Evening star., 1918-01-25

PRESSURE TO CLOSE
THEATERS FOLLOWS
D. C. CHURCH ORDER
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simply. enough heat to keep the pipes.
arranging with the pastors Of the
churches allowed to be open for In
creased number Of low masses to nc.
commodate the extra crowds who may
attend the open churches.
Unitarian. T.
All Souls Unitarian Church. the only
one Of this denomination in the city.
will hold regular services.
Congregational.
BY arrangement with Mr.. Weaver to-
day. the pastors of the three Congre-
gational churches decided to hold
services in all of these churches the
first Sunday and to close all of them
the two remaining Sundays.
Baptist.
Just what Baptist churches will re-
main open has not been decided. A
meeting Of the pastors of that denomi-
nation is to be held at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon at Calvary Baptist
Church. when q schedule of services
will be arranged.
Presbyterian South.
The Central Church win be open the
coming Sunday, while the Second
Church will be open February 3. The
last Sunday of the closing period the
Central Church will again be open.
United Brethren.
AS there Is but one church of this
denomination this church will be open
throughout the prescribed closing Pc
riod.
Presbyterian.
Pastors of the Presbyterian churches
met last evening in New York Avenue
Church and drew lots as to which
churches will remain open the first
Sunday. Those churches which will be
open are Metropolitan. Gurley Me
mortal. lexington. Eastern. New York
Avenue, Kenilworth and the Church
of the Covenant.
Methodist Episcopal.
A conference Of pastors of churches of
this denomination was held last night
and a committee was appointed to draft
a schedule of services. This committee
consists of Rev. John R. Edwards. Rev.
DR.. W. E. Burnett, Rev. George c. Bacon,
Rev. L. c. Clark, Rev. James Montgom-
cry and Rev. John MacMurray. A meet
ing is to be held following the adjourn
ment tonight of the meeting at the Sun
day Tabernacle. when the churches to
remain open will be decided upon.
Methodist Episcopal South.
Emery Church is to be open and Rev.
DR.. n. ]. Prettyman will preach. st.
Paurs Church is also to be open and
Rev. D. NJ. Brown will preach.
First Brethren Church.
First Brethren Church will be open
preach.
Methodist Protestant.
The congregation of the First Meth
odist Protestant Church will unite with
the congregation of North Carolina
Avenue NJ. P. Church. Services will
be held at First Church at IL o'clock
and o'clock. Rev. J. Franklin Baker,
pastor of North Carolina Avenue
Church. will preach at the morning
service, and Rev c. M. Compiler, pas
tor of First Church, at o'clock.
Hebrew.
At conference this morning the
rabbis of the three larger synagogues
decided to hold their services at diff
ferent hours in the Eighth Street
Temple of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation.
The Above Sholem congregation, 5th
and 1 streets. will hold its Saturday
morning service only in its own syna-
gogue. .... ...-..
The Adas Israel congregation. 9Th
and I streets, will hold all it's services at
the Eighth Street Temple.
The arrangements also were made to
have the Sunday School classes of the
three congregations meet at different
hours in the Eighth Street Temple.
Definite arrangements have not been
made for the two synagogues in south
west Washington.
Christian.
Vermont Avenue and Ninth Street
Churches are to be open. Rev. Earle
Wilfey, pastor, will preach at Vermont
Avenue and Rev. George A. Miller, pas
tor. will preach at Ninth Street Church.
The other Christian churches will unite
with these churches.
Protestant Episcopal.
OF the forty-eight Protestant Epis-
copaI churches in the District, sixteen
will be open Sunday. A conference of
the clergy of this denomination was
held this morning and committee
consisting of Rev. DR.. w. l.. DeVries,
Rev DIR. William Levin and Rev. DR..
G. c: Bratenahl was appointed to ar
range a schedule of services.
This committee selected the churches
to be open Sunday as follows: Advent,
Emmanuel. Anacostia; Epiphany, st.