The Washington times., 1916-04-08
Women Opposed to
Forum on Sunday
lnterdenominational Union Votes
Against Use of School
Buildings.

Opposition to use OF public schools for
community forums Sunday Is expressed
In resolutions adopted at the annual
meeting OF the Woman's Interdenomina-
tlonal Missionary Union at st. Pauls
Lutheran Church last night.
MIS-. Edith X. Kern and Ernest II.
Daniel. OF the Board OF Education.
spoke against the use of the schools on
sunday for any purpose. 1t would work
a hardship on the principals and janl-
tors, they declared, since both have to
work extra hours without extra COM
pcnsation. Both speakers praised the
pun pose of the forums.
House resolution No. 1000, to alter
procedure IN the juvenile court. was
condemned In u resolution adopted by
the union. as was the showing in WASH
ington OF The Firth OF a Nation" a
motion picture spectacle.
Mrs. John n. Culbertson was re-
elected president Of the union.
The following first vice presidents
were chosen to represent their different
organizations: Mrs A. A. Birney, Prot
estant Episcopal Church, Mrs w. +.
Crafts, Reform Bureau; Mrs. Fred Bell.
Baptist Church. and Mrs. Henry An
stadt, Lutheran Church. Mrs. Ellis
Logan was chosen first vice president
at-large.
The other officers named are Mrs.
Washington Topham treasurer; Mrs. s.
e. Clssel, recording secretary; Mrs. X.
s. Whaley. corresponding secretary and
Mrs. Hattie Petrie, secretary Of litera-
| ture.
During the last week the congregation
! of the Ninth Street Christian Church
has been celebrating the twenty-fifth
anniversary OF Its organization.
Services have been held every night
since last Sunday. The opening sermon.
| on The First Love" was preached by
the pastor. the Rev. George A. Miller.
In the evening the Rev. Edward u.
Bagby. who was pastor from April o.
1891. to October l. 1906, preached on
"reminiscences" Neighborhood night
was observed Monday. and greetings
churches were received.
Disciples night was held Tuesday,
| Wednesday night was home-comlnS
night. Bible school night was held
Thursday. and organizations night was
observed last night.
The celebration will close tomorrow.
/ The Bible school viii be held at 9:bO
o'clock. At II o'clock the pastor VIII
preach sermon on our New Euild-
ing" and at T:i5 o'clock on Forward
| Not Backward"
This church has had marvellous
growth. The small chapel erected
twenty-five years ago was soon OUT
grown. and now the present church a
| three-story and basement building, las
become entirely too small to accollulo-
date the large Bible school, Last sun
day 1863 were present.
The Rev. Andrew Jones, Of Philadel'
phia. who gained the title OF IPropneI
as a result of his having predicted manN
/ Important events which have transplree
in this country during the past twenty,
nve years, will preach at Shiloh bapus
Church tomorrow night.
Prophet Jones claims to nave pre-
dicted the Johnstown flood, the 81
Louis tornado. the assassination o.
President Mckinley, the recent western
flood, the European war, ana n huihpe
OF other national and internauona
calamities. =.
sorrows and sufferings that are soon e
come upon the whole world, and he u
coming to Washington tomorrow q
warn the people to prepare for th'
fast approaching catastrophe
Tho general relief committee for He
brew war sufferers mas announced tina
J a special collection will be taken tomor
row among the Hebrews In this city t
, support those In want with necessitle
for the coming Passover.
, Several hundred volunteers are needed
and the committee asks that they re
port at headquarters; 1923 sixth stree
northwest. at o'clock tomorrow.
The collection will he known as "Th
Macs Chitim Relief"
At Centennial Baptist Church tomor
row evening the Rev. Il. Hez Sven
will have Cor his subject, "Why Wash
Ington Women Swear" and at tn
mnrning service his subject will b
"Chrstian Safety"
Rev. John Britain Clark, Of the Tirs
resbyterian Church, will preach tn
J fifth of his series of Lenten sermons o.
THE Six Typical Temrtations trmor
, row evening. his subject Is I'm
night at s the choir will sing "rh
5 seven Last Words" by Dubois, Mis-
I Elizabeth Leckie and the male choru
will be assisted by Charles h. Meyer
tenor.