Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-17
PULPIT AND PEW.

More and more is the American flag
being used in Washington churches.
following the action of number of the
clergy in having the national ensign
placed over their pulpits.
At meeting of the vestry of All
Souls Episcopal Church on Monday
decision was reached to place large
flag in the chancel of the church, and
Rev. DIR. ]. Macbride Sterrett is looking
forward to having some communicate
of the parish place the flag in the
church as a memorial-in keeping with
all the other furnishings of the church.
Another pastor who will tomorrow
install the flag in his church is Rev. l..
NJ Chambers of Mckendree Methodist
Episcopal Church. DIR. Chambers plans
TO have two American flags in his pull
pit and two on the front of the edifice.
In line with this effort to do honor to
the flag number of the pastors of the
sermons on the flag and urge greater
patriotism on the part of the people
during these days of strained rela-
tons with the German empire.
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f. c. Mercer and Thomas ]. Farmer.
both noted Christian workers of New
York who are professed converts of
MISSIONS IN tne are 10 Dc
here tomorrow to conduct an evange-
listic campaign under the direction of
the Y. NJ. C. A. Mercer will address the
y. NJ. e. \. lobby meeting at o'clock,
while Farmer will address gathering
of boys in the assembly hall.
Ted" Mercer, once star athlete at the
University of Virginia. will speak dur
ing the week at Eastern. Western.
Technical. Business and Dunbar High
schools. Armstrong Manual Training
School, Bliss Electrical School, Central
Union and Gospel Mission; Thursday
night at the prayer meeting in the
Ninth Street Christian Church: Sunday
morning at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church: while Farmer will speak at the
Central Union and Gospel Mission; in
the car barns on the Capital Traction
Company's lines and other places.
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= Very Rev William H Ketcham,
LII D.. director of the bureau OF Catho-
lie Indian missions at Washington. is
-. receiving congratulations today from
all parts of the country on the occasion
OF the silver jubilee of his ordination to
the priesthood.
In Difference to the expressed wishes
of the jubilarian. this event was not
marked by any special celebration, but
his mission work among the Indians Of
the United States has been SO valuable
and so well known that the day could
not pass unnoticed by his many friends
and co-workers in the mission field.
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F. NJ Lawrence Could of Boston is to
b. the speaker at the next of the in
teresting series OF Sunday lectures now
Temple Auditorium. Mr.. Gould will
speak tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock on the subject, New Ideals of
Marriage"
Aents entering into the problem of
! marriage, and the natural circum-
stances affecting it, from the standpoint
| Of Swedenborg, the great Swedish
writer whose work on marriage love
\ has attracted such wide attention.
Il is widely recognized, it is pointed
out, that no more acute problem in
Christian civilization now presses for
consideration than that of overcoming
the present loose tendencies in rela-
ton to marriage and the substitution
o. a deeper and truer freedom in the
married life. so that marriage may
again become. as ii was intended to be
really spiritual and eternal
Mr. Gould speaks on the basis Of much
personal study of the question and his
lecture. it is expected. VIII attract
marked attention.
Through the generosity OF few con-
tributors. the lecture is to be given
without charge or collection and every
one interested is urged to attend
Answers to questions will be given
following the lecture
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The American University has secured
Dr. Harry G. Oberholser, ornithologist
of the Department of Agriculture. tc
deliver this spring four lectures or
bird life. This course is intended not
only for the pleasure OF the lovers OF
birds. and for those who have a scien.
fife interest in the mysteries of birt
life, but II is meant to advance that
great movement, led by the nationa
government through the Department ft
Agriculture. in cooperation with the
different states. which seeks to impress
upon the minds of all the immense eco
ncTnic Importance Of protecting, pre-
Striving and propagating bird life.
The first lecture will be given Tues
day the subject being, Pleasure ant
/ Profit in Bird Study: the second lee
ture will be given Friday and will prove
Of large local interest. as the subjec