Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-21
PULPIT AND PEW.

If mcfarland. Stephen Panaretoff
Charles Henry Butler. James M. Hoge
DIR. G. c. Birdsall. Alfred Shaw. c. v
Wheeler. Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman. Mrs
| Mrs. Robert Gunnell, Mrs. John H.
! Young. Mrs. Gordon Cumming. Mrs. E
J. Everett. Mrs. Charles Dunton. Mrs
L. H. Verran. Mrs Julia Poindexter
Miss Ruth Norcross. Miss Helen Childs
| Miss Eliza Lysle. Miss Alice Craighead
| Miss Julia D. Strong. Miss Anna G.
! Blauvelt. Miss Mary w. Jacob and Miss
Ruth Harlan. All contributions should
| be sent to Bible Tract Alliance, 1926 New
| York avenue northwest.
| A lecture on Yellowstone Park, illus
ored slides. will be given by William
! Bruce Leffingwell in Hamline Meth
odist Episcopal Church. 9Th and P
streets northwest. under the auspices
| of the brotherhood of the church, on
| Monday evening.
The brotherhood installed a moving
| picture machine last year, and through
out the past winter has given a uni
versity course of lectures on American
| travel talks.
| These lectures are free and the pub
| lie is invited.
/
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
9Th and streets northeast, tomorrow
| evening is to be Christian Endeavor
night, with special sermon to the
young people by the pastor. Rev John
Compton Ball. The service will begin
with professional by the junior, in
termediate and senior societies. Sec
lions will be reserved in the main au-
ditorium for the societies, and each So
ciety will have some particular part in
the service.
So much interest has been shown in
the lectures on the life of Christ by E.
Hilton Jackson at the Sunday school
of the First Baptist Church that they
will be continued for some time to
come.
Mr.. Jackson began this exposition of
the varied scenes in the life of Christ
some time ago. and there has been a
noticeable increase in the attendance at
| the Sunday school meetings as a re-
suit.
Tomorrow Mr.. Jackson will take for
his subject. Christ, His Inauguration:
on April 20. Christ. His Attestation,"
and on the third Sunday, Christ in His
Own Country"
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A large American flag has been
placed beside the ark in the Talmud
Torah Temple. on E street southwest.
rabbi of the temple. Rev. Max Hoff-
man, preached special sermon on
Loyalty to the Country" during which
he urged the Jewish young men to en-
President"
Rev. NJ. Yoelson also read a PRAYER
for President Wilson and the United
States government. About 800 was
subscribed to the Jewish war sufferers
/ fund.
Does God Hear Prayers?" is the topic
for discussion by the Stevenson Bible
| class at the meeting to be held in
! Bethany Baptist Church tomorrow at
l2:l5 O'Clock. This is the first of a special
| series
! The subjects were all submitted n
the class in advance, and the discus
sions will run through several months.
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The annual meeting Of the financial
! board of the African Methodist Episco-
| pal Church was held at the headouar-
, tiers of the department. 1871 18th street
northwest. Wednesday. when Bishop B.
| F. Lee presided.
| The annual report of the secretary
! of the department. John r. Hawkins.
/ showed that $223.796.05 had been raised
IN small subscriptions during the fiscal
year ended March 81, an increase of
sl2, 406.16 over the previous year OF
! this amount. $S9.51S.43 was for the pay
| ment of the salaries of the bishops.
general officers and other correctional
needs; SS0,566.5S used by annual con-
| ferences in aiding aged ministers, wild
ows and orphans. and $17.903.68 given
each 10 the educational. church extern
sion and missionary departments.
a delegation from Metropolitan
Church. this city, appeared to ask for
/ financial assistance. and DR.. J. H.
/ Thompkins and John H. Murphy made
a similar request for Bethel Church,
I Baltimore.
! A resolution introduced by Rev. A. J.
| Carey of Chicago pledging the loyalty
of the 100000 colored people to the
| nation was unanimously adopted.
| Rev. j. f. Starks was elected vice
| chairman and Rev. r. W. Nance secre-
The following committees were
named:
Executive-Revs A. L. Gaines. chair
man; NJ. w. Thornton. C. H. Shelto, ]
X. Ransom and A. ]. Carey.
Recommendations and resolutions
Revs A. J. Carey, chairman; J. w
Saunders. ]. d. Dennis. w. H. Edwards
5. r. Roseborough and s. J. Johnson.
Auditing-Revs. ]. r. Ransom. chair
man: NJ. w. Thornton. T. H. Jackson
X. w. Nance and c. II. Shelto.
The following members of the COM
mittee were present: Revs. NJ w
/ Thornton. A. l.. Gaines. T. H. Jackson
$. p. Roseborough. r. W. Nance. w
II. Edwards, {. II. Shelto, s. H. Johnson
J. f. Starks. ]. w. Starks and J. D.
Dennis.
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Rev. Thomas f. Michigan of st. Pat.
rick's Church. who was recently ap.
pointed by Cardinal Gibbons as rector
of st. Johns Catholic Church of West
minister. Nd. was formally installed IL
his new charge at the high mass Sun.
day.
Rev. Joseph Mallon preached the ser.
mon of the day. and paid tribute tt
the priestly character and abilities Of
the new pastor.
A large congregation attended thu
service. and at the conclusion of the
mass a reception was held in the rec
tory
A delegation from Washington, con
sisting of members of st. Patrick.
parish and other personal friends o.
the pastor, attended the service.
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The Loyal Bible Glass Of the Firs
, Christian Church of Capital Heights
Nd, will be addressed tomorrow b,
Rev. Earle Whitley of the Vermont Ave.
nue. Christian Church.
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At the First Colored Baptist Church