Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
IN THE CHI U R c H E S


of those denominations will observe the
time in one form or another. At Epiphany
Chapel, beginning Sunday, the sth, Rev.
DR.. Randolph H. Mci<im is to conduct ser
vices and preach every evening of the week
until the 18th of the month. Several other
churches are expecting to conduct similar
missions.
Rev. Daniel Dulany Addison, rector Of
one of the largest Episcopal churches of
Boston,was a guest this week of his father,
Rev. DR.. Thomas G. Addison, rector of
Trinity Church, at the corner of Sd and c
streets.
All the Sunday schools of the local Meth
odist Episcopal churches will participate in
four large missionary rallies tomorrow af-
ternoon. The places of the rallies and the
churches assigned to each are follows:
AT Observation-Disclosures, Grace and Fletch-
er; at Fcundry-Union, Fifteenth Street,
tan-Wesley, Ryland, North Capitol and
Gorsuch. and at Waugh-Trinity, Douglas
Memorial, Twelfth Street and AracosIia.
Wednesday evening at the First Congre-
listened to Prof. H. A. Hazen lecture On
the subject, "On the Way to the North
Pole" The proceeds OF the lecture are 10
be devoted to the purchase of 90 convan-
ton singing books for the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor OF the
church.
Yesterday evening the congregation of
Union Nj. E. Church reopened their lecture
and Sunday school room after extensive
improvements. a varied program vas rem
dered, during the course of which the pas
tor. Rev, Alexander Bielaski, AID the su-
perintendent of the Sabbath school Mr. f,
S. Westcott, made addresses.
Responsive choral service in memory of
Or. Samuel Francis Smith, the author Ct
America ard several well-known hymns,
was given at the Western PRESBYTERIAN
Church Sunday evening last. A Eu,nt,el- e
the compositions of Rev. DR.. Smith were
rendered, and at the close of the program
all present Joined in singing the one that
made him famouS-"America."
The growth Of the Sunday school % the
Calvary Baptist Church has been so great
OF late that the superintendent, Mr.. Pier
son H. Bristow, has divided the prima' Y
department into Two sections. making The
total number of all departments in the Sab
bath school five, each under the care OF an
ass Stant superir tendent. and they in turn
having another under them. Mrs. Edward
Mower was recently elected assistant SUI
perntendent, in charge of the intermediate
department.
The class in Shakespeare which was re-
Gently organized at Foundry Church has
grown so fast that it row numbers more
than fifty members. The teacher, Miss
Laws. is just now lecturing On Macbeth.
A spelling bee" was given Tuesday
evening in the temporary home of FIJI
teenth Street NJ. +. Church for the benefit
of the new building. The affair under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society.
North Carolina Avenue Methodist Prot
estant Church is now considering a pro-
ject fer the erection of church build
ing, but it is probable that ground Will rot
be broken until some time in the surne al
though Il fund for building was started
some time ago and has reached resDectablc
proportions. The church. when built, is to
be Of stone, and will present very fine
appearance.
All persons who received invitations to
a recent social at the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church We're held up at the door
and We're not allowed to enter by COM
mittse until they had deICsted the amount
of fines So: every bit of tinery the persons
of each sex wore. a good deal of fun was
gotten out of the fin!ns process. and. he
SIDES. the entertainment was financially
profitable. A committee of Christian En-
deavorers We're in charge. follows:
Misses Rosa Marcia Church Edna Mills
Willie La Hayne and MessIS. Gilbert T.
Clark, Scribn II and Harry A Dumout.
The hoard of managers of the Women'S
Club of Epiphany Chapel has prepared a
series of lectures to be given in the parish
hall the second Monday night of each
month. The talks are for the club mem
| bers and their guests. The officers recently
elected are follows: President. Mrs.
Harry J. Patterson, Vice presidents, Miss
Mcguire and Mrs. Donohue: treasurer, Miss
Spare, and secretary, Miss Mct.lroy.
At a meeting of local Methods pastors
Monday morning action was taken loohin <
to the holding of an tlonal
mass meeting, to take place as soon rs
possible, to discuss and incidentally con-
denim the Armenian outrases. \ com
m!ttee consisting of Revs. DrS. Luther Il.
Wilson. f. S. Todd j. T. Stitt and l.. r.
Waterman was appointed TO confer with
similar committees of other denominatio tons
to arrange for the gathering.
Pastor Makosky of the North Carolina
Avcrue NJ. =. Church is row engaged in
conducting a series of religious services,
which began last Sunday, ard will continue
two weeks. Mrs. w. f. Blandy, the woman
evangelist of New York, is assisting the
pastor.
It is very likely that Mt. Vernon Church
will establish a new mission in the near
future, to be run the same plan which
was pnrsu I'd so successfully at Del Ray.
After looking over the various fields within
the District, 1t has been practically decided
that Georgetown is the best place to be
gin work, and so for the past two weeks
Rev. DIR. Isaac w. Canter. pastor of Mt.
Vernon Church. has been conducting cot
tage prayer meetings in that section of the
city. looking toward a temporary home be-
ing secured as soon as possible.
Rev. S. NJ. Newman. d. D.. pastor of the
First Congregational Church, is preaching
a series of Sunday evening sermons, Illus
trated by stereopticon slides, on the life of
Jesus. He has so far delivered three, and
| will preach about half dozen more
Emanuel Chapter of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew has started Bible class for
men, conducted under the auspices of the
chapter
Last Sunday at the Vespcr service at ST.
Anthonys Church statue of the patron
saint of the church was blessed. The pas
ter and people of the church have de-
termined to have new church building
by this time next year. and with that end
in view they have already bought site
for the church and paid for it. 1t is ex-
pected that ground will be broken very
shortly now.
The bazaar which has been going on at
North Capitol NJ. E. Church in the lee
ture room since the 18th of November
closed last Thursday evening. Several
chapters of the Epworth League made
visits in bodies, and a bulletin was pub
lshed all during the fair. 1t was a sue
cess, and a considerable sum was real
lied, which will be used in reducing the
church debt. committee consisting of
the following members of the congregation
had general supervision: Rev. Charles l..
Pate, Messrs. N. Bunch. Edwin William
son, Edward SaXton and Mrs. A. N. House
and Mrs. N. Bunch.
Monday evening the Brotherhood of An
| drew and Phillip Chapter of the First Con-
gregational Church held a Philadelphia
echo rally and listened to the reports of
their delegates to the convention in that
city last week. The First Church was rep
resented by Messrs. Charles b. Ball, c. B.
Bradbury. Elphonzo Youngs, ST., Dr. ]. p.