Evening star., 1894-01-20

Dennfng; pianist, Miss Minnie Compton,
and musical director, Joseph Mills. The
officers anu teachers Of che SUNDAY school
held a social last TUESDAY night Addresses
We're made by the pastor, the superInten-
dent and Rev. I. ID. Nailng, and a recita-
ton was given by the pastors wife. Re-
freshments were served at the close Of the
program
DIR. William s. Southgate. the rector of
st. Annes Episcopal Church at Annapolis.
has accepted ms election to the vacancy In
the standing committee OF the diocese Of
Maryland.
On February 1 a reception will be ten
dered by the Chapter OF the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew OF the Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church. corner Of 12th and
Massachusetts avenue northwest, assisted
by the Circle of the Daughters of the King
Of that church, to all the Chapters Of the
brotherhood of st. Andrew in the District
1t Is intended to make the affair a largely
attended and a most friendly gathering OF
young men.
The mems week of the mission Of st.
Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. on
18th street northwest, opened last Sunday
evening and will close tomorrow night
On Saturday, January ~, Cardinal Glib
bons viii arrive at St Augustine's, and on
the following Sunday he Will install the
new assistant pastor. Rev. Father Bischoff,
who will celebrate mass at that time. At
vespers of the same day the cardinal will
administer confirmation to a large class.
Over 100 women received holy communion
the first week of the mission.
The new Sunday school house of the Cal
vary Baptist Church. corner Of 9Th and
H streets, is nearly completed and will
probably be dedicated within a month or
A Junior conference of the Society of st.
Vincent de Paul is now being organised
in the parish of st. Josephs Roman Catho-
lie Church. corner Of I'd and c streets north
east.
DIR. Ernest c. Smith delivered an Illus
trated lecture last night at a special meet
ing of the National Geographic Society on
The Ascent of Mount Rainier" The at
tendance was large and the interest was
sustained throughout. The lecturer gave
detailed description of his great climb, and
in his descriptive passages dealt in some
nights of language He said that Mount
Rainier was the White Wonder He spoke
Of the wonderland Of the far west, Of its
natural beauty and the ennoblng influence
II exerted on mems minds, and he proposed
to give his hearers a closer acquaintance
with one Of those mighty characteristics
of the west. which ne thought made an i'm
press on the character of all those who
visited 1t; this was Mount Rainier. Its
snow-capped crown overtopped all others,
and was the most conspicuous feature of
the Puget sound country. 1t was a vol
canic peak. forty-fve miles southeast from
Tacoma and sixty miles from Seattle. As
soon as he had reached the country he had
felt longing to ascend it. 1t was beauti-
full, alluring and forbidding. So many had
attempted this same feat, and had failed.
He told OF the trail which Mr.. Willis had
from this side the summit had never been
reached A photograph was then thrown
on the screen showing how Rainier loomed
and lowered in the distance. Then he be-
gan the ascent through forests Of Douglass
fir or Oregon spruce. The way was lvened
with various ferns. flowers and rare plants
all of which the lecturer called by their
botanical names The route Law through
Succotash valley and over Nisqualle river
and several Of its tributaries to Longemey-
er's Springs. Here there were sprays Of
various mineral waters, and where mineral
baths could be taken. At this place the
first camp was pitched While here thew
fed principally on venison and bear The
mountain meadows were fragrant with the
white blossom of rhododendroms and sweet
with wild heliotrope. On the way they
passed through Paradise valley. Groups Of
tall, symmetrical trees peculiar to the
region were thrown on the screen With
their field glasses they could see the great
fields of snow. over which they were to
pass, and the immense glaciers, and could
see masses of ice and rock break away and
coast down the mountain side. and after
all motion had ceased the loud and long
boom would reach them Then they pa ssed
on to the exploration of the glaciers A
series OF difficulties in the shape of steep
ciins and hard, rough ice masses. danger
Gus ana troublesome from crevasses, were
encountered, and after a high degree of
toll overcome. The lecturer told of the
mountain goats which the party encounter
ed, and which, he said, were as wild as the
/
was caught at sunset far from camp and
at dangerous point. and the lecturer told
In glowing words Of the mad race over
glaciers, in order to reach camp before
dark. Many perilous ascents were made.
and often the descent was more to be fear
ed than the ascent. The brads in their
shoes and the discreet and continued use
OF the alpenstock were necessary. DIR.
Smith showed photograph of a crevasse
In the Ice, so deep that when a stone was
dropped into 1t no sound returned. They
were now all the while on the up grade,
and found frequent traces of the old lava
flows. Castellated and culumnar structures
were inspected. and distinct botanical
specimens not hitherto known to grow In
that region were found He told of how
Miss Fuller, a young lady of Tacoma who
had begged leave to join the party, had
braved all manner of danger with appar-
entity greater fortitude than the men had
shown. and this complimentary aIlusion
to the other sex brought down the house
Much insect life was found above the
clouds. Below them was a sea Of cloud
land. out of which Mt Adams, sixty-five
miles away, rose like an island. At this
point the barometer indicated 1850 feet
above sea level, but in adjusting the in
strument the tube was broken, anil fur
ther observations could not be made. At
the highest point sulphurous steam vas is
suing from the earth. Making a bed Of
broken rock and Ice, and rolling up IN their
blankets. they spent the night. and the
next morning began the descent. THIS was
completed in due time.
Owing to the absence OF the Rev. Frank
Sew all on a mission visit in Maryland the
lecture on Truths Pilgrimage at the
Church of the Holy City will be omitted
tomorrow evening. The course will. be re-
sumed on the Sunday following, the SUBJ
ject for that evening being "Brahm and
the Vedas. or Our Ancestral Bible"
Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, D. D.,
will be installed as pastor Of the Eastern
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