Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

past he has been discussing the Sunday
school lessons and expects to continue this
for Time. He is, as all know. one of the
! finest Bible scholars in the country, and
when people hear him they know they are
listening TO some one who knows whereof
he speaks.
The regular meeting of the Brotherhood
of Andrew and Philip took place the
First Congregational Church last Monday
night.
Truly. church growth in the city is re-
markable. 1t seems as If almost every
other day added new church to the al
ready long list of church buildings in
Washington. Dedications and cornerstone
layings are everyday affairs, and stately
houses OF worship are rising up in parts
of the city where not long ago dump heaps
and extensive territories of tin cans gar
bage and ashes held sway. The churches
are not waiting for houses to be built, but
are going as pioneers into every quarter.
To realize the change going on one has
only to pick up the city directory which
was compiled not twelve months ago The
list there given shows 213 churches in the
District, OF which eighty are colored and
the rest white. But since this publication
probably from one to five new churches
have been added to each denomination.
There has also been great change in pas
tors, their residences and other things,
which. in order to put the list there given
up to date, would require almost total
revision Within the last month or so the
dedication of the Warner Memorial Pres
byterian Church at Kensington, the Gun
ton Temple Memorial Presbyterian, the
Eastern Presbyterian, the establishment
of an Episcopal Church at Takoma, the
extension OF the UniversaliSt work into
East Washington, the opening of the new
Peck Memorial Chapel (Presbyterian) and
last Thursday the laying of the corner
stone for the new st. Matthews Church
have followed one upon another Tomor-
row the Second Baptist Church will dedi-
cate their new edifce, while the opening
of the Sunday school house of the Calvary
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ing of the st. PauPs Catholic Church will
take place at no distant date.
Mrs. Weaver, the Quaker evangelist, be-
gan series of evening meetings at the
Metropolitan NJ. L. Church last Sunday,
which will be continued ali next week
Mrs. Weaver is speaker of great ability
and force. and has drawn large gatherings
to the church.
There was a praise service last Sunday
afternoon by the senior and Junior Chris
tan Endeavor societies of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church, in celebration of the
completion of the new house of worship.
Members of all the other societies in the
city were invited and the auditorium OF
the church was crowded with young people.
Rev. DIR. F. d. Power addressed the Young
Mems Christian Association last Sunday.
Mrs Morgan. the well-known lecturer,
addressed the Sunday School Lyceum of
the Second Baptist Church, Sd street north
west, last Sunday evening on ''Woman's
Mission"
A number Of handsome and costly pic
Christ have been placed in St. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church. on 9TH street between and
H streets northwest.
A sermon to the Knights of Jerusalem
was preached last Sunday night by the pas
tor of the Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. j.
Anderson Taylor.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Ninth Street Christian
Church gave a box sociable on Thanks
giving night at which time boxes con-
tanning gifts for the poor were brought to
the church
Justice Brewer has taken charge of a
Sunday school class at the First Congre-
gational Church, of which he is a member.
The class will meet every Sunday morn
ing, the course for the winter being the
growth of the early church as portrayed
in the book of Acts.
The next meeting of the Sunday School
Union of the District will take place at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church. Dr.
Thomas C. Easton. pastor, on Monday night.
December IL.
The Thanksgiving services of the Faith
Chapel NJ street between 4 IL and 9th
streets southwest, took place last Sunday
evening. The program, which was ar
ranged by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Woodruff,
contained address by Judge /. G.. Kim
ball and many other interesting features.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church.
eth street near ID street southwest con-
Quoted special services all last week, in
which the pastor of the church. Rev. Dr.
B. F. Bittinger, was assisted by the pastor
of the North Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Charles B. Ramsdeli. and Rev. Mr.. Wood
ruff of Faith Chapel
The Sewing Society OF the Central Meth
odist Protestant Church met at the home
of Mrs. Smith, 1879 9th street northwest
to work for the benefit of the church con-
sec, alton fund.
The choir of the st. James Episcopal
Church, Sth street, near Massachusetts
avenue northeast will contain the follow
ing members for the year, under direction
of l.. NJ. Lester, the o-ganist: Messrs.
Bryan. Strong, Oldham, Miller T. and A.
Whitworth. Tomlin, Martin, Soes, Holmes.
Cameron, Brook Pole, D. and r. RozZell,
Sweat, Ward. F. G. and N. Evans. Aur-
acher, Fl. and +. Alexander.
At a meeting of the Anti-Saloon League
held last Sunday afternoon at the Gay
Street Baptist Church, corner of 31st and n
streets. Georgetown, Rev. j. Alvin Smith of
Peck Memorial and DR.. Alexander, pastor of
the West Street Presbyterian Church. ad-
dressed the gathering.
The choir of the Christ Episcopal Church
in Georgetown is to be changed to a sur
plice choir, under the direction of Mr..
Watson of the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church.
Union Thanksgiving services were held in
the Christian Church at Alexandria on
Thursday morning.
A curious figure from the Orient, Protap
Chunder Mozoomdar of Calcutta. spoke at
the All Souls Unitarian Church last week
to a crowd of interested hearers.
The work the st. PauTs Catholic
Church, corner of 18th and streets north
west, is going on rapidly.
A revival service has been in progress at
the Douglas Memorial NJ. f. Church, corner
of 18th and II streets northeast, during the
week. in which time the pastor. Rev. DIN
Eldrdge has made number of CONVEX
sions Revival services are also continuing
at the Congress Street Methodist Protestant
Church, 31st street between NJ and n
streets northwest, and at the Central NJ. p.
Church, corner of 18th and NJ streets north
west.
n mass meeting was held last Sunday af-
ternoon at the First Congregational Church
in the interest of the Hope and Help Mis-
sion. Addresses were made by Mrs. s. l..
Beiler, Rev. E. d. Baily, Mrs. La Fetra,
Mrs Griffith and others.
An entertainment was given last Wednes-
day night by the young people of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic, corner of Sth and n streets
northwest, for the benefit of the girls
school
A very pretty and successful entertain
ment was given at the Mt Pleasant Con-
gregational Church by the Junior Christian
Endeavor Society Friday evening. 1t was
a missionary entertainment entitled. 1.-The
Young Crusaders" The part of the knight
in the holy war was taken by Easter
Arthur Spear; the heralds were Loui Chat
field, Rufus Darby, Ford Young Alvin
Quinter, Frank Rogers and Max Court
and the messengers were Margery Rowland
Bessie Somerville, Halle Herriott Sarah
Wall, Julia Darby. Bernice Baker. Reckie
Cowlng and Irene Brown. REGULATIONS were
given by Maud Wall and Verna Ricketts,
Several selections We're rendered by groups
. of little girls, and chOruseS were SING NV