Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-17
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Memorial United Brethren Church, today
! suggested that all striking employees OF
| Company avail themselves of the oppor-
| tunity of attending divine worship IN the
/ various churches of the city tomorrow.
THE men should leave off picket duty
for one day." DR.. Futz pointed out this
afternoon. land go tomorrow with their
families and friends to the house of God,
| the services of which they have been TOO
| frequently deprived of attending"
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+ A banquet and reception was given
| at the Temple Baptist Church. 10th and
n streets northwest, Wednesday even
! ing to Mrs. Grace De -Four Brown, VINO
has been with the church as the or
ganiSt for twenty-five years. large
attendance of the church membership
and friends greeted Mrs. Brown on the
occasion. There was music and quite
a number of responses to toasts given
/ by the POSTMASTER, Fred Rhoades.
A valuable silver service was pre-
I scented to Mrs Brown by the congrega-
! ton and her friends, as an apprecla-
ton of her long years of valuable serV-
| ice as the organist of the church.
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| Eugene Williams and Charles Black
we'll were ordained deacons of the
| Massachusetts Avenue Colored Chris-
| tian Church Sunday morning, with the
pastor. Rev. S. F. Richardson. preach
f! ing the sermon of the occasion.
Elders S. F. Tyree, c. F. Hughes, T.
! A. Osborne and w. c. Smith partici-
| pated in the service.
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A delightful surprise shower was
given Tuesday evening for MISS
Helen Hunter Young at her home on
| Chaplin street by the members of the
Miller class of Gurley Memorial Pres
| Iuta
business meeting an expressman APP
peared at the door with large box
done up in blue and gold, the class
colors which conta lined numerous at
| tractive and useful gifts. The color
scheme of blue and gold was also car
ried out in the dining room, where
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Misses OFT,
hostesses, and Mrs. F. J: Young. Mrs
S. c. Redman, Mrs. William Miller
Mrs. William Elliott, Mrs. Russell Car
ley, Mrs. Walter Slicer, Mrs V. G. May,
Misses Marian, May and Olive Long,
Laura Gilliland. Marguerite Weaver.
Florence Steinbrenner. Christine Young,
katherine and Marguerite Jacobs, Alice
Kinds, Ruby Nevins. Gretchen Dickin-
Emma Doyle, Bertha. Coleman, May
Simpson. Anna Merwin. Ruth and Helen
Harrison and Miss Stearns.
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The Stevenson Bible class, which
meets in Bethany Baptist Church at
dressed Sunday by Rev. E. l.. Davis
of the African Inland Mission. He
gave an interesting talk relative to the
work of the mission and the manners
and customs of fhe people. The class
| is constantly increasing in attendance,
it is pointed out, and much enthusiasm
is being manifested by the members.
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I The regular monthly meeting of the
Vaughn class of Calvary Baptist Sum
/ day School was held in the Sunday
School house of the church Monday.
Lieut.. n. c. Salaman of the royal
field artillery gave a talk, describing
trench life along the Somme front He
exhibited several souvenirs, gathered
| from the battlefield.
| DIR. Grant S. Barnhart described the
method of growing grapefruit and also
a recent trip to Florida.
Several new members were received
into the membership of the organiza-
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| Rev. DR.. r. H McKim lectured We'd
nesday night in Epiphany Parish Hall
before a large audience on The History
! of the Huguenots."
He told /of their fortitude under
persecution, their bravery on the field
of battle and of their influence on the
n,
to which they emigrated.
He said. in part: The true flower
and glory of the Huguenots was not
Henry of Navarro, but Gaspard de
Coligny, who combined the military
sagacity of the soldier. the genius of
the statesman and the unaffected piety
of the Christian. He was true hero
and a distinguished patriot. but above
all he gloried in being q Christian. In
all this he reminds US strongly of
Robert E. Lee.
AT a time when patriotism seems to
burn low in many American breasts
when love of ease and comfort seems
to have paralyzed the viriIity. of many
of trade and leisure above national
dishonor, l point to there stout
hearted Huguenots."
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At the mems supper held at the I'm
manuel Baptist Church Tuesday even
ing, DR. L. II. Lerrigo of Boston gave
the principal address. He empha sized
the task of putting Gods principles in
man as The work of the church through
present day business methods. He said
the war has taught the world three great
lessons, that would be of lasting bene-
lit to mankind. The first he named is
the reassertion of spirituality in the
lie of men; the second, the principle of
self-sacritice, and the third. as team
work, or the elimination of competition
as understood in the past.
The present state of human unrest ]
he said. is the result of mans forget /
ung God because OF the Unprecedented |
prosperity that the world has recently /
enjoyed. He asserted that it was the |
duty of the church to apply the best !
methods as under stood in the business |
world. to the furtheriEg of the king |
dom of God.
when God told Moses to bring |
seventy men to the temple to bear the |
burden that Moses had borne alone the /
first every member canvass was insti- !
tuted," he declared. Remarks We're also |
made by the pastor, DIR. q. q. johnson:
Dean Wilbur. moderator of the District
Association of Baptist churches; c V.
Inlay. teacher of the mems class;
Percy S Foster and O. K. Truitt, who
acted as POSTMASTER.
Reports indicated 100 per cent in
crease in contributions to benevolence
since the adoption of the every MEM
Der canvass plan. AS an objective an
increase of 10 per cent over last year
was voted. The program also includ-
ner was served by the Women's So
ciety. March 25 is the date set for the
every member canvass, but a meeting
for instruction will be held March 20
An enthusiastic response is expected.
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on Monday at Sis O'Clock the Kin
near class of young men of Calvary