Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24

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day. March 4, at $50 pm. Sylvester ].
Smallwood. who conducts these serv-
ices will preside. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
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The Y. NJ. c. A. Gospel team will have
charge of the Sunday evening service
at Wesleyan Pentecostal Church.
Homer ]. Councillor will deliver an ad-
dress. using as his subject The Harbor
Lights"
The Y. NJ. C. A. extension workers
Will meet for a conference this even
ing in the central building to discuss
further plans for the extension work.
Meetings are now being held in twenty
nine engine houses each week.
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At the Fifth Baptist Chapel. 81 and
streets southwest. James L. Wilmeth,
chief clerk of the Treasury. will speak
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Representative Venable of Mississippi
will speak at the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union meeting at Fifth Baptist
Church tomorrow evening at O'CLOCK
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Tomorrow night. at Philosophical
Hall. 1916 H street northwest, kepler
Hoyt will speak on "Feminism."
In New York Avenue Church the ser
mon tomorrow morning will be
preached by Rev. DR.. Robert Law of
one of the leading preachers of the
Presbyterian Church of Canada. and is
specially known and admired by many
of our Washington people who spent
their summer holiday at the famous
watering place of Pointe-Pec, in Que
bee.
Dr. Harry D. Mitchell, pastor of the
Metropolitan NJ. L. Church. will preach
the seventh sermon in the series on THE
Life and Character Of David from a
Modern Viewpoint there tomorrow
night. The topic will be THE Glory Of
Another Chance or David's Repentance"
In St Augustine's Church the children
of the parish will receive holy communion
tomorrow at the o'clock mass.
On Wednesday evening at S o'clock a
retreat will open for the members of the
Holy Name Society. and be conducted by
Rev. F. Dempsey, o. P, of the Dominican
House OF Studies at the Catholic Univer-
slty. The closing exercises will take place
on Sunday evening, March 4, at s o'clock,
with a reception of new members into the
Holy Name Society.
On Wednesday evening the Holy Name
Guild (made up of the young men of the
parish) held smoker in the basement
of the church which was largely attend
ed. The principal address of the evening
was delivered by Rev. DR.. William F.
Truth Society. New York city. Others
who spoke were Rev. George Harrington
of GAINESVILLE. Md. and John Hadley
Doyle. president of the Washington
branch of the Archdiocesan Union of the
Holy Name Society, after which an elab-
crate musical program was rendered
Among those present were Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Starr of Baltimore, Rev. Paul Griffith.
Rev Leo Odds, Rev. James J. O'Connor
and Rev. William J. McVeigh.
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In St Martins Church Lenten services
will take place on Wednesday at 1880
pm, when one of the clergy from the
CATHOLIC University will preach the ser
mon. Benediction of the blessed sacra
ment will close the devotions.
Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. the de-
votions to st. Rita will take place, when
Kew. Eugene Hannah will officiate.
The stations of the cross will be held
every Friday during Lent at 3:15 for
the children and at IT'S for the adults.
In ST. Patrick's Church on Monday,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
evenings during Lent special devotions
will be held in honor of the sacred
passion from 4:45 to Sis. when a series
of meditations will be given. Those for
next week will be as follows:
Monday, THE Garden of Olives;
Tuesday. 1.-The Sadness of Jesus;
Thursday. The sweat of Blood"
Friday the holy hour service will
take place from 4:30 to $50 pm. and
the subject of the meditation will be
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The Presbyterian Ministers Assoca-
ton of Washington will meet in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
at 1890 am. Monday, when a paper
will be read by Rev. r. Shemeld on
Have the Africans Any Trace of a
Sabbath"
his usual half-hour organ recital to-
morrow evening at 1880 o'clock in Trim
ity Episcopal Church. when his pro-
gram will be 'Marche Funebre ct
"Hymne Celeste" by Grey: AT Twi-
light" by Harker, and March in Z
Flat" by Gounod.
Mr.. Comstock will give the organ re-
cltal w edneSQay IN Epiphany Church
at 5.
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1.-The Most Great Peace" as fore
Swallowed in the Bahai teachings, is the
subject of an address to be delivered
by Miss Juliet Thompson of New York
city, under the auspices of the Bahai
Assembly of Washington, in Studio
Hall. 1919 Connecticut avenue, tomor-
row evening at Sis o'clock. The pub
lie will be welcomed.
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For several weeks the Central
Presbyterian Church undertook to raise
$3.50 through sacrifice and self-denial
in order to pay off a portion of it's
mortgage indebtedness. Since this
church depends entirely upon the VOL
untary gifts of the congregation for all
items of support, every member of the
congregation was requested to take
some part and to make as great per-
sonal sacrifice as possible. When all the
amounts had been turned in it was
found that the entire amount had been
subscribed and paid. The success of
the undertak king. it is pointed out, was
due to the Willingness on the part of
great many to practice great se1f-de-
NAL, and no modern schemes were used.
The vesper talk at the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association tomorrow
will be given by Miss Edith r. Powers,
formerly county secretary in Page
county, Iowa. Her subject will be
County Association Work"
The talk will be given at $50 o'clock,
following the Bible class by Miss May
Beacnam at o'clock, and the acquaint-
ance hour at 5. The building will be