Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

ever personally knew Chicago's mayor. For
twenty years they lived in the same town
lexington ky.-and were intimately &C
Qualnted ana associated. The death Of his
old friend, therefore had a personal shock
IN IL Tor Rev. Green Clay Smith, and his
discourse was demand for the enforce
ment of the law. rather than a moral drawn
from the life of Carter Harrison. he
scored severely, however, DIR. Macarthur,
the Brooklyn Baptist preacher, who has
peen having such a hard time Of II all
around on account of his recent utterances.
The Columbia Baptist Association, in
cluding all the white churches of the Dis
trict VIII hold its seventeenth annual meet
at the Calvary Baptist Church The asso-
citation has no legislative powers and ex-
ponds no money, but is a bond between the
various churches for their mutual benefit
the financial condition of the missionary
work will be given, and the annual sermon
will be preached by Rev. r. r. West OF
the Brookland Baptist Church. A session
will be devoted TO Sunday schools, a session
to young people and a session in the in
terest OF the city, home and foreign mis-
sions The chairmen OF the most important
committees which will report are: Commit
tee on educs ton, Rev. c. A Stakely; COM
mittee on young peoples work M NJ Shand;
committee on Sunday schools, p. H. Bris-
tow; committee on missions. ]. d; Smith.
and committee on Bible and tract distribu-
ton, Rev. Green Clay Smith.
The First, Fourth, Assembly and Central
Presbyterian churches will hold their
They will meet in the Central Church. cor
ner of Sd and / streets northwest, and DR..
Kelly OF the Fourth Church will preach the
sermon.
Last Sunday a special sermon was
preached to the Free Grace Club at the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church. corner OF
4th and L streets northwest
The Women's Missionary Society and the
"a ~ fr~h Pc M mai L. -A.xr
at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, corner
OF 18th and E streets northeast, and will
continue to meet on that day through the
Rev. ]. V. Bryant has been at the Walker
Memorial Baptist Church. Madison street
between 18th and 18th streets. Just two
years, and celebrated last Sunday by an
anniversary sermon
Mr. b. p. Murray recently delivered an
interesting lecture at the Carroll Institute
on Japan" including some fine views OF
that country.
Bishop Keane was at wilkesbarre. Pa,
at the ceremonies in connection with the
dedication of the monument in memory OF
the dead members of temperance societies.
The Christian Endeavorers are pushing
the work FOR the convention of 'es. The
next mass meeting will be held on Friday
night of next week. The executive COM
mittee met this week for the discussion of
tee will soon hold a meeting to discuss the
wavs and means OF raising money for the
great project. The press committee Will
also get together next week
DR.. Townsend OF the Church Of the In
carnation left for New York Thursday.
DR.. F. d. Power. pastor OF the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. has been IN In
diana during the week, but will be back
for Sunday
The An Souls Unitarian Church have
held their regular sociable. Their kinder
garten classes in the Miner Institute in
South Washington have also been resumed.
The hour OF evening service at the All
Souls Church has been changed by DR..
shippen from 7:so to O'Clock.
The Vermont Avenue Baptist Church 10
being repaired
Samuel T. Smith has been elected presi-
dent Of the Calvary Baptist Christian En-
deavor Society.
Revival meetings have been In progress
this week at the Att Carmel Baptist
Church, corner 4th and L streets north
west, and many additions have been made.
Rev. A w. Shields has also been very sue
cessful at the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church. and last Sunday brought twenty
four more souls into the flock by MINERS
ing them at the bathing beach. ANON.
other churches which have been holding re-
vivals this week are the Waugh NJ T.
Church, corner of Sd and A streets north
east; the Central Methodist Protestant
Church. 18th and NJ streets northwest; the
Shiloh Baptist Church, L between 18th and
18th streets; the Rvland NJ. f. Church. cor
ner of 10th and ID streets southwest. and
the Memorial Church. United Brethren IN
Christ, corner OF North Capitol and r
streets.
The STORY of the Reformation" as rem
dered Monday and Tuesday OF this week by
Mrs. Monroe at the National Rifles Hall,
proved unusually successful from a f1nan-
cial standpoint and considerable money
was raised.
The ladies' Of St Anthony's parish are &C
lively preparing for the entertainment 20
be given Thanksgiving night at the Brook
land Town Hall.
]. l.. Ewell spoke at the First Baptist
Church last night on "Egypt:-From the
Pyramids to the Red Sea-
The Sunday School Gospel Temperance
Society of the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church
met last Sunday, and songs and recitations
were heard from the young folks.
Professor Rodgers. the pastor of the
Church of Our Father (Universalist), began
last Sunday a series of five evening ser.
mons on The Husband and Father"