The Washington times., 1920-10-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The ID. c. c. Il Union Board will hold
evening at the home of Elizabeth
Chalmers, 39ls Fifth street northwest
Willis Il. Townsend, assistant pastor
OF the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, will talk on Leadership"
The Christian Endesvor Society OF
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
will hold a ghost party" In the
church parlors Friday evening at
o'clock. A "spooky" time is promised
to all who come.
|, s. +. Hersey, a member OF the first
Congregational Christian Endeavor
Society, has been appointed assistant
| c. G. +, Union. Mr.. Hersey will be
at headquarters Wednesday evenings
from 4:l5 until o'clock
Supplementing the meeting OF the
Second Annual Convention of Chris
tian Young People of the District OF
Columbia held last Thursday evening
at the First Congregational Church,
sectional sessions of the convention
will be held as follows: Northeast sec
ton, Ninth Street Christian Church,
October IS: northwest section, I'm
manuel Baptist Church, October 10;
southeast section. Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church. October 20; and
southwest section. Marvin Episcopal
Church, October -. Endeavorers are
urged to make a good showing at each
of these sectional meetings.
! A teacher training class for sun
day school workers will have its first
meetings at AIS and s p. m, Thurs
day, at the Church of the Epiphany
Parish hall, 1917 G street. This course
will include twelve meetings of each
class and will be taught by the Rev.
Charles e. McAllister, NJ. A. The
| classes are open to oil interested in
! this definite training for service.
| Completing the work gives certifi-
cate of credit toward a diploma for
the general department of religious
| education.
A Sunday Of thanksgiving and pros
perity will be observed at Bethany
Baptist Church. In the nprning the
pastor. the Rev Hugh T. Stevenson,
will preach regarding the part of
the church in the campaign of the
BaptistS for the extension of their
work.
All departments of the church will
join in the evening service which
will be one OF rejoicing and will in
clude burning of the mortgage. The
and pastor have entirely cleared the
church property at Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Second street of debt.
The Rev. G.. NJ Diffenderfer will
preach Sunday morning at the Luther
Place Memorial Church from the sub
ject "Our Saviour's Sympathy" and in
the evening, "a New Creature"
Monday and Tuesday in this church
will be held the meetings of Lutheran
Brotherhood of some more than 1000
delegates representing a membership
of over 5000 in all parts of America.
During the remainder of the week
there will be held the sessions of the
synod of the United Lutheran Church
Of America. Many noted speakers will
be in attendance.
The annual serman OF the City En-
ployees Association will be delivered
at the Metropolitan Baptist Chur-s,
street between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets northwest. Sunday Oc-
tobcr II. The Rev. DR.. NJ. w. ID.
Norman will preach the sermon.
President Joseph II. Hurley will pre-
side. All members are requested to
meet in<he lecture room at 1880 p. m.
The Rev. ]. Franklin Bryan, pastor
of the North Carolina Avenue Metho-
dist Church, is beginning a series OF
eight Sunday morning sermons on
THE Messages to the Seven Churches
of Asia" The prologue this Sunday
is THE Vision and the Voice" The
Rev. Mr.. Bryan has made much re-
search and study on this subject in
order to give a full and complete in
depreciation of the lessons In these
messages. He claims with Or. @.
Campbell Morgan that these epistles
TO the seven churches Of Asia are
first century messages to the twen-
tieth century Christians"
The splendid choir will furnish spe-
cial, appropriate music. At the even
ing service the Rev. Dir. Frank r.
Benson, editor of the Methodist Pro-
testant, of Baltimore. will preach.
The Rev. George A. Miller will
preach next Sunday night at the
Ninth Street Christian Church on "Did
Man Make God" The subject of the
Sunday morning sermon is seeking
ones Desires"
"You and Have often Been Kept
From Dying. WHY" Pastor T.. Hez
Swem's subject Sunday night, Cen
tennial Baptist Church. The morning
subject is Assistants OF Jesus"
Beginning Sunday evening there
will be a week OF special services at
the Petworth Baptist Church con-
Quoted by the Rev. Lynn Drake. The
Rev. Mr.. Drake is at present a resi-
dent OF Washington, coming here
from Philadelphia. He is n graduate
Of Grocer Theological Seminary and
has had extensive experience in pas
toral and evangelical work.
The church has just completed a
week OF special services. both morn