Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-17
Lutheran Syned.

Lutheran Synod.
Ine Lutheran Synod was in session on Sat-
urday, n the Lut heran Church, corner OF Ilth
and II streets, and sitter our report closed, Rev.
DR.. Hutter, on behalf Of ne trustees, presented
report from the Pastors Fund Committee,
which was adopted An invitation from Gen.
y. o. Howard 10 visit Howard University was
accepted, and vote of "a an Ks returned for the
invitation. The Public alton and Home Mis-.
siouaries then held their meetings, which lasted
till the usual hour OF adjournment
FOURTH DAY.
The Synod reassembled this morning, and
was opened with prayer by Rev. DIR. Ziegier
| Synod was received and referred to an auditing
committee. Rev. DR.. Conrad, Chairman of tue
Committee on Revision of the Form ula of dow
ernment and Discipline, presented a report
which was discussed until - m, when q recess
was taken.
Congregational Church was well filled ye.ter.
day afternoon, on the occasion Of the exercises
OF the SUNDAY School and Mission connected
with ST. Pauls English Lutheran Church, IN
honor OF the General Synod of the Lutheran
Church, now in session in this city. At3o'clock
one opening bour) every seat, both The body
and gallery OF the church. was occ upied. With
the schools seated in the following order:-St
Pauls English Luthe an Church, numb-rine
$50 pupils; Memorial Chapel, corner OF n and
II streets, $50 pupils, Dir. A. :. Pratt supsr-
intend dent Capitol Hill Chapel, Is. street east
between q and ID streets south numbering %
pupils, MI. J. l. EnderIe superintendent; and
the Island Mission School, ! street, be. wepn
4 and ID south, umbering 81 pupils, Ray IL
O. Grassman superintendent, occupied the
centre pews, whIlr the pew on The rgh; OF the
church was occupied nv the children from the
Protestant Orphan Asylum.
Rev. Dr. B1tler. PASTOR OF -. Paui's Church.
conducted the exercises. which were opened
with the hymn, "GIadly meeting, fOIlowet
by responsive lesson OF thanksgiving. The
hymn "1n the light was sung, ana the craat
recited, when he pastor read ''L-J the words
OF my youth and the meditations o: nv
heart be acceptable IN Thy sight. -
Lord, my strength and my rsdeemer.r
To which tie congregation responded.
go Scripture lesson, John xiv, I5-2I, and Acts
ii, IL, was read by DIR. Butler, after which
the sentence, Lord. Thy word ahiteth.-' g.
The elorions old ny mn, sFeni Creator, appro-
pirate 10 Whii-Sunday. was sung by all TIA
children, closing part frs OF the programme.
Part second commenced with the reading OF
the twenty.third Psalm by the children OF All
IN" schools, followed by the singing of tie
hymn. ''JesuS said If little Children" by the
infant class Of ~. Paul's Sunday School. The
school OF the Protestant Orphan ASYLUM re-
cited selections from the Scripture, closing
with the hymn. "Im a pilgrim, pilgrim on the
road Rev. Mr.. Officer, of Ohio, one OF the
delegates 10 the Synod, delivered an address;
after which the children sung the hymn, Bean
ful Zion. built above" The next address was
by General y. .. Howard, followed with the
hymn. "Tell ne the old, old story" Rev Mr.
Barnitz, of Wheeling, Va, delivered an adj
dress 10 the children, al the close of winch a
CORRECTION was taken up, then the hymn, Island
up for Jesus" was sung, and the congreg alton
dismissed with benediciIon bv Rev DR. Con.
rad, OF Philadelphia.
