The Washington times., 1894-12-03
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TIE YOUNGER WORKERS.
Busy Week for Epworth Leaguers and
Thanksgiving Collection.

A Busy Week for Epworth Leaguers and
Thanksgiving Collection.
The past week has been busy one for the
Methodist Episcopal churches of the city and
for the Episcopal leaguers. 1t was the open
ing of the work for the mission cause. and
Washington was expected to set an example.
It did so and the authorities are pleased.
Chaplain McCabe and Supt. Burt. of the
mission in Rome, were the principal speak
ers. and meetings were held nearly every
afternoon and evening during the week. The
Church has placed its wants for mission work
at a million and half OF dollars and has
started out to rYse this amount It exuects
the EpwOrth League will help. and as there
are 600. 900 leaguers in the church a great
deal can be done. In the Washington dis
trlct the league has given $500 and will in
crease this amount. The CHURCHES will in
crease their missionary contributions nearly
g. 900.
The Thanksgiving mass-meeting of5the Ep-
worth League at Hamline Church was tre-
mendous one. The various chapters were
present, and the enthusiasm was unbounded.
The oificers-elect of the league met Friday
night in Foundry Church and discussed plans
for next years work. Ii was decided 10
recommend TO the board of control IT their
last meeting. on December 3. that the mass
meetings. so profitabIy carried on during the
past twelve months, be continued but that
they be divided among the several depart
ments of league work giving, of course, most
prominence TO the spiritual department.. The
first masS-meetiDg will be held in January.
and Will be of a general character. At this
meeting the officers will be installed, and
three-minute speeches will be in order The
following meetings will be under the control
of the various departments:
The oratorical contest at Waugh Chapter
occurs the 18th. Last Friday evening this
chapter spent a most enjoyable evening in
China. Anacostia Chapter held an interest
ing meeting the same evening. The subject
discussed was Commercial law"
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church have
chosen officers for the ensuing term as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. L. A. Kalbach: vice
president. Daniel Seeger; secretary, Joseph
Boss: treasurer. Adoph BOWdler: Miss
Chase, orgAnist: Miss Edith KecE, assistant
organist. and W. d. Bowdier, cornetist.
social will be given Wednesday evening
in honor of DR.. Thomas Chalmers Easton, pas
tor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church. Dr.
EastOn's friends are presenting his name as
candidate for the chaplaincy Of the next
House OF Representatives.
The Church Of Our Redeemer has organ
lied a lyceum.
Rev. DR.. Little. OF Assembly Presbyterian
Church. spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Cincinnati
At the annual meeting OF the congrega-
ton OF the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, held TO elect officers, Messrs. G.. W.
\. Gusts and Martin Van Ness were selected
for the full term of three years as elders. and
Joseph Burroughs and r. L. Ewing to fill un-
expired vacancies of one year. Fhe board
as now constituted numbers besides the
above. Messrs John Baxter. William Dubois,
S. T. Luckett, and John Il. Zimmerman.
Deacons were also elected as follows: Messrs.
A. S. Webster. F. c. Fawcett. and E. H.
Eakle. for full terms of three years, and G..
Trow to fill hehnexpired term OF Elder-eleet
r. L. Ewing. John I. Freeman is the fourth
deacon.
Rev. Mr.. Skellinger Will be installed as pas
tor of the Sixth Street Presbyterian Church
Sunday.