The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
PEACE ON EARTH
And GOOD WILL
SPIRIT REICNS
Church Services Through
out City Mark Christ
mas Program.

Peace on earth. good win toward
men,"
With bountiful charity having
been extended the starving children
OF Europe and the poor and needy
At home, these words OF the Saviour
have formed the keynote of the
Christmas celebration for this year.
This. too, will be the theme Of all
the Christmas services in the
churches Of Washington today.
Fifth Baptist.
The Madness, the Sadness, and
the Gladness of Christmas" will be
the topic of the Christmas message
of the Rev. John Z. Briggs in the
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow
morning. At the evening service
the choir will render special festal
anthems Wednesday evening has
been set aside for the Christmas
tree exercises, when offerings will
be made for the poor Of Washing
ton, Europe and China
Foundry Methodist Episcopal.
DR.. II. T. Randolph will deliver
Christmas sermons at both services
in the Foundry Methodist Episco-
pal Church tomorrow. New Year
services will be held on New Year
Eve.
Mount Pleasant Methodist Epfscopa
Tracy L. Cliffords will address the
Mems Bible Class at the Mount
Pleasant Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning.
Centennial Baptist.
Pastor E. Hez SVEN has chosen
for the subject tomorrow evening
in the Centennial Church, What
You Dislike May Bring You De-
light" The morning sermon will
be. Integrity Toward Christ"
Douglas Memorial N. e.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Sunday school of Doug
las Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church will bel held Monday eve
ming, in the auditorium of the
church. The different classes of
the Sunday school will give various
articles for the benefit of the Old
Peoples and Children's homes OF
the Methodist churches of the Dis
trfct Of Columbia
Metropolitan Baptist
Senator Stirling will address the
mems class of Metropolitan Baptist
Church Sunday morning. The
Christmas tree will be lighted for
the last time Sunday evening. Rev.
John Compton Ball will speak. Do
nations consisting of sugar, cereals,
fruits and vegetables will be re-
cefved for the benefit of the Bap-
tist Home for Children. All cash
offerings will go to relieve the
starving in Europe.
Temple Baptist.
The cantata, The Shepherd King
is to be given by the choir of Tenn
pie Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Rev. DR.. J. ]. Muir will preach a
Christmas sermon at the morning
service.
Central Union Mission.
At Central Union Mission tonight
at 1880 o'clock, about 500 poor chill
dren will be entertained by the
children from the Children's Emer-
gency Home of the Mission Supt.
Bennett has arranged for a Santa
Claus to distribute gifts.
Eastern Presbyterian.
The white gift service of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church will
be held Sunday evening at 7 O'Clock.
The gifts Of money will be used for
the care of the children in the
stricken Near East. Food and cloth
ing will be given to the Emergency
Home for Children and the Presby-
terian Home for the Aged. The
Sunday School Christmas cantata,
''Santa's Substitute" directed by
Miss Mabel Knepper, will be given
dary 1.On zs-
mans Missionary Society will meet
Wednesday. at 2 D. m. Mrs Hunni-
cutt, assisted by Mrs. ]. H. Rush,
will be in charge of the program.
North Carolina Ave. NJ. p.
The North Carolina Avenue Meth
odist Protestant Church will cele-
brate Christmas in a special manner
on Sunday by hearing a Christmas
sermon at IL a m. by the president
of the general conference of the
denomination, Rev. DR.. Thomas H
Lewis, and at s p. m the pastor will
preach a special sermon on IAN
Angels Message" There will be
At $3.50 o'clock. The service will be
in charge of the pastor.
Petwerth Baptist.
Special services are to be held in
the various departments of Pet
worth Baptist Church on Sunday.
Rev. F. Paul Langhorne, the pas
tor, is to preach special sermons.
The Christmas entertainment is to
be held for the Sunday school on
"Wednesday evening. A cantata,
santa Claus Dream" is to be
given. There will be an offering
for the poor in Europe and China
Ninth Street Christian.
Christmas will be celebrated Sun
day at both the morning and even
ing services at the Ninth Street
Christian Church. The large chorus
choir, under the direction of Prof.
Joseph Harrison, will render spe-
cial music, consisting OF Christmas
anthems, solos, ETC.. at both
services
r4. Bay View Baptist.
Rev. Floyd T. Holland, pastor Of
the Bay View Baptist Church of
Milwaukee, Wis, and chairman of
the Milwaukee conference on Chris
tian fundamentals, will speak in
the auditorium at the Central
Union Mission Sunday evening at
7:45 o'clock. Mrs R H. Kempton
viii be the soloist at this service.
First Cengrega tionaL
A solo quartet and large chorus
choir. under the direction of Harry