The Washington times., 1894-11-26
NOTES FROM THE CHURCHES
What the Younger W Workers Are Doing and
Expect TO Do.

What the Younger W orllers Are Doing and
Expect to Do.
This week will be an important one in the
Epworth League. Thanksgiving Day will show
how much money the various chapters viii
give for missionary purposes. Last Septem-
Der it was decided TO ask each member of the
League in the city to give so cents, in addi-
ton to the regular contribution, on Thanks
giving A grand rally mass-meeting will be
held at Hamline Church. Chaplain G. c.
McCabe will be the special orator on this nc
casion. The collection promises TO be very
large. The meeting is the last under the di-
rection of the old officers. The final meet
lug of the board will be held December 5 at the
y. NJ. G. A. building. January /, the new Of
tlcers take charge. Tney are: w. B. Mat
theWs, president; j. S. Barker first vice
president: Miss Fannie A. Meeks, second
vice president; H. 0. Hine, third vice pres-
dent J. Il. Mfckle. fourth vice president; F.
I. Israel, secretary; I'll. A. Davis, assistant
secretary, and Miss 4. K. Roller, treasurer
The first oratOrical contest IN the series of
the Epworth League takes place tomorrow
night in Foundry Church. The successful
contestant in this chapter will meet similar
successful representatives from Douglass,
Waugh, Metropolitan, and HamlIne at final
contest in January.
L 1u6 literary uti5dLLLleuA VI waugh LCdBtb
will give ''An evening in China Friday even
ing. 1t will be highly entertaining evening.
The programme will consist of essays on the
customs, literature, government, religion,
ETC., Of China, and the young people will ap-
pear in costume. Music will be given by ma
tive Chinese.
Anaeostia League is giving series of semi
monthly entertainments on national phe-
nomena, commercial law, aud business prac-
tice.
Interesting Chautauqua work is being car
ried on in Waugh, Wesley, Hamline. Doug
lass. and Foundry Chapters
The Metropolitan N. L. Church held a
series of meetings last week in the interest OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
Prof Fisher, of the Naval Observatory. is
the leader in special series of studies in lit
erature and hymnology at Dumbarton Avenue
III. E. Church, Georgetown.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor Of st. Paul's Lutheran Church is
completing plans for a series of entertain
ments to he given this winter The new off,
GERS just elected are: President Charles Phil
lips; vice president, Jennie Barron; recording
secretary, Guy Ourand; corresponding secre-
tary Burnetta E. SetZ: treasurer. Gertie
Barron.
a missionary meeting was held at the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church Thursday
evening from 7 to 7:30 o'clock by the Y. P. S.
Il. J..
Christian. Memorial Lutheran. North PresbY-
terian. and Gunton Memorial Churches were
present. 1t j. one of a series of four union
services preparatory to the missionary rally
OF the ID. G. Union Y. 2. S. G. z. at the Mount
Vernon Place II. E. Church Friday. The
nominating committee of the Y. p. S. G. L.
met at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Wilson on Friday evening to nominate officers
and committees for the next TWO months. The
committee on programmes for the Sunday
school Christmas entertainment held meet
ing at the residence Of Miss Stella Bridge on
Wednesday evening. The Y. P. S. c.. E., of
the Southwest Mission, held q meeting
Wednesday evening at Dietz Hail.
The southern section of the Sunday
Teachers Club, including schools south of
Pennsylvania avenue. will meet this evening
in Westminster Presbyterian Church. The
northern section including schools north of
street, between Fourteenth and the Capitol,
will meet in Mount Vernon N. E. Church
South on Tuesday evening,
The members of the choir of St. Paurs
Catholic Church have presented their leader
Prof. John Treanor, with handsome ebony
baton.
The Washington convention of the Epis-
copal Churches will be held December 3.
Capt. P. II. Lamberton, U. S. N, has been
elected junior warden of the Church of the
Ascension. Miss Anna S. Mallet has been
chosen president of the Ladies' Guild Associa-
ton.
At the Vermont Avenue Church last Sunday
two members were received and three others
made confession of faith. Four persons were
baptized after the evening service. Miss L.
S. Weightman and Mrs. @. W. Shelton have
been attending the w. C. I. .. convention at
Cleveland. G. W. Shelton has been called
away because of the death of his mother. The
church has decided to increase the number OF
members forming the official board. The
Christian EudeaVor Societies of the Ninth
Street Christian. the Keller Memorial. and the
Fifth Congregational churches united in
observing the week of prayer for missions.
Very interesting and enjoyable services were