Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-06
IN THE CHURCHES.

services every night in the churches for one
week, commencing with the first Sunday Of
the new year.
This year. on account of the Moody and
Sankey meetings. which are coming so soon
now, a good many of the churches will omit
the week of prayer at this time. There will
be two union meetings next week-one on
Capitol Hill, and the other IN the northwest.
The one on Capitol Hill will consist of sew
eral Of the churches in the northeast. which
have Joined for a weeks services together
at the suggestion of Rev. c. II. Butler. tas-
tor OF the Keller Memorial Church. The
meetings will be held from Tuesday 10 FIJI
day Of next week. commencing at haif-pa
Z every night, and will pe n charge Of tie
pastors of the churches in which they ere
held. The topics followed will be those sug-
gested by the Evangelical Alliance. The
meetings win begin on Tuesday night at the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. Mary
tor, Rev. c. H. Butler; on Wednesday night
at the Ninth Street Christian Churcn, cor
ner of 9th and streets northeast. pastor.
Rev. E. G. Bagby; on Thursday night at the
Douglas Memorial Nj. E. Church, corner of
18th and H streets northeast, pastor. Rev.
E. DIN Eldridge, and on Friday night at
the Fifth Congregational Church. corner OF
Sth and I streets northeast which is at
the Luther Memorial. the Vermont Avenue
Christian. the Gunton Temple Presbyterian.
the Reformed and the First Baptist Church
es will unite in a weeks services. They will
take place on Monday night at the Grace
Reformed Church, corner Of 18th and P
streets northwest, Rev. Thomas g. Apple.
pastor; on Tuesday at the Luther Memorial
Church, corner Of 14th street and Thomas
Circle. Rev. DR.. ]. g. Butler. pastor; on
Wednesday night at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, Vermont avenue above
Iowa Circle. Rev. F. d. Power. pastor; on
Thursday night at the Gunton Temple Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, corner of 14th
and r streets northwest pastor, Rev. G. B.
Patch. and on Friday night at the First
Baptist Church. on 18th and o streets north
west. Rev. c. A. Stakely. pastor. The topics
suggested by the Evangelical Alliance for
the week of prayer are Sunday. "Pentecos-
tsl Power" Monday. Humiliation and
Thanksgiving" Tuesday. THE Church Uni
ysTsal Wsdnssday Nations ana ;s., Their
Friday, Home Missions Saturday, 1.-The
Family" Sunday. 1.-The Second Coming of
Besides these two large union meetings
many individual churches will observe the
week. At IL o'clock every day next week
there will be a women's union prayer meet
ing held at the First Presbyterian Church
on 4 1-2 street northwest. of which DIR.
Sunderland Is pastor. Women from all over
the city are invited to be present by the
committee.
The Dominican fathers will also at this
season begin a mission in st. Augustine S
Catholic Church on 18th street near NJ
street northwest The object Of the mission
Is to offer extraordinary opportunities for
all, and 1t will continue two weeks. begin
ming with tomorrow. The first week will be
for women. and the second for men, and a
special mission for children will be given
also. During the mission two masses will
be celebrated daily on week days at 5 and
o'clock.
The annual meeting Of the Fifth Conere-
gational Church. corner of Sth and streets
northeast. will take place next week. at
| which time committee will be appointed
to select q minister to fill the pulpit recent
ly left vacant by the resignation of the Rev.
B. N. Seymour. Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Harry
Johnson. student at Yale Theological
Seminary. have both supplied the pulpit of
the church since the resignation Of Mr..
Seymour.
Last Thursday Bishop Keane delivered the
| second annual Father Mathew lecture at
the Catholic University to a large and de-
lighted audience.
Representative John Dewitt Warner will
lecture to the Carroll Institute on January
| Is, on National and State Bank Currency"
large window for the sanctuary of the
new st. Cyprian's Catholic Church has been
ordered from New York. 1t will be very
| fine and artistic. nine by eight feet, and will
cost $500. This window has been donated
| as have all the others.
The next mass meeting Of the Epworth
League of the District will take place a,
| Waugh NJ. E. Church. corner of Sd and A
| streets northeast on January 26 at which
| time Rev. Teunis s. Hamlin of the Church
| Of the Covenant will make an address
| The finest contest of the Oratorcal Associa-
/ ton will take place on the following Friday
| February 2.
established in Georgetown is doing a par.
| ticularly good work this winter. At its
| quarters on M street. regular meetings are
carried on. and the poor and needy are
1 atd Ad In thA a.
| work Is done at the headquarters on Louis
| lana avenue. Every night the rooms are
open. and the different churches In the wes
| End or some Of the societies connected with
| them take turns in conducting the services
| The Epworth League. which already ha.
| societies organized In most of the Methods
Episcopal churches Of the city, has added
| one more to its number in the District. Al
Epworth League has been organized at st
PauPs Methodist Episcopal Church in Ken
| sington. which has adopted a regular con
| stitution and elected officers. The officer,
| are as follows: MIR. Frank Calhoun, presi
dent; Miss Fannie Reese, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. j. Blackburn. third vice presi
dent; Mr. G. w. r. Stokes. fourth vice presi
dent; Mrs. E. w. Moore. treasurer; Mr.. Ar
thur Baxter, recording secretary; Mr.. vii
liam Dulin, corresponding secretary, an,
Miss Laura Wheatley, organist.
The children of the Sunday school Of ST
Augustine's Catholic Church, on 18th stree
ton of Father Dougherty. rendered the can
tata 1.-The New Year. last Tuesday evening
exceedingly creditably.
Fifty suits Of clothing have been donate,
to the orphans of st. Joseph's Asylum
through st. Aloysius' Catholic Church, cor
ner of North Capitol and streets
A special ten days meeting has been be
gun at the Foundry Methodist Church, cor
ner Of 14th and G streets northwest. an
will be continued through next week. Their
are two services a day. one in the after
noon for the younger ones, and another II
the evening for the older people.
The Assembly Presbyterian Church. cor
ner Of 5th and I streets northwest, he'll
their third monthly evening with hymn
writer's last Sunday The songs Of Cowpe
were sung and read responsibility. and
, history of the writer and his writings wa
given by the pastor, Rev. George o. Little
DR.. Teunis 8. Hamlin, the pastor of tn
Church of the Covenant CPresbyterian)
corner Of 18th and streets northwest. ha
commenced for his evening sermons an ex
position Of Genesis
The Carol! Institute has published 1t
annual report and 1t shows gratifying pro
gress.
The Mount Zion Baptist Church, corne
of 18th and E streets northeast, and tn
Second Baptist Church, on Sd street be
tween H and 1 streets northwest, hav
been holding special revival services ever
night this week, which have been largel
: The NJ. E.. Church South Of Gathers
burg has elected the following trustees
, Nathan ]. Walker, president; e. L. Amiss
secretary; Gideon Briggs, treasurer; Ed