Evening star., 1921-12-24
Of Church Activities and Service
PULPIT AND PEW

Christmas day will be observed at
Grace Episcopal Church with a choral
communion service at IL am, at
which time the rector will preach;
preacher will be Rev. John NJ Hamil-
ton Of st. Thomas Church.
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Cricket on the Hearth a moving
picture, will be shown for the Junior
Church at Petworth Methodist E;pis-
copal Church. Grant circle northwest,
next Thursday at pm. sermon
will be delivered by the pastor, Rev.
G. Ellis Williams.
The Bible School of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church, Arthur c.
RidEeway. superintendent. will hold
its Christmas entertainment next We'd
nesday from to o'clock.
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Pursuing tho custom of former
years white gift service will be
held in the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church at 4:30 o'clock
tomorrow. taking the place of the
regular evening service. Every class
of the Sunday school will participate
in tho service. and the white gift Of
ing will go to local causes and to the
relief Of the needy abroad. In the
morning service Rev j. Alvin Camp
bell will preach the sermon and Rev.
w r. Harkey will speak to the Junior
congregation.
At Epiphany Lutheran Church serv-
ices will be held at the usual hours
tomorrow. At the morning service
the pastor. Rev. DR.. Charles F. Steck.
will preach and the Lords Supper will
be administered. service OF praise
will be held at the evening service.
when the old Christmas hymns will
he used and the choir sing special
Christmas anthems.
The Sunday school of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church will give white
Christmas pageant tomorrow evening
at $3.50 o'clock, which will take the
place of tho regular preaching serv-
ice. Tuesday evening at $3.50 the
school will have an entertainment Tor
which time = cantats win be given
Christmas Party" A Christmas party
will also be held Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock for the primary depart
ment. The church will hold a watch
night service Saturday evening from
. to IL. An interesting program of
music, recitations, pictures, etc, has
been arranged.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood will deliver
sermon on Gifts to Christ and
From Christ" at the afternoon service
tomorrow at the Church of the Cow
enant. The subject of his evening
sermon will be THE Abiding Joy of
the Shepherds"
Christmas day will be appropriate
ly observed in the Metropolitan
Memorial NJ. e. Church. Rev. DIR.
Harry ID. Mitchell, the minister. will
preach in the morning. and at night
a joint service will be held in the
main church. There will be quartet
and chorus choir and the Christmas
anthems will be sung. The minister
will speak on THE Shepherd Who
Kept the Flock"
The new parsonage of the Metro
politan Memorial NJ. p. Church. 407
4th street northwest. was opened for
large number of people called during
the evening and were received by the
minister, Rev. Harry d. Mitchell. and
his wife. Mrs. W. S. Dewhirst assist
is known as "The Matthew g. Emery
Memorial Parsonage"
Representative John W. Summers of
Washington will teach the adult Bible
class OF Foundry NJ. E. Sunday school
tomorrow at s:45 o'clock. Topic, "The
Most Joyous Day in the Year"
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Spirits Serve Christians Now is
Rev. E. Hez Swem's subject tomorrow
night at the Centennial Baptist
Church. with special music by a
quartet. The morning subject is
Jesus Sent Down for Our Ascent"
Christmas exercises. including the
special Christmas lesson, will be the
event of the day at Petworth Baptist
Sunday School. The pastor, Rev. F.
Paul Langhorne, will have special
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by the choir. In the evening there
will be baptism. The Christmas en-
tertainment, entitled christmas Great
Heart: 1t Is More Blessed to Give
Than to Receive" will be held on
Wednesday night, at which time
volunteer contribution for the near
east fund will be taken.
Christmas will be observed at CAL
vary Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing and evening; In the morning the
preach on "The Day That Changed
the World" In the evening a can
tata. The Story of Christmas" will
he given by the regular quartet, REIN
forced by Mrs. W. E. Braithwaite. Mrs.
Grace frlCe fteomOnQ, w. w. Idnl6
and A. c. Gorbach. The pastor will
speak on 1.-THE Inn That Missed Its
Chance"
An early morning Christmas service
will be held at Calvary Baptist
Church, beginning at Z o'clock and
lasting forty five minutes. 1t will be
in charge of the pastor.
Rev. DR.. A. Wilbanks. the "Black
Billy Sunday is to preach a special
sermon tomorrow morning at the Nc
Kinley Memorial Baptist Church, 4th
and L streets. Rev. S. G. Lamkin, the
pastor, will preach at night.
The Liberal Religious Union will
observe Christmas with special
service tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
in Unitarian House. 1889 Columbia
Y. M. C.. A.
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