Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
IN THE CHURCHES

on in the churches of the city. For the
! Moody meetings most of the denomin atoms
( have united, and most of the separate
| church happenings have been for the time
| overshadowed by the great undertaking
! at Convention Hall. Each church is sup
| posed to conduct its regular and extra serv-
ices during the revival meetings just the
| same as ever, and one of the noticea BILE
| features is that, regardless of the great
| crowds that have thronged Convention Hall.
the regular church services and prayer
meetings during the week have been we'll
| attended. Another noticeable thing about
! the big revival is the large proportion of
| regular church goers and church members
who compose the audience In fact one of
the problems which the committee in charge
Is now considering is how to get in some of
! those who are not quite so good, and not
| quite as well versed in the Bible and &C.
customed to singing hymn tunes. To gather
in the tough and what is often known as
the hopeless element, is one of the chief
aims of both of the great evangelists. This
class OF people have so far been keeping
well away from the revivaiists' hands, but
IL is hoped, as the crush at the doors begins
10 lessen, and when many of the people
nave already satisfied their curiosity in re-
gard to the meetings. that another class
The Lenten season is observed strictly by
the Catholics, Episcopaliaus and more or
less by most OF the other denominations as
a time FOR revival, even If it were not for
the Moody meetings, occupying at this time
SO much of the attention of the Protesta mt
churches. For the time a great many of
the extra gatherings and asides of church
IRE nave been done away with; entertain
hehlS, ialrs, supperS and SocialS are given
Ittie resting time, and there is a prevail
ing scarcity of popular lectures or affairs
either Tor money making or for purposes Of
enjoyment.
Tomorrow will be the Sunday of the wear
when throughout all the Lutheran churches
Oh the country, In the general synod a for
elgn missionary service for the Sunday
schools Will be held. Exercises of a suitable
nature will be held, and special collections
Tor the work In far-off lands will be gath
ereu during the day. A pamphlet, with an
outline OF exercises, and containing the por-
tralt or Kew. David A. Day, d. D., for twen-
~ years missionary at Muhlenberg. Afri-
ca, mas been sent out to the churches of the
country. and will be followed by a number
OF tne Lutheran churches of this city. Dr.
j. U. Butler pastor of the Lutheran Memoir
lal Church, on Thomas circle, is the presi-
dent OF the general board of foreign mis-
sions.
Both the Sunday school room and tho
church sanctuary of the Metropolitan Meth
odist church, corner of IL and G streets
northwest, have been entirely reftted, re-
painted, repapered, freshly kalsomined and
newly carpeted They now look as new and
fresh as they did on the day OF dedication
Vice Council Dagger will speak in that
church on Saturday next on the subject
quaint Bermuda"
Rev j. G. Bu6er, DID, pastor of the
Luther Memorial Church, corner of 14th
street and Thomas circle. was present in
Philadelphia on last Tuesday, February b.
at the eleventh social meeting of the Phila-
delphia Alumni Association of Pennsylva-
MIA College. held at the Hotel Metropole in
that city.
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sion in France. and the successor of DIR.
Mccall, spoke Thursday night at the CAL
vary Baptist Church, and last night at the
Church of the Covenant. The attendance
at the Sunday school of the Calvary Bap-
list Church, corner of Sth and ii streets
northwest, and the largest in the city,
reached the high-water mark in it's history
last Sunday, S9o scholars being actually
present.
The Baptist Sunday School Union of the
colored churches of the city met last sun
day afternoon at the Salem Baptist Church,
on Champlain avenue northwest The gath
ering was well attended by delegations
from the various churches of the city, and
a number of interesting matters came up
before the body for discussion and consid-
Grafton. Several speeches were made by
prominent men. the address of welcome be-
ing made by Thomas l.. Jones.
Anniversary exercises of the chldrens
missionary societies of an interesting ma
ture were held last Sunday evening both
at the Douglas Memorial Methodist Church,
corner of llth and II streets northeast, and
at the Foundry Methodist Church, corner Of
14th and G streets northwest.
Christ Chapter of the Brotherhood of st
Andrew of Christ Church has arranged for
a series of NEE tings to be held on the last
three sundays of the Lenten season. On
March 4. mid-Lent Sunday. the speakers
will be Rev. f. J. Clay Moran of st. Denis,
Maryland. and MIR. John Goode. On March
II, Passion Sunday, Rev. g. Earnest Smith
of Baltimore and William r. Abbott of
Il IL.
Sunday. March 1s Rev. DR.. Alexander
Mackay-Smith of st. Johns p. f. Church
and Maj. Robert Stiles of Richmond will
address the meeting of young men.
y meeting of the members of st. Alloy
sius' parish Roman Catholic. will be held
in Gonzaga Hall on Monday evening. Feb
ruary l9.for the purpose of forming coun-
Gil of the Catholic Benevolent Legion in
that parish. Several distinguished members
of the order will be present, the speakers
being John +. Dunn of New Jersey, Gen
James r. O'Beirne and others
The board of directors of the Christian
Union Mission of Alexandria Will hold their
annual meeting tonight at ! O'clock Rev
DIR. Hogart and Rev. DR.. Rawinson have
conducted meetings at the mission during
the week.
The Epworth League of the Dumbarton
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in
Georgetown gave an entertainment last
Sunday night in the Sunday school room
The affair was a most gratifying success,
merit being rendered. Miss Lille Stewart
was heard in a number of soprano solos,
Mr.. Guy Wilson gave splendid recitation
Mr.. Albert Houghton gave an enjoyable
tenor SOLO, a paper was read by Professor
John James, who presided on the needs
which such an OrganZa ton as the Epw orth
League is designed to fill. and the program
was concluded with Rotations by Mr.. Ed
ward Smith, and German solo by Miss
Bertha ArtZ
The final meeting of the committee of the
Catholic Knights of America in charge Of
the donation party for st. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum will be held at the asylum on H
street near 10th street northwest, az 40
o clock tomorrow night, at which meeting
all branches will be represented and pre-
pared to make full settlement for tickets
and collections, The entertainment given
was a great success and the enterprise will
probably yield net proceeds amounting to
over 5000.
Rev. William OBJ. Pardow of GEORGETOWN
College left the city last Tuesday, and will
deliver sermon next Thursday at the con-
secration of the Right Rev. Bishop Tierney.
at Hartford, Conn.
The missionary anniversary of the Sunday
school OF the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church in Georgetown was held recentIy
and the church was crowded with .rierds
and parents of the children, who witnessed
a most pleasing and entertaining service
Prof. j. Edgar Frisby was in charge IN
addition to chorus singing by the choir and
school, led by Mr.. j. Henry Wilson, solos
We're rendered by Miss Lille stewart
soprano, and Mrs. Olive Houghton alto
The Rev. DIR. Elliott addressed the children