Faith the Final Test and Rich Ruler Sermon at West Street Church
Rev Robert G Leetch of Far Rockaway preached The Supreme Test at West Street Presbyterian Georgetown. He urged salvation as the central urgent question for rich and poor alike, urging personal faith over works and directing listeners to bring the soul’s need directly to Christ. He noted the rich ruler’s failure to surrender wealth, stressing justification by faith, and concluded with personal application as he returns to Far Rockaway next Thursday.
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Mr. Leetch
Far Rockaway
West Street Presbyterian Church
Georgetown
P Street
Thirty Second Streets
Robert G. Leeteh
First Presbyterian Church
N. Y
Leetch
Christ
Selence
Leeteh
Luther
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Tevten
Advice to the Young Men in City Sermon
The third sermon in The Twentieth Century Young Man series urged young men to seek wisdom and virtue. Dr. Weston Bruner of Fifth Baptist Church warned against flattery and slander, urged choosing friends who fear God, learn from elders, and aim for noble character over mere wealth.
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Re City
Weston Bruner
Fifth Baptist Church
Bruner
Bras
Ocusus
Foola
Xilim
Tyson Delivers Illustrated Talk on Ezekiel at Church
Mr Tyson presented an illustrated lecture on the Conversion of the Gentiles in the church pulpit with Rev D W Montgomery absent. Using charts, he explained Ezekiel chapters one and ten, interpreting the vision to engage the audience with close attention. The talk was well received and may be repeated.
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Tyson
D. W. Montgomery
Uth
Eighth
A. H. Tyson
Ezakiel
Ezekiel
Hyson le
Two Years of Mission Work in Washington
The colored branch of the Homeward Bound Mission marked its second anniversary with two Plymouth Congregational Church services. Commander Haslam preached in the morning on self surrender, relating to President McKinley’s last words, while Maj. Johnson spoke in the evening. Mrs Haslam read the lessons, with songs by Maj. and Mrs. Haslam and Lieut. Elen Haslam. The rally supported the mission, which remains debt free after years of work.
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Washington
Plymouth Congregational Church
O and
James Haslam
McKinley
Maj. Johnson
Jesus
Lbe
Disciples of Christ Meet in St Louis Missionary Convention
A large Vermont Avenue Church delegation reports the Disciples of Christ convention in St Louis October 14 21 with over 20000 delegates. Dr Frederick D Power praised the gathering as a mountain top vision and highlighted the churchs missionary societies and their global work. The event featured communion in Coliseum and Festival Hall and drew attendees from many nations amid a unity message and talks on church union and liquor laws.
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Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Frederick D. Power
Disciples of Christ
St. Laura
Vermont Avenue
Seasiona
Cosseura
Judge Parker
Music Hall
Firet
Cherietan Woman's Board of Missions
Jamaica
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
American Christian Missionary Society
Board of
National Business Men's Association
Coliseum
Festival Hall
Power
Elias Pinion
Dr. Power
St.’ Louis
Mississippi
St. Louis
China
Japan
India
Hawaii
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Mexico
Australia
Maine
California
Florida
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
St. Dolis
Free Baptista
Disciples
D. R Francis
District Bay
Aged Woman Found Dead in Bed by Resident
Mrs. Francis Simons, aged 75, was found dead in her bed at 45 Street Northwest yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Annie Stearn, a lodger. Coroner Nevill issued a death certificate citing old age.
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Francis Simons
Mme Yale to lecture on Beauty at New National Theater
Mme Yale of Beauty Culture fame presents a four part program and a scientific lecture on Beauty at the New National Theater on Thursday November 3 at 2 30 in the afternoon. Womanly Woman is illustrated in more than a thousand ways revealing the little graces and charms of lovely women.
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Mme. Yale
New National Theater
Mme Yale Lecture Tickets Free After Nov 1 at 5 Kann
Tickets complimentary announced by Mme Yale and agents Kann Sons Co offer a reserved seat with every 79 cent remedy purchase. Best seats go to early buyers. remaining tickets after Tuesday November 1 issued free without purchase at the Toilet Goods Department of 5 Kann Sons Co.
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Mme
Yale
Kann
Sons & Co
Kann, Sons & Co
Sermons by Pastor Drew Draw Big Crowds at Cadet Armory
Rev Simon P W Drew, under contempt proceedings in Equity Court, preaches daily at Cadet Armory drawing large, racially mixed crowds. Attendance boosted by news of a prior jail sentence which was later reconsidered, with over 1000 dollars raised to aid his defense. Drew formerly led a New York colored church and led the Lincoln Colored Republican League.
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Metropolitan Selved Baptist Church
Equity Court
Stafford
Edwin Forrest
Simon P. W. Drew
Drew
Cadet Armory
Metropolitan Church
Baptist Colored
New York
Lincoln National Colored Republican League
Funeral of Mr Gilfillen Veteran War Department Clerk
Funeral services for John Buchanan Gilfillen 61, War Department clerk, will be at his 162 Columbia St NW home at 4 pm. Burial in Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by son Leslie Gillen and stepdaughter Miss Lain. Former Battery H Civil War veteran, Killfillen belonged to Burnside Post G A R and the Old Guard.
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War Department
Rock Creek
John Buchanan Gilfillen
Columbia Street
Rock Creek Cemetery
Gidilen
Moscow
Ohio
Winder
First
Old Light Artillery
Washington
Burnside Post
Old Guard
Lakla
Leslie Gillen
Miss Lain
Devoted 10 Temperance Observances At City Churches
A joint mass meeting of church representatives was held at 3 pm in commemoration of the Anti Saloon League anniversary. Dr A Wheeler from Nebraska spoke on temperance and urged church members to unite to stamp out the saloon. Miss Grace Updegraff sang, with organ and selections by Dr Bischoff. An injured man, Hurt While Boarding Trolley Car, was hospitalized after a streetcar incident at Four and a Half Street and Maine Avenue. Burnett's Vanilla Extract promo closes the items.
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First Congregational Church
District of
Colombia
Owen P. Kellar
A. J.wheeler
Nebraska
Linder Street
Maine Avenue
Burnett
Small Fire in Anacostia Causes Minor Loss
Fire of unknown origin damaged a rear shed at the residence of James W. Bartley 141 Monroe Street Anacostia yesterday morning. The surrounding notes include local ads and oblique mentions of businesses and names in the District.
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Anacostia
James W. Bartley
Monroe Street
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