The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-20

| pastor, is improved, although not able
| to leave the house. Mrs. Langhorne
| has been suffering from double pneu-
| monia for two weeks. but reports
| from the bedside are favorable.
The drive for funds for the new
| church has been progressing FAVOR
ably during the week. Committee
| reports have been made from day to
day, which indicate that the members
| quota will be reached before tomor-
row.
| The revival meeting at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, Ninth and d
| streets northeast, which has been In
progress for several weeks, will close
| tomorrow with three services.
At $3.50 o'clock there will be sun
day school session, at which DIR.
Kellems will speak. The aim is to
have 1000 persons present at this ses-
sion. At the IL o'clock service all the
recent converts will sit in a body in
the center Of the church. and the SER
mon will be especially for them. More
| than 100 have united with the church.
| The closing service at night Will
| take the form of a mass meeting.
DR.. Miller, pastor of the church.
says that the revival has been one of
| the most successful this church has
held for many years. The member
ship Of the church is now over LOU.
Admiral w. S. Sims will address the
Roosevelt Church meeting in the
wardman Park Hotel assembly hall
shortly, according to announcement
made today by Rev. DIR. Hunt. the
pastor. The date on which the ad-
miral will speak has not been decid-
ed upon, but Is expected to be an
nounced shortly.
Congressman Crowther OF Jew
York is to deliver the address at the
IL o'clock service tomorrow, when
Mrs. Il. NJ. Northrup will render two
vocal solos. A special musical pro-
gram will be given by the Wardman
Park Hotel orchestra.
Plans for raising the 100000 quota
of the Christian church in Virginia,
MARYLAND. Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia in the inter-church
world movement were discussed at
dinner Of campaign workers held at
the'New Ebbitt last evening.
Judge c. b. Garbett was the princi-
| pal speaker. Others who addressed
the gathering included: President t.
r. Hundley. of Lynchburg College,
| Lynchburg, Va: c. J.. Snidow,
Lynchburg, Va; Edward II. Foot, and
| Walter HOLIDAY. of Richmond, Va;
Rev. H. F. Lutz, John NJ. Pickens, and
w. w. Kirby, of Washington.
The director of the campaign in
the District of COLUMBIA is Rev. DR..
George A. Miller. pastor of the Ninth
Street Christian Church.
The campaign will begin on April
| % and continue until May ..
Does God Speak to Men Now: To
Whom and How" will be the topic of
Howard A. Banks. formerly private
| secretary to Secretary Daniels OF the
Navy, tomorrow at IL o'clock.
In the evening at 1880 o'clock, Mr..
Banks will speak at the Gospel Mis-
sion, John Marshall Place. He is
now associate editor of the Sunday
School Times of Philadelphia.
The Rev. II. f. Downs will deliver
the address at the service in Amer
lean University Chapel tomorrow
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
On account of the large attend
| ances at the Sunday morning serv-
| ices in Mount Vernon Place South
ern Methodist Church, the pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Chappell. has decided to have
another service in the Sunday school
auditorium at the same hour where
those who are unable to gain admis-
sion to the upper church VIII be
enabled to worship.
This service will be addressed by
the assistant pastor of the church,
tho Rev. NJ. Leo Rippy, who will
take for the topic of his sermon
TOO Broad"
Or. Chsppell's sermon will be on
Seeing the Unseen"
Chinese in Washington have been
invited to attend the Gospel Mission
Bible School which Is meeting each
Sunday at 9 p. m, at 32s c street
northwest.
The Rev. j. Stanley Durkee, rresi-
dent of Howard University, will oc-
cupy the pulpit of Cleveland Park
Congregational Church tomorrow.
Workers of the Gospel Mission,
John Marshall Place, will conduct
religious services at Blue Plains
Home for the Aged tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Grace Church EVENTS