Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-07
m THE CHUR G H E S

Inere are NUMBER or churches IN the
city which have in the course of time passed
the prime of their usefulness, been given up
by their congregations, passed into other
hands and turned to other purposes. 1t is
sometimes interesting to watch their after
fate, and the services to which some of
these churches of former days are put are
often amusing, and sometimes even almost
pathetic. There is an abandoned colored
Baptist Church on K street now used as a
feed store, and bales of hay surround the
front steps, while the pulpit platform has
been packed in with barrels of bone meal.
There are several small churches up Ia the
northwest now used as dwellings by the
colored people. One of the most ludicrous
fates that have befallen any church, how
ever. is one which has overtaken an aban
doned but good-sized and well-preserved
church on Maryland avenue southwest. 1t
is now occupied by an athletic club. and not
club of the tonieSt sort, either Card tables
now hold sway where the pulpit once was,
and ring is frequently rugged up In the
center Of the church where pugilists meet
seeking for glory and gore. The old churcn
OF the Central M. p. congregation, now
ever. on 9th street just below + street north
west, has had the most successful after his
tory from financial standpoint. Situated,
ty is very valuable. and will sell Tor good
ly sum one of these days 1t Is all along,
however. yielding the congregation rental
OF one hundred and fifty dollars monthly,
and so is a very handy thing for a church to
have.
The question of the division of the do
cese of Maryland Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church has been brought strongly be-
fore the public recently by a couple OF let
tiers from two well-known divines. let
ter opposing the division was recently pub
Nshed in the Southern Churchman, to
which Bishop Paret, the bishop of the Mary
land diocese. has replied with an editorial
OF some length, in the Maryland Church
man, the official organ of the church in this
diocese, in which ne sets forth the very
large amount Of work now involved in the
administration Of the diocese. Bishop Paret
Is strongly In favor Of the division and made
a special point Of 1t at Inc last convention
of the diocese.
There was only one change made in the
pastorates in this city of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South at the conference
at fredericksburg just adjourned. Rev. w.
5. Hammond. the son OF Presiding Elder
Hammond OF the Lewisburg district, is to
take charge Of the Marvin NJ. L. Church,
corner OF 10th and b streets southwest.
This Is the church which was built by and
whose pulpit was filled by the late Rev. s.
w. Haddaway, the former chaplain of the
House Of Representatives, until his death.
Rev. Mr.. j. N. Davis, who has been supply
ing the church since, will retire from the
conference. DR.. l. W. Canter who will
stay at the Mount Vernon Place Church
another year, was enthusiastically greeted
by his people on his return. The church
now enters on a most prosperous year.
A very pleasant festival lunch and sale
TOOK place at the Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church on Wednesday last. The
AFFAIR was in charge of the Woman's Guild
OF the church, and was gotten up for the
purpose of paying off the balance owed
on the choir stalls. This was done, with
surplus of 800. The decorations were
especially admired by all. Miss Janet
Richards gives her lecture on the worlds
fair at the church on Thursday, April II.
Sunday school conference was held
last night at Gaithersburg at the Epworth
NJ. e, Church, under the auspices of the
Montgomery County Sunday School Asso-
citation. Mr.. George B. Pollock Of Boyd's
Station presided Rev. w. c. Brian con-
Quoted d. ted devotional exercises, Rex George
Sunday School Union, made an address,
and Rev. T. D. Richards of Boyd's, Rev.
r. M Moore Of Kensington and other prom
inent Sunday school workers discussed
different topics during the evening
Rev. c. Alvin Smith. the pastor of Peck
Memorial Church in Georgetown, with the
assistance Of the Mems Society of the
Church OF the Covenant. has been holding
series Of most profitable revivals this
week.
Rev. DR.. George Elliott, formerly the
pastor of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E.
Church, who was transferred to Philadel-
phia at the recent conference but who
has been too Ill with typhoid fever to leave
his home before. Is now very nearly re-
covered.
Last Sunday was something Of an ami
versary day in some of the churches of the
city. The Ninth Street Christian Church,
corner of 9th and u streets northeast, of
which Rev. E. b. Bagby is the pastor, ceie-
brated their third anniversary with pleas
ant exercises, and the church was crowd
ed all day. The Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church celebrated their eighth
year Of prosperity with special services.
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and others. At the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church. also. corner Of IL and c streets
northwest, the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society celebrated their twenty-fifth
vice chancellor Of the American UNIVERSE
ty, addressed them on Gods Revelations
to Women" All the Methodist Protestant
churches of the city closed their confer
ence year last Sunday, preparatory to the
meeting of the conference this week.
Rev. George F. Filian of Antioch. Syria,
formerly pastor Of the Marsovan Evangel-
ical Church in Asia Minor and now an
exile to this country, spoke Interestingly
at the Young Mems Christian Associa ton
and at some city churches last Sunday.
Rev A. s. Lomax preached a trial ser
mon last Sunday evening before the con-
gregation of the Salem Baptist Church,
on Champlain avenue northwest. fair
has been In progress at the church this
week.
Hon. John Davis of Kansas spoke at
4th and 9Th streets northwest, last Sun
day afternoon on THE New Slavery"
Rev. Green Clay Smith, the pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church. corner
Of 9Th and A streets northeast, was ex-
pected to return from his trip to Kentucky
today, where he has been for the last two
weeks and more.
The Presbyterian Ministers Association
will meet at the Arlington Hotel Monday.
April 6, at IL o'clock in the morning. The
meeting will be addressed by Mr.. William
E. Curtis. who will narrate his interview
with Pope Lee XIII. The secretary of the
Presbyterian Ministers Association is Rev.
Charles Alvin Smith, the pastor of the Peck
Memorial Church In Georgetown.
The feast of st. Joseph will be celebrated
at ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on
Sunday, April IL, with impressive cere-
monies. st. Joseph's day was celebrated
Wednesday at the Home of the Little Sis
ters of the Poor by feast.
A special collection was recently taken
up at the Assembly Presbyterian Church
for the purpose Of raising funds to re-
carpet the church. Over $500 was raised
and the entire church. including the upper
and lower floors, win be laid with new car
pet. In addition to this, also, a new COM
munion table will be purchased. Mr.. A. NJ.
McBath, the superintendent of the Sunday
school, and Mr.. George E. Dunster were
elected as elders last Thursday night. They
will be installed on Sunday morning.
The pastoral residence Of the new ST.
Cyprians Church is now under cover and
the plastering will probably be finished next
week.