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.Faithfulness and Its Reward" and at
pm. he will preach on The Perils
to the Home" The evening subject is
especially Interesting to young peo-
Pile.
Lutheran Church of the Epiphany will
be one OF the delegates to the confer.
ence of the Lutheran Deaconess
Mother Houses of the United States
to be held in st. Paul. Mimi. Tuesday
and Wednesday. Because of the nee.
city next Thursday. the service OF hu-
initiation, prayer and fasting, called
for in the Presidents Memorial day
proclamation. will be held at Epiph-
any Lutheran Church tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock. At s O'Clock ths
vested chorus choir. under direction
Of Prof. George Ross. will render
program OF special music.
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Rev. E. Hez Sven preached last
Sunday In the Leigh Street Baptist
CHURCH. Richmond. Va. and will occu-
py hh own pulpit tomorrow in the
Centennial Baptist Church. The morn
ing subject is Christian Conduct"
and the night subject Did Jesus
Have a Mother"
The Methodists of the District of
Columbia will hold a patriotic mass
meeting in Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church. c street and John
MARSHALL place. Wednesday evening.
at o'clock.
A military band will furnish music.
Addresses will be delivered by Mrs.
William F. Mcdowell. Mrs. d. B.
street and Rev. John G. Benson. ex-
ecutive secretary of the national
pal Church. AS far as possible 1t fsS
expected that each church will attend
In body. During the evening an
opportunity will he afforded all the
churches to report the number OF
their members in military service.
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The Church of the Covenant has ar
ranged to open Red Cross workrooms
at it's war service house, 1929 Con-
necticut avenue. to he used by tho
girls of the War Department ave
twenty-five girls each doing special
work. The girls subscribed the
money for the materials used, the
government is providing equipment.
competent instructors are to be in
will be doing their share Of Red
Cross work at the war service house.
The twentieth special musical serv-
ice by the evening choir. Of 125
voices. and the triple quartet takes
Rev: John Carruthers of the patri-
otic hymn America" will be used Rev.
DR.. Wood will speak on THE Message
of Music to the Soul" At s o'clock
DR.. Wood will preach on the topic
Enlightened Corners in the City and
the Camp"
Thursday morning at II o'clock
Rev. DR.. Wood will conduct a special
service of Prayer, Humiliation and
Intercession in Time of War" He
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The Palestine" class for the study
Of Palestine problems" past, present
and prospective, under the leadership
of Mr.. Henry Ami of the British em-
bassy. meets every Sunday morning
at s:45 o'clock in the library Of the
problems dealing with Persia. Pales-
tine. Egypt, Syria. Armenia, Lob
anon, Arabia and the Turkish empire
will be discussed. All men and wom-
en- Of Christian and Jewish faiths are
cordially welcome.
The surgical dressings workroom
will be open Monday evenings for
girls and on Wednesday evenings for
older women, beginning this week.
The day schedule continues as usual
Tuesday and Thursday mornings from
10 to 1 o'clock and Wednesday and
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Rev. William ]. Howard, pastor OF
Zion Baptist Church, will deliver a
special sermon this evening at
O'Clock at Asbury NJ 3. Church. 11th
and K streets. under the auspices Of
the Altar Guild of Asbury, in con-
nection with the three-thousand-dol-
lar rally for the benefit of the main
debt Of the church. DR.. Howard will
be accompanied by the choir and con-
gregation of Zion Baptist Church.
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Rev DR.. James L. Gordon, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, 10th
and G streets. win leave June LIST to
start on an extended patriotic lectur-
morrow will be as follows: Eleven
o'clock. did Ingersoll Die a Chris
tianf" Eight O'Clock. "The Soldiers
Bride" The Famous Fisk University
Jubilee Singers win sing at the even
about the middle of September.
Rev. Chas. F. Aked. D. D., of New
York. one of Americas best known
preachers, will occupy the pulpit Of
the First Congregational Church dur
ing ing the ,t,erntnn month h,s Of June: preaching
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A class for young ladies has been
organized by Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore
at Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
and is composed entirely of strangers
from other cities. The class motto 10
a membership of 1875. The officers are:
Teacher, Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore:
president. Miss Villa Gallagher; vice
president, Miss Lennie Dew; enroll
ment secretary, Miss Edith Nesmith:
recording secretary, Miss Maude Mar
shall; treasurer, Miss BURNS Benson.
Red Cross day will be observed in
the Northminster Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. A
special sermon will be preached by the
pastor, Rev. S. A. Bower on the text,
sBlessed are the merciful for they
shall obtain mercy" A special oner-
ing will be taken for the Red Cross
Members Of the Y. w. c. A. are to
hold an "at home" in the parlors OF
their main building, 14th and G streets.
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock; All
friends as well as members of the
association are invited to attend. A
song service is to be held beginning
at S o'clock. Gallaudet Chapter. one
of the branches of the organization. Is
to hold it's closing meeting OF the
season at o'clock.
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A special service, arranged In honor
Of the Southwest Auxiliary of the Req
Cross Society will be held in Grace
Church, 9Th and D streets southwest,
tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
There will be special intercession for
the Army and Navy and the boys at
the front Red Cross flags. the serv.
ice nag and the national colors VIII
be used in the decoration Of the choir
and chancel.
At Emmanuel BAPTIST Church. 18th
street and Columbia road. an ordtna-
tion council convened at 4 o'clock Fri
day afternoon for John H. Binsted,