Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-30
The President nj Church.

WHERE THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
| OFFICERS ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE.
Inc President occupied his pew In the First
Presbyterian church yesterday morning for the
hrst time, to gether with the ladies of the fam
| ny-Mlss Cleveland Miss Folsom and Miss Van
Fechten There was a very large attendance.
Inc pastor, Rev. DIR. Byron Sunderland, occu-
| pied the pulpit, and preached a good sermon
rom the third verse of the twenty-second chap
Ter Isaiah: ''ThOu wilt keep i'm perfect peace
/ whose mind is stayed in Thee because he
| ITusteth in Thee" The Vice President and Mrs
d Hendrlcks attended Ascension church yester-
.tiS ana IL Is probable that they Will continue
| to worShip there Secretary Manning is the
only member OF the cabinet who has so
| II secured church sitting. He has pew at
| 81 Johns. where Secretaries Endicott and
whitney and Postmaster General Villas also at
peWs will be secured for them. The church is
very much crowded Senator Evarts has taken
the pew recently vacated by President Arthur.
SUPPOSED DEACON FINED FOR SWEARING.
| In the Police Court this morning Mary Briggs,
Kate Barkeley, Noble Prott and Lewis Frazier
were charged with eursing and swearing in
| mouse In the DIVISION and the women pleaded
Stated WAS were deacon oS Rev 1
church. Officer Bailey testified to profane
language used by Frazier. The court, remark
| con, nned Frazier So. Frazier said he went to
Inc mousse TO collect some money. The court
remarked that as he was the only deacon in the
crowd he ought to be fined more but he would
let the fine remain. Rev. Mr.. Gibbons, of Zion
baptist church, came in few minutes after
ward and stated that this man was not q dea-
con. and his church should not be held RESPONSE
BILE for him.
Metropolitan NJ. f. church yesterday, in re-
spouse to an appeal from the pastor, Rev. Dr.
Huntley, at the close of the morning service
nearly > 600 was subscribed to meet def
cheney of 500 in the accounts of the year which
were rented during the past week, and more
are now engaged than at any time during the
past ten years. Senator Stanford, of California,
Judge Clark. of New York; Judge VIM. Law.
renee, Senator Sawyer. Senator Blair Judge
Smell, and Gen. \. ID. Hazen are among those
VINO nave taken pews.
CHARGED WITH FoRGERY.-The Baltimore
SIN says: s. Y. Moore, young man from
washington, where he Is well connected, was
committed for trial by Justice Cashmyer yes
terday ON charge of passing check for 500
Harrison streets, TO which the name of Mr. j.
Frank Morrison was forged. Moore is the in
venfor OF a patent switchboard used in tele-
graphy, and employed four men here. In his
defense he says he had no money to pay these
men on saturday, and drew the check, attach
ing Mr.. Morrison's name, which got him in
trouble, intending to redeem it from Delaney
on Monday, when he expected to receive some
money.
THE AMERICAN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION-
The annual session OF the American Surgical
museum April 81, Do. % and "a. At this meet
ing papers on surgical science will be read by
the following eminent physicians and surgeons:
Mears, of Philadelphia n. Sem, of milwaukee,:
L. McLane Tiffany OF Baltimore; J. Collins War
rem. r. ;. Conner, Cincinnati; c.. I; Parkes,
Chicago, and stephen Smith and j. w. S.
Gouley, OF New York.
THE MENNECHoR CONCERT-The concert
given by the Germania MRnnerchOr at Abner's
hall last evening included solos by Nine. Holder
Momenthy and Messrs: F. knoop and E. Mori;
Granada, in which the characters were as
surned by Nine. MOmenthy and Messrs. knoop
and Mori; trombone solo by Mr.. Charles
Therbach, and chorusses by the NI@nnerchor.
Messrs. Mori and SOusa were the directors
There was large audience present.
RESTORING ST. DoMINIC's CHURCH.-At the
meeting of the congregation of st. Dominics
stated that the money contributed towards the
restoration of the church now amounted to
$4,000. The following subscriptions were re-
ported after the meeting: The Ullman Colds
borough company, of Baltimore, through p b.
Dunn; 500; ellis Geoghegan, of New York,
ter, ]. p. Power & White, of Alexandra, Va;
Geo. W. Cochral.e Co.. S25 each: Vim. Camp
bell. James Ryan. cash $40 each; Margaret
Mulcahy, 4. $. Dent James Burke, James b.
Lambe, Denis McEnery, James Murphy, owen
Woods, Mrs. Annie Murphy, Spicer, Compton
So each; Henry Lyles, twelve loads of best down
river sand.
CHURCH ELEcTIoNs:-The North Carolina
avenue NJ. p. Church REV. j. W. Trout pastorl
has elected W. b. Marche delegate. and j. NJ
Davy alternate to the Maryland annual con-
ference; *. Il. Ferguson, superintendent of SUN
day school; j. NJ. Mcfarland, w. b. Marche and
}. NJ. DaVy, stewards
The First NJ. P. Church EAST Washington
has elected John Edelin, delegate and Nathaniel
Brown alternate to the conference.
AFLOAT IN THE RIvER.-The steamer Lady
OF the Lake on her way from Norfolk to this
city yesterday morning picked up three men
who We're clinging to an overturned schoon-
er, near Giesboro, and nearly dead from
cold and exposure. They were the crew OF the
Mary Catherine of Occoquan. which was loaded
with cord wood, ana had been overturned tn a
gale. The men We're Capt. Barker, Il white hand
named Henry Tilman, and cOlored hand
named John.
THE ELKS' CONCERT.-The grand promenade
concert and reception of the Elks takes place
Easter Monday night at the Washington Light
Infantry armory.
CLOSING SALE OF ENCRAvINGs.-Mr Dowl-
ing will mold Il closing sale OF engravings and
other choice pictures this evening at 1::}O
O'Clock at his auction rooms, 18th and Penn
sylvaDia avenue.
ABSOLUTELY Pure
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