Evening star. [volume], November 06, 1927, Page 27, Image 27

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CHURCHES SHOW 1
10-YEAR INCREASE
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Membership Growth for
Period Ending 1926 Report
ed for Three Denominations. I
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There were in the United Statesj
73 churches of the Union American :
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1026. j
with 10,169 members, as compared
with 67 churches and 3.624 members j
reported in 1916. according to an- j
nouncernent of the Department of j
Commerce.
Another report shows 19 churches i
c.f the Church of God as Organized by j
Christ, with 375 members, as compared j
with 17 churches and 227 members in I
■2916.
K The Church of the Lutheran Broth- j
Ten shows that body maintained in i
this country 26 churches with 1.700 j
members, as compared with 23 j
churches and 892 members reported !
tn 1916.
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Bring the Kiddies in to
See the Wonders of (-;/ 1) • l
TOY TOWN
. Carefree and joyful as Christmas itself is
this little village of Toys.
Santa situ triumphantly on hitt throne ruling
in a fashion that will please the kiddies and
amuse older folk.
Then there’* the Doll House, where there are
Dolls of every size, and every description, just
4 longing to be hugged and made over by little
girls.
Toy Town is a different kind of a town than
you’ve ever seen, everything is excitement.
Enthusiastic kiddies running here and there,
dashing lights and rapidly moving trains and
what-nots. Laughing clowns, grinning Felix
cats and gay black-faccd minstrels wink merrily
at the joyous kiddies. See Toy Town tomorrow;
there's much to excite soar admiration.
j And, of course, Simla v* here
I Mirth Hoot—Mtittlwr-h A IV«*.
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Christian Endeavor
Miss Dorothy H. Kraus, president
jof Delaware C. E. Union, will lead
| the conference on “Practical Society
| Plans" at the meeting of the Dis
: trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
j Union Monday. 8 p.m., at Ounton-Tem
| pie Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Sixteenth and Newton streets,
j Other conferences to be held at that
j time are: "Personal Evangelism," led
iby Rev. Earl M Bowman, pastor
‘ Washington Church of the Brethren.
“B ! ble Study." under direction of
• American Home Bible Institute: “Pro
gressive Endeavor." lead by Hubert A.
j Voorus, pastor Lyon Park Christian
Church, and "Church Publicity.” this
j being a course of lectures by various
j publicity experts.
This is the second of a series of con
i f rences on methods and plans to help
I each society, being conducted by the
| local C. E. Union, and it is urged that
jail who can attend these classes do so
and profit thereby.
Speeding Auto Hurdles Car. ,
I To prove the strength of his auto
mobile, a Frenchman recently speeded
| it to 60 miles an hour, drove up an In
i dine and vaulted over another ear. In
j the jump the car rose to a height of
ilO feet. The landing was made with
j out mishap to motor, springs or other
parts of the auto.
THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON’, p. fl„ NOVEMBER 6. —PART 1.
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LUTHER LEAGUE j
Paul L. Brindle, president of the j
Luther League of the District of Co
lumbia. has announced the following
appointments of District League of
ficers: Pastoral advisers to executive
committee, Dr. JL O. Hayes, pastor
of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and
Rev Henry Manken, jr.. pastor of the
Church of the Incarnation; educa
tional secretary. Irving W. Koch,
j Luther Place Memorial; missionary
j secretary, Miss Emma A. Holder,
j Zion; life service secretary. Miss Ethel
!M. Tossing. Luther Place; interme
diate secretary. Herman P. Riess, St.
j Paul’s: chairman extension, Ramsay
j Small. St John’s, East Riverdale, and
i publicity chairman, Fred L. Schickler,
! Zion.
j An efficiency contest, under the
j supervision of the educational depart-j
raent has been inaugurated among the]
i local leagues, which contest will close j
j April 30, at which time the winning
I league will be presented with a check
to cover the fare of its delegate to the
biennial convention of the Luther j
League of America to be held at j
Omaha, Nehr., in 1929
Miss Emma, A. Holzer has been ap
pointed representative of the District
League in the Inner Mission Society,
Tite Washington Lutheran Training
School for Religious Workers will be ;
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1 conducted at Keller Memorial Church, '
* commencing November 28.
