Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-02
ANACOSTIA.
A BAPTIST MISSIONARY MEETING.

The regular service last night at the Baptist
Church gave place to q missionary meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Bowman, former pastor Of the
church, was to have presided. but, being I'M
avoidably absent Mr.. Rolvex Harlan. president
of the Baptist Christian Endeavor Society, &C.
! cupied the chair. After prayer and song Rev.
DIR. G. W. Mccullough, pastor, delivered an
interesting address on the subject of the mis-
| sion to tine Telugus. report recommending
twenty-five additional missionaries and plead
ing for SO. 900 Was read by Mr. Milstead. Miss
Nellie Lamson recitcd 'Abulu of OEgole, Miss
Florence Bowman The Lone Star and Mr..
Whsle a humorous recitation. Chairman Har
| Ian made strong plea for the reorganization
| Of the mission.
| CAMPBELL A. N. E. cHURcE.
Three services we're conducted yesterday at
| Campbell A. NJ E. Church of Hillsdalc. The
morning service was conducted by James H. A.
johnson Of Baltimore and presiding elder Of
Potomac district. and the afternoon by Rev.
McEady a student at Howard University. The
sacrament of the Lords supper was admins
| tered to seventy-hve communicates. At the
evening service Presiding Elder johnson
preached from Revelation kill. The COM
munion table used at the afternoon service was
the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. VEINS and Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore. This church has been presented
with a superb clock by Mrs. Commodor. DIR.
Peck the pastor, received this morning the oil
portrait in glass of Bishop j. p. Campbell. after
whom the church Is named. 1t will be placed
III the memorial window above the pulpit and
special services in celebration Of the event will
be held next Sunday. In blue glass under the
portrait are the words: by Mary A. Campbell,
in memory of her husband. Bishop J. Z. Camp
bell. d. D., L. D., August 9, 1891"
ALL HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES.
The residence, on Washington street, of Officer
William I. Anderson was given over Saturday
night to Halloween celebrants and celebration.
The affair gave joy to the participants. Many
| countenances were baptized in the ducking
| tub. future was foretold by burning chestnuts
and -four mounds were credited with the eve
/ of Janus. A mammoth ring cake was cut and
Miss Goodwillig bit the marriage symbol.
There were music. mrth, roses and refresh
| ments. Among the guests were Miss Becker
| ton, Mr.. II. A Linger. Liss Alice Linger, Miss
| Mary Mclean. Misses Goodwilig. Mrs. Poates,
Miss Mabel Pyles. Miss Ida Linger, Mr.. Frank
Mclean. Mr.. William Pyles and Master Dick
| Heating. Mrs. Anderson and the Misses Ander-
| son made every one happy.
FATHER HUGHES RETURN.
Father Thomas B. Hughes Of st. Theresa's
and ST. Ignatius' churches has returned from
Leonardtown. St. Mary's county, Nd. whittier
| he went to lecture on the passion play of Ober-
| ammagau. Saturday night week he lectured
at ST. Josephs Church, eight miles from
| Leonardtown. and by urgent request repeated
IL,
Leonardtown. The narrative illustrated
| by stereopticon views and listened to by large
audiences. st. Joseph's Church Is said to be
the most beautiful in southern Maryland. 1t
is to be refrescoel and generally improved,
and the proceeds of the lectures will be devoted
| to these purposes. Father Hughes was the
| guest of the Jesuit fathers at Leonardtown
| and the recipient Of much social attention.
NOTES.
Capt. Rossell has issued an order transferring
William q. Edelen from the position of keeper
at the Pennsylvania avenue bridge to that of
| assistant keeper at the Anacostia bridge and
promoting Charles Snyder, assistant keeper of
| that bridge. to the post made vacant by the
| transfer OF Edeleu.
Mr.. Robert shepherd has resigned from the
| Anacostia railroad and embarked in other
| business.
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Powell of Philadelphia
preached al Bethlehem Baptist Church. Hills
dale, yesterday morning and evening. Services
| next Sunday viii be conducted by Rev DR..
| Watts of south Africa and Rev. William
| Robinson of Washington.
\ At the morning service yesterday at the Jack
/ son Street NJ. T. Church a special collection
netting S300-was taken up to cover the cost of
| repairs to the church aud extInguish the bal
! ance due ON lots purchased for the new church.
Last night at Episcopal service in Masonic
| Hal Messrs. Clark FrisLic, Frederick Bryan
| and Dana Davenport were initiated rs members
| of st. Andrews brotherhood.
There was communion service at the jackson
i Street VI. Z. Church last night.
! The Baptsts, III addition to their Society Of
| Bible Students. lave partially completed the
, organization OF a Circle Of IheO.Usical Head
ers." preliminary meeting was head Satur-
| day night at the Residence On jefferson street
! OF MIR. Benoni Milstead. DIR. Hovey's Manual
! Of Theology will be first taken up.
Anacostia Chapter of the Epworth League
| held a ell-at,entied meeting last ,ight at the
jackson Street NJ T. Church. Vice President
Herbert L. Allen led. The lesson. Testimony
Within, Roriaus viii: IL and II. was discussed.
| and there WAS also scriptural reading.
| The friends Of Nina Vera hughes gave her AL
! earnest welcome on ner return FROM Conuecti-
| cut at Nationalist hail last night She re-
| spond.d with original poem OH the subject
| vi promoting longevity by mental action.