The Washington herald., 1919-04-26

Taking advantage OF the increased
attention 10 the church occasioned by
Easter obseryances. Washington min
listers hope to continue interest at a
high pitch by selecting attractive sub
ject3 for tomorrow's sermons
At the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
northwest. Pastor Cove Griffith John
son will occupy the pulpit tomorrow
morning and evening. The topic OF
the morning sermon. at II O'Clock.
will be: "one OF the Great Joys OF
Life"
There will be a gospel song service
age" will be the subject OF DR.. John
sons evening sermon.
Memorial Drive Prosresses.
The Washington drive of the Ma
tional Roger Williams Memorial is
making steady progress and interest
is increasing daily. The various ac-
tivities OF the Roger Williams COM
mittee are continuous.
\ total of over $6S. 900 has been
subscribed in Washington for the
proposed National Memorial Church
and statue to Roger Williams and
religious liberty.
Mrs. Howe, president of the Bap-
tist Missionary Union of Women in
tho District of Columbia, and-also
vice president of the Woman's So
ciety Of Emmanuel Baptist Church: !:
Mrs. Babson. president OF the WOm-
ans Society of Emmanuel Baptist
| Church. and Mrs. 1lslcy. wife OF the
church clerk OF Emmanuel Baptist
Church, went to the great mission
airy meeting. held in Wilmington.
Delaware. this week.
Mrs. Margaret Eaker EEbcrt
, teacher of the Delta Alpha Class for
the young women Of Emmanuel Rap
tist Church and congregation. will
visit the old home, Cleveland, Ohio,
in a short time.
Church OF the Covenant.
Miss Mary Beisser. contralto. will
he the special soloist at the Twentieth
Inspirational Service at the Church of
the Covenant tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock. Miss Beisser has spent
this winter in Washington and for
several years was contralto soloist in
two of the leading churches in Phil
adelphia In addition to Mss Beis-
ser's singing, the triple quartet will
give four numbers in which Miss
Craig. Mr.. Backing, Miss Jacobs and
Mr.. Wilson will sing incidental solos.
Tomorrow evening the musical por-
tion OF the service will be rendered by
the evening choir OF 165 voices. both
serl ices being under the direction of
sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey
Murray at the organ, and in the eve
ming with Claude Robson at the
piano.
The programs follow:
Afternoon-Organ prelude, ''Ver-
set de Procession" (Rousseau); an
them. Thus Saith God the Lord
! Incidental solo. Mr.. Wilson Clos
mer): contralto solo, "He Was De-
spised" (the Messiah), Miss Beisser
! (HandeD; anthem, Come, Great
Spirit" incidental solos. Miss Craig
and Mr. Backing (Scott); contralto
I solo, God Shall Wipe Away All
/ Tears" Miss Beisser (Harker): an
them. "Sanctus." incidental soIos.
Miss Craig and Mr.. Backing (Moir) 4:
| oTertory, anthem, Abide With Nc"
Incidental solo. Miss Jacobs (Rish-
er); organ postlude in F (PollerD.
Evening-organ prelude. "Marche
Religieuse" (Glaussmann): anthem,
" llBhl NShhCots
solo, The Morning and Evening"
MIR. Wilson (spicker): anthem. in
vocation (Grieg): offertory anthem.
20 Strength and Stay" tBarnby) /;
lorgan postiude in D (Tours).
First Congregational.
"Hypnotism, and the Evil Eye"
will be the subject on which Rev.
DR.. James l.. Gordon will preach
tomorrow morning. in the First
Congregational Church. Tenth. and
G streets northwest. At the even
ing service DIR. Gordon will present
when a Young Woman Blunders."
The Senior Society of Christian En-
deavor will be AT Home" at the
church. to all young peole, in the
afternoon between, the hours of 4
and p. m. This will be the last
meeting of the season.
Petworth Baptist.
Rev. f. Paul Langhorne, pastor.
Petworth Baptist Church, will have
as his subject for tomorrow morning,
Samson In the, evening he will
preach on the way of Righteous
ness" There will be baptism.
Firth baptist.
|, ..The Blessing of UnreaIized Ideals
will be the subject of DR.. John E.
Briggs at Fifth Baptist Church to-
morrow morning. In the evening DIR.
Briggs win preach Ola "The Lords
Last Call" or 1.-THE Sin Against the
Holy Ghost. Tho ordinance OF bap-
ifism vii, be odhiinistered preceding
, the evening service. This Is the last