Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
/ THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

Invitations to this reception have been
extended to all the Methodists in
Washington. Bishop and Mrs. Mellow
ell are expected to participate in the
| reception.
Following the regular o'clock service,
social hour with light refreshments. is
| to precede the watch night service at
Emmanuel Baptist Church tomorrow
night. The closing service of the old
brief addresses by the pastor. by Rev.
Clarence Vincent of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church and by Rev. E. B.
Bagby of Park Road Christian Church.
The white gift service of Emmanuel
Sunday school last Sunday brought in
$40 for various needy persons and
causes.
William Garfield Lee is to be the
speaker before the Liberal Religious
Union of All Souls Unitarian Church to-
morrow night at o'clock. Mr.. Lees
The Purpose of Life" is one of series
arranged for each Sunday evening under
the auspices of this union. Beginning
with next Sunday, when DR.. Louis A.
pass" the hour will be changed to Z
pm.
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"Old Spain in New America" is the
general subject of course of lectures
to be given Sunday evenings in January
churches by Mrs. D. Z. Wiber. formerly
of this city, and now field secretary of
the Woman's Board of Home Missions
of the Presbyterian Church. This course
Christian Endeavor Missionary Union.
The public is cordially invited to attend
these lectures, the dates, subjects and
places of which are as follows:
January Z. Sixth Presbyterian Church.
s pm, THE Land of Tomorrow
January IA. lexington Presbyterian
west"
January q, Fourth Presbyterian
Church, pm. 1.-THE Pearl of the An
January %, Peck Memorial Chapel, 8
pm, THE Garden of America"
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short series of illustrated Sunday
evening talks on the general theme,
The Life of Christ" will be inaugu-
rated tomorrow evening at First Bap-
fist Church by the pastor. Rev. w. w.
McMaster. In compliance with numer-
Gus requests the music of last Sunday
evening will be repeated tomorrow
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Mrs. Mary Wilson Story is to lecture
on the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday
morning at II o'clock at First Congre-
the women's missionary society. The
lecture will be illustrated.
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A watch night" service is announced
for 1880 o'clock tomorrow evening at
81. Luke's Episcopal Church, 18th and
Church streets northwest. by the rec
tor. Rev. Thomas ]. Brown. The full
vested choir will assist
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Christmas testimonies by converts of
the mission. Christmas anthem by the
Christian Endeavor choir and solos by
Messrs. Moore and Winchcole were fea-
lures of the regular meeting of First
ciety Tuesday night at Central Union
Mission. The proceedings were in
charge of Elgin Smith and Mr.. Moore.
A gymnastic exhibition by members
of the Leader Club of the men's depart
ment is to be feature Of the Y. NJ. C.
AS New Year day reception and open
house" volley ball. between business
men and clerks; basket bal, between
Potomacs and Senator's; rope skipping,
by Mr.. Everard; mat and tumbling
work. elephant and parallel bars. to-
gether with a number of gymnastic
dances, will be on the program.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
Pennsylvania avenue and 5th street
southeast, will celebrate New Year
eve with combination musical and
watch night service. At 10 pm. the
sacred cantata, The Star of Rethle-
HEM" by F. Flaxington Harker. will be
sung by double quartet. Trinity
Quartet, consisting of Mrs. b. D. Shreve,
soprano: Mrs. Ada Arundel Pillow. con-
tralto; George Calvert Bowie, tenor. and
celi tNsaS
sisted by Miss Ethel Noble Johnson. So
prano, Miss Marion Mccoy, contralto;
Leroy Glider. tenor, and Harry NJ.
Forker. basso Mrs. Frank A. Frost
night service will follow the cantata.
The pastor, Rev. J. Phelps Hand, will
preach a special New Year eve sermon
on the theme Three Brilliant Fail
ures."
Mrs. Albert Hale. wife of the com
mercial attache of the United States
embassy at Buenos Aires. who has been
actively connected with Y. w. C. A.
work in that capital for the past two
years. is to be the principal speaker at
the veSper services of the local Young
tomorrow afternoon. The services are
to be in charge of the South American
club of the association.
The Argentine national hymn is to
be played ana MIS-. robert Kemp Will
sing a group of Spanish songs. During
the social hour Paraguay tea is to be
served. The service is in preparation
for the series of lectures on South
America" to be given by Rev. Thorn
ton +. Penfield. pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church at Englewood, n. j.
These will be delivered on January s. Is
and 20.
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THE Immortality of the Sour Is the
subject announced for an address to be
given before the Washington Secular
League at Pythian Temple tomorrow
afternoon by Henry Clinton Bell. The
speaker intends to give what is termed
a lawyers answer" to the question IF
man die, shall he live again." gen
crai discussion Of the subject will fol-
low the address.
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The First Presbyterian Church, John
Marshall place, next Thursday evening
will resume the weekly Bible readings,
which have proved helpful to a large
number of the members and friends of
this church 1t is expected that both
morning and evening services tomor-
row will be especially appropriate and
helpful in a spiritual way for the be-
ginning of the new year. The evening
service will begin at IL pm. instead of
S pm, and will close with an impress