Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
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society. was given a Christian En-
| deavor monogram pin on the eve of
her departure for Seattle, Wash, where
she will make her future home.
The women Of the Sanctuary Society
of the Congress Heights Catholic
Church held their monthly meeting at
| the home of Mrs. James Mullikin We'd
nesday evening. and welcomed their
new pastor, Rev. Horstkamp. He con-
graduated them on their earnest eff
| forts. and was very much gratified to
| receive the funds which they had
raised previous to his appointment in
| that parish
| The regular order of business pro-
ceeded. after which refreshments were
| served.
| The foreign branch of the Woman's
Missionary Society of Metropolitan
| the church Wednesday afternoon.
| The effect of the war upon mission
airy work in West Africa and recent
items of news were discussed by Mrs.
| G. P. Conway. South American Prob
| lens Discussed" was the topic of Mrs
| Maxson.
Intresting letters from Africa and
Pyengyang. Chosen, were read.
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| Foundry Epworth League will be ad-
| dressed tomorrow evening by Ashby
| Jump. District first vice president.
| list.
A social will be held in the church
| parlors Monday evening. and Tuesday
evening the cabinet will hold it's regu-
| lar monthly meeting.
| The league. represented by fifty of
its members. conducted the devotional
service at the District jail last Sum
| day afternoon. The address was made
by Homer Edison and Mrs. Harold
Miner sang AT the End of a Perfect
singing. which was largely supported
by the league orchestra. under the d.
rection of Charles Ernst.
| The Cathedral choir will repeat the
| cantata. Olivet to Calvary, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock in Bethlehem
Chapel in place of the regular evening
service.
| The Emmanuel Baptist Sunday School
Orchestra held it's regular weekly re-
hearsal Wednesday evening at the resi-
Pope.
The first hour was spent in rehears-
ing several selections
A social hour followed after which
refreshments were served by the hos
tess. The table decorations were of
sweet peas.
A feature of the evening was the
| rendition of Supt. Pope's composition,
Gods Will to Love"
During the past week at the Ninth
| Street Christian Church, at the twenty
fifth anniversary meetings of the or
ganlzation. large audiences have been
| in attendance.
This church. 1T is pointed out. has had
a splendid growth, and it's history has
been one continuous succession Of ex-
pansion. The small chapel that was
erected twenty-five years ago was soon
outgrown and a gallery was placed
about it. which also was soon out
which is three-story and basement
church. has become entirely too small
to accommodate the large Bible school.
There were $50 present Sunday.
The congregation last week voted to
erect new building adjoining the
present church which will be used en-
tirely for Bible school purposes. 1t will
be modern in all its appointments and
one of the most up-to-date Bible
school buildings in the city 1t will
consist of basement and three full
stories, divided into many rooms and
apartments. The contract price of the
building is S25,7O0.
Tomorrow will be the final day of the
at which every member has been urged
to be present, will be held at $3.50
o'clock in the morning, and the regu-
lar church service at IL o'clock.
The pastor. Rev. George A. Miller.
will speak at the morning service on
Our New Building" At night the final
service of the celebration will consist
of stereopticon views showing the diff
ferent plans of the future building. and
sermon by the pastor on Forward,
Nat ard
At Union NJ E. Church tomorrow
morning at II o'clock the pastor, Rev
John MacMurray, will speak upon the
special theme, Soldiers of the King
betting the opening Of the new con-
ference year.
The monthly meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Union was held Monday even
ing at the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, when "Consecration" was the
subject discussed.
Several interesting talks were made
on various phases of conservation by
members Of different societies. Mrs.
Louise Harding Earll spoke relative
to a method of Bible study which 1t is
hoped will be introduced in the schools
of Washington. Mrs. Earll has recent
ly returned from an extended trip
through the week, and while away
spent several weeks in Gary. Ind, look
At the next meeting of the union, in
May. the nominating committee will be
named, to select officers for the union
for the next year. These are to be in
stalled in July.
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The Phi Mu Sigma National Sunday
School Fraternity will install three new
chapters on Wednesday evening. The
ceremony will take place at the Met
ropolitan Presbyterian Church and will
be in charge of the supreme master,
DR.. Clifton P. Clark.
The candidate for initiation will be
furnished by Mu-Beta Chapter, located
at Metropolitan Baptist Church, and
the initiation will be conducted by
Clifford NJ. Wertendyke and his initia-
ton committee.
The new chapters to be installed are
located at Ingram Memorial Congre-
gational Church Church of the Good
Shepherd protestant EpiscopaD and
Metropolitan Presbyterian.
Signers of the petitions for the char
tiers are: Ingram, Rev. l. E. Purdum
(pastor), Arthur Robb lteacher).
, Messrs J. Gordon Groves. Samuel ].
Ransom. Marcel G: Delarue. Donald r.
Cameron. Stanley NJ. Cameron. Francis
w. Watson, r. e. Glessner. Oscar Kib-
hey, w. T. Hammack. g. g. Jameson
and G.. r. Crown: Good Shepherd. Rev.
c. s. Abbott (rector). Harold j. Thiele,
John hewitt. Claude L Picken. Gilbert
L S. Prescott, James v. Picken. Leroy
Cooke. Clarence E. Reubsam. William
Thiele, Louis NJ. Denit, Percy o. Dan
forth. Harold NJ. Stutz and Joseph Glas-
d. >~ta~ pAvy