Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-15
LOCAL N E VS..


Amssemeats, &C, To- Night.
NArfonAL TRKArKR--Mrs. Scott Siddons IN
The Stranger" aud flaming ths Snres."
ORD PILLOWS HALL.-The grea: Mn cum
Of Art.
MnzsRorT HALL.-rhe Pilgrim: Paintings.
Songs, Music, &c. Benefit OF the p. Z Memo.
rial Chapel.
MrROPoLIrAN HALL AND VARIETY raxA-
1RB, P-nnsylvania avenue, oct Tsen Tin aud
18th streets. Open every night-with q nrst-
shss entertainment.
PRo1. SIXTIES Art Gallery. 3O4 PsnnsyI.
varia avenue, large number Of new chronos
Iast received.
MARKRrrER's. is6 tn stree;.-Fine pictures
On Ell hibitIon.
UNION MEETING OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CBuKChB--IntersSitao SIC issi-S Of tie Lh.rchss
ef this Lis.rIct-Lss. evening s meeting III toe
Methodist Episcopal Churches Of this District
was held ut Wesley Chap-l 20 cUnsiter the
subject Of promoting church enterprises, aui
vas opened with devotional ex-rei-es by Rev
j. NJ. Green of Fletcher Chapel. The passo-,
Rev. Il. Peyt ton Brown, stated that IL n I'd h-sn
expected that Mr.. j. q. Hardness would b.
present and preside. but ne was unavoitaoiy
o. armed Rev ID: Newman, pastor OF the
Metropolitan Church, WIS called :, the ehiir
and Rev. q. HenniDg, OF Wesley Chapel M
sion, was chos. u sscrefsry.
Mr. Brown delivered an interesting address
in the course Of which he said "lu w isntpy-
ton and Georgetowu we have u chur.hes an 4
chapels fully organized and earnestly ~ WORK,
with property valued AZ $4,000, aud embrac.
uga membership Of 1904. with SIS pruplr,ons
snd 10 local hole numerical
strength ~ our last conference. 3,6Si Since
thai tlme say nifty have JoIn-d our church, and
fourteen pastors have been assigned 10 duty
mere. maklng our number 10 day about 3,6-7.
81 tributsd among the following churches,
FoundTy-memoers, 4lU; prOoai Jnsrs. -; total
AZ. Wesley Chs pei-membeTs. i6j; prooation-
ers, rs; total CO.; (thIs report includes the
chapel connected with The church. which i5
not yet a means Of financial Strength TO, but .
ward OF this station-) East Wtshington
members. go; probatiOssrs, 90, total, 7fO. Nc
KpBdree-msm beTs. 500; Jr pbatIonerS. II; total,
~. Union Cbapel-members, I2l; probation
srs, 81; total. I52. Rylsnd-msmb-rs, 49,; pro-
hatiOn-rs. -; total, 276. Gorsnch-memb-rs.
g; probation r., .; total, H5 WauRn-mem-
o-rs, 10, Practitioners, IS; to'al. 1!6. PrOvI-
dsDcs-msmbers. ~; probationers, 7; total, ~
hers, So: prooationers. 4; to al
So Hamline-members, leg; practitioners, 3,>
total. 300. Georgeown-men bers. 27s; probs-
til ..ers, IS; total, ;ss3- West9-orgetown-mem
bers, li6; probatieners, 81; total, s Since con-
ference about 60 members have removed from
this charge TO the Metropolitan church laleIy
ORGANIZED, and new numbering According 10
my beSt information, about 125 members. aud
ha- entered upon lis career of usefulness under
fhe most nattering and hhpeful auspices. Nav
the Great Head of the Church make this ne y
enterprise spiritual power In this communal.
ty, iOT a III urch that Is not this IS nothing. In
addition to our actual membership OF ;,6;9 there
are embraced in our l. Sabbath schools 3S2
scholars Then add 20 this the average numbsl
OF four persons not members TO each mem per
of the church attending upon our worship, and
you have the grand aggregate of 2I,757 lmmor-
tai souls under our immediate care, influence
and instructions as a church."
