Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-05
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
NJ Wesley Chapel REV. DIR. NadaI. pastor1
wss an interesting afur, and quite suecee.fu1
The exercises began In the morning At m
OF Philadeiphs, formerly missionary 10 soutb
America The sermon was a plea for the cause
of foreign missions, and IN an lnteree tina man.
her cepicted the work Of the minister ana lay
man for the eNangeiiEston Of the world. At
the close Of the discourse n basket collection
Hss taken, amounting 20 $3.50.
In the afternoon at 3 O'Clock, the large ana
nonTn hing Sabbath Sbhool attached 70 the
ILnTeh, held its anniversary. The school has
m sN'rage attendance Of 800 scholars and
nachrrs Rev. ]. X. Slit is superintendent,
i'aNfd A Burr assistant and Andrew b.
IuNall secretary. They have also a fiourl.h-
Ihe Misslon School under their charge, meeting
tNtIg SshtAth afternoon, on corner 9th and
MARK IL woodward. superintrndent
] be Mission S-hool WAS rerre.ented n, 10
scholars and teachers at the annlyersay
ihe afternoon enercisrs were opened with
sIhkhE by the school ant prayer hy Rev Mr.
Carlow. The meeting was presidsd c,.r -,
Hon. lamUs Harlan. Secretary of the Tr,.rioyy
and on the platform with him we notic,d IIbief
Justice Chase, Major General Fisk Ri.hc,,
simpson, Rev. nr Nadsl, and otbrrs Tbs
ftcTriary Of the Missionary Society, in his
report. gave very encouraging account OF the
ecIdulon oi ne society aud ITS plans OF opera
ton FOR he past year, and the TREASURER in his
= OFT, s'a-5d that the sum Of s626 - had been
tCErritu'"d by the classes during the wear
At+r >'rrluc another hymn the names OF the
':s.,- were caIl"d. Zach class 10 orranizad
u-' sc,!tIy. with an appropriate name, en-
t-H IT,, rrr motto. These en- hlenns. A. they were
ar aTIed on the stand made very beautiful
sigit
The infant class. a. LAMBS OF the Floek.-
cr'a6d very pleasant impression by their
'Huliiul singing, and nv having contributed
TIE largest amount during the year, emitting
b. IN 10 Ihe banner winch is so eagerly sought
alter ty each class. The amount handed In at
thls mtt'lnE hy All the classes was 500, which,
ADDED 10 The amount collected during the year,
makes a total Of nearly Si.5OQ raised nv the
Sunday school for the missionary cause After
the contributions Were handed IN n was pro-
posed 10 rais" soc a. an offering 10 the MISSION
school on OH street ard in a few moments N
handed in: 80 that the amount raised
equals ahOn' St..tN.
The exercises throughout were pnIivenad by
the beautiful singing Cf the school and rlair
under the leadership of PROT. Sharrrits, and
II" occasion passed OF pleasantly aud sas.S-
iaCtCrliy 10 all. The amount raised by he
school exceeds 10y S7uU any previous missionary
Contribution. About 5 o'clock the me"tlHE was
dismissed by benedIcuDE from Bishop SImp-
son: The total contribution for the day amounts
10 about Sa,SCO.
NATIoSAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHooL SUPER-
INTENBENTE- a meeting OF S.lta ~Su-arI,
lcndDnIs, held az Harrisburg, Pa, on tue iBtn
OF August, IL as voted to lOrIa a National A..
soClauCn OF School SupPriptD udentS. 20 bs COM
posed Of those devoted To the supervision of
schools IA the several States and larger cites
Of the country. The first meeting Will be held
AT the city Of " arlington, ia WallaCh School
Han, on Tuesday, February q. $50. AZ 2 O'clock
p. IN. report OF a committee on plan for
permanent organization NAV then bs FNppcfad
For the purpose oCinlroducing topics for dis.
cusSIOn, with the results uf mature in zee til,a-
uon. papers Will he read rs follows.
Z. School SiatistCs-Ihpir value, the points of
inquiry. and The mode of collecting them. By
Hon Chas. X. Coburn, State Superintendent,
Penn.
. Practicatilrty OF q rra,rr Uniformity IN tho
- ~ 81 Of Ia n Ifi,sr 10.
Rev. l.. Van Bokkelen, State Superintendent,
.; National bureau of Education. Ey lion.
r.. j.. White, State Superintendent. Ohio
=. Free High Schools an sessrtial part ofpagb
State SchCoI System. By hon ]. Whit, Sec
OF Board OF EOuDa,Ior. Mas.
ent States. BY y. W Rulklsv. Isq Supern-
teEdent OF the Schools Of Brooklyn. N u
g. Leading fratures Of Model State School
;! elem. By hon. Newton Baicman, Sta.s Su-
perintendeut Ill.
:. What are the Greatest Defects in the Exist
ing Systems in the several States By Hon q
M. Harrison, State Superintendent New Jer-
sey.
:. Special Duties of Superintendent; O. CIV
Schools. BY Hon. Jno. u. Philbrick, SuperIn-
tendent Of the Schools OF Boston
@. paper will be read by Major General o.
q. Howard.
II is desired thai these papers shall De- brief
each not exceeding twenty minutes in the read
Ing-tbat the time may be gwen largely 10 dis
cuSsiOn. Tie state OF our country in yiter ueU
Efforts in behalf Of The great cause OF public
instruction. Never, since the Christian era.
has there been more urgent demand for labor
on the part Of the friends Of education, nor a
more Inviting field for results. In several
States new systems are 10 be- organized; in all.
progress Is needed. A free comparison OF
NIsws rs 70 defects existing, and improve
neI's needed, on the part II thoEe who have
had iht largest eGperIs nee and the widest OBJ
s'GNa.lCn. promises TO make the meeting In
Washington one Of rare interest aud yalUe.
q
bLoPENING OF ST. MATHEWS CHUR,n-
Yesterday, ~. Mathews lCathOlic) Church
vas ltCptEed, sitter having bern thoroughly
IeECNatt and repaired. and during the morn
az service large COnETe CATION, cTUwdinC
very Portion, Was an attendance. The interior
Las t,en most beautifully irCscOed 10y Schujter,
and the work is highly praised by an.
Tn this occasion Grand High Mass was cell
pbTated hy Rev. Father Wieett. assisted by
Deacon and Sub Deacon, with Rev. John
McNally as Master Of Ceremonies, after which
Rev. il. A. Mcguire, ID. d., President OF
Georgetown Collrge, preached a fine sermon.
The choir wac led by r. y. 4. J. White, pas
tor Of the church, and was aided by an effect
i've orcheetra, PrOi. John CaUlfirld presiding
al The organ. MoZarl's Twelfth Mass was rem
dered, the solos being sung by Miss kaie An
derSon, and Miss Mary Murray sopranos, Mrs.
Newton and Mr.. John Donnelly, (tbe lady OF
Hon. John DOnnelly. Of Minn.,) altos, Mr..
Kennedy tenor, and Mr.. Cannon bass, sup
ported by an efficient chorus.
This parish has recently erected fine chapel
on 18th street, between NJ and n, for the use of
The colored Catholics of the parish. which will
be dedicated on Sunday next, and, besides, ac-
tive measures are being taken for the erection
OF new church in the First Ward the build
ing OF which, il is expected, will b. copmeneed
IN the spring. The improvements will cost
At and