The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
Lenten Seruices and ReDiudls
Bring Increased Membership
To Churches Throughout City

10 lhurcncS
Pastors of Washington churches
who have been observing the Len
ten season with revivals and evan
gelistic meetings feel convinced
their efforts have been amply re-
warded In an increased church at
tendance and membership.
Practically all the churches have
been holding some form OF serv-
ices intended as q religious stfm-
revivals. evangelistic
meetings or special sermons pre-
pared by the church's own pastor.
Song services have been held In
ali of the churches. though some
have emphasized this form OF re-
ligious expression to Q greater de-
gree than others. At all the re-
vivals and evangelistic meetings
music has played almost an equal
part with the sermon. and special
singers and choirs have been
brought hero for the purpose OF
helping in the efforts Of the local
pastors to make the Lenten sea-
SON a true season OF religious
awakening.
Ninth street Christian.
An especially popular series OF
revival and evangelistic meetings
have been held ut the Ninth Street
Christian Church, Ninth and d
streets northeast These services
will close tomorrow with three un-
usually attractive services.
In the three weeks during which
the revivals have been held more
than 150 new members have been
united with the church. bringing
the total membership to something
over 1900. The pastor. George A.
Miller, regards this as one Of the
most successful revivals the church
has ever presented.
N. Carolina Avenue m. r. Church.
Special services will be held at
ist Protestant Church tomorrow
morning and evening. when the pas
tor, the Rev. j. Franklin Bryan,
speaks on 'The Mind Of Christ" at
the morning service, and The
Perils of the American Home" at the
evening service. There will be spe-
cial music at both services.
Epiphany Church.
The Rev. H. p. Almon Abbott, of
Grace and st. Peters Church, Ralti-
more, will speak daily at the midday
Lenten services of Epiphany Church.
Lewis Atwater will conduct the fifth
and last Lenten organ recital on
Wednesday afternoon.
Church of the Ascension.
The Right Rev. Daniel s. Tuttle.
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
Church of the United States. will
speak at both morning and evening
services Of the Church Of the As
eension.
Church of the Covenant.
The History of Sin" will be the
subject of DIR. Woods sermon tomOr-
row afternoon at the forty-third in
spirational service at the Church Of
the Covenant.
At the regular evening service DIR.
Wood will speak on Slime Pits OF
the Soul" A special musical pro-
gram will be provided by j. Camp
bell McInnes, of London, England.
Foundry NJ. Z. Church.
At Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning the Rev.
DR.. Herbert F. Randolph Will
preach the fifth of a series Of Ser
mons of the Soul" entitled The
Passion for Souls" At the evening
services he will deliver. the second
of -Four Vital QuestionsH sermons,
entitled, The Question Of the
Frightened Jailor."
Mount Pleasant NJ. L. Church.
DR.. Z. o. Watson will deliver the
third of a series of personal talks
to the Mems Bible Class at the
Mount Pleasant NJ. Z. Church to-
morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
His subject will be: salvation" At
IL o'clock in the morning the Rev.
John c. Copenhaver will open Sc
ries of gospel meetings that will
last two weeks, with services ev-
cry night at s o'clock.
Petworth NJ. e. Church.
The Rev. -G. Ellis Williams. pas
tor of the Petworth NJ. E. Church,
will speak tomorrow morning on
"Imitators." His evening sermon
will be on "a Moral Suicide" The
Epworth League will meet under
the leadership of Edgar w. Beckett.
First CONGREGATIONAL.
The Rev. William Terrence Stuch-
ell, of Cleveland, Ohio, will speak
at both the morning and evening
services of the First Congregational ,
Church tomorrow. . ...
Luther Memorial.
Easter services at the historic
Luther Memorial Church, where
stands the statue of the Great Re-
former, will be ushered in, on Easter
e.9n snln hu
bone choir playing the Easter halle
lujahs from the church tower. II
the weather permits, open-air serv-
o'clock.
New York Avenue Presbyterian.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, the pastor,
will speak tomorrow evening on
''The Man Who Ate Grass" Vesper
services will be conducted at Gas
o'clock IN the evening.
International Bible Students.
L. T. Hildebrandt, Of Baltimore,
viii speak to the members of the In
ternational Bible Students Associ-
alton tomorrow at the Pythian Tenn
pie at o'clock in the afternoon.
Temple Baptist Church.
"Superiative Patriotism" will be
the subject of tomcrrow's morning
sermon at the Temple Baptist
Church, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by the pastor.
DR.. ]. J. Muir. The evening sermon
will be on '@The Converted Tax Col
lector." Christian Endeavor will be
held at Z o'clock in the evening.
Petworth Baptist Church.