. Brock is studying at Prince
ton Seminary. AS a number of the pas
tors had not yet returned to the city
a considerable part of the accumulated
business was postponed until a subse-
quent meeting.
Rev. Titus E. Davis. pastor of West
minister Presbyterian Church. will use
as the subject of his sermon tomorrow
morning. "Croakers." The evening ser
vices Of Westminster Church will not
be resumed until October.
Prof. n. w. Dougherty. Of George
Washington University. will deliver a
stereopticon lecture in Western Pres
byterian Church at Z p. m. Sunday on
the subject, THE Natives Alaska"
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.