Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-29
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| III d recent interview Ut. IeOrSe W. LII
tie, the moderator of the synod of Balti-
| more, said that the work for the winter as
planned by the meeting of the synod here
| last week was largely to be directed to the
raising of funds for missions. To that end
the foreign mission committee has sent out
circular to each church, asking for an in
crease of % per cent over last years con-
| tributions. The circular also states the
| amount given last year and the amount
| required this year and is a strong appeal to
the congregations. The ministers will make
| extra efforts in various ways TO raise the
quotas, and it is expected that the money
| Will be forthcoming
Last spring the Christian Endeavorers
| IN the Presbyterian churches organized
| themselves into missionary society, with q
| constitution and officers. Mass meetings
VIII be held through the year to rouse en-
| funds will be collected.
| Home missions will also be cared for. The
| presbytery of Washington city provides for
all the home mission churches within it's
bounds. AT its October meeting it appro-
| priated the amount to be given to each
| church for the next year. and apportioned
| among the churches the amount each will
| have to raise
Rev. j. A AspinwalI, rector of st. Thomas
z. Il. Church, has been unfortunate this
| year. In addition to the injury he received
| by the explosion of the boiler of his yacht,
| he has been prevented from returning home
| TINS week. as was expected, by reason Of a
severe cold, and is now at Bay Ridge, L. i.
| DR.. johnson, the assistant rector, is still Of
| fciating in the pulpit.
Mrs. Gen. Cowen. now of Cincinnati, and
formerly a Well-knOWn resident of this
| city, is present al the sessions Cf the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society as a dele
gate from Ohio. Mrs. Cowen, il is expected
VIII conduct the services at Wesley Chapel
tomorrow evening.
Father Henry Schmidt of Canton Zurich
switzerland, is a guest of Father Glaab of
st. Mary's Church, and in the absence Of
Father Glaab, who is making a tour of the
northwest, has been taking his place in the
church Rev. Mr.. Schmidt in speakina; of
the progress of the Roman Catholic Church
in his country, said that it is only of late
years the church has been able TO obtain a
foothold in Switzerland. About 1850 the
first church was built and since that year
fourteen congregations have been establish
ed. with twenty six priests in charge, all
under the direction of Bishop Bettaglea
Rev. Father Schmidt came over last May
for the purpose of collecting funds to aid
the churches in his country and has since
that time visited the dioceses of Newark
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Coyington, Detroit, Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Buffalo and Rochester, meeting with
great success wherever he has gone In
short while he will have completed his mis-
sion and will then return % his native coun-
try.
The general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church at its sessions last spring ordered
the publica ton of paper THAT could be
mailed to each subscriber al a reasonable
rate. Efforts are being made to put il in
every Presbyterian family, and il is already
success. Assembly Church has this week
ordered it to be sent to 100 families for one
year. leaving it optional with those who re-
ceive it to pay the subscription price.
Rev. Samuel l.. Beiler, Ph.D., vice chan
cellor of the American University, has just
returned from visit 10 the west in the in
tereStS of the university. He addressed
eight conferences of the Methodist Church
namely, two in Wisconsin, one in Minneso-
ia, two in Illinois, two in Iowa and one in
Ohio, meeting with good success, consider
ing the financial condition of the country.
During the month of August he preached at
several churches in Brooklyn and at the
congress of religions at Long Island and
spent little time at Mountain Lake Park
Nearly all Of September and the best part
of October was spent on his western trip.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Church of the Covenant has elected officers
for the current year. Henry c. May was
elected president, Miss Richardson, vice
president; George WhitweIl, recording sec
rotary; Miss Samson, corresponding secre-
tary, and William Aspinwall, treasurer
November Is will be celebrated with appro-
pirate exercises by the members of the
church society, as 1t is the anniversary of
the society.
1t will be remembered that last June
Rev. DIR. J. II. Elliott, rector of Ascension,
delivered n lecture on the harmony of the
four gospels. 1t was so much enjoyed by
those hearing it that he has been asked
to repeat it, and will do so in a week or
so.
The anniversary celebration of the re-
formation will occur in the Lutheran
churches in this city Sunday week, Novem-
Der 4, instead of October, the real ami
versary. Special sermons will be preached
by the ministers Of the church on that day.
Bishop ThOburn, the Methodist bishop
of India, is a guest of Miss Ellis of the
MaCDonald-Ellis school, during his stay
in this city. The bishop is the first Metho-
dist bishop of India and has upward Of
sixty thousand adherents of his church
in that country, composing the conferences
of north India, northwest India, south In
dia, Bengal-Burmah, Bombay and Malay
STA.
on this night week the PRESBYTERIAN
ministers Of this city, at the invitation of
Rev. DR. Hamlin, will meet in the Church
of the Covenant at 10 in the morning to
organize ministers association. Such an
organization has been in existence the past
two years and used to meet at lunch in the
Arlington Hotel twice a month. Since then
they have become divided on the question
as to whether to meet at lunch or at some
other time. At the meeting Monday the
association will probably be organized on
an entirely new basis. At present Rev. DIR.
b. f. Bittinger is the president, and Rev.
Charles Alvin Smith secretary and treas
urer.
The local Epworth League has issued a
program, giving the various events calcu-
lated to help their work in raising money
for foreign missions.
Nearly every member of the league has
pledged him herself to give fifty cents
as an extra offering on or before Thanks
giving day. The desire is to raise thous-
and dollars by that day.
Monday evening, November g. the execu-
tive committee of the Christian Endeavor
Society meets to consider plans for the
convention here in 90. AT this meeting the
advisory committee of nine, consisting of
Rev. Teunis ). Hamlin, ID. ID. chairman:
w. F. Stowell, secretary; w. II. Pennell,
w. II. II. Smith, Il. :. Foster, w. b.
Robson, Rev. T.. b. Bagby, T. A. Conner
jr., and w. $. Macarthur will report such
plans as have been considered.
The interesting and successful services
for men, held in st. Johns Church, George
town, last year, are to be repeated this
winter on the last Sunday evening in each
month.
THE COMMONS MUST RULE.