Evening star., 1895-04-27
IN THE cHQRcHEs S

ing Secretary E. Maury Posey from the
last chapter this week, and the completed
list of directors and secretaries is as fol-
lows:
Emmanuel, Anacostia, Barnahas Bryan,
director, and N. r. Harnish, secretary; st.
Paul's. P. K. Lowndes E. T. Price: Epph-
any, DR.. F. s. Nash, William E. Horton.
Ascension. Arthur NJ. Poynton and R. p.
Currie; ST. Luke's, Arthur Collier and j. II.
Wills; Christ Church G1ast Washington,
Orin j. Hallam and A. Z. Gibbons; ST.
Johns tGeorgetown, Albion K. Paris and
VIM. NJ. Davis, st. Marks, ]. Walter
Cooksey and Samuel S. Parkman; St. An
drew's, William z. Cooper and VIM. Oscar
Roome jr.; Grace. southwest. Augustus i.
Gray and j. n. Bundick: emmanuel Mis-
sion. Fred. S. Phillips and Benjamin F.
Frazier; Epiphany Mission, H. E. Anderson
and John p. Ireland; Trinity. William NJ.
Stewart and William p. LOCKWOOD st.
Stephens. William n. Langtree and c. J.
Young; ST. Michael's and All Angels, Wal
ter H. Nelson and DIR. II. ". Acheson; ST.
Johns, George A. c. Christiancy and Henry
C. Pyne; ST. Matthews, J. H. Howell and
George a. Patterson; St. Mary's. p. n. Bal
ley and L. d. Brooks; St Thomas, Frank
NJ. Evans and II. F. Porter.
Last Monday night Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis, pastor of the Western Presbyterian
Church, made an interesting address to the
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip, con-
hected with the Sixth Presby terian Church,
on the subject, John b. GoH, the Man and
His Manners" The work of this chapter
Of the brotherhood will shortly close for
the season after a most successful winter,
during which some very interesting pro-
grams have been enjoyed at the various
meetings.
Calvary Baptist Sunday school has grown
to such large proportions that the super
iEtendcnt, MIR. Pierson H. Brstow, has in
aIgurated a new plan in the giving of Sun
day school sociables. which he put into
operation for the first time last night The
idea is to have separate evenings for each
OF the various departments, thus secur-
ing better attendance and more thorough
enjoyment. Last evening the juniors had
very pleasant time, and next Friday
night the Intermediates will follow suit.
Sunday, May -. has been set apart as
church extension day for local AIethodists,
appropriate exercises. Rev. Drs. Spencer,
kynett and Hard are expected to fill pull
pits In this city on that occasion.
Monday morning last, at the meeting of
the Presbyterian Ministers Association, at
the Church of the Covenant, the members
present had the pleasure of hearing the
Rev. w. III. Lester, missionary stationed
In Chile. on the subject of foreign missions.
MIR. Lester thought that there is nearly as
much work to be done in South America as
In any other continent.
Mr.. n. j. Hillman, treasurer of the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church, has just
completed full report of the receipts and
expenditures since the erection of the pres
ent building, in 1882. Since then the con-
gregarion has organized a church and
mission, and. besides. has paid off the debt
on the church building. The pamphlet also
contains sketch of the little chapel in
which President Garfield used to worship.
Rev. Father Gillespie and his assistants
Of ST. Aloysius Church have a class in prep
aration for confirmation Sunday, May Il,
that numbers nearly three hundred persons.
1t is expected that Monsignor Satolli will
oftciate.
The executive committee Of the Brother
hood of s.. Andrew has decided that at the
me- W iS 70 hea
held, each chapter will be called upon to
report what are its methods, first, for Sc
curing. and, second, retaining, the attend
ance of non-church-going men. ST. Johns
Church. Georgetown, is to be the place of
the gathering.
At the recent annual meeting of the East
ern Presbyterian Church officers were elect
ed as follows: Elders Messrs. Mccullough,
Aiken, Morgan, Welch and Squires; dea-
cons. Messrs. King, Schontz and Cole The
other members of the session are Messrs.
vey and Mclaughlin. Messrs. Drane. F.M.
Buckingham, E. =. Gunson and Dobson
are the other members of the board of dea-
cons.
Saturday, the 25th of May, the parish of
Christ p +. Church. East Washington, will
be just one hundred years old. Elaborate
preparations are being made to celebrate
the occasion, and the exercises will be par
ticipated in by nearly all the Episcopal
churches in the city.
Some improvements are being made to
the parsonage of Waugh NJ E. Church. AS
1t is frame structure and is in ad-
dition in not a very good state of repair it
has been suggested that it be torn down
and new and modern one erected in its
stead.
Monday evening last large and enthusi-
astic meeting was held at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church to consider the
question of new church. 1t was decided
ability is that before the year 1895 is out
Mount Pleasant will be in possession of
another new church.
1t has been announced that arrangements
are nearly completed for the Epworth
League delegates from this city to go to
the Philadelphia convention by water.
Mr.. William A. Wells, formerly of this
city, was in the city last week and con-
Foundry Sunday evening. Mr. Wells is on
his way to take charge of the Y. NJ. c. A
at Ashevil!e, N c.
Grace +. Z. Church, southwest. has a
new organist in the person of Miss Edna
Fitch. who takes the place made vacant
by the removal of Mr.. Fred. w. Black
burn to Dakota.
Sunday evening the members Of Magda-
lene Tent. No. ID, J. r. Giddings and Jolli-
fee Union, assembled in the Church of Our
Redeemer to celebrate the twentieth ami
versary of their organization. The pastor
Rev. Daniel f. Wiseman. delivered the SER
mon. A short address was made by Mrs
Chandler, leader of the tents in which she
outlined the work of the congregation. The
for the occasion. and a solo was effectively
sung by Miss Evangelne Tolloch.
President VIM. L. Matthews of the Wash
irgton District Epworth League has put
into active operation a unique and what
promises to be a beneficial scheme. He
has had sent to each of the chapter
sc ecrctaries book in which are detach-
able printed slips, a part of which reads as
follows: "In consideration of the feelings
of my fellow human beings. hereby agree
in my ordinary conversation, not to speak
Ill of persons, especially in their absence,
but to speak we'll of all, as opportunity is
afforded and as l can conscientiousiy do
So" Already a number have signed this
ciety called 1.-The Tongue Bridlers' Bri- |
gade."
Among the novel entertainments that
have been given this spring was the one
under the auspices of the Girls Relief So
ciety of the Vermont Avenue Christian |
Church, and which was entitled THE |
Observation-Disclosures Greek word, mean
irg destroyer of death and happiness"
Some original ideas We're displayed in
selecting and carrying out the characters.
Dr. Thomas Chalmers Easton of the East |
ern Presbyterian Church is much inter- |
ested in the well-known Boys Brigade. |
He has already organized one at his church |
from among the younger members of the |
and when uniforms and ac- |
&C uterments have been secured. which will |
be in short time the company will begin |
drilling.