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Description: Church News: Baptist Page 4
Date: March 27 1915Newspaper published in: Washington, D. C.
Washington Herald Mar. 27, 1915 Church News: Baptist Page 4
BAPTIST.
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Rev. Dr. W. Y. QUISENBERRY, of Mississippi, who has recently returned from an inspection of Baptist foreign mission stations, will preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morning. The pastor, Rev. John E. BRIGGS will preach on “The Conversion of An Incurable” at night. This is the fifth in his series of Sunday evening sermons on “Bible Conversions.” In the Baraca and Philathea Sunday school classes' attendance contest both have passed the hundred mark and are expecting to surpass all previous records on Sunday.
Pictures of the “Passion Play” will be shown at the church by Mr. WEBER on Wednesday night under the auspices of the Berea Bible class.
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The baptistery of the new church edifice of Centennial Baptist Church, Seventh and I streets northeast, will be used tomorrow night. The pastor, Rev. E. Hez SWEM, will occupy the pulpit at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
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The Christian Endeavor Society of the Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, Fourteenth street and Maryland avenue northeast, will hold a service tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock in memory of the famous blind hymn writer, Fanny J. CROSBY (Mrs. Van ALYSTNE [sp.; ALSTYNE), whose death occurred a short time ago. This meeting is to be under the leadership of Mrs. J. B. LAIRD, widely known for her activities in temperance work in the Northeastern section of the city.
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At the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets northeast, on Sunday evening, the pastor, Rev. John Compton BALL, will preach by the side of the cross. This cross is ten feet in height, and illuminated with seventy electric lights. No other lights will burn during the delivery of the sermon. The theme will be “From Sin to Salvation.” In the morning the Book of Revelation, chapters 17 and 18, will be considered under the topic “The Overthrow of Evil.”
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Percy S. FOSTER, who has served as superintendent of the Bible School of Immanuel Baptist Church since its organization in January, 1906, has, at the advice of his physician, declined reselection, and will be succeeded on April 18 by G. W. POPE. The new superintendent will have as assistants L. L. BENZLEY, associate superintendent; L. J. ROBERTS, secretary; J. P. GREENE, treasurer, and P. C. EPPELSHEIMER, librarian.