Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-21


liquidate the Thousand dollar
debt on the church. Last conference
year $2,100.50 was raised, and the re-
mainder is to be raised this confer
ence year.
superintendent. of Emmanuel Baptist
Bible School. are planning Rally
Day exercises for Sunday morning,
September 20, at which time one of
otto number. entitled "Over The Top"
The participants will be students
from the several departments of the
school, teachers and officers.
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At Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church, corner 18th and r streets,
double quartet will lead the music
tomorrow morning. Rev. Douglas
Putnam Birnie will preach. He an
nounces so many war workers have
heen added to the congregation that
plans are being made to care>for the
number of young women who attend the
service.
The Columbia Heights Lutheran
Church, Park road and New Hamp-
shire avenue. of which Rev. Charles
H. Butler is pastor, has just received
of the late Rev. DIR. ]. G. Butler,
founder of the Luther Place Memorial
Church and its pastor for thirty-six
years and father of the Columbia
Heights pastor. DR.. j. G. Butler died
in 1909. So great was his interest in
Christian and Lutheran work that he
set aside this amount of money for
the establishment of a new Lutheran
Church in Columbia Heights, Mount
Pleasant section. This bequest was
come available. Pastor and people in
the Columbia Heights Church are
much encoura ged by this act of Chris
tian forethought and liberality.
The woman:s Mis 8 q Society of
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South held the last service in the old
church Tuesday afternoon. There was
a large attendance, and an interesting
program was observed. The meeting
superintendent of the social service
branch of the society, who made an
interesting report. At the conclusion
of the meeting the whole society
Joined hands and. with concerted
prayer. took final leave of the. old
church. The next meeting of the So
ciety will be<in the new church.
Rev. Dr. Earle Wiley. pastor of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
1.-THE Gospel in Modern Application"
He will also preach in the evening at
s o'clock. Thirty-three new members
were received last Sunday at the first
services held by the pastor after his
return from his vacation.
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Edward Taber. associate religious
work director of the Y. NJ. C. A, will
conduct the service at the Fort Myer
Heights Baptist Church tomorrow.
The annual meeting of the woman's
Home Missionary Society, Washington
district, will be held at the Metropolitan
Church, John Marshall place and 4 ~
street. Wednesday. October 2. The
topic of the meeting will be the famous
message of President Wilson to the Ia
Dor organizations as applied to mis-
sions: will you cooperate or will you
oEStruct?"
will occupy the pulpit at both morn
ing and evening services at the
Church of the Covenant tomorrow.
The subject of the evening address is
"A Beatitude for the Tempted" An
interesting feature of the morning
service will be the placing of the serv-
ice stars in the different pews in the
new galleries reserved for men in uni
form now serving at the front.
The Christian Endeavor yespers will
president of the society. her subject
being Some Responsibilities and
Privileges of Young People of Today"
At the conclusion of this service a
supper will be served to all present.
There is no charge to the men in uni
form. A f1fteen-minute talk on the
war will be given at tbs o'clock by
Newton w. Preston.
Commissioner Brownlow will be the
speaker at the all corners Bible class
1919 Connecticut avenue, at 10 o'clock.
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The fall and winter schedule of serv-
ices will be put into effect at Epiph-
any Lutheran Church, 18th and U
streets. tomorrow. At the II o'clock
and O'Clock assemblies for worship
the holy communion will be admins
tered. Soldiers and strangers So
journing in the city are especially in
vited to attend and participate.
Some Grown-Up Washington Folks
Play" is Rev. E. Hez Swem's subject
tomorrow night at Centennial Baptist
Church. 9TH and 1 streets northeast.
The morning subject is: "sul-Treated
Christians
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Foundry Epworth League will be ad-
dressed by Homer J. Councillor of the
Army Medical Museum. His subject will
be 1.-The Crimson Cost" Service at 6:45
o'clock.
Andrew ]. Dalbow. the famous rail-
road evangelist, will be the speaker at
the Gospel Mission, 214 John Marshall
place, tonight at 1880 o'clock. Supt. H.
w. Kline will conduct open-air meet
ings at the corner of Az street and
Pennsylvania avenue both tonight and
tomorrow night. There will be a rally
of mission workers at the Gospel Mis-
sion tomorrow night at o'clock. Chi
nese Sunday school will be held at 6
pm. Services are conducted every night
at the Georgetown branch. 30th and NJ
streets northwest.
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Under the auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Union the Endeavorers of
the District will entertain about fifty
soldiers from Camp Huphreys this
EVENING" The soldiers will be given q
supper at Metropolitan Baptist
Church, after which they will be en-
tertained at social. AS far as possible
arrangements are being made to give
the soldiers lodging Saturday night
and breakfast Sunday morning at pri-
waite homes.
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The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Luther Place Memorial Church
will meet tomorrow evening with w.
r. Rings as leader. The topic is
Lessons from Bible Characters" and
everybody is invited to give his
thoughts on the subject. A special