Evening star., 1894-03-10
in THE CHURCHES

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throughout all the churches pastors and
! congregations working together to OBJ
serve the day as ir the past, and just a
little bit better if they can. Music is the
| thing above all else for the day, and the
| Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches
| especially have for some time been prepar-
| ing elaborate and beautiful musical ser
| vices. The choirs of the other churches are
not behind. and from now on until Easter
much time and work will be given in bring
| ing up to the highest degree the solos,
chorals, anthems and other songs for the
| occasion. The Sunday schools also are do
| ing their part to make the day bright.
Many of them have already begun to pre-
pare Easter song services. which they will
| hold either on Easter morning or on some
evening close by.
Beginning with tomorrow night nearly all
the principal churches of the city will
! ter for the next week, and in most cases
| for some time longer. on a series of special
! meetings and revival services to follow up
the work of Mr.. Moody. Partial lists of
churches which will hold such services have
already appeared in The Star, but the re-
| vival will not be confined to these alone as
| the churches in almost every section will
all open their doors for special work for a
week at least. During the past month Mr..
Moody has been doing the work, but now it
| becomes the duty of individuals to grasp the
| rope and lend a hand. In the confusion and
crowd at Convention Hall it was well nigh
| impossible to pick out or reach single PEI.
| sons. Now that each church is to take up
| the work alone, however, the matter will be
| simpified and ii is expected that the best
results OF the great meetings at Convention
| Hall are yet to come through the campaign
| of individual work and attention that is
now to follow. What could not be done in a
1 lalga
and quieter services. planned for the next
few weeks. Mr.. Moody ploughed the ground
and sowed the seed, but the plants must be
cultivated and cared for by others.
On April p an elaborate musical service
Will be held at the Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church, corner of Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street northwest. Not only
Will 1t be important from a musical point
OF view, but 1t will be gathering of the
members of st. Marks Friendly League, an
Episcopal organization quite widely repre-
scented in the various churches of that de-
nomination in the city. over POO vested
choristers will take part under the direc-
| tion OF Dorald b. Mcleod, the choirmaster
| of St Paufs p. L. Church. This service
VIII take place on st. Marks day. the 21st
of next month. and will be in the nature of
an anniversary service of the st. Marks
Friendly League. Last year about $50
choristers took part The st. Marks
FRIENDLY League Is an active organizat ton
interested in charity, missions and worship
MonslSnor Schroeder of the Catholic Uni
Versity of America will resume his Lenten
sermons tomorrow. The discourses that he
has already delivered have given the great
est satisfaction, as In very short time he
has mastered the English language and he
speaks with great clearness and ease He
VIII preach ON the remaining Sundays of
Lent.
The Rev. Green Clay Smith, pastor of the
metropolitan Baptist Church, corner of 9th
| and a streets northeast, has a collection
of canes, gathered during his lifetime which
are not only curious and unique in them
selves, but are particularly dear to him. Ie-
cause of the associations and history clus-
tered about them. He has canes presented
TO him by his command during the war by
his political constituents. by different or
ganizations and by individuals and friends
from all over the country. One of the most
curious is a stick carved by a Kentucky
miner with an ordinary knife, on which are
wrought in true artistic style all sorts of
war time objects. But the most precious
of all is a handsome heavy GOLD headed
cane, which was voted to him as the most
popular member of the House of Repre-
sentatives. 1t was during the national sci
dlers' fair. held here in 1866, when Market
space was spread over with booths. Votes
sold at fifty cents apiece, and this one con-
test brought the fair about $500 The
cane bears the inscription, Presented to
the Hon. Green Clay Smith of Kentucky by
the National Soldiers Fair, Washington.
1866. To say that the owner prizes the
cane would be TO speak lightly for he de-
clares that he would not part with it for
Rev. A. Willbanks, pastor of the AIT Zion
Baptist Church. corner of 18th and f
streets northeast, who was quite sick a
couple of weeks ago, was at his church
again last Sunday, and in the afternoon
was presented with "A handsome birthday
tribute from his congregation. On the
nights of Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week Mr.. Nillbanks, with the church choir
of over forty voices conducted special SER
vices at the Snow Creek Baptist Church
in Anacostia, of which Rev. W. T. Brooks
is the pastor.
Last Sunday a class of thirty received
confirmation at the Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church, corner of 18th and
Massachusetts avenue northwest. Among
them was lady eighty-eight years CID A
handsome credence shelf has recently been
presented 10 the Ascension Church. 1t is
made of marble, supported and decorated
with brass. and was given to the church i'm
memory of the late Mrs. William Bell
Last Sunday afternoon at > o'clock the
Sunday school of st. Augustine Roman
Catholic Church held very pleasant re-
uHiC.. The exercises consisted of vocal and
instrumental music, recitations and es saws
participated in by Maize Green, Birdie Ma
son, Grace Campbell, Helen Ford, Katie
Lucas, Ellen Brooks, Beatrice Smith, Aldie
Needon, Lille Parker, Grace and Mary
Peasants Carrie Younger, Lizzie Fletcher
Nina Jenifer, Victoria Hughes Marie James
Bessie Cole, Leila Tudy, Marcellina Brooks,
Morris Goodrich, Mamie Thomas, Eddie
Jenifer and Others. The reunion was TN
der the supervision of Miss Anna Thomas
and Miss Marie Bowie. Another reunion
will be held in June.
Rev. d.. j. J. Muir, the pastor of the e
street Baptist Church, will address the
meetings for young men in the afternoon
at the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association for the rest of this month
he began his series of four talks last Sun
day, taking for his subject. Early Promises
tnrealiZCd. Tomorrow afternoon he will
speak on "A Young Mans Advisers" to be
followed on the remaining Sundays Of the
month with addresses on The Short-sight
ed Young Man and "A Dying Charge to
Youth. Miss Carrie Kidwell will sing at
the meeting tomorrow.
Mr.. w. II. II. Smith, chairman of the
CHRISTIAN EndeavOr preliminary committee
OF 3j, will talk to the Christian Endeayor
| Society Of the Ninth Street Christian Chul ch
tomorrow evening. On Monday evening
next Evangelist w. j. Cooke will begin a
series of meetings, lasting two weeks, at
the Ninth Street Christian Church The
newly organized Christian Endeavor choir
will assist in the meetings.