The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-15
Church announcements
Churcll Services QoulOrrOlu

Frank Ellsworth Bigelow, has re-
turned from his vacation in Massa-
chusetts and will open the new
season with a series of Sunday MORN
| ing sermons on progress. The titles
| OF God, Z. Progress Through PersiS-
| tence to Ideals" Progress Through
Applied Personality" and Progress
Through q Practical Program"
The Rev. Walter C. Whitaker, d.
| D., win preach the sermon at the 8
o'clock service tomorrow evening, at
| st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
Fourteenth street., between Columbia
road and Irving streets.
DIR. Whitaker is the rector of st.
Johns Church, Knoxville, Tenn, the
second largest church in the diocese
Of Tennessee. He is also an examin-
| ing chaplain Of the diocese and dean
of the convocation.
The preacher at the open-air serv-
ice at the Peace Cross in the grounds
| of the National Cathedral on Wiscon-
| sin avenue, tomorrow afternoon at
4:S0 p. m, will be the Rev. Wallace
p. Rollins, y. D.. professor of Ec-
clesiastical History and Christian
Missions at the Virginia Theological
Seminary in Alexandria.
Beginning at II o'clock, tomor-
row morning, . preaching mission
win be inaugurated in st. Thomas
Parish, Prince Georges county, Md.
The rector, the Rev. John Rigg, has
| arranged to hold services in st.
Thomas Church, Croome, Nd, twice
a day for one week. The missioner
| will be the Rev. Percy c.. Weber,
who has had unusual success In
| preaching revivaIs In various parts
of the country The evening serv-
ices, beginning tomorrow evening,
will be at o'clock every day, with
the exception Of Saturday, when a
| special service for children will be
held at o'clock and the s
| o'clock service will be omitted. The
morning services will be held at II
| o'clock tomorrow and at 10 o'clock
! on the other days Of the week.
A similar mission viii be held
In the Chapel OF the Incarnation at
Brandywtne, Nd, during the fol
lowing week, also conducted by
Father Weber.
DIR. Marcus BENJAMIN. president
Of the Churchman'S League Of the
Episcopal Church in the diocese Of
Washington, Is in the Garfield Hos
pital recovering from d recent serious
operation. His enforced abstinence
from all activity will necessitate
the pOstponennent OF the dinner
which the Churchman'S League has
planned to give In honor OF Bishop
Freeman on October 1. Announce
ment will be made later of new
date for this event.
Condr. G. T. Jewell, secretary Of
the Board Of Religious Education
of the Episcopaf Church In the do
cese of washington, will make the
session OF the Convocation OF Pied
mont, which will be held in Trinity
Church, Upperville, Va, on Monday,
September II. His subject will be
Present Day Aspects of the Church
Sunday School"
The Rev. Henry T. Cooke has
arrived at the rectory OF All Saints
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase, and
will conduct the service tomorrow.
All Saints Church has been without
a rector since the death OF the
Rev. Canon John w. Austen. Dur
Ing the summer the pulpit was filled
by the Rev. G. S. Long, who has
returned to his regular duty as dean
of the cathedral at Orlando, Fla.
Mr.. Cooke has been called by the
vestry Of the parish and win begin
his duties as rector tomorrow. Mr..
Cooke is graduate of the Virginia
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GINA Theological Seminary. He
was ordained in 1901 by Bishop
Randolph, of Virginia. After serv-
ing in several parishes in the South
he became rector in 1915 Of st.
Andrews Church, Mt. Holly, n. j..
where he has remained until accept.
ing the call to Chevy Chase.
Regular services and all club,
guild. choir and Sunday school
activities will resume their usual
program this week at the Trans
figuration Episcopal Church. Cal
latin street west OF Fourteenth
northwest. Services at 1880 and II
a. m. and at 8 p. m. Sunday school
at $50.
At West Washington Baptist
ChuFcn the Junior b. Up. U. Will
begin active work tomorrow eve
ming under the efficient leadership
of Miss Meats and Mrs. Riley. The
subject of the morning service at II
O'Clock will be NOW" and for the
evening service at o'clock "A
Christian Peptimist" Both ser.
mons are by the pastor, Mr.. c. B.
Austin. West Washington baseball
team won the championship in the
Church League. On Wednesday,
September 10, a lawn fete for the
benefit of the baseball team will be
held under the auspices of the Be-
rean Class. During the months Of
September and October there will
be a series Of congregational sing.
ing.
"a Man With Beautiful Eyes" is
the subject Of Pastor E. Hez SVEN
tomorrow evening, followed by hap.
tism, at the Centennial Baptist
Church. The morning theme is
THE Blessing Breath OF Jesus. u
The singing of the congregation is
unusually good.
DIR. Henry Allen Upper will
preach at the First Baptist Church,
Sixteenth and o streets northwest.