Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-22
N THE CHURCH E S

Is beginning to move on with marked &C
tivity, which promises we'll for the coming
year. Nearly all the pastors are back and
within another week they will all be here.
Perhaps there are half dozen ministers
who have not yet set their faces toward
home, but hardly more. Four Of them at
least are still across the water, and will
not begin work again until the first Sun
day in October. In nearly all cases the
regular Sunday and weekly services have
been resumed except the Sunday night
preaching service. which In a number Of
churches will not be begun until next
month.
October is the month when the assist
ant pastors will be taking their vacations.
By that time the pastors will all be ready
to take up the work of the churches, and
their assistants. who have very generally
occupied the pulpits and carried on all the
religious work through the heat of sum-
mer, will be able to get away for a time
before the winters work.
The presbytery Of Washington will meet
at Vienna, Va, on October 8, three weeks
from rext Monday. The date Of the meet
ing has been fixed late enough SO that all
the Presbyterian ministers will be back and
able to attend the session.
Rev. Albert N. Hilliker of the Epiphany
Mission, corner of 18th and & Streets south
west, Is away or his vacation and will not
be back until the list of October. The kin
dergarten and the differ ent clubs for young
folks will not be started again for the win
te- until that time. The work of the mis-
sion was a great success last winter, and 1t
Is hoped that 1t may be extended and en-
larged this year. The mission, although in
charge of the Episcopalians, Is nolI-sec-
tartan in its educational work, and aims
only to influence for the good all who come
there to join its clubs or classes.
Rev. Isaac w. Canter, DID,, the pastor of
ho dict mi
Church South, corner Of 9th and X streets
northwest, has returned from a pleasant
vacation spent In the north. DIR. Canter
was in Canada and the lake region for q
time, after which he made short stay
with his family on the Chesapeake He re-
turned about the last Of August end has
since then been busy mapping out his win
ter campaign. The church Is in excellent
condition in all respects, and Is making
preparations for active, aggressive work
during the year.
Since the return of Rev. w. H. Gotwald.
Phi. d., the pastor of ST. Marks Lutheran
Church, corner of 18th and c streets south
west, the religious work of the church has
again been taken up in earnest, and is being
pushed forward. All the Sunday and mid
week services have been resumed, and the
having compared its statistics with those
of other churches believes there is hardly
another church in the city which uniformly
has larger percentage of its members pres
more generously than the people of St.
Marks.
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. the assistant pas
tor of the First Congregational Church, COR
ner of 10th and G streets northwest. will
leave on his vacation the LIST of next month,
accompanied by his wife.
The new st. Andrews Protestant Episco-
pal Church, corner of 14th and Corcoran
streets northwest of which Rev. Josiah B.
Perry, ID. D., Is the rector, is going up at a
rapid rate. The church, 1t will be remem-
bered, was only begun this summer, but al
ready the foundations have been entirely
completed, and the walls raised as high as
the top of the windows in the first story.
In addition to this the massive iron scaffold-
ing, which forms the framework of the edi-
flee. has been all put in, and 1t will not be
long before the exterior work is completed
The church promises to be a very fine build
ing when 1t is finished.
Dr. ]. j. Muir, pastor Of the z Street
Baptist Church, corner Of 9th and + streets
northwest has in preparation series of
sermons for young people, which he will
begin to deliver some time next month.
Rev. Arthur NJ. Little. the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Takoma, d. c., re-
turned from his vacation last week. He
will exchange pulpits with his father, Rev.
George o. Little of the Assembly Presby-
terrain Church, corner of 9th and 1 streets
northv est, tomorrow.
Mr.. James E. Pugh, the secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, is ar
ranging for the regular week of prayer to
Ue Heiu IN november, from the llth to the
18th, inclusive. This is always an import
ant series of religious meetings. Mr.. Pugh
wishes to make the week a profitable one
for young men from all the churches, and
ropes that 1t will be left open. as far as
possible, by the pastors for that reason.
The week of prayer Is held by the Chris
tan associations everywhere in that same
week, and uniformly results in much good.
Souls Unitarian Church, corner of 14th and
streets northwest, is still away on his
vaca ton. and is not expected back until the
LIST Of October.
Rev. DR.. j. H. Elliott. the rector OF the
Ascension Protestant Episcopal Church,
corner Of 18th street and Massachusetts
avenue northwest, has not returned from
his European trip yet. Rev. William Tay-
loe snyder, the assistant rector. is conduct
Ing all the regular services of the Church
during his absence.
Shortly before the missionary mass meet
ing OF the District Epworth League. which
VIII be held In October. there will be a
meeting of all the officers Of the different
chapters in the District and the officers of
the District League to consider the work Of
winter. The pastors of the different Meth
odist churches will also be invited. and
sbout ITO persons are expected to be pres
ent In all. The meeting will be one of i'm
portance. and SO far as possible, the work
In the different departments. the spiritual
literary, mercy and help. missionary and
social, will be talked over and mapped out
for the winter. A very active year Is look
ed forward to by all the leaguers and much
interest is being shown. The date for this
meeting of the executive officers has not
been set. but a call will shortly be issued
by the president and first vice president of
the league, Messrs. c. NJ. Lacey Sites and
James E. Pugh.
The annual election of officers of the Y.
NJ. c. A. will take place on Monday, Oc-
tober 1.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, the pastor of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, corner of
IL and streets northwest returned to
the city last week and occupied the pull
pit Sunday for the first time since his long
absence on account Of illness in Canada.
He was warmly welcomed by his congre-
cation and all of his friends are glad to
learn that he Is once more able to take I'D
his work. His family did not come with
him, but they were expected to return and
open up the parsonage again yesterday or
today.
DR.. Stakely, the pastor Of the First Bap-
list Church, corner Of 10th and o streets
northwest, returned from his vacation and
preached for the first time on last Sun
day.
Rev DR.. s. NJ. Newman, the pastor of
the First Congregational Church, corner Of
10th and G streets northwest, will return
from mis- vacation, which he has been spend
ing across the Atlantic, in time to take up
his work again the first Of next month.
The Unitarian churches Of America will
hold their fifteenth national conference at
Saratoga, N. Y, beginning with next Mon