The Washington herald., 1916-02-19
BAPTIST.

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The Forward Movement has been
adopted by Emmanuel Baptist Church,
OF which Rev. Cove G. johnson, ID. D..
Is pastor. The following program is plan
ned for the near future: Mems supper on
Tuesday, February %, every-member can
vass, Sunday, March u; and celebration
of tenth anniversary Sunday on March
26.
The congregation by recent vote ap-
proved the plan of the standing commit
tee for the raising of 5000 In this, the
tenth anniversary year. OF this sum 1900
is to be applied to the principal of the
church debt and s.. 900 to the cancellation
of the floating Indebtedness.
DR.. Johnson spent the early part Of the
week in New York, where he conducted
a funeral service at Ballston Spa. He
reports a temperature in northern New
York of 40 degrees belowzero.
The First Baptist Sunday School has
undertaken to raise five hundred and fifty
dollars with which to recsrpet the first
floor of the church. In three Sundays
nearly two hundred dollars has been
raised. The Philathea class gave nifty
FIVE dollars In cash: the Latch" class
pledged fifty dollars. and various other
classes and individuals gave smaller
sums
The First Baptist Christian Endeavor
Society held a business meeting last Tues
day evening at the home of the pastor,
Rev w. w. McMaster Particular in
terest attached to reports of the prayer
meeting and music committees, with ref
erence to programs rendered on Christian
Endeavor Day and at the last regular
church prayermeeting, both OF which
meetings were in charge Of the society.
At Fifth Baptist Church the pastor.
Rev. John f. Briggs, will preach on
and on THE Christians Confidence" at
night. On Tuesday night the Baracs
and Philathea Sunday School classes will
hold a George Washington entertainment
and social. The Baptist Young Peoples
Union will give a social and entertain
ment on Friday night.
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Sixth and streets northeast. tomorrow
morning at 9:45 O'Clock, the Mems Bible
Class will move from its present quar-
ters to the church auditorium. This ac-
ton is made necessary by the growth of
the class. whose officers are J. Alvin
Crawford. president; Robert NJ. Walleigh,
vice president: Clarence r. Schooley.
secretary; James o. Peed. assistant sec
retary; Charles S. Walters. treasurer:
William J. r. Spahr. librarian; Congress
man c. w. Hamlin and James NJ. Brooks,
teachers; Emmanuel B. Shaver, associate
teacher.
At II o'clock the pastor, Rev. John c.
Ball, will preach on the theme, Divine
Forgiveness Conditional" In the even
ing his subject will be lone of Amer
ica's Greatest Armies and One that Is
Always Prepared"
DR.. F. V. Atkinson will preach morn
ing and evening today at the Petworth
Baptist Church. The subject of his morn
ing address has not been announced, but
in the evening he will discuss the sub
ject, "A Divine Detective" The mems
class OF the Sunday school will hold its
regular monty business and social
meeting on Monday evening, February
q. The class now has about forty men,
bers, and is taught by Representative w.
l.. Hensley, of Missouri. The primary
department. Miss Mary Wright. superin-
tendent. will entertain the older men,
bers of the school on Tuesday evening,
February %, in "A Washington Birthday
Party"
Rev. f. Hez Swem, pastor OF Centen-
nial Baptist Church. Seventh and I
listic meetings in New Jersey. His pull
pit will be filled tomorrow morning by
Charles j. Sheets, who will preach on
the subject, Enough to Make Us Rum
In the evening Charles E. Vrooman will
speak on the theme, "A Yearning God"
Shiloh Baptist Church will join in cell
ebrating the birthday of George Wash
ington this morning. The music will con-
sist of patriotic hyIhns: extracts from
Washngton's farewell address will be
read. and the pastor, Rev. DR.. ]. Milton
Waldron. will preach on Lessons in
Patriotism Drawn from the Life of
George Washington At the night serv-
ice. Adjt. James Harvey, in charge of
will preach on The Work of the Saliva
ton Army" and other persons prominent
in the army will take part In the pro-
gram.
Rev. Benjamin D. Cav, pastor OF West
Washington Baptist Church, will con-
clude his series of sermons on The Call
of the World'' tomorrow morning, when
his subject will be. "a Mans Response
to the Worlds Appeal"
In the evening Mr.. Gaw's topic Is to
be Hogs or Men," and he will discuss
the methods of present day corporations.
baptismal service will follow the
sermon.
On Sunday evening" February 27 the
chaplain of the Senate Rev. Forest J.
Prettyman. will preach In the West
Washington Church.
A leap year party will be given by
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Calvary Baptist Church on
Friday evening. February 25, at the
church. The chairman and vice chair
man of the social committee, Messr.
McEwen and Thomas, are in charge of
the preparations
At the Second Baptist Church, Fourth