The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
BAPTIST.

The national convention of Southern
Baptists, TO be held at Asheville, n. c.,
May Il to p, will be attended by Rev
DR.. ]. J. Muir, pastor of Temple Baptist
Church; Rev. DR.. B. d. CAV, pastor OF
West Washington Church; Rev. DR.. ]. E.
Briggs, pastor of Fifth Church; Rev. H.
!. Stewart, pastor of Second Church, and
Rev. H. J. Goodwin, pastor Of Maryland
Avenue Church. Among the lay dele
gates to the convention will be E. L.
Darcy and ]. R. Mitchell.
The delegates plan to start from Wash
tngton on Monday and Tuesday Of next
week and will be absent from their
churches on Sunday, May 81.
Rev. A. F. Anderson, assistant pastor
Of Calvary Baptist Church, will go to
the convention Of the Northern Baptists
at Minneapolis as the delegate of the
Columbia Association of Washington.
Following the convention, which will be
in session. from May 16 to "a, Mr.. An
derson will go to New England, where
the remainder of his vacation OF six
weeks will be spent
In observance Of Mothers Day Rev.
DR.. Cove G. Johnson will speak tomor-
row morning in Emmanuel Baptist Church
on the subject, Great Mothers"
The Women's Missionary Union Of the
Baptist Church which will hold its meet
ings in Asheville, N. C., during the ses-
stons Of the Southern convention, will be
attended by Mrs. B. D. Cav. Mrs. E. L.
Darcy, and Miss Elsie Darcy, Of this
city.
The missionary committee of the Co.
lumbia Baptist Association has approved
the call extended BY Petworth Church to
Rev. F. P. Langhorne, pastor of South
4 aWnn,
Is being urged by the Petworth commit
tee to accept the pastorate Of the local
church
Rev. DR.. Robert Stuart Macarthur,
head Of the Baptist World Alliance, will
be one Of the speakers on the occasion
OF the apprOa ching celebration Of the IF.
teenth anniversary Of the West Wash.
ington Baptist Church. DR.. MacAr rthur
will be present on Thursday, May ..
Mothers Day viii be observed at
Fifth Baptist Church and Sunday school
tomorrow. At II o'clock the pastor, Rev
John E. Briggs, will preach on Turning
7~ek IL the Pay of Battle" At night
his subject will be, The Message Of
Johns Gospel"
Members of Congress Heights artist
church Will tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock hold dedication exercises in that
portion Of their new edifice at Esther
and Brothers places, which has been
completed and is ready for occupancy.
Dean William A. Wilbur, moderator of
the Columbia Association will preside,
and the sermon will be preached by Rev.
J. E Briggs, pastor Of the Fifth Baptist
church Remarks will be made by two
former pastors of the church, Rev.
QutrOf Harlan and Rev Newton Wan
ger. The pastor of the church, Rev. E
Z. Richardson, Pm. D.. will outline the
progress being made in the work at Con-
gress Heights and will also tell how the
church came to be erected Rev. f. w.
johnson, pastor Of the Grace Baptist
church. will also make remarks.
The part of the church which is now
completed and ready for occupancy was
erected at a cost Of between five and
six thousand dollars. It is what will
eventually be the Sunday school portion
of the church when the entire structure
Is completed, and was designed by
Charles ". Bolten and Sons, architects,
Of Philadelphia 1t is built of hollow
tile with stucco finish. It has four
rooms, the largest Of which will be used
as the auditorium until the finished
structure is in readiness. It is planned
TO start the work on the entire building
as soon as practicable. The structure is
trimmed throughout with chestnut and
oak with art glass windows. Mckay and
Morris, Of Washington, are the builders
At the Second Baptist Church. Fourth
and Virginia avenue. tomorrow evening
at 500 p m, the pastor, Rev. Howard l.
Stewart, will hold his second May mass
meeting His sermon tOnic will he ,Lriro