Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
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Last year the number Of churches and
church buildings in course Of erection was
greater than ever before in the history OF
Washington, fifteen of such edifices being
either under way or started. From pres
ent Indications, there will be a good deal
done in this direction during the present
year. Some of the ediflces now in course
Of erection or soon to be begun are St.
Matthews, st. Andrews, Swedenborgian.
Second Baptist, Mt. Pleasant Congrega-
tional. North Capitol Presbyterian, Fiji
tenth Street Methodist, East Washington
Heights Baptist. Trinity Methodist, Con-
Eecticut Avenue Heights, st. Thomas and
the Church Of Our Saviour at Brookland.
All the territory in the northwestern
section of the city from NJ street south
as far as the mall and from North Capitol
street west to It'll street has been divided
up among the churches included in that
territory for the purpose of a house-to-
house visitation. These churches are the
Wesley, Metropolitan and Fletcher Metho-
dist churches, Trinity Lutheran and Trini-
ty Protestant Episcopal. The plan is to
have number of blocks laid off contigu-
GUS to each church and then the pastor of
that church. with twenty assistants, COM
posed of ten members selected by the con-
gregatton and ten companions chosen by
the ten members, will visit each house
three or four times year. The idea is to
repeat this scheme of visitation year after
year.
Fifteenth. Street M. E. Church has been
steadily advancing during the year along
night last the plans Of new church build
Ing were submitted to the official board
and unanimously approved 1t was decided
to take immediate steps toward building
n nd n otcA
$1,000 Of which is already in hand The
church when completed will cost $4,000,
and 1t Is predicted will be one of the most
attractive Methodist churches in the city
list Fathers in the new St. PauPs Church.
18th and streets northwest. to last one
week.
Rev. Green Clay Smith. pastor of the
metropolitan Baptist Church, has return
ed from a vacation of four weeks, most of
which was spent at his old home, in KEN
lucky. His health has been greatly bene-
nted. During his absence Rev. George E.
Truett filled the pulpit.
Tuesday evening the members of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church enjoyed a social
In the lecture room of the edifice. After
business and literary exercises were held,
the congregation.
Mrs. A. R. Winner has rendered her resig-
nation as treasurer Of the District of Co
Iumbia Epworth League. which office she
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cessor will be elected at the board of con-
troll meeting in May.
Plans are being considered for the new
house of worship the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregatfonalists have determined to build
on a site to be selected.
Rev. Adolos Allen of the First Presbyter-
Ian Church has received communication
fro !, Rey a cha, Chas L. Thompson, D: D.. pas
city, and sometime moderator of the CEN
tennial general assembly, accepting an in
vitation to be present at the celebration Of
the hundrsdth anniversary Of Presbyter-
Rev. Father Mark s. Gross, assistant at
st. Paups Church, is accompanying Cardi-
nal Gibbons on his confirmation tour
through the lower Maryland counties.
A number of improvements have recently
been completed in Grace Reformed Church.
18th and P streets northwest.
The white stone ediffce Of the Sweden
borgian Church, 10th and Corcoran streets.
is rapidly taking on handsome proportions.
The building Is now above the window
lines, and it Is expected that in another
month or SO the stone work will have
been completed.
Next month the Washington City Bible
Society will hold its SEVENTEEN anniversary
In the First Baptist Church, and Rev. Dr.
Fulton of Baltimore will make the address
Rev. A. w. Pitzer. DID,, the present ex-
ecutive. and who has held the office
twenty-five years, will preside
Friday evening, May 10. a reception will
be rendered the District Epworth League
in some church not yet selected This
will be somewhat in the nature of a bon
voyage to the delegates who go to the
Philadelphia convention.
Rev. Edward B. Bagby has accepted an
invitation to speak at the Boston C. E.
convention on the subject of "Denomina-
tional Meetings.
Easter Monday evening the Sunday
school of the First Congregational Church
celebrated it's anniversary by producing
cantata, entitled "A Garden of Singing
Flowers" Each child represented a GER
tain flower and sang song representa-
tive of the character taken.
Rev. Edmond Hez Sven has just COM
pleted a series of twelve sermons on the
Person and Work Of the Holy Spirit"
1t was thought week or so ago that
arrangements were completed for the local
Epworthians to go to Philadelphia, but
8. Gibson of the transportation committee
has under consideration plan by which
the best part of the trip may be made by
water.
From the annual statistical report of the
stated clerk of the prssbytery of Wash
ington city. Rev. DR.. Bittinger, to the gen.
eral assembly, the following items will be
of interest: Number of ministers, a. num-
Der of churches. 81; number of elders. 1876;
number of deacons, So: number CT Sabbath
school members, 1853; number of communi-
cants, 1862; amount of contributions for
benevolent and congregational uses, $112,-
600 the general assembly of the Presby-
terien Church will be held in Pittsburg
Pa, May 16 The delegates from the pres
Bytery of Washington are Rev T. C.
Easton, DID, and Rev. B. F. Myers, and
ruling elders. Mr.. o. b. Brown and Mr.. F.
l.. Middleton.
The annual business meeting of the Luth-
er Place Memorial Church was held Tues
day evening, with the pastor, Rev. ]. G.
Butler in the chair and Mr.. A. D. Spangler
as secretary. Mr. George Ryneal, jr., who
has been treasurer of the church since it's
organize ton, submitted his twenty -second