The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
DISTRIBUTE Bibles
At SUNDAY SERVICE
Many Going to War Sign Pledge to
Read Scriptures.

During the past three months Mr..
and Mrs. Wiibert p. Cooke. war secre-
taries OF the Pocket Testament League
for Maryland, District OF Columbia
and Virginia. working In affiliation
with the Church OF the Covenant,
Washington Heights Presbyterian n
Church, the Bible Class Alliance and
the Woman's Interdenominational Mis-
sionary Society, have distributed more
than 10000 Gospels and New TMta-
ments and more than 5000 scripture
leaflets among the soldiers in the
camps in this section; more than 200
men have signed the league card to
read a portion Of the Bible each day,
and a large number of men have be-
come affiliated members of various
churches in this section.
Mr.. Cooke will address the men OF
the Tenth Regiment of Foresters at
the American University camp, at $50
g. m. and at 4:30 p. m. tomorrow.
One thousand New Testaments will be
distributed to men camped at Laurel
Nd. To enable this work to be con-
tinued 1900 Is needed In this section,
and Sunday schools, churches and any
one interested In having the Gospel
given to soldiers, is asked to con-
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and contributions for this work being
bia and Virginia should be sent to
wilbert p. Cooke, s25 New York ave-
nue. northwest, Washington.
Hon. Charles f. vrooman, one of
the prominent Baptist laymen Of the
District, will speak tomorrow at Tenn
pie Baptist Church, Tenth and N
streets northwest, at IL a. m. and
.. m. Judge Vrooman is deer
student Of the Bible and is an eloquent
and convincing speaker.
| DO Washington Women Tire OF
Being Loved?' is Z. Hez Swem's
subject Sunday night, at Centennial
| Baptist Church. The morning sub.
| ject is Compensation"
The Gospel Mission Tent Is now
located at Eighth and streets north
west. where meetings will be con.
\ Quoted every night until October /
Tomorrow night will be the first
service, when Superintendent H. H
Kline will speak on What Jesus
Is Doing in Washington"
During this evangelistic campaign
the following pastors and lay-work.
| ers will take part: The Rev. w. l..
Burnett, the Rev. John L. Briggs
the Rev. Hugh Stephenson, the Rev,
S. N. Wesley, the Rev. 8. NJ. Croft
the Rev. c. c. McLain, the Rev. w. A.
| Wade, and the Rev. James NJ. Belt
| Among the lay-workers are: Ashby
| Jump, Albert st. Clair, Clark Main
| Chas. X. Hoover, Mr.. Bond. w. II
| Houghton, William r. Blackford. +,
iC. Green, Mrs. II. f. Monroe, Mrs.
Bertha B. Byrne, Mrs. William Buck
ingham, Mrs. Jennie Smith. Mrs. c.
NJ. Kline, Miss Nellie Briscoe, Miss
Esther Van Dyne.
The following vocalists will par
tlcipate: Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ty-
| son, Miss Chaney, Mrs. r. Chaplin
Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Holden, Miss Pc
! tersen. Miss Flora Briggs, Miss Eliz-
abeth Orcim, Bernard White.
! The muicians are: Miss Clara Mel
son, Miss Wilson. Mrs. Rousee, Phil
I lip Whitman, Miss Geneva Wallace,
John Mulumby and Mr.. Sanford.
Mrs. II. Z. Monroe and Mr.. S. NJ
| Croft will conduct the services al
the Mission Hall tomorrow night
! and Superintendent Kline will con-
duct an open-air meeting at Four-and-
a-Half and G streets southwest at
| S o'clock tonight.
The Rev. C. W. Moorman, who is