Robert Volland, vice president of the i
j Luther League of the District of Co- >
i lunibia and chairman of the executive |
J committee, has called a meeting of
that committee for the purpose of j
making plans for the quarterly meet- |
ing of the District League which will j
no held December 6. The theme of I
this quarterly meeting will be "Educa- J
tion.”
The October News Letter has been
issued by President Paul L. Brindle.
The November number will be edited
by Irving AW Koch, educational secre
tary'.
“What Should Be the Christian’s |
Attitude Toward War?” is the topic j
which will be presented to Zion’s j
Luther League this evening by Rev. j
AV, C. AValtettiyer, pastor of St. Paul’s j
Lutheran Church.
i In connection with the celebration j
j of the reformation last Sunday, Atone- j
j ment’s Luther League presented a spe- j
♦ •rial reformation program.
St. Mark’s Luther League has ar- j
ranged on unusual program for its
meeting November 9, when the topic j
“The Good and the Bad in Newspapers
! and Magazines” will be presented.
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| EPWORTH LEAGUE
I The monthly meeting of the Wash
ington District Epworth League was
held AA’ednesda.v evening at Metro
! poll tan Methodist Episcopal Church
I First place banner for booth festival
j donations was awarded to Douglas
i Chapter. Trinity Chapter received
j the second place banner and Ana
eostia Chapter received honorable ■
mention. It was decided to hold the,
annual banquet January 13. Tenta-j
tlve plans for the Midwinter Institute j
Were announced. It Is to be held j
i beginning ihe first Friday in Febru- i
j ary. It was voted to establish and <
! maintain a library at the Swartzell ,
j Children's Home under the direction
j of the third department. The third de
' partment announced meetings would
j be hold at the Methodist Home for
j the Aged on the first Sunday each
• month, at the Gospel Mission on the
! first Friday' of each month and at j
j the Gospel Mission Children’s Home
jon the second and fourth Fridays, j
j Miss Bertha Comstock, third vice
president, will conduct the service at
the Home for the Aged today. Miss
i Estelle Dunningtoe. Waugh Chapter,
will entertain at the Children's Home
next Friday.
Mrs. Helen Starr, conference fourth
vice president, will speak this eve
ning at Douglas Chapter at 7 o'clock.
A social at 6 o’clock will include lan
tern slides and refreshments.
Joseph Leonard and Frank Putch i
will lead the devotional service at!
Metropolitan Chapter today at 6:to!
o’clock Their topic will be “Pray'
Ye, Therefore!" A social will
be held at 0 o’clock. The regularl
monthly business meeting of the
chapter will be held at the church
next Friday evening. A social also
| will be held Saturday evening. The
i cabinet met last night at the home
i of Miss Hazel Allen, third vice presi
dent.
Dr. Charles E. Guthrie, former gen
eral secretary of the Epworth League,
will speak at Calvary Methodist Epis
copal Church next Tuesday evening.
Seats will be reserved for a large
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delegation from every chapter In the
District.
A play entitled “The Hidden
Guest" will be presented by members
iof Waugh Chapter Friday and Sat
j urday evenings at the church.
| Plans are being made for a con
| ference-wide observance of inter
: league fellowship November 27 at the
| Metropolitan Methodist Kpiscopa!
I Church, with Metropolitan and Mount
I Pleasant South Chapters as hosts.
Hospital Board Elects.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va., November 5.
The hoard of trustees of the Virginia
Baptist Hospital in annual session
yesterday elected the following of
ficers: President, O. B. Barker of
Lynchburg; vice president, Dr. IT. C.
Smith of Suffolk; secretary, Mrs.
C. P. Marshall, and treasurer, H. H.
Harris.
BIG LAND SALE REPORTED
American Company Disposes of
Holdings to Mexico for $18,000,000
NOGALES, Arlz., November 5 14 5 V
—Advices to the Herald today from
Mexico City said the Richardson Con
struction Co. at CftJeme. Sonora
largest land holders in Mexico. h«<i
disposed of Its vast holdings to the
Mexican government for $11,000,000.
The Richardson Co. Is comprise'•
principally of Los Angeles capitalist
having among stockholders Harr:
Payne Whitney and John Hays Ham
mond.
New York will nave a population of
13 S4MOo in the year 2.000: Bhlladel
phia will enumerate 3,175.000, and Chi
cago 5.400,000, according to a recent
prediction.
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