Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
CHURCHES OF CITY TO OBSERVE
COMING OF NEW YEAR TONIGHT
Special Watch Night Services to Be Held by Many
Congregations, With Special Musical Pro-
grams and Features.

The passing of the old and the com
ing of the new year will be watched
in prayer and hymns in most OF the
churches of the Capital tonight. Ar
engagements have been made by many
of the congregations for social events
to take place earlier in the evening,
to conclude with the watch night pro-
Service will begin tonight at $50
O'Clock at the Foundry NJ. r.. Church.
when the program will include "Liv-
ing Calendar" followed by a social
with refreshments. From II to 1901
o'clock Rev. DIR. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, the pastor, will conduct religious
exercises.
The annual watch night prayer serv-
ice and social at Vermont Avenue
Christian Church will begin al $3.50
o'clock. The Christian Endeavor So
ciety will have charge of the program.
christmas cantata will be given by
the choir next Tuesday night.
Music at First Baptist.
At the First BAPTIST Church from
$50 to Y o'clock tonight. There
will be watch night services,
consisting of a musical program. re-
ffeshments and other features. DR..
Clarence J. owens of New York, will
give an address on spiritual Values
in our Contacts With Other American
Republics" \ candle service will be
led by the pastor, Rev. DR. Samuel
Judson Porter.
Pastor Harry l.. Collier OF the Full
Gospel Assembly. $50 Pennsylvania
avenue. Mill b.. assisted 10y Miss Nell
Mays, the Girl Evangelist" and
other leaders at the watch night serv-
ice to be conducted from $50 To l.
pm. The annual all-day New Year
ConVoCatiUn for prayer, worship and
fellowship Will be held from 1890 am.
TO 1890 pm. Prayer in the morning,
communion and New Year message by
the pastor in the afternoon, and
praise service in tn" evening viii be
the program.
There will he low masses tomorrow
at st. Mary'S Catholic Church at 6:lJ.
T:l5. SIS and al5 am. The choir
will sing Ut the 9.l5 mass and there
will be benediction after The mass.
The last mass will be AT I2:lO y m. The
blessed sacrament will be exposed be
fore the G:l5 O'Clock mass ana remain
for alteration until after the 915
. clock mass. when there viii he beue-
diction.
Rev Dr. John Medley. pastor Of
the Church of the Reformation. viii
I.
Luther League to Oficiate
The Luther League will have charge
Of the services. beginning al 30 pm.
at st. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Of which Rev. :. II. krorou.
man i pastor.
Prayer service will begin at pm.
at Epiphany Lutheran Church, under
the direction of Rev. ". {. Waite
meyer.
\ service viii begin at 80 O'Clock
tonight at Christ Lutheran Church
conducted by the pastor, Rev. ]. Fred
eric Wenchel
AT the Central Presbyterian Church
the pastor, Rev Or. James II. Taylor
Will conduct services. beginning at !
O'Clock tonight.
At the Church Of the Covenant
services will be held tomorrow morn.
ing at 9:15 o'clock by Rev. DR.
Charles Wood the pastor.
a watch night candle service will
be held from TO l. O'Clock tonight
at Peck Memorial Chapel. under the
direction of Rev. Irving w. ketchum
Rev Or. Alfred +. Barrows. pastor
Of Eastern Presbyterian Church. viii,
conduct services tonight from 8 to l.
o'clock
The program at Metropolitan Bap
fist Church will open tonight at s
o'clock with q musical entertainment
This will be followed by II debate be
tween two women of the church
There will be Forecasts for 1926
followed by a social and refreshment
The watch night services will begir
at 1875 o'clock.
Innauupi Snryi,aS