The Washington herald., 1916-04-08

recently undergone three operations, the
last of which was of major Importance,
Is reported to be making very satisfactory
progress toward recovery.
The Presbyterian Ministers. Association.
which includes in its membership min
listers of the Congregational and German
Reformed churches, will meet at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church on
Monday at 1880. Rev. DIR. Joseph 7.
Kelly was to have presented a paper on
The History of the Association" but
has been unable to find time to make
preparation, and In his place Rev. DR..
william II. Bates. of this city, who has
made a special study Of hymnology, win
speak on the subject. ''rhe Group of
Early Minor English Hymnists.'
The Henry Gilbert class of the Sunday
school Of Fourth Presbyterian Church
met on Wednesday evening at the home
of Arthur r. CowsilL A new constitution
was adopted, and the following officers
were elected: Karl s. Reed. president:
George Bell, vice president; Arthur r.
Cowsill, secretary; Richard Belt, treas
urer; Charles Young. sergeant-at-arms.
The business session was followed by a
wrestling match between two members OF
the class, Richard Belt and Chester Fer
ris, and boxing bouts between Harvey
George Bell and Homer Edison.
The church orchestra, led by Sam ].
wardell, played several selections, and
members of the class sang songs from
Billy Sundays hymnal. Refreshments
were served by the social committee. q.
The nterdenominational evsngelistic
meetings which are being held in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, under the
of
Hendersonville, n. c., will continue next
week. The subjects will be as follows:
Sunday II a. m, Gods Wonderful
Loye;" D. m, "The Trial of Christ"
Monday, 2:30 p. m, 81 Timothy OF Causes
Of Failure;" 500 p. m, address to Pres
bytery. "A Model Church and Its Min
isters;" Tuesday. 2:SO p. m. II Timothy or
Light for the Last Days." s p. m, How
the Worlds King VIII Come Wednes-
day. 2:3O D. m, ''The Christians Attitude
Toward the Coming Of Christ" 5 p. M,
'"The Destiny of the Dead" Thursday.
2:3O p. M. Coming Tribulation;" 500 p.
M, Some Things About Heaven Fri
day. 2:30 p. m, "The Coming Kingdom"
500 p. M, 80 Great Salvation"
All meetings will be held at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth and
Fairmont streets, excepting those on
Monday and Tuesday, afternoons. These
will be held at the Friends Meeting
House, corner Thirteenth and Irving
streets, owing to the fact that the pres
bytery will meet at that time in the
Fourth Church.
Dr. John Brittan Clark will preach to-
morrow night at First Presbyterian
Church, John Marshall place, the fifth
Of his series of Lenten sermons on the
six Typical Temptations" His subject
will be THE Temptation of Judas" Good
Friday night at s o'clock the choir will
render THE Seven Last Words" by
Dubois. Miss Elizabeth Leckie and the
chorus Of men will be assisted by Charles
E. Meyer, tenor.
The triple quartet of the Church Of the
Covenant will give on Passion Sunday,
April 16 for the first time in Washington
Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" which calls
for double quartet and a solo quartet.
The work will be given at the regular
afternoon service of the church, begin
will be composed of Miss Craig, soprano;
Miss Harper, contralto; Mr.. Backing,
tenor, and ]. Walter Humphrey, bass.
The work has never been given here
and Is said to be most difficult and beau
tiful. The evening choir of the Church
of the Covenant with double quartet will
give Stainer's Crucifixion on Good Fri
enant. No cards Of admission will be
necessary. The solos will be sustained
by Mr.. Backing. tenor, and Arthur
Chester Gorbach, bass.
At the Gunton Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church. Fourteenth and r
streets northwest. Rev. DR.. c. Everett
Granger. the pastor, will preach at II
a. m. and p. m tomorrow. Fifteen
minutes of congregational praise at the
5 o'clock service will be conducted by
Mr.. Klein and choir. A colonial concert
will be given in the church Tuesday even
ing at o'clock by the choir and Sunday
school.
The annual ecclesiastical meeting Of
the church will be held in the chapel
Thursday evening at o'clock At this
meeting elders and deacons will be
elected and the general spiritual welfare
OF the congregation considered. At the
annual corporate meeting held last week
reports showed good results for the year.
Twenty-seven have been received into
the church on profession of faith, twenty
two of these from the Sunday school.
The Young Mems Club of the church,
recently organized for athletics, military
instruction and social life, will take a
hike to Great Falls today, meeting at