Evening star., 1916-09-30

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Thing to Desire" Psalm, 27:4; "one
Thing Have l Desired
The winter schedule of services will
be inaugurated in ST Patrick's Church
forty hour devotion at the solemn high
mass, which will be sung by the rec
tor. Mgr. w. T. Russell. at IL am.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev
John NJ. Mcnamara.
Immediately preceding the mass
there will be a procession of clergy,
acolytes and choir boys from the rec
tory on the corner of G and 10th
streets to the main entrance of the
church. special musical program
the direction of Miss Jennie Glennan
and Mr.. r. Mills Silby.
After the mass there will be a pro-
cession of the blessed sacrament, in
which the children of the parish. cloth
ed in white. and the men, carrying
lighted candles, will participate
Solemn exposition of the blessed sac
rament will continue from after the
mass until the devotions in the evening
at 1880 pm. At this time Mgr Rus
sell will ofiiciate and preach
At the 8 o'clock mass the members
of the League of the Good Shepherd
will receive communion in a body
They VIII meet again at the evening
services to recite their weekly office
ana on each succeeding Sunday night
during the winter season.
On Monday, masses will be said at
l. S1 and 3 O'Clock, and there will be
exposition all day. concluding with a
silent Hour of Alteration" at 1880 pm
The masses on Tuesday will be said at
the same hours as on Monday and at
i:5o pm. the devotion of the forty
hours Will close with sermon by Rev
John NJ. Mcnamara, another procession
OF the men and children, and solemn
benedlction of the blessed sacrament
During the month of October, which
in the church calender is known as the
month of the rosary, the beads will be
recited after the o'clock mass each
morning.
Rev. DR.. W. J. McGlothlin. professor
of church history in the Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary at Louisville,
VIII preach in the Temple Baptist
Church tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. DR.. Muir. the pastor. has re-
turned to the city and will occupy the
pulpit tomorrow evening
Beginning with tomorrow night.
Rev. ID. l.. Blakemore, pastor of the st.
Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South,
will preach a series of sermons on
Conversion in Story" illustrating the
bible doctrine with experiences from
the lives of some of the great historic
characters of the Christian church. The
discourses will be delivered at the Sun
day evening services. Tomorrow night
the conversion of John Wesley will be
discussed.
Members of the CherrydaIe Metho-
dist Protestant Sunday school will hold
rally day services tomorrow at 1890
a n hn fDIl
through the principal streets of the
town. This Will be the first Sunday
school parade in Alexandria county. il
Is said. and the officials in charge hope
to have at least 300 members in line.
Rev. r. Y. Nicholson will have charge
Of the rally and E. C. Hooper, superin.
tendent. and Aleen Stevens. assistant
superintendent Of the Sunday school.
viii direct the parade
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Rev. William w. McMaster of the
First Baptist Church announces a series
of Sunday evening addresses for the
month of October under the general
The individual topics are as follows:
Tomorrow, THE Man Who Over
reached Himself"
October 8. The Man Who Could Not
Be Silenced"
October 10, THE Man Who Left the
Best Society for Still Better"
October %. THE Man Who Minded So
Much That He Minded Not at All
October 30. The Man Who Saw the
Unseen"
These addresses will be delivered In
the attractive Bible schoolroom of the
church. located on the ground floor and
OF easy access to the passerby.
SUNDAY, october 8, has been set aside
as reunion day. when a determined ef-
Tort Will be made to secure the at
tendance at the regular services of
every member of every family connect
ed with the congregation The fol-
lowing Sunday, October 10. has been
chosen as rally day in the Bible school.
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Tomorrow morning the Sunday schools
OF the Church OF the Epiphany reopen at
$3.50 am. and pm. and the 4 o'cIocl,
service Will be resumed for the winter.
At pm. there will be special serv
ice FOR the presentation of the triennial
united Offering OF the women of the dio-
cese of Washington. Rev. w. A Masker
jr., of st. Paui's Church 23d street, will
preach. The offering will be sent to the
Episcopal general convention, which meets
In st. Louis October u. when a great
service will be held by the women Of all
together.
Throughout the Roman Catholic
. world tomorrow is Rosary Sunday. and
will be celebrated as such in ali the
churches.
The rosary in its present form was
introduced by ST. Dominic and has al.
ways, it is declared. proved a popula,
devotion The feas; of the rosary hat
its origin in the victory of the Chris.
tisns at Lepanto over enemies who
threatened to destroy Christ tendom. The
victory was won on the first Sunday OF
| October. 1871, and was generally attrib.
uted to the intercession of Mary, be.
cause on that day members of thf
! Rosary confraternity held public dc
( Votiona in her honor and implored he,
to aid to prevent impending disaster
| AT the Dominican House of Studie.
vespers viii be soiemnized tomorrow ~
! 4 pm, following which there will h.
Ia rosary procession. In which tbt
] clergy and the seventy novices ,,i,
take part Rensdiction OF the hlessa,
sacrament will close the devotions.
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Rev. J. Franklin Bryan new uastor ~
| NcftIl Carolina Avenue Methodist Prn,e.
| tant Church. was given a reception bv tbe
! members of his congregation Trcsd., d,
evening in the Sunday school rooms Of IN,