OYSTERS IN WINTER. CRE.Ns IN SIMMER
The name OF HARvHYIs identified with superb
oysters, and OF course everybody who seeks
the bfvalve in perfection goes 70 Harvey a
Holden's establishment, INST as everybody
comes to the STAR ONCE this side of Eleventh
street Tor perfect newspaper. But the q ues-
tlon nas been, how would this superb estab.
lishment with it's army Of employees occupy
itself during the months without an s'R,' whsn
oysters, by superstition at least are at a dis
count! But Harvey & Holden have solved
that question IN the most satisfactory manner
They propose TO make their place a. far sur
pass all other establishments in the summer in
the way OF creams, ices, custards, frozen
punches, and other delicacies and Injuries or
the season, as IN the winter months il exceIs \
DINERS In the way OF she'll fish, &c To this
emo tney nave made arrangements for securing
the celebrated New York creams, and have
brought here some famed artistes in specia,ties
OF this kind, and the result was set forth most
satisfactorily to number OF guests on Satur-
day night. There were almost as many yarie.
ties OF creams. Ices, &C., &c, on the "a rte as
the winter bill OF fare st his establish eht
contains Of oysters and style of preparation
Many OF them are quite new here, and all were
voted frst-class- Ii needs no prophet 10 see
that the summer delIcaeies at Harvey & HoI.
deDs must be all the rage.
KENDALL GREEN BRANCH OF the Fourth
Ward Republican Club he'd meeting at ken
dali Green barracks on Friday evening with
MI David Brown in The chair, and Mr. An.
derson WoOcfork, secretary pro tenn After q
few preliminary remarks by the CHAIR, the |
canvassing committee reported their duty per |
formed. Addresses were made by Messrs
Gaiues, Helm, Tunnia, McKeever and Wood.
fork. Rev. Dr j.. Il. Nichols was unanimously
spoken OF rs being emlnently qualified TO rep
resent that portion OF the Fourth Ward in the
City Council, ard committee of three were
appointed TO wait upon that gentleman TO as 1
certain whether ne wonld accept the nomina-
ion as member OF the Board of Common
Cou1cI Mr.funna offered resolution which |
was unanimously adopted: That any persons
claiming 70 be Republicans who in any way
favor the so called citizens tickle. he de.
nounced as traitors to the party, and deemed
unworthy the confidence or countenauce in
any way OF the members priv stely. After
which the meeting ad iourned until friday
evening next.
BASE BALL.-The match game on Sunday
afternoon on the National Grounds between i
the National and Olympic clubs was very In.
'eresting. and resulted in favor of the latter
club by score OF % to %. Mr.. w. w. Gunni-
son, Of the Niagara Club OF Buffalo, acted as
umpire. A return game between the same
clubs will be played OF Saturday next
The Union Club have secured the use Of the
mon nmentai LOT and are preparing the same
for use as ball.f1eld.
The Alert Base Ball Club have elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:-Pres-
dent, George +. Cook: Vice President II |
Burton; Recording Secretary, Jerome A. John.
son; Corresponding Secretary. r. X. RayeIle:
Treas urer, FL j.. Savoy: Captain first nine, X.
f. Taliaferro; Direct ors, Jos. T. Mason, Charles
Tilghman. Sandy Bruce, Jos. Barbosa, Jos j.
Matthews, John w Curry, Jos. Cook, II. John.
son, j. Bowie.
SUPPOSED HONICIDE.-On Friday Mathew
Glasco, who had been sent to the aim shouse
or the previous day In a sick and destitute con.
dit,on by officer Stinchc comb, of The 4th pre-
cInci, died, and II having been asceriai sd that
on Thursday last be had a saloon in the
first Ward been beaten, il was deemed neeps-
sary TO inform the Coroner AccordIr civ DR. |
Potter examined the body this morning, anc
after post norton decided that an inquest was
eceSsary, and jury is III session tn after.
noon. l
Green a Williams, auctiOneers, Nave sold
parts OF lots y and 295 in 81. uare J0t fronting
10 feet on Sth street east between u aud l, with
improvements, TO A. =. Gcrham, for sI5tG
Also, AZ private sale, lot 2jx 100 improved by a
thFee-story brick house. fronting 9TH street |
between l. and NJ, 10 l. LeuZberg, for 80 900.
hilbourn Il Latta- real estate brokers' have |
sold LOT -, OF Hon. y ohn Sherman's sahd.y |
ion OF properly on 18th stree road, nearCOlum- |
bia College, 10 Paymastar A. W. Russell for |
ID cents per square foot. amO untiIg 70 ISIS.
'.THR WORLD or WONDERS; or, the London i
Dora.na,' at Odd Fellows Hail, should b. |