Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16
IN THE HURC E S

Already the congregations III the churches
all ever the city are beginni lg to thin out.
The number of vacant psws show that the
People are starting OF for mountain ana
stream. and It will not be long before the
pastors, too. begin to follow. The time for
extra services IL over, and from now or tie
tendency wiz " to reduce the number Of
and length OF the services. The meetings Of
a large number Of the societies connected
with the churches will be discontinued al
together for the summer months. Just now
the Sunday school excursion Is on its flood
tide, and before the little folks finally get
on to the country most all of the Sunday
schools OF the city will have given their
members days pleasant outing down the
river or out In the country somewhere.
Few OF the pastors will start away before
the LIST Of July. and most Of them MT until
August, when they will say goodbye to
their focks until the time comes TO take up
the work Of another winter once more.
The Lutheran Ministers Association, re-
Gently formed IN the city. at their meeting
last Monday decided to adjourn over until
next fall The association has held several
pleasant meetings since it's organization.
A reunion and reception of Judge l.. r.
Smiths Sunday school class Of ,he Calvary
Baptist Church took place in the new sun
day school house on last Wednesday even
ing. There were addresses by Judge Smith,
DR.. Greene the pastor OF the church: Mr..
Taylor and others. Music was furnished.
and delightful evening was spent by all.
After the regular program was over the
company marched over to Freund's in a
BODY, where q banquet was spread, the dis
pisol Of which occupied the remainder OF
the time. Judge Smiths class con- ains
about a hundred persons, and is made VI OF
the Older folks of the church. inclC"ing
in o~fa troll.
Children's day will be celebrated by the
Calvary Baptist Sunday school tomorrow
morning. and a very inter sstiag order OF
exercises has been arranged, Including
songs. rotations and words by the pastor
The excursion of the Calvary Baptist Sun
day school, which 10 remarkable for tn.
number Of children which IL always makes
happy by giving days outing. will occur
the last OF this month.
With the LIST of next month extensive re-
pairs Will commence On the Calvary Bap-
fist Church. About 5000 will De expended
In charging The seating capacity of the
edfnce by putting in galleries. rebuilding
the organ, putting in a marble baptistry
putting in new pews and putting down new
carpet, improving the entrances and exits
improving the heating and ventilating AND
remodeiing the basement for primary. kin
dergarten and intermediate work. With In,
aid OF the galleries the capacity of tbs
church will be extended SO that IL will sea-
about l, 400 persons. The work will proba,
Dly occupy aDout ia WHICH
time the congregation will worship in tn,
Sunday school house.
The confirmation services at st. PatrIcA' I
Roman Catholic Church. corner of lOth II
G streets northwest, last Sunday Were N
usually interesting and impressive. III
class was one of the largest brought befor'
the cardinal in this city. numbering owe
| 20 Children formed the larger portion. bu
| there were between thirty and forty adults
mainly converts through the efforts Of Rev
Father Mc0ee the assistant pastor Of tn
church. Cardinal Gibbons administers.
the rite of confirmation. assisted by Rev
Fathers Gloyd and Stafford. in the presenc
| Of a large congregation.
The gospel meetings for men only at tn
Young Mems Christian Association, lao
| New York avenue northwest. will be ad
dressed by the Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis
| the new pastor Of the Western Presbyterian
| Church. in a series of two talks. during thi
month. The FIRST address, entitled 'Th
| A. b, c OF the Gospel" will be given Sun
/ day afternoon at 80 o'clock. Mr.. Enni
| is a forceful, enthusiastic and INSTRUCTIVE
| speaker. Much interest has been show
| in the Sunday afternoon meetings.
| Rev. Isaac w. .Canter, the pastor of tn
| Mount Vernon 81. E. Church South, ha
| just returned from the East Baltimore dis
trict conference OF the church, representa-
the conference institutions OF learning. II
also visited Easton, Md, on the easter
shore. where he delivered an educationi ad
dress. He expects to leave for Ashland
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| exercises OF the Randolph Macon College
| from which his second son graduates. Hi
\ son will afterward go TO Vanderbilt Uni
versity. where he proposes TO further q
himself for the ministry. The Mount Ver
| non Church Is now in a very prosperou
4 condition. and Il is proposed to make tn
4 coming year q special missionary veal
| The attempt will be made to raise as larg
amounts as possible, chiefly for the foreig
missionary work.
Dr. J. J.. Muir, the pastor OF the z Stree
Baptist Church, has been invited to address
/ q temperance meeting TO be held next Tues
! day night at the First Baptist Church, oil
/ 10th street near o street northwest.
| The Lutheran reunion of the Lutheran
| churches of Washington and Baltimore vii
| be held at Bay Ridge on next Friday. Jun
-. The committee has arranged for the ex
| elusive use OF the resort at that date. an,
| everything will be done to make the reunion
the big event Of the summer as il has beer
heretofore. Short addresses Will be mad
| by Rev. q. u. Wenner, ID. d.. of New Yori
| city, Rev. T. c. Billheimer. ID. d., of tn,
| Gettysburg Theological Seminary anc
Charles A. Schieren. the mayor OF Brook
Ign. n. Y. Music will be furnished by tw,
large choruses. one from Washington, un
der the direction OF J. r. Seiffert, and on,
| from Baltimore. under the direction O
Harry NJ. Smith. The entire profit OF tn,
excursion from, Washington viii go to tn,
National Lutheran Home foy the Aged. anS
the profit from Baltimore will go to III,