Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-10
The Methodist Churches.
COMING CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT-ExCEIIENT
CONDITION OF TIE CHURCHES HERE

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succeeded Rev. Dr. Lanahan, has attracted good
congregations, and the finances have been well
attended to, and he will almost certainly be re-
turned. Rev. w. ]. Mckinney has been but one
year at Wesley chapel, and he, too, will be re-
turned Although there has been no special revival
Is making good record Rev. George v. Leech
Will by conference time have completed three years
at at, the 4th street EAST Washington church, and
VIII be sent elsewhere but it is not known to what
point or who will succeed him. At this
e eonS there Is quite fine revival WORK
rev weeks, resulted I'm the conversion OF twenty
nv s or thirty persons. Rev. c. II. Richardson
S %a tnen complete his second year at McKen.
will show no falling off in the membership,
although this year there has been no
appear in good condition, for a few Sundays ago
the Indebtedness $1,000, was provided for: Rev.
Wil,ord Downs, who has been at Waugh Chapel,
Capitol Hill, and Will be returned, viii take up
me report, showing up to the present time about
aO conversions within month or six weeks Rev.
MI Hagey has nearly completed his three years at
Union Chapel, and Will be sent elsewhere and as
he had good revival meeting, resulting In over
fifty accessions, he will take up cheering report.
Rev. s. NJ. HartsOck has been one year at
Hamline, and considering that that congregation
was not well pleased with the refusal OF the last
ferred to Alexandria) to that charge lie has done
wonders,t the meetings beine well kept up, and
vval meeting is now in progress, resulting in some
30 conversions, with . acceSSOnS to the church.
Rev. j. w. Smith, OF Grace church, having spent
but two years, will likely be returned. During
the year the debt of the church has been reduced
some, new parsonage erected, and there have
been some few acceSsiOns to the church. Rev. j.
s. Deale, who last March went TO Ryland under
some peculiar circumstances, has recently been
conducting successful revival efforts, and some
30 have been converted. 1t is not known that DR..
Deae will be returned, but it is likely: Rev. l.. NJ.
Gardner, who was transferred last March from
Ryland to Mount Zion, u5th and streets),
has, during his year, had the house thoroughly
repaired and will show an increased membership
and good financial condition Metropolitan will
most likely have Rev. r.. N Baer for his
third year, and he will take to the conference
report showing that the congregations well
sustained and that there are good prospects of
paying Of the Indebtedness, $4,000 having been
pledged in the District and IS 900 provided for else
where. Rev. S. c. nliT, of Philadelphia, is now
The agent for raising the indebtness. Rev. w. NICK.
Hammack. OF Memorial church, II street north
east, will report number OF accessions to the
greSS, at which there has been some success and
growing congregations.
peyton Brown, will change this year. and 1T is said
that the congregation of Hartford avenue Balti-
more, Will ask that he be sent there.
Casual Remarks by One Of the Strong.
minded.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
In my brief defence of the women of Washing
ton who choose to attend the trial of Guiteau
did not think to draw from Pater such torrent
of sesquipedalian magniicence, such brilliant
display Of pyrOtechnical verbosity. NOW hest
tate, somewhat in again replying to an individ-
ual who filings stones, bones and other hard sub
stances at an opponent, and beg to know if
these are the methods sanctioned by those ''re-
fined. honorable and religious parents of whom
he speaks? Years ago l learned that calling
names was not argument. My own honorable
and painstaking parents ncucated this idea
and my own good sense cOrrObOrates their teach
ings: therefore allow Pater to retain his chosen
non de plume, although might perhaps, amuse
myself by calling him trliobite, an
ichthyosaurus. or any other fossil remain
of the paeozoic or chalk periods. but refrain.
His allusion to his ''refined, honorable and reli-
giOus parents and subsequent remarks would
seem to impute qualities of an opposite cflarac-
ter to the parents of those who differ from him
upon various points in ethics. In reply can
only say that never handy words with person
upon matters concerning which they must of
necessity be profoundly ignorant. l do, how
ever, think him guilty, not Of "a piece of imper-
tinence: that is too mild but of braZen, ignOr-
ant lmpudence, not only in thus aSsailing the
antecedents Of others. but also in attempting to
say where they (Others) shall not go and what
they shall not do. His remarks upon the mis-
chief have inflicted upon my sex pass by for
the same reasOn-hiS entire ignorance of the
matter-but will say in passing that such whole
sale congratulations are unsafe and unjust, but
evidently suit the quality of his mind.
His declaration that women are not citizens.
that the laws do not recognize us. and that
nature never intended us to be- is of rather
more Importance, and l can only say so much
the worse for both laws and nature; both are
capable of being modified and improved. Both,
in the early stages of the worlds history, were
somewhat crude affairs, and are still in con-
ditiOn of sublimation. Women are sufficiently
citizens to appear in our court rooms as crjm-
mails. responsible before the law, and as wit
nesses whose testimony may acquit or condemn
nn1r form h,lf
and it is essential that hercrticisDs and opinions
should be founded on personal observation as
often as possible. At least she has right to
act upon these premises if she sees fit. Pater's
agility in jumping at conclusions is shown
by the readiness with which he infers my
admiration for Guteau from very insufficient
data, but is in perfect harmony with the rest of
his reasoning. In his concluding sentence he
lmagnes Inc to be i'm chrysalis state. and adj
Yises me to take backward steps, No, Pater.
I'm no chrysalis, neither am l crab Nearly
half a century has rolled its summers and win
tiers over my head. sprinkling silver threads
among the brown. | take no backward steps
at your bidding. but, with eyes that seek the
light and heart embOdened by honorable
motives, l 90 forward.
There is a country where women are secluded
and yelled. | never heard that virtue reicned
paramount there; quite the contrary. 1t would
be good place for Pater. and think. perhaps
he is already en- route for that place; his D. D. c.
would seem to Indicate as much. Bon pO,Ia0p
Nothing he has said becomes Pater like that
p pc.
To ''One Who Hopes She is Not Weak
Minded. express commiseratiOn that she felt
compelled to use Pater's epithets instead of
originating her own. | have heard a great deal
about ''spOtless wcmanhOOd.' '.shrinking
purity" and glowing irrcsponsibility," whatever
that may mean, before, together with much
other twaddle of the same kind. There is a
modesty which l admire. and it becomes men
and women alike. 1t is not too conscious of
itself: it does not shrink too much. containing
within Itself the elements of strength, rectitude
and progress. 1t clevates instead of enervates
and may be preserved without sacrificing .'men-
tai development" Much OF this shrinking mod
esty, my friend, is a matter Of CUSTOM tradition
and weakness. We are all experts in
compromising sins we are inclined to.
By damnins those we have no mind tor
FOR instance. many OF the shrinking kind
wnom nave seen, too positively delicate. too
utterly refined to help the unfortunate OF their
own sex. or even know of their existence po
night after night to rOut and ball. disn,avino
nearly the whole Of their spinal columns. to- saS
nothing OF other disclosures" am disgustei
Now, go to the trial NV shrnking sister
with the obvious spines are dissusted. nerhans
also Pater. Very good. One disgust is Az GOOD
as another, the equilibrium is preserved and orr
mundane sphere FORCES ahead throngh iiI;,n;t