Evening star., 1894-03-31

teenth annual dinner next Wednesday.
April 4. from to o'clock. Rev. John Cole
man Adams. DID. of Brooklyn will occupy
the pulpit Of the church tomorrow. DR..
Adams arrived yesterday and will remain
until Monday as the guest Of w. w. Curry.
1910 9th street northwest.
DR.. Domer. the pastor of st. Paups Eng
nsh Lutheran Church, corner Of lIth and II
streets northwest. has been chosen to de-
liver the annual address before the theolog-
ical students Of WitteaburS Seminary. at
nary year. He has also been chosen to de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon at the next
annual commencement Of kee Mar College,
at Hagerstown. Nd.
Benevolent Legion was organized In st.
Aloysius' parish last Sunday, with the name
Of Gonzaga Council. No, AL. The following
officers were elected: E v. Murphy. chan
den. vice president: Joseph Hummer. sec
retary; Christian F. Ecklof. collector;
James z. Connolly. treasurer; ]. w: Con-
sidine. orator; P. c. Gillon, marshal. and
st. Stephens Episcopal Church. IN Mount
Pleasant, Is outgrowing the pretty chapel
where it now is. and steps are being taken
to liquidate their debt OF 5000. and to erect
a new church
At the annual meeting Of the members Of
the Central NJ. p. Church. corner Of 18th
and NJ streets northwest. 2. j. Hit, with
George Compton as alternate. was elected a
at the Congress Street u. p. Church in
Georgetown next Wednesday. The delegate
was unanimously instructed to ask for the
return Of the present pastor: Rev. ., =:
were also elected.
The transfer of Father William T. Russell
from the pastorship Of St Jerome's Roman
Catholic Church of Alexandria to the posi-
ton of private secretary to Cardinal Glib
bons in the cathedral at Baltimore Is now
regarded as an absolute certainty. Who
will be Father Russelfs successor is not
positively known, but 1t is thought that
Father Wolfe will be given charge Of the
church.
The Grace Baptist Church, corner Of
South Carolina avenue and 9th streets
southeast. have chosen q new pastor. The
new man Is Rev. A. +. Anderson. The
church. which is not more than about
three years old, has been without pastor
since the resignation of Rev. James d.
Smith last fall. Since then various persons
have been filing the pulpit of the church,
among them M. Anderson. who has been
there on the average about twice month
during the winter, and is highly thought Of
by the congregation. They have, accord
/, ingly, extended Tire call to him, and al
though he has not yet been heard from, 1t
Is felt certain that he will accept. Mr..
Andersen Is a single man, and a student
at Bucknell University at Lewisburg, Pa,
from which he graduates this coming sum
mer. He is twenty-seven years of age. and.
although he has never had charge of any
church before, he has filled pulpits for
brief periods at different places. He Is
described a fine speaker, an able thinker,
and most pleasant and kindly man per-
sonally. If he decides to take the position
offered him. he will commence his pastor
ate with the beginning Of June.
About fifty converts have been brought
into the Second Baptist Church, corner of
Virginia avenue and 4th street southeast,
since the occupation of the new building,
and the work Is constantly going on
through the efforts of the pastor, Rev. E.
Hez Sven. The meetings for young people
on Tuesday and Sunday nights have also
been developing great interest and doing
much good.
Rev. Hugh Johnson the pastor of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, corner of
1-2 and streets northwest, was sudden
ly called away from the city during the
week. on account of the death of his
mother, but has now returned again.
At the Ninth Street Christian Church to-
morrow the third anniversary of that or
ganization will be celebrated. Rev E. B.
Bagby. pastor. will preach at IL a. m, and
a large number Of new members will be re-
ceiyed into the church after the sermon
Just three years ago the church was dedf-
Gated, and started with sixty members
mostly from the mother church, Vermont
Avenue Christian. 1t now has a member
ship OF about 45O Fffty-nve new members
is the result of the two weeks meetings
which have Just closed. under Evangelist
W. J. Cooke.