The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

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principal speaker at the ground
breaking for the new building at
the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist
Church, Fessenden street and Wis
sconsin avenue, the Reverend W. L.
Van Horn, pastor. at $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
I Doctor John E. Briggs has re-
turned from Atlanta, Ca, where he
has been attending the Southern
Baptist Convention, and will preach
at the FIFTH Baptist Church on
1.-THE Progress Of the Kingdom" at
the morning hour and on .The
Way Made Plain" at night. The
Baptist denomination has made
great progres1 financially, nufneri-
caily and In Christian education
and mission work duEing the past
five years of 1.-THE Forward Move.
ment" and proposes to undertake
greater things during the next five
years.
The Strangest Persons Ever In
a City" is the subject Of e. HEX
SVEN tomorrow night at the Gen.
tennial Baptist Church, to he fol.
lowed by baptism. The morning
subject is my Numbered Steps"
At the Metropolitan Bapt . {
Church a Golden Jubilee week will
be held in recognition Of the fifth
eth anniversary Of the founding Of
the Bible School. Pastor John
Compton Ball will preach tomorrow
morning on "Our School-Past
Present and Future" and in the
evening on Giving Ones Best to
the Master" On Wednesday, May
Fl. the Golden Jubilee Social will DO
held.
The Bishop Of Washington will
visit Holy Trinity Church at Col
lington, in Prince Georges county,
Md, this morning and administer
the rite Of confirmation.
: Later IN the day Bishop Freeman
will proceed to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, where he will ! be
guest of the Superintendent Rear
admiral Henry B. Wilson. Tomor-
row morning he viii preach In the
Naval Academy Chapel, returning
to Washington in time to conduct
the service in the open-air amphi.
theater in the grounds OF the Ma.
tional Cathedral, at $3.50 O'Clock.
On Monday the Bishop and his
family will leave for New York in
preparation for their departure Nav
"a on the Leviathan for two months
in Europe.
The May meeting of the Sunday
School Institute Of the Episcopal
Church ia the Diocese of Wash
ington, will be held in st. Colum.
ba's Church.; Tenleytown. at 8
o'clock Tuesday evening. Members
OF the. Sunday School win be sta.
toned at the Police Station on Wis
consin avenue in Tenleytown to
direct visitors to the church. For
many years the institute has held
It's May meeting at one Of the
churches on the edge OF the city
or in the suburbs. This is the first
meeting in st. Columba's Church.
although under the leadership Of
the Reverend W. w. Shearer. the
rector, 1t ranked high in religious
education. -
The speaker Tuesday evening win
be the Reverend Arlington A. Nc
Callum, new rector of st: Paul's
Church. He has been In Washing.
ton too short a time to become
Identified with any particular dioce-
san work, but before coming here
he was closely identified with re.
ligious education in. other dioceses.
refreshments will be served after
the address and the visitors will en-.
Joy a social hour as guests Of st.
Columba's parish.
The annual garden party for the
benefit Of the House Of Mercy will
be held on the grounds Of the Ma
tional Cathedral. next Wednesday
or Thursday. depending on the
weather.
II 1t is clear at II o'clock Wetlnes.
day morning, the gcrlen party
will be held that afternoon from
8 to T. If it Is raining Mt IL
o'clock Wednesday, ths garden
party will be postponed to next
day.
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