Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

The passing Of the old year will he
observed III many churches of the
city with special programs tonight.
Some church congregations will
hold social gatherings in the evening
and later hold religious exercises
with short sermons by the pastors.
There will he services tomorrow
relative to the new year in the
| churches.
! The end of the year will inaugurate
| "A three day program at the Full Cos
! pei Tabernacle. North Capitol and Is
| streets. Watch night service tonight
| from to l. o'clock, will he followed by
| two services Sunday and the Annual
! Ail.Day New Year convoc3tion Mon
| day. The service tonight will he di.
| vided into three watches. the first in
| charge Of J. l.. Harrison of the church
! hoard, the second in charge OF Miss
/ Ruth Herman of the Young Taher.
nacle Crusaders. and the last in charge
of the pastor, Rev. Harry l.. Collier.
Communion will he given and new
group received into the church at II
q m. tomorrow. The pastor will spea k
on The Lamb in the Throne" and
AT $50 pm. will review the years
events under the title, Gods Foot
prints The convocation Monday
will open with prayer at IL am. At
$50 pm. the pastor will preach the
New Year message, or foreword for
the year. In the evening pente
costal praise and song service will
be held. The public is invited.
At the Metropolitan Memorial Meth.
odist Church this evening DR.. James
Shera Montgomery will conduct an
oid-fashioned watch service. From =
TO 10 o'clock there will he a gospel
song service. from 10 10 II social.
with refreshments: from II TO y
o'clock Gospel service and at midnight
the formation OF the New Year circle.
Watch meeting will be held at the
Zion Baptist Church. Deanwood. ID.
c. The pastor. Rev. Leon s. Worm.
ley, will preach sermon, beginning
at 10 pm, on The Source Of New
Year Happiness" The subject OF the
pastor at il o'clock service tomorrow
will be Spared for Another Year"
At pm. Rev. Lloyd y. Young will
preach A special sermon to the Pas.
tors Aid Club. At the s PM service
the subject will he The Years Pur.
pose"
At Mount Vernon Place NJ. F.
Church South. Ninth and Massachu-
sets avenue. Rev. ]. W. Rustin. the
assistant pastor, will conduct services
tonight from IL o'clock until midnight
Rev. John Paul Tyler. pastor of
Epworth NJ. T.. Church South. Thir-
teenth street and North Carolina ave.
nue. northeast. will conduct the watch
night services tonight beginning at
II o'clock.
Services will begin tonight at $50
o'clock at Second Baptist Church.
Third street between Il and ! streets.
under the direction of Rev. J. l.. S.
Holloman.
The annual watch services OF Lin
coin Congregational Temple will he
held this evening. beginning at 1890
o'clock. There will be a general
prayer and praise service. and the
pastor win deliver a brief sermon.
Brooks will speak from the subject
What Do You Expect From the New
Year," A New Year program will
be rendered by the Senior Christian
Endcayor Society at Gas pm.
The membership of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church will conduct re-
viyal services, beginning with watch
meeting tonight. and continuing TO
January 10. The speakers for the
first week are: Monday. Rev. George
A. Parker; Tuesday. Rev. r. Douglass
GRIMES. pastor Sa lem Baptist Church:
Wednesday. Rev. Hampton r. Gas.
kins pastor. Liberty Baptist Church:
Rev. Henry J. Booker: Fri.
day. Rev. w l.. Washington. pastor
Zion Baptist Church. These meetings
will begin each evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The watch service tonight will begin
at 10 O'Clock. DIR. Brooks, pastor of the
church. viii preach at II o'clock serv-
ice tomorrow morning. from the sub.
tect Stewardship" The church will
observe communion Mt o'clock.
Watch night services will he held
nj the Albright Memorial Evangelical
Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse
streets. this evening. The pastor.
Rev. George T.. Schnabcl. will be In
charge. They will include games In
the gynnafiuu. entertainment and re
Treatments. concluding al midnight
with religious service. A candle
service will he held tomorrow night
by the pastor at the regular evening
preaching service. A mammoth can
die viii be on the pulpit. from which
l. girls. representing eAcn bl tue
months Of the new year. will light
candles and in turn will light candles
which viii be furnished the Worship |
era. The pastor will speak OF the
gifts and promises Of the months
Ebenezer NJ. +. Church. Fourth and
ID streets southeast. will hold services
tonight, beginning 1T 80 o'clock. un. |
der the direction Of the pastor. Rev. /
X. ". =. Thomas.
Watch night service will he held
tonight al Hamiine Methodist Episco
pal Church. Sixteenth AT Allison
street. beginning 1T ii O'Clock and
closing 1T 1905 am.
The sacrament Of holy communion |
AiH he administered tomorrow morn
Ing al the II O'Clock service. Al s |
pm. The minister. Rev. Joseph +. !
Hersqu. viii preach on, What About /
The New Year,
The church school meets at 3t5
q m and the EpwOrth League at
pm,
The &ew York Avenue Presbyterian
Church will observe "A Watch night
service ~ ii o'ciOck. Rev. j. *. Sizoo
viii deliver "a short address and the
service VIII conclude at midnight.
Dr. Eizoo viii preach New Year
day sermon tomorrow a. IL O'Clock
upon the theme We Are Pilgrims
Al s IN. he VIII preach a historic ser
Hn4u dealing with the events Of The