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night or other special New Year services.
Watch nights have been a custom In many
Of these churches for years
Methodist Episcopal.

Methodist Episcopal.
| A sacred cantata, THE Star of Bethle-
hem" is to be sung by double quartet
at Trinity NJ. E. Church, 5th and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. at 10 O'Clock
] tonight. Rev. J. Phelps Hand. pastor of
the church, is to deliver the sermon,
| Three Brilliant Failures" at II o'clock.
Watch night services at North Capitol
NJ E. Church. North Capitol and h
streets northwest. are to begin at 1880
O'Clock tonight
| The watch night sermon at Dumbarton
Avenue NJ Z. Church, 1.-THE Twelve Can
! dies" will be delivered by Rev. d. II.
, Martin. pastor, at IL o'clock tonight. A
choir of thirty-five voices will give selec
tions
The new year will be rung in with
chimes at Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church.
John Marshall place and c street north
west. tonight. DIR. John w. Wadman is
to speak at IL o'clock.
Watch night services will follow the
regular Sunday evening services at
Waugh NJ. E. Church. Sd and A streets
northeast, this evening.
Watch night services at Wilson Me-
mortal NJ. T. Church, 18th and streets
southeast, will begin at 10 o'clock to-
night.
Rev. Howard F. Downs will conduct
the watch night services to last from
10 to IL o'clock tonight at Wesley
Chapel
Watch night services. closing with
the celebration of the holy communion,
will begin at Union NJ. E. Church, Goth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Watch night services at Calvary NJ.
E. Church. 14th street and Columbia
road northwest, are to begin at IL
o'clock tonight. They will be preceded
with social hour beginning at $3.50
o'clock.
Passion play pictures and a special
musical program will form a part of
the watch night services at Hamline
NJ. f. Church. 9th and P streets north
west. at 10 o'clock tonight.
A program of special music will be
presented al the watch night services
at Foundry NJ. f. Church. 18th and p
streets northwest. at 11:15 o'clock to-
night
Methodist Episcopal South.
Dr.. II. NJ. McCanter Is to deliver the
watch night sermon at the services at
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South at 10 o'clock tonight.
Presbyterian.
New Year praise services are to be
held at Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
Church at II o'clock tonight.
Rev Earl L. Douglas is to preach at
the watch night services at Sixth Pres
byterian Church. 9Th and streets
southwest. at II o'clock tonight.
The Henry Gilbert class of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, 18th and Fair
mont streets northwest. will conduct
the watch night services there tonight
from 1880 to 11:30 o'clock. The clos
ing conservation service will be con-
Quoted by the pastor.
Vigils at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. New York avenue and
18th street northwest. are to begin at
Radcliffe. pastor. will preach on
.'Watchman What of the Night?"
The New Year praise service at the
West Street Presbyterian Church. 31st
and p streets northwest, will begin at
1880 o'clock this evening
Watch night services are to be held
at First Presbyterian Church, begin
ming at 10:45 o'clock tonight. Rev. Dr.
John Britain Clark. pastor of the
church, is to deliver the sermon. Solos
are to be sung by Miss Elizabeth Lee
kie and Mrs. Duncan Richmond. Mrs
George F. Schutt. organist. will have
charge of the musical program.
Episcopal.
Rev. Dr. Randolph H McKim will
conduct the annual New Year eve serv-
ice at the Church of the Epiphany, G
street near 14th street northwest, at IL
o'clock tonight.
Christmas carols are to be sung at St
Paufs Episcopal Church. 23d street
near Washington Circle northwest at
the services beginning at 8 o'clock
this evening.
Baptist.
Watch night services with pictures
will be held at Grace Baptist Church,
9Th and D streets southeast, following
the services beginning at 7:45 O'Clock
tonight
Community watch night services are
to be held at Fifth Baptist Church. 6Ia
and r streets southwest. from 10 to IL
o'clock tonight.
Rev. ]. ii. Goodwin is to address the
watch night service at Second BAPTIST
Church, 4th street and Virginia avenue
southeast. at 10 o'clock tonight
Watchful waiting" for the new year
will begin at Metropolitan Baptist
Church. 9Th and A streets northeast, at
II o'clock tonight. Rev. John Compton
Ball. pastor, is to preach on Lessons
From the Old Year." at 9:I5 O'Clock
Thirty voices will form the chorus to
give the New Year musical services at
West Washington Baptist Church, 3lst
and y streets northwest, tonight fol-
lowing the regular services beginning
at 1:f5 O'Clock. Rev. Z. u. Cav pastor
viii preach on "A New Years Pro
gram
Catholic.
The Christmas program of St Patrick's
Church is to be repeated a II o'cIocy-