The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-24
With the Washington Churches
METHODIST.

At Washington Grove camp meeting
the platform meeting tomorrow at p.
m. will be conducted by laymen. The
| general subject will be Business in Re
ligion." Thomas ]. Owens, of Gathers
burg, will preside and speak on ''Sys-
tenn In the Religious Life" John B.
Ely. Of Gaithersburg. will present
WEIGH will discuss "Promptness and Vi
gor in Religious Service" Rev. John E.
Fort is in charge of all the evangelistic
| services Rev. William L. Lynn. of
Hagerstown. is to preach Monday even
ing. July g.
Tomorrow morning in Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church the district su-
perintendent, Rev. Whitford L. McDow
ell. D. D.. will preach on the theme,
| 1.-THE Proof of Your Love" At the spe
cial musical service In the evening the
quartet choir will present the following
program: Anthems, II Lift Mine Eyes"
Davis). 1.-The Lord Is My Light" par
kerr. "Te Deum" (Schilling), and "a
Song in the Night" Woodman: bass
! solo, Consider the Lilies" (BischofD,
I duet, MY Song Shall Be Always Thy
Mercy" (Mendelssohn).
Rev. DR.. F. ]. Prettyman will con-
tinue his series of illustrated sermons
at the Mount Pleasant NJ. E. Church.
South, tomorrow evening when his sub
fixion of Jesus" He will consider both
the ecclesiastical and the civil trials
and will show pictures Of the tradi-
tional and modern accepted site of
these incidents in the life of the
Savior.
DIR. Prettyman expects to announce
| very soon the date for starting the
| work on the new chapel which is to
be located on Sixteenth street. near La
mont. OF the fund required for the
erection of the new building more than
three -fourths has been obtained and II
is hoped to occupy the new church
home before January l.
The women of the Mount Pleasant
Church will hold a carnival tonight on
Irving street. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. for the purpose of
adding to their contribution to the
building fund.
Rev. H. NJ. Canter president of
Washington District. NJ E. Church.
South. will preach this morning and
tomorrow morning in Emmanuel
Church. Prince George County. and
will speak in the evening at Marvin
Church in this city, Rev. ]. ]. Ringer.
pastor.
Southern Methodist ministers of
Washington will join with the min
listers of the Baltimore district In
preachers meeting which will be held
on Monday. July IS. at Wesley Grove
Camp. The Washington pastors Will
go in a body to the camp meeting site
at Dorsey Station. on the Baltimore
and Ohio.
Rev. II. l.. Hout, pastor of Calvary
NJ. E. Church. South. is spending his
vacation at Piedmont. w. Va.
At the meeting recently held in Bal
timore for the purpose of completing
the organization of the Baltimore Con-
ference Epworth League. of the South
ern Methodist Church. the following
officers were chosen: President. K. I.
Buckingham. Washington: vice presi-
dent, T c. Thomas, Baltimore; secre-
tary, Miss Mary B. Nelson. Washing
ton: treasurer. Miss Harriet Temple
man. Baltimore. Miss Stuart Ander-
son. Washington. has been named
Junior League superintendent.
The first annual conference of the
new organization will be held in Wash
ington for three days, beginning on
the evening of October IS.
All plans have been completed for the
Summer Vocational Institute, which the
Washington District Epworth League
will conduct at Mountain Lake Park. !
Md. Monday. July 26 to Monday, August
2. A special car will leave Union Sta
ton a. m. Monday for the accommo-
dation Of the league delegates. At the
present time Trinity Church, of which
Rev. ]. Phelps Hand is the pastor, leads
in the registration Of delegates for the
institute, President David II. Davenport. |
of the league at that church. having |
reported fourteen names of persons who
intend to take the trip to the commit |
tee. While the institute has been ar
ranged by the District Epworth League, |
cordial invitation to attend has been |
extended to all persons who desire to
increase their efficiency in the work Of
the church and at the same time spend
a pleasant vacation in the mountains.
The institutes daily program follows:
s:45 to Ills. morning watch: 7:45 to S:45, |
breakfast: S:i5 to 9:35, Bible study, en-
tire institute in attendance, Rev. DR.. |
Whitford L. Mcdowell, superintendent
Of Washington district and dean of the |
institute faculty, leader; subject, THE |
Gospel According to Luke" $40 to 1925, !
departmental lectures. first department. |
Rev. DIR. W. l. Mcdowell, instructor; |
second department, Rev. G. lie Roy !