Evening star., 1924-03-08
OPENS
SERVICES MONDAY
Union Rally at New York Ave-
nue. Church Launches Evan
geIistic Campaign.

The simultaneous evangelistic CAM
paign of the churches of the Wash
ington City Presbytery will begin
with a big. union rally service at the
New York Avenue Church Monday
a. 5:45 pm.
Preparations have been under way
Tor the last year by committee
and special services have been con-
Quoted In the churches of the out
lying districts. Many of these
churches have been strengthened in
numbers and improved in general
activities. Throughout the Presby-
terian churches of Washington study
classes in evangelism have been
conducted. Cottage prayer meet
ings have also been held in the va
rious church districts with marked
success Ministers from other cities
have been invited to many Of the
churches to conduct the services as
evangelists. These men will arrive
in Washington Monday and attend
the Monday night rally. in which
they will take part
The New Ebbitt Hotel will be the
home of the visiting evangelists
during the two weeks in which the
meetings Will be held. Dinner con-
forcnces will be held daily at the
hotel. with all ministers and visiting
men in attendance. A chorus Of more
nan 100 voices will provide the
singing at the Monday night rally
under the direction of Claude Robe
son, chairman of the music COM
Diittee.
Monday meetings will be held
each day. except Saturday. in the
New York Averue Church. beginning
Tuesday These services will be
from II to 1850 o'clock
Harrisburg Pastor to Speak.
DR. George L. Hawes. pastor of the
Market Square Presbyterian Church
or Harrisburg, Pa. will be the sneak
cr AT the noon-day meetings. The
singing at the noon-day meetings
els. Hall and Mack, composers and
publishers of gospel songs These
Two are internationally prominent
Tor their musical compositions, as
well as for their leade rship
The campaign it is said. is not in
tended merely for the benefit Of the
Presbyterian churches, but for the
whole city of Washington and an in
ritation is extended to the people to
cooperate and participate in any way
possible.
Conduct Evening Services.
The evening services from March
IL TO 23. will be conducted by the
following:
Church of Covenant. Rev. DR.. Rob-
ert J. MacAlpine of Buffalo. and Rev
DR.. Matthew F. Smith of Indianapolis.
Eastern Church, Rev Dr. w. c.
Hogg of Williamsport Pa.
lexington Church. Rev. Dr. Z. s.
Bowman of Philadelphia
Fifteenth Street Church, Rev. DR..
William l.. lines of Philadelphia.
Georgetown Church. Rev. DIR. A. II.
Simpson of Pottstown, Pa.
Metropolitan Church, Rev. DR.. John
G. Newman of Philadelphia.
Peck Chapel Rev. Henry +. Wilkie
of Germantown, Pa
Sixth Church, Rev. Harry Barr of
Urbana, Ohio.
Sherwood Church. Rev. Thomas T.
Hays of Oswego. n. Y.
Takoma Park Church. Rev. Mel
willie b. Gurley. Germantown.
Warner Memorial Church. Rev.
Charles Ross of Rutherford, n. J.
Washington Heights Church, Rev.
DR.. William H. Foulkes of New
York.
Western Church, Rev L. V. Busch
man, Woodbridge. n. j.
Fourth Church. Rev. DR.. Joseph
Kelly anu Rev. DR.. Isaac Ward.
First Church, Northminster Church
and Westminster Church union meet
ings to be conducted by DR.. John
Britain Clark, DR.. Henry w. Tolson,
DIR. Hugh X. Fulton.