Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-27
N THE URCHES

Some time age 1t was announced in this
column that the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church had decided to make extensive i'm
provements to the church edifice providing
the necessary money could be raised. Since
thea pastor and people have been diligently
at work, and now their efforts are being
rewarded by seeing the contractor, with
his men, at work on the alterations and re-
pairs. In all about 5000 will be spent, all
of which has been subscribed and some
hundreds extra The fund was secured by
adopting the monthly pledge system. The
principal change is to take place in the in
terror of the main auditorium on the second
floor. The seating capacity, which has
been inadequate, will be increased by the
addition of new gallery at the eastern
end, of curved shape and the ends extend
ing part way up the sides. This gallery is
TO nave seating capacity of 80, making
inc total accommodation of the auditorium
80; me auditorium is also to be refrescoed
and there will be new windows of orna-
mental cathedral glass. Electric lighting
is to be introduced, and the plumbing is to
be completely overhauled. A water motor
gan.
The exterior is also to receive a new
dress. Painters have already rugged their
scaFolding. and the brick work, as well as
The iron fence that formerly surrounded
the church yard has been taken down and
a curbing is being substituted for it. Gran
oEthic walks are to take the place of the
Dick Sidewalk running around the struct-
ure and also within the grounds of the
building.
Rev: G. B. Patch, pastor of the Gunton
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church. is
70 leave Monday morning, accompanied by
Mrs. Patch, for Stonyman, Va, a resort
IN the neighborhood of Luray Caverns. DR.
Patch expects to remain at Stonyman
about week. and then, after an interval
Of a few days in this city, will spend the
remainder of the month at some other
place, probably in the north. Rev. William
L. Austen pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, Baltimore is to fill the pulpit of
Gunton Church in the doctors absence and
all the services. including both those dur
Ing the week and those on Sundays, are to
be continued without interruption. The
Sabbath school Is also holding it's sessions
regularly in the chapel.
Rev. w. G. Turner returned last week
from the coast Of New Hampshire having
been gone about a month. He and the
other assistants, Revs. ]. Mcbride Sterrett
and Albert NJ. Hilliker. are to conduct the
services at Epiphany during the absence
of the rector. DR.. McKim. With the ex-
ceptfon of the Sunday school and the week
day services, the regular services will be
held.
The gray stone arches which are intended
to support the clere-story of st. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church are nearly all
In position. The force of workmen on the
structure is not as large as when the
work was recommended this spring, and
when the funds give out work will cease
until more money is secured, in accordance
with the policy which has been adopted in
the erection of this edifice.
Both the morning and afternoon Sabbath
schools of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church have been discontinued for the sum-
mar. A picnic was recently given to the
members of the congregation and Sunday
school to Great Falls. Rev. Alexander NJ.
Rich had charge Of the party, as well as of
another, which the choir treated themselves
to by going over to Bay Ridge for the day.
Both morning and evening Sunday services
are held in DR.. Addison's absence by Rev.
Mr.. Rich.
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis and Mrs
Ennis are, to leave, on the 9Th of next
month for "Old Daggers" Spring, in Bote-
tourt county, Va. Rev. Mr. Ennis has
taken cottage at the springs until the
last Of August, and will then return to
this city for a brief interval Of preaching
at his church. the Western Presbyterian,
on the first Sunday in September. After
ward he will leave for a trip through the
state Of New York, visiting in turn the
Hudson. Lakes George and Champlain, the
Adirondacks, Au Sable Chasm Saratoga
Springs, and returning by way of the Cat
skills.
Rev. DR.. Teunis S. Hamlin and family are
at present sojourning at Saratoga Springs.
From a letter received in this city from
Mrs. Hsmlin 1t is learned that the doctor Is
rapidly regainirg his former robust health.
company of cadets, composed of the
boys of St. Augustine's parish, has been
organized. The cadets expect to obtain uni
forms and equipments, and. with the assist
ance OF drill master, will be drilled under
military tactics Their armory is located in
the basement of the church, where they
meet every Thursday evening.
Rev. W. c. H. Luebkert, pastor of Trinity
German Lutheran Church, left last Tues
Ia ~ IlIff FOL 70 hA th~1o
In his absence two divinity students from
Baltimore are to conduct the Sunday serv-
ices. The Sunday school has been closed
for the summer. as well as the parochial
school
Epiphany Chapel, on 18th street south
west, is to be overhauled preparatory to
the opening of its mission school and kim
dergarten in the fall. The interior walls of
the second and third stories are to be kali
somined, while various portions of the
woodwork of the building are also to be
touched up. Rev. A. NJ. Hilliker. assistant
rector of Epiphany Church. in charge of
the mission, will not leave for his vacation
until the latter part of August, but will
then be gone until October.
OF the four members of the clergy who
go as delegates to the general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Min
neapolis from the diocese of Maryland, the
two representing Washington, Rev. Drs.
r. H. McKim and John H. Elliott, will go
west for their outings. DIR. McKim will
visit Colorado Springs and DIR. Elliott will
leave either the latter part of next week or
the first part of the next for his vacation,
which will be spent in the northwest. Dur
ing the absence of the rector, the assistant,
Rev. Benjamin P. Snyder. will be in charge
The report Of the treasurer of ST. Alloy
sfus Branch. Catholic knights of America,
made at the last meeting, stated that the
receipts of the widows and orphans fund
for the last six months amounted to
81, $500. of which nearly all was expended.
Rev. ]. Mcbride Sterrett is now out at
his country residence, at Tenleytown, after
an absence CT a couple of weeks at Boston.
part CT which time he spent in visiting his
alma mater, Harvard College. The doctor
may leave for another short trip later on
in the season.
Rev. Oliver A Brown of Foundry Church
went away last week for his annual out
ing to Atlantic Highlands, n. j., where his
family has been located for some time.
Both Sunday school and Sunday services
are being continued
Rev. DR.. ]. H. McCarty, assistant to DR.
Hugh Johnston Of Metropolitan Church,
has entered upon an interesting course of
Sunday evening discourses on THE Hymns
We Sing" He will tell briefly the history
of all the great hymns and hymn writers.
The publication of the Christian Endeay-
orer. the organ of the local Endeavor
Union, has been suspended until September.
From then on the paper will probably CON
tain more matter than before on account