The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-18

tor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, will preach tomorrow morning
on the theme, 'Chrlst's Friends" In
the evening the subject will be, The
objectionable Sin"
The 1s2d session of the BsItimort
Conference will convene in Foundry
Church on March %, and continue for
one week. Bishop Earl Crsnston will
preside, and during the conference Bish-
op Theodore s. Henderson, Of Chatta
nOga, Tenn, and Bishop Frank w.
Warne, Of India, will be present.
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
speak at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church tomorrow morning on the sub
ject The Discipline OF Life" and in
the evening at O'Clock on The Spirit
of Our Country"
At 4 meeting held on Wednesday even
ing by the men of the First Methodist
Protestant Sunday School steps were
taken to form an organization to be
known as THE Galilean Bible Class" w.
l.. Griffin acted as temporary chairman,
and L. A. Lyles acted as secretary. The
following officers were permanently
elected. Rev. W. \. Melvin, teacher; w.
T. Watts, assistant teacher; w. L. Grit
fin, president; r. T. L. Tyler, first vice
president; Smith Dare. second vice presl-
dent; L. A. Lyles, secretary; B. L. Har-
desty, treasurer.
The motto of the class is, THE men of
the First NJ. P. for the man Of Galilee."
What Are the Essential Teachings of
the Bible? What Are the Essential Ele-
ments in Prayer" These are the two
great topics which are to be considered
tomorrow at $50 a m. by the w. H.
Proctor Mems Bible Glass at Hamline
Sunday school, Ninth and streets
northwest.
At Union NJ. E. Church, Twentieth
street south of Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock Rev John MacMurray, pastor,
will spsgk upon Abraham. the timer
ant" in the Sunday morning series on
The Front Page People of the Penta-
teuch" In the evening at 5 o'clock the
pastor will speak upon the topic, Man"
The American Methodist University, of
this city, will receive 1om the Massey
estate of Toronto, Canada, through Che3-
ter d. Massey, an endowment fund OF
$4,000 bearing the name OF his father,
Hart A. Massey, the income to be used
for the support of graduate fellowships.
in the assignment of which preference
shall be given to Canadian young men
and women. This gift is in fulfllment
Of the cherished desirc OF Mr.. Massey
ST.. the founder of the great Canadian
AGRICULTURAL implement industry, to es-
tablish a link between the Methodisr:as OF
Canada and the United States.
Rev. D. l. Blakemore, who has been
confined to his home for the past three
weeks by sickness is much improved
and will occupy his pulpit at st. Paul
NJ E. Church. South, tomorrow morn
ing and evening.
Seat Pleasant NJ. E. Church at Seat
Pleasant, Md, will be reopened tomor-
row, the building having been enlarged
and beautifed. Rev. DR.. w. r. wedder-
spoon, pastor of Foundry Church, will
preach at p. M, and Rev. DR.. w. L.
Mcdowell. superintendent Washington
district, at s p. m. The Sunday school
will assemble at 1870 a. m. and the Ep-
worth League will hold a service at Z
p. m, under the auspices of the League
Chapter of Hamline Church. Rev. w. H.
Richardson is pastor Of the Seat Pleas
ant Church.
The semi-centennial of Baltimore con-
ference Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. as a separate organization will
be observed next week when the con-
ference assemblies in Washington Street
Church, Alexandria, for its annual ses-
sion. The occasion will be appropriately
celebrated when Bishop A. w. Wilson,
the veteran bishop Of Baltimore confer
ence, breaches the anniversary sermon.
The conference sermon will be preached
on Tuesday evening by Rev. ]. ID. VIM,
OF Roanoke, Va, and on Wednesday
morning at $50 the business sessions
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and afternoon until all business is COM