The Washington herald., 1916-02-26
METHODIST.


undergone extensive improvements, In
GLIDING an enlargement to practically
double its former capacity. Three new
galleries and twelve new class rooms
have been provided and the Sunday
School house win be furnished with new
carpets and chairs.
The pastor, Rev. d. l.. Biakemore, win
preside at the reopening services. Tho
editor Of the Baltimore Southern Meth
odist. Rev. DR.. Carlton d. Harris, viii
deliver an address at the morning SER
vice, and Rev. H. NJ. canter. presiding
elder Of Washington District, will speak
In the evening.
The Sunday School celebration win be
held at $50. when Rev. ]. J. Rivers and
ton to the address of DR.. Harris at the
morning service, DR.. w. v. Tudor will
express greetings. DR.. Henry Knowles
will read a brief history OF st. Paul
Church and Luther 8. Cannon Will speak
for the improvement comittee.
Reports from the seventy Epworth
League Chapters Of the NJ. e. and the
NJ E. Church, South, of Washington
District, indicate that the largest gath
ering Of Epworthians ever assembled in
the District will attend the opening ses-
sion of the Second Annual Cooperative
Epworth league Institute which will be
conducted at Calvary M. e. Church,
Columbia Road and Fifteenth street,
February ., 18th. and March LIST, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
of next week. The Institute has been
arranged by a boint committee from
Washington District Epworth League Of
the NJ. e. Church and the Epworth Lea
que Union OF the NJ. Z. Church, South,
with J. Ora Tolbert as chairman for the
Southern Church, and Ashby Jump. as
chairman for the NJ. E. Church and the
following officers of the two leagues:
Robert D. Burbank. Frank A. Frost,
Mrs. Thomas A. Grower, Andrew Gross.
Miss Ellansy Blakemore. W. Ralph
Williamson, Miss Ether Bergman.
Thomas ]. Owen, VIM. L. orem, jr., Miss
Stuart Anderson, Miss Ida Jory. Nc
Kinley w. Kriegh, Chas. x. Hoover.
Charles sKinsella- Miss Florence Day.
James Aotis Jones, Miss Anna carp.
Miss Edith Prettyman, and c. Wendell
Shoemaker.
1t is expected that all the local and
suburban chapters of the League will
send one-fifth Of their membership as
accredited delegates to the Institute.
Registrations have been handled by a
Committee on Registrations with VIM.
L. Orem, jr., Chairman for the District
League and A. z. Martin, as Chairman
for the Southern League Union.
A prominent feature Of the Institute
will be the Second Annual Banquet Of
the two cooperating organizations which
will be held at Calvary Church on We'd
nesday evening. DR.. A c. Christie. u.
S. A, former president Of the District
League, will act as POSTMASTER. and the
principal speakers will be Hon. John G.
Cooper, M. c. from Ohio, who will speak
on Christian Citizenship" and Rev
Edward X. Hardin, D. D., pastor of Mt
will speak on a topic of interest to the
Epworth League. Earl Tasgert, presi-
dent Of the Christian Endeavor Union
OF Washington will also make brief
address at the banquet The banquet has
been arranged by a committee consist
ing Of c. Wendell Shoemaker Chairman n,
Frank A. Frost, vice-chairman, and C.
II. Hunt A. z. Martin, and H. r. Carl
On Monday evening tho Institute will
open with Registration Of Delegates
from s:45 to 7:3o A Song Service, with
all delegates assembled, VIII be con-
Quoted from T:ao to 500 after which the
delegates will separate into seven work.
er's conferences. as follows: Chapter
Presidents. First, Second. Third. and
Fourth Departments, Junior League, and
Secretaries and Treasurers. On Tuesday
night the sessions will open with a Song
Service from 7:so to 500. followed by
workers conferences as on the previous
evening. Charles Kinsella will be the
musical director. At the Song Services
important announcements Of future
events will be made. On Wednesday
evening a Song Service will be con-
Quoted from 7:30 to the hour OF the ban
quet.
The purpose OF the annual winter in
stitute is to further the spirit Of union
between the NJ. q. Church, and the NJ.
f. Church, South, and to promote ef-
flciency In the work carried on by the
local Leagues.
In Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning the pastor.
Rev. W. r. wedderspoon, D. D., will
preach on the theme. How Can a Man
Find God?' and In the evening his sub
ject will be. The Worlds wisest Man"
Rev. DR.. James shera Montgomery Will
preach at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church tomorrow morning on the sub
ject, The Tragedy OF Possession" In
the evening he will conclude the special
series on The Heretics of Yesterday"
The subject will be John wesley-The
Defender Of Liberty OF Conscience"
The various tribes Of the Improved
Order of Red Men, and Councils Of POGO
hontas, will attend service at Mount Yer
and New York avenue, tomorrow night,
when Rev. DR.. e. K. Hardin will preach.
The members Of the order will assemble
at the wigwam of Red Wing Tribe, Sew
enth street and Louisiana avenue north
west. and proceed to the church in a
body.
At Union NJ. e. Church tomorrow morn
ing, at IL, the preacher will be Rev. John
r. Esaias, OF Gorsuch NJ. z. Church,
who will preach In exchange with the
pastor. In the evening at the pastor.
Rev. John Mac Murray will speak upon
the topic, Rest" giving the secret of
Jesus for freedom from care, fret and
worry.
The topics OF the W. H..Proctor Mems
Bible Class, of Hamline, M. e. Sunday
school, Ninth and P streets northwest,
for tomorrow, at $50 a. M, are: Every
one can be a millionaire; not In money;
some money millionaires are really pau
pers: Jesus scale of values makes man.
hood and socia service supreme, and
these are interdependent; true Christian
manhood, like the Masters, is developed
only through service of men; the begin
nings Of organized philanthropy were In
the Christian church; It has inspired the
worlds philanthropy; its present obliga-