Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
IN THE CHI URCH E S


pulpit toward the theater.' Rev. Howard
Wilbur Ennis read a paper on that topic,
and In the debates which followed the
general opinion seemed to be that the
church should leave the decision OF the
question to Individual consciences mean
while in every way trying to point out the
surrounding evils of the theater. At the
next meeting Rev. DR.. Teunis s. Hamlin
will give an account of the PASSION ray
which he witnessed abroad.
The members of Ascension Chapter,
Brotherhood of st. Andrew. will celebrate
by appropriate exercises the anniversary
of the organization. on the 9th of next
month Arrangements arc being made to
make the event noteworthy occasion In
brotherhood circles.
Last Wednesday evening, at the Dea
CONFESS Home, a reception was tendereu
wife, under the auspices of the Ladies
Home Missionary Society. Ihere was d
large gathering present.
A free library will be opened in the par
ish building of the First Prebyterlah
Church, OF - street. with some slight
exercises of an informal nature. The IL
brary is supplied with pamphlets and mag.
azines and contains small number OF
bound volumes. Mir. Dean Swift Will De
in charge as librarian. The building is to
Re kept open every night of the week, ex-
cept Sunday.
Rev. DR. ]. H. Elliott of Ascension
Church is still confined to his home DH d
sprain, received last November, though he
is now able to move about on crutches.
Various rectors have been serving i'll the
pulpit and last Sunday Rev. }. Tayloe Sny-
der, assistant pastor. read Dr. Mackay
Smiths address on The Sunday News
papers,
The second annual convention of the
brotherhood of Andrew and Philip IN the
Hhr,rn Will
sions in Olivet Church, Bridgeport. Conn,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9Th and 9th
of February Rev. S. M. Newman, u. D.,
of this city is down on the program for one
OF the principal addresses, and Rev. NJ
Ross Fishburn of the Mt Pleasant Church
for ten-minute speech. There is only one
Congregational chapter in this city, that
Of the First Church and three or four
members will represent it at the conven-
ton. including the pastor, DIR. Newman,
and l.. A. Corner. jr
Rev. Thomas S Childs. D. D.. associate
rector of Tr:.l'ty p. f. Church, corner of
Sd and streets northwest, has rendered
his resignation to the vestry and 1T has
been accepted. DR.. Childs has served the
church efficiently during the past three
years, and the congregation are very 10th
to allow him to go. The doctor will devote
himself to the duties of his position as
archdeacon Of the Convncation of Wash
ington and to literary pursuits 1t is not
presumed that the vacancy will be filed for
some little while.
AT q meeting of the Sunday school of
DumbartCn Avenue NJ r. Church last
week the following officers were elected:
Joseph w. Kirkley. superintendent: Prof.
Frisby, assistant superintendent; John NJ.
Hiestcn, librarian: Isaac Birch, treasurer.
and WTl. Hieston. secretary
A circular letter has been addressed to
all the clergymen of this city by Miss NJ.
r. Gale, secretary of the auxiliary board of
the lady managers of the Emergency Hos
pital. calling attention to the need of
Ura% TOW, co. nj do q
circular invites and urges the ministers to
select a Sunday. or at least, name a con-
ference committee. The Presbyterian Min
isters' Association has appointed Rev Drs.
Teuris s. Hamlin, w. c. Alexander and
Geo. n. Luccock, as their representa-
Hospital Sunday is selected Sabbath OH
which al the money collected in the
churches is turned over to the local hos
pitfalls. proportionate to the number Of their
free wards. In England 1t is a great day,
many thousands of pounds being raised in
this way every year.
The evening meetings at Foundry NJ. e.
Church are now called Peoples Service"
and are divided into three parts, In all &C.
cupying sixty minutes. The first third con-
sfsts of congregational singing, the second
q discussion of timely topics by well-known
outsiders or members of the congregation
and the last twenty minutes to an address
by the pastor. Rev DIR. Weidensall OF Chi
oago. secretary of the international COM
mittee of Y. NJ. c. A.. occupied the peo-
pies twenty minutes last Sunday.
At recent business meeting of the r
Street Baptist Church. Messrs. r. F. Rod
members of the board of trustees, and Dr.
r. II. Gunnell was reelected.
The annual business meeting of the First
Congregational Church took place Thurs
day evening of last week, at which officers
were elected as follows: Treasurer. Will
liam Lamborn; clerk, Walter L. Cliff, and
deacons. Messrs. p. c. Clafiin, J. B. john
son, Alfred Wood and o. NJ. MCPHERSON;
MI, L11I i,,rr
over. The report Of the treasurer showed
upward of $4,000 disbursed in the cause of
charity alone during the past year. and
the clerks record showed ninety-ive Access
SionS to membership.
Yesterday evening the first sociable Of
the new year at Foundry NJ. E. Church
was given, under the auspices of the new
Epworth League Chapter officers, Seth b.
der the direction of Miss Lacy were given,
and light refreshments served.
Another social also took place last even
ing and was held at Assembly Presbyter-
for the most part of recita tons, etc, by
some members of the Short Story Club.
Beginning with next Tuesday, at $50 In
the evening, course OF Bible readings
are to be given at the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, on 9th street The readings
are under the direction of the church's
Women's Missionary Society, and will be
conducted by Mrs. H. P. Viles.
The first Sunday in February will witness
the use for the first time of the new in
dividual communi On cups at the Dunbar
ton NJ E. Church. The service Is on it's
way here and is composed Of six mahog-
any trays, leather bottomed and carved
and finely finished. In each tray sit
thirty plain cups of glass. the cups con-
tanning about two thimblefuls and being
shaped Ike wine glasses without stems.
The trays are so fashioned that they may
be placed ore top of the other the
upper one having a cover placed over 1t.
A silver salver for the bread completes the
service.
The board of managers of the Presby-
ferian Alliance, at it's business meeting
Tuesday of last week, decided not to ac-
cept the resignation of President John
w. Foster, who resigned on account of
his departure for China. Mr.. Justice
Strong occupied the chair in his place. and
will alternate with the other vice presi-
dents, Messrs. VIM. Bailantyne and Chas.
LYMAN, until Mr.. Fosters return. The
purchase was authorized of a site at the
junction of Q street, Florida avenue and
North Capitol street for the new church OF
the North Capitol Mission. The lots front
both the circle and North Capitol street,
though only the chapel, which Will be
erected at first, will front on the latter
street. Plans are already being prepared,
and the corner stone will probably DC lalo
some time this coming spring.
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