Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18

THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

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! Guiding singers, will attend from
Washington. The registrations will be
opened at the union meeting February
An interdenominational teacher train
| ing and Bible study course will be
| given at the Vermont Avenue Christian
| Church. with classes each Thursday
| evening, beginning Thursday. Febru-
airy o.
This course, which is known the
Christian teacher training course,
has Just been published by the teacher
| training committee of the Sunday
school council and the educational
| committee of the International Sunday
School Association. The classes will
| be under the direction of Mrs. b. 7. Ell
more and will meet In the Sunday
| school auditorium.
! The teacher training course. which is
| designed exclusively to train teachers,
| will be conducted from 1880 to $40
| p.m.. followed by a forty-minute song
| Moninger advanced standard double
| study course will occupy the class for
! forty minutes, closing promptly at 9 80
| o'clock. This latter course will en-
| brace systematic study of the entire
| Bible, in 100 lessons.
| The subject for the teacher training
| period next Thursday evening will be
whatsoever Will" A cordial invitation
| is extended to all who are interested in
teacher training and Bible study.
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The third annual banquet of the Ep-
worth League of the NJ. E. Church and
the NJ f. Church South was held in
Wallis Cafe on Monday evening. Sec
rotary Daniels and Senator Jones, who
We're on the program. were both de-
tanned moment
business, and were unable to be pres
ent.
Bishop Earl Cranston, the chairman
of the commission on church union,
made an appeal for the young people
to get together and bring the church
together. Rev. John r. Edwards and
Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman responded
to toasts. and greetings were extended
by W. W. MILAN, in behalf of the Ep-
worth League Union; Page Nick. Etchi-
son. In behalf of the Y. NJ. c. A: Mrs.
Mary c. Stevens. for the Y. w. c. A,
and Harvey B. Otterman, for the Chris
were contributed by the George Wash
ington University Hawaiian Quartet
and by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. NJ. Bowie.
Mckinley w. Kreigh, second vice presi-
dent of the Washington District Ep-
worth League. presided as toastmaster,
and announced that he would very soon
leave Washington to locate permanent
ly in Idaho.
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The monthly meeting of the board of
control of the Washington District Ep
worth League was held in Metropoli
tan NJ. E. Church Wednesday evening.
The resignation of Robert Merle Hardy
as District treasurer was accepted, and
Howard r. Rickenbrode of Union Chap
ter was elected to fill the vacancy.
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An illustrated lecture will be given
Lot Fol Shyta
North Capitol street and Florida ave-
nue., Thursday evening at o'clock by
DR.. John Nelson Mills, who has re-
Gently visited South America, especially
there. This will be the event for the
annual meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sonary Society held every year on
Washington's birthday.
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DR.. D. W. Daniel, head of the depart
ment of English at Clemson College, in
South Carolina, will address the con-
odist Church. 9th street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, at IL o'clock this
morning on THE Measure of Man
DR.. Daniel is a well known chautau-
qua lecturer and will be in Washington
for the day, going to Lynchburg, Va,
to address a large civic meeting Mon
day night.
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The open meeting of the Mems
Club of Mount Vernon Place Church
Tuesday evening was well attended,
and the program rendered was enthu-
siastically received by the audience
Mrs. David Kincheloe, wife of Repre-
sentative Kincheloe of Kentucky, was
heard in whistling numbers, as well as
in readings in negro dialect. Other
numbers included an interesting Chalk
Talk" by Herbert Murray of the art
department of The Star; readings by
Capt. S. H. Jacobson and piano selec-
lions by Mrs. Charles H. Hyer.
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Broken Chains" was the title of
play given in the Sunday schoolroom
of New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church on Friday evening, when the
following participated: Bascombe
James Stewart Smith, Harry Wood
son. Charles Cook, Carl Stiene, Harold
STAFFORD. Miss Maria Davidson, Miss
Marie Knapp, Miss Muriel Keller, Miss
Constance Go ,, Adams, Miss Florence
st. Clair and Miss Bertha Moore.
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The twenty-sixth annual banquet of
the Vaughn class of Calvary Baptist
Sunday school. to be held Friday even
ing in the Sunday schoo1house, cor
ner of 9th and H streets northwest,
gives promise of being a very interests
ing ana GuJOydDle event. PATRIOTISM
and loyalty are to constitute the key
notes Of the occasion, and many Ameri-
can flags will be used in the decora-
lions. besides pictures Of Washington
and Lincoln.
Senator J. C. W. Beckham of Ken
lucky is to speak on the subject of
Preparedness" and Representative
Simeon u. Tess of Ohio viii discuss
The Life and Character of Abraham
Lincoln"
Dr. ]. Henning Nelms of the Church
Of the Ascension will respond to a
toast, and DR.. S. H. Greene. pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church. and Prof.
Louis D. Bliss. teacher of the Vaughn
class, will also speak.
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The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Emmanuel Baptist Church will conduct
services at the Central Union Mission
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
following soloists will assist: Miss
vocal, and Mr.. Kenny, trombone.
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F. T. Holland. evangelist superin-
tendent of the Christian Endeavor
Union. will address st. Paul's Lutheran
Christian Endeavor Society this evening.
Miss Edna Barber, soloist, will sing.
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Following the new plan of Sunday
services. the Young Women's Christian
today. From 1880 to 7 o'clock the
rooms of the building will be at the
disposal Of the girls and women who
desfre n have ouiet p1ace to read