Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
trated lecture on Mature Spirits Ihe
public is invited.

trated lecture on Mature Spirits" The
public is invited
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DIR c. C. Mclean is to preach two
special themes for the services IN
douglas NJ. E. Church tomorrow the
| first at II o'clock. on Nv nat ~ d
Nance" and the second in the event J. a. ;.
on .'The Ministry of Christ" The latter
| will be illustrated with stereoptieoA'
views.
Omen house will be held at the emil
dren's branch of the Central UhloI,
| Mission. 45S c street northwest. on on
Wednesday evening. from to l'''o
| O'Clock. The public is invited.
| The mission has been caring for dest,-
tute mothers and children in the pu,l 'a
| ing on Louisiana avenue for some 'ilie'
If is stated but the only suitable place
there was the superintendent quar-
ters which the work soon outSre", 50
the present building was obtained at
a moderate rental.
kindergarten occupations and sewn
are taught the smaller children. IlriS
old enough and mothers are taught 10
do homework properly. The brahch'
like the mission, is interdenomlna-
tiona1 and aims to relieve distress
among destitute mothers and children
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Rev r. Clarence T. Wilson. secretary
Episcopal Church, will speak at the
F,pworth League service of Marvin NJ
f.. Church South tomorrow evening Il.
o clock. He will also address the regular
church service beginning at oc ioGk
People of the southwest are especlalE
urged to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to hear DIR. Wilson
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The Woman'S Foreign Missionary
Society will hold the simultaneous sew
enty-city celebration of it's Jubilee IN
Metropolitan NJ. +. Church. John Mar
shall place and c street northwest, on
Tuesday evening, April Il, at o'clock.
Secretary Josephus Daniels or the
navy will preside and Mrs. William
Fraser Mcdowell. national president OF
the society, will deliver the address.
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The annual meeting of the congrega-
ton of the Fourth Presbyterian Church
was held Wednesday evening. me
meeting was preceded by a DINNER
served by the Woman's Aid Society OF
the church. at which $50 were present.
Colin H. Livingstone, president OF the
congregation. presided, and after the
opening address introduced the other
speakers. the pastor, Dr. Kelly. ana
Messrs. c. NJ. EXley. a. r. Kelly, Homer
Edison. f. l.. Middleton and Edward b
Clement, whose addresses sounded a
high note of encourage cement and OPP
tmism.
The reports of the session and the
tree surer of the board of trustees indl-
Gated the most successful year IN the
church for a number of years. Largely
increase revenues for the support OF
the church and for the missionary and
benevolent work of the church at large
have been received.
Messrs William Selby and Harry
Blake were reelected trustees and j.
\. Ridgely was added to the board.
There were eighty EIGHT new mem
bers received into the church during
the year and all the organizations. 1t
is said, are in a healthy and Furnishing
condition. BY a unanimous vote the
congregation added $500 to the annual
salary of the general secretary of the
church. Homer Edison.
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Members of the Whitney Avenue
Christian Church have organized a
Bible study class which will meet on
Wednesday evenings. They will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. T. Barrett. Gal
Park road, on Wednesday.
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The evangelistic department of the
Christian Endeavor Union is making
special effort to arouse the interest of
the young people of the District of Co
lumbia along personal work. lines. To
this end the Evangelistic Club of the
union was formed to lead the way, and
under its auspices a city-wide cam
paign for more effective work among
the young people is being carried for
ward The results in the beginning.
are more than gratifying. Regular
church services are conducted by the
club in various churches, assisted by
the young people of the congregations.
and various Christian Endeavor soci-
cites are conducting services at the
Central Union Mission and the Gospel
Mission. and also the Jail, District of
Columbia reformatory, hospitals and
homes for the INDECENT.
Evangelistic Supt. F. T. Holland will
conduct the regular morning and evening
services tomorrow at the Cherrydale Bap-
fist Church, and in the afternoon will
conduct the service at the Mclean Bap-
tist Church, Mclean. Va.
Supt. Murray of the citizenship de-
partment will conduct the Christian
Endeavor service of the Emmanuel Bap-
fist Church tomorrow evening.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
the Central PreSbyt terrain. Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian and First Methodist
Protestant churches are conducting
successful canvasses for new members,
and special effort is being made to in
terest all of the young people of each
church in the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. Many other Endeavor societies
of the District are also conducting en-
ergetic membership campaigns and
Supt. Kuhn of the extension depart
ment of the Christian Endeavor Union
reports large increase in membership
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Foundry Epworth League service to-
morrow evening will be of a national
and patriotic character. and is deSg-
mated state Pennant night The
general subject will be God. Home and
Native Land" 1t will feature more
largely the development of an idea that
originated one year ago with Foundry
League. when an initial service of a
similar nature was held with marked
success.
The chapter has an enrolment of
nearly 500 members. representing homes
located in almost every state in the
Union. The members will pay a tribute
to their respective states by responding
to their call with expressions of senti-
ment. These responses will be inter-
spersed with inspiring patriotic music
rendered by a chorus choir of fifty
voices. supported by an orchestra of
eight pieces.
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Washington district members will
send a large delegation to the annual
rally of the Baltimore Conference Ep-
worth League to be held in Walbrook
NJ. +. Church in Baltimore Tuesday
evening.
Senator Wesley J.. Jones of Washing
ton Will make an address on the prog
ress of prohibition, and DIR. Wilbur F.
sheridan. general secretary of the Ed
worth League will speak on the work
Of the Epworth League. Rev. John r.
Edwards. superintendent of Washing
Mountain Lake Park Institute. The Off
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