Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-18
Pulpit and Pem

yenkins A. g. Grinnell, D. F. Harris and
Charles. Robinson, judges, returned a
tive.
Such interest was manifested in the
venture that it was decided to make 1t a
monthiy attraction, so the chapter will
hold debates on the fourth Saturday
night In each month.
,-I RI: Rev Bishop Currier of the Catholic
University will conduct a retreat for the
members OF st. Jeromes parish during the
week commencing March 26. The MEM
ners OF the different societies connected
urge their friends to attend.
Wednesday morning at o'clock a
lrequiem high mass was sung for the
!, parents OF the pastor. Rev. D. c. keenan,
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At meeting held Wednesday evening
by the men of the First Methodist Prot
estant Sunday School steps were taken
TO form an organization to be know as
The Galilean Bible Class" w l.. Griffin
acted as temporary chairman and l.. A.
LyIes acted as secretary.
The following officers were permanently
elected Rev. w. A. Melvin, teacher: W.
watts: assistant teacher: w. L. Grif-
president: Smith Dare, second vice presio
dent L. A. Lyles. secretary; B. E. Har-
ldesty, treasurer The motto of the ella
Is The he men of First NJ. P. for the man
The evangelistic campaign being con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. Moore Of savannah.
Ga, at the Ninth Street Christia n
Church will close tomorrow night. A
large number Of new members will be
received into the fellowship of the
ordinance of baptism will be admins
tered at the night service. Decision day
VIII be observed in the Bible school
tomorrow morning, and in the evening
furnish the music. The pastor, Rev.
George A. Miller, will preach at both
lservices. The subject of the morning
sermon will be The Great Atonement"
and at night Begging Bread or Beg
ging Water"
Rev. D. l.. Blakemore, pastor of ST.
Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South,
who has been under the care of ply
stefan for over three weeks, has so far
recovered as to be able to fill his pulpit
tomorrow. both morning and night. The
subject Of the morning sermon will be-
"A Prayer That Got Through" at
might, THE Perfect Life Exemplified."
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
on Frluay evening the Men Biple
Glass will hold its annual banquet. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by Represent
alive Walter L. Hensley and others.
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Rev. DR.. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce, minis
ter Of All Souls Church, has returned
from a missionary trip in New Eng
Hand, and will occupy his pulpit tomor-
row morning.
Maj. s. W. saxton is to address the
Liberal Religious Union Sunday evening
at o'clock, his subject being Per
sonal "Reminiscences Of Brook Farm"
ASSOCIATED with the Brook Farm COM
munity, Maj. Saxton's recollections will
have a peculiar interest. Maj. Saxton,
moreover, it is said. was intimately ac-
lof that time, whose names have be-
come familiar household words.
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The third quarterly meetings of the
Womans Home and Foreign mission
airy societies of the Washington dis
trct of the Methodist Episcopal Church
were held in Hamline Church Wednes-
day.
The afternoon session was devoted
to the Home Missionary Society The
Scripture lesson was conducted by Mrs.
E. NJ. Underwood. The president of the
distritc association, Mrs. James E. Gill
bert. was made perpetual member
and presented with a bouquet of flow
ers.
The report of the treasurer Mrs. Ed
ward NJ Hall, was received. 1t showed
a grand total of $346420 raised in the
quarter just closing.
The district associate secretary. Mrs.
Frank B. Walker presented the call
for 20 per cent increase in all lines Of
work as well as membership.
A new auxiliary, with twentyfour
members. has been recently organized
at the church in Petworth, it was an
nounced.
Miss Iva Gorton Of Rust Hall gave an
interesting description of the activities
LOT the students in this training school
ifor deaconesses, and Miss Maude Thorn
las assistant in the italian mission
conducted in North Capitol Street
lChurch, gave q talk on the work being
done in transforming the Italian girls
and boys as well as men and women
into good Americans.
The address of the afternoon was
given by Rev. John W. Wadman of
Honolulu. He told Of the work done
by the Susannah Wesley Home for
Oriental Women and Children in Hon
olulu and of other mission work in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Rev. F. NJ. Mccoy will address the
o'clock railroad mems meeting at the
Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. G. A. tomorrow
afternoon. A fifteen minute song serv
ice will be held previous to the address.
| The Phi Mu Sigma National Sunday
School Fraternity announces the ap-
prevail of a petition of the Triangle
class at Ingram Memorial Church for
a charter as q chapter Of the fraternity.
The class IL taught by Arthur Robb.
Signers of the petition are Rev. l.. T..
Purdum. pastof of the church: Arthur
Robb, teacher of the class; Messrs. J..
Gordon Groves, Sam J. Ransom. Marcel
G. Delarue Donald r. Cameron, Stan
ley Malcolm Cameron, Francis w. Wat
son, R. E. Glessner, Oscar Kibbey, w.
r Hammock, G. G. Jameson and G. R..
Crown The chapter will be installed
in the near future.
Mu Beta Chapter. located at the Met
ropolitan Baptist Church. which was
Installed on the eth instant, had its
first election OF officers Tuesday night,
resulting as follows: President, Cliff
ford NJ Wortendyke: vice president,
II. C. Hunter; secretary, F. j. Swingle;
assistant secretary, John r. lie Foe /:
treasurer. Odel B. King; historian, II.
F. Schenck; marshal. E. Leslie Carle-
ton.
Continuing the series Of sermons here
. ltofore announced, DIR. F. Vernon Atkin-
son will have for the subject Of his morn
ling sermon at the Petworth Baptist
.. Church, THE Ideal Church. while in the
.. evening his topic will be Death, What Is
, iit?"
The second of a series of special Sun
day evening sermons during Lent will be