Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-29
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Rev. DIR. Edward K. Hardin, pastor,
and Mrs. Hardin, will hold a reception
in the parlors of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, 9th street and Mas
sachusetts avenue, Tuesday evening at
s o'clock, to which strangers, members
and friends of the church. and the pub
lie generally are cordially invited. DIR.
Hardin has served as pastor of this
| church for nearly four full years, and,
under the rules of his church. will be
transferred elsewhere by the next SEES
sion of the Baltimore conference. which
convenes in March, 1918.
Encouragement of the seats and
other furniture has been made neces-
sary to accommodate the increased at
tendance upon the sessions of the Pugh
class of Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, during the past few weeks.
The class meets in the board room of
the church Sunday mornings at $50
o'clock, and is taught by Chief Justice
Edward X. Campbell of the United
States Court of Claims. The president
of the class, DR.. Glen c. Williams. has
appointed two captains to conduct "A
campaign for increased membership
and reports gratifying results.
In response to a special appeal Sun
day morning the Sunday school of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
contributed total of ssf for the bene-
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the Armenian sufferers and the Red
Cross. This was in addition to the reg
ular contributions of the school and
many special funds that are being
raised by various classes.
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"A Service Flag with twenty-four
stars will be unfurled and dedicated in
the Metropolitan Memorial NJ. f, Church
tomorrow morning. Appropriate exer-
cises have been arranged. The flag is
the gift of A. NJ. Levers. The pastor
pr Harry u. Mitchell will preach. taxi
ing as his theme, The Past. a Friend
or Foe-Whichg, The evening sermon
Will be New Year meditation under
the title Of Spiritual Preparedness, or
Being Ready
"A Tale of Turkey is the subject
of Rev K. Hez Swem's story sermon
tomorrow night at Centennial Baptist
Church. Rev. George w MctuIIough
will preach at the morning service
Rev. DR.. McKim will conduct the an
nual New Year eve service in the
Church of the Epiphany Monday night.
The services will start at IL O'Clock. He
VIII be assisted by the full choir of the
church.
The Years Sermon is to be given by
KEY. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe tomorrow
morning at New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. The usual New Year
eve service has been suspended so that
members of the congregation can wor-
ship in the Sunday tabernacle. A spe-
cal musical program will be given at
the services tomorrow evening.
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First Things First" will be the sub
Ject of sermon by Rev aJohu e.
Briggs. pastor of Fifth Baptist Church,
tomorrow morning. Judge Barley of
Alexandria viii speak at the evening
service.
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The Sleman gospel team of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Will have charge of the evening
service at the Maryland Avenue Baptist
be rendered by Miss Alvarite Reaney.
The address will be delivered by Charles
K. Hoover.
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picturesque Picking" is the subject
Of an illustrated travelogue to be given
by e. T. Williams tomorrow evening at
s o'clock, before the Liberal Religious
Union of All Souls Church. 14th and L
streets. Mr.. Williams of the Depart
ment of State is an authority on mat
ters Chinese, having resided in China
and made study of their manners and
language. For the evening the soioist
will be Mile. Becker The occasion is
in honor of the men in uniform and
those who.have recently come to WASH
ington.
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Jerusalem Delivered, and the CRU
sades of Today" is the subject chosen
by Rev. DR.. Charles Wood for his even
ing sermon tomorrow at the Church of
the Covenant The evening choir of
one hundred voices. under the direction
of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. will sup
ply the musical program. In the after
noon, at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. Tertius Van
Dyke will preach. and the triple quar-