Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
PULPIT AND PEW.

| Charles o. Arthur will be in charge
| of the Epworth League devotional ex-
ercises at Trinity Methodist Church to-
morrow evening at $50 o'clock. The
subject will be Making the Most OF
Ourselves" There will be a social
period from 7:15 to 7:3o o'clock
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| Rev. Dr. Charles Wood. pastor of the
| Church of the Covenant. will preach
morrow. The $50 o'clock topic will be
Some Things Not to Be Waited For
! In the evening the subject will be
| (which Sovereign-Caeser or Christ
Sergt. Dim of the Washington bar
meeting at $50 o'clock. The annual
| meeting of the congregation will he
held in the chapel Thursday evening
| at o'clock, and Immediately there
| after the annual meeting of the
church. Amendments to the bylaws are
| to be offered whereby the eldership is
to be increased from u to Is. Pictures
of Japan are to be exhibited Friday
evening in the chapel by Miss McQuown
orient. The Girls Choral Club met
Tuesday night at the home of Misses
Louise and Margaret Proctor. Claude
Robson has been secured as the pan
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The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Presbytery of Washing
ton is to meet in Sixth Presbyterian
o'clock. Mrs. NJ. J. Gildersleeve. one of
the secretaries of the Woman's board
of home missions. is to speak
Rev. Howard ]. Bell. formerly assist
ant pastor of Fourth Presbyterian
Church. and for the past two years pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church at Free
land, Pa. has accepted call to the
Second Presbyterian Church of Chester,
Pa. He announced his resignation at
the service last Sunday. The resigna-
ton is to take effect April l.
"St. Patrick. the Scotchman- Who
Won Ireland to Christ is the subject
of the sermon by the pastor at West
minister Presbyterian Church tomorrow
night.
The rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church near Dupont Circle, Rev. DIR. G.
Ernest Smith, will give prominence to-
morrow to the life and laborS of St.
Patrick, missionary of the old British
Church to Ireland. The saint is honored
in the stained glass of the church in a
very instructive picture. He is preaching
TO the wild Irish tribes and is represented
at the moment as holding in his hand a
shamrock while declaring the doctrine of
the Trinity. The coat of arms of Armagh
the premier see of the Irish (EpiscopaD
Church connects the saint with that arch
bishopric. The sermon by DR.. Smith will
be on the two St. Patricks, the legendary
and the real.
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St. Johns Luther League will unfurl a
service flag with twenty stars in its meet
ing al 7:15 O'Clock in the Sunday school
room tomorrow evening The pastor, j.
{. Twele will deliver an address
"The Sad Made Glad" will be the
theme of a sermon by Rev. DR.. Cove
Griffith Johnson, pastor of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, 18th street and Column
ba road. tomorrow morning. The even
ing sermon will be "A Great Revival"
The ordinance of baptism will be adj
ministered- in the evening. Thursday
evening at S o'clock the weekly fell
Iowship meeting will be held. Preced-
ing this service Maj. Eugene n. Sane
tuary will teach the Sunday school les
SON. 20 class composed of teachers and
others interested in Bible study Fri
day afternoon. at $3.50 O'Clock the Camp
Fire Missionary Circle will convene. At
o'clock Friday afternoon DR.. john
son will instruct Emmanuel boys and
girls in class which meets in the
spring for the study of important Bible
truths, There will be a rehearsal for all
members of the church choir at ':Se
Friday evening.
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A popular service" is held every Sun
NJ E. Church. Tomorrow night Rev.
DIR. Harry D. Mitchell, the pastor. Will
preach on rs the World Growing Better
or Worse?" The subject will be con
sidered from the viewpoint of the Bible
and current history The service will be
preceded by a song service.
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In st. Joseph's Church the patronal
feast of the church will be celebrated
Tuesday. with high mass at o'clock,
OConnell, pastor of the chu-eh-
Foundry Epworth League will be ad-
dressed tomorrow evening at s As O'Clock
by Edward S. BraShears on the subject
of Wheat and TareS." The special mu-
steal numbers will include a duet by Miss
Mary Thompson and Miss Florence Stein
brenner and solo by Mrs. Fanny ShreVe
HeartSill
At a meeting of the cabinet Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Nellie Ernst,
reports were submitted by the various
officers indicating marked activity IN the
respective departments. One hundred and
seventy-five new members have been added
to the roll within the past three months
bringing the total enrolment up TO APP
proximately 700. The league will tender
a reception to the newly elected members
and strangers in the church parlors
| Tuesday evening.
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| The feast of st. Patrick will be cele-
| brated in st Vincent de Paul's Church
| Monday at $3.50 o'clock, when Rev. F
| keenan, viii officiate.
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| The Liberal Religious Union of All
Souls Unitarian Church, 14th and 1
streets will be at home tomorrow even
\ ing from to 10 o'clock to young people
in military or departmental service. DR.
A. j. Mckelway of the national child
labor committee will speak on Safe
guarding Child Welfare During the War.
! There will be an informal social hour
/ with music and refreshments.
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| In ST Paurs Catholic Church the
Junior Soladity will receive holy com
| munion in a body at the S O'Clock mass
Rev. William ]. Carroll will preach a
| the high mass. at IL o'clock. At thu
! Lenten devotions Tuesday evening Rev
! F. Delaunay, &. :. C., of Holy Cross Col.
| lege. will preach on The Loyal Love
=. of Mother Church" Rev. William ]
| Carroll will address the Soladity Wed.
| nesday evening on Mass and the Sin
| ner."
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1 The missionary committee of Pet
worth BAPTIST Church will hold its fiua
| brief missionary talk to the Sunda '
| school tomorrow. The pastor. Rev. +
| Paul Langhorne. will relate some OF
| his experiences in the Italian quarter
| of New York and of the work of Prof
Antonio Mongano, who spoke at the