Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-15
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
A New Pastor Preached His Inaug-
ural Sermon Yesterday.
OTHER CHURCH MATTERS
The Police Had . Lively Time Saturday
Night and Made Many Arrests - John
Massey and His Revolver-Custom House
Entries Last week-Notes.

Entries Last week-Notes.
Rev. DR.. d. P. Seaton, the new pastor Of
Ebenezer A NJ. E. Church, preached his insu-
gural sermon at that church yesterday after
noon. There was q marked increase in the at
tendance and substantial gain in the collections
He took for his text that passage Of Isaiah
which reads, II have set watshmen upon thy
walls, oh. Jerusalem" His theme was THE
Vigilant Minister" He thought that the
pastor should be constant in his de-
votion to bis people; that he
should deal honestly with them, should teach
them the word as be understood il and should
show no distinction between the rich and
poor members Of his flock. The sermon was
attentively listened to and well commended. The
pulpit was prettily decorated with palms
in honor Of DR.. Seaton's advent Local Preach
ers Davis and Leak occupied seats by the
pastors side, and special music was rendered
by the choir. DIR. Seaton Is q native
Of Baltimore, first attended college in New
York, studied for the ministry at
Huntington, L. l., graduated in medicine at
Philadelphia, and received his degree of BID.
sity. DR.. Seaton has had charge Of some
Of the largest colored churches in the
country. and accepted bis present assignment
in preference to calls from San Francisco, New
Orleans and Texas, the better to prosecute his
literary work. He has in contemplation the
writing of three books. one on Egypt and the
Nile, another on Palestine and Syria and
third on Asia and Asia Minor Dr.
seaton was last evening given a reception by
the officials Of the church and told them the
story Of his travels. His first trip abroad was
in 1877. In London he preached in Victoria
Park Tabernacle, the Primitive Methodist
Church, the Wesleyan Methodist Church Of
Liverpool, iectured in the Standard Theater,
London, and travelled in Italy, France and part
of Egypt and Palestine. In 1889 he was
delegate to the worlds Sunday school conven-
ton held at London, and IN that year
did Scotland. Germany, France. Belgium.
Holland and Switzerland. He was given re-
ception at Campbell Grove camp last summer
and on the 9Th of July left Victoria, B. c., for
Yokohama; saw Hong Kong, Penang, Ceylon.
Calcutta, Benares, Lucknow, Agra, Delhi and
Bombay; thence via Alden and Suez to
Cairo, to Philadelphia. to Joppa and Jerusalem.
He did Palestine thoroughly and returned home
via Rhodes. Smyrna, Constsntinople, Athens,
Corinth and London
GKoRdErowS CYCLISTS EuN.
Yesterday morning the Georgetown cyclists
left the corner Of SD and N streets and pro-
ceeded to Ashton. At 18th street and Florida
avenue seven new members were found waiting
and the whole crowd in u short while were well
under way. The roads were rather heavy, but
fhnr Ia ,,yraa Al hv1 A~u F,.&s.
was reached and dinner taken. The weather
was none of the warmest, and this. coupled
with threatening sky, caused the majority Of
the cyclists to remain in the house stretched
before blazing log fire. At 8 p. m. the home
ward start was made with the sun smiling and
not satisfied with the forty odd miles covered
took supplementary SPIN to Bethesda Park.
THE WEST STREET PREsBYrKBIAN CHURCH.
Now that the pulpit Of the West Street Pres
byterian Church, by the resignation of Rev.
Geo. Robinson, is once more without a perma-
nent occupant, the congregation will weekly
invite distant pastors to oficiate at their SER
vices. Yesterday the Rev. DR.. Mcknight Of New
Brunswick. New Jersey, preached both morning
and evening, and his mastery discourses COM
pletely won the appreciation Of his hearers.
There is some talk of soon inviting to the
church another son of Princeton, who was a
hope that he will prove satisfactory to the con-
gregation. II he does it is probable that he
will be asked to assume charge Of the church.
MT. ZION M. T. CHURCH.
: The daily special meetings for young people
which have been going on at Mount Zion NJ.
Z. Church have been discontinued. Instead
there will be special meeting held on
each Wednesday afternoon. The meet
ings have been well attended, but it is
thought that all purposes will be served by q
weekly gathering The Young Peoples Society
Of this church held q meeting yesterday
afternoon. 1t was conducted by Mr.. Abrahams,
and participated in by a number OF the young
folks. The orator of the day was Miss
Garry Scales. At this church next Sunday
there is to be q grand rally for the benefit Of
the pastor. An effort is also to be made to
The annual conferee Of the Zion Church meets
next Wednesday, and several OF the visiting
dignitaries will be invited 10 fill the pulpit of
the Georgetown church.
FUNERAL OF MRS. JANE FISHER
Mrs. Jane Fisher, one Of the Oldest colored
women in Georgetown, died on Saturday night
at her home on o street near 2sth She
has been resident Of Georgetown
since the war and had large circle of
friends. She was the mother of ex-Policeman
Barton Fisher. The funeral took place this
"a sCt hooh AiohAA ououhs LiOh SnQrcQ.
Rev. DR.. Carroll preached the funeral sermon
The casket was covered with flowers. Inter-
ment was at the Methodist cemetery.
SERIOUS CUTTING ARRAY.
There was a serious cutting ARRAY at saloon
in Boston Saturday night. John Parker
was the sufferer. At 7:SO a stranger
came to the police station and
announced that . man had been killed
Officer Grant was detailed and soon returned
with Parker. The latter was slashed across the
left arm between the wrist and the elbow in
an ugly manner and was also cut across the
right wrist Blood flowed freely. The wounded
man was removed in the patrol wagon to the
Emergency Hospital He charges that his in
juries were inflicted by VIM. Mitchell, who is
still at large.
JOHN MASSEY AND HIS REVOLVER
Policeman Jett had case of concealed
weapons in Judge Miller's court this morning,
His prisoner was a colored man named John
Massey and the weapon charged was a revolver.
The weapon was loaded and John had fired oue
shot from it before the officer captured him.
81 bought the pistol a short time before 1
was arrested" said the prisoner. I
"What did you want with it," asked the
Judge.
Just goin' to keep it about the house"
What do you do for a lving2"
"Work in the quarry"
Did you intend to take the pistol to work
with your