Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06
IN THE CHURCHE S

Australia, beinghat so great distance
| from this countryH, the Brotherhood Of st.
| Andrew in that country will not be repre-
| sented at the conyen$ion here next week.
! They will, however; Have D convent OF
| their own some time in October, or rather
their April. eorresHon4ing to this month. at
| woolloomooloo, sydney. The chapter at
1 Dresden, Germany. will be on deck this
time with one Of its members, who is now
( in New York, and who writes to Core
spending Secretary Parkman that he conf
| IDENTIFY expects to be present.
The Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church
| has unanimously called Rev. M. Ross Fish
| burn, assistant pastor Of the rirst Consre-
| gational, to its pastorate, vacated by the
Rev. c. H Small. Mr.. klshbuIn teIt Wed
nesday evening for a months vacation. to
be spent in Pennsylvania, and wil prob
| ably not announce his decision unIn he re-
| turns
The Central Union Mission has been
| making an especial effort to raise the $l,Voo
| debt now on the building, and 10 tnls end
| has collected about. half that amount.
About $125 was taken up at the last Sunday
| evening service, and the rest mas been
raised principally by Individual contripu-
tions The board of directors hold a meet
| ing for the election Of officers october ID
The present incumbents are Messrs. A. l..
Swartout, secretary; ". A. Robbins, treas
urer George W. Wheeler, o. Is. Brown, w.
c. Tyler, George w. Havell E. D. Bailey
| and F. s. Foster. Preparations are also
being made for the anniversary of the
starting of the mission. on the 2lst prox-
| imo.
! Rev Mark s. Gross. brother of Arch
bishop Gross Of Portland, Ore, has been
appointed as assistant to Father Mackin Oh
| ST Paurs Church Father Gross i class
| mate of Father MaclSin and they re or
/ dained together. Canvassing among the
parishioners for funds for the new church
has been actively going on. and fair Will
perhaps, be held in the early part of De-
1 cember for the same object Nearly all
the stone work has been completed, with
the exception Of the two towers. and they
-Messrs. Vaughn and Tindall of this city are
doing part of the glass work, White the rest,
consisting of magnificent memorial windows,
| is in the hands of Tiffany OF New York ana
| Myer of Munich.
| The church, from present prospects. viii
| be dedicated about Christmas, and when
| completed is to be one of the finest churches
| in America.
| Many of the Methodists and others are
prepa ring to hear Chaplain McCabe lecture
| Wednesday evening, at the Metropolitan NJ.
| E. Church. on THE Bright Side of Life in
| Libby Prison." On this subject the chaplain
| is at his best and the lecture is fun of in
| imitable humor, tender pathos. and strong
patriotic sentiment. Chaplain McCabe, II
nay be remembered, gave to the Methodist
| Church, a few years since, the motto, "A
| Million for Missions" and by the effect
| of his stirring words increased the collec-
| tons of the church for missionary purposes,
| when at a low ebb, up to 81 ,2O0,tUO.
Christ =. e. Church, East Washington.
/ was to have celebrated the eighty-seventh
| anniversary of the laying of its corner
| stone Monday, and an interesting prog ram
| had been prepared, but owing to many of
the clergy being occupied with matters per-
! has been declared off. In May of next year
| an important event will take place at the
| church, IT being no less than the one hun
dredth anniversary of the foundation of the
| parish; older than the District itself.
| Rev. Mr.. Aspinwall of ST. Thomas +.
| f. Church Is expertSh TO return home on
| the I'D of this fleRth from Lenox and
Shelter Island, where he has been spending
| his vacation. Mr.. ,Aspinwan was severely
injured by the explosion of the boiler of
bis yacht in the early part of August. Dr.
pulpit since the rectors departure. the 18th
| of June. 9f r X PFC.
The congregation of, St. Marks Lutheran
Church. Rev. w. II. .6etwaid, Pm. d.. pas
| great deal of work for the winter. Though
| 1t is not the custom 70 celebrate rallying
| day in the Lutheran Sunday schools. spe-
| cial services will occur at tomorrow even
ing's Sabbath school meetfng in the course
| of which Prof. John 'Haddam of Damascus.
| professor of Semitic languages. will lecture
| At the meetingIo the Calvary Baptist
| was elected president. M. NJ Shand, vice
| president Miss EtiaoL. Hoskins, record
ing secretary, Miss Carrie G. Aver, cores
treasurer and delegate to the executive
| committee. The society at the Metropolitan
| Presbyterian elected the following. viz;
| President Miss Katharine Bohrer; frst vice
| president. Herbert Church,; second vice
| president, Win T. Fisher; treasurer, J.
| William Ewing; secretary Miss Minnie
Brooks, and pianist, Miss Jessie F. Grant.
Rev. DIR. S. NJ. Newman of the First
4 Congregational Church returned last Tues
| day from a very pleasant vacation, spent
chiefly in the Ad1rondacks. During the
| Fishburn OBLIGATED IN the pulpit. Rallying
| day viii be observed tomorrow in the Sum
1 day school Of the church, and TO this end
Mr. Jerome F. Johnson. the superintendent
| has sent out circulars urging all former
| scholars TO De present, and extending a
| general Invitation to everybody. The
| pastor and Mr.. Justice Brewer will be pres
| erciseS. So = y
The synod OF Maryland, one of the iars-
est, oldest and influential Lutheran bodies
IN the United States, meets. at Frostburg.
Md, Tuesday, and will continue in session
during the week.
The majority of the Lutheran ministers in
washington belong to 1t. and expect to be
cation, home and foreign missions and
the church In this country will be discussed
WORK on 81. Cryprian's Catholic Church
parochiai school house is being rapidly
pieted and the roof will soon be on
| only a part Of the new church now in
course OF erection for the use OF ST StepI-
ems +. Il: parish ID to be completed. The
complete structure will be Ia the form Of a
cross and on the northern side fine parish
hall has been planned. The building at
present being erected will comprise simply
the two transepts and the. eastern half of
the nave. A temporary facing Of brick
| win be put in to close the exposed part of
ane , nave. The church is to be of granite.
anu trimmed with Indiana limestone. AS
| at present contemplated by the pastor Rev.
| MT. Dudley, the laying of the corner stone
IS 70 take place the first week In November
| luncheon for the benefit of the building
Iuhd VIII be given by the ladies' of the
| church October 14th
| The Eastern Church Life" is the name
OF new paper that will make its bow to
the public on the 18th of this month. 1t
is 10 be published monthly and will contain
! eight pages. 9x12- On the cover a picture
OF the Eastern Presbyterian Church will
appear and the contents will be composed
| OF items relating to the church and of gen.
erai news OF the churches in East Wash
| mston Dr. I. G. Easton is the editor
| henry Acker Dumont managing aditor op5