The Washington herald., 1916-02-19
With the Washington Churches
METHODIST.

a call to self-denial during passion
week has been made upon Methodists by
their foreign mission board. The call
states:
we summon you all to a period of
seh-denial extending from April l3 to
April %, 1916, wherein by giving up all
luxuries and needless pleasures we shall
save for Gods special work as repre-
sented by foreign missions a larger share
OF the gold and silver which are His
by primal and ceaseless right. We call
you to this period of self-denisi not
merely that We may increase the Lords
treasury. but the more that We may all
have outward reminders that make
thoughtful devotion and earnest prayer,
and that we may share somewhat the
sorrows and privations of our stricken
brethren in other lands"
At meeting of the trustees Of the
American Methodist University. this city,
the following officers of the board OF
trustees were elected:
President, B. F. Leighton, OF Washing
ton: vice president, in place of the late
Robert B. Ward, whose death was the
source of deep sorrow to his fellow
trustees, w. S. Pilling. of Philadelphia;
treasurer. Charles c. Glover, president of
IL
Charles w. Baldwin. of Baltimore. The
organization Of several new fellowships
was announced as undertaken. especially
Gle Tor the graduates of De Pauw Uni
versity. 1t is proposed, also. at the
earliest possible moment TO finish the
convocation auditorium, which will seat
l,500 people.
committee was appointed to arrange
for fitting recognition of the approach
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active service as senior bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. This pro-
posed public recognition will take place
at the university exercises on convoca-
tion day, June 2, 1916. On that occasion
a mass meeting will be convoked OF
every one interested, not only in Wash
ington. but also from other cities and
communities.
Howard A. Banks, private secretary
to the Secretary of the Navy. will give
the second of his series of talks on the
Book Of Revelation at Mount Vernon
NJ. E. Church, South. Ninth and X
streets. northwest, on Tuesday, February
p at 2:So p. m.
All those who are interested in the
study Of the Bible are cordially invited
to attend.
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
preach at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church tomorrow morning on " Mes
sage to a Doubling Man" and in the
evening at o'clock will give the fourth
lecture-sermon in the series, "The Here
tics Of Yesterday" The special subject
for Sunday evening will be John Bunyan
The Bedford Tinker"
The topics for discussion by the W. H
Proctor Mems Bible class, Hamline
Church, Ninth and p northwest. tomor-
row at $50 a. m. include what Christian
brotherhood demands today as to indus
trial relations. opportunity, poverty and
the liquor traffic.
At Union NJ. z. Church, Twentieth
street, near Pennsylvania avenue north
west, tomorrow morning at IL the pas
tor, Rev. John MscMurray, will deliver
sermon suitable for washington's
Birthday upon the topic, "The Church
and the State" discussing the function
of the church in connection with the
American state.
In the evening at he will give the
closing sermon in his Sunday evening Sc
ries on Satan" The topic is The End
of Satan's Power"
The turkey dinner given by the Wom-
ems Guild OF the church on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings was a success
Improvement fund.
Under the auspices OF the Mems Bible
class of Douglas NJ. f. Sunday school
Eleventh and II streets northeast The
Glad Story OF Polly Anna" was given by
Miss Mabel Mullins of New York, on
Wednesday evening. William A. Morris
is teacher OF this class, which has a
membership of 102.
In Foundry Methodist EPISCOPAL
Church tomorrow evening Col. William
Peart. of New York City, will speak
Of the work OF the Salvation Army. In
the morning the pastor. Rev. W. R.
Wedderspoon. D. D.. will preach on the
theme. The Life Made Royal"