Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-26
Missionary Conference of the p. e.
Church.

airy conference Of the Protestant Episcopal
church was held at the Epiphany church, on
G street, the meeting being devoted to the sub
Ject of general missions. Addresses were made
New York; Rev. DR.. Randolph NJ. McKim, of the
Holy Trinity church, of Harlem, NY, and Rev.
DR.. John Cotton Smith, of the Church of Assem-
sion. New York, on the general question OF the
condition, present and prospective, of the home
and foreign mission fields, and arguments were
advanced looking to the revival of interest in
AT THE MEETING TODAY,
at Epiphany Church, there was good attend
ance and some very interesting addresses. The
subject Of Indian missions was taken up, and
very instructtng and strong essay thereon read
by Bishop Hare, of Nebraska. Bishop Hare was
able to speak on this subject with experience
There was discussion on foreign missions
several taking part, but the principal address
was that of A. A. Hayes, formerly of Shanghai
Rev. Abbott Brown read long and exhaustive
treatise concerning the Mexican branch Of the
church. Bishop Pinckney presided at the meet
ing to-day.
THOMAS BOWLING, auctioneer. will sell by auc-
ton this evening and continue for few days,
at 10 am, and $50 pm, at store under the
Metropolitan Hotel. the superb stock of silver
ware belonging to the Aurora Silver Plate Co.
A rare opportunity to purchase useful goods Of
elegant designs
Proposed CHANGES IN THE PLAN OF TIE MA
SONIC RELIEF AssOCIATToN.-The agitation OF a
change OF the plan of organization of the Ma
sonic Relief Association, which has been kept
up on the part OF some OF the membership, re-
suited at the last annual meeting, which was
very fully attended, In leaving the whole matter
to the board OF directors with power to make
such changes as they thought necessary and
desirable, and to obtain the necessary legiSla-
ton nom Congress to carry out their plans if
necessary. The board of directors have had
these matters under consideration ever since the
meeting OF the association and after full inter-
change OF views referred the subject to commit
tee when, at the meeting OF the board last night
submitted report upon the points involved In
the discussion. After giving the reasons for a
premiums and assessments, the committee rec
ommend to the board for adoption the retaining
ent entrance fee of 81, and that Congress be
asked to amend the charter SO as to read that
the benefit paid on the death of a member shall
be 81 per member, but not to exceed $1,000, and
that when there is an accumulation OF surplus
fund OF 81 800 over and above a permanent fund
OF $4,000 1t be used to pay death claim with
out making an assessment on the members and
that new class be formed to pay benefit of
$3.50 per member, but not to exceed 81 900; that
the mt mbership be unlimited. The entrance fee,
"a, and the assessments to be graded as follows:
age from q to "a years. inclusive 81 25 to 30 81 10;
so to a. s120; IS to 49, $780, 40 to H. $3.50; As to
80, $40: so to 81 81 CO., SIS to CO. 81 40 and that
all moneys accommodating over what Is neces-
sary to pay the current expenses and death
invested and used only to pay death claims
without assessing the members when the NOR
tdity TdUt Sndli exCeeQ 10 Ia any one year; also,
that members OF the first class may become
members OF the second class on passing medi-
cal examination without any entrance fee and
that the age OF admission be limited to 90 years.
and the medical examination at the cost OF APP
plfcant The physicians to be appointed by the
association. The consideration OF the report
was postponed for one month.
MEssRS. GILMORE, MEREDITH & Co., of George
town, have placed one OF the improved. Howe
wagon scales in their yard. They say that
these scales are more accurate, sensitive and
durable than any other, because OF their being
the only scale with protected bearings.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Thomas bowling auc-
uoneer, sold yesterday afternoon the following
real estate: For Messrs. II. II. Stephenson and
lot S. in square PCS, together with the improve
ments. being No. $40 13K street southwest to
o. +. Thompson, for 1915; for w. d. Cassin and
VIM. II. Gordon. trustees. part of lot g. OF the
slip between Beatty & Hawkins addition and
Thomas BeallS addition, to Georgetown, D. c.,
together with the improvements, to Peter j.
May, for 81 600.
W. E. Burford Co., real estate brokers, have
just made the following sales: For Harvey S.
Page, lot 81, square lis, improved by hand
some three-story press brick house on 10th
Commander F. W. Dickins, Of the navy, for
s. 200; for Henry c. Wine, a three-story press
prick front house, No. I'll II street northwest,
70 Or. j. II. Johnston, for s., 500; for Jasper NJ.
jackson, his county seat near Silver Spring.
$4,000.
OF the White House gets a six dollar suit of
clothes. or the money as ha uyiehno col 4,