Mr. Brown urged church unity, saving that
there Is too much isolation, and inti vid ual
church selfshness. They should ever feel thar
they ''aIe one army of the living God" and
eacn church but a company" Of this great
army, holding Its allotted place IN ne field of
moral contest. and that. the success of one is
TO the advantage of all, and that one should not
BE- destroyed for the enlargement Of ano.har.
He sald;-"Toward this denomin ational unity
aDc development, rSJoice In a step sw taken
-tco long deferred-of bringing our Sabbath
schools into clo-er relations by the form alton
of a Methodist Sunday school Union" en-
bracing IN one great brotherhood, and, may
add sIste-hood-the whole Sunday school
fsmily OF the Methodist Episcopal Cnu-cn in
the United States OF America. In Pursuance
of this plan, ordered by the General Coufer-
ence, and now being executed by our annual
conference, the Washington district Of the Bal
tmOre Annual Conference will organize on
next Monday night Al the Foundry Church. a
sabbath School Union; and hence the with
drawal Of our schools from the union IN the
district of Column bia- W hich was not infiuenc ID
oy any local question arising in Washington.
while Il b<lleye ia the largest catholicity of
spirit and practice, at the same time IL Is my
judgment and obserya alton that denomi natioual
orgahizaiions, as rule, are always best, and
much mere pronOtiVe OF tn peace and order
of society than attempted unious OF con iIcting
interests and opinions. They were present u
consider the Interests OF th-Ir common Meth
obi m; TO devise plans for the enlargement OF
their UNCONVENTIONAL influence, aud tor the
cultivation OF a more IntIm4te aad ardent
Christian sympathy and love fer each other
and for the whole church OF the Lord Jesus
Christ This and the ubseu uent meetings of
the same character may be III 4eie available Tor
good. IN the discussion of such subjects as local
church extension, the location of Churches and
enapels, and the home miss Onary and Sabbath
school efforts as well as the hes, method of
managing the church finances, so to per-
p' tua'e, without embarrassment, the free.
cnGfen - STEM and many other practical ques-
tons, hich may from time TO time arise.
Remarks Were made by DR.. Newnan, R,v
J. IL Green, W. b Waugh, Of the Metropol-
itan Church; w. X Woodward. OF Wesley
Chapel; and Rev. Mr. Brown moved tina, a
committee be appointed to draft a constitu-
flon and take the preliminary steps for the
formation of a Home Missionary Society;
Rev. Ii. Peyton Brown, Wesley Caapel; Rev.
J M. Green, Fletcher Chapel; Mr. w j. Mur-
tssh, Rylapd Chapel; Mr.. b. II. S,inemstz.
f 70 Mr. John z: Hardness. II Kendree;
MI W. X. Waugh. Metropolitan; Mr. T III
Langley, Hamline; Mr. G.. w BlacF. Gorsuea:
heN. w II Holiday, East Washin ,tcn;
NJ Ms ssr1; Mark woodward. Providence; Stan
foIc, Wanghi Terry. Wesley Chapel Missiou:
Ashley, Union Chapel; BATES. tieorgetown'
fOsrr, CbiOHtown. and Mcdonald Wa..
Georgrtovh, ADJOURNED.
TIE PUBLIC GRoUsDs.-Ths workneu in
tire employ of the Pubic Gardener. Mr.. Nokes,
are Just now very busy in fixing mp the pa0-
lie grounds and squares and already some of
q em are more than usually attractive. The
grass ha~ recently bS en- now d of the Capitol
grounds al q they are now much adm ired. In
the course of few days all the squares will be
cleaned mp The reservation known as Frank.
lin Square. used during the war as military
camp, has, within the past few years, been
completely metamorpeossd and with Its grassy
mounds, studded with flower b DIS, gravel
walks, and trees, makes fine appearance.
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