The Washington herald., 1917-09-29

grand rally at Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. Rev. G.
]. Humphreys, pastor, on next We'd
nesday evening at s O'Clock.
| All Sunday Schools and Christian
! EndeaYorers of that denomination in
Washington and surrounding commu-
mites will be represented. Rev. j.
Franklin Bryan. pastor of North Car
olina Avenue Church, will preside and
conduct a conference on Efficiency in
Young Peoples Work; and Rev. c.
Morgan Compiler will conduct a con-
ference of Evangelism" The sub
| ject of the rally will be Efficiency
and Evangelism"
The Sunday School bringing to the
rally the largest percentage of its Of
ficers and teachers will receive the
Sunday School banner; and the Chris
tian Endeavor Society bringing the
largest percentage of active members
will receive the Christian Endeayor
banner.
The Lott Carey Baptist Foreign
Mission convention recently closed its
twenty-frst annual session at Rich
mond, Va, with the largest delega-
ton and the most liberal contribu-
tin in its history. The convention
has a number of fourishing missions,
churches and institutions of learning
in West and South Africa and in the
Republic Of Hayti. Reports of this
convention with appropriate music
will be given at the Echo Meeting"
at Shiloh Church C''Strangers'
Home'O tomorrow night. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Waldron will preside. and addresses
will be delivered by Drs. John S.
Branom, Mrs. Holland Powell, Mrs
A. w. Gray, Miss Johnson, of First
Baptist Church, Rev. DIR. Waldron
and by representatives from Zion and
Mt. Moriah Baptist Churches.
''Dr Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" will be
the subject of the Sunday morning
sermon by George A. Miller at the
Ninth Street Christian Church, Ninth
and D streets northeast. Mrs. Ever
lit, a noted singer of Baltimore, will
sing a solo. The subject of the even
ing sermon will be Personal Expert
ence Of Fishing in the Sea OF Cali
| lee."
The regular Saturday evening So
cial for soldiers given by the Chris
! tan Endeavor societies of the DOWN
town churches will be held tonight
at the Calvary Baptist Church and
will be in charge OF the society of that
church. These socials have all been
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed
by all present. Last Saturdays So
cial was given by the society Of the
First Congregational Church in their
church building and had the form of
circus social" 1t was attended by
about 80 people, about 200 Of whom
were soldiers in uniform, including a
number of engineers from their camp
=, near the American University.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Christian Endeavor Union of the Dis
trict will be held next Monday night
at the Vermont Avenue Christian
| Church at o'clock. Topics of inter-
est to all Endeavorers will be dis
cussed and a large attendance is ex-
pected.
Miss Minnie Nicholson. missionary
superintendent of the Christian En-
deavor Union of the District, will
speak at the meeting of the society of
the Rhode Island Avenue Methodist
| Protestant Church tomorrow evening
on missionary work and opportunities.
Miss Nicholson has made careful
study along missionary lines. and her
talk should be both interesting and
instructive.
Mr.. r. A. Voorus. Of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, has been
appointed superintendent of the ex-
tension department of the Christian
Endeavor Union and is entering upon
his work with plans to enlarge the
scope of Christian Endeavor in the
District by the formation Of new So
cieties and the strengthening of many
already formed.
Large delegations OF soldiers from
| Fort Myer and st. Asaph's, have ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the mil
itary service at Epiphany Church
next Sunday at 7:30 p. m. The choit
of the Church will be assisted D!
Sergt. Walter F. Smith, assistant
leader of the Marine Band anud cor
| netist. A special musical program has
been prepared. Addresses VIII De
made by Gen. w. c. Gorgas, surgeon
general, n. s. A.. and Rev. DR.. Nc
Kim, rector of the parish. who is
himself veteran of the Gettysburg
campaign.
There will be song service in the
church from 7:15 to 1880 p. m.
Foundry church will have for morn
ing preaching on Sunday morning,
the Rev. Clyde F. Armitage. director
OF the Washington Bureau of the Fed
Grated Council of the Churches oil
Christ in America. The Importance
of the program of work that the Fed
Grated Council places before the
churches in these days will give eX-
ceptional interest to DR.. Armitage
address.
In the evening the pulpit will pc
occupied by Rev. c. w. Mcconnell
D. D., Of Ohio. brother of Bishop
F. ]. Mcconnell.
The Haywood class of Foundry
Sunday school has charge of the Nurs-
cry each Sunday morning 20 afford
busy mothers the opportunity of at
tending the morning church services
The annual rally day of the Fourth
PRESBYTERIAN Church and Sunday
school will be held October Z, at 1880
o'clock. A very interesting program
has been prepared along the lines of
patriotic rally. The special collec-
tion to be taken up will be used for
the purchase of testaments for SOL
dlers.
A teachers training class has been
started again this year at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church. under the di-
rection of Miss Eleanor White. The
classes meet Sunday morning at $50
o'clock and Thursday night at Z
o'clock There will he receptiOn
held for soldiers and their friends at
the church this evening at s o'clock.
Refreshpents will be served.
The Red Cross Bible classes of
Washington, extension work, of the
National Bible Institute of New York
City under the diracticr, Of Inhn