Evening star., 1917-05-12
T THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

Observation-Disclosures
| Baptist Church at II am. while at the
| same hour In Calvary Methodist Episco-
pal Church DR.. James Shera Montgomery
will take as the topic for his sermon
! Our Heroines in Homespun-Our Moth
| ers."
Those attending the services at all the
| churches are requested to wear some sort
Of flower in honor Of their mothers.
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! Prof. Walter H. Bundy Of New York is
! to deliver an address in New Masonic
Temple tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
on THE Call Of the Hour" Prof. Bundy
and his lecture is expected to be timely
message for the people. The public is
| welcome.
L. The TRANSPORTATION of Life will
| be the subject of Rev. Edward Everett
Eurnett. d. D., pastor of Foundry NJ.
p. Church, when, on Wednesday even
| ing. he delivers the principal address
or the twenty-seventh annual conven-
tion of the Epworth League of Wash
Church. New Hampshire avenue and
Grant circle northwest. The conven-
tion will open at Gas pm, Tuesday.
with the registration Of the official del
Leagues of the fortyfour Methodist
Episcopal churches of Washington dis
trict, after which the first session will
be called to order by President Robert
D. Burbank at 7:15 pm.
new plan has been adopted this
year, 1t is stated by leaders in the
organization by which the greater por-
tion of the business of the leagues will
be transacted Tuesday evening, in order
that the session on Wednesday may be
devoted to the inspirationaI features of
the convention.
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The Central Union Missions chapel
| on wheels, the gospel wagon, opened
the summer seasons services Sunday.
The first meeting was held at the cor
ner of Sth and G streets southwest.
when Rev. c. A. shreve. pastor of
Bruen NJ. r. Church. spoke on "The
Banner of Jesus Christ"
Tomorrow wagon services will be
held at Sth and G streets southwest at
4:SO pm, and at 7th street and Louis
lana avenue northwest at $50 pm.
Marks Lutheran Church. will speak at
the latter meeting, and Rev. John Mac
Murray, pastor of Union NJ. E. Church,
at the former. Friday evening. June L,
the mission plans to celebrate the ter
mination of the second year of John
S. Benefits incumbency as superin-
tendent.
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The annual May procession of the
Immaculate Conception parish will take
place tomorrow at pm. Three hun
dred or more children will appear in
line and proceed from the academy to
the church. The May queen will be
Miss Loretta ODonnell, and the court
of honor will consist of five young
woman classmates of the queen-Misses
NJ Lane. G. Collins. NJ. Finney, J.
O'Connor and A. Sullivan. The crown
bearer, Luctvere Fister, with her at
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Georges. Anna Reith and Mary Gather
inc Lieben. will follow the May queen
The first section Of the Children of
Mary division will be headed by Miss
second section by Miss Madeline Augh-
inbaugh. and third section by Miss
Catherine Bowler The aspirants will
next follow bearing their beautiful
symbol. Queen of peace. pray for us!'
While marching from the academy
to the church the litany of the blessed
Virgin will BIT sung. the services in the
edifice consisting Of the crowning of
the statue of the blessed Virgin and the
reading of the act of conservation by
one of the class of II, after which BEN
ediction Of the blessed sacrament will
be given.
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A special service will take place in
st. A1oysius Church tomorrow, when
100 children will make their first holy
communion at a special mass celebrated
at o'clock, when admission to the
church will be by card only.
Rev. Paul r. Commit S. J., will cell
ebrate the mass. and a musical program
will be rendered by the choir during
the service.
Tomorrow will also be communion
Sunday for the senior sodality, and an
nouncement is made that the and 9
o'clock masses for the people will be
celebrated in the lower church.
The day will inaugurate the six
Sundays In honor Of st. Aloysius." and
TINS devotion, recommended to all, it
Is pointed out. is especially appropriate
for the young, as st. Aloysius has been
appointed by the holy see as the patron
OF youth. and because the chief fruits
sought to be obtained by this devotion
are SO desirable to all young persons
These fruits are, first. purity of mind
and body; second, light as to ones
vocation; third. love of the blessed
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Work on the two towers and other
exterior as well as interior beautiflca-
ton of st. Paul's Church, 18th and v
streets northwest, is to be started at
once, and the work, it was stated to-
day. Is to be completed early next fall
Plans and specifications for the work
have been finished and the contracts
for the work itself have been awarded
Completion of the exterior of the
church will include the topping out of
front. tracery work over the main en-
trance. etc The towers are to be
built wholly of white marble to corre-
spond with the rest OF the church, and
no slate or other material Is to be
used in their construction. On the in
terror two white marble side altars
are to be built, as well as a white
marble sanctuary rail. The Interior Is
also to be lavishly decorated, and a
new organ gallery Is to be built,
The work is being done with the
$4,000 fund raised by Rev. James E.
krug. assistant pastor of the church,
in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
the priesthood of Mgr. Mackin. The
fund.- called the Mgr. Mackin golden
jubilee fund. was raised by voluntary
contributions from the Catholics of
this and other cities
Contracts for the construction work
have been awarded to C. ]. Cassidy.
the plans being by Murphy & Olmsted,
architects.
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| The six delegates frnr, ",