Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
PULPIT AND PEW.
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\ The Brotherhood League OF Metropol-
i itan Presbyterian Church Is to give an
informal reception Monday night in
Honor of the new pastor, Rev. Freeley
I Rohrer, and his family. A number of
ministers of nearby churches will at
tend.
4 Rev. Mr. Rohrer took charge of the
church the first Sunday In October.
succeeding Rev. Paul Hickok. AT his
first communion service, November II.
fourteen new members were received
into the church. The mems Bible class
is expected to have a membership of
100 in the near future.
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| Billy Sunday day is to be observed at
| Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, 18th
| street and Maryland avenue northeast,
| at IL o'clock tomorrow, when Kew.
| George C. Dewey, Bible class director
for the Billy Sunday campaign. will
speak. The Baraca class of the Sunday
! school is to attend the service in a
1 body. The class is working to secure
! 100 members by January /. Rev Har-
ry T. Goodwin, the pastor, will preach
! at the evening service on Prayer.
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! Arrangements for the annual vespers
of the Holy Name societies of Wash
| fngton to be observed on the feast of
| the Holy Name, January 6. at st. Ste
| phen's Church, were made at the meet
| ing of the society "Wednesday evening.
| Officers for the ensuing year were
| elected as follows: President, Matthew
J. Noone; vice president. JAMES n. Nc
clifton; secretary, Laurence M. Feeney,
and treasurer, Thomas A. Noene.
| An ordination to the Catholic priest
hood which is of unusual interest Will
take place at Christmastitle at st.
| Francis Xavier's College, N. Y, for
| Pope Benedict in cable from Rome.
| The Blind Jesuit was to be ordain-
ed. 1t will be the first time this honor
| has ever been conferred upon a blind
| man by the Roman Catholic Church.
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| The forty hours devotions will open
| In st. Martins Church tomorrow with
solemn high mass at IL o'clock. when
! Rev. Maurice Alexander will be cele-
| brant. Following the mass there will
| be a procession of the blessed sacra-
| ment, in which the children of the Sun
1 day school will take part Services in
the evening will take place at $50
day at o'clock and Tuesday at 9
o'clock. There will be devotions on
Monday at 7:30 PM. and the forty
hours will close Tuesday at the same
hour.
| joint meeting of the Sisterhood and
Council OF Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton is to be held in celebration Of Cham
nukah and Sacrifice day Mrs. Sol Herzog
is to be in charge Of the exchange bu-
/ reau at the mass meeting.
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| The Elementary Sunday School Teach
ers Union met last night in the Memorial
Brethren Church, North Capitol and r
| streets.
| The James L. Wilmeth Bible class Of
I Columbia Heights Christian Church,
Park road near 14th street, has set the
goal to have a membership of 100 by
| January /, and with this end in view
has appointed DR.. 6. T. Creech, presi-
1Da ~ 1A Inc
| ager: ]. Howard Bangs, captain of
Company "a" and J. D. Tinberlake,
| captain of Company "B." Lieutenants
Of Company A are w. H. Kendrick, c.
WEIGH and ]. B. Frizzell; Company b,
c. c. Ennis. Fl. w. Melville, w. P. MI
nard. ]. Al. High and ]. w. France. The
teacher of this class is James L. VIII
Fmeth. recently appointed director OF the
bureau of engraving and printing.
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In st. A1oysius Church tomorrow the
members of the Third Sunday Brigade
o'clock mass A mass will be cele-
brated IN the lower chapel for the other
members OF the congregation. Rev.
Paul r: Connin, 8. J.. will conduct the
high mass at II O'Clock the third ser
mon of the Advent course will be
preached by Rev. John A. Cotter, s. J.
vespers will be solemnized at 1880
ed by Rev. Henry J. Hagen, 8. J.
In the evening services in Nativity
Catholic Church tomorrow Rev. DIR.
/ Peter Guflday Of the Catholic Univer-
sity of America will deliver the sermon.
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| In st. Patrick's Church the Children
of Mary will receive holy communion
senb1e again at pm, for their de-
I votions. which will be conducted by
Rev. James Smyth. Devotions for the
League Of the Good Shepherd will take
place at 7.30 pm, when Rev. John NJ.
Mcnamara will preach
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery
will speak in the Calvary Methodist
tChurch tomorrow morning on THE Old
Homestead In the evening he will lee
ture on The Fall of Jerusalem and
the Cross Versus the Crescent" At the
iclose of the Sunday evening service al
public reception will be given to the
soldiers and sailors and public general
ly. Refreshments will be served The
drive" which is now on for m embers of
the mons Bible class is meeting with
added to the rolls last Sunday. The
plan Is to reach the 500 goal by the be-
ginning of the new year.
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Jerusalem Delivered" is to be
the subject of a special sermon by
Rev. DR.. J. J. Muir, pastor of Temple
Baptist Church. tomorrow evening
Rev. DR.. Muir will preach on 'Neces-
sary Reminders" at the morning serv-
ice.
An entertainment Tor the benent of
the building fund of the First Reform
ed Church was held at Pythian Temple
Tuesday evening. Among those taking
part in the entertainment We're Nor
man Prei1 Miss Emma Schutrumpf
Miss Frances Robinson, Mrs. G. Earn
est Moore. Miss Ruth Rarnn1Hng, G.
Earnest Moore, Mrs. George Hauf, AL
fred WenZel, Paul Buhrer and William
Hagerman.
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The devotional exei cises of the Trim
ity Methodist Chapter of the Epworti
League tomorrow evening will be un-
der the direction of Miss Nina White.
The subject for discussion will be THE
Plague of Discontent."
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Rev. DIR. William II. Bates, who re-
signed the passionate of Bethany
Chapel. 18th and c streets last Sep
tember, because of ill-health. after
ministry of six years. arrived with Mrs.
Bates last week in Greeley. Col, where
they will make their home with the
eldest of three sons.
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The pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church. Rev. Cove Griffith Johnson, is
to preach tomorrow evening on is
There a Modern Apostasy? Witness
America" At the morning service DIR.