Evening star., 1916-05-06

followed by a child bearing the small
book This latter book is less than
one cubic inch in size.
Rev. Harry Dawson Mitchell. recently
appointed the pastor Of the Metropoli-
tan Memorial M. z. Church In this
city. is preaching a series Of sermons
Sunday evenings on Some Characters
About the Christ as Seen in the Reflect
| ed Glory of His Resurrection" His
theme last Sunday was Mary of Beth
I any" and tomorrow night will speak
on Peter. the Impulsive Disciple. or
| the Marks Of Conversion"
The attendance contest which has been
waged between the Mems Baraca class
Metropolitan Baptist sunday school for
the past three months came to close
| Sunday morning with the men coming
out victors.
The contest was enthusiastically waged.
| with the women leading right up to the
| last Sunday, when the men. by a great
rally, showed an attendance of 273. which
was sufficient to make them the winners
by 25 points.
The marvellous growth OF this class Of
men. which three months ago necessi-
tated its moving from the large classroom
into the main auditorium of the church,
it is declared, has been one. of the re-
markable achievements in the Sunday
school annals Of the city.
Inc OnCerS OF the class are as follows.
Representative c. w. Hamlin of Mis-
souri,, teacher: J. NJ. Brooks and E. B.
Shaver, associate teachers: J. Alvin
Crawford, president. r. NJ. Walleigh. vice
Peed, assistant secretary; {. S. Waters,
treasurer; w. ]. r. Sphar. librarian.
Washington district Christmas boxes
will be packed at Foundry Church
Monday. May %. by the women Of the
Methodist churches of the city, Mrs. c.
c. Mclean. the superintendent OF
Christmas boxes, in charge. The boxes
are shipped at this time Of the year as
they go by slow freight to the foreign
| orphanages, hospitals, missions and
Foreign Missionary Society. They win
be sent to India. China, Chosen, Japan
and the Philippines. filled with hospital
supplies. useful articles and Christmas
gifts.
Mrs. A. d. Morehouse. the Christmas
box superintendent of Foundry, with q
committee of ladies from the church.
will serve luncheon to the vari-
Gus superintendents from the other
churches.
The Standard Bearers and Kings Her
aids will contribute gifts for the boxeA
also.
John E. Briggs. pastor of Fifth Baptist
Church, will preach tomorrow morn
ing on The Child in the Midst" The
Lords supper will be observed at the
close of the morning worship and the
ordinance of baptism administered at
the beginning of the evening service.
Evangelistic service at night.
On Wednesday afternoon at 1:l5
there will be a Fifth Baptist baby pic
mic at eth and b streets southwest in
the park, at which time the 800 babies
on the church cradle roll with their
mothers will be special guests.
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The special subject for the discourse
by the pastor. Rev. Clarence A. Vincent.
D. D.. at the evening service tomorrow
at Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church
will be The Ideal Washington"
The music in the morning will be an
organ prelude. Spring Song" OHol-
lins): anthem. The Lord Is My
Strength" (Hadley); offertory. tenor
solo. From Olivet to Calvary" (Maun-
der), Charles d. Church: organ post
lude. Grand Chorus" (Hollins).
In the evening the music will be an
organ solo, The Answer" (Wolsten-
holme), by request: soprano and con-
tralto duet, "Crucifix" (Faure), Mrs. A.
l. Haycock and Mrs. Ida Arundel Pill
low: anthem by the Mt. Pleasant chorus.
DR.. W. r. Buchanan. director: offer
tory quartet. 20 Come to My Heart,
Lord Jesus" tAmbrose). by request: or
gan postlude. March aux Flambeaux''
(Clark). Claude Robeson. organist.