Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
IN THE CHURCHES

Four important conferences OF Methodist
Churches will be held this month. two of
which will take place in this city. The an
nual meeting of the churches of the Wash
ington conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church tcolored) will be held on next
Wednesday, March Z, at the Zion VI. +.
Church of the city. Bishop Hurst will pre-
side. On the same date the Baltimore con-
ference. with Bishop Fowler of Minnesota
presiding, will commence its session at
Frederick. Md. The Baltimore conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will meet at Fredericksburg. Va, with
Bishop Granbury presiding, IN March -
On April the annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church of the Mary
land conference will begin its three days
session at the Congress Street NJ. l..
Church in Georgetown. The president CT
the conference who is elected annually,
but usually serves a term of about three
years, is j. ID. Kinzer of Baltimore, VINO
Will preside at the coming session. .'he
secretary OF the conference is H. q. Elder
dice. The conference consists of the min
lister and one layman from each church,
and about 800 delegates are expected IN the
city, who Will be entertained by The mem
berS OF The Congress Street Church. AS the
membership of the church hardly numbers
more than 80, arrangements are already
being actively pushed SO that he church
may entertain all the guests. AS the con-
ferenees approach, the interest increases
and the vital topic is who will stay or who
will go, or where he'll go, or where he'll
come from. The term limit in the MctLo-
DIST Episcopal Church is five years, and in
the Methodist Episcopal Church South four
years, while the Methodist Protestant
Church fixes no limit. but by custom a
minister rarely stays at the same place
more than a year or There WILL all told,
probably be nearly a dozen changes in this
city.
The congregation of the Metropolitan
RQnTiSf
northeast are now talking of rebuilding
and within another half year, perhaps will
nave begun work on a new church. When
tney 90 bulid. however. whether it be
sooner or later, they expect TO put I'd a
structure which Will be the finest house of
worship in that section of the city The
question has for some time now been in the
hands of building committee which has
been examining plans and studying tie
construction or other new and model
churches elsewhere The new church will
be buiIt or white stone, and in appearance
ana design will combine the best features
| OF three prominent western churches which
have met with the approval of the commits
tee. although II will not be like ANYTHING
OF its kihd IN the country. Appleton Clark,
IT, mas so lar had charge of the plans for
the church. and will probably be the archi-
tect or the new building, the cost of which
will not come under $4,000, and will prob
ably go much beyond that figure The con-
gregation own the lot on the corner Of 9Th
and streets, which is said to be the high
est point on Capitol Hill, and there are AT
present two buildings on the site--rha
original church, now used for the Sunday
school, and right beside il a structure
built at later date, and at present Being
occupied for regular church services. Ii
is the intention of the people to tear down
the present church edifce first and com
plete the chapel of the new church on the
spot as soon as possible, after which the
body OF the church can be finished at will.
The church. from the present plans. will
have a stone tower and a corner front ON
9Th and streets. The building COMMITTEES
IN charge of the work consists O. Allan G
LARK Z. f. Davis, William Hatton, ].
O'C. Roberts and V. Hanks.
A number of men met at St Vinrent,s
orphan Asylum last Sunday to arrange for
an entertainment to be given for the bene-
Mt OF that institution soon. MIR. James Full
lerton was appointed chairman, and Mr..
Edward Voigt secretary. After discussing
several Suggestions. the meeting adjourned
1ntil tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. ST.
vincents Asylum is very much in neel of
funds The unpaid bills amount 10 about
$4Uo. and many things are urgently need
60 Tor the large number of orphans who
Tha uepemaeht on the sisters for support.
Inc nature OF the entertainment has rot
yet been decided upon. nor a date set
rev. ). W. Lee, the evangelist is IN the
CITY; he mas Just come from Virginia where
ne has been holding a number of nroIi,;c
REVEALS. Last Sunday he addressed rbe
congregation of the Tabernacle Congreea-
tionai church, on 9th street below h stree,
soutnWest. lie Will probably undertake to
COZ quot some revival services in the civ
after the Moody meetings are over.
Inc stone work and the towers on the
new 81. Cyprfan's Roman Catholic Church
In the southeast have been finished ana
the spire is now being erected
A sociable of the members of ST auens-
unes Roman Catholic Church on 18th street
northwest will be held in the Grand Army
Hail on Easter Monday
The inquirers' meetings held evar,, a.,or
noon at l:5o in the Assembly Presby,arian
Church, corner of 9Th and 1 streets no,,h
west IN order TO give an opportunity 70
those VINO wish to talk quietly to the evan
gelists and the pastors of the churches on
religious subjects, have brought out many
people. After Moody leaves the CITY next
M Hy' ana the big meetings at Convention
nan are no more, the services will go ON
however, for the rest of the week ar ali
events at the Assembly Presbyterian
Church. and will be led by various pastors
OF the city.
The Congress Street Methodist pro,es.a,,
Snurch In Georgetown is arranging for a
iesGNai anu bazaar TO commerce next We'd
hesday night and to last for three nights
sewing circle has recently beeen oryan-
lzed in the parish of St Stephen,s Pasna,,
Sathohc Church to teach the little girls
now 10 sew we'll and rapidly 1t meets
every Saturday morning at 1880
About March IL work will be resumed nm
me new ST Matthews Roman Catholic
Cnurch Some changes have been 49,,
mined upon in the plans for the building
nm oS Vi Drlck, with Hghf
brown stone trimmings The church Eth
De completed as rapidly as the Character OF
the work will permit. Several plans for
q pastoTai residence have been considered
Out nothing definite as to the locali,y or
the style of building has been determines
upon. '''i"eo
Or George Elliott. the pastor of the Dun-
. avenue Methodist Church in George
Town, mas been quite sick for the past week
ne preached his last talk, i'm the series Of
,our; winch he has been giving at the Young
Men Christian Association last Sunday
taxing the subject, Young Man. Arise"
~: hihott will be transferred to Philadel-
PIMA at the coming conference
Bishop Paret will visit Westminster 20
morrow and officiate at Calvary &c.
s,on ana Epiphany churches. Today he
ATTENDS the celebration by DIR. William +
of h:s q. Ehmerton, Hartford county, Md.
priesthood oei oi the
owing to illness. Mr.. John Porter Law
renee VIII not be able to act as organist n,
st. Matthews Church tor,orro,,. e"iiSt at