Evening star., 1915-12-18

violln1st,. and Miss Ruth Jones, eel
list.
Phflathea organization was adopt.
ed, thus making the class IL is point.
ed out, unit Of this organization.
social hour was enjoyed after the bust.
ness session. followed by refreshments
ihose present were Mrs. o. B. Jenk'
ins, class leader and instructor, Mrs
Walker. treasurer; Mrs, Howard and
Misses Alwina Weber, Ethel Moore
Georgia Moore. Etna Moberly, Eliza
beth johnson. Nan Kirby, Nellie Harl
and Valeria Meredith
At meeting of the standing commit
tee OF the First Congregational Church
from several organizations of the
church and appropriations voted fol
various church expenses and benevol.
ences. The regular meeting Of the
Ladies. Aid Society was held Tuesday
morning, when statements were made
as to the success Of the recent bazaar
and of the Jubilee committee. In the
evening social was held in the east
parlor by Mrs. Stevens Bible class
which recently has been organized
with Mrs. J. Homer Smith as president
and Mrs. H. P. Gould as secretary.
The Forefathers' day meeting of the
| Congregational Club Of Washington
will be held at the Mount Pleasant
congregatie nai Church Monday even
o'clock and dinner will be served at
$50 o'clock. Rev. DR.. Charles E. Jeffer-
| son, pastor OF the Broadway Taber-
nacle Church of New York. will be the
speaker of the evening, his subject
| being Some Evils OF Preparedness"
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A Joint service by the two Sunday
schools of the Church of the Epiphany.
depicting the early life Of Jesus. is
being planned for Sunday afternoon at
| 4 o'clock. Groups of pupils are to march
in procession to the ehancel, each head
ed by an appropriate banner. where
they will recite one Of the catechisms
of the program arranged.
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Rev. g. Franklin Ream Of the Meth
| odist board Of education Is now making
visits to state universities. with a view
Of finding out how Methodists can in
larger ways than thev do now provide
for the spiritual needs Of students.
Methodists say they find that an alarm
ing number of young men in state and
other colleges fall away from Christian
hal bits and never pick them up again
bers Of middle west colleges Methodist
students outnumber all others. and it
is especially to care for Methodist
young men that the new movement is
taken up.
At Minneapolis and Urbana Methodist
work has for some time been on an
active basis among young men Of Min
nesota and Illinois, and now there Is
going on an advance campaign at Mad
ison for Methodist young men Of Wis
consin. Methodists as body are assist
ing in these ventures, local Methodists
raising stipulated sums. The amount
secured at Madison was $4,000 oout Of a
total OF $25,000 thought to be required.
The plans In some cases. II not all. are
the erection Of Methodist church ex-
clusively for students and provide for.
II not always endow. a chair Of reli-
gion..
Other centers which Methodists are
now working to equip in this manner
include Bowlder. for Methodist young
men Of Colorado: at Lawrence. for
for North Dakota: at Eugene. for Ore
gon; at Lincoln. for Nebraska, and at
Seattle, for Washington. In the last
named institution Methodist young
and at Urbana about 1000 out Of a
total Of somewhat more than 5000. The
board Of education is making an appeal
to Methodists Of the country for sup
port OF this student work.
A Christmas cantata, '"rhe Light Eter-
Presbyterian Church; tomorrow even
ing at o'clock.
The choir will be of about thirty
members. with the following included
dali A.: Fitzhush.' r. ,Brenner and E.
Barber, sopranos: Misses F. Keene.
Louise Wood and Mrs. Neville D. Mil
ler. contraltos: W. F. Scheick, tenor.
and Mr.. Shaver. basso.
Nee Tfray, yr I2Hyyo I'M 90 hA NJ a
director.
The pastor, Rev. T. E. Davis. issues a
cordial invitation to the general pub
lie to attend the service.
The Sunday school Of Foundry NJ. e.
Christmas celebration. A praise. serv-
ice will be held Christmas morning at
s o'clock.
At the Luther Place Memorial Church
an augmented choir will render a spe-
The theme of the program will be In
harmony with the Advent season. cele-
brating '"The Coming of the King"
There will BE- several selections s on. from from
will sing also arise. Shine" by Maker;
"The Birthday Of King" by Neid-
linger. and There Were Shepherds,
by vincent
The Wallace Memorial United Breth-
rem Church will hold its Christmas
service tomorrow afternoon at 4:so
The program, white Gifts for the
King" will be rendered, and the class
offerings will be given to the needy OF
the city. c: F: Windham is superin-
| tendent of the Sunday school.
The lecterne in memoriam OF Capt.
J. Mansfield Brown by his wife will be
dedicated at st. Stephens Church to-
morrow at the II o'clock services.
Christmas services will be held at
the Metropolitan Methodist Church to-
morrow morning. when the minister,
subject THE Evangel of Christmas.
In the evening at o'clock DR.. Mont
gomery will give the second sermon in
the special series on "Our Country and
the European Conflict" The special
subject for tomorrow. evening Is
America for Americans"
At the Ninth Street Christian Church.
of which Rev. George A. Miller Is pas
manifested in the special series of
Sunday evening historical sermons on
the general thems Of First Century
Christianity"
The subject for tomorrow night will
be Baptism With New Meaning"
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Rev John N Mills, world traveller in
Christian missionary enterprise, and
lecturer, will speak before the Bible
class of Judge Stanton J. Peeile at the
Church of the Covenant tomorrow
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