Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.

A STATEMENT vISDICATING THE PASTOR


Douglass F. Forrest ID. d., and John Marbury
jr., committee OF the Washington P. E. convoca-
Ton, have signed the following statement regard
Ing 81. Lu2e'S church (coloredl, in which Rev. /.
L. townsend, OF the Church OF the Incarnation
and Mr.. Charles Albert concur: First-St Luke's
church was built By the convocatiOn of Washing
ton. Second-An the contracts for this church
were made by the committee OF convocationn
and afterward assumed by the vestry on condi-
tons precedent to the occupancy and employment
or the church property. Thrd-Dr. Crummell
has never contracted for single existent debt
or this church, and is no way responsible for it.
Fourth-Over S12, 900 have been collected for this
church by DrCrumnell, hut all the disbursements
nave been made by the committee OF cOnvOca-
ton tIIth-The debt OF the church Is but little
over $1,000. Constant reductions ara baing
male: During the last two years, through
Dr. Crummefs exertiOns, over $1,000 have been
PAD on II by the committee. Siyth-VigOrOuS
efforts are being made b. DE-. Crummen, under
the committees directions, to liqUidate the church
debr. His congregation are now trying to raise
$1,000 towards the same, and the zeal ana interest
OF 81 Luie's people may be seen in the fact that,
within ten days nearly, One-third OF this amount
mas been subscribed by his devoted people, and
some OF 1t already paid in. Seyenth-St. Luke's
church IS not to be sold, and the publication of
anonymous and malignant assaults upon the rec
tor IS grossly unjust and injurious To the interests
or the Church, creating distrust and checking the
Its present eInbarrdSSments."
THE ARKANSAS PRESS ASSOCIATION, now on
from Baltimore yesterday. After calling upon the
President and viewing the city today. they Will
leave this evening FOR Norfolk via Baltimore The
following are the members OF the association: T.
q. -nnett, Beacon, Searcy; j. j. Burrow, Arg1tS
Van Buren; y. G. Black, AdrdAce, Bentonvllle; c.
c. Colburn, Democrat, Ozark, secretary pro tenn
Arkansas Press Association: H. s. Coleman. Pilot
Bdtesville; John CarnaI, Elerator, Fort Smith
Adam Clark, standard, Arkadepha; p. Deitzgen
Buren; X. q. Davies, Sentinel, Hot Springs: j. E.
E En- Democrat Lonoke A. Emonson, Ne,5
Home: B. f. Jobe, Democrat Russellviile: j. Jor-
dan, Commercial, Pine Blur; E. L. Kinney, Ad-
rGhc., Juds9nia; Charles Knoble, Fiadicator,
Charleston; W. j. King, Times, Beebe; o. c. Lud-
wig, Enterprise, Sprlngdale; NJ. NJ. MCGUIRE, Ar
ko"Stan, Dardanele, president Arkansas Press
Association; John W. Mcclure, ArHanStan, Oar
GaneIe; Arthur hurry, Pg'esS-Eogte, Pine Bluff
j. ia, T. Mac Arthur, G326e, SLOAN Springs: j. W.
Miller, asg..Gt ArkadelPhia Thomas Newman
springs; L. Rogers, Tribune, Camden; Leon R0uS-
san, Times, Osceola; Walter Winston. Times For
Woolman. Horse Shoe Hot Springs; j. j. Baugh.
Appeal, Des Arc; j. Ii. Wooten, Democrat Texar-
kama The members OF the association called at
the White House at noon to-day and paid their
respects to the President.
UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SoCIABLR-The
last sOc1ble OF the season OF the Unity Presbyte-
Ran church was held at the house OF Mr.. Hodges
Coilege Ill., last evening, and was largely at
tended. Among those present were Col. and Mrs
| Provost, Mr.. and Mrs. Brockett DR.. and Mrs Pur-
man, Mr.. and the Misses Tusten, and many Others
were also In attendance, and contributed largely
TO the pleasure OF the occasion 1t was stated that
positive arrangements had been entered into for
tae purchase OF a lot for commodiouS church ed
i1ce.
ACYCLoSE SUFFERERS URGENT APPEAL FOR AID
Rev. DID Slime writes from Kansas City No. June
2IJh, TO DIR. William Boyd. OF this city, as follows:
My dear Doctor Boyd Since left the pulpit
Fave been struggling for Ire. have been at hard
work this summer at dollar day. OF my eight
children SIX are yet under sixteen, and my wife IS
IN feeble health Whilst the Oldest boys have been
at work on Sma1l wages, one OF them Is now down
sick or fever, and the other crushed his arm at
demolished my house and damaged furniture: and
there Is my family in the street with no roof over
them, and windows broken in and back building
carr led away and Scanty furniture reduced and
broken. am old-twO boys sick AMI DOOR wife's
nerves all uDstrung. This blow is hard. In nv
distress must ask n few friends to help me. You
can pass The hat among some persons at Wash
1ngtOn who viii throw in.' A few dollars sent
soon would be very great relief"
SUNDAY TRAINS TO CANT MEETING Messrs
Downs Hartsock, Baer, Hagey, Gardner, Weech
Richardson, Morgan, and Reed, members OF the
Washington preachers meeting. have addressed a
letter to the ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, indorstng and commencing the action OF
the Baltimore conference regarding Sunday trains
TO camp meetings. The letter calls upon the min
listers OF the church to discountenance the WASH
ington Grove .and all other camp meetings sun
ported In whole or part by practices contrary TO
the word OF God, and expressly condemned as
such by the highest councils Of the Methodist
Episcopal church