Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-01
Events i'm the Ghurches.

MGR. CAPEL At ST. AIOYsIUs'-REv DIR. RANKIN's RE-
TURNKEY. DR. DOMER's LECTURES on LUTHER, ETC.
ST. Aloysius' church was taxed yesterday morning
10 It's utmost capacity to accommodate the crowd
Inc services were especially interesting, because
they signaliZed the reOpening Of the church, which
has been newly painted and ee antly decorated and
because the sermon Of the distinguished English
ecclesiast, AonsignOr Thomas John Cape DID,.
Mgr Capel Wore the purple vestments pertaining to
his Office. The dction sentiment and delivery of his
sermon were in full keeping with the orators reputa-
ton ior elOquenee. He read the epstle for the day
and then quoted the text of his sermon the words
from Genesis Xvii, ut is the house Of God and this
IL the gate of Heaven: and il shall called sacred To
God Ills sermon had reference 10 the reOpening of
the church.
| Pew. Dr. Rankin, after three months, absence
preached yesterday at the Congregational church.
Tie alluded in his sermon yesterday morning to the
fact that yesterday he began the fifteenth year of his
abors "a pastor of the church. After the service he
Received hearty welcome from the members of his
congregation.
| Rev. pr. Bonner, of ST. Paurs English Lutheran
church. .ievsre last night Els fourth lecture Illus
tatng The life and genius OF Luther
| A s2hbath-Schonl reunion was held at Galbrath
chapel On street, between 81 and .rh streets north
west. Yesterday afternoon Addresses were delivered
by Rev D.. A. Mulligan. pastor; Rev. Mr. Hughes,
Superintendent Chester, Prof james Deane Prof
Mcngumery. Mr. j. w. Cromwell, and Prof. X. T..
Gree:iSr.
Rev. +. 7. Tagg Yesterday morning delivered an
address 10 Chambers Lodge, 10. GIT, at the Metho-
dist Protestant church, West Washington He spoke
OF his experience and observation Talbot county,
Mti. Where local option laws are In force.
1hc South Washington sunday School Union held
ITS meeting yesterday afternoon at the South WASH
ington tabernacle The Evangelical sunday schools
of that section of the city assembled at their school,
rooms at O'Clock and moved to the tabernacle Rev.
Dr.. DOiner and others spoke.
YOUTHFUL THIEvEs.-Charles Yeates and Edward
Parker. two small cOlOred boys, before the PO
lice Court this morning. The evidence showed that
Ycates trcl 10 rob another boy, and that Parker
caught trying to commit robbery IN a store. The
court committed them TO the reform school during
then minority.
u BREAKING GROUND FOR A NEW CHURCH.-Satur
Gay evening Rev. James W. Clark, pastor, the war
dtns, "estrvncn. and large number of the cOHgrc
CATION assembled on the site of the proposed new
church for st. James I. f. parish, on Sth street
northeast, and formally broke ground for the new
church cdiice The pastor turned the first sod, and
made an appropriate address.
SERIoUs CITING AFrKAy AMONG BoYs.-.About
.:h COCK yesterday afternoon white boy. named
VIM shepherd and cUlnrel boy named John Jones,
got INTO an alteration between 4th and st streets
northwest, during which Shepherd cut Jones i'll the
abdomen With an eraser. producing very serious
wound shepherd also cut another boy, names, VIII
Shorter, in the ann, making deep flesh wound.
Jones. who lives i'll Essex Court northwest was taken
, 10 treedndnS hospital in the police ambulance.
Shepherd who lives II. between 18th and 9Th streets.
herd was charged with assaulting Jno. Jones and
" H. shorter. Prosecuting Attorney Moore had the
cases continued indefinitely. lie stated that he tee-
Phned Providence hospital, hut the physicians could
express no opinion as 10 the condition of Jones. III
view Oh THIS Tact he asked that bail be accepted
A barrel of gunpOw,ler exploded in a wine shop in
Nlcn0. spain, on Saturday. killing fifteen persons.
victor Augusta 1sitiof De Champs a cardinal of the
Roman Catholic church, is